Mak 15
1 Nan granmaten, chèf prèt yo fè yon reyinyon avèk chèf fanmi yo, dirèktè lalwa yo ansanm ak tout manm Gran Konsèy jwif yo pou pran yon desizyon. Apre yo fin mare Jezi, yo mennen l' ale; yo renmèt li bay Pilat.
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!]!”
2 Pilat menm mande li: -Eske ou se wa jwif yo? Jezi reponn li: -Se ou ki di li.
Pilate asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “You yourself have said so.”
3 Chèf prèt yo te depoze anpil plent sou do li.
Then the chief priests claimed that Jesus had done many bad things.
4 Pilat mande l' ankò: -Ou pa reponn anyen? Tande tout plent yo depoze sou do ou.
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 Men Jezi pa reponn anyen toujou. Sa te fè Pilat sezi anpil.
But [even though Jesus was not guilty], he did not say anything more. The result was that Pilate was very much surprised.
6 Pou chak fèt Delivrans Pilat te konn lage yon prizonye. Se pèp la ki te konn chwazi kilès.
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.
7 Te gen yon nonm yo rele Barabas; li te nan prizon ansanm ak kèk lòt ki t'ap konplote avèk li. Yo te nan prizon poutèt yon nonm yo te touye yon jou yo te pran lezam kont gouvènman an.
[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].
8 Foul moun yo moute lakay Pilat; yo pran mande Pilat pou l' lage yon prizonye ba yo jan li te toujou fè a.
A crowd approached [Pilate] and asked him [to release someone], just like he customarily did for them [during the Passover celebration].
9 Li reponn yo: -Eske nou vle mwen lage wa jwif la ban nou?
Pilate answered them, “Would you like me to release for you the [man whom you] Jewish [people say is your] king?”
10 Paske li te byen konnen se jalouzi ki te pouse chèf prèt yo mennen Jezi ba li.
[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].
11 Men, chèf prèt yo pran tèt pèp la pou yo mande Pilat pou l' lage Barabas pito.
But the chief priests urged the crowd [to request] that Pilate release Barabbas for them instead [of Jesus].
12 Pilat pran lapawòl ankò, li di yo: -Enben, kisa nou vle m' fè avèk nonm yo rele wa jwif la?
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?”
13 Yo rele byen fò: -Kloure l' sou yon kwa!
Then they shouted again, “[Command that your soldiers] crucify him!”
14 Pilat di yo: -Men, ki move zak li fè konsa? Yo rele pi fò toujou: -Kloure l' sou yon kwa!
Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Command your soldiers to] crucify him!”
15 Pilat te vle fè pèp la plezi: li lage Barabas ba yo. Apre li fin fè yo bat Jezi byen bat, li renmèt li bay sòlda yo pou y' al kloure l' sou yon kwa.
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}.
16 Sòlda yo mennen Jezi anndan bèl lakou a (sa vle di, nan kay kòmandan an). Yo rele tout rejiman sòlda yo vini.
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].
17 Yo mete yon gwo rad koulè wouj violèt sou Jezi; yo trese yon kouwòn pikan, yo mete l' nan tèt li.
[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 Epi yo pran salwe l' konsa: -Bonjou, wa jwif yo!
Then they greeted him [like they would greet a king, in order to ridicule him], saying, “Hooray for the King [who rules] the Jews!”
19 Yo ba l' kou nan tèt avèk yon baton wozo; yo krache sou li, yo mete ajenou, yo bese tèt yo devan li.
They repeatedly struck his head with a reed and spat on him. By kneeling down, they [pretended to honor] him.
20 Apre yo fin pase l' nan betiz kont kò yo, yo wete gwo rad la; yo mete rad pa l' sou li ankò; epi yo mennen l' ale pou yo kloure l' sou yon kwa.
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.
21 Te gen yon nonm yo rele Simon, moun peyi Sirèn, papa Aleksann ak Rifis. Antan Simon sa a t'ap soti nan jaden, li pase bò la, epi sòlda yo fòse msye pote kwa Jezi a.
[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].
22 Yo mennen Jezi yon kote yo rele Gòlgota (ki vle di: Plas zo bwa tèt la).
They brought them both to a place that they [call] Golgotha. That name means, ‘a place [like] a skull’.
23 Yo te vle ba li diven melanje ak yon siwo fèt ak lami pou l' te bwè. Men, li pa pran li.
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.
