And the peoplestoodby, lookingon. And eventhe rulerswere sneeringat Him, saying,"He savedothers;let Him saveHimselfifthisis the Christof God,His Chosen One."
I can countallmy bones.They look,they stareat me;
But at my stumblingthey rejoicedand gatheredthemselves together; The smiterswhom I did not knowgatheredtogether againstme, They slanderedme withoutceasing.
O sonsof men,howlongwill my honorbecome a reproach?[How long] will you lovewhatis worthlessand aimat deception?Selah.
For they have persecutedhim whomYou Yourselfhave smitten,And they tellof the painof those whom You have wounded.
Saying,"Godhas forsakenhim; Pursueand seizehim, for thereis nooneto deliver."
"Behold,My Servant,whom I uphold;My chosenone [in whom] My souldelights.I have putMy Spiritupon Him; He will bringforthjusticeto the nations.
Thussaysthe LORD,the Redeemerof Israel[and] its HolyOne,To the despisedOne, To the One abhorredby the nation,To the Servantof rulers,"Kingswill seeand arise,Princeswill also bowdown,Becauseof the LORDwhois faithful,the HolyOneof Israelwho has chosenYou."
He was despisedand forsakenof men,A manof sorrowsand acquaintedwith grief;And like one from whom men hidetheir faceHe was despised,and we did not esteemHim.
I have becomea laughingstockto allmy people,Their [mocking] songallthe day.
"I will pourout on the houseof Davidand on the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,the Spiritof graceand of supplication,so that they will lookon Me whomthey have pierced;and they will mournfor Him, as one mournsfor an onlyson,and they will weepbitterlyoverHim like the bitterweepingovera firstborn.
"BEHOLD,MY SERVANTWHOMI HAVE CHOSEN;MY BELOVEDIN WHOMMY SOULis WELL-PLEASED;I WILL PUTMY SPIRITUPON HIM, AND HE SHALL PROCLAIMJUSTICETO THE GENTILES.
and behold,a voiceout of the heavenssaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,in whomI am well-pleased."
Nowthe Pharisees,who were lovers of money,were listeningto allthese thingsand were scoffingat Him.
Pilatesummonedthe chief priestsand the rulersand the people,
Oneof the criminalswho were hanged[there] was hurling abuseat Him, saying,"Are You not the Christ?SaveYourselfand us!"
And comingto Him as to a livingstonewhich has been rejectedby men,but is choiceand preciousin the sightof God,
