Marko 15
1 Ade kyee anɔpatutuutu no, asɔfo mpanyin, Yudafo mpanyin, Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo ne agyinatufo hyia dwenee ɔkwan a wɔde Yesu bɛfa so ho. Wɔkyekyeree no de no kɔhyɛɛ Pilato nsa.
Very early in the morning the chief priests met together with [the rest of] the Jewish council, [in order to decide how to accuse Jesus before the Roman governor. Their guards] tied Jesus’ hands [again]. They took him to [the house of] Pilate, [the governor, and they started to accuse him, saying] “[Jesus is claiming that he is a king!]!”
2 Wɔde no duu hɔ no, Pilato bisaa no se, “Wone Yudafo hene no ana?” Yesu buae se, “Mo na muse.”
Pilate asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “You yourself have said so.”
3 Asɔfo mpanyin no kaa nsɛm akɛseakɛse guu no so, nanso wanka hwee.
Then the chief priests claimed that Jesus had done many bad things.
4 Pilato bisaa no bio se, “Enti nsɛm akɛseakɛse a wɔreka gu wo so yi, wonka ho hwee?”
So Pilate asked him again, “Don’t you have anything to say? Listen to how many bad things they are saying that you [have done]!”
5 Nanso Yesu anka hwee ma ɛyɛɛ Pilato nwonwa.
But [even though Jesus was not guilty], he did not say anything more. The result was that Pilate was very much surprised.
6 Na ɛyɛ Pilato amanne sɛ, afe biara ogyaa odeduani baako a ɔman no pɛ sɛ wogyaa no ma wɔn no wɔ Twam Afahyɛ mu.
It was the governor’s custom [each year] during the [Passover] celebration to release [one person who was in prison. He customarily released] whichever prisoner the people requested.
7 Saa afe no na onipa bi a wɔfrɛ no Baraba ka nnipa bi a wɔsɔre tiaa aban, nam so dii awu no ho wɔ afiase hɔ.
[At that time] there was a man called Barabbas who had been {whom [the soldiers had]} [put in prison with some other men]. Those men had murdered [some soldiers] when they rebelled [against the Roman government].
8 Dɔm no kɔɔ Pilato so kɔka kyerɛɛ no se, onyi odeduani baako mma wɔn sɛnea daa ɔyɛ no.
A crowd approached [Pilate] and asked him [to release someone], just like he customarily did for them [during the Passover celebration].
9 Pilato bisae se, “Minyi ‘Yudafo Hene’ no mma mo ana?”
Pilate answered them, “Would you like me to release for you the [man whom you] Jewish [people say is your] king?”
10 Efisɛ na wahu sɛ asɔfo mpanyin no de ɔtan na atwa asɛm ato Yesu so esiane din a na wagye no nti.
[He asked this] because he realized what the chief priests were wanting to do. They were accusing Jesus because they were jealous of him [because many people were becoming his disciples].
11 Nanso asɔfo mpanyin no tuu dɔm no aso se, sɛ wɔde beyi Yesu de, wɔmpere mma wonyi Baraba.
But the chief priests urged the crowd [to request] that Pilate release Barabbas for them instead [of Jesus].
12 Enti Pilato bisaa wɔn se, “Na sɛ miyi Baraba ma mo a, dɛn na menyɛ saa ɔbarima yi a mofrɛ no mo hene no?”
Pilate said to them again, “[If I release Barabbas], what do you want me to do with the man whom [some of] you Jews say is [your] king?”
13 Wɔteɛteɛɛ mu se, “Bɔ no asennua mu!”
Then they shouted again, “[Command that your soldiers] crucify him!”
14 Pilato bisaa wɔn bio se, “Adɛn nti? Bɔne bɛn na wayɛ?” Wɔn nyinaa bɔ gyee so se, “Bɔ no asennua mu!”
Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Command your soldiers to] crucify him!”
15 Afei Pilato huu sɛ ɔyɛ asɛm no ho hwee a, ɛrenyɛ ye. Bio, na osuro nso sɛ, sɛ anhwɛ a basabasayɛ bɛba nti, ogyaa Baraba maa wɔn. Ɔbɔɔ Yesu mmaa, na ɛno akyi no, ɔde no maa wɔn se wɔnkɔbɔ no asennua mu.
So, because Pilate wanted to please the crowd, he released Barabbas for them. Then, after [his soldiers] had whipped Jesus with leather straps into which they had fastened metal pieces, [Pilate told the soldiers to take him away] in order that he would be crucified {they would crucify him}.
16 Asraafo no de Yesu kɔɔ amrado aban mu hɔ, na wɔfrɛɛ asraafo no nyinaa baa hɔ.
The soldiers took Jesus into the [courtyard of the] palace [where Pilate lived]. That place was the government headquarters. Then they summoned the whole (cohort/group of soldiers) [who were on duty there].
