Mark 15
1 Very early in the morning the chief priests met together with [the rest of] the Jewish council, [in order to decide how to accuse Jesus before the Roman governor. Their guards] tied Jesus’ hands [again]. They took him to [the house of] Pilate, [the governor, and they started to accuse him, saying] “[Jesus is claiming that he is a king!]!”
Snemma morguns kom hæstiréttur saman til að ákveða næsta skref í málinu. Í hæstarétti sátu æðstu prestarnir, öldungar og fræðimenn þjóðarinnar. Niðurstaðan varð sú að þeir ákváðu að senda Jesú í fylgd vopnaðra varðmanna til Pílatusar, rómverska landstjórans.
2 Pilate asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “You yourself have said so.”
„Ertu konungur Gyðinga?“spurði Pílatus Jesú. „Já, “svaraði Jesús, „það er rétt eins og þú orðar það.“
3 Then the chief priests claimed that Jesus had done many bad things.
Æðstu prestarnir báru nú margar sakir á Jesú. „Af hverju segirðu ekki neitt?“spurði Pílatus Jesú. „Hvað um allar þessar ákærur?“
4 So Pilate asked him again, “Don’t you have anything to say? Listen to how many bad things they are saying that you [have done]!”
5 But [even though Jesus was not guilty], he did not say anything more. The result was that Pilate was very much surprised.
En Jesús þagði, Pílatusi til mikillar furðu.
6 It was the governor’s custom [each year] during the [Passover] celebration to release [one person who was in prison. He customarily released] whichever prisoner the people requested.
Það var venja að náða einn fanga á páskunum – einhvern sem fólkið kom sér saman um.
7 [At that time] there was a man called Barabbas who had been {whom [the soldiers had]} [put in prison with some other men]. Those men had murdered [some soldiers] when they rebelled [against the Roman government].
Um þetta leyti var fangi, Barrabas að nafni, í haldi. Hann hafði ásamt öðrum verið dæmdur fyrir morð í uppreisnartilraun.
8 A crowd approached [Pilate] and asked him [to release someone], just like he customarily did for them [during the Passover celebration].
Nú kom hópur manna til Pílatusar og bað hann að náða einn fanga á hátíðinni eins og venja var.
9 Pilate answered them, “Would you like me to release for you the [man whom you] Jewish [people say is your] king?”
„Hvernig væri að láta ykkur fá „konung Gyðinga“?“spurði Pílatus. „Er það hann sem þið viljið fá lausan?“
10 [He asked this] because he realized what the chief priests were wanting to do. They were accusing Jesus because they were jealous of him [because many people were becoming his disciples].
(Þetta sagði hann því honum var orðið ljóst að réttarhöldin höfðu verið sviðsett af æðstu prestunum, þar eð þeir öfunduðu Jesú vegna vinsælda hans.)
11 But the chief priests urged the crowd [to request] that Pilate release Barabbas for them instead [of Jesus].
En þegar hér var komið sögu, höfðu æðstu prestarnir æst múginn til að krefjast Barrabasar í stað Jesú.
12 Pilate said to them again, “[If I release Barabbas], what do you want me to do with the man whom [some of] you Jews say is [your] king?”
„Ef ég sleppi Barrabasi, “sagði Pílatus, „hvað á ég þá að gera við þennan mann, sem þið kallið konung ykkar?“
13 Then they shouted again, “[Command that your soldiers] crucify him!”
„Krossfestu hann!“hrópuðu þeir.
14 Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Command your soldiers to] crucify him!”
„Hvers vegna?“spurði Pílatus ákveðinn. „Hvað hefur hann gert rangt?“Þá öskraði múgurinn enn hærra: „Krossfestu hann!“
15 So, because Pilate wanted to please the crowd, he released Barabbas for them. Then, after [his soldiers] had whipped Jesus with leather straps into which they had fastened metal pieces, [Pilate told the soldiers to take him away] in order that he would be crucified {they would crucify him}.
Þá lét Pílatus Barrabas lausan af því að hann óttaðist uppþot og vildi geðjast fólkinu. Síðan gaf hann skipun um að Jesús skyldi húðstrýktur og sendur til krossfestingar.
16 The soldiers took Jesus into the [courtyard of the] palace [where Pilate lived]. That place was the government headquarters. Then they summoned the whole (cohort/group of soldiers) [who were on duty there].
Rómversku hermennirnir fóru með Jesú inn í landsstjórahöllina og kölluðu saman alla varðsveitina. Þeir færðu hann í purpuralita skikkju og fléttuðu kórónu úr þyrnum og settu hana á höfuð honum.
