Luke 23
1 And having risen, the whole multitude of them led Him to Pilate,
And the whole number of them arose, and led him away to Pilate.
2 and began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this One perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying Himself to be Christ, a king.”
And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man turning the people away, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.
3 And Pilate questioned Him, saying, “You are the King of the Jews?” And He answering him, said, “You say [it].”
And Pilate asked him, saying: Are you the king of the Jews? He answered and said to him: You say it.
4 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitude, “I find no fault in this Man”;
Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no fault in this man.
5 and they were the more urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea—having begun from Galilee—to this place.”
But they became the more urgent, and said: He excites the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.
6 And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the Man is a Galilean,
When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
7 and having known that He is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent Him back to Herod, he also being in Jerusalem in those days.
And when he learned that he belonged to the dominion of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was at that time in Jerusalem.
8 And Herod rejoiced exceedingly having seen Jesus, for he was wishing to see Him for a long [time], because of hearing many things about Him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by Him,
When Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly; for he had, for a long time, desired to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign done by him.
9 and was questioning Him in many words, and He answered him nothing.
And he questioned him concerning many things; but he made him no answer.
10 And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing Him,
And the chief priests and the scribes stood by, and vehemently accused him.
11 and Herod with his soldiers having set Him at nothing, and having mocked, having cast radiant apparel around Him, sent Him back to Pilate,
But Herod and his guards treated him with contempt; and having mocked him, and put on him a gaudy robe, he sent him back to Pilate.
12 and both Pilate and Herod became friends with one another on that day, for they were previously at enmity between themselves.
And on the same day, Pilate and Herod became friends to each other; for, before this, they had been at enmity the one toward the other.
13 And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,
And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
14 said to them, “You brought this Man to me as perverting the people, and behold, I having examined [Him] before you, found no fault in this Man in those things you bring forward against Him;
and said to them: You have brought to me this man as one that turns the people away; and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found in this man no fault, with respect to the things of which you accuse him;
15 no, neither Herod, for he sent Him back to us, and behold, nothing worthy of death is having been done by Him;
nor indeed did Herod; for I sent you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
16 having corrected, therefore, I will release Him,”
I will, therefore, chastise him, and release him.
17 [[for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every celebration, ]]
For it was necessary that he should release to them one at the feast.
18 and they cried out—the whole multitude—saying, “Away with this One, and release Barabbas to us,”
And the whole multitude cried out, saying: Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas.
19 who had been cast into prison, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder.
He, for a certain seditious movement that had been made in the city, and for murder, had been thrown into prison.
20 Pilate again then—wishing to release Jesus—called to them,
Therefore Pilate, desiring to release Jesus, again called to them.
21 but they were calling out, saying, “Crucify! Crucify Him!”
But they answered, saying: Crucify, crucify him.
22 And he said to them a third time, “Why, what evil did He do? I found no cause of death in Him; having corrected Him, then, I will release [Him].”
He said to them the third time: Why, what evil has he done? I have found nothing in him worthy of death. I will, therefore, chastise him, and release him.
23 And they were pressing with loud voices asking Him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,
But they were urgent with loud voices, demanding that he should be crucified. And their voices, and those of the chief priests, prevailed.
24 and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,
And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they demanded.
25 and he released him who because of sedition and murder has been cast into the prison, whom they were asking for, and he gave up Jesus to their will.
And he released him that for a seditious movement, and for murder, had been thrown into prison, whom they demanded; but Jesus, he delivered up to their will.
26 And as they led Him away, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put the cross on him to carry [it] behind Jesus.
And as they led him away, they laid hold of Simon, a certain Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might carry it after Jesus.
27 And a great multitude of the people were following Him, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting Him,
And there followed him a great number of the people, and of women that bewailed and lamented him.
28 and Jesus having turned to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children;
But Jesus turned, and said to them, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 for behold, days come in which they will say, Blessed the barren, and wombs that did not bear, and breasts that did not give suck;
For, behold, the days are coming in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave suck.
30 then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us;
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
31 for if they do these things in the green tree, what may happen in the dry?”
For, if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
32 And there were also others—two evildoers—with Him, to be put to death;
And two others, who were evil-doers, were led out to be put to death with him.
33 and when they came to the place that is called “[Place] of [the] Skull,” there they crucified Him and the evildoers, one on the right hand and one on the left.
And when they came to the place called Skull, they there crucified him and the evil-doers; one on the right, and the other on the left.
34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do”; and parting His garments they cast a lot.
And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And dividing his clothing into parts, they cast lots.
35 And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers were also sneering with them, saying, “He saved others, let Him save Himself, if this be the Christ, the Chosen One of God.”
And the people stood and looked on. And the rulers, with them scoffed at him, saying: He saved others, let him save himself if he is the Christ, the chosen of God.
36 And the soldiers were also mocking Him, coming near and offering vinegar to Him,
The soldiers also derided him, coming to him and offering him vinegar,
37 and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”
and saying: If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself.
38 And there was also an inscription written over Him [[in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew]]: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
And a superscription was also written over him in Greek and in Roman and in Hebrew letters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 And one of the evildoers who were hanged was slandering Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”
And one of the evil-doers that were hanged reviled him, saying: If you are the Christ, save yourself and us.
40 And the other answering, was rebuking him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, that you are in the same judgment?
But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Do you not fear God, since you are in the same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving back [things] worthy of what we did, but this One did nothing out of place”;
And we justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.
42 and he said to Jesus, “Remember me, Lord, when You may come in Your kingdom”;
And he said to Jesus: Remember me, Lord, when thou comest in thy kingdom.
43 and Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
And Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, to-day you shall be with me in paradise.
44 And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land till the ninth hour.
45 and the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in the middle,
And the sun was darkened, and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst.
46 and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit”; now having said this, He breathed His last.
And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.
47 And the centurion having seen what was done, glorified God, saying, “Truly this Man was righteous”;
When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying: Truly, this was a righteous man.
48 and all the multitudes having come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, turned back striking their breasts;
And all the multitudes that had come together to that sight, when they saw what was done, returned, smiting their breasts.
49 and all His acquaintances stood far off, and women who followed Him from Galilee, beholding these things.
And all his acquaintance, and the women that had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance looking on these things.
50 And behold, a man, by name Joseph, being a counselor, a man good and righteous,
And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counselor, a good and a just man;
51 from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was expecting the Kingdom of God, he was not consenting to their counsel and deed,
(he had not given his consent to their counsel and deed; ) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews, and he himself also waited for the kingdom of God:
52 he having gone near to Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus,
this man came to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
53 and having taken it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a hewn out tomb, where no one was yet laid.
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulcher that had been hewed in rock, in which no one had yet been laid.
54 And it was [the] Day of Preparation, and Sabbath was approaching,
And the day was the preparation, and the sabbath was beginning.
55 and the women who also have come with Him out of Galilee having followed after, beheld the tomb, and how His body was placed,
And the women that had come with him from Galilee followed after and saw the sepulcher, and how his body was laid.
56 and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the Sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointment; and they rested on the sabbath, according to the commandment.
