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.
Mane autem facto, consilium inierunt omnes principes sacerdotum, et seniores populi adversus Iesum, ut eum morti traderent.
2 They tied his hands and took him to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.
Et vinctum adduxerunt eum, et tradiderunt Pontio Pilato præsidi.
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.
Tunc videns Iudas, qui eum tradidit, quod damnatus esset; pœnitentia ductus, retulit triginta argenteos principibus sacerdotum, et senioribus,
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!”
dicens: Peccavi, tradens sanguinem iustum. At illi dixerunt: Quid ad nos? tu videris.
5 So Judas [took] the money [and] threw it inside the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.
Et proiectis argenteis in templo, recessit: et abiens laqueo se suspendit.
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].”
Principes autem sacerdotum, acceptis argenteis, dixerunt: Non licet eos mittere in corbonam: quia pretium sanguinis est.
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].
Consilio autem inito, emerunt ex illis agrum figuli, in sepulturam peregrinorum.
8 That is why that place is still called {why they still call that place} ‘The field of blood’.
Propter hoc vocatus est ager ille, Haceldama, hoc est, ager sanguinis, usque in hodiernum diem.
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];
Tunc impletum est quod dictum est per Ieremiam prophetam, dicentem: Et acceperunt triginta argenteos pretium appretiati, quem appretiaverunt a filiis Israel:
10 and with that money they bought the field where clay was dug for potters. They did that as the Lord had commanded me.
et dederunt eos in agrum figuli, sicut constituit mihi Dominus.
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.”
Iesus autem stetit ante præsidem, et interrogavit eum præses, dicens: Tu es Rex Iudæorum? Dicit illi Iesus: Tu dicis.
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.
Et cum accusaretur a principibus sacerdotum, et senioribus, nihil respondit.
13 So Pilate said to him, “You hear how many things they are saying to accuse you; [are you not going to reply]?”
Tunc dicit illi Pilatus: Non audis quanta adversum te dicunt testimonia?
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.
Et non respondit ei ad ullum verbum, ita ut miraretur præses vehementer.
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.
Per diem autem sollemnem consueverat præses populi dimittere unum vinctum, quem voluissent.
16 At that time there was [in Jerusalem] a well-known prisoner whose name was Barabbas.
habebat autem tunc vinctum insignem, qui dicebatur Barrabas.
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?”
Congregatis ergo illis, dixit Pilatus: Quem vultis dimittam vobis: Barabbam, an Iesum, qui dicitur Christus?
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].
Sciebat enim quod per invidiam tradidissent eum.
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!”
Sedente autem illo pro tribunali, misit ad eum uxor eius, dicens: Nihil tibi, et iusto illi. multa enim passa sum hodie per visum propter eum.
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}.
Principes autem sacerdotum, et seniores persuaserunt populis ut peterent Barabbam, Iesum vero perderent.
21 So when the governor asked them, “Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?” They replied, “Barabbas!”
Respondens autem præses, ait illis: Quem vultis vobis de duobus dimitti? At illi dixerunt: Barabbam.
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)}!”
Dicit illis Pilatus: Quid igitur faciam de Iesu, qui dicitur Christus?
23 Pilate replied, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Have] him crucified {[Command that your soldiers] crucify him}!”
Dicunt omnes: Crucifigatur. Ait illis præses: Quid enim mali fecit? At illi magis clamabant dicentes: Crucifigatur.
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]!”
Videns autem Pilatus quia nihil proficeret, sed magis tumultus fieret: accepta aqua, lavit manus coram populo, dicens: Innocens ego sum a sanguine iusti huius: vos videritis.
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!”
Et respondens universus populus, dixit: Sanguis eius super nos, et super filios nostros.
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).
Tunc dimisit illis Barabbam: Iesum autem flagellatum tradidit eis ut crucifigeretur.
27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the government headquarters. The whole (cohort/group of soldiers) gathered around him.
Tunc milites præsidis suscipientes Iesum in prætorium, congregaverunt ad eum universam cohortem:
28 They pulled off [his clothes], and [pretending he was a king, they] put a purple robe on him.
et exuentes eum, chlamydem coccineam circumdederunt ei,
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]!”
et plectentes coronam de spinis, posuerunt super caput eius, et arundinem in dextera eius. Et genu flexo ante eum, illudebant ei, dicentes: Ave rex Iudæorum.
30 They kept spitting on him. They took the staff and kept striking him on the head with it.
Et expuentes in eum, acceperunt arundinem, et percutiebant caput eius.
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.
Et postquam illuserunt ei, exuerunt eum chlamyde, et induerunt eum vestimentis eius, et duxerunt eum ut crucifigerent.
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.
Exeuntes autem invenerunt hominem Cyrenæum, nomine Simonem: hunc angariaverunt ut tolleret crucem eius.
33 They came to a place called Golgotha. That name means ‘the place [like] a skull’.
Et venerunt in locum, qui dicitur Golgotha, quod est Calvariæ locus.
