Jesus sendes til Pilatus
Mark. 15,1; Luk. 23,1
1Så snart det blev lyst,27,1 En dom, som blev afsagt i nattens mulm og mørke, havde ikke retsgyldighed. Derfor måtte de vente, til det blev lyst. afsagde ypperstepræsterne og de øvrige ledere deres officielle dom, som lød på dødsstraf. 2Derefter blev Jesus bundet og ført til den romerske guvernør, der hed Pilatus.
Judas begår selvmord
3Da forræderen, Judas, så, at Jesus blev dømt til døden, fortrød han, hvad han havde gjort. Han returnerede de 30 sølvmønter til ypperstepræsterne og de øvrige ledere. 4„Jeg har begået en fejl,” sagde han. „Jeg er skyld i, at en uskyldig mand er blevet dømt til døden.”
„Hvad kommer det os ved?” svarede de. „Det bliver din sag.” 5Så smed Judas pengene ind i templet og gik ud og hængte sig.
6Ypperstepræsterne samlede pengene op. „Vi kan ikke lægge dem i templets indsamlingsbøsse,” sagde de til hinanden. „Der klæber blod ved de penge, så de kan ikke bruges til arbejdet i templet.” 7Sagen blev drøftet, og man besluttede at købe den mark, hvor pottemagerne hentede deres ler. Den kunne bruges som begravelsesplads for de fremmede, der døde i Jerusalem. 8Det er forklaringen på, at det sted stadig kaldes for „Blodmarken”. 9Sådan opfyldtes det, som profeten Jeremias havde talt om: „De tog 30 sølvmønter—det var alt, hvad Israels folk vurderede ham til— 10og de brugte dem til at købe pottemagermarken, som Herren havde sagt til mig.”27,10 Jf. Zak. 11,12-13.
Jesus i forhør hos Pilatus
Mark. 15,2-5; Luk. 23,2-4
11Jesus blev nu ført frem for den romerske guvernør. „Er du jødernes konge?” spurgte han.
„Det kan man godt sige,” svarede Jesus. 12Men da ypperstepræsterne og de øvrige jødiske ledere fremførte deres anklager, tav han.
13„Hører du ikke, hvad de beskylder dig for?” spurgte Pilatus. 14Men Jesus tav stadig, og det undrede guvernøren sig meget over.
Pilatus bliver presset til at lade Jesus korsfæste
Mark. 15,6-15; Luk. 23,13-25; Joh. 18,39–19,16
15Der var tradition for, at guvernøren hvert år i anledning af påsken løslod en jødisk fange. Folket måtte selv vælge, hvem det skulle være. 16På det tidspunkt sad der en berygtet forbryder i fængsel. Han hed Barabbas. 17Da folket nu stimlede sammen, spurgte Pilatus dem: „Hvem vil I helst have, at jeg skal løslade: Barabbas eller Jesus, som kaldes Messias?” 18Han var nemlig godt klar over, at det var af ren og skær misundelse, de havde slæbt Jesus for retten. 19Desuden havde Pilatus, mens han sad dér på dommersædet, modtaget følgende besked fra sin kone: „Lad den uskyldige mand være i fred. Jeg har i nat haft en forfærdelig drøm på grund af ham.”
20Men ypperstepræsterne og de øvrige ledere fik menneskemængden overtalt til at kræve Barabbas løsladt og Jesus henrettet. 21Da guvernøren gentog spørgsmålet: „Hvem af de to skal jeg løslade?” råbte mængden derfor: „Barabbas!”
22„Hvad skal jeg så gøre med Jesus, som kaldes Messias?”
„Han skal korsfæstes!” råbte mængden.
23„Hvorfor det? Hvad ondt har han gjort?”
Men de råbte blot endnu højere: „Han skal korsfæstes!”
24Da Pilatus så, at han ikke kom nogen vegne, og at det var ved at udvikle sig til gadeoptøjer, sendte han bud efter et fad med vand. Mens han vaskede sine hænder foran den store folkemængde, sagde han: „Jeg er uskyldig i denne mands død. Det bliver jeres ansvar.” 25Hele mængden råbte tilbage: „Ja, vi påtager os skylden for hans død, vi og vores efterkommere!”
