²³ They will not labor in vain,^(A)
    nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;^(B)
for they will be a people blessed^(C) by the Lord,
    they and their descendants^(D) with them.

⁶ I offered my back to those who beat^(A) me,
    my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;^(B)
I did not hide my face
    from mocking and spitting.^(C)
7 Because the Sovereign Lord^(D) helps^(E) me,
    I will not be disgraced.
Therefore have I set my face like flint,^(F)
    and I know I will not be put to shame.^(G)
8 He who vindicates^(H) me is near.^(I)
    Who then will bring charges against me?^(J)
    Let us face each other!^(K)
Who is my accuser?
    Let him confront me!

¹⁰ Yet it was the Lord’s will^(A) to crush^(B) him and cause him to suffer,^(C)
    and though the Lord makes^[a] his life an offering for sin,^(D)
he will see his offspring^(E) and prolong his days,
    and the will of the Lord will prosper^(F) in his hand.
¹¹ After he has suffered,^(G)
    he will see the light^(H) of life^[b] and be satisfied^[c];
by his knowledge^[d] my righteous servant^(I) will justify^(J) many,
    and he will bear their iniquities.^(K)
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,^[e](L)
    and he will divide the spoils^(M) with the strong,^[f]
because he poured out his life unto death,^(N)
    and was numbered with the transgressors.^(O)
For he bore^(P) the sin of many,^(Q)
    and made intercession^(R) for the transgressors.