San Lucas 23
1 Y levantándose toda la multitud de ellos, lleváronle a Pilato.
Then the whole group got up and took Jesus to Pilate, [the Roman governor].
2 Y comenzaron a acusarle, diciendo: A éste hemos hallado que pervierte nuestra nación, y que veda dar tributo a César, diciendo que él es el Cristo el Rey.
They began to accuse Jesus, saying, “We [(exc)] have determined that this fellow has caused political trouble in our country. He has been [telling people that they should] not pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY]. Also, he says that he is the Messiah, a king!”
3 Entonces Pilato le preguntó, diciendo: ¿Eres tú el rey de los Judíos? Y respondiéndole él, dijo: Tú lo dices.
Pilate asked him, “Do you [(sg) claim that you are] the King of the Jews?” He replied, “[It is] as you have [just] now said.”
4 Y Pilato dijo a los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y al pueblo: Ninguna culpa hallo en este hombre.
Pilate said to the chief priests and [the rest of] the crowd, “I do not conclude that this man is guilty of any crime.”
5 Mas ellos porfiaban, diciendo: Alborota al pueblo, enseñando por toda Judea, comenzando desde Galilea hasta aquí.
But they kept insisting, “He is inciting the people [to riot]! He has been teaching his [ideas] throughout all of Judea [district]. He started [doing it] in Galilee [district] and now he is doing it here!”
6 Entonces Pilato, oyendo de Galilea, preguntó si el hombre era Galileo.
When Pilate heard that, he asked, “Is this man from Galilee [district]?”
7 Y como entendió que era de la jurisdicción de Heródes, le remitió a Heródes, el cual también estaba en Jerusalem en aquellos días.
When they told him that Jesus was [from Galilee, which was the district] that Herod [Antipas] ruled, [he told them] to take Jesus to Herod [Antipas], because Herod was in Jerusalem at that time.
8 Y Heródes, viendo a Jesús, se holgó mucho; porque había mucho que le deseaba ver; porque había oído de él muchas cosas; y tenía esperanza que le vería hacer algún milagro.
[So they did]. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very happy. He [had heard about Jesus], and he had been hoping for a long time that he could see Jesus perform a miracle.
9 Y le preguntaba con muchas palabras; mas él nada le respondió.
So he asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus did not reply [to any of them].
10 Y estaban los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y los escribas acusándole con gran porfía.
The chief priests and men who taught the [Jewish] laws stood near Jesus, accusing him very strongly.
11 Mas Heródes con sus soldados le menospreció, y escarneció, vistiéndole de una ropa espléndida; y le volvió a enviar a Pilato.
Then Herod and his soldiers (made fun of/ridiculed) [Jesus]. They put gorgeous clothes on him [to mock him as being a king]. Then Herod sent him back to Pilate.
12 Y fueron hechos amigos entre sí Pilato y Heródes en el mismo día; porque antes eran enemigos entre sí.
Until that time Herod and Pilate had been very hostile to each other, but that very day they became friends.
13 Entonces Pilato, convocando los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y los magistrados, y el pueblo,
Pilate then gathered together the chief priests and other [Jewish] leaders and the crowd [that was still there].
14 Les dijo: Me habéis presentado a éste por hombre que pervierte al pueblo; y, he aquí, yo preguntando delante de vosotros, no he hallado alguna culpa en este hombre de aquellas de que le acusáis.
He said to them, “You brought this man to me, saying that he had caused trouble among the people. But [I want you to know that] after having examined him while you were listening, I do not conclude that he is guilty of any of the things that you are accusing him about.
15 Y ni aun Heródes; porque os remití a él; y he aquí, que ninguna cosa digna de muerte se le ha hecho.
[Obviously] Herod did not [conclude that] either, because he sent him back to me [without punishing him]. [So it] is clear that this man has not done anything for which we [(inc)] should kill him.
16 Le soltaré pues castigado.
So I will [have my soldiers] flog him and then release him.”
17 Y tenía necesidad de soltarles uno en la fiesta.
18 Y toda la multitud dio voces a una, diciendo: Afuera con éste, y suéltanos a Barrabás:
But the whole crowd shouted, “Execute this man! Release Barrabas for us [(exc)]!”
19 (El cual había sido echado en la cárcel por una sedición hecha en la ciudad, y una muerte.)
Barrabas was a man who had tried to persuade people in the city to rebel [against the Roman government. While doing that], he had murdered [someone]. So he had been put {they had put him} in prison, [where he was waiting to be executed].
20 Y les habló otra vez Pilato, queriendo soltar a Jesús.
Because Pilate wanted to release Jesus, he tried to persuade the crowd again.
21 Mas ellos volvían a dar voces, diciendo: Crucifíca le, Crucifícale.
But they kept shouting, “[Command your soldiers to] kill him by nailing him to a cross!/Have him crucified!”
22 Y él les dijo la tercera vez: ¿Por qué? ¿Qué mal ha hecho éste? ninguna culpa de muerte he hallado en él: le castigaré pues, y le soltaré.
