Matthew 27
1 Very early the next morning all the chief priests and Jewish elders decided how [to arrange for the Romans] to execute Jesus.
Ku tisoanpanpangu, bi kopadicianba yudanba leni Jufinba nikpeliba kuli den taani ki juogi ke bi baa teni ban kpa Jesu.
2 They tied his hands and took him to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.
Bi den loli, ki gedini o ki ban teni o Pilata yua n den tie gufeneeli.
3 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.
Jedasa, yua n den janbi Jesu n den la ke bi jia wani Jesu buudi ki kadi ke bi baa kpa o, o den mua ke o yaa bi janbi o, ki den taa a kujapien-piitaada ki gedini bi kopadicianba yudanba leni bi nikpeliba kali ki yedi: N tieni ti tuonbiadi ki janbi yua n naa pia tagili.
4 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!”
Bi den goa ki yedi o: Lani mo nan hua tii? Li hua fine.
5 So Judas [took] the money [and] threw it inside the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.
Judasa den luni i ligi yeni U Tienu diegu nni ki ñani ki gedi ki ban soadi o yuli.
6 [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].”
Bi kopadicianba yudanba den gandigandi i ligi yeni ki yedi: Laa pundi laa ligi n kua U Tienu litiagu nni, kelima li tie mi soama yaa ligi.
7 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].
Ban den juogi, bi den taa laa ligi ki da o maado kuanu, ke u tua bi canba kupiikaanu.
8 That is why that place is still called {why they still call that place} ‘The field of blood’.
Lani yaa po ke bi yi laa kuanu mi soawulima kuanu hali dinla.
9 [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];
Lani, o sawalipualo Jelemi n den maadi ya maama den tieni: Bi den taa kujapiena piitaa, Isalele yaaba n den biigi ki sua ke o dunga pundi maama.
10 and with that money they bought the field where clay was dug for potters. They did that as the Lord had commanded me.
Bi den taa yi ki da o maado kuanu, Nani o Diedo n den yedi maama.
11 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.”
Jesu den sedi gufeneeli nintuali. Gufeneeli den buali o: A tie Jufinba bado bi?
12 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.
Jesu den goa ki yedi: Fini n yedi yeni. Bi kopadicianba yudanba leni bi nikpeliba den tabi o, ama waa den guani liba.
13 So Pilate said to him, “You hear how many things they are saying to accuse you; [are you not going to reply]?”
Lane Pilata den yedi o: Haa gba ban tabi a yaala kuli po?
14 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.
Jesu naa den lebidi o maamaba. Li den paki gufeneeli.
15 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.
Mi pendima jaanma kuli, gufeneeli den maani ki faabi kadibiyenga, ku niligu n mia wan faabi yua.
16 At that time there was [in Jerusalem] a well-known prisoner whose name was Barabbas.
Laa yogunu bi den pia kadibiyenga ke bi yi o Balabasa ke bi niba kuli bani o biadima po.
17 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?”
Ku niligu n den taani, Pilata den yedi ba: Yi bua min faabi yipo hme, Balabasa bi, bi Jesu ban yi yua Kilisiti?
18 [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].
Kelima o den bani ke bi cuo Jesu ki cuani o li bujiali kani kelima li nunponbiadili po.
19 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!”
Wan da den ka o bujioakaanu po mo, o pua den soani u tondu ki yedi o: Han da kua o naa niteginkoa maama nni, kelima ya ñiagu n pendi ne, n la fala boncianla ti dangidi nni kelima opo.
20 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}.
Bi kopadicianba yudanba leni bi nikpeliba den tundi ku niligu ke bi mia Pilata wan faabi Balabasa ki teni ban kpa Jesu.
21 So when the governor asked them, “Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?” They replied, “Barabbas!”
Gufeneeli Pilata go den yedi bi: Bani bonba lie siiga yi bua min faabi yipo hme? Bi den goa ki yedi o: Balabasa.
22 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)}!”
Pilata den yedi ba: N nan baa tieni Jesu, ban yi yua Kilisiti mo lede? Bikuli den goa ki yedi o: Ban joani o li dapoanpoanli po.
23 Pilate replied, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Have] him crucified {[Command that your soldiers] crucify him}!”
Gufeneeli den yedi: O tieni be biadime? Bi den tangi ke li pa ki cie: Ban joani o li dapoanpoanli po.
