Luka 23
1 Afei baguafo no sɔre de Yesu kɔɔ Pilato anim.
Then the whole group got up and took Jesus to Pilate, [the Roman governor].
2 Wofii ase totoo nʼano se, “Saa onipa yi tu nkurɔfo aso. Ɔmpene so sɛ ɔmanfo tua tow ma Kaesare aban, na ɔfrɛ ne ho sɛ ɔhene Kristo no.”
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 Eyi maa Pilato bisaa no se, “Wone Yudafo hene no ana?” Yesu buaa no se, “Ɛno ara na woaka no.”
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 Pilato ka kyerɛɛ asɔfo mpanyin ne nnipadɔm no se, “Minhu asɛm biara a megyina so abu onipa yi fɔ.”
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 Nanso wɔn bo antɔ wɔn yam kɔɔ so kae se, “Baabiara a ɔkɔ no, ɔnam ne nkyerɛkyerɛ so hwanyan nnipa no tia aban. Ɔde ne nkyerɛkyerɛ yi fi Galilea bɛfaa Yudeaman mu nyinaa abedu Yerusalem ha.”
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 Pilato tee asɛm no, obisae se, “Onipa yi yɛ Galileani ana?”
When Pilate heard that, he asked, “Is this man from Galilee [district]?”
7 Bere a wɔka kyerɛɛ Pilato se Yesu yɛ Galileani no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, sɛ ɛte saa de a, wɔmfa no nkɔ Ɔhene Herode anim, efisɛ Galilea hyɛ nʼase. Saa bere no ara nso na Ɔhene Herode wɔ Yerusalem.
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 Esiane sɛ wate Yesu ho asɛm na osusuw nso sɛ, sɛ ɔba nʼanim a, ɔbɛyɛ anwonwade akyerɛ no no nti, bere a ohuu no no, nʼani gyee yiye, efisɛ na ɔpɛe sɛ obehu no no akyɛ.
[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 Wobisabisaa Yesu nsɛm bebree, nanso emu biara nni hɔ a oyii ano.
So he asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus did not reply [to any of them].
10 Asɔfo mpanyin ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo no kɔɔ so ara kaa nsɛm a enni mu guu ne so.
The chief priests and men who taught the [Jewish] laws stood near Jesus, accusing him very strongly.
11 Herode ne nʼasomfo no bɔɔ Yesu adapaa, dii ne ho fɛw. Afei Herode hyehyɛɛ no sɛ ɔhene san de no kɔmaa 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 Da no ara, Herode ne Pilato a anka wɔyɛ aka no, bɔɔ mu.
Until that time Herod and Pilate had been very hostile to each other, but that very day they became friends.
13 Wɔde Yesu kɔmaa Pilato no, ɔfrɛɛ asɔfo mpanyin ne Yudafo mpanyimfo ne nnipadɔm no,
Pilate then gathered together the chief priests and other [Jewish] leaders and the crowd [that was still there].
14 ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Mode onipa yi brɛɛ me se, ɔyɛ obi a ɔnam ne nkyerɛkyerɛ so hwanyan nnipa tia aban. Mahwehwɛ nsɛm a moka guu ne so no mu wɔ mo anim, nanso minhu afɔbusɛm biara a megyina so abu no fɔ.
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 Saa ara nso na Herode annya asɛm bi annyina so ammu no fɔ a ɛno nti, wasan de no abrɛ yɛn yi. Ɔnyɛɛ bɔne biara a ɛsɛ sɛ migyina so bu no kumfɔ.
[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 Mɛbɔ no mmaa na magyaa no.”
So I will [have my soldiers] flog him and then release him.”
17 Twam Afahyɛ biara du a Pilato gyaa odeduani baako ma wɔn.
18 Pilato kasa no akyi no, nnipadɔm no nyinaa bɔ gyee so se, “Kum no, na gyaa Baraba ma yɛn.”
But the whole crowd shouted, “Execute this man! Release Barrabas for us [(exc)]!”
19 Baraba yi yɛ obi a ɔhwanyan ɔman na ɔsan dii awu nti, wɔde no too afiase.
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 Pilato kɔɔ so di maa Yesu pɛɛ sɛ ogyaa no.
Because Pilate wanted to release Jesus, he tried to persuade the crowd again.
21 Nanso wɔsan bɔ gyee so bio se, “Bɔ no asennua mu! Bɔ no asennua mu!”
But they kept shouting, “[Command your soldiers to] kill him by nailing him to a cross!/Have him crucified!”
22 Obisaa wɔn ne mprɛnsa so se, “Adɛn? Bɔne bɛn na wayɛ? Minhu afɔbusɛm biara a megyina so abu no kumfɔ. Mɛbɔ no mmaa na magyaa no.”
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 Nanso wɔbɔ gyee so ara maa wɔn nne bu faa Pilato de no so se ɔmmɔ no asennua mu.
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 Enti Pilato penee wɔn abisade no so maa wɔn.
Pilate decided to do what the crowd requested.
25 Ogyaa Baraba a esiane sɛ ɔhwanyan ɔman san dii awu no nti ɔde no too afiase no maa wɔn. Na ɔde Yesu maa wɔn sɛnea wɔpɛ no.
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 Wɔde Yesu rekɔ akɔbɔ no asennua mu no, wohyiaa Kireneni bi a wɔfrɛ no Simon sɛ ofi afum reba Yerusalem. Wɔkyeree no, hyɛɛ no ma ɔsoaa Yesu asennua no wɔ ne kɔn ho dii nʼakyi.