17 Wɔhyɛɛ no batakari kɔkɔɔ bi, de nsɔe atenten bi nwenee kyɛw hyɛɛ no.
[After the soldiers gathered together], they put a purple robe on Jesus. Then they placed on his head a crown that they made from [branches of] thornbushes. [They did those things in order to ridicule him by pretending that he was a king].
18 Wofii ase bɔ gyee so, dii ne ho fɛw se, “Yudafo hene, wo nkwa so!”
Then they greeted him [like they would greet a king, in order to ridicule him], saying, “Hooray for the King [who rules] the Jews!”
19 Wɔde abaa paa nʼapampam, tetee ntasu guu no so, buu no nkotodwe, de dii ne ho fɛw.
They repeatedly struck his head with a reed and spat on him. By kneeling down, they [pretended to honor] him.
20 Wodii ne ho fɛw wiee no, wɔworɔw batakari kɔkɔɔ no, na wɔde ɔno ara nʼatade hyɛɛ no, de no kɔɔ sɛ wɔrekɔbɔ no asennua mu.
When they had finished ridiculing him, they pulled off the purple robe. They put his own clothes on him, and then they led him outside [of the city] in order to nail him to a cross.
21 Wɔrekɔ no, wohyiaa ɔbarima bi a wɔfrɛ no Simon a ofi Kirene a ɔyɛ Aleksandro ne Rufo agya wɔ ɔkwan so. Wɔhyɛɛ no ma ɔsoaa Yesu asennua no.
[After Jesus carried his cross a short distance], a man named Simon from Cyrene [city came along]. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. He was passing by while he was returning [home] from outside [the city. The soldiers] compelled Simon to carry the cross [for Jesus].
22 Wɔde Yesu baa baabi a wɔfrɛ hɔ se Golgota, a ne nkyerɛase ne Nitiri so, hɔ.
They brought them both to a place that they [call] Golgotha. That name means, ‘a place [like] a skull’.
23 Ɛhɔ na wɔmaa no nsa nwenweenwen bi sɛ ɔnnom, nanso wannom.
Then they tried to give Jesus wine that was {that they} mixed with [medicine called] myrrh. [They wanted him to drink it so that he would not feel so much pain when they crucified him]. But he did not drink it.
24 Afei wɔbɔɔ no asennua mu. Eyi akyi, wɔbɔɔ nʼatade no so ntonto.
[Some] of the [soldiers took his clothes]. Then they nailed him to a cross. Afterwards, they divided his clothes among themselves by gambling with [something like] dice. They did this [in order to determine] which [piece of clothing] each one would get.
25 Ɛbɛyɛ anɔpa nnɔnkron na wɔbɔɔ no asennua mu.
It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
26 Asɛm bi a wɔka too no so na wɔkyerɛw taree nʼasennua no atifi ka se, “YUDAFO HENE NO NI.”
They [attached to the cross above Jesus’ head] a sign on which it had been written {someone had written} the reason why [they were nailing him to the cross]. [But all] that it said was, “The King of the Jews.”
27 Da no ara anɔpa, wɔbɔɔ awudifo baanu bi asennua mu kaa Yesu ho. Na ɔbaako sɛn ne nifa so, na ɔbaako nso sɛn ne benkum so.
They also nailed to crosses two men who were bandits. They nailed one to a cross at the right side [of Jesus] and one to a cross at the left side [of Jesus].
28 Eyi maa nea Kyerɛwsɛm no kae se, “Wɔkan no fraa nnebɔneyɛfo mu” no baa mu.
29 Nnipa a wɔsen faa hɔ no nyinaa wosowosow wɔn ti, dii ne ho fɛw se, “Ei, wo ni? Ɛnyɛ wo na wuse wubetumi abubu asɔredan na wode nnansa asi no?
The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads as [if here were an evil man]. They said, “Aha! You said that you would destroy the Temple and then you would build it again within three days.
30 Sɛ wuse wo ho yɛ nwonwa a, ɛno de sian fi asennua no so si fam.”
[If you could do that, then] rescue yourself by coming down from the cross!”
31 Saa bere no na asɔfo mpanyin ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo no nso atwa ahyia hɔ redi Yesu ho fɛw. Wɔkɔɔ so dii ne ho fɛw se, “Ogye afoforo nanso ontumi nnye ne ho!”
The chief priests, along with the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, also [wanted to] make fun of Jesus. So they said to each other, “He [claims to have] saved others [from their sicknesses] [IRO] but he cannot save himself!
32 Wɔkɔɔ so dii ne ho fɛw bio se, “Agyenkwa! Yudafo hene! Sian fi asennua no so si fam, na yennye wo nni!” Awudifo a wɔbɔɔ wɔne Yesu asennua mu no mpo dii ne ho fɛw bi.
He said, ‘I am the Messiah, I am the King who [rules the people of] Israel.’ [If his words are true], he should come down now from the cross! Then we will believe [him]!” The [two] men who were crucified beside him also insulted him.
