Mathai 27
1 Khawnbang phak naah loe, kalen koek qaima hoi rangpui kacoehtanawk boih amkhueng o moe, Jesu hum hanah lok aram o:
Very early the next morning all the chief priests and Jewish elders decided how [to arrange for the Romans] to execute Jesus.
2 anih to taoengh o pacoengah, hoih o moe, prae ukkung Pilat khaeah paek o.
They tied his hands and took him to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.
3 Anih angphat taak, Judah mah Jesu hum hanah lokkhaeh o boeh, tiah panoek naah, dawnpakhuem moe, phoisa quithumto to qaima hoi kacoehtanawk khaeah a sin let,
When Judas, the one who had (betrayed/enabled Jesus’ enemies to seize) him, realized that they had decided to have Jesus executed, he was very sorry [about what he had done]. He took the 30 coins back to the chief priests and elders.
4 ka sakpazae boeh, zaehaih tawn ai kami ih athii to kang phat taak moeng boeh, tiah a thuih. Nihcae mah, Kaicae hoi timaw asaenghaih oh? Nang mah kaa boeh ni, tiah a naa o.
He said, “I have sinned. I have (betrayed/enabled you to seize) a man who (is innocent/has not done anything wrong).” They replied, “(That means nothing to us!/What does that mean to us?) [RHQ] That is your problem!”
5 Judah mah phoisa to tempul thungah vah moe, caehtaak ving pacoengah, angmah hoi angmah to amhnawh.
So Judas [took] the money [and] threw it inside the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 Kalen koek qaima mah phoisa to lak moe, athii tho ah oh pongah, phoisa patunghaih thungah suek han ciim ai, tiah thuih.
[Later] the high priests [found] the coins. They picked them up and said, “This is money that we paid [to have a man killed] [MTY], and our law does not allow [such money] to be put {us to put [such money]} into the [Temple treasury].”
7 Nihcae mah lok aram o pacoengah, kadueh angvinnawk aphum hanah, to phoisa hoiah long laom sahkung ih lawk to a qan o.
So they decided to use that money to buy the field where clay was dug for making pots {men dug ground for making pots}. [They made that field] a place where they buried strangers [who died in Jerusalem].
8 To pongah to lawk to, Athii lawk, tiah vaihni ni khoek to kawk o.
That is why that place is still called {why they still call that place} ‘The field of blood’.
9 Tahmaa Jeremiah mah, Israel caanawk loe anih hoi katingah khaeh o ih, phoisa quithumto lak o moe,
[By buying that field], they fulfilled these words that the prophet Jeremiah wrote [long ago]: They took the 30 silver coins; That was what the leaders of Israel decided [that he was worth];
10 Angraeng mah paek ih lok baktih toengah, nihcae mah long laom sahkung ih lawk qan hanah patoh o, tiah thuih ih lok to akoep boeh.
and with that money they bought the field where clay was dug for potters. They did that as the Lord had commanded me.
11 Jesu prae ukkung hmaa ah angdoet naah, prae ukkung mah anih to lokdueng: nang loe Judahnawk ih siangpahrang maw? tiah a naa. To naah Jesu mah anih khaeah, Na thuih ih baktih toengah ka oh, tiah a naa.
Jesus stood in front of [Pilate], the governor. The governor asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus replied, “[It is] as you have [just] said.”
12 Kalen koek qaihma hoi kacoehtanawk mah zaehaih net o naah, lok pakha to doeh pathim pae ai.
When he was accused by the chief priests and elders {When the chief priests and elders accused him} about various things, he did not answer.
13 Pilat mah anih khaeah, Na zaehaih net kami hnukung nazetto maw oh o, tito na thai ai maw? tiah a naa.
So Pilate said to him, “You hear how many things they are saying to accuse you; [are you not going to reply]?”
14 Toe anih mah lok pakha to doeh pathim pae ai; to pongah prae ukkung loe paroeai dawnrai.
But [even though he was not guilty], Jesus did not say anything. He did not reply to any of the things about which they were accusing him. As a result, the governor was very surprised.
