Luka 23
1 Afei, badwafoɔ no sɔre de Yesu kɔɔ Pilato anim.
And having risen, the whole multitude of them did lead him to Pilate,
2 Wɔfirii aseɛ totoo nʼano sɛ, “Saa onipa yi tu nkurɔfoɔ aso. Ɔmpene so sɛ ɔmanfoɔ tua toɔ ma Kaesare aban, na ɔfrɛ ne ho sɛ ɔhene Kristo no.”
and began to accuse him, saying, 'This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.'
3 Yei maa Pilato bisaa no sɛ, “Wone Yudafoɔ ɔhene no anaa?” Yesu buaa no sɛ, “Ɛno ara na woaka no.”
And Pilate questioned him, saying, 'Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he answering him, said, 'Thou dost say [it].'
4 Pilato ka kyerɛɛ asɔfoɔ mpanin ne nnipadɔm no sɛ, “Menhunu asɛm biara a mɛgyina so abu onipa yi fɔ.”
And Pilate said unto the chief priests, and the multitude, 'I find no fault in this man;'
5 Nanso, wɔn bo antɔ wɔn yam kɔɔ so kaa sɛ, “Ɔyɛ ɔmammɔfoɔ baabiara a ɔkɔ no, ɔnam ne nkyerɛkyerɛ so de hwanyan nnipa no tia aban. Ɔde ne nkyerɛkyerɛ yi firi Galilea bɛfaa Yudeaman mu nyinaa abɛduru Yerusalem ha.”
and they were the more urgent, saying — 'He doth stir up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea — having begun from Galilee — unto this place.'
6 Pilato tee asɛm yi no, ɔbisaa sɛ, “Onipa yi yɛ Galileani anaa?”
And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the man is a Galilean,
7 Ɛberɛ a wɔka kyerɛɛ Pilato sɛ Yesu yɛ Galileani no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, sɛ ɛte saa deɛ a, wɔmfa no nkɔ Ɔhene Herode anim, ɛfiri sɛ, Galilea hyɛ nʼase. Saa ɛberɛ no ara nso na Ɔhene Herode wɔ Yerusalem.
and having known that he is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him back unto Herod, he being also in Jerusalem in those days.
8 Esiane sɛ wate Yesu ho asɛm na ɔsusu nso sɛ, sɛ ɔba nʼanim a, ɔbɛyɛ anwanwadeɛ akyerɛ no no enti, ɛberɛ a ɔhunuu no no, nʼani gyee yie, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔbɛhunu no no, na akyɛre.
And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long [time] to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him,
9 Wɔbisabisaa Yesu nsɛm bebree, nanso emu biara nni hɔ a ɔyii ano.
and was questioning him in many words, and he answered him nothing.
10 Asɔfoɔ mpanin no ne Atwerɛsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ no kɔɔ so ara kaa nsɛm a ɛnnim guu ne so.
And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing him,
11 Herode ne nʼasomfoɔ no bɔɔ Yesu adapaa, dii ne ho fɛw. Afei, Herode hyehyɛɛ no sɛ ɔhene sane de no kɔmaa Pilato.
and Herod with his soldiers having set him at nought, and having mocked, having put around him gorgeous apparel, did send him back to Pilate,
12 Ɛda no ara, Herode ne Pilato a anka wɔyɛ aka no, bɔɔ mu.
and both Pilate and Herod became friends on that day with one another, for they were before at enmity between themselves.
13 Wɔde Yesu kɔmaa Pilato no, ɔfrɛɛ asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin ne nnipadɔm no,
And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,
14 ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mode onipa yi brɛɛ me sɛ, ɔyɛ obi a ɔnam ne nkyerɛkyerɛ so hwanyan nnipa, tia aban. Mahwehwɛ nsɛm a moka guu ne so no mu wɔ mo anim, nanso menhunu afɔbusɛm biara a mɛgyina so mabu no fɔ.
said unto them, 'Ye brought to me this man as perverting the people, and lo, I before you having examined, found in this man no fault in those things ye bring forward against him;
15 Saa ara nso na Herode annya asɛm bi annyina so ammu no fɔ a ɛno enti, wasane de no abrɛ yɛn yi. Ɔnyɛɛ bɔne biara a ɛsɛ sɛ megyina so bu no kumfɔ.
no, nor yet Herod, for I sent you back unto him, and lo, nothing worthy of death is having been done by him;
16 Mɛbɔ no mmaa na magyaa no.”
having chastised, therefore, I will release him,'
17 Twam Afahyɛ biara, Pilato gyaa odeduani baako ma wɔn.
for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,
18 Pilato kasa no akyi no, nnipadɔm no nyinaa bɔ gyee so sɛ, “Ku no, na gyaa Baraba ma yɛn.”
and they cried out — the whole multitude — saying, 'Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,'
19 Baraba yi yɛ obi a ɔhwanyane ɔman na ɔsane dii awu enti, wɔde no too afiase.
who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.
