Wɔde Yesu Kɔ Pilato Anim
1Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin kɔɔ agyina, hwehwɛɛ ɛkwan a wɔbɛfa so ama Roma aban abu Yesu kumfɔ. 2Afei, wɔde nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn guu Yesu, de no baa Pilato a ɔyɛ Roma amrado no anim.
Yuda Ahonu
3Saa ɛberɛ no ara mu, Yuda a ɔyii Yesu maeɛ no hunuu sɛ wɔabu Yesu kumfɔ no, ɔnuu ne ho yie. Enti, ɔsane de sika a ɔgye firii asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin no nkyɛn no brɛɛ wɔn kaa sɛ, 4“Mayɛ bɔne, ɛfiri sɛ, mayi onipa a ɔnyɛɛ bɔne biara ama.”
Wɔn nso kaa sɛ, “Ɛmfa yɛn ho. Wo ara wʼasɛm.”
5Ɔtoo sika no guu asɔredan no mu, firii hɔ kɔhyɛɛ ahoma.
6Asɔfoɔ mpanin no sesaa sika no kaa sɛ, “Yɛrentumi mfa saa sika yi mfra yɛn toɔ a yɛagyeɛ mu. Ɛfiri sɛ, yɛn mmara mma ho ɛkwan sɛ yɛbɛgye sika a wɔde abɔ awudie ho paa.” 7Wɔdwennwenee ho sii gyinaeɛ sɛ, wɔde sika no bɛtɔ asase bi a wɔtu hɔ dɔteɛ de nwono nkukuo, na wɔde ɛhɔ ayɛ amusieeɛ ama ahɔhoɔ a wɔbɛwu wɔ Yerusalem no. 8Enti na wɔda so frɛ saa asase no sɛ, “Mogya Asase” de bɛsi ɛnnɛ yi. 9Yei maa deɛ Odiyifoɔ Yeremia kaa sɛ, “Wɔgyee dwetɛ mpɔ aduasa, ɛboɔ a Israelfoɔ sese hunuu sɛ ɛfata, 10ɛnna wɔfiri mu tɔɔ asase firii anwomfoɔ nkyɛn, sɛdeɛ Awurade hyɛɛ me” no baa mu.
Yesu Gyina Pilato Anim
11Afei, wɔde Yesu bɛgyinaa Pilato a ɔyɛ Roma amrado no anim. Ɔbisaa Yesu sɛ, “Wone Yudafoɔ Ɔhene no anaa?”
Yesu buaa sɛ, “Wo na woaka.”
12Nanso, ɛberɛ a asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin reka nsɛm gu Yesu so no, wankasa. 13Pilato bisaa no sɛ, “Wonte deɛ wɔreka no anaa?” 14Nanso, Yesu anka hwee ma ɛyɛɛ amrado no nwanwa.
Wɔbu Yesu Kumfɔ
15Na ɛyɛ amrado no amanneɛ sɛ afe biara Twam Afahyɛ no mu, ɔgyaa odeduani baako a ɔman no pɛ sɛ wɔgyaa no. 16Saa afe no mu, na onipa bɔnefoɔ bi a wɔfrɛ no Baraba nso da afiase. 17Anɔpa no a nnipadɔm no hyiaa wɔ Pilato ahemfie anim hɔ no, Pilato bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Hwan na mopɛ sɛ megyaa no ma mo, Baraba anaa Yesu, mo Agyenkwa no?” 18Na ɔnim pefee sɛ Yudafoɔ mpanin no de ɔtan na akyere Yesu ɛfiri sɛ, na wagye edin.
19Pilato gu so redi Yesu asɛm no, ne yere soma ma wɔbɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Gyaa onipa tenenee no na ɔnkɔ ne baabi ɛfiri sɛ, anadwo yi, mesoo ne ho daeɛ a ɛyɛ hu yie maa me ho yeraa me.”
20Nanso, asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin kasa kyerɛɛ ɛdɔm no sɛ, wɔmmisa na wɔnnyaa Baraba mma wɔn na wɔnkum Yesu.
21Enti, ɛberɛ a amrado no sane bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Nnipa baanu yi mu hwan na mopɛ nɛ megyaa no ma mo?”
Na ɛdɔm no bɔ gyee so sɛ, “Baraba!”
22Pilato bisaa wɔn bio sɛ, “Sɛ saa deɛ a, ɛnneɛ ɛdeɛn na menyɛ Yesu, mo Agyenkwa no?”
Wɔn nyinaa bɔ gyee so bio sɛ, “Bɔ no asɛnnua mu!”
23Pilato bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Adɛn nti? Bɔne bɛn na wayɛ?”
