Luka 23
1 Eka chokruok mangima duto nochungo kendo negitere ir Pilato.
Then the whole group got up and took Jesus to Pilate, [the Roman governor].
2 Eka negichako donjone kagiwacho niya, “Waseyudo ngʼatni kokelo tulo e pinywa. Okwedo golo osuru ni Kaisar kendo owacho owuon ni en Kristo, ma Ruoth.”
They began to accuse Jesus, saying, “We [(exc)] have determined that this fellow has caused political trouble in our country. He has been [telling people that they should] not pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY]. Also, he says that he is the Messiah, a king!”
3 Omiyo Pilato nopenjo Yesu niya, “In ruodh jo-Yahudi koso?” Yesu nodwoko niya, “Ee, en kaka iwachono.”
Pilate asked him, “Do you [(sg) claim that you are] the King of the Jews?” He replied, “[It is] as you have [just] now said.”
4 Eka Pilato nowachone jodolo madongo gi oganda niya, “Ok ayudo ketho madidonjnego.”
Pilate said to the chief priests and [the rest of] the crowd, “I do not conclude that this man is guilty of any crime.”
5 To negimedo wacho ka giramo niya, “Omiyo ji tungni kuonde duto e Judea kaluwore gi puonjne. Nochako e Galili to osebiro mochopo ka.”
But they kept insisting, “He is inciting the people [to riot]! He has been teaching his [ideas] throughout all of Judea [district]. He started [doing it] in Galilee [district] and now he is doing it here!”
6 Kane owinjo wachno, Pilato nopenjo ka ngʼatni ne en ja-Galili.
When Pilate heard that, he asked, “Is this man from Galilee [district]?”
7 Kane oyudo ni Yesu ni e bwo loch mar Herode, noore ir Herode, ma bende ne ni Jerusalem e kindeno.
When they told him that Jesus was [from Galilee, which was the district] that Herod [Antipas] ruled, [he told them] to take Jesus to Herod [Antipas], because Herod was in Jerusalem at that time.
8 Herode kane oneno Yesu, nodoko mamor ahinya, nikech kuom kinde mabor nosedwaro mondo onene. Kuom gik mane owinjo kuome, nogeno nene kotimo honni moko.
[So they did]. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very happy. He [had heard about Jesus], and he had been hoping for a long time that he could see Jesus perform a miracle.
9 Nopenje penjo mangʼeny, to Yesu ok nodwoko.
So he asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus did not reply [to any of them].
10 Jodolo madongo gi jopuonj mag chik nochungo kanyono, ka gidonjone mager ahinya.
The chief priests and men who taught the [Jewish] laws stood near Jesus, accusing him very strongly.
11 Eka Herode gi askechene nojare kendo nonyiere. Negirwake gi kandho marakido maber, negidwoke ir Pilato.
Then Herod and his soldiers (made fun of/ridiculed) [Jesus]. They put gorgeous clothes on him [to mock him as being a king]. Then Herod sent him back to Pilate.
12 Chiengʼ onogo, Herode gi Pilato nobedo osiepe, to motelone odiechiengni ne gin wasigu.
Until that time Herod and Pilate had been very hostile to each other, but that very day they became friends.
13 Pilato noluongo jodolo madongo kaachiel, jotelo kod ji duto,
Pilate then gathered together the chief priests and other [Jewish] leaders and the crowd [that was still there].
14 to nowachonegi niya, “Ne ukelo ngʼatni ira kaka jal mamiyo ji goyo koko ka gidagi, winjo chik. Asenone e nyimu to ok aseyudo gima dimi odonjne.
He said to them, “You brought this man to me, saying that he had caused trouble among the people. But [I want you to know that] after having examined him while you were listening, I do not conclude that he is guilty of any of the things that you are accusing him about.
15 Kata mana Herode bende ok oyude gi ketho, nimar osedwoke irwa; unyalo neno, ni ok osetimo gimoro mowinjore kod tho.
[Obviously] Herod did not [conclude that] either, because he sent him back to me [without punishing him]. [So it] is clear that this man has not done anything for which we [(inc)] should kill him.
