Luke 23
1 Then the whole group got up and took Jesus to Pilate, [the Roman governor].
Et surgens omnis multitudo eorum, duxerunt illum ad Pilatum.
2 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!”
Coeperunt autem illum accusare, dicentes: Hunc invenimus subvertentem gentem nostram, et prohibentem tributa dari Caesari, et dicentem se Christum regem esse.
3 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.”
Pilatus autem interrogavit eum, dicens: Tu es rex Iudaeorum? At ille respondens ait: Tu dicis.
4 Pilate said to the chief priests and [the rest of] the crowd, “I do not conclude that this man is guilty of any crime.”
Ait autem Pilatus ad principes sacerdotum, et turbas: Nihil invenio causae in hoc homine.
5 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!”
At illi invalescebant, dicentes: Commovit populum docens per universam Iudaeam, incipiens a Galilaea usque huc.
6 When Pilate heard that, he asked, “Is this man from Galilee [district]?”
Pilatus autem audiens Galilaeam, interrogavit si homo Galilaeus esset.
7 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.
Et ut cognovit quod de Herodis potestate esset, remisit eum ad Herodem, qui et ipse Ierosolymis erat illis diebus.
8 [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.
Herodes autem viso Iesu, gavisus est valde. erat enim cupiens ex multo tempore videre eum, eo quod audierat multa de eo, et sperabat signum aliquod videre ab eo fieri.
9 So he asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus did not reply [to any of them].
Interrogabat autem eum multis sermonibus. At ipse nihil illi respondebat.
10 The chief priests and men who taught the [Jewish] laws stood near Jesus, accusing him very strongly.
Stabant autem principes sacerdotum, et Scribae constanter accusantes eum.
11 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.
Sprevit autem illum Herodes cum exercitu suo: et illusit indutum veste alba, et remisit ad Pilatum.
12 Until that time Herod and Pilate had been very hostile to each other, but that very day they became friends.
Et facti sunt amici Herodes et Pilatus in ipsa die: nam antea inimici erant ad invicem.
13 Pilate then gathered together the chief priests and other [Jewish] leaders and the crowd [that was still there].
Pilatus autem convocatis principibus sacerdotum, et magistratibus, et plebe,
14 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.
dixit ad illos: Obtulistis mihi hunc hominem, quasi avertentem populum, et ecce ego coram vobis interrogans, nullam causam inveni in homine isto ex his, in quibus eum accusatis.
15 [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.
Sed neque Herodes: nam remisi vos ad illum, et ecce nihil dignum morte actum est ei.
16 So I will [have my soldiers] flog him and then release him.”
Emendatum ergo illum dimittam.
Necesse autem habebat dimittere eis per diem festum, unum.
18 But the whole crowd shouted, “Execute this man! Release Barrabas for us [(exc)]!”
Exclamavit autem simul universa turba, dicens: Tolle hunc, et dimitte nobis Barabbam,
19 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].
qui erat propter seditionem quandam factam in civitate et homicidium, missus in carcerem.
20 Because Pilate wanted to release Jesus, he tried to persuade the crowd again.
Iterum autem Pilatus locutus est ad eos, volens dimittere Iesum.
21 But they kept shouting, “[Command your soldiers to] kill him by nailing him to a cross!/Have him crucified!”
At illi succlamabant, dicentes: Crucifige, crucifige eum.
22 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.”
Ille autem tertio dixit ad illos: Quid enim mali fecit iste? nullam causam mortis invenio in eo: corripiam ergo illum, et dimittam.
23 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],
At illi instabant vocibus magnis postulantes ut crucifigeretur: et invalescebant voces eorum.
24 Pilate decided to do what the crowd requested.
Et Pilatus adiudicavit fieri petitionem eorum.
25 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.
Dimisit autem illis eum, qui propter homicidium, et seditionem missus fuerat in carcerem, quem petebant, Iesum vero tradidit voluntati eorum.
26 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.
Et cum ducerent eum, apprehenderunt Simonem quendam Cyrenensem venientem de villa: et imposuerunt illi crucem portare post Iesum.
27 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.
Sequebatur autem illum multa turba populi, et mulierum: quae plangebant, et lamentabantur eum.