15 To poih thungah rangpui mah koeh ih thongkrah kami maeto, ukkung mah prawt pae han ih atawk to oh.
It was the governor’s custom [each year] during the [Passover] celebration to release [one person who was in prison]. [He released] whichever prisoner the people wanted.
16 To nathuem ah ahmin kamthang Barabba, tiah kawk ih thongkrah kami loe thongim thungah oh.
At that time there was [in Jerusalem] a well-known prisoner whose name was Barabbas.
17 To pongah rangpuinawk nawnto amkhueng o naah, Pilat mah mi maw kang prawt pae o han? Barabba maw, to tih ai boeh loe Kri, tiah kawk ih Jesu? tiah dueng.
So when the crowd gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which [prisoner] would you like me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus, whom [some of you] claim to be the Messiah?”
18 Anih nuiah uthaih tawnh o pongah ni Jesu anih khaeah thak o, tito Pilat mah panoek.
[He asked that question] because he realized that the chief priests [wanted to have Jesus executed]. They had brought Jesus to him [only] because they were jealous of Jesus. [And Pilate thought that the crowd would prefer that he release Jesus].
19 Pilat lokcaekhaih tangkhang nuiah anghnut naah, to Katoeng Kami nuiah tidoeh sah hmah, tiah a zu mah lokpat pae, anih pongah vaihni ih amang ah paroeai ka patangh, tiah a naa.
While Pilate was sitting on the platform [where he made] judicial [decisions], his wife sent him [this message]: “Early this morning I had a bad dream because of that man. So do not condemn that righteous man!”
20 Toe kalen koek qaima hoi kacoehtanawk mah, Barabba to prawt moe, Jesu hum hanah rangpuinawk to pacuek.
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to ask [Pilate to] release Barabbas, and to [order] that Jesus be executed {that [his soldiers] execute Jesus}.
21 Prae ukkung mah nihcae khaeah, kami hnetto thungah mi maw kang prawt pae o han? tiah dueng. To naah nihcae mah, Barabba, tiah a naa o.
So when the governor asked them, “Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?” They replied, “Barabbas!”
22 To tiah nahaeloe Kri, tiah kawk ih Jesu loe kawbangah maw ka sak han? tiah Pilat mah dueng. Nihcae boih mah anih khaeah, Anih loe thinglam pongah takhing ah, tiah a naa o.
Pilate, [very astonished], asked, “So what shall I do with Jesus who [some of you] say is the Messiah?” They all answered, “[Command that] he be crucified! {[Command your soldiers] (to crucify him/to nail him to a cross)}!”
23 Prae ukkung mah, Tipongah, tih zaehaih maw a sak loe? tiah a naa. Toe nihcae mah, Anih to thinglam pongah takhing ah, tiah kanung aep ah hang o.
Pilate replied, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Have] him crucified {[Command that your soldiers] crucify him}!”
24 Kawbangah doeh pazawk thai ai boeh, angpop kaminawk set aep hanah ni oh boeh, tiah Pilat mah panoek naah, tui to lak moe, rangpui hma ah ban amsaeh, kai loe hae katoeng Kami ih athii pongah zaehaih ka tawn ai: nangmacae kaa boeh ni, tiah a naa.
Pilate realized that he was accomplishing nothing. He saw that instead, the people were starting to riot. So he took [a basin of] water and washed his hands as the crowd was watching. He said, “[By washing my hands I am showing you that] if this man dies [MTY], it is [your] fault, [not mine]!”
25 Rangpuinawk boih mah, Anih ih athii loe kaicae nui hoi ka caanawk nuiah om nasoe, tiah pathim o.
And all the people answered, “The guilt for causing him to die [MTY] will be on us, and it will be on our children, too!”
26 To pongah Barabba to nihcae khaeah prawt pae: anih mah Jesu to boh pacoengah, thinglam pongah takhing hanah nihcae khaeah paek.