24 Apre yo fin kloure l' sou kwa a, yo separe rad li yo ant yo: yo tire osò pou konnen sa ki t'ap soti pou yo chak.
[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.
25 Li te nevè nan maten lè yo te kloure l' sou kwa a.
It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
26 Yo te bay kòz ki fè yo te kondannen l' lan sou yon ti pankat ki te ekri: Wa jwif yo!
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.”
27 Yo te kloure de ansasen sou de lòt kwa, anmenmtan avèk Jezi, yonn sou chak bò.
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].
28 Se konsa pawòl ki te ekri a vin rive vre: Yo mete l' ansanm ak mechan yo.
29 Moun ki t'ap pase bò la t'ap plede joure l'; yo t'ap fè siy sou li, yo t'ap di: -Ey! Ou menm ki te vle kraze tanp lan pou ou rebati l' nan twa jou,
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.
30 sove tèt ou non, desann sou kwa a.
[If you could do that, then] rescue yourself by coming down from the cross!”
31 Konsa tou, chèf prèt yo ak dirèktè lalwa yo t'ap pase l' nan rizib. Yonn t'ap di lòt: -Gade! Li sove lòt moun, li pa ka sove tèt pa li!
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!
32 Se pou Kris la, wa pèp Izrayèl la, desann sou kwa a koulye a. Konsa n'a wè epi n'a kwè. Ata mesye ki te kloure sou lòt kwa yo t'ap joure l' tou.
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.
33 Vè midi konsa, vin gen yon fènwa sou tout peyi a, jouk twazè nan apremidi.
At noon the whole land became dark, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
34 Vè twazè, Jezi rele byen fò: -Eloyi, Eloyi, lema sabaktani? (ki vle di: Bondye, Bondye, poukisa ou lage m' konsa?)
At three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” That means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”
35 Nan moun ki te la yo genyen ki te tande l' pale. Yo di: -Koute. Men l'ap rele Eli.
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!”
36 Yonn nan yo kouri, li al tranpe yon eponj nan venèg, li mete l' nan pwent yon gòl wozo, li lonje l' bò bouch Jezi ba l' bwè. Epi li di: -Rete! Ann wè si Eli va vin desann li sou kwa a!
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]!”
37 Men Jezi bay yon gwo rèl, epi li mouri.
And then, after Jesus shouted loudly, he stopped breathing [and died].
38 Rido ki te nan tanp lan chire an de moso depi anwo jouk anba.
[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].
39 Te gen yon kaptenn lame kanpe anfas Jezi. Lè l' wè Jezi mouri konsa, li di: -Nonm sa a, se te pitit Bondye tout bon.
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!”
40 Te gen kèk fanm la tou; men yo te rete lwen ap gade. Pami yo te gen Mari, moun lavil Magdala a, Mari, manman Ti Jak ak Jòz, ansanm ak Salome.
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.
41 Medam sa yo t'ap swiv Jezi, se yo ki t'ap okipe l' depi lè l' te nan peyi Galile. Te gen anpil lòt tou ki te moute lavil Jerizalèm ansanm ak li.
42 Solèy te fin kouche, se te jou preparasyon jwif yo (ki vle di: lavèy jou repo a).
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].
43 Lè sa a Jozèf, yon moun lavil Arimate, vin rive. Se te yon manm respektab nan Gran Konsèy jwif yo. Li menm tou li t'ap tann lè Bondye t'ap vin pran gouvènman an nan men pa li. Li te gen kouraj ale devan Pilat mande kò Jezi.
44 Men, Pilat te sezi lè l' vin konnen Jezi te gen tan mouri. Li voye rele kaptenn lan, li mande l' si Jezi te mouri depi lontan.
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.
45 Lè kaptenn lan fin ba li repons sèten, li bay Jozèf kò a.
When the officer told [Pilate that Jesus was dead], Pilate allowed Joseph [to take away] the body.
46 Jozèf achte yon bèl dra blan, li desann kò Jezi sou kwa a, li vlope l' nan dra a, epi li mete l' nan yon kavo yo te fouye nan wòch la. Apre sa, li woule yon gwo wòch devan bouch kavo a.
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.
47 Mari, moun lavil Magdala a, ansanm ak Mari, manman Jòz, t'ap gade kote yo mete kò a.
Mary [from] Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where Jesus’ [body] was placed {where they placed Jesus’ [body]}.
