Yohane 19
1 Pilato ma wɔbɔɔ Yesu mmaa.
Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.
2 Asraafo no de nsɔe nwenee ahenkyɛw hyɛɛ Yesu; afei, wɔde atade kɔkɔɔ nso hyɛɛ no.
And the soldiers, twisting twigs of thorn into a wreath, put it on His head, and threw round Him a crimson cloak.
3 Wodii ne ho fɛw, bobɔɔ nʼani so kae se, “Yudafo hene, wo nkwa so!”
Then they began to march up to Him, saying in a mocking voice, "Hail King of the Jews!" And they struck Him with the palms of their hands.
4 Pilato fii adi kɔka kyerɛɛ dɔm no bio se, “Mɛsan de no abrɛ mo ama moahu sɛ minni asɛm biara a megyina so abu no fɔ.”
Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, "See, I am bringing him out to you to let you clearly understand that I find no crime in him."
5 Bere a Yesu fii adi bae no, na ɔhyɛ ahenkyɛw a wɔde nsɔe anwen ne atade kɔkɔɔ. Pilato ka kyerɛɛ dɔm no se, “Onipa no ni!”
So Jesus came out, wearing the wreath of thorns and the crimson cloak. And Pilate said to them, "See, there is the man."
6 Bere a asɔfo mpanyin ne mpanyimfo no huu Yesu no, wɔteɛteɛɛ mu se, “Bɔ no asennua mu! Bɔ no asennua mu!” Pilato ka kyerɛ wɔn se, “Mo ankasa momfa no nkɔ nkɔbɔ no asennua mu, efisɛ minni asɛm biara a megyina so abu no fɔ.”
As soon then as the High Priests and the officers saw Him, they shouted "To the cross! To the cross!" "Take him yourselves and crucify him," said Pilate; "for I, at any rate, find no crime in him."
7 Yudafo no buae se, “Yɛwɔ mmara a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ owu, efisɛ ɔkae se ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn Ba.”
"We," replied the Jews, "have a Law, and in accordance with that Law he ought to die, for having claimed to be the Son of God."
8 Bere a Pilato tee asɛm a wɔkae no, ɔbɔɔ hu yiye.
More alarmed than ever, Pilate no sooner heard these words than he re-entered the Praetorium and began to question Jesus.
9 Ɔsan kɔɔ ahemfi hɔ kobisaa Yesu se, “Ɛhe na wufi?” Nanso Yesu ammua no.
"What is your origin?" he asked. But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 Pilato bisaa no se, “Woremmua me ana? Ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu sɛ mewɔ tumi sɛ migyaa wo na mewɔ tumi nso sɛ mema wɔbɔ wo asennua mu!”
"Do you refuse to speak even to me?" asked Pilate; "do you not know that I have it in my power either to release you or to crucify you?"
11 Yesu buaa no se, “Sɛ Onyankopɔn amfa saa tumi no amma wo a anka wunni me so tumi biara. Enti onipa a ɔde me brɛɛ wo no na wayɛ bɔne a ɛso.”
"You would have had no power whatever over me," replied Jesus, "had it not been granted you from above. On that account he who has delivered me up to you is more guilty than you are."
12 Bere a Pilato tee asɛm a Yesu kae no, ɔhwehwɛɛ ɔkwan bi a ɔbɛfa so agyaa no. Nanso Yudafo no teɛteɛɛ mu se, “Sɛ wugyaa no a na wonyɛ Kaesare adamfo! Obiara a ɔyɛ ne ho ɔhene no tia Kaesare!”
Upon receiving this answer, Pilate was for releasing Him. But the Jews kept shouting, "If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar's. Every one who sets himself up as king declares himself a rebel against Caesar."
13 Bere a Pilato tee asɛm a Yudafo no kae no, ɔde Yesu fii adi na ɔbɛtenaa nʼatemmu agua so wɔ faako a wɔfrɛ hɔ Abo Nsɛmee, (a Hebri kasa mu no, ɛyɛ “Gabata”).
On hearing this, Pilate brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judge's seat in a place called the Pavement--or in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
14 Ade rebɛkye ama Twam Afahyɛ no adu so no, ɛbɛyɛ owigyinae no. Pilato ka kyerɛɛ Yudafo no se, “Mo hene no ni!”
It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about six o'clock in the morning. Then he said to the Jews, "There is your king!"