17 [After the soldiers gathered together], they put a purple robe on Jesus. Then they placed on his head a crown that they made from [branches of] thornbushes. [They did those things in order to ridicule him by pretending that he was a king].
18 Then they greeted him [like they would greet a king, in order to ridicule him], saying, “Hooray for the King [who rules] the Jews!”
Síðan heilsuðu þeir honum á hermannavísu og æptu: „Lengi lifi konungur Gyðinga!“
19 They repeatedly struck his head with a reed and spat on him. By kneeling down, they [pretended to honor] him.
Svo börðu þeir hann í höfuðið með priki, hræktu á hann og féllu á kné og þóttust veita honum lotningu.
20 When they had finished ridiculing him, they pulled off the purple robe. They put his own clothes on him, and then they led him outside [of the city] in order to nail him to a cross.
Þegar þeir voru orðnir leiðir á leik sínum, færðu þeir hann úr purpuraskikkjunni, klæddu hann aftur í eigin föt og fóru með hann til krossfestingar.
21 [After Jesus carried his cross a short distance], a man named Simon from Cyrene [city came along]. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. He was passing by while he was returning [home] from outside [the city. The soldiers] compelled Simon to carry the cross [for Jesus].
Símon frá Kýrene varð á vegi þeirra, á leið ofan úr sveit. Hann var neyddur til að bera kross Jesú. (Símon var faðir Alexanders og Rúfusar.)
22 They brought them both to a place that they [call] Golgotha. That name means, ‘a place [like] a skull’.
Þeir fóru nú með Jesú á stað sem heitir Golgata. (Golgata þýðir hauskúpa.)
23 Then they tried to give Jesus wine that was {that they} mixed with [medicine called] myrrh. [They wanted him to drink it so that he would not feel so much pain when they crucified him]. But he did not drink it.
Þar var Jesú boðið beiskt vín, en hann vildi það ekki.
24 [Some] of the [soldiers took his clothes]. Then they nailed him to a cross. Afterwards, they divided his clothes among themselves by gambling with [something like] dice. They did this [in order to determine] which [piece of clothing] each one would get.
Eftir það krossfestu þeir hann og vörpuðu hlutkesti um föt hans.
25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
Krossfestingin átti sér stað um níuleytið að morgni.
26 They [attached to the cross above Jesus’ head] a sign on which it had been written {someone had written} the reason why [they were nailing him to the cross]. [But all] that it said was, “The King of the Jews.”
Á krossinn var fest áletrun þar sem afbrot Jesú var gefið til kynna: „Konungur Gyðinga“.
27 They also nailed to crosses two men who were bandits. They nailed one to a cross at the right side [of Jesus] and one to a cross at the left side [of Jesus].
Tveir ræningjar voru einnig krossfestir þennan sama morgun og stóðu krossar þeirra sinn hvorum megin við kross Jesú.
Þar með rættust orð Gamla testamentisins sem þannig hljóða: „Hann var talinn með illræðismönnum“.
29 The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads as [if here were an evil man]. They said, “Aha! You said that you would destroy the Temple and then you would build it again within three days.
Fólk sendi honum háðsglósur um leið og það gekk framhjá og hristi höfuðið af vandlætingu. „Hæ! Sjá þig núna!“æpti það. „Já, þú getur áreiðanlega rifið musterið og byggt það aftur á þrem dögum! Fyrst þú ert svona mikill maður, bjargaðu þá sjálfum þér og stígðu niður af krossinum!“
30 [If you could do that, then] rescue yourself by coming down from the cross!”
31 The chief priests, along with the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, also [wanted to] make fun of Jesus. So they said to each other, “He [claims to have] saved others [from their sicknesses] [IRO] but he cannot save himself!
Æðstu prestarnir, sem einnig voru þarna nærstaddir ásamt öðrum trúarleiðtogum, hæddu hann og sögðu: „Hann var nógu iðinn við að „frelsa“aðra, en sjálfum sér getur hann ekki bjargað!“
32 He said, ‘I am the Messiah, I am the King who [rules the people of] Israel.’ [If his words are true], he should come down now from the cross! Then we will believe [him]!” The [two] men who were crucified beside him also insulted him.
„Kristur!“hrópuðu þeir til hans, „konungur Ísraels! Stígðu nú niður af krossinum og þá skulum við trúa á þig!“Ræningjarnir, sem áttu að deyja með honum, tóku einnig í sama streng og formæltu honum.