Nanso, wɔkɔɔ so bɔ gyee so ara sɛ, “Bɔ no asɛnnua mu! Bɔ no asɛnnua mu!”
24Afei, Pilato hunuu sɛ ɔyɛ asɛm no ho hwee a ɛnyɛ yie na basabasayɛ reba no, ɔmaa wɔsaa nsuo guu adeɛ mu brɛɛ no, ma ɔhohoroo ne nsa wɔ ɛdɔm no anim kaa sɛ, “Menni saa onipa tenenee yi mogya ho fɔ. Deɛ ɛbɛba biara no yɛ mo asɛm!”
25Nnipadɔm no sane bɔ gyee so bio sɛ, “Ne mogya mmɛgu yɛn ne yɛn mma tiri so.”
26Afei Pilato yii Baraba firii afiase hɔ de no maa wɔn. Ɔbɔɔ Yesu mmaa wieeɛ no, ɔde no maa Roma asraafoɔ no sɛ wɔmfa no nkɔ nkɔbɔ no asɛnnua mu.
Yesu Ho Fɛdie
27Asraafoɔ no de Yesu kɔɔ amrado aban mu hɔ ɛnna wɔfrɛɛ asraafodɔm baa hɔ. 28Wɔyii Yesu atadeɛ a na ɛhyɛ no no de batakari kɔkɔɔ bi hyɛɛ no, 29ɛnna wɔde nkasɛɛ atentene nwonoo ɛkyɛ hyɛɛ no, ɛnna wɔde dua bi hyɛɛ ne nsa nifa sɛ ahempoma, ɛnna wɔbubuu nkotodwe wɔ nʼanim hyɛɛ aseɛ bɔ gyee so, dii ne ho fɛ sɛ, “Yudafoɔ Ɔhene, wo nkwa so.” 30Wɔtetee ntasuo guu ne so na wɔgyee dua no firii ne nsam de paa nʼapampam. 31Wɔdii ne ho fɛ wieeɛ no, wɔworɔɔ batakari kɔkɔɔ a wɔde hyɛɛ no no, de ɔno ankasa nʼatadeɛ no sane hyɛɛ no bio. Afei, wɔde no kɔeɛ sɛ wɔrekɔbɔ no asɛnnua mu.
Wɔbɔ Yesu Asɛnnua Mu
32Ɛberɛ a wɔde no rekɔ baabi a wɔbɔ asɛnnua mu hɔ no, wɔhyiaa ɔbarima bi a wɔfrɛ no Simon a ɔfiri Kirene a ɛwɔ Abibirem. Wɔhyɛɛ no ma ɔsoaa Yesu asɛnnua no bi. 33Wɔde Yesu kɔɔ baabi a wɔfrɛ hɔ sɛ Golgota a nʼasekyerɛ ne “Nitire So.” 34Ɛhɔ na asraafoɔ no maa no nsã nwononwono bi sɛ ɔnnom. Yesu kaa nʼano no, wannom. 35Afei, wɔbɔɔ no asɛnnua mu. Ɛno akyi, wɔbɔɔ nʼatadeɛ no so ntonto kyekyɛ faeɛ. 36Afei, wɔn nyinaa tenatenaa ase wɛnee no. 37Wɔtwerɛɛ nsɛm a wɔka guu ne so no bi fam nʼatifi sɛ,
“Yesu, Yudafoɔ Ɔhene No Ni.”
38Wɔbɔɔ awudifoɔ baanu bi asɛnnua mu kaa Yesu ho. Na ɔbaako sɛn ne nifa so ɛnna ɔbaako nso sɛn ne benkum so. 39Nnipa a wɔsen faa baabi a wɔbɔɔ Yesu asɛnnua mu hɔ no nyinaa wosoo wɔn ti, dii Yesu ho fɛ sɛ, 40“Ɛnyɛ wo na woseɛ sɛ wobɛtumi abubu asɔredan na wode nnansa asi no? Sɛ wo na woseɛ sɛ woyɛ Onyankopɔn Ba ampa ara a, ɛnneɛ siane firi asɛnnua no so si fam ma yɛnhwɛ!” 41Saa ara nso na asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin bɛdii ne ho fɛ sɛ, 42“Ɔgye afoforɔ, nanso ɔntumi nnye ne ho! Sɛ wone Israelfoɔ ɔhene no ampa ara a, siane firi asɛnnua no so si fam, na yɛnnye wo nni. 43Ɔde ne ho too Onyankopɔn so. Afei, ma Onyankopɔn nnye no! Wanka nso sɛ, ‘Meyɛ Onyankopɔn Ba?’ ” 44Awudifoɔ bi a wɔbɔɔ wɔne no asɛnnua mu no nso hyɛɛ aseɛ dii ne ho fɛw.