15 Dɔm no nso teɛteɛɛ mu bio se, “Fa no kɔ! Bɔ no asennua mu!” Pilato bisaa wɔn se, “Mopɛ sɛ mebɔ mo hene no asennua mu ana?” Asɔfo mpanyin no kae se, “Yɛn hene a yɛwɔ ara ne Kaesare!”
This caused a storm of outcries, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" "Am I to crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king, except Caesar," answered the High Priests.
16 Afei Pilato de Yesu maa Yudafo no sɛ wɔnkɔbɔ no asennua mu.
Then Pilate gave Him up to them to be crucified. Accordingly they took Jesus;
17 Enti wɔde Yesu a nʼasennua da ne kɔn ho no kɔɔ kurow no mfikyiri baabi a wɔfrɛ hɔ “Nitiri So”, a Hebri kasa mu ɛyɛ “Golgota”.
and He went out carrying His own cross, to the place called Skull-place--or, in Hebrew, Golgotha--
18 Ɛhɔ na wɔbɔɔ Yesu asennua mu. Wɔbɔɔ nnipa baanu bi nso asennua mu kaa ne ho. Na ɔbaako sɛn ne benkum so na ɔbaako nso sɛn ne nifa so a Yesu sɛn wɔn mfimfini.
where they nailed Him to a cross, and two others at the same time, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.
19 Pilato kyerɛw se, Yesu Nasareni, Yudafo Hene de taree nʼasennua no atifi.
And Pilate wrote a notice and had it fastened to the top of the cross. It ran thus: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20 Esiane sɛ faako a wɔbɔɔ Yesu asennua mu ne kurow no mu kwan nware, na bio wɔakyerɛw nsɛm no wɔ Hebri, Roma ne Hela kasa mu no nti, nnipa bebree hu kenkanee.
Many of the Jews read this notice, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was in three languages--Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
21 Yudafo asɔfo mpanyin no ka kyerɛɛ Pilato se, “Nkyerɛw se, ‘Yudafo hene’ na mmom kyerɛw se, ‘Saa ɔbarima yi na ɔkaa se mene Yudafo hene!’”
This led the Jewish High Priests to remonstrate with Pilate. "You should not write 'The King of the Jews,'" they said, "but that he claimed to be King of the Jews."
22 Pilato kae se, “Nea makyerɛw no, makyerɛw.”
"What I have written I have written," was Pilate's answer.
23 Asraafo no bɔɔ Yesu asennua mu wiei no, wɔkyɛɛ ne ntade mu maa asraafo baanan no. Na saa atade no yɛ atade bi a wɔanwen fi ne soro kosi ne fam a enni mpamee.
So the soldiers, as soon as they had crucified Jesus, took His garments, including His tunic, and divided them into four parts--one part for each soldier. The tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece.
24 Asraafo no nyinaa kae se, “Mommma yɛnntetew mu. Momma yɛmmɔ so ntonto na yenhu onipa a obenya.” Ade a wɔyɛɛ yi sii, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Kyerɛwsɛm a ɛka se, “Wɔkyekyɛɛ me ntama mu, bɔɔ mʼatade so ntonto fae” no bɛba mu. Nea asraafo no yɛe ne no.
So they said to one another, "Do not let us tear it. Let us draw lots for it." This happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says, "They shared my garments among them, and drew lots for my clothing." That was just what the soldiers did.
25 Nnipa a na wogyina Yesu asennua no ho pɛɛ no ne ne na, ne na nuabea, Maria a ɔyɛ Kleopa yere ne Maria Magdalene.
Now standing close to the cross of Jesus were His mother and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.
26 Yesu huu ne na ne osuani a ɔdɔ no no sɛ wogyina hɔ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ ne na se, “Ɔbea, wo ba ni.”
So Jesus, seeing His mother, and seeing the disciple whom He loved standing near, said to His mother, "Behold, your son!"
27 Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ osuani no se, “Wo na ni.” Efi saa bere no, osuani no faa no ne no kɔtenae.
Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that time the disciple received her into his own home.
