Marko 15
1 Esi ŋu ke ŋdi kanya la, nunɔlagãwo, dumegãwo, agbalẽfialawo kple ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo kpe ta be yewoade ŋugble le nu si yewoawɔ la ŋu. Woɖoe be yewoabla Yesu, aɖoe ɖe Pilato, ame si nye Romatɔwo ƒe mɔmefia, si nɔ Yudea dzi ɖum le ɣe ma ɣi me la gbɔ.
As soon as it was daylight, the chief priests, after holding a consultation with elders and teachers of the Law – that is to say, the whole High Council – put Jesus in chains, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.
2 Esi Yesu va ɖo Pilato gbɔ la, Pilato biae be, “Wòe nye Yudatɔwo ƒe fia la?” Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ɛ̃, abe ale si miegblɔe ene.”
‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ asked Pilate. ‘It is true,’ replied Jesus.
3 Nunɔlagãwo tso enu be ewɔ nu vɔ̃ geɖewo.
Then the chief priests brought a number of charges against him.
4 Pilato gabiae be, “Nu ka ta mèdi be yeaɖo nya aɖeke ŋu o? Nya gbogbo siwo katã wotsɔ ɖe ŋuwò la nye nyateƒea?”
So Pilate questioned Jesus again. ‘Have you no reply to make?’ he asked. ‘Listen, how many charges they are bringing against you.’
5 Gake Yesu meke nu o. Esia wɔ nuku na Pilato ŋutɔ.
But Jesus still made no reply whatever; at which Pilate was astonished.
6 Azɔ nu ɖeka aɖe si Pilato wɔna ɖaa le Ŋutitotoŋkeke la dzi lae nye be eɖea asi le Yudatɔ gamenɔla ɖeka si ŋu amewo lɔ̃ be wòaɖe asi le la ŋuti.
Now, at the feast, Pilate used to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might ask for.
7 Gamenɔla siawo dometɔ ɖekae nye Barabas, ame si kple ame bubuwo wu amewo le hoowɔwɔ gã aɖe si wowɔ va yi la me.
A man called Barabbas was in prison, with the rioters who had committed murder during a riot.
8 Azɔ amewo ƒo ƒu eye wobia tso Pilato si be wòaɖe asi le gamenɔlawo dometɔ ɖeka ŋu na yewo abe ale si wòwɔna ɖaa ene.
So, when the crowd went up and began to ask Pilate to follow his usual custom,
9 Pilato bia wo be, “Miedi be maɖe asi le Yudatɔwo ƒe fia la ŋu na mia?”
he answered, ‘Do you want me to release the “king of the Jews” for you?’
10 Le esime wònya nyuie be ŋuʋaʋã ta koe nunɔlagãwo tsɔ Yesu de asi nɛ ɖo.
For he was aware that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had given Jesus up to him.
11 Ke nunɔlagãwo ƒoe ɖe ameawo nu be woabia be wòaɖe asi le Barabas boŋ ŋu, ke menye Yesu o.
But the chief priests incited the crowd to get Barabbas released instead.
12 Pilato bia wo be, “Esi miebe maɖe asi le Barabas ŋu ɖe, nu ka miebe mawɔ kple ame si mieyɔna be Yudatɔwo ƒe Fia?”
Pilate, however, spoke to them again, ‘What should I do then with the man whom you call the “king of the Jews”?’
13 Ameawo katã do ɣli be, “Klãe ɖe ati ŋu!”
Again they shouted, ‘Crucify him!’
14 Pilato bia wo be, “Nu vɔ̃ ka wòwɔ?” Ke ameawo gado ɣli sesĩe wu tsã be, “Klãe ɖe ati ŋu!”
‘Why, what harm has he done?’ Pilate kept saying to them. But they shouted furiously, ‘Crucify him!’
15 Azɔ Pilato vɔ̃ be ameha la ava wɔ ʋunyaʋunya eye be wòadze wo ŋu ta la, eɖe asi le Barabas ŋu na wo. Ke eɖe gbe be woaƒo Yesu kple atam. Le esia megbe la, ekplɔe de asi na ameawo be woaɖaklãe ɖe ati ŋu le woƒe didi nu.
And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and, after scourging Jesus, gave him up to be crucified.
16 Asrafoawo kplɔ Yesu yi woƒe nɔƒe le fiasã la me, eye woyɔ asrafo siwo katã dzɔa fiasã la ŋu la ƒo ƒu.
The soldiers then took Jesus away into the courtyard – that is the Government house – and they called the whole garrison together.