Yesu Wuiɛ
45Ɛberɛ a wɔbɔɔ Yesu asɛnnua mu no, esum duruu asase so afanan nyinaa firi owigyinaeɛ kɔpem nnɔnmiɛnsa. 46Ɛbɛyɛ nnɔnmiɛnsa berɛ mu no, Yesu teaam denden sɛ, “Eli, Eli, lama sabaktani?” Aseɛ kyerɛ sɛ, “Me Onyankopɔn, me Onyankopɔn, adɛn enti na woagya me?”
47Wɔn a wɔgyina hɔ no bi ante aseɛ susuu sɛ ɔrefrɛ Elia.
48Wɔn mu baako tuu mmirika kɔfaa sapɔ bi de bɔɔ nsã nwononwono bi mu de tuaa dua bi so de brɛɛ Yesu sɛ ɔnnom. 49Nanso, nnipa no nkaeɛ no kaa sɛ, “Gyaa no na yɛnhwɛ sɛ Elia bɛba abɛgye no anaa.”
50Afei, Yesu teaam denden bio gyaee ne honhom mu wuiɛ.
51Ɛhɔ ara, ntoma a ɛtwa asɔredan no mu no mu suanee mmienu firi soro kɔsii fam. Asase wosoeɛ. Abotan mu paapaeɛ. 52Adamena so buebueeɛ maa ateneneefoɔ a wɔawuwuo nyanenyaneeɛ. 53Yesu wusɔreɛ akyi no, wɔfifirii wɔn adamena mu kɔɔ Yerusalem, kɔyii wɔn ho adi kyerɛɛ nnipa bebree.
54Asraafoɔ a wɔwɔ hɔ no hunuu asase wosoɔ ne nsɛm a ɛsisii hɔ no, wɔn akoma tuu yie, ma wɔkaa sɛ, “Ampa ara, onipa yi yɛ Onyankopɔn Ba.”
55Saa ɛberɛ no na mmaa bebree a Yesu ho dɔ enti, wɔdii nʼakyi firi Galilea no gyinagyina akyiri baabi rehwɛ deɛ ɛrekɔ so. 56Mmaa no bi ne Maria Magdalene ne Maria a ɔyɛ Yakobo ne Yosef maame. Na Sebedeo mmammarima no maame nso ka ho.
Wɔsie Yesu
57Ɛduruu anwummerɛ no, osikani bi a wɔfrɛ no Yosef a ɔfiri Arimatea a na ɔyɛ Yesu suani no 58kɔɔ Pilato hɔ kɔsrɛɛ no sɛ ɔmfa Yesu amu no mma no. Ɛnna Pilato hyɛɛ sɛ wɔmfa amu no mma no. 59Yosef faa amu no de nwera kyekyeree ho, 60na ɔde no kɔtoo ɔno ankasa ne boda foforɔ bi a wɔatwa mu, piree ɛboɔ kɛseɛ bi hinii ano, ansa na ɔregya hɔ akɔ. 61Maria Magdalene ne Maria baako no deɛ, na wɔte nkyɛn baabi rewɛn ɔboda no.
Wɔwɛn Ɔboda No
62Adeɛ kyeeɛ a ɛyɛ da a ɛdi Twam Afahyɛ no ahosiesie akyi no, asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Farisifoɔ no kɔɔ Pilato nkyɛn, 63kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Owura, ɔtorofoɔ no kaa ɛberɛ bi sɛ, ‘Nnansa akyi no, mɛsane aba nkwa mu bio.’ 64Yei enti, ma yɛn ɛkwan na yɛnkɔtare ɔboda no ano nkɔsi nnansa, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, nʼasuafoɔ no ntwa wɔn ho nkɔwia amu no mmɔ no dawuro sɛ wasɔre afiri awufoɔ mu. Na sɛ ɛkɔba saa deɛ a, anka akyire no nnaadaa bɛsene kane deɛ no.”
65Pilato ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mowɔ awɛmfoɔ. Momma wɔnkɔwɛn.” 66Enti, wɔkɔtaree ɔboda no ano, maa awɛmfoɔ kɔwɛneeɛ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, obiara ntumi nkɔwura hɔ nkɔwia amu no.
Judas Hangs Himself
1It was early in the morning. All the chief priests and the elders of the people planned how to put Jesus to death. 2So they tied him up and led him away. Then they handed him over to Pilate, who was the governor.
3Judas, who had handed him over, saw that Jesus had been sentenced to die. He felt deep shame and sadness for what he had done. So he returned the 30 silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. 4“I have sinned,” he said. “I handed over a man who is not guilty.”