24 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]!”
Pilata n den laa ke o maama ki baa sedikaanu lipo, o den taa mi ñima ki nidi ku niligu nintuali ki yedi: Mii pia tagiliba o naa niteginkoa soawulima nni. Li hua yinbe.
25 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!”
Ku niligu kuli den goa ki yedi o: O soama n baa tinba leni ti bila po.
26 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).
Lani, Pilata den faabi bipo Balabasa. O den teni ke bi pua Jesu i baliji, ki teni o bi nuu nni ban ban joani o li dapoanpoanli po.
27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the government headquarters. The whole (cohort/group of soldiers) gathered around him.
Gufeneeli Pilata minteela den kuani Jesu wani gufeneeli diegu nni wan ja ti buudi naani, ki taani bi cagili kuli ki lindi o.
28 They pulled off [his clothes], and [pretending he was a king, they] put a purple robe on him.
Bi den landi o tiadi ki golini o bu kpalimoanbu.
29 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]!”
Bi den taa i konkoni ki piani nani ki badifogiliga yeni ki cibini o, ki mubini o jienu li kankagili. Bi den gbaandi o nintuali ki ñuadi o nani o tie o bado yeni ki tua: Ti fuondi a, fini Jufinba bado.
30 They kept spitting on him. They took the staff and kept striking him on the head with it.
Bi den siini opo ti ñisandi, ki taa li kankagili ki pua o yuli po.
31 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.
Ban den ñuadiñuadi o yeni ki gbeni, bi den goliti bu kpalibi ki goa ki lani o o ya tiadi ki ñani o ki gedini o ki baan joani o li dapoanpoanli po.
32 [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.
Ban den caa, bi den tuogi Silena dogu yua ke bi yi o Simono, ki tieni o u paalu ke o bugi Jesu dapoanpoanli.
33 They came to a place called Golgotha. That name means ‘the place [like] a skull’.
Bi den pundi ban yi ya kaanu Goligota, lani n bua ki yedi ku Yukuokuogu kaanu. Bi den teni Jesu ya duven n kali leni ya ñoagu n to ke wan ño.
34 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].
Ama wan den leni o waamu, waa den ñuni.
35 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].
Ban den joani o li dapoanpoanli po bi den taa o tiayiekaadi ki toani tiatia ki boagidi ti.
36 Then the soldiers sat down there to guard him, [to prevent anyone from trying to rescue him].
[Bi den tieni yeni ke o sawalipualo n den maadi ya maama n tieni: Bi den boagidi n tiayiekaada bi siiga, ki toani tiatia n liadicianli po.] Lani, bi den kali ki jii o.
37 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’.
Bi den kpa ki tabini ki yini o yuli po yaa diani n waani yaala yaa po ke bi cuo o: One n tie Jesu, Jufinba bado.
38 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.
Bi den joani sanjabi lie a dapoanpoana po ki taani leni o, yendo o jienu po, o yua mo o ganu po.
39 The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads [as if he were an evil man].
Bi santagiba den sugidi o,
40 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!”
ki fegini bi yula ki tua: Fini yua n baa mudi U Tienu diegu ki goa ki maa gu dana taa, ga a yuli naa. A ya tie U Tienu Bijua, han jiidi li dapoanpoanli po.
41 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,
Bi kopadicianba yudanba leni li balimaama bangikaaba leni bi nikpeliba kuli mono den ñuadi o yeni ki tua:
42 “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!”
O den ga nitoaba ki nan kan fidi ki ga o yuli. O ya tie Isalele yaaba bado moamoani, wan jiidi li dapoanpoanli moala na, lanwani ti baa tuo ki daani o.
43 “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!”
O dugi U Tienu po, U Tienu ya bua o moamoani, wan nan ga o moala.
44 And the [two] bandits who had been crucified with him also insulted him, saying similar things.
Kelima o yedi: N tie U Tienu Bijua yo. Ban den taani ki joani o leni yaa sanjaba a dapoanpoana po moko den sugidi o.
45 At noon it became dark over the whole land. [It stayed dark] until three o’clock [in the afternoon].
Ki cili u yensiicocolu, li biigili den tieni ki tinga kuli ki ya caa hali li yenlebidili.