Then he [ordered the soldiers to] release Barabbas for them. But he [ordered that his soldiers] flog Jesus. And then he turned Jesus over to the soldiers for them (to nail Jesus to a cross/to crucify him).
27 To pongah prae ukkung ih misa toep kaminawk mah Jesu to impui thungah caeh o haih, misa toep kaminawk boih anih taengah angpop o.
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the government headquarters. The whole (cohort/group of soldiers) gathered around him.
28 Kahni to khring pae o moe, kahni kathim to angkhuk o sak.
They pulled off [his clothes], and [pretending he was a king, they] put a purple robe on him.
29 Soekhring lumuek to lu ah angmuet o sak moe, cunghet to bantang ban ah sin o sak: anih hma ah cangkrawn pae o moe, pahnui o thuih, Judah Siangpahrang! tiah a naa o.
They [took some branches with] thorns and wove them to make a crown and put it on his head. They put in his right hand a reed [like a staff that a king would hold]. Then they knelt in front of him and made fun of him, saying, “Hooray for the king of the Jews [IRO]!”
30 Anih to tamtui hoi pathoih o, cunghet to lak pae o moe, a lu ah boh o.
They kept spitting on him. They took the staff and kept striking him on the head with it.
31 To tiah pahnui o thuih pacoengah, kahni khring pae o moe, angmah ih kahni to angkhuk o sak let, to pacoengah thinglam pongah takhing hanah caeh o haih.
When they had finished ridiculing him, they pulled off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to [the place where they] would nail him to a cross.
32 Nihcae caeh o naah, Cyrene ah kaom Simon, tiah kawk ih kami to a hnuk o: anih to thinglam aput o sak nganga.
[After Jesus carried his cross] a short distance, [the soldiers] saw a man named Simon, [who was] from Cyrene [city]. They forced him to carry the cross for Jesus.
33 Luhuh ahmuen, tiah thuih o ih Golgotha a phak o naah loe,
They came to a place called Golgotha. That name means ‘the place [like] a skull’.
34 kakhaa tui hoi abaeh ih misurtui kathaw to naek o sak: pataeng naah anih mah naek han koeh ai.
When [they got there], they mixed with wine something that tasted very bitter. They gave it to [Jesus] to drink [so that he would not feel so much pain when they nailed him on the cross]. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. [Some soldiers took his clothes].
35 Nihcae mah anih to thinglam pongah takhing o moe, taham khethaih phoisa vah o pacoengah, anih ih kahni to amzet o: taham khethaih phoisa vah o moe, kai ih kahni to amzet o, tiah tahmaa mah thuih ih lok to akoep han ih ni to tiah oh.
Then they nailed him to the cross. Afterwards, they divided his clothes among themselves by gambling with something like dice [to decide which piece of clothing each one would get].
36 Nihcae loe anghnut o moe, anih to toep o;
Then the soldiers sat down there to guard him, [to prevent anyone from trying to rescue him].
37 a lu nuiah, HAE LOE JUDAH SIANGPAHRANG JESU, tiah zae nethaih ca to tarik o moe, takhing pae o.
They fastened [to the cross] above Jesus’ head a [sign on which had been] {[they had]} written why [they] were nailing him to the cross. [But all] it said was, ‘This is Jesus, the King of the Jews’.
38 Kamqu hnetto doeh, maeto bantang bang, maeto banqoi bangah, anih hoi nawnto thinglam pongah takhing o.
Two bandits were also nailed {They also nailed two bandits} on crosses. One was nailed to a cross on the right side [of Jesus] and one to a cross on the left side.
39 To ahmuen a taengah caeh kaminawk mah Anih to padaeng o, lu haek o thuih moe,
The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads [as if he were an evil man].
40 tempul to phraek moe, ni thumto thungah sah let thaih kami, nangmah hoi nangmah to amhlong ah! Sithaw Capa ah na oh nahaeloe, thinglam nui hoiah anghum tathuk khae, tiah a naa o.