33 Efi owigyinae kɔpem nnɔnabiɛsa no, sum duruu asase no so nyinaa.
At noon the whole land became dark, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
34 Yesu de nne kɛse teɛɛ mu se, “Eli, Eli, lama sabaktani?” Ase ne sɛ, “Me Nyankopɔn, Me Nyankopɔn, adɛn nti na woagyaw me?”
At three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” That means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”
35 Wɔn a wogyina hɔ no bi a wɔtee nea ɔkae no kae se, “Muntie sɛ ɔrefrɛ Elia.”
When some of the people who were standing there heard [the word ‘Eloi’, misunderstanding it], they said, “Listen! He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
36 Wɔn mu baako tuu mmirika, kɔfaa sapɔw bi de bɔɔ nsa nwenweenwen bi mu de tuaa dua bi ano, de brɛɛ Yesu sɛ ɔnnom. Ɔkae se, “Momma yɛnhwɛ sɛ Elia bɛba abeyi no asi fam ana!”
One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He placed it on [the tip of] a reed, and then he [held it] up for [Jesus] to suck out [the wine that was in] it. [While he was doing that, someone] said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah will come to take him down [from the cross]!”
37 Yesu de nne kɛse teɛɛ mu bio, na ogyaa ne honhom mu wui.
And then, after Jesus shouted loudly, he stopped breathing [and died].
38 Ntama a etwa asɔredan no mu no mu suanee abien fi soro kosii fam.
[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 showed that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God].
39 Asraafo ha so panyin a na ogyina hɔ no huu ɔkwan a Yesu faa so wui no, ɔkae se, “Ampa ara, onipa yi yɛ Onyankopɔn Ba!”
The officer who supervised the soldiers [who nailed Jesus to the cross] was standing in front of Jesus. When he saw how Jesus died, he exclaimed, “Truly, this man was the man who was also God!”
40 Saa bere no na mmea bi gyinagyina akyiri baabi rehwɛ nea ɛrekɔ so. Mmea no bi ne Maria Magdalene, Maria (a ɔyɛ Yakobo Kumaa ne Yosef na), ne Salome.
There were also some women there, watching these events from a distance. They had accompanied Jesus when he was in Galilee [district], and they had provided what he needed. They had come with him to Jerusalem. Among those women was Mary from Magdala [town]. There was [another] Mary, who was the mother of the younger James and of Joses. There was also Salome.
41 Bere a na Yesu wɔ Galilea no, saa mmea yi dii nʼakyi som no. Saa ara nso na na nnipa bi a wodii nʼakyi baa Yerusalem no bi nso wɔ hɔ.
42 Eduu anwummere no, esiane sɛ na ade kye a ɛyɛ Homeda no nti,
When evening was near, [a man named] Joseph from Arimathea [town came there]. He was a member of the [Jewish] council, one whom everyone respected. He was also one of those who had been waiting expectantly for the [time when] God [would send] his king to begin to rule. [He knew that, according to Jewish law, people’s bodies had to be buried] {[someone had to bury people’s bodies]} [on the day they died. He also realized that] it was the day when [people] prepared [things for] ([the Jewish day of rest/the Sabbath]), [and that the Sabbath would start when the sun set]. So he became courageous and went to Pilate and asked Pilate [to permit him to take] the body of Jesus [down from the cross and bury it immediately].
43 baguani nuonyamfo bi a wɔfrɛ no Yosef, a ofi Arimatea a na ɔretwɛn Onyankopɔn ahenni no de akokoduru kɔɔ Pilato hɔ kɔsrɛɛ no se, ɔmfa Yesu amu no mma no.
44 Bere a Pilato tee sɛ Yesu awu no, wannye anni, enti ɔfrɛɛ Roma asraafo panyin a na ɔhwɛ hɔ no bisaa no.
Pilate was surprised [when he heard that] Jesus was already dead. So he summoned the officer who was in charge of the soldiers [who crucified Jesus], and he asked him if [Jesus] had already died.
45 Asraafo panyin no kae se wawu no, Pilato maa Yosef kwan se ɔnkɔfa amu no.
When the officer told [Pilate that Jesus was dead], Pilate allowed Joseph [to take away] the body.
46 Yosef kɔtɔɔ nwera, yii Yesu amu no fii asennua no so, de nwera no kyekyeree no, ɔde no kɔtoo ɔboda bi a wɔatwa mu, pirew ɔbo kɛse bi hinii ano.
After Joseph bought a linen cloth, he [and others] took [Jesus’ body down from the cross]. They wrapped it in the linen cloth and laid it in a tomb that [previously] had been dug out of the rock [cliff]. Then they rolled a [huge flat] stone in front of the entrance to the tomb.
47 Na Maria Magdalene ne Yosef ne na Maria wɔ hɔ bi, na wohuu faako a wɔde Yesu amu no toe.
Mary [from] Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where Jesus’ [body] was placed {where they placed Jesus’ [body]}.