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 Nnipadɔm a mmea a wɔresu retwa agyaadwo fra wɔn mu no, tu dii nʼakyi.
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 Yesu dan ne ho ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Yerusalem mmea, munnsu me na munsu mo ho ne mo mma.
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 Na mmere bi reba a wɔbɛka se, ‘Nhyira ne abonin ne ɔyafunu a ɛnwoo da ne nufu a wonnum da.’
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 Saa bere no “‘na wɔbɛka akyerɛ mmepɔw se, “Munnwiriw ngu yɛn so!” ne nkoko nso se, “Monkata yɛn so!”’
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 Na sɛ wɔde eyi yɛ me a meyɛ dummono no a, dɛn na wɔde bɛyɛ mo a moyɛ duwui?”
[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 Bere a wɔde Yesu rekɔ no, wɔde nnebɔneyɛfo baanu bi kaa ne ho se wonkokum wɔn.
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 Woduu faako a wɔfrɛ hɔ Golgota no, wɔbɔɔ ɔne nnebɔneyɛfo baanu no asennua mu a ɔbaako wɔ ne nifa na ɔbaako nso wɔ ne benkum.
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 Yesu kae se, “Agya, fa kyɛ wɔn, efisɛ wonnim nea wɔreyɛ.” Asraafo no kyekyɛɛ ne ntade mu bɔɔ so ntonto fae.
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 Saa bere no na nnipadɔm no gyinagyina hɔ rehwɛ no. Yudafo mpanyimfo no dii ne ho fɛw se, “Ogyee ebinom nkwa; sɛ ose ɔno ne Kristo, Onyankopɔn Ba no a, onnye ne ho nkwa na yɛnhwɛ.”
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 Asraafo no nso dii ne ho fɛw de nsa a ɛkeka bi brɛɛ no
The soldiers also ridiculed him because he [claimed to be a king]. They came up to him and offered him some sour wine.
37 kae se, “Sɛ wone Yudafo hene no a gye wo ho nkwa.”
They said to him, “If you [(sg)] are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
38 Wɔkyerɛw saa asɛm yi bɔɔ nʼatifi wɔ asennua no so se, “YUDAFO HENE NO NI.”
[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 Nnebɔneyɛfo baanu a na wɔn nso wɔabɔ wɔn asennua mu no mu baako dii Yesu ho fɛw se, “Ɛnyɛ wone Kristo no? Gye wo ho na gye yɛn nso.”
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 Nanso ɔdebɔneyɛni a ɔka ho no kaa nʼanim se, “Wunsuro Onyankopɔn? Hu sɛ yɛn nyinaa wɔ afɔbu koro no ara mu.
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 Yɛn de, saa asotwe yi fata yɛn; yɛn bɔne so akatua na yɛanya yi, na oyi de, ɔnyɛɛ bɔne biara.”
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 Ɔsan kae se, “Yesu, wudu wʼahenni mu a kae me.”
Then he said, “Jesus, [please] remember me [and take care of me] when you become king!”
43 Yesu buaa no se, “Merehyɛ wo bɔ se nnɛ wobɛka me ho wɔ Paradise.”
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 Eduu owigyinae no, asase no so nyinaa duruu sum kabii kosii nnɔnabiɛsa.
[Then it] was about noontime. It became dark over the whole land, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
45 Owia duruu sum na ntama a etwa asɔredan no mu nso mu tewee abien.
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 Yesu teɛɛ mu dennen se, “Agya, wo nsam na mede me honhom hyɛ!” Ɔkaa eyi no, ogyaa mu.
[As that happened], Jesus shouted loudly, “Father, I put my spirit into your care [MTY]!” When he said that, he [EUP] died.
47 Asraafo panyin a na ogyina hɔ no huu nea asi no, oyii Onyankopɔn ayɛ se, “Ampa ara, saa onipa yi yɛ ɔtreneeni.”
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 Nnipa a wɔbaa hɔ bɛhwɛɛ Yesu asennuambɔ no huu sɛ wawu no, wɔde awerɛhow fii hɔ kɔe.
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 Saa bere no na Yesu nnamfo ne mmea bi a wodii nʼakyi fi Galilea baa no gyinagyina akyirikyiri baabi rehwɛ nea ɛrekɔ so no nyinaa.
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 Na ɔbarima bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no Yosef a ofi Arimatea a ɛwɔ Yudaman mu. Na saa ɔbarima yi yɛ onipa pa a ɔteɛ wɔ Onyankopɔn anim a na ɔretwɛn Onyankopɔn ahenni a ɛbɛba no.
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 Ɛwɔ mu sɛ na ɔyɛ Yudafo baguafo no mu baako de, nanso wampene gyinae a wosisii ne nea wɔyɛɛ no so.
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 Ɔkɔɔ Pilato nkyɛn kɔsrɛɛ Yesu amu no.
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 Ɔma woyii Yesu amu no maa no, na ɔde nwera kyekyeree no de no kɔtoo ɔboda bi a obiara nnaa mu da no mu.
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 Wosiee Yesu Fida a na Yudafo resiesie wɔn ho atwɛn Homeda no.
[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 Wosiee amu no wiee no, mmea a wodi Yesu akyi fi Galilea no ne Yosef kɔhwɛɛ faako a wɔde no toe ne sɛnea wosiee no fae.
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 Saa mmea yi san wɔn akyi kɔɔ fie kɔhwehwɛɛ nnuhuam ne ngo a wɔde besiesie Yesu amu no, nanso esiane sɛ na Homeda no adu nti wɔtenaa ase komm sɛnea Yudafo mmara kyerɛ no.
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.