They said, “You [said you] would destroy the Temple, and then you would build it again within three days! [So if you could do that], you [should be able to] save yourself! If you are the man who is also God (OR, If you are the Son of God), come down from the cross!”
41 Qaima, ca tarik kaminawk hoi kacoehtanawk mah doeh to tiah naa o toeng.
Similarly, the chief priests, the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the elders made fun of him. [Various ones of them] said things like,
42 Minawk kalah loe pahlong, angmah hoi angmah loe amhlong thai ai. Israel Siangpahrang ah na oh nahaeloe, vaihi thinglam nui hoiah anghum nasoe, to tiah nahaeloe anih to ka tang o han.
“He [claims that he] saved others [IRO] [from their sicknesses], but he cannot help himself!” “He [says that he] is [IRO] the King of Israel. So he should come down from the cross. Then we would believe him!”
43 Anih mah Sithaw oephaih ka tawnh, tiah thuih; Sithaw mah anih koehhaih tawn nahaeloe, anih to vaihi pahlong nasoe: Kai loe Sithaw Capa ni, tiah a thuih na ai maw, tiah a naa o.
“He [says that he] trusts in God, and that he is the man who is also God. So if God is pleased with him, God should rescue him now!”
44 Angmah hoi nawnto thinglam nuiah takhing ih kamqu hnik mah doeh, to tiah a naa hoi toeng.
And the [two] bandits who had been crucified with him also insulted him, saying similar things.
45 Atue tarukto hoi takawt karoek to long pum ah khoving.
At noon it became dark over the whole land. [It stayed dark] until three o’clock [in the afternoon].
46 Atue takawtto naah Jesus loe Eli, Eli, lama sabaktha ni, tiah tha hoiah hangh, a thuih koehhaih loe, Ka Sithaw, Ka Sithaw, tipongah nang caehtaak ving loe, tih haih ih ni.
At about three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That means, ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’
47 To ahmuen ah angdoe thoemto kaminawk mah to lok to thaih o naah, Hae kami mah Elijah to kawk, tiah thuih o.
When some of the people standing there heard [the word ‘Eli’, misunderstanding it], they said, “He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
48 Nihcae thung ih kami maeto mah cawnh moe, laprawn kanaem to lak, kathaw misurtui thungah a nup, cunghet pongah takaek pacoengah, naek hanah Jesu to a paek.
Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with sour wine. Then he put the sponge on [the tip of] a reed and [held it up in order that Jesus] could suck out [the wine that was in it].
49 To ah kaom kaminawk mah, angmah koeh ah om nasoe, anih pahlong hanah Elijah angzo tih vai, khen o noek si, tiah thui o.
But the other [people there] said, “Wait! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him!”
50 Jesu tha hoiah hangh let, to naah hinghaih qui to apet.
Then after Jesus shouted out loudly again, he died, giving his spirit over [to God].
51 To naah khenah, tempul thungah payang ih kahni loe tadong hoi takung khoek to hnetto ah angsih; talih hnawh moe, lungsongnawk doeh koih o;
At that moment the [heavy thick] curtain [that closed off the most holy place] in the Temple split into two pieces from top to bottom. [That signified that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God]. The earth shook, and [some large] rocks split open.
52 taprongnawk am-ongh o moe, pop parai kadueh kaciim kaminawk ih takpum to angthawk o;
[Some] tombs opened up, and the bodies of many godly people who had died became alive again.
53 Anih angthawk pacoengah nihcae loe taprong thung hoiah angthawk o, kaciim vangpui thungah caeh o moe, paroeai kaminawk khaeah amtueng pae o.
They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus became alive again, they went into Jerusalem and appeared to many people [there].
54 Misa toep angraeng hoi Jesu toep a taengah kaom kaminawk mah talihnawhaih hoi to ah kaom hmuennawk to hnuk o naah, paroeai zit o moe, Hae kami loe Sithaw Capa tangtang ni, tiah thuih o.