20 Pilato kɔɔ so di maa Yesu pɛɛ sɛ ɔgyaa no.
Pilate again then — wishing to release Jesus — called to them,
21 Nanso, wɔsane bɔ gyee so bio se, “Bɔ no asɛnnua mu! Bɔ no asɛnnua mu!”
but they were calling out, saying, 'Crucify, crucify him.'
22 Ɔbisaa wɔn ne mprɛnsa so sɛ, “Adɛn? Ɛdeɛn bɔne na wayɛ? Menhunu afɔbusɛm biara a mɛgyina so abu no kumfɔ. Mɛbɔ no mmaa na magyaa no.”
And he a third time said unto them, 'Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release [him].'
23 Nanso, wɔbɔ gyee so ara maa wɔn nne bu faa Pilato deɛ no so sɛ, ɔmmɔ no asɛnnua mu.
And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,
24 Enti, Pilato penee wɔn abisadeɛ no so maa wɔn.
and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,
25 Wɔgyaee Baraba a ɛsiane sɛ ɔhwanyanee ɔman sane dii awu no enti, ɔde no too afiase no maa wɔn. Na ɔde Yesu maa wɔn sɛdeɛ wɔpɛ no.
and he released him who because of sedition and murder hath been cast into the prison, whom they were asking, and Jesus he gave up to their will.
26 Afei, wɔde Yesu rekɔ akɔbɔ no asɛnnua mu no, wɔhyiaa Kireneni bi a wɔfrɛ no Simon sɛ ɔfiri afuom reba Yerusalem. Wɔkyeree no, hyɛɛ no ma ɔsoaa Yesu asɛnnua no wɔ ne kɔn ho, dii nʼakyi.
And as they led him away, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put on him the cross, to bear [it] behind Jesus.
27 Nnipadɔm a mmaa a wɔresu retwa agyaadwoɔ fra wɔn mu no, tu dii nʼakyi.
And there was following him a great multitude of the people, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting him,
28 Yesu danee ne ho ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Yerusalem mma, monnsu me na monsu mo ho ne mo mma.
and Jesus having turned unto them, said, 'Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for yourselves weep ye, and for your children;
29 Na mmerɛ bi reba a wɔbɛka sɛ, ‘Nhyira ne abonini ne yafunu a ɛnwoo da ne nufoɔ a wɔnnum da.’
for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;
30 Saa ɛberɛ no “‘na wɔbɛka akyerɛ mmepɔ sɛ, “Dwiri gu yɛn so!” ne nkokoɔ nso sɛ, “Kata yɛn so!”’
then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; —
31 Na sɛ wɔde yei yɛ me a meyɛ dua mono no a, ɛdeɛn na wɔde bɛyɛ mo a moyɛ dua wuiɛ?”
for, if in the green tree they do these things — in the dry what may happen?'
32 Ɛberɛ a wɔde Yesu rekɔ no, wɔde nnebɔneyɛfoɔ baanu bi kaa ne ho sɛ wɔnkɔku wɔn.
And there were also others — two evil-doers — with him, to be put to death;
33 Wɔduruu faako a wɔfrɛ hɔ Golgota no, wɔbɔɔ ɔne nnebɔneyɛfoɔ baanu no asɛnnua mu a ɔbaako wɔ ne nifa na ɔbaako nso wɔ ne benkum.
and when they came to the place that is called Skull, there they crucified him and the evil-doers, one on the right hand and one on the left.
34 Yesu kaa sɛ, “Agya, fa kyɛ wɔn, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔnnim deɛ wɔreyɛ.” Afei, asraafoɔ no kyekyɛɛ ne ntadeɛ mu bɔɔ so ntonto faeɛ.
And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.
35 Saa ɛberɛ no na nnipadɔm no gyinagyina hɔ rehwɛ no. Yudafoɔ mpanimfoɔ no dii ne ho fɛw sɛ, “Ɔgyee ebinom nkwa; sɛ ɔse ɔno ne Kristo, Onyankopɔn Ba no a, ɔnnye ne ho nkwa na yɛnhwɛ.”
And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers also were sneering with them, saying, 'Others he saved, let him save himself, if this be the Christ, the choice one of God.'
36 Asraafoɔ no nso dii ne ho fɛw de nsã a ɛkeka bi brɛɛ no
And mocking him also were the soldiers, coming near and offering vinegar to him,
37 kaa sɛ, “Sɛ wone Yudafoɔ ɔhene no a, gye wo ho nkwa.”
and saying, 'If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.'
38 Wɔtwerɛɛ saa asɛm yi bɔɔ nʼatifi wɔ asɛnnua no so sɛ, Yudafoɔ Ɔhene no ni.
And there was also a superscription written over him, in letters of Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew, 'This is the King of the Jews.'