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].
Et dederunt ei vinum bibere cum felle mistum. Et cum gustasset, noluit bibere.
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].
Postquam autem crucifixerunt eum, diviserunt vestimenta eius, sortem mittentes: ut impleretur quod dictum est per Prophetam dicentem: Diviserunt sibi vestimenta mea, et super vestem meam miserunt sortem.
36 Then the soldiers sat down there to guard him, [to prevent anyone from trying to rescue him].
Et sedentes servabant eum.
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’.
Et imposuerunt super caput eius causam ipsius scriptam: HIC EST IESUS REX IUDÆORUM.
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.
Tunc crucifixi sunt cum eo duo latrones: unus a dextris, et unus a sinistris.
39 The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads [as if he were an evil man].
Prætereuntes autem blasphemabant eum moventes capita sua,
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!”
et dicentes: Vah qui destruis templum Dei, et in triduo illud reædificas: salva temetipsum: si filius Dei es, descende de cruce.
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,
Similiter et principes sacerdotum illudentes cum Scribis, et senioribus dicebant:
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!”
Alios salvos fecit, seipsum non potest salvum facere: si rex Israel est, descendat nunc de cruce, et credimus ei:
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!”
confidit in Deo: liberet nunc, si vult eum: dixit enim: Quia filius Dei sum.
44 And the [two] bandits who had been crucified with him also insulted him, saying similar things.
Idipsum autem et latrones, qui crucifixi erant cum eo, improperabant ei.
45 At noon it became dark over the whole land. [It stayed dark] until three o’clock [in the afternoon].
A sexta autem hora tenebræ factæ sunt super universam terram usque ad horam nonam.
46 At about three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That means, ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’
Et circa horam nonam clamavit Iesus voce magna, dicens: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? hoc est: Deus meus, Deus meus ut quid dereliquisti me?
47 When some of the people standing there heard [the word ‘Eli’, misunderstanding it], they said, “He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
Quidam autem illic stantes, et audientes, dicebant: Eliam vocat iste.
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].
Et continuo currens unus ex eis acceptam spongiam implevit aceto, et imposuit arundini, et dabat ei bibere.
49 But the other [people there] said, “Wait! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him!”
Ceteri vero dicebant: Sine videamus an veniat Elias liberans eum.
50 Then after Jesus shouted out loudly again, he died, giving his spirit over [to God].
Iesus autem iterum clamans voce magna, emisit spiritum.
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.
Et ecce velum templi scissum est in duas partes a summo usque deorsum. et terra mota est, et petræ scissæ sunt,
52 [Some] tombs opened up, and the bodies of many godly people who had died became alive again.
et monumenta aperta sunt: et multa corpora sanctorum, qui dormierant, surrexerunt.
53 They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus became alive again, they went into Jerusalem and appeared to many people [there].
Et exeuntes de monumentis post resurrectionem eius, venerunt in sanctam civitatem, et apparuerunt multis.
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).”
Centurio autem, et qui cum eo erant, custodientes Iesum, viso terræmotu et his, quæ fiebant, timuerunt valde, dicentes: Vere Filius Dei erat iste.
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.
Erant autem ibi mulieres multæ a longe, quæ secutæ erant Iesum a Galilæa, ministrantes ei:
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.
inter quas erat Maria Magdalene, et Maria Iacobi, et Ioseph mater, et mater filiorum Zebedæi.
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.
Cum autem sero factum esset, venit quidam homo dives ab Arimathæa, nomine Ioseph, qui et ipse discipulus erat Iesu.
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].
hic accessit ad Pilatum, et petiit corpus Iesu. Tunc Pilatus iussit reddi corpus.
59 So Joseph [and others] took the body and wrapped it in a clean white cloth.
Et accepto corpore, Ioseph involvit illud in sindone munda.
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.
et posuit illud in monumento suo novo, quod exciderat in petra. Et advolvit saxum magnum ad ostium monumenti, et abiit.
61 Mary from Magdala and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb, [watching].
Erant autem ibi Maria Magdalene, et altera Maria, sedentes contra sepulchrum.
62 The next day was Saturday, the Jewish day of rest. The chief priests and [some of] the Pharisees went to Pilate.
Altera autem die, quæ est post Parasceven, convenerunt principes sacerdotum et Pharisæi ad Pilatum,
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.’
dicentes: Domine, recordati sumus, quia seductor ille dixit adhuc vivens: Post tres dies resurgam.
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].”
Iube ergo custodiri sepulchrum usque in diem tertium: ne forte veniant discipuli eius, et furentur eum, et dicant plebi: Surrexit a mortuis: et erit novissimus error peior priore.
65 Pilate replied, “You [can] take some soldiers. Go to the tomb and make it as secure as you know how.”
Ait illis Pilatus: Habetis custodiam, ite, custodite sicut scitis.
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].
Illi autem abeuntes, munierunt sepulchrum, signantes lapidem, cum custodibus.