He [spoke to them] a third time and asked them, “Why? What crime has he committed? I have concluded that he has done nothing for which he deserves to die. So I will [have my soldiers] flog him and then release him.”
23 Mas ellos instaban a grandes voces, pidiendo que fuese crucificado; y las voces de ellos, y de los príncipes de los sacerdotes prevalecieron.
But they kept insisting. They shouted loudly that [Jesus] should be nailed {that [Pilate] should [have his soldiers] nail [Jesus]} to a cross. Finally, because they continued to shout [PRS] [so loudly],
24 Entonces Pilato juzgó que se hiciese lo que ellos pedían.
Pilate decided to do what the crowd requested.
25 Y les soltó a aquel que había sido echado en la cárcel por sedición y una muerte, al cual habían pedido; mas entregó a Jesús a la voluntad de ellos.
The man who had been {whom they had} put in prison because he had rebelled [against the government] and who had murdered [someone], he released! That was the man whom the crowd had asked him [to release]. He handed Jesus over [to the soldiers], to do what [the crowd] wanted.
26 Y llevándole, tomaron a un Simón, Cireneo, que venía del campo, y le pusieron encima la cruz para que la llevase en pos de Jesús.
As the soldiers were taking [Jesus] away, they seized a man named Simon, [who was] from Cyrene [city in Africa]. He was returning [to Jerusalem] from out in the countryside. They [took from Jesus the cross that he had been carrying. Then] they put it on Simon’s shoulders, and [told him to] carry it behind Jesus.
27 Y le seguía grande multitud de pueblo, y de mujeres, las cuales le lloraban, y lamentaban.
A large crowd followed Jesus. The crowd included many women who were beating their breasts [to show how sad they were], and wailing for him.
28 Mas Jesús, vuelto a ellas, les dijo: Hijas de Jerusalem, no me lloréis a mí; mas lloráos a vosotras mismas, y a vuestros hijos.
But Jesus turned to them and said, “You women of Jerusalem, do not cry for me! Instead, cry because of [what is going to happen to] yourselves and your children!
29 Porque, he aquí, que vendrán días, en que dirán: Bienaventuradas las estériles, y los vientres que no parieron, y los pechos que no criaron.
I want you to know that there will soon be a time when people will say, ‘Women [SYN] who have never borne children or nursed babies are fortunate!’
30 Entonces comenzarán a decir a los montes: Caéd sobre nosotros; y a los collados: Cubrídnos.
Then, [in order that they will not have to suffer greatly when their enemies destroy this city], people who are left in the city will say to the mountains, ‘Fall down on us!’ And people will say to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
31 Porque si en el árbol verde hacen estas cosas, ¿en el seco qué se hará?
[I am innocent] [MET]. [I am like] a living tree [that people do not try to burn. But the people of Jerusalem deserve that their enemies punish them. They are like] dry wood that is ready to [burn]. So if they [nail me to the cross], ([their enemies] will certainly do much worse things to them!/what worse things will happen to them?) [RHQ]”
32 Y llevaban también con él otros dos, malhechores, a matar con él.
Two other men who were criminals were also being led away {[The soldiers] also led away two other men who were criminals}. They were going to be executed {[The soldiers] were going to execute them} [with Jesus].
33 Y como vinieron al lugar que se llama Calvario, le crucificaron allí; y a los malhechores, uno a la derecha, y otro a la izquierda.
When they came to the place which is called ‘The Skull’, they nailed [Jesus] to a cross [after removing his clothes]. They did the same thing to the two criminals. They crucified one at the right [side of Jesus] and one at his left [side].
34 Mas Jesús decía: Padre, perdónalos; porque no saben lo que hacen. Y partiendo sus vestidos, echaron suertes.
Jesus prayed, “[My] Father, forgive them, because they do not realize [whom] they are doing [this to]!” Then [the soldiers] divided Jesus’ clothing by gambling with something like dice, [to decide which piece of clothing each one would get].
35 Y el pueblo estaba mirando; y burlaban de él los príncipes con ellos, diciendo: A otros salvó: sálvese a sí mismo, si éste es el Mesías, el escogido de Dios.
Many people stood nearby, watching. And the [Jewish] leaders (made fun of/ridiculed) [Jesus], saying, “He [said] [IRO] [that he] saved other people! If he is the Messiah, the one God has chosen, he should save himself!”
36 Escarnecían de él también los soldados, llegándose, y presentándole vinagre,
The soldiers also ridiculed him because he [claimed to be a king]. They came up to him and offered him some sour wine.
37 Y diciendo: Si tú eres el Rey de los Judíos, sálvate a ti mismo.
They said to him, “If you [(sg)] are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
38 Y había también un título escrito sobre él con letras Griegas, y Latinas, y Hebráicas: ESTE ES EL REY DE LOS JUDÍOS.
[They] also [fastened on the cross] a sign [that stated] why [they] were nailing him to the cross. [But all it said was], ‘This is the King of the Jews’.