17 Wodo awu dzĩ nɛ, eye wotsɔ ŋu wɔ kuku heɖɔ nɛ.
They dressed him in a purple robe, and, having twisted a crown of thorns, put it on him,
18 Azɔ wode asi fewuɖuɖu le eŋu me. Wodo gbe nɛ gblɔ be, “Yudatɔwo ƒe fia nenɔ agbe tegbee!”
and then began to salute him. ‘Long life to you, king of the Jews!’ they said.
19 Amewo tsɔ ameƒoti ƒo tame nɛ. Ɖewo ɖe ta ɖe mo nɛ, eye ɖewo bua dze klo be yewole esubɔm.
And they kept striking him on the head with a rod, spitting at him, and bowing to the ground before him – going down on their knees;
20 Esi wowɔ funyafunyae ʋuu wòti wo la, woɖe awu dzĩ la le eŋu hetsɔ eya ŋutɔ ƒe awuwo do nɛ eye wokplɔe dzoe be yewoaɖaklãe ɖe ati ŋu.
and, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the purple robe, and put his own clothes on him.
21 Le mɔa dzi la, wodo go Simɔn Kirenetɔ wògbɔna dua me, eye wozi edzi be wòakpe ɖe Yesu ŋu, akɔ eƒe atitsoga la. Simɔn siae nye Aleksandro kple Rufus fofo.
They led Jesus out to crucify him; and they compelled a passer-by, Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them to carry his cross.
22 Ale wokplɔ Yesu va teƒe aɖe si woyɔna be Golgata (si gɔmee nye “Ametakoliƒe”).
They brought Jesus to the place which was known as Golgotha – a name which means “place of a Skull.”
23 Le afi sia la, wotsɔ gbe siwo vena la tsaka wain tsitsi aɖe hekpe nɛ, gake menoe o.
There they offered him drugged wine; but Jesus refused it.
24 Woklãe ɖe atitsoga ŋu. Woda akɔ ɖe eƒe awuwo dzi be woakpɔ esi ame sia ame axɔ.
Then they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots for them, to settle what each should take.
25 Anɔ abe ŋdi ga asiekɛ me ene esi woklãe ɖe atitsoga ŋu.
It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
26 Woŋlɔ nutsotso si wotsɔ ɖe eŋu esi ta woklãe ɖe atia ŋu la ɖe ʋuƒo kakɛ aɖe dzi klã ɖe atitsoga la tame. Nu si woŋlɔ ɖe ʋuƒoa dzi enye: Yudatɔwo ƒe Fia.
The words of the charge against him, written up over his head, read – “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
27 Woklã adzodala eve aɖewo hã ɖe eƒe axa eveawo dzi. [
And with him they crucified two robbers, one on the right, and the other on the left.
28 Ale wowu ale si mawunya gblɔ da ɖi la nu be, “Wobui ɖe ame vɔ̃ɖiwo dome.]”
29 Ame siwo va nɔ eŋu tom la ɖea alɔme le eŋu, eye woʋuʋua ta hekonɛ. Ɖewo hã doa ɣli gblɔna nɛ fewuɖutɔe be, “Ɛhɛ̃! Kpɔ ale si wòva zu na wò ɖa! Wòe be yeate ŋu agbã gbedoxɔ la, agbugbɔ atui le ŋkeke etɔ̃ megbe. Nenye be ŋusẽ le asiwò nàte ŋu awɔ nukunu gã siawo la,
The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads, as they said, ‘Ah! You who would destroy the Temple and build one in three days,
30 ɖe ɖokuiwò le atitsoga la ŋue!”
come down from the cross and save yourself!’
31 Nunɔlagãwo kple agbalẽfiala siwo nɔ tsitre ɖe teƒea hã nɔ alɔme ɖem le Yesu ŋu. Wogblɔ be, “Ame sia te ŋu xɔ na ame bubuwo, gake mate ŋu xɔ na eya ŋutɔ ɖokui o!
In the same way the chief priests, with the teachers of the Law, said to one another in mockery,
32 “Wò Kristo la! Wò Israel ƒe Fia! Ɖi le atitsoga la ŋu, ekema mí katã míaxɔ dziwò ase!” Adzodala eve siwo woklã ɖe atitsogawo ŋu kpli gɔ̃ hã dzui.
‘He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the “king of Israel,” come down from the cross now so that we can see it and believe.’ Even the men who had been crucified with Jesus insulted him.
33 Le ŋdɔ ga wuieve me lɔƒo la, zãdokeli do ɖe anyigba blibo la dzi va se ɖe keke ɣetrɔ ga etɔ̃ me.
At midday, a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon.
