Matthai 27
1 Mincang a pha atah Jesuh te duek sak hamla khosoihham rhoek neh pilnam khuikah a ham rhoek tah dawtletnah boeih a khueh uh.
Very early the next morning all the chief priests and Jewish elders decided how [to arrange for the Romans] to execute Jesus.
2 Jesuh te a khih uh phoeiah a khuen uh tih khoboei Pilat taengah a thak uh.
They tied his hands and took him to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.
3 Jesuh a boe sak uh te anih aka voei Judah loh a hmuh vaengah yut tih khosoihham rhoek neh a ham rhoek taengah tangka sawmthum te a balkhong.
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 tholh tih ommongsitoe thii ka voeih,” a ti nah. Tedae te rhoek loh, “Kaimih neh balae benbo benpang, namah loh ming saw,” a ti na uh.
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 Te dongah tangka te bawkim khuiah a voeih tih vik khoe uh. Te phoeiah cet tih kuiok.
So Judas [took] the money [and] threw it inside the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 Tedae khosoihham rhoek loh tangka te a loh uh tih, “Thii phu la a om dongah Korban khuila khueh ham tueng pawh,” a ti uh.
[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 Te dongah dawtletnah a khueh uh tih te nen te kholong rhoek kah phuel la ambop kah lo te a lai uh.
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 Te dongah te kah lohmuen tah tihnin due, “Thii lohmuen, “tila a khue uh.
That is why that place is still called {why they still call that place} ‘The field of blood’.
9 Te dongah tonghma Jeremiah loh a thui tah soep coeng. Te vaengah, “Tangka sawmthum te a doe uh. A phu a tloek te Israel ca rhoek lamloh a tloek uh,” a ti.
[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 Te phoeiah ka boeipa loh a thuinuet bangla ambop kah lohmuen te tangka la a paek uh,” a ti.
and with that money they bought the field where clay was dug for potters. They did that as the Lord had commanded me.
11 Jesuh te khoboei hmaiah a pai vaengah khoboei loh a dawt tih, “Nang Judah manghai la na om a?” a ti nah hatah Jesuh loh, “Namah long ni na ti,” a ti nah.
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 Te vaengah khosoihham rhoek neh patong rhoek loh Jesuh te a paelnaeh dae a doo moenih.
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 Te dongah Pilat loh Jesuh te, “Nang he muep m'pael uh te na yaak moenih a?” a ti nah.
So Pilate said to him, “You hear how many things they are saying to accuse you; [are you not going to reply]?”
14 Tedae Jesuh loh olka kam khat nen pataeng a lan pawt dongah khoboei te bahoeng a ngaihmang.
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 Khotue ah ana sainoek tah khoboei loh hlangping ham amamih ngaih thongtla pakhat te a hlah.
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 Te vaengah Barabbas Jesuh la a khue thongtla mingthang te a khueh uh.
At that time there was [in Jerusalem] a well-known prisoner whose name was Barabbas.
17 Amih a tingtun uh vaengah Pilat loh amih te, “Jesuh Barabbas neh Khrih la a khue Jesuh khuiah nangmih ham ulae kan hlah ham na ngaih uh,” a ti nah.
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 Uethnetnah dongah anih he a voeih uh tila a ming.
[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 Pailat te laitloek ngolkhoel dongah a ngol vaengah a yuu loh anih te ol a tah tih, “Hlang dueng te nang hut moenih, anih kongah tihnin ka mang ah mat ka patang,” a ti nah.
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 Tedae khosoihham rhoek neh a ham rhoek loh Barabbas te bih tih Jesuh te poci hamla hlangping te a yoek uh.
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 Te phoeiah khoboei loh amih te a doo tih, “Panit khuiah ulae nangmih taengah hlah ham na ngaih uh,” a ti nah. Te vaengah te rhoek loh, “Barabbas,” a ti uh.
So when the governor asked them, “Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?” They replied, “Barabbas!”
22 Pilat loh amih taengah, “Te koinih Khrih la a khue Jesuh te metlam ka saii eh?” a ti nah hatah, “Tai saeh,” boeih a ti uh.