16 Emomiyo abiro mana kume to bangʼe aweye odhi.” [
So I will [have my soldiers] flog him and then release him.”
17 Koro nochune ni nyaka ogonynegi ngʼato achiel motwe higa ka higa chiengʼ Sawo mar Pasaka.]
18 Negigoyo koko gi dwol achiel kagiwacho niya, “Neg ngʼatni! To gonynwa Barabas!”
But the whole crowd shouted, “Execute this man! Release Barrabas for us [(exc)]!”
19 (Barabas noket e od twech nikech wach koko mane otimore e dala maduongʼ, kendo nikech nek.)
Barrabas was a man who had tried to persuade people in the city to rebel [against the Roman government. While doing that], he had murdered [someone]. So he had been put {they had put him} in prison, [where he was waiting to be executed].
20 Nikech Pilato ne dwaro gonyo Yesu, omiyo nochako owuoyo kosayogi kendo
Because Pilate wanted to release Jesus, he tried to persuade the crowd again.
21 To negidhiyo nyime ka gikok niya, “Gure! Gure!”
But they kept shouting, “[Command your soldiers to] kill him by nailing him to a cross!/Have him crucified!”
22 Eka nowuoyo kodgi mar adek kowacho niya, “Nangʼo? Ere gima rach ma ngʼatni osetimo? Onge gima aseyudo kuome moromo gi kum mar tho. Omiyo abiro kume kendo bangʼe agonye odhi.”
He [spoke to them] a third time and asked them, “Why? What crime has he committed? I have concluded that he has done nothing for which he deserves to die. So I will [have my soldiers] flog him and then release him.”
23 To gi koko maduongʼ negiramo ka gidwaro ni nyaka gure, to koko margi nobedo mapek.
But they kept insisting. They shouted loudly that [Jesus] should be nailed {that [Pilate] should [have his soldiers] nail [Jesus]} to a cross. Finally, because they continued to shout [PRS] [so loudly],
24 Kuom mano Pilato nongʼado bura mondo dwarogi otimnegi.
Pilate decided to do what the crowd requested.
25 Nogonyo jalno mane gikwayo, mane oyudo ni e od twech nikech koko kendo nikech nek, to Yesu noketo e lwetgi mondo gitimne kaka gidwaro.
The man who had been {whom they had} put in prison because he had rebelled [against the government] and who had murdered [someone], he released! That was the man whom the crowd had asked him [to release]. He handed Jesus over [to the soldiers], to do what [the crowd] wanted.
26 Kane gigole oko, negimako Simon ma ja-Kurene, mane obiro ka oa e gwengʼ moro, kendo negiyieyo msalaba kuome mondo otingʼe koluwo bangʼ Yesu.
As the soldiers were taking [Jesus] away, they seized a man named Simon, [who was] from Cyrene [city in Africa]. He was returning [to Jerusalem] from out in the countryside. They [took from Jesus the cross that he had been carrying. Then] they put it on Simon’s shoulders, and [told him to] carry it behind Jesus.
27 Ji mangʼeny noluwe, motingʼo mon bende mane ywak ka goyo nduru nikech en.
A large crowd followed Jesus. The crowd included many women who were beating their breasts [to show how sad they were], and wailing for him.
28 Yesu nolokore mowachonegi niya, “Nyi Jerusalem, kik uywaga, to ywaguru ne un uwegi kendo nikech nyithindu.
But Jesus turned to them and said, “You women of Jerusalem, do not cry for me! Instead, cry because of [what is going to happen to] yourselves and your children!
29 Nikech kinde biro ma ubiro wacho ni, ‘Ogwedhu, un mon ma ok onywol kod thunde ma ok nodhodhi!’
I want you to know that there will soon be a time when people will say, ‘Women [SYN] who have never borne children or nursed babies are fortunate!’