39 Y uno de los malhechores que estaban colgados, le injuriaba, diciendo: Si tú eres el Cristo, sálvate a ti mismo, y a nosotros.
One of the criminals who was hanging [on a cross] began to insult Jesus, saying, “You [(sg) said that you] are the Messiah, so [you must be powerful]! So save yourself, and save us, too!”
40 Y respondiendo el otro, le riñó, diciendo: ¿Ni aun tú temes a Dios, estando en la misma condenación?
But the other [criminal] rebuked him, saying, “(You [(sg)] should be afraid of God [punishing you]!/Are you not afraid of God [punishing you]?) [RHQ] They are punishing him [and us] similarly.
41 Y nosotros a la verdad, justamente, porque recibimos lo que merecieron nuestros hechos; mas éste ningún mal hizo.
They have justly decided that we [(inc) two] must die. They are punishing us as we deserve [for the evil things that we did]. But this man has done nothing wrong!”
42 Y dijo a Jesús: Señor, acuérdate de mí cuando vinieres en tu reino.
Then he said, “Jesus, [please] remember me [and take care of me] when you become king!”
43 Entonces Jesús le dijo: De cierto te digo, que hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso.
Jesus replied, “I want you [(sg)] to know that today you [(sg)] will be with me in the place where everyone is happy!” (OR, that today you will be with me in Paradise!)
44 Y era como la hora de sexta, y fueron hechas tinieblas sobre toda la tierra hasta la hora de nona.
[Then it] was about noontime. It became dark over the whole land, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
45 Y el sol se oscureció, y el velo del templo se rompió por medio.
There was no light from the sun. Then the [thick] curtain [that closed off the most holy place] in the Temple split into two pieces. [That signified that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God].
46 Entonces Jesús, clamando a gran voz, dijo: Padre, en tus manos encomiendo mi espíritu. Y habiendo dicho esto, espiró.
[As that happened], Jesus shouted loudly, “Father, I put my spirit into your care [MTY]!” When he said that, he [EUP] died.
47 Y como el centurión vio lo que había acontecido, dio gloria a Dios, diciendo: Verdaderamente este hombre era justo.
When the officer [who supervised the soldiers who were executing Jesus] saw what happened, he praised God [for the way Jesus died], saying, “[I am] sure that this man had done nothing wrong!”
48 Y toda la multitud de los que estaban presentes a este espectáculo, viendo lo que había acontecido, se volvían hiriendo sus pechos.
When the crowd of people who had gathered to see those events saw what happened, they returned [to their homes], beating their chests [to show that they were sorrowful].
49 Mas todos sus conocidos estaban de lejos, y las mujeres que le habían seguido desde Galilea, mirando estas cosas.
All of Jesus’ friends, including the women who had come with him from Galilee [district], stood at a distance and saw everything that happened.
50 Y, he aquí, un varón llamado José, el cual era senador, varón bueno, y justo:
There was a man named Joseph who [came there]. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea. He was a good and a righteous man, and he was a member of the [Jewish] Council.
51 El cual no había consentido en el consejo ni en los hechos de ellos, varón de Arimatea, ciudad de los Judíos: el cual también esperaba el reino de Dios.
But he had not agreed with the other Council [members] when they decided [to kill Jesus] and when they [planned how to] do it. He was waiting expectantly for [the time when] God [would send] his king to begin to rule.
52 Este llegó a Pilato, y pidió el cuerpo de Jesús.
He went to Pilate and asked [Pilate to permit him] to [take] Jesus’ body [and bury it. After Pilate allowed him to do that],
53 Y quitado de la cruz, le envolvió en una sábana, y le puso en un sepulcro que era labrado en roca, en el cual aun ninguno había sido puesto.
he [and some others] took [Jesus’ body] down [from the cross]. They wrapped it in a linen cloth. Then they put his body in a tomb that he had [hired others to] dig out of a rock [cliff]. No one had ever put a body in it before.
54 Y era día de la preparación de la pascua; y el sábado esclarecía.
[They had to do it quickly because] that was [Friday], the day when [people] prepared [things for the Jewish day of rest]. (The Sabbath/The day of rest) was about to start [at sunset, so they had to finish burying Jesus’ body before sunset].
55 Y viniendo también las mujeres que le habían seguido de Galilea, vieron el sepulcro, y como fue puesto su cuerpo.
The women who had come with [Jesus] from Galilee [district] followed [Joseph and the men who were with him]. They saw the tomb, and they saw how the men laid [Jesus’] body [inside it, and saw the men roll a huge stone across the entrance].
56 Y vueltas, aparejaron drogas aromáticas, y ungüentos; y reposaron el sábado, conforme al mandamiento.
Then the women returned to the houses [where they were staying. That evening] they prepared spices and ointments to put [on Jesus’ body], but (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) they rested, according to what [Moses] had commanded.