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 Tedae Pilat loh, “Balae thae a saii te,” a ti nah. Te vaengah amih pang uh khungdaeng tih, “Tai laeh,” a ti uh.
Pilate replied, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Have] him crucified {[Command that your soldiers] crucify him}!”
24 Pilat loh a hoeikhang hae moenih olpungnah ni aka om tila a hmuh. Tui a loh tih hlangping hmaiah kut a yuh phoeiah, “Anih thii dongah ommongsitoe lamni ka om, namamih loh na ming bitni,” a ti nah.
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 Te dongah pilnam boeih loh a doo tih, “Anih kah thii tah kaimih so neh ka ca rhoek soah tla saeh,” a ti nah.
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 Te vaengah amih hamla Barabbas te a hlah pah. Tedae Jesuh te a tam tih tai ham a 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 Te phoeiah Jesuh te khoboei kah rhalkap rhoek loh khoboeiyung la a khuen uh tih caem pum loh a tingtun thil uh.
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the government headquarters. The whole (cohort/group of soldiers) gathered around him.
28 A himbai te a pit pa uh tih rhalkap himbai a nukyum te anih a bai sakuh.
They pulled off [his clothes], and [pretending he was a king, they] put a purple robe on him.
29 Hling rhuisam khaw a vaeh uh tih a lu soah a khuem sakuh. Te phoeiah capu kong te a bantang kut ah a pom sakuh. Te vaengah a hmaiah cungkueng neh a tamdaeng uh tih, “Judah manghai na sading saeh,” a ti uh.
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 Te phoeiah Jesuh te a timthoeih uh, capu te a loh uh tih a lu ah a boh uh.
They kept spitting on him. They took the staff and kept striking him on the head with it.
31 Jesuh a tamdaeng uh vaengah rhalkap himbai te a pit pa uh tih amah kah himbai te a bai sakuh. Te phoeiah tai hamla a khuen uh.
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 A caeh uh vaengah Kurena hlang, a ming ah Simon te a hmuh uh tih anih te thinglam te a koh hamla a tanolh uh.
[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 Te phoeiah Golgotha a ti hmuen la pawk uh. Te tah lurhuh la a khue hmuen ni.
They came to a place called Golgotha. That name means ‘the place [like] a skull’.
34 Te vaengah ankhaa neh a thoek misurtui te ok hamla Jesuh te a paek uh dae a ten vaengah ok ham ngaih pawh.
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 Anih a tai uh phoeiah tah a himbai te tael uh thae tih hmulung a naan uh.
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 Te phoeiah ngol uh tih amah te pahoi a tawt uh.
Then the soldiers sat down there to guard him, [to prevent anyone from trying to rescue him].
37 Te vaengah a paelnaehnah te a lu soah a khing pa uh tih, “Anih tah Judah manghai Jesuh ni,” tila a daek.
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 Te vaengah dingca rhoi tah Jesuh taengkah banvoei ah pakhat neh bantang ah pakhat a tai uh.
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 Aka van paitai loh a lu a hinghuen uh tih anih te a soehsal uh.
The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads [as if he were an evil man].
40 Te vaengah, “Bawkim te aka phae tih hnin thum ah aka sa aw, namah te khang uh lamtah Pathen Capa la na om atah thinglam lamloh suntla lah saw,” a ti na uh.
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 Khosoihham rhoek, cadaek rhoek neh a ham rhoek long khaw a tamdaeng uh van.
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 “Hlang tloe te a khang tih amah te khang thai pawh, Israel manghai ni, thinglam lamloh suntla laeh saeh, te vaengah anih te ka tangnah uh bitni.
“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 Pathen dongah pangtung lah ko, a ngaih atah hlawt laeh saeh, 'Kai he Pathen Capa ni,’ a ti lah ko,” a ti uh.
“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 A taengkah a tai uh dingca rhoi long khaw amah la a thuithet rhoi.
And the [two] bandits who had been crucified with him also insulted him, saying similar things.
45 Khonoek parhuk lamloh khonoek pako duela diklai boeih te yinnah loh a khuk thil coeng.
At noon it became dark over the whole land. [It stayed dark] until three o’clock [in the afternoon].