30 “‘Eka giniwach ne gode madongo niya, “Rwombreuru kuomwa!” Kendo ne gode matindo niya, “Umwauru!”’
Then, [in order that they will not have to suffer greatly when their enemies destroy this city], people who are left in the city will say to the mountains, ‘Fall down on us!’ And people will say to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
31 Nimar ka ji timo gigi ka yath numu, angʼo mabiro timore ka otwo?”
[I am innocent] [MET]. [I am like] a living tree [that people do not try to burn. But the people of Jerusalem deserve that their enemies punish them. They are like] dry wood that is ready to [burn]. So if they [nail me to the cross], ([their enemies] will certainly do much worse things to them!/what worse things will happen to them?) [RHQ]”
32 Ji ariyo moko, ma joketho, bende negigolo oko kode mondo ogurgi.
Two other men who were criminals were also being led away {[The soldiers] also led away two other men who were criminals}. They were going to be executed {[The soldiers] were going to execute them} [with Jesus].
33 Kane gichopo kama iluongo ni kar Hanga Wich, negigure kanyo, kaachiel gi joketho, ka ngʼato achiel nitie e bathe korachwich, to ngʼat machielo e bathe koracham.
When they came to the place which is called ‘The Skull’, they nailed [Jesus] to a cross [after removing his clothes]. They did the same thing to the two criminals. They crucified one at the right [side of Jesus] and one at his left [side].
34 Yesu nowacho niya, “Wuora, wenegi, nikech gikia gima gitimo!” To ne gipogore lepe ka gigoyo ombulu.
Jesus prayed, “[My] Father, forgive them, because they do not realize [whom] they are doing [this to]!” Then [the soldiers] divided Jesus’ clothing by gambling with something like dice, [to decide which piece of clothing each one would get].
35 Ji nochungo ka ngʼicho, to jotelo mopogore opogore bende nojare. Negiwacho niya, “Ne oreso jomoko, koro oresre owuon ka en e Kristo mar Nyasaye, Jalno Moyier.”
Many people stood nearby, watching. And the [Jewish] leaders (made fun of/ridiculed) [Jesus], saying, “He [said] [IRO] [that he] saved other people! If he is the Messiah, the one God has chosen, he should save himself!”
36 Askeche bende nobiro mojare. Negimiye kongʼo makech
The soldiers also ridiculed him because he [claimed to be a king]. They came up to him and offered him some sour wine.
37 kagiwacho niya, “Ka in e ruodh jo-Yahudi, to kara resri kendi ane.”
They said to him, “If you [(sg)] are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
38 Ne nitie ndiko mondik e wiye malo, mawacho niya: Ma en Ruodh Jo-Yahudi.
[They] also [fastened on the cross] a sign [that stated] why [they] were nailing him to the cross. [But all it said was], ‘This is the King of the Jews’.
39 Achiel kuom joketho mane ogur kanyo nodhuole gi ayany kowacho niya, “Donge in Kristo? Resri iwuon koda wan!”
One of the criminals who was hanging [on a cross] began to insult Jesus, saying, “You [(sg) said that you] are the Messiah, so [you must be powerful]! So save yourself, and save us, too!”
40 To ngʼat ma jaketho machielo nokwere niya, “Ok iluoro Nyasaye, nomedo wachoni, nimar in e bwo kum achielno?
But the other [criminal] rebuked him, saying, “(You [(sg)] should be afraid of God [punishing you]!/Are you not afraid of God [punishing you]?) [RHQ] They are punishing him [and us] similarly.
41 Wan okumwa kare, nimar wayudo gima owinjore gi timbewa. To jali onge gima rach mosetimo.”
They have justly decided that we [(inc) two] must die. They are punishing us as we deserve [for the evil things that we did]. But this man has done nothing wrong!”
42 Eka nowacho niya, “Yesu, para chiengʼ mibire gi pinyruodhi.”
Then he said, “Jesus, [please] remember me [and take care of me] when you become king!”
