San Mateo 27
1 Temprano en la mañana, todos los jefes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos del pueblo se reunieron a consultar y decidieron mandar a matar a Jesús.
Very early the next morning all the chief priests and Jewish elders decided how [to arrange for the Romans] to execute Jesus.
2 Lo ataron, se lo llevaron y se lo enviaron a Pilato, el gobernador.
They tied his hands and took him to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.
3 Cuando Judas, el que había entregado a Jesús, vio que Jesús había sido condenado a muerte, se arrepintió de lo que había hecho y devolvió las treinta monedas de plata a los jefes de los sacerdotes y a los ancianos.
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 “¡He pecado! ¡He entregado sangre inocente!” les dijo. “¿A nosotros qué nos importa eso?” respondieron ellos. “¡Ese es tu problema!”
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 Judas lanzó las monedas de plata en el santuario y se fue. Huyó y se ahorcó.
So Judas [took] the money [and] threw it inside the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 Los jefes de los sacerdotes tomaron las monedas de plata y dijeron: “Este es dinero de sangre, es contra la ley poner este dinero en la tesorería del Templo”.
[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 Entonces se pusieron de acuerdo para comprar el campo del alfarero para usarlo como el lugar donde sepultarían a los extranjeros.
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 Por eso hasta hoy a ese campo se le llama el “Campo de Sangre”.
That is why that place is still called {why they still call that place} ‘The field of blood’.
9 Esto cumplió la profecía dicha por el profeta Jeremías: “Tomaron treinta monedas de plata — el ‘valor’ de aquel que fue comprado por el precio que le pusieron unos hijos de Israel—
[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 y las usaron para pagar el campo del alfarero, como el Señor me mandó a hacerlo”
and with that money they bought the field where clay was dug for potters. They did that as the Lord had commanded me.
11 Jesús fue llevado delante de Pilato el gobernador, quien le preguntó: “¿Eres tu el Rey de los Judíos?” “Tú lo has dicho”, respondió Jesús.
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 Pero cuando el jefe de los sacerdotes y los ancianos presentaron cargos contra él, Jesús no respondió.
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 “¿No escuchas todos los cargos que ellos están presentando contra ti?” le preguntó Pilato.
So Pilate said to him, “You hear how many things they are saying to accuse you; [are you not going to reply]?”
14 Pero Jesús no dijo nada, ni una sola palabra. Esto sorprendió en gran manera al gobernador.
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 Y era costumbre del gobernador, durante la fiesta, liberar delante de la multitud a cualquier prisionero que ellos quisieran.
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 En esa época, estaba preso un hombre llamado Barrabás.
At that time there was [in Jerusalem] a well-known prisoner whose name was Barabbas.
17 Así que Pilato le preguntó a las multitudes que se habían reunido: “¿A quién quieren que libere: a Barrabás, o a Jesús, llamado el Mesías?”
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 (Él se había dado cuenta que ellos habían arrestado a Jesús por celos para juzgarlo).
[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 Mientras estaba sentado en la silla de juez, su esposa le envió un mensaje que decía: “No le hagas nada a este hombre inocente, porque he sufrido terriblemente en el día de hoy por un sueño que tuve sobre él”.
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 Pero los jefes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos convencieron a las multitudes de pedir a Barrabás, y mandar a matar a Jesús.
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 Cuando el gobernador les preguntó: “¿A cuál de los dos quieren que les libere entonces?” ellos respondieron: “Barrabás”.
So when the governor asked them, “Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?” They replied, “Barabbas!”
22 “¿Entonces qué hare con Jesús, el Mesías?” les preguntó. Todos gritaron: “¡Que lo crucifiquen!”
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 “¿Por qué? ¿Qué crimen ha cometido él?” preguntó Pilato. Pero ellos gritaban aún más fuerte: “¡Crucifícalo!”
Pilate replied, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Have] him crucified {[Command that your soldiers] crucify him}!”
24 Cuando Pilato vio que la causa estaba perdida, y que se estaba formando un motín, trajo agua y lavó sus manos frente a la multitud. “Soy inocente de la sangre de este hombre. ¡Su sangre estará sobre sus cabezas!”
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 Todo el pueblo respondió: “¡Que su sangre sea sobre nuestras cabezas y las de nuestros hijos!”
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 Entonces Pilato liberó a Barrabás, pero mandó a azotar a Jesús y a crucificarlo.
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 Los soldados del gobernador llevaron a Jesús hasta el Pretorio y toda la tropa de soldados lo rodeaba.
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the government headquarters. The whole (cohort/group of soldiers) gathered around him.
28 Entonces lo desnudaron y pusieron un manto de color escarlata sobre él.
They pulled off [his clothes], and [pretending he was a king, they] put a purple robe on him.
29 Hicieron una corona de espinas y la colocaron sobre su cabeza, y le pusieron un palo en su mano derecha. Y se arrodillaban frente a él y se burlaban diciendo: “¡Salve, Rey de los judíos!”
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 Luego lo escupieron, y tomando el palo que tenía, le golpeaban la cabeza con él.
They kept spitting on him. They took the staff and kept striking him on the head with it.
31 Cuando terminaron de burlarse de él, le quitaron el manto y volvieron a ponerle su ropa. Entonces se lo llevaron para crucificarlo.
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 En el camino, se encontraron a un hombre llamado Simón, de Cirene, y lo obligaron a llevar la cruz de Jesús.