46 Khonoek pako tluk atah Jesuh tah ol a len pang tih, “Eli Eli lama sabakhthani,” a ti. Te tah, 'Ka Pathen, Ka Pathen oeh, balae tih kai nan phap,' tila om.
At about three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That means, ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’
47 Aka pai rhoek khuikah hlangvang a yaak uh vaengah, “Anih loh Elijah a khue,” a ti uh.
When some of the people standing there heard [the word ‘Eli’, misunderstanding it], they said, “He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
48 Te vaengah amih khuikah pakhat tah tlek yong tih caethum te a loh. Yuthui neh a sul phoeiah capu kong dongah a yen tih Jesuh te a tul.
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 Tedae a tloe rhoek loh, “Hlah dae, anih aka khang ham Elijah ha pawk venim so uh lah sih,” a ti uh.
But the other [people there] said, “Wait! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him!”
50 Te phoeiah Jesuh te ol a len ngai la koep pang tih mueihla te pak a hlah.
Then after Jesus shouted out loudly again, he died, giving his spirit over [to God].
51 Te vaengah bawkim kah hniyan te a so lamloh a hmui due panit la pawn tih diklai khaw hinghuen, lungpang khaw paeng.
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 Hlan khaw ong uh tih aka ip tangtae hlangcim rhoek kah a pum muep thoo uh.
[Some] tombs opened up, and the bodies of many godly people who had died became alive again.
53 A thohkoepnah hnukah phuel lamkah aka cet rhoek tah khopuei cim la kun uh tih muep a yaak sakuh.
They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus became alive again, they went into Jerusalem and appeared to many people [there].
54 Te vaengah rhalboei neh anih taengkah Jesuh aka tawt rhoek loh lingluei neh aka thoeng hno te a hmuh uh tih bahoeng a rhih uh. Te vaengah, “Anih tah Pathen Capa la om tangtang,” a ti uh.
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 Tekah aka om huta rhoek long khaw a hla lamloh muep a hmuh uh. Amih loh Jesuh te Galilee lamkah a vai uh tih a taengah thotat uh.
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 Amih lakliah Magadala kah Mary, James neh Joseph kah a manu Mary neh Zebedee kah capa rhoek kah a manu khaw om.
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 Hlaem a pha vaengah tah Arimathea kah kuirhang hlang pakhat a ming ah Joseph te ha pawk. Anih tah amah rhoe khaw Jesuh taengah bang.
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 loh Jesuh rhok bih hamla Pilat te a paan vaengah mael hamla Pilat loh ol 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 loh rhok te a loh phoeiah hnipen aka caih neh a yen.
So Joseph [and others] took the body and wrapped it in a clean white cloth.
60 Te phoeiah lungpang khuiah a thai la a thuk hlan khuiah a khueh. Te vaengah hlan thohka te lungto len a paluet thil tih a caeh tak.
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 Te vaengah Magadala Mary neh a tloe Mary tah pahoi om tih hlan kah hmai ah ngol rhoi.
Mary from Magdala and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb, [watching].
62 Rhuengphongnah a om phoeikah a vuen ah khosoihham rhoek neh Pharisee rhoek loh Pilat taengah tingtun uh.
The next day was Saturday, the Jewish day of rest. The chief priests and [some of] the Pharisees went to Pilate.
63 Te vaengah “Boeipa, te kah laithaelaidang loh a hing vaengah, “'Hnin thum phoeiah ka thoo ni,’ a ti te ka poek uh.
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 Te dongah hlan te a thum hnin duela tawt ham olpae mai. A hnukbang rhoek ha pawk uh tih huen uh ve. Te vaengah pilnam taengah, 'Duek lamloh thoo coeng,’ ti ve. Te dongah a hnukkhueng kah tholhhiknah tah lamhma lakah a thae la om ve,” a ti uh.
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 loh amih taengah, “Rhaltawt na khueh uh te ta, Cet uh lamtah na ming uh bangla tawt uh,” a ti nah.
Pilate replied, “You [can] take some soldiers. Go to the tomb and make it as secure as you know how.”
66 Te phoeiah amih te cet uh tih phuel ah rhaltawt taengkah lungto te kutnoek a daeng thil tih a khoh uh.
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].