28 Saa bere no Yesu huu sɛ afei de, biribiara aba nʼawie, na sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Kyerɛwsɛm no bɛba mu no nti, ɔkae se, “Osukɔm de me.”
After this, Jesus, knowing that everything was now brought to an end, said--that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "I am thirsty."
29 Wɔde sapɔw a etua adwerɛ ano bɔɔ nsa a emu keka mu de kaa nʼano.
There was a jar of wine standing there. With this wine they filled a sponge, put it on the end of a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.
30 Yesu nom wiei no, ɔkae se, “Mawie!” Ɔkaa eyi wiee no, osii ne ti ase na ogyaa ne honhom mu.
As soon as Jesus had taken the wine, He said, "It is finished." And then, bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
31 Na da no yɛ ahosiesie da, na Yudafo mpanyimfo no mpɛ sɛ wɔma amu no sensɛn asennua no so kosi nʼadekyee a wobedi Twam Afahyɛ no. Enti wɔkɔka kyerɛɛ Pilato se wɔpɛ sɛ wobubu nnipa no anan sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobetumi ayiyi wɔn amu no afi asennua no so.
Meanwhile the Jews, because it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and in order that the bodies might not remain on the crosses during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was one of special solemnity), requested Pilate to have the legs of the dying men broken, and the bodies removed.
32 Asraafo no kobubuu ɔbarima a odi kan a ɔka nnipa baanu a wɔbɔɔ wɔne Yesu asennua mu ho no anan; wowiei no, wokobubuu ɔbarima a ɔto so abien no nso anan.
Accordingly the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and also of the other who had been crucified with Jesus.
33 Nanso woduu Yesu so no wohuu sɛ ɔno de, na wawu dedaw enti wɔammu ne nan bi.
Then they came to Jesus Himself: but when they saw that He was already dead, they refrained from breaking His legs.
34 Asraafo no mu baako de ne peaw wɔɔ ne mfe maa mogyasufi fii ne mfe mu bae.
One of the soldiers, however, made a thrust at His side with a lance, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
35 Onipa a ohuu nea esii no na wadi ho adanse. Nʼadanse no yɛ nokware, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mo nso mubegye adi.
This statement is the testimony of an eye-witness, and it is true. He knows that he is telling the truth--in order that you also may believe.
36 Eyinom nyinaa sii sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Kyerɛwsɛm a ɛka se, “Wɔremmu ne dompe bi”
For all this took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled which declares, "Not one of His bones shall be broken."
37 ne “Nnipa bɛhwɛ nea wɔwɔɔ ne mfe mu peaw” no bɛba mu.
And again another Scripture says, "They shall look on Him whom they have pierced."
38 Eyi akyi no, Yosef a ofi Arimatea a esiane Yudafo ho hu nti, na ɔyɛ Yesu suani wɔ kokoa mu no kɔsrɛɛ Pilato sɛ ɔmma no kwan na onkoyi Yesu amu no. Pilato penee nʼadesrɛ no so. Ɛno nti okoyii Yesu amu no.
After this, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but for fear of the Jews a secret disciple, asked Pilate's permission to carry away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him leave. So he came and removed the body.
39 Nikodemo a da bi anadwo ɔkɔɔ Yesu nkyɛn no nso de kurobow ne aduhuam mfrafrae a emu duru bɛyɛ kilogram aduasa abiɛsa bae.
Nicodemus too--he who at first had visited Jesus by night--came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, in weight about seventy or eighty pounds.
40 Wɔn baanu no de nwera ne aduhuam mfrafrae no kyekyeree Yesu amu no sɛnea Yudafo kwan a wɔfa so sie wɔn amu no te no.
Taking down the body they wrapped it in linen cloths along with the spices, in accordance with the Jewish mode of preparing for burial.
41 Na ɔboda foforo bi a wonsiee obi wɔ mu da wɔ turo bi a ɛbɛn baabi a wɔbɔɔ Yesu asennua mu no.
There was a garden at the place where Jesus had been crucified, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried.
42 Esiane sɛ na saa ɔboda no bɛn no nti, wosiee Yesu amu no wɔ hɔ.
Therefore, because it was the day of Preparation for the Jewish Passover, and the tomb was close at hand, they put Jesus there.