26Derefter løslod han Barabbas og gav ordre til, at Jesus skulle piskes og derefter korsfæstes.
De romerske soldater gør nar af jødernes konge
Mark. 15,16-20; Joh. 19,2-3
27Guvernørens soldater tog Jesus med ind i kasernen og kaldte hele garnisonen sammen. 28-29Så rev de tøjet af ham og klædte ham ud som konge med en skarlagenrød kappe og en krone flettet af tornede grene på hovedet. Som scepter gav de ham en kæp i højre hånd, og så kastede de sig på knæ foran ham. „Længe leve jødernes konge!” råbte de hånligt. 30Så spyttede de på ham, rev kæppen ud af hånden på ham og slog ham i hovedet med den. 31Da de til sidst blev trætte af at gøre nar af ham, trak de kappen af ham og gav ham hans eget tøj på. Derefter førte de ham af sted for at korsfæste ham.
Jesus bliver korsfæstet og derefter hånet af de jødiske ledere
Mark. 15,21-32; Luk. 23,26-43; Joh. 19,17-27
32På vejen derud traf de på en mand fra Kyrene. Han hed Simon. Ham tvang de til at bære Jesu kors. 33De gik hen til det sted, som kaldes Golgata (det betyder „Hovedskalsstedet”). 34Her ville soldaterne give Jesus lidt vin med et bedøvelsesmiddel i, men da han havde smagt på det, ville han ikke drikke det.
35De naglede ham til korset og gav sig derefter til at rafle om hans tøj.27,35 Som en opfyldelse af profetien i Sl. 22,19. 36Nogle satte sig ned for at holde vagt, 37mens andre anbragte et skilt på korset over hans hoved med anklagen imod ham. Der stod: „Det her er Jesus, jødernes konge”. 38Derefter blev to forbrydere korsfæstet, og deres kors blev rejst på hver sin side af Jesus. 39Folk, der kom forbi, rystede på hovedet og hånede ham: 40„Det var dig, der ville rive templet ned og bygge det op igen inden tre dage. Red nu dig selv, hvis du er Guds Søn! Kom ned fra korset!”
41Også ypperstepræsterne, de skriftlærde og de øvrige ledere hånede Jesus: 42„Den er god med ham!” sagde de. „Andre har han reddet, men sig selv kan han ikke redde! Og han skulle være Israels konge? Lad ham nu tage og stige ned fra korset, så skal vi nok tro på ham! 43Han siger, at han stoler på Gud, og at han er Guds Søn. Så burde Gud også komme og redde ham!”
44Han blev også hånet af de to forbrydere, som var korsfæstet ved siden af ham.
Jesus dør
Mark. 15,33-41; Luk. 23,44-49; Joh. 19,28-30
45Ved tolvtiden blev der mørkt over hele landet, og mørket varede til klokken tre. 46Klokken tre råbte Jesus højt: „Eli, Eli! Lema sabaktani!” Det betyder: „Min Gud! Min Gud! Hvorfor har du forladt mig?”27,46 Sl. 22,2.
47Soldaterne, som holdt vagt, forstod ikke, hvad han sagde, men nogle mente, han kaldte på Elias. 48En af dem løb hurtigt hen for at hente en svamp og hældte billig, sur vin på den. Derefter anbragte han svampen på en stang og holdt den op til Jesus for at han kunne drikke. 49De andre sagde: „Lad os se, om Elias kommer og redder ham.”
50Da udstødte Jesus igen et højt råb og udåndede.
51I det samme blev forhænget foran indgangen til det allerhelligste rum i templet flænget i to dele fra øverst til nederst. Der kom et jordskælv, så nogle klipper revnede, 52og der blev åben adgang til adskillige gravkamre. Mange af de gudfrygtige menneskers døde legemer blev levende. 53De kom ud af deres grave, og da Jesus senere var opstået fra de døde, gik de ind til Jerusalem, hvor de blev set af mange mennesker.