[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 Cuando llegaron a Gólgota, que significa “Lugar de la Calavera”,
They came to a place called Golgotha. That name means ‘the place [like] a skull’.
34 le dieron vino mezclado con hiel. Pero después de probarlo, se negó a beberlo.
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 Después de haberlo crucificado, lanzaron unos dados para dividir su ropa entre ellos.
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 Entonces se sentaron y se quedaron allí vigilándolo.
Then the soldiers sat down there to guard him, [to prevent anyone from trying to rescue him].
37 Colocaron una señal sobre su cabeza con el cargo que fue presentado contra él. Decía: “Este es Jesús, el Rey de los judíos”.
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 Entonces crucificaron a dos criminales con él, uno a su derecha, y el otro a su izquierda.
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 Los que pasaban por ahí le gritaban insultos, sacudiendo sus cabezas,
The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads [as if he were an evil man].
40 y decían: “¡Tú que prometiste destruir el Templo y reconstruirlo en tres días, por qué no te salvas a ti mismo! Si realmente eres el Hijo de Dios, entonces bájate de la cruz”.
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 Los jefes de los sacerdotes se burlaban de él de la misma manera, igual que los maestros religiosos y los ancianos.
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 “¡Salvó a otros pero no puede salvarse a sí mismo!” decían. “¡Si realmente él es el rey de Israel, que se baje de la cruz y le creeremos!
“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 Él cree en Dios con tanta seguridad, —pues entonces que Dios lo rescate si lo quiere, pues él decía ‘yo soy el Hijo de Dios’”.
“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 Y los criminales que estaban crucificados con él también lo insultaban de la misma manera.
And the [two] bandits who had been crucified with him also insulted him, saying similar things.
45 Desde el medio día hasta las tres de la tarde hubo tinieblas en todo el país.
At noon it became dark over the whole land. [It stayed dark] until three o’clock [in the afternoon].
46 Aproximadamente a las tres de la tarde, Jesús gritó fuertemente diciendo: “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” que significa: “Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has abandonado?”
At about three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That means, ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’
47 Cuando algunos de los que estaban allí lo escucharon, dijeron: “¡Está llamando a Elías!”
When some of the people standing there heard [the word ‘Eli’, misunderstanding it], they said, “He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
48 E inmediatamente uno de ellos tomó una esponja, la sumergió en vinagre y se lo dio a beber a Jesús.
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 Pero los otros decían: “Déjalo solo. Veamos si Elías viene y lo salva”.
But the other [people there] said, “Wait! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him!”
50 Jesus gritó otra vez a gran voz, y dio su último respiro.
Then after Jesus shouted out loudly again, he died, giving his spirit over [to God].
51 Justo en ese momento, el velo del Templo se rasgó de arriba a abajo. La tierra tembló, las rocas se partieron,
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 y las tumbas se abrieron. Muchos de los que habían vivido de manera justa y habían muerto, fueron levantados a la vida.
[Some] tombs opened up, and the bodies of many godly people who had died became alive again.
53 Y después de la resurrección de Jesús, estos salieron de los cementerios y entraron a la ciudad santa donde muchos los vieron.
They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus became alive again, they went into Jerusalem and appeared to many people [there].
54 Cuando el centurión y los que estaban con él vigilando a Jesús vieron el terremoto y lo que había ocurrido, se atemorizaron y dijeron: “¡Este era realmente el Hijo de Dios!”
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 Muchas mujeres también miraban a la distancia, las que habían seguido a Jesús desde Galilea y lo habían apoyado.
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 Entre estas estaba María Magdalena, María la madre de Jesús, María la madre de Santiago y José, y la madre de los hijos de 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 Cuando llegó la noche, un hombre rico llamado José, de Arimatea, (quien también era discípulo de Jesús),
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 fue donde Pilato y pidió que le entregaran el cuerpo de Jesús. Entonces Pilato ordenó que se le entregara.
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 José tomó el cuerpo y lo envolvió en un paño nuevo de lino,
So Joseph [and others] took the body and wrapped it in a clean white cloth.
60 y lo puso en su propia tumba que estaba nueva, hecha de roca sólida. Entonces rodó una gran piedra que estaba puesta a la entrada de la tumba, y se fue.
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 María Magdalena y la otra mujer llamada María, estaban allí sentadas al otro lado de la tumba.
Mary from Magdala and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb, [watching].
62 Al día siguiente, después del día de la Preparación, los jefes de los sacerdotes fueron juntos a ver a Pilato.
The next day was Saturday, the Jewish day of rest. The chief priests and [some of] the Pharisees went to Pilate.
63 Y le dijeron: “Señor, recordamos que el impostor cuando estaba vivo dijo: ‘Después de tres días me levantaré de nuevo’.
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 Da la orden para vigilar la tumba hasta el tercer día. Así sus discípulos no pueden llegar y robar el cuerpo y decir al pueblo que él se levantó de entre los muertos, y que la decepción al final llegue a ser peor que lo que era al principio”.
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 “Les daré una guardia de soldados”, les dijo Pilato. “Ahora vayan y aseguren la tumba tanto como puedan”.
Pilate replied, “You [can] take some soldiers. Go to the tomb and make it as secure as you know how.”
66 Entonces ellos fueron y aseguraron la tumba, sellando la entrada con una piedra y colocando soldados como guardas de ella.
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].
