He was oppressedand He was afflicted,Yet He did not openHis mouth;Like a lambthat is ledto slaughter,And like a sheepthat is silentbeforeits shearers,So He did not openHis mouth.
But Jesuskept silent.And the high priestsaidto Him, "I adjureYou by the livingGod,that You tellus whetherYou are the Christ,the Sonof God."
and while being reviled,He did not revile in return;while suffering,He utterednothreats,but kept entrusting[Himself] to Him who judgesrighteously;
But He kept silentand did not answer.Againthe high priestwas questioningHim, and sayingto Him, "Are You the Christ,the Sonof the Blessed[One]?"
and he enteredinto the Praetoriumagainand saidto Jesus,"Whereare You from?" But Jesusgavehim noanswer.
And he questionedHim at somelength;but He answeredhim nothing.
But Jesusmadenofurtheranswer;soPilatewas amazed.
The next dayhe sawJesuscomingto him and said,"Behold,the Lambof Godwho takes awaythe sinof the world!
And I sawbetweenthe throne(with the fourliving creatures)and the eldersa Lambstanding,as ifslain,havingsevenhornsand seveneyes,whichare the sevenSpiritsof God,sentout into allthe earth.
oneyoungbull,oneram,onemalelambone yearold,for a burntoffering;
But for Your sakewe are killedalldaylong; We are consideredas sheepto be slaughtered.
Allof us like sheephave goneastray,Eachof us has turnedto his own way;But the LORDhas caused the iniquityof us allTo fallon Him.
But I was like a gentlelambledto the slaughter;And I did not knowthat they had devisedplotsagainstme, [saying], "Let us destroythe treewith its fruit,And let us cuthim offfrom the landof the living,That his namebe rememberednomore."
Yes, I am like a manwhodoes not hear,And in whose mouthare noarguments.
For I hopein You, O LORD;You will answer,O Lordmy God.
I gaveMy backto those who strike[Me], And My cheeksto those who pluckout the beard;I did not coverMy facefrom humiliationand spitting.
