Mathaio 27
1 Mme e rile mo mosong, ditlhogo tsa pa-peresiti le baeteledipele ba Sejuda ba rakana gape go gakololana ka fa ba ka tlhotlheletsang ka teng mmuso wa Se-Roma go atlholela Jesu loso.
Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
2 Mme ba mo romela kwa go Pilatwe molaodi wa Roma a golegilwe ka dikeetane.
They bound him, led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.
3 E rile ka nako eo, fa Judase yo o mo okileng a bona gore Jesu o atlholetswe loso, a ikwatlhaya a utlwa botlhoko thata ka se a se dirileng, a busetsa madi kwa ditlhogong tsa baperesiti le baeteledipele ba bangwe ba Sejuda.
Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4 A re, “Ke leofile, gonne ke okile motho yo o senang molato.” Ba mo fetola ba re, “Ke dibonwa ke wena.”
saying, “I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it.”
5 Hong a latlhela madi mo bodilong jwa Tempele, a tswa a ya go ikaletsa.
He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary and departed. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 Ditlhogo tsa baperesiti tsa sela madi ao. Tsa re, “Ga re kake ra a tsenya mo letloleng, gonne go kgatlhanong le melao ya rona go amogela madi a a dueletseng polao ya motho.”
The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It’s not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”
7 Ba go rerisanya mme kwa bofelong ba dumalana go reka setsha sa lefatshe se letsopa la sone le neng le dirisiwa go bopa dinkgwana le gore se dirisiwe go fitlha baeng ba ba swelang mo Jerusalema.
They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them to bury strangers in.
8 Ke sone se e leng gore setsha se, se sa ntse se bidiwa “Lefatshe la Madi”
Therefore that field has been called “The Field of Blood” to this day.
9 Se se dirafaditse seporofeso sa ga Jeremia se se reng, “Ba tsaya dipapetlana tsa selefera di le masome mararo, tlhwatlhwa e a neng a e beetswe ke batho ba Iseraele,
Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,
10 mme ba reka setsha mo baboping ba dinkgwana jaaka Morena Modimo a nkaetse.”
and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”
11 Mme ya re Jesu a eme fa pele ga ga Pilatwe, molaodi wa Roma, a mmotsa a re, “A o Mesia wa Bajuda”? Jesu a mo araba a re, “Ee go ntse jalo.”
Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “So you say.”
12 Mme e rile ditlhogo tsa baperesiti le baeteledipele ba bangwe ba Sejuda ba mmaya melato e mentsintsi, Jesu a didimala fela.
When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
13 Pilatwe a mo raya a re, “A ga o utlwe se ba se buang?”
Then Pilate said to him, “Do not you hear how many things they testify against you?”
14 Mme Jesu a seka a bua sepe mme mo ga gakgamatsa moladi thata.
He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.
15 Mme ka fa mokgweng wa molaodi e ne e le gore ngwaga le ngwaga a golole legolegwa lengwe la Sejuda ka moletlo wa Tlolaganyo. Mongwe fela yo ba mo ratang.
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner whom they desired.
16 Mo ngwageng eo ga bo go le mo kgolegelong Barabase serukutlhi se se itsegeng thata,
They had then a notable prisoner called Barabbas.
17 mme ya re bontsintsi bo phuthegela fa pele ga ntlo ya ga Pilatwe mo mosong oo, a ba botsa a re, “Lo batla ke lo gololela mang, Barabase kgotsa Jesu Mesia wa lona?”
When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
18 Gonne o na a itse sentle gore baeteledipele ba Sejuda ba golegile Jesu ka kilo ka ntlha ya go tuma ga gagwe.
For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.
19 Mme ya re a ntse a sekisa, mosadi wa gagwe a mo romelela molaetsa o: “Tlogela monna yo o siameng yoo; gonne ke letse ke tshwenyegile thata mo torong ka ntlha ya gagwe.”
While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him.”
20 Ka nako eo ditlhogo tsa baperesiti le bagolwane ba Sejuda ba tlhotlheletsa bontsintsi jwa batho go kopa gore Barabase a gololwe, Jesu ene a bolawe.
Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
21 Hong ya re fa molaodi a botsa gape a re, “Ke ofe mo go ba babedi ba, yo lo batlang ke lo mo gololela?” Bontsi jwa batho ba goa ba re, “Barabase!”
But the governor answered them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!”
22 Hong Pilatwe a botsa a re, “Jaanong ke tlaa reng ka Jesu, Mesia wa lona?” Mme ba goa, ba re, “A a bapolwe!”
Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do to Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let him be crucified!”
23 Pilatwe a re, “Ka ntlha yang? O dirile bosula jwa eng?” Mme ba tswelela ba goa ba re, “A a bapolwe! A a bapolwe!”
But the governor said, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, saying, “Let him be crucified!”
24 E rile fa Pilatwe a bona gore ga a kgone, le gore pheretlhego e a tsoga, a kopa mogopo wa metsi a tlhapa diatla tsa gagwe fa pele ga bontsi jwa batho a re, “Ga ke na molato mo mading a monna yo o siameng yo.”
So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it.”
25 Mme bontsi jwa goa jwa re “Madi a gagwe a a nne mo ditlhogong tsa rona le bana ba rona!”
All the people answered, “May his blood be on us and on our children!”
26 Hong Pilatwe a ba gololela Barabase. Mme e rile a sena go kgwathisa Jesu, a mo neela masole a Roma go ya go mmapola.
Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he flogged and delivered to be crucified.
27 Mme masole a mo tseela kwa tlung ya ditlhabano, mephato yotlhe ya mo phuthaganela.
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.
28 Hong ba mo apola, ba mo apesa kobo e khibidu,
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.
29 mme ba mo logela serwalo ka mitlwa e meleele ba se mo rwesa, ba mo naya thobane mo lebogong le legolo e e emetseng thobane ya Segosi mme ba khubama fa pele ga gagwe ka tshotlo ba goa ba re, “Dumela Kgosi ya Bajuda.”
They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
30 Mme ba mo kgwela mathe, ba tsaya thobane ba mo itaya ka yone mo tlhogong.
They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.
31 Morago ga tshotlo, ba mo apola kobo ba mo apesa seaparo sa gagwe gape, ba mo isa kwa ntle go ya go mmapola.
When they had mocked him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.
32 Ya re ba le mo tseleng e e yang kwa go bolaelwang teng, ba bona monna yo o tswang Sirene mo Aferika, yo o neng a bidiwa Simone, ba mo pateletsa go tsaya mokgoro wa ga Jesu.
As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.
33 Hong ba ya felong fa go bidiwang Gologotha, ke gore “Felo ga Logata,”
When they came to a place called “Golgotha”, that is to say, “The place of a skull,”
34 kwa masole a neng a mo neela mofine o o tlhakantsweng le santlhokwe, mme ya re a sena go o lekeletsa ka legano a o gana.
they gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.
35 Morago ga papolo, masole a kgaogana diaparo tsa gagwe ka go di thelela bola (mataise).
When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,
36 Hong ba nna ba mo lebeletse mo mokgorong.
and they sat and watched him there.
37 Mme ba baya sesupo fa godimo ga tlhogo ya gagwe se balega se re, “Yo ke Jesu Kgosi ya Bajuda.”
They set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
38 Dinokwane di le pedi le tsone di ne tsa bapolwa mo mosong oo di mo tsentse fa gare.
Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
39 Mme bafeti ka tsela ba mo kgala, ba tshikinya ditlhogo tsa bone ba re, “O ka senya Tempele wa e aga gape mo malatsing a mararo, a o ka kgona. Go siame ipholose mo mokgorong fa o le Morwa Modimo!”
Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads
and saying, “You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
41 Mme baperesiti ba bagolo le baeteledipele ba Sejuda le bone ba mo kgala ka tshotlo ba re, “O bolokile ba bangwe, mme ga a kgone go ipoloka! Ga ke re o Kgosi ya Baiseraele, a ga go jalo? Jalo he, fologa mo mokgorong ke gone re tlaa go dumelang! O ikantse Modimo, a Modimo o supe gore o eme le ene o mo golole! A ga a are, ‘Ke Morwa Modimo’?”