33 At noon the whole land became dark, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
Um hádegi varð dimmt um allt landið og hélst myrkrið allt til klukkan þrjú síðdegis.
34 At three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” That means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”
Þá kallaði Jesús hárri röddu: „Elí, Elí, lama sabaktaní!“(Guð minn, Guð minn, hví hefur þú yfirgefið mig?)
35 When some of the people who were standing there heard [the word ‘Eloi’, misunderstanding it], they said, “Listen! He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
Sumir þeirra, sem þarna stóðu, héldu að hann væri að kalla á Elía spámann.
36 One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He placed it on [the tip of] a reed, and then he [held it] up for [Jesus] to suck out [the wine that was in] it. [While he was doing that, someone] said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah will come to take him down [from the cross]!”
Þá hljóp einn þeirra eftir svampi, fyllti hann af ediki, rétti Jesú á langri stöng og sagði: „Bíðum við, sjáum hvort Elía kemur og tekur hann niður af krossinum.“
37 And then, after Jesus shouted loudly, he stopped breathing [and died].
En Jesús kallaði aftur hárri röddu og gaf upp andann.
38 [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 showed that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God].
Þá rifnaði fortjald musterisins í tvennt, ofan frá og niður úr.
39 The officer who supervised the soldiers [who nailed Jesus to the cross] was standing in front of Jesus. When he saw how Jesus died, he exclaimed, “Truly, this man was the man who was also God!”
Þegar rómverski liðsforinginn, sem stóð við kross Jesú, sá hvernig hann gaf upp andann, hrópaði hann: „Þessi maður hefur áreiðanlega verið sonur Guðs.“
40 There were also some women there, watching these events from a distance. They had accompanied Jesus when he was in Galilee [district], and they had provided what he needed. They had come with him to Jerusalem. Among those women was Mary from Magdala [town]. There was [another] Mary, who was the mother of the younger James and of Joses. There was also Salome.
Hópur kvenna stóð álengdar og fylgdist með öllu sem gerðist. Þeirra á meðal voru María Magdalena, María (móðir Jakobs yngri og Jóse) og Salóme.
Þær höfðu, auk margra annarra kvenna, fylgt honum og þjónað meðan hann var norður í Galíleu og nú höfðu þær komið með honum til Jerúsalem.
42 When evening was near, [a man named] Joseph from Arimathea [town came there]. He was a member of the [Jewish] council, one whom everyone respected. He was also one of those who had been waiting expectantly for the [time when] God [would send] his king to begin to rule. [He knew that, according to Jewish law, people’s bodies had to be buried] {[someone had to bury people’s bodies]} [on the day they died. He also realized that] it was the day when [people] prepared [things for] ([the Jewish day of rest/the Sabbath]), [and that the Sabbath would start when the sun set]. So he became courageous and went to Pilate and asked Pilate [to permit him to take] the body of Jesus [down from the cross and bury it immediately].
Atburðir þessir áttu sér stað daginn fyrir helgidaginn. Síðdegis þennan sama dag herti Jósef frá Arímaþeu upp hugann og fór til Pílatusar og bað um líkama Jesú. Jósef þessi var virtur meðlimur hæstaréttar og trúaður maður (sem sjálfur vænti komu guðsríkisins).
44 Pilate was surprised [when he heard that] Jesus was already dead. So he summoned the officer who was in charge of the soldiers [who crucified Jesus], and he asked him if [Jesus] had already died.
En Pílatus trúði ekki að Jesús væri þá þegar dáinn og lét því kalla á liðsforingjann, sem sá um aftökuna, og spurði hann.
45 When the officer told [Pilate that Jesus was dead], Pilate allowed Joseph [to take away] the body.
Liðsforinginn staðfesti að Jesús væri dáinn og gaf þá Pílatus Jósef leyfi til að taka líkið.
46 After Joseph bought a linen cloth, he [and others] took [Jesus’ body down from the cross]. They wrapped it in the linen cloth and laid it in a tomb that [previously] had been dug out of the rock [cliff]. Then they rolled a [huge flat] stone in front of the entrance to the tomb.
Jósef keypti langan léreftsdúk, tók líkama Jesú niður af krossinum og vafði hann í dúkinn. Síðan lagði hann líkið í gröf sem höggvin hafði verið í klett og velti steini fyrir dyrnar.
47 Mary [from] Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where Jesus’ [body] was placed {where they placed Jesus’ [body]}.
(María Magdalena og María móðir Jóse fylgdust með þegar Jesús var lagður í gröfina.)