“What do we care?” they replied. “That’s your problem.”
5So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6The chief priests picked up the coins. They said, “It’s against the law to put this money into the temple fund. It is blood money. It has paid for a man’s death.” 7So they decided to use the money to buy a potter’s field. People from other countries would be buried there. 8That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet came true. He had said, “They took the 30 silver coins. That price was set for him by the people of Israel. 10They used the coins to buy a potter’s field, just as the Lord commanded me.” (Zechariah 11:12,13; Jeremiah 19:1–13; 32:6–9)
Jesus Is Brought to Pilate
11Jesus was standing in front of the governor. The governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“Yes. You have said so,” Jesus replied.
12But when the chief priests and the elders brought charges against him, he did not answer. 13Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the charges they are bringing against you?” 14But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge. The governor was really amazed.
15It was the governor’s practice at the Passover Feast to let one prisoner go free. The people could choose the one they wanted. 16At that time they had a well-known prisoner named Jesus Barabbas. 17So when the crowd gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to set free? Jesus Barabbas? Or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” 18Pilate knew that the leaders wanted to get their own way. He knew this was why they had handed Jesus over to him.
19While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Don’t have anything to do with that man. He is not guilty. I have suffered a great deal in a dream today because of him.”
20But the chief priests and the elders talked the crowd into asking for Barabbas and having Jesus put to death.
21“Which of the two do you want me to set free?” asked the governor.
“Barabbas,” they answered.
22“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked.
They all answered, “Crucify him!”
23“Why? What wrong has he done?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
24Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere. Instead, the crowd was starting to get angry. So he took water and washed his hands in front of them. “I am not guilty of this man’s death,” he said. “You are accountable for that!”
25All the people answered, “Put the blame for his death on us and our children!”
26Pilate let Barabbas go free. But he had Jesus whipped. Then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross.
The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus
27The governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the palace, which was called the Praetorium. All the rest of the soldiers gathered around him. 28They took off his clothes and put a purple robe on him. 29Then they twisted thorns together to make a crown. They placed it on his head. They put a stick in his right hand. Then they fell on their knees in front of him and made fun of him. “We honor you, king of the Jews!” they said. 30They spit on him. They hit him on the head with the stick again and again. 31After they had made fun of him, they took off the robe. They put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to nail him to a cross.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
32On their way out of the city, they met a man from Cyrene. His name was Simon. They forced him to carry the cross. 33They came to a place called Golgotha. The word Golgotha means the Place of the Skull. 34There they mixed wine with bitter spices and gave it to Jesus to drink. After tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35When they had nailed him to the cross, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. 36They sat down and kept watch over him there. 37Above his head they placed the written charge against him. It read,
This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
38Two rebels against Rome were crucified with him. One was on his right and one was on his left. 39Those who passed by shouted at Jesus and made fun of him. They shook their heads 40and said, “So you are going to destroy the temple and build it again in three days? Then save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” 41In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders made fun of him. 42“He saved others,” they said. “But he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross! Then we will believe in him. 43He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him. He’s the one who said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” 44In the same way the rebels who were being crucified with Jesus also made fun of him.
Jesus Dies
45From noon until three o’clock, the whole land was covered with darkness. 46About three o’clock, Jesus cried out in a loud voice. He said, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” This means “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?” (Psalm 22:1)
47Some of those standing there heard Jesus cry out. They said, “He’s calling for Elijah.”
48Right away one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar and put it on a stick. He offered it to Jesus to drink. 49The rest said, “Leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”
50After Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, he died.
51At that moment the temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook. The rocks split. 52Tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53They came out of the tombs. After Jesus was raised from the dead, they went into the holy city. There they appeared to many people.
54The Roman commander and those guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened. They were terrified. They exclaimed, “He was surely the Son of God!”
55Not very far away, many women were watching. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to take care of his needs. 56Mary Magdalene was among them. Mary, the mother of James and Joseph, was also there. So was the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
Jesus Is Buried
57As evening approached, a rich man came from the town of Arimathea. His name was Joseph. He had become a follower of Jesus. 58He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. 60He placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb. Then he went away. 61Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there across from the tomb.
The Guards at the Tomb
62The next day was the day after Preparation Day. The chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63“Sir,” they said, “we remember something that liar said while he was still alive. He claimed, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 64So give the order to make the tomb secure until the third day. If you don’t, his disciples might come and steal the body. Then they will tell the people that Jesus has been raised from the dead. This last lie will be worse than the first.”
65“Take some guards with you,” Pilate answered. “Go. Make the tomb as secure as you can.” 66So they went and made the tomb secure. They put a royal seal on the stone and placed some guards on duty.
