Matteo 27
1 POI, venuta la mattina, tutti i principali sacerdoti, e gli anziani del popolo, tenner consiglio contro a Gesù per farlo morire.
Very early the next morning all the chief priests and Jewish elders decided how [to arrange for the Romans] to execute Jesus.
2 E, legatolo, lo menarono, e misero nelle mani di Ponzio Pilato governatore.
They tied his hands and took him to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.
3 Allora Giuda, che l'avea tradito, vedendo ch'egli era stato condannato, si pentì, e tornò i trenta [sicli] d'argento a' principali sacerdoti, ed agli anziani, dicendo:
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.
4 Io ho peccato, tradendo il sangue innocente. Ma essi dissero: Che tocca questo a noi? pensavi tu.
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!”
5 Ed egli, gettati [i sicli] d'argento nel tempio, si ritrasse, e se ne andò, e si strangolò.
So Judas [took] the money [and] threw it inside the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 E i principali sacerdoti presero quei denari, e dissero: Ei non è lecito di metterli nel tesoro del tempio; poichè sono prezzo di sangue.
[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].”
7 E, preso consiglio, comperarono di quelli il campo del vasellaio, per luogo di sepoltura agli stranieri.
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].
8 Perciò, quel campo è stato, infino al dì d'oggi, chiamato: Campo di sangue.
That is why that place is still called {why they still call that place} ‘The field of blood’.
9 Allora si adempiè ciò che fu detto dal profeta Geremia, dicendo: Ed io presi i trenta [sicli] d'argento, il prezzo di colui che è stato apprezzato, il quale hanno apprezzato d'infra i figliuoli d'Israele;
[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];
10 e li diedi, per [comperare] il campo del vasellaio, secondo che il Signore mi avea ordinato.
and with that money they bought the field where clay was dug for potters. They did that as the Lord had commanded me.
11 OR Gesù comparve davanti al governatore; e il governatore lo domandò, dicendo: Sei tu il Re de' Giudei? E Gesù gli disse: Tu il dici.
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.”
12 Ed essendo egli accusato da' principali sacerdoti, e dagli anziani, non rispose nulla.
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.
13 Allora Pilato gli disse: Non odi tu quante cose testimoniano contro a te?
So Pilate said to him, “You hear how many things they are saying to accuse you; [are you not going to reply]?”
14 Ma egli non gli rispose a nulla; talchè il governatore si maravigliava grandemente.
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.
15 Or il governatore soleva ogni festa liberare un prigione alla moltitudine, quale ella voleva.
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.
16 E allora aveano un prigione segnalato, detto Barabba.
At that time there was [in Jerusalem] a well-known prisoner whose name was Barabbas.
17 Essendo essi adunque raunati, Pilato disse loro: Qual volete che io vi liberi, Barabba ovvero Gesù, detto Cristo?
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?”
18 Perciocchè egli sapeva che glielo aveano messo nelle mani per invidia.
[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].
19 (Ora, sedendo egli in sul tribunale, la sua moglie gli mandò a dire: Non aver da far nulla con quel giusto, perciocchè io ho sofferto oggi molto per lui in sogno).
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!”
20 Ma i principali sacerdoti, e gli anziani, persuasero le turbe che chiedessero Barabba, e che facessero morir Gesù.
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}.
21 E il governatore, replicando, disse loro: Qual de' due volete che io vi liberi? Ed essi dissero: Barabba.
So when the governor asked them, “Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?” They replied, “Barabbas!”
22 Pilato disse loro: Che farò dunque di Gesù, detto Cristo? Tutti gli dissero: Sia crocifisso.
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)}!”
23 E il governatore disse: Ma pure che male ha egli fatto? Ed essi vie più gridavano, dicendo: Sia crocifisso.
Pilate replied, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Have] him crucified {[Command that your soldiers] crucify him}!”
24 E Pilato, vedendo che non profittava nulla, anzi, che si sollevava un tumulto, prese dell'acqua, e si lavò le mani nel cospetto della moltitudine, dicendo: Io sono innocente del sangue di questo giusto; pensatevi voi.
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]!”
25 E tutto il popolo, rispondendo, disse: [Sia] il suo sangue sopra noi, e sopra i nostri figliuoli.
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!”
26 Allora egli liberò loro Barabba; e dopo aver flagellato Gesù, lo diede [loro] nelle mani, acciocchè fosse crocifisso.
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).
27 Allora i soldati del governatore, avendo tratto Gesù dentro al pretorio, raunarono attorno a lui tutta la schiera.
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the government headquarters. The whole (cohort/group of soldiers) gathered around him.
28 E, spogliatolo, gli misero attorno un saio di scarlatto.
They pulled off [his clothes], and [pretending he was a king, they] put a purple robe on him.
29 E, contesta una corona di spine, gliela misero sopra il capo, ed una canna nella man destra; e, inginocchiatiglisi davanti, lo beffavano, dicendo: Ben ti sia, o Re de' Giudei.
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]!”
30 Poi, sputatogli addosso, presero la canna, e gliene percotevano il capo.
They kept spitting on him. They took the staff and kept striking him on the head with it.
31 E, dopo che l'ebbero schernito, lo spogliarono di quel saio, e lo rivestirono de' suoi vestimenti; poi lo menarono a crocifiggere.
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.
32 ORA, uscendo, trovarono un Cireneo, chiamato per nome Simone, il quale angariarono a portar la croce di Gesù.
[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.
33 E, venuti nel luogo detto Golgota, che vuol dire: Il luogo del teschio;
They came to a place called Golgotha. That name means ‘the place [like] a skull’.
34 gli diedero a bere dell'aceto mescolato con fiele; ma egli avendolo gustato, non volle berne.
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].