39 Nnebɔneyɛfoɔ baanu a na wɔn nso wɔabɔ wɔn asɛnnua mu no mu baako dii Yesu ho fɛ sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ wone Kristo no? Gye wo ho na gye yɛn nso.”
And one of the evil-doers who were hanged, was speaking evil of him, saying, 'If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.'
40 Nanso, ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ a ɔka ho no, kaa nʼanim sɛ, “Wonsuro Onyankopɔn? Hunu sɛ yɛn nyinaa wɔ afɔbuo korɔ no ara mu.
And the other answering, was rebuking him, saying, 'Dost thou not even fear God, that thou art in the same judgment?
41 Yɛn deɛ, saa asotwe yi fata yɛn; yɛn bɔne so akatua na yɛanya yi, na yei deɛ, ɔnyɛɛ bɔne biara.”
and we indeed righteously, for things worthy of what we did we receive back, but this one did nothing out of place;'
42 Ɔsane kaa sɛ, “Yesu, woduru wʼAhennie mu a, kae me.”
and he said to Jesus, 'Remember me, lord, when thou mayest come in thy reign;'
43 Yesu buaa no sɛ, “Merehyɛ wo bɔ sɛ, ɛnnɛ, wobɛka me ho wɔ Paradise.”
and Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, To-day with me thou shalt be in the paradise.'
44 Ɛduruu owigyinaeɛ no, asase no so nyinaa duruu esum kabii kɔsii nnɔnmiɛnsa.
And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,
45 Owia duruu sum na ntoma a ɛtwa asɔredan no mu nso mu tee mmienu.
and the sun was darkened, and the vail of the sanctuary was rent in the midst,
46 Yesu teaam denden sɛ, “Agya, wo nsam na mede me honhom mehyɛ!” Ɔkaa yei no, ɔgyaa mu.
and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, 'Father, to Thy hands I commit my spirit;' and these things having said, he breathed forth the spirit.
47 Asraafoɔ panin a na ɔgyina hɔ no hunuu deɛ asi no, ɔyii Onyankopɔn ayɛ sɛ, “Ampa ara, saa onipa yi yɛ ɔteneneeni.”
And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, 'Really this man was righteous;'
48 Nnipa a wɔbaa hɔ bɛhwɛɛ Yesu asɛnnuambɔ no hunuu sɛ wawu no, wɔde awerɛhoɔ firii hɔ kɔeɛ.
and all the multitudes who were come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, smiting their breasts did turn back;
49 Saa ɛberɛ no na Yesu nnamfo ne mmaa bi a wɔdii nʼakyi firi Galilea baeɛ no gyinagyina akyirikyiri baabi rehwɛ deɛ ɛrekɔ so no nyinaa.
and all his acquaintances stood afar off, and women who did follow him from Galilee, beholding these things.
50 Na ɔbarima bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no Yosef a ɔfiri Arimatea a ɛwɔ Yudaman mu. Saa ɔbarima yi, na ɔyɛ onipa pa a ɔtene wɔ Onyankopɔn anim a na ɔretwɛn Onyankopɔn Ahennie a ɛbɛba no.
And lo, a man, by name Joseph, being a counsellor, a man good and righteous,
51 Ɛwom sɛ na ɔyɛ Yudafoɔ badwafoɔ no mu baako deɛ, nanso wampene gyinaeɛ a wɔsisiiɛ ne deɛ wɔyɛeɛ no so.
— he was not consenting to their counsel and deed — from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was expecting the reign of God,
52 Ɔkɔɔ Pilato nkyɛn kɔsrɛɛ Yesu amu no.
he, having gone near to Pilate, asked the body of Jesus,
53 Ɔmaa wɔyii Yesu amu no maa no, na ɔde nwera kyekyeree no de no kɔtoo ɔboda bi a obiara nnaa mu da no mu.
and having taken it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a tomb hewn out, where no one was yet laid.
54 Wɔsiee Yesu Efiada a na Yudafoɔ resiesie wɔn ho atwɛn Homeda no.
And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching,
55 Wɔsiee amu no wieeɛ no, mmaa a wɔdi Yesu akyi firi Galilea no ne Yosef kɔhwɛɛ faako a wɔde no toeɛ ne sɛdeɛ wɔsiee no faeɛ.
and the women also who have come with him out of Galilee having followed after, beheld the tomb, and how his body was placed,
56 Saa mmaa yi sanee wɔn akyi kɔɔ efie kɔhwehwɛɛ nnuhwam ne ngo a wɔde bɛsiesie Yesu amu no, nanso ɛsiane sɛ na Homeda no aduru enti, wɔtenaa ase komm sɛdeɛ Yudafoɔ mmara kyerɛ no.
and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.