46 At about three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That means, ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’
Li yenlebidili po yeni, Jesu den tiani boncianla: Eli, Eli lama sabakitani? Lani n tie: N tienu, n Tienu, be yaa po ke a haa nni?
47 When some of the people standing there heard [the word ‘Eli’, misunderstanding it], they said, “He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
Yaa niba n den ye likani bi tianba n den gbadi, bi den yedi: O yi o sawalipualo Elia.
48 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].
Tontoni bi siiga nni yendo den sani ki ban taa u cietuogu ki pagini u mi ñinmiligima nni ki fiini li kankagili, ki yugidi ki teni o ke wan ño.
49 But the other [people there] said, “Wait! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him!”
O lieba den yedi: Cedi mani tin la Elia ya baa cua ki ga o.
50 Then after Jesus shouted out loudly again, he died, giving his spirit over [to God].
Jesu go den tiani ke li pa, ki cabi o naano ki kpe.
51 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.
Lanyogunu U Tienu diegu nni kpalidoaginkaabui den padi siiga nni, ki cili tanpoli ki ban jiidi tinga, ki boagidi kaani lie.
52 [Some] tombs opened up, and the bodies of many godly people who had died became alive again.
Ki tinga den digibi, a tana den yagidi. Akakula den yaadi, U Tienu nigagidihanba yaaba n den kpe siiga, boncianba den fii bi tinkpiba siiga.
53 They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus became alive again, they went into Jerusalem and appeared to many people [there].
Bi den ñani a kakula nni. Jesu fiima bi tinkpiba siiga puoli, bi den kua u dogagidiko nni ke bi niba boncianla laa ba.
54 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).”
Minteela kobiga yudaano leni yaaba n den taa leni ki ji Jesu kuli n den laa mi tindigibima leni yaala n tieni kuli, ti jawaandi den cuo ba boncianla, ke bi yedi:
55 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.
Moamoani, one den tie U Tienu Bijua yo. Bi puoba boncianla moko den ye likani ki se foagima ki diidi, Jesu n den ñani Galile ke yaaba n ciani o ki todi o o yema po.
56 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.
Li den pia bi siiga Magidala yua Maliyama, leni yua n den tie Jaka leni Josefi naa, leni Sebede bila yaa naa.
57 When it was [almost] evening, a rich man named Joseph came [there]. He was from Arimathea [town]. He also was a disciple of Jesus.
Ku joafangu yogunu ya piado n yi Josefi ki tie Alimate dogu yua den cua. O moko den tie Jesu hoadikoa.
58 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].
O den gedi Pilata kani ki baa mia o wan teni o Jesu o kpiemo, Pilata den yedi ban teni.
59 So Joseph [and others] took the body and wrapped it in a clean white cloth.
Josefi den taa o kpiemo ki bobini o len kpalipanbu,
60 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.
ki duani o o kakupanli nni, wan den teni ke bi gbini yaala ku tangu nni. O den bindi ku tanpabigu ki biini li kakuli ñoabu ki ban kuni.
61 Mary from Magdala and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb, [watching].
Magidala yua Maliyama leni Maliyama toa den ye likani ki ka ki tiegi li kakuli.
62 The next day was Saturday, the Jewish day of rest. The chief priests and [some of] the Pharisees went to Pilate.
Lan fii ki fa, lani n tie li boginli daali fiifaama, bi kopadicianba yudanba leni Falisieninba den taani ki gedi Pilata kani ki yedi o:
63 They said, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive, he said, ‘Three days after I [die I] will become alive again.’
Ti daano, ti tiadi ke laa boandi daano n da den fo yaa yogunu, o den yedi ke dana taa ya pendi ke o baa fii bi tinkpiba siiga.
64 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].”
Lani yaa po han teni ban ya ji li kakuli hali dana taa daali ke o hoadikaaba n dati cua ki su o, ki yedi bi niba ke o fii bi tinkpiba siiga. Laa boandiyuami ji baa bia ki cie li bonkpiala.
65 Pilate replied, “You [can] take some soldiers. Go to the tomb and make it as secure as you know how.”
Pilata den yedi ba: No mani yaaba n ji nne. Gedi mani ki ban jiidi li kakuli yin fidi maama kuli.
66 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].
Bi den gedi li kakuli po ki tieni ku tanpabigu yeni po ya maalima ke o nilo ya biidi bi baabandi, ki sieni bi jiidikaaba.
