Isaiah 53:2
23 translations in 9 languages“For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.”
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23 available📖 English
ASV
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
BBE
For his growth was like that of a delicate plant before him, and like a root out of a dry place: he had no grace of form, to give us pleasure;
DARBY
For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground: he hath no form nor lordliness, and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
DRB
And he shall grow up as a tender plant before him, and as a root out of a thirsty ground: there is no beauty in him, nor comeliness: and we have seen him, and there was no sightliness, that we should be desirous of him:
JPS
For he shot up right forth as a sapling, And as a root out of a dry ground; He had no form nor comeliness, that we should look upon him, Nor beauty that we should delight in him.
KJV
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
LXX Brenton
We brought a report as of a child before him; he is as a root in a thirsty land: he has no form nor comeliness; and we saw him, but he had no form nor beauty.
WEB
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
YLT
Yea, he cometh up as a tender plant before Him, And as a root out of a dry land, He hath no form, nor honour, when we observe him, Nor appearance, when we desire him.
📖 French
CRAMPON
Il s’est élevé devant lui comme un frêle arbrisseau; comme un rejeton gui sort d’une terre desséchée; il n’avait ni forme ni beauté pour attirer nos regards, ni apparence pour exciter notre amour.
DARBY_FR
Il montera devant lui comme un rejeton, et comme une racine sortant d'une terre aride. Il n'a ni forme, ni éclat; quand nous le voyons, il n'y a point d'apparence en lui pour nous le faire désirer.
LS1910
Il s'est élevé devant lui comme une faible plante, Comme un rejeton qui sort d'une terre desséchée; Il n'avait ni beauté, ni éclat pour attirer nos regards, Et son aspect n'avait rien pour nous plaire.
📖 German
LUT1545
Denn er schießt auf vor ihm wie ein Reis und wie eine Wurzel aus dürrem Erdreich. Er hatte keine Gestalt noch Schöne; wir sahen ihn, aber da war keine Gestalt, die uns gefallen hätte.
LUT1912
Denn er schoß auf vor ihm wie ein Reis und wie eine Wurzel aus dürrem Erdreich. Er hatte keine Gestalt noch Schöne; wir sahen ihn, aber da war keine Gestalt, die uns gefallen hätte.
📖 Greek
Codex Alexandrinus
κύριε τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν καὶ ὁ βραχίων κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη
📖 Hebrew
Leningrad Codex
וַיַּעַל כַּיּוֹנֵק לְפָנָיו וְכַשֹּׁרֶשׁ מֵאֶרֶץ צִיָּה לֹא־תֹאַר לוֹ וְלֹא הָדָר וְנִרְאֵהוּ וְלֹא־מַרְאֶה וְנֶחְמְדֵהוּ׃
📖 Italian
Diodati1885
Or egli è salito, a guisa di rampollo, dinanzi a lui, ed a guisa di radice da terra arida; non vi è stata in lui forma, nè bellezza alcuna; e noi l’abbiamo veduto, e non vi era cosa alcuna ragguardevole, perchè lo desiderassimo.
📖 Polish
Gdansk
Bo wyrósł jako latorostka przed nim, a jako korzeó z ziemi suchej, nie mając kształtu ani piękności; i widzieliśmy go; ale nic nie było widzieć, czemubyśmy go żądać mieli.
📖 Portuguese
ALM1628
Porque foi subindo como renovo perante ele, e como raiz de uma terra seca; não tinha beleza nem formosura e, olhando nós para ele, não havia boa aparência nele, para que o desejássemos.
ALM1753
Pois foi crescendo como renovo perante ele, e como raiz que sai duma terra seca; não tinha formosura nem beleza; e quando olhávamos para ele, nenhuma beleza víamos, para que o desejássemos.
📖 Spanish
BO1569
Con todo eso subirá, como renuevo, delante de él; y como raíz de tierra seca. No hay parecer en él, ni hermosura. Le veremos, mas sin atractivo para que le deseemos.
RV1909
Y subirá cual renuevo delante de él, y como raíz de tierra seca: no hay parecer en él, ni hermosura: verlo hemos, mas sin atractivo para que le deseemos.
RVA
Y subirá cual renuevo delante de él, y como raíz de tierra seca: no hay parecer en él, ni hermosura: verlo hemos, mas sin atractivo para que le deseemos.
📖 Bible Versions Reference Guide▼
Available Bible Versions
Complete Bible (Old & New Testament)
🇪🇸 Reina-Valera 1909 (RV1909)
Classic Spanish Protestant translation from the Reina-Valera tradition.
🇪🇸 Biblia del Oso 1569 (RV1569)
The first complete Spanish Bible translated by Casiodoro de Reina.
🇪🇸 Reina-Valera Antigua (RVA)
Historic Spanish revision based on early Reina-Valera texts.
🇵🇹 Almeida 1628 (ALM1628)
Early Portuguese Bible translation by João Ferreira de Almeida.
🇵🇹 Almeida 1753 (ALM1753)
Historic revision of the Portuguese Almeida Bible.
🇮🇹 Diodati 1885 (DIOD1885)
Classic Italian Protestant Bible translation.
🇬🇧 World English Bible (WEB)
Modern public domain English translation based on the American Standard Version.
🇬🇧 King James Version (KJV)
Historic English Bible translation first published in 1611.
🇫🇷 Louis Segond 1910 (LS1910)
Classic French Protestant translation widely used in French-speaking churches.
🇩🇪 Luther Bible 1912 (LUT1912)
German Bible based on Martin Luther’s historic translation.
🇵🇱 Biblia Jakuba Wujka 1599 (WUJ1599)
Historic Polish Catholic Bible translated by Jakub Wujek.
🇵🇱 Biblia Warszawska 1881 (BW1881)
Classic Polish Protestant Bible translation.
Old Testament Sources
🇮🇱 Leningrad Codex (Hebrew)
The oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible used for modern critical editions.
🇬🇧 Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
English translation of the Hebrew Scriptures by Jewish scholars.
🇬🇷 Codex Alexandrinus (Greek)
Ancient Greek manuscript containing major portions of the Septuagint.
🇬🇧 Brenton Septuagint (LXX Brenton)
English translation of the Greek Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Brenton.
🇮🇱 Samaritan Pentateuch (Hebrew)
Ancient Hebrew version of the Torah preserved by the Samaritan community.
🇬🇧 Samaritan Pentateuch (English)
English translation of the Samaritan Torah.
🇸🇾 Targum Onkelos (Aramaic)
Ancient Aramaic translation of the Torah traditionally attributed to Onkelos.
🇬🇧 Targum Onkelos (English)
English translation of the Aramaic Targum Onkelos.