43 Yesu nodwoke niya, “Awachoni adiera, tinendeni ibiro bedo koda e Paradiso.”
Jesus replied, “I want you [(sg)] to know that today you [(sg)] will be with me in the place where everyone is happy!” (OR, that today you will be with me in Paradise!)
44 Koro ne en kar sa auchiel mar odiechiengʼ, mudho nobiro moimo piny duto nyaka sa ochiko,
[Then it] was about noontime. It became dark over the whole land, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
45 nikech chiengʼ ne ok rieny. To pasia mar hekalu noyiech e diere tir.
There was no light from the sun. Then the [thick] curtain [that closed off the most holy place] in the Temple split into two pieces. [That signified that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God].
46 Eka Yesu noluongo gi dwol maduongʼ niya, “Wuora, aketo chunya e lweti.” Kane osewacho mano, chunye nochot.
[As that happened], Jesus shouted loudly, “Father, I put my spirit into your care [MTY]!” When he said that, he [EUP] died.
47 Jatend jolweny kane oneno gima notimore, nomiyo opako Nyasaye kendo wacho niya, “Adier chutho, jali ne en ngʼat makare!”
When the officer [who supervised the soldiers who were executing Jesus] saw what happened, he praised God [for the way Jesus died], saying, “[I am] sure that this man had done nothing wrong!”
48 Kane ji duto mane ochokore kanyo mondo obed joneno mar wachno noneno gima notimore, negigoyo korgi kendo negidok miechgi.
When the crowd of people who had gathered to see those events saw what happened, they returned [to their homes], beating their chests [to show that they were sorrowful].
49 To jogo duto mane ongʼeye, moriwo koda mon mane oluwe koa Galili, nochungo mochwalore ka gineno gigi.
All of Jesus’ friends, including the women who had come with him from Galilee [district], stood at a distance and saw everything that happened.
50 Koro ne nitie ngʼato ma nyinge Josef, mane en achiel kuom Buch Jodongo, ngʼat maber kendo makare,
There was a man named Joseph who [came there]. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea. He was a good and a righteous man, and he was a member of the [Jewish] Council.
51 ngʼat mane ok oyie kod dwaro gi timbegi. Noa e dala mar Judea mar Arimathaya kendo norito biro mar pinyruoth Nyasaye.
But he had not agreed with the other Council [members] when they decided [to kill Jesus] and when they [planned how to] do it. He was waiting expectantly for [the time when] God [would send] his king to begin to rule.
52 Nodhi ir Pilato, mokwayo ringre Yesu.
He went to Pilate and asked [Pilate to permit him] to [take] Jesus’ body [and bury it. After Pilate allowed him to do that],
53 Eka noloro ringre piny moboye gi nanga marep-rep eka nokete e bur mane osekunyo ariwa e kor lwanda, mano mane pok oyikie ngʼato
he [and some others] took [Jesus’ body] down [from the cross]. They wrapped it in a linen cloth. Then they put his body in a tomb that he had [hired others to] dig out of a rock [cliff]. No one had ever put a body in it before.
54 Ne en Chiengʼ Ikruok kendo Sabato ne chiegni chakore.
[They had to do it quickly because] that was [Friday], the day when [people] prepared [things for the Jewish day of rest]. (The Sabbath/The day of rest) was about to start [at sunset, so they had to finish burying Jesus’ body before sunset].
55 Mon mane obiro kod Yesu koa Galili noluwo Josef kendo negineno burno bende ka ringre ne oketi e iye.
The women who had come with [Jesus] from Galilee [district] followed [Joseph and the men who were with him]. They saw the tomb, and they saw how the men laid [Jesus’] body [inside it, and saw the men roll a huge stone across the entrance].
56 Eka negidok dala kendo negiloso yath madum mamit gi mo mangʼwe ngʼar. To ne giyweyo Chiengʼ Sabato kaluwore kod luoro chik.
Then the women returned to the houses [where they were staying. That evening] they prepared spices and ointments to put [on Jesus’ body], but (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) they rested, according to what [Moses] had commanded.
