To "bear" or carry an abstraction like sickness and sorrow represents taking it up. AT: "he has taken our sicknesses and sorrows upon himself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# yet we thought he was being punished by God, struck by God, and afflicted
This can be stated in active form. AT: "yet we thought God was punishing and afflicting him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])