34 Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la, Yesu do ɣli sesĩe be, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani?” (si gɔmee nye “Nye Mawu, Nye Mawu, nu ka ta nègblẽm ɖi?”).
And, at three, Jesus called out loudly, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani?’ which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
35 Esi ame siwo nɔ tsitre ɖe afi ma se esia la, wogblɔ be, “Kpɔ ɖa, ele Eliya yɔm.”
Some of those standing round heard this, and said, ‘Listen! He is calling for Elijah!’
36 Le esia ta wo dometɔ ɖeka ƒu du yi ɖaku wain tsitsi eye wòkɔe ɖe ƒumekutsa me, tɔe ɖe ati nu hetsɔ ɖo nu na Yesu be wòano hegblɔ kpe ɖe eŋu be, “Miɖe asi le eŋu azɔ ne míakpɔe ɖa be Eliya ava ɖee le atia ŋuti hã.”
And a man ran, and, soaking a sponge in common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink, saying as he did so, ‘Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down.’
37 Yesu gado ɣli sesĩe, eye wòmia nu.
But Jesus, giving a loud cry, breathed his last.
38 Le gaƒoƒo sia me tututu la, xɔmetsovɔ, si wotsɔ xe Kɔkɔeƒewo ƒe Kɔkɔeƒe la ŋkume le gbedoxɔ la me la ma ɖe eve tso dzi va se ɖe anyime ke.
The Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 Esi Romasrafo si nɔ Yesu ŋu dzɔm kpɔ ale si Yesu kue la, egblɔ kple seselelãme geɖe be, “Ame sia la, Mawu ƒe Vi wònye vavã!”
The Roman officer, who was standing facing Jesus, on seeing the way in which he breathed his last, exclaimed, ‘This man must indeed have been God’s son!’
40 Nyɔnu aɖewo hã nɔ adzɔge nɔ nu siwo nɔ dzɔdzɔm la kpɔm. Ame siawo nye Maria Magdalatɔ, Maria, si nye Yakobo suetɔ kple Yose dada kple Salome.
There were some women also watching from a distance, among them being Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joseph, and Salome –
41 Ame siawo kple Galilea nyɔnu bubu siwo nye eyomenɔlawo, ame siwo subɔnɛ ne eva Galilea la hã dze eyome va Yerusalem.
all of whom used to accompany Jesus when he was in Galilee, and give him support – besides many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
42 Nu siawo katã dzɔ ŋkeke ɖeka do ŋgɔ na Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke la. Le ɣetrɔ me lɔƒo la,
The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the Preparation day – the day before the Sabbath –
43 Yosef si tso Arimatia, ame si nye Yudatɔwo ƒe ʋɔnudrɔ̃la gãwo dometɔ ɖeka, si ŋu bubu le la va Yerusalem. Ame sia hã nɔ mɔ kpɔm na mawufiaɖuƒe la ƒe vava. Eyi Pilato gbɔ kple dzideƒo hebia be wòaɖe asi le Yesu ƒe kukua ŋu na ye.
Joseph from Arimathea, a councillor of good position, who was himself living in expectation of the kingdom of God, came and ventured to go in to see Pilate, and to ask for the body of Jesus.
44 Pilato mexɔe se be Yesu ku le ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe ko megbe o, eyɔ Romasrafowo ƒe amegã si ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te nyawo nɔ la, eye wòbiae be Yesu ku vavã hã?
But Pilate was surprised to hear that he had already died. So he sent for the officer, and asked if he were already dead;
45 Asrafomegã la ɖo kpe edzi na Pilato be eku. Ale Pilato ɖe mɔ na Yosef be wòaxɔ ame kukua aɖaɖi.
and, on learning from the officer that it was so, he gave the corpse to Joseph.
46 Yosef ƒle aklala biɖibiɖi gã aɖe, eye woɖe Yesu ƒe ŋutilã kuku la le atitsoga la ŋu. Exatsa aklala la ɖe eŋu eye wòkɔe ɖamlɔ yɔdo, si woɖe ɖe agakpe me la me, hemli kpe gã aɖe ɖo yɔdo la nu.
Joseph, having bought a linen sheet, took Jesus down, and wound the sheet round him, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock; and then rolled a stone up against the entrance of the tomb.
47 Maria Magdalatɔ kple Maria Yose dada hã nɔ afi ma kpɔ afi si wòɖi Yesu ɖo.
Mary of Magdala and Mary, the mother of Joseph, were watching to see where he was laid.