Likewise the chief priests also mocking with the scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders, said,
“He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
44 Mme dinokwane le tsone tse di neng di bapotswe nae tsa latlhela tshotlo tsa mo gobolola ka mokgwa o o tshwanang.
The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.
45 Ya re mo go yone tshokologo ya letsatsi leo, lefatshe lotlhe la welwa ke lefifi dioura di le tharo, go simologa motshegare go fitlhelela ka nako ya boraro.
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
46 E rile ka nako ya boraro, Jesu a goa a re, “Eli, Eli Lama Sabakathani” ke gore, “Modimo wa me, Modimo wa me, ontatlhetseng?” fa go tlhalosiwa.
About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
47 Bangwe ba batho ba ba neng ba le gaufi ba se ka ba mo tlhalogan ya mme ba gopola gore o bitsa Elija.
Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
48 Mongwe wa bone a siana a tlatsa ngami mofine o o botsarara, a e tlhomela mo thobaneng a e isa kwa molomong wa gagwe go mo nosa.
Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.
49 Mme bangwe ba re, “Mo leseng re bone gore a Elija o tlaa tla go mmoloka.”
The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
50 Hong Jesu a goa ka lentswe le legolo gape, a golola mowa wa gagwe, a swa.
Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
51 Jalo Sesiro se se farologanyang Felo ga Boitshepo mo Tempeleng sa fatogana go simologa kwa godimo go ya kwa tlase; le lefatshe la tshikinyega, mafika a phatloga,
Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
52 le mabitla a bulega, mme banna ba ba boifang Modimo ba le bantsi le basadi ba ba neng ba sule ba rula.
The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
53 Morago ga tsogo ya ga Jesu, ba tlogela diphuphu ba ya Jerusalema, mme ba bonala mo bathong ba le bantsi teng.
and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.
54 Masole kwa papolong le bagolwane ba one a tshosiwa thata ke thoromo ya lefatshe le gotlhe mo go neng go diragala. Ba bua ba re, “Ammaaruri e ne e le Morwa Modimo.”
Now the centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were done, were terrified, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
55 Mme basadi ba le bantsi ba ba neng ba tswa Galalea le Jesu go mo tlhokomela ba ne ba lebeletse ba le kgakala.
Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
56 Mo go bone ga bo go le Marea Magatalena le Marea mmaagwe Jakobe le Josefe, le mmaagwe Jakobe le Johane (bomorwa Sebede).
Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 E rile mo maitseboeng, monna mongwe yo o humileng a tswa Arimathea yo o bidiwang Josefe, mongwe wa balatedi ba ga Jesu,
When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple, came.
58 a ya go kopa setopo sa ga Jesu kwa go Pilatwe. Mme Pilatwe a laola gore a se neelwe.
This man went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up.
59 Josefe a tsaya setopo a se phutha ka letsela la leloba le le phepa,
Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth
60 mme a se baya mo phuphung ya gagwe e e gabilweng mo lefikeng, mme e rile a tsamaya a pitikololela lentswe le le tona fa godimo ga yone go e khurumela.
and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.
61 Marea Magatalena le Marea yo mongwe ba bo ba ntse gautshwane ba lebeletse.
Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting opposite the tomb.
62 Mme e rile ka letsatsi le le latelang, e le letsatsi la bofelo la mediro ya Iketleetso, ditlhogo tsa baperesiti le Bafarasai ba ya kwa go Pilatwe,
Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,
63 mme ba mo raya ba re, “Morena, moaki yole o kile a re ‘E tlaa re morago ga malatsi a le mararo ke bo ke rula gape’.
saying, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise again.’
64 Jalo re kopa taolo mo go wena go kana phuphu go fitlhelela letsatsi la boraro, go itsa barutwa ba gagwe go tla go utswa mmele wa gagwe ba tloga ba raya batho ba re! O tsogile. Fa mo go ka diragala re tlaa nna mo matshwenyegong go gaisa pele.”
Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, ‘He is risen from the dead;’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
65 Mme Pilatwe a ba raya a re, “Dirisang mapodisi a lona a Tempele, ba ka e tlhokomela sentle thata.”
Pilate said to them, “You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can.”
66 Jalo ba kanela lentswe le le khurumetseng phuphu ba bo ba ntsha masole go e disa.
So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.