35 Poi, avendolo crocifisso, spartirono i suoi vestimenti, tirando la sorte; acciocchè fosse adempiuto ciò che fu detto dal profeta: Hanno spartiti fra loro i miei vestimenti, ed hanno tratta la sorte sopra la mia veste.
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].
36 E, postisi a sedere, lo guardavano quivi.
Then the soldiers sat down there to guard him, [to prevent anyone from trying to rescue him].
37 Gli posero ancora, di sopra al capo, il maleficio che gli era apposto, scritto [in questa maniera: ] COSTUI È GESÙ, IL RE DE' GIUDEI.
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’.
38 Allora furono crocifissi con lui due ladroni: l'uno a destra, l'altro a sinistra.
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.
39 E coloro che passavano [ivi] presso, l'ingiuriavano, scotendo il capo; e dicendo:
The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads [as if he were an evil man].
40 Tu che disfai il tempio, e in tre giorni [lo] riedifichi, salva te stesso; se sei Figliuolo di Dio, scendi giù di croce.
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!”
41 Simigliantemente ancora i principali sacerdoti, con gli Scribi, e gli anziani, e Farisei, facendosi beffe, dicevano:
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,
42 Egli ha salvati gli altri, [e] non può salvare sè stesso; se egli è il re d'Israele, scenda ora giù di croce, e noi crederemo in lui.
“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!”
43 Egli si è confidato in Dio; liberilo ora, se pur lo gradisce; poichè egli ha detto: Io son Figliuolo di Dio.
“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!”
44 Lo stesso gli rimproveravano ancora i ladroni, ch'erano stati crocifissi con lui.
And the [two] bandits who had been crucified with him also insulted him, saying similar things.
45 Ora, dalle sei ore si fecero tenebre sopra tutta la terra, insino alle nove.
At noon it became dark over the whole land. [It stayed dark] until three o’clock [in the afternoon].
46 E intorno alle nove, Gesù gridò con gran voce, dicendo: Eli, Eli, lamma sabactani? cioè: Dio mio, Dio mio, perchè mi hai lasciato?
At about three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That means, ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’
47 Ed alcuni di coloro ch'erano ivi presenti, udito [ciò], dicevano: Costui chiama Elia.
When some of the people standing there heard [the word ‘Eli’, misunderstanding it], they said, “He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
48 E in quello stante un di loro corse, e prese una spugna, e l'empiè d'aceto; e messala intorno ad una canna, gli diè da bere.
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].
49 E gli altri dicevano: Lascia, vediamo se Elia verrà a salvarlo.
But the other [people there] said, “Wait! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him!”
50 E Gesù, avendo di nuovo gridato con gran voce, rendè lo spirito.
Then after Jesus shouted out loudly again, he died, giving his spirit over [to God].
51 Ed ecco, la cortina del tempio si fendè in due, da cima a fondo; e la terra tremò, e le pietre si schiantarono;
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.
52 e i monumenti furono aperti e molti corpi de' santi, che dormivano, risuscitarono.
[Some] tombs opened up, and the bodies of many godly people who had died became alive again.
53 E quelli, essendo usciti de' monumenti dopo la risurrezion di Gesù, entrarono nella santa città, ed apparvero a molti.
They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus became alive again, they went into Jerusalem and appeared to many people [there].
54 Ora il centurione, e coloro ch' [erano] con lui, guardando Gesù, veduto il tremoto, e le cose avvenute, temettero grandemente, dicendo: Veramente costui era Figliuol di Dio.
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).”
55 Or quivi erano molte donne, riguardando da lontano, le quali aveano seguitato Gesù da Galilea, ministrandogli;
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.
56 fra le quali era Maria Maddalena, e Maria madre di Giacomo e di Iose; e la madre de' figliuoli di Zebedeo.
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.
57 POI, in su la sera, venne un uomo ricco di Arimatea, [chiamato] per nome Giuseppe, il quale era stato anch'egli discepolo di Gesù.
When it was [almost] evening, a rich man named Joseph came [there]. He was from Arimathea [town]. He also was a disciple of Jesus.
58 Costui venne a Pilato, e chiese il corpo di Gesù. Allora Pilato comandò che il corpo [gli] fosse reso.
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].
59 E Giuseppe, preso il corpo, lo involse in un lenzuolo netto.
So Joseph [and others] took the body and wrapped it in a clean white cloth.
60 E lo pose nel suo monumento nuovo, il quale egli avea fatto tagliar nella roccia; ed avendo rotolato una gran pietra in su l'apertura del monumento, se ne andò.
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.
61 Or Maria Maddalena, e l'altra Maria, erano quivi, sedendo di rincontro al sepolcro.
Mary from Magdala and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb, [watching].
62 E il giorno seguente, ch'era il [giorno] d'appresso la preparazione, i principali sacerdoti, e i Farisei si raunarono appresso di Pilato,
The next day was Saturday, the Jewish day of rest. The chief priests and [some of] the Pharisees went to Pilate.
63 dicendo: Signore, ei ci ricorda che quel seduttore, mentre viveva ancora, disse: Io risusciterò infra tre giorni.
They said, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive, he said, ‘Three days after I [die I] will become alive again.’
64 Ordina adunque che il sepolcro sia sicuramente guardato, fino al terzo giorno; che talora i suoi discepoli non vengano di notte, e nol rubino, e dicano al popolo: Egli è risuscitato dai morti; onde l'ultimo inganno sia peggiore del primiero.
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].”
65 Ma Pilato disse loro: Voi avete la guardia; andate, assicurate[lo] come l'intendete.
Pilate replied, “You [can] take some soldiers. Go to the tomb and make it as secure as you know how.”
66 Essi adunque, andati, assicurarono il sepolcro, suggellando la pietra, oltre la guardia.
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].