28 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!
Conversus autem ad illas Iesus, dixit: Filiae Ierusalem, nolite flere super me, sed super vos ipsas flete, et super filios vestros.
29 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!’
Quoniam ecce venient dies, in quibus dicent: Beatae steriles, et ventres, qui non genuerunt, et ubera, quae non lactaverunt.
30 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!’
Tunc incipient dicere montibus: Cadite super nos. et collibus: Operite nos.
31 [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]”
Quia si in viridi ligno haec faciunt, in arido quid fiet?
32 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].
Ducebantur autem et alii duo nequam cum eo, ut interficerentur.
33 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].
Et postquam venerunt in locum, qui vocatur Calvariae, ibi crucifixerunt eum: et latrones, unum a dextris, et alterum a sinistris.
34 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].
Iesus autem dicebat: Pater, dimitte illis: non enim sciunt quid faciunt. Dividentes vero vestimenta eius, miserunt sortes.
35 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!”
Et stabat populus spectans, et deridebant eum principes cum eis, dicentes: Alios salvos fecit, se salvum faciat, si hic est Christus Dei electus.
36 The soldiers also ridiculed him because he [claimed to be a king]. They came up to him and offered him some sour wine.
Illudebant autem ei et milites accedentes, et acetum offerentes ei,
37 They said to him, “If you [(sg)] are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
et dicentes: Si tu es rex Iudaeorum, salvum te fac.
38 [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’.
Erat autem et superscriptio scripta super eum litteris Graecis, et Latinis, et Hebraicis: Hic est rex Iudaeorum.
39 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!”
Unus autem de his, qui pendebant, latronibus, blasphemabat eum, dicens: Si tu es Christus, salvum fac temetipsum, et nos.
40 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.
Respondens autem alter increpabat eum, dicens: Neque tu times Deum, qui in eadem damnatione es?
41 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!”
Et nos quidem iuste, nam digna factis recipimus: hic vero nihil mali gessit.
42 Then he said, “Jesus, [please] remember me [and take care of me] when you become king!”
Et dicebat ad Iesum: Domine, memento mei, cum veneris in regnum tuum.
43 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!)
Et dixit illi Iesus: Amen dico tibi: Hodie mecum eris in paradiso.
44 [Then it] was about noontime. It became dark over the whole land, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
Erat autem fere hora sexta, et tenebrae factae sunt in universam terram usque ad horam nonam.
45 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].
Et obscuratus est sol: et velum templi scissum est medium.
46 [As that happened], Jesus shouted loudly, “Father, I put my spirit into your care [MTY]!” When he said that, he [EUP] died.
Et clamans voce magna Iesus ait: Pater in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum. Et haec dicens, expiravit.
47 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!”
Videns autem Centurio quod factum fuerat, glorificavit Deum, dicens: Vere hic homo iustus erat.
48 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].
Et omnis turba eorum, qui simul aderant ad spectaculum istud, et videbant quae fiebant, percutientes pectora sua revertebantur.
49 All of Jesus’ friends, including the women who had come with him from Galilee [district], stood at a distance and saw everything that happened.
Stabant autem omnes noti eius a longe: et mulieres, quae secutae eum erant a Galilaea, haec videntes.
50 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.
Et ecce vir nomine Ioseph, qui erat decurio, vir bonus, et iustus:
51 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.
hic non consenserat consilio, et actibus eorum, ab Arimathia civitate Iudaeae, qui expectabat et ipse regnum Dei.
52 He went to Pilate and asked [Pilate to permit him] to [take] Jesus’ body [and bury it. After Pilate allowed him to do that],
hic accessit ad Pilatum, et petiit corpus Iesu:
53 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.
et depositum involvit sindone, et posuit eum in monumento exciso, in quo nondum quisquam positus fuerat.
54 [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].
Et dies erat parasceves, et sabbatum illucescebat.
55 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].
Subsecutae autem mulieres, quae cum eo venerant de Galilaea, viderunt monumentum, et quemadmodum positum erat corpus eius.
56 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.
Et revertentes paraverunt aromata, et unguenta: et sabbato quidem siluerunt secundum mandatum.