The officer who supervised the soldiers [who nailed Jesus to the cross was standing nearby]. His soldiers who had been on guard [so that no one would rescue] Jesus [were also there]. When they [felt] the earthquake and saw all the [other] things that happened, they were terrified. They exclaimed, “Truly he was both man and God! (OR, a Son of God).”
55 Kalili ah Jesu hnukbang kami, anih khenzawn kami pop parai nongpatanawk doeh to ah oh o, ahmuen kangthla hoiah a khet o:
Many women were there, watching from a distance. They were women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee [district] in order to provide the things he needed.
56 nihcae thungah Meri Magdalene, Jakob, Joseph amno Meri hoi Zebedi caanawk ih amno cae to oh o.
Among these women were Mary from Magdala [town], [another] Mary who was the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of James and John.
57 Duembang phak naah loe, Jesu hnukbang kami maeto, Joseph, tiah ahmin kaom, Arimathea avang ih angraeng maeto angzoh:
When it was [almost] evening, a rich man named Joseph came [there]. He was from Arimathea [town]. He also was a disciple of Jesus.
58 anih mah Pilat khaeah caeh moe, Jesu ih qok to hnik, to pacoengah Pilat mah Jesu ih qok anih khaeah paek hanah lok a paek.
He then went to Pilate and asked Pilate to [allow him to take] the body of Jesus [and bury it]. Pilate ordered that [he] be allowed to {[his soldiers] let [Joseph]} take [the body].
59 Joseph mah Jesu ih qok to lak moe, kaciim puu kahni hoiah ayaw pacoengah,
So Joseph [and others] took the body and wrapped it in a clean white cloth.
60 thlung pongah thuuk ih, kangtha angmah ih taprong thungah pasongh: taprong to kalen parai thlung hoiah kraeng moe, a caehtaak.
Then they placed it in Joseph’s own new tomb that had been dug out of the rock [cliff]. They rolled a huge [circular flat] stone in front of the entrance to the tomb. Then they left.
61 Meri Magdalene hoi kalah maeto Meri loe taprong hma ah anghnut hoi.
Mary from Magdala and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb, [watching].
62 Amprikcaihaih ni to boeng moe, khawnbang phak naah loe, kalen koek qaima hoi Farasinawk Pilat khaeah caeh o,
The next day was Saturday, the Jewish day of rest. The chief priests and [some of] the Pharisees went to Pilate.
63 Angraeng, to aling thaih kami loe a hing naah, ni thumto pacoengah kang thawk let han, tiah thuih ih lok to ka pahnet o ai, tiah a naa o.
They said, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive, he said, ‘Three days after I [die I] will become alive again.’
64 To pongah ni thumto karoek to taprong kahoihah toep o hanah lokpaek ah, to tih ai nahaeloe a hnukbang kaminawk mah aqum ah caeh o ueloe, qok to paqu o ving tih, to pacoengah kaminawk khaeah anih loe duekhaih thung hoi angthawk let boeh, tiah thui o tih: to naah hnukkhuem sakpazaehaih loe hmaloe ih pongah nung kue tih, tiah a naa o.
So we ask you to order that the tomb be guarded {that [soldiers] guard the tomb} for three days. If you do not do that, his disciples may come and steal the body. Then they will tell people that he has risen from the dead. If they deceive [people by saying that], it will be worse than the way he deceived people before [by saying that he was the Messiah].”
65 Pilat mah nihcae khaeah, Katoep misatuh kami na suek o boeh to loe: caeh oh loe, na sak o thai thung taprong to kahoihah toep o sak khae, tiah a naa.
Pilate replied, “You [can] take some soldiers. Go to the tomb and make it as secure as you know how.”
66 Nihcae caeh o moe, taprong to kahoihah sak o, thlung nuiah angmathaih tacik to daeng o pacoengah, katoep misatuh kaminawk to suek o.
So they went and made the tomb secure by [fastening a cord from] the stone [that was in front of the entrance to the rock cliff on each side] and sealing it. They also [left some soldiers there to] guard [the tomb].