54Da officeren og soldaterne, som holdt vagt ved Jesus, så jordskælvet og alt det andet, der skete, blev de skrækslagne og råbte: „Den mand var virkelig en gudesøn!”27,54 Eller: „en søn af Gud” eller „Guds søn”.
55Mange kvinder stod på afstand og iagttog det hele. Det var dem, der havde fulgt Jesus fra Galilæa for at sørge for hans fornødenheder. 56Blandt dem var Maria Magdalene og den Maria, som var mor til Jakob og Josef, samt Zebedæussønnernes mor.
Jesus lægges i graven
Mark. 15,42-47; Luk. 23,50-56; Joh. 19,38-42
57-58Der var en velhavende mand ved navn Josef fra Arimatæa, som var en discipel af Jesus. Han gik sidst på eftermiddagen hen til Pilatus for at anmode om at få udleveret Jesu lig. Pilatus gav sin tilladelse. 59Josef fik så liget taget ned og svøbt ind i et helt nyt lagen. 60Derefter blev det lagt i en ny gravhule, som han havde ladet hugge ud i en klippe til sig selv. Efter at en stor sten var rullet for indgangen, gik han hjem. 61Både Maria Magdalene og den anden Maria sad lige over for graven og iagttog det hele.
Der sættes vagt ved graven
62-63Den følgende dag var det sabbat. Ypperstepræsterne og farisæerne gik til Pilatus og sagde: „Herre, vi er kommet i tanke om, at den bedrager engang sagde: ‚På den tredje dag vil jeg genopstå.’ 64Vi beder dig derfor give ordre til, at graven forsegles indtil den tredje dag, for at hans disciple ikke skal stjæle hans lig og udsprede det rygte, at han er kommet til live igen. Det ville være et endnu større bedrag end det første.”
65Pilatus svarede: „Her har I vagtmandskab. Gå hen og bevogt graven, så godt I kan.”
66Så gik de hen og forseglede stenen og lod vagtmandskabet bevogte graven.
Judas hangs himself
1Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed. 2So they bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
3When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. 4‘I have sinned,’ he said, ‘for I have betrayed innocent blood.’
‘What is that to us?’ they replied. ‘That’s your responsibility.’
5So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6The chief priests picked up the coins and said, ‘It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.’ 7So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. 8That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: ‘They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.’27:10 See Zech. 11:12,13; Jer. 19:1-13; 32:6-9.
Jesus before Pilate
11Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’
‘You have said so,’ Jesus replied.
12When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. 13Then Pilate asked him, ‘Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?’ 14But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge – to the great amazement of the governor.
15Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. 16At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus27:16 Many manuscripts do not have Jesus; also in verse 17. Barabbas. 17So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, ‘Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?’ 18For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.
19While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: ‘Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.’
20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.
21‘Which of the two do you want me to release to you?’ asked the governor.
‘Barabbas,’ they answered.
22‘What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?’ Pilate asked.
They all answered, ‘Crucify him!’
23‘Why? What crime has he committed?’ asked Pilate.
But they shouted all the louder, ‘Crucify him!’
24When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood,’ he said. ‘It is your responsibility!’
25All the people answered, ‘His blood is on us and on our children!’
26Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
The soldiers mock Jesus
27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers round him. 28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. ‘Hail, king of the Jews!’ they said. 30They spat on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. 31After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
The crucifixion of Jesus
32As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. 33They came to a place called Golgotha (which means ‘the place of the skull’). 34There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. 35When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. 36And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. 37Above his head they placed the written charge against him:
this is jesus, the king of the jews.
38Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads 40and saying, ‘You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, 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 mocked 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, and we will believe in him. 43He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, “I am the Son of God.” ’ 44In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
The death of Jesus
45From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. 46About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli,27:46 Some manuscripts Eloi, Eloi lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’).27:46 Psalm 22:1
47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, ‘He’s calling Elijah.’
48Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 49The rest said, ‘Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.’
50And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
51At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split 52and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, ‘Surely he was the Son of God!’
55Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. 56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph,27:56 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
The burial of Jesus
57As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. 58Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60and 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 and went away. 61Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
The guard at the tomb
62The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63‘Sir,’ they said, ‘we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, “After three days I will rise again.” 64So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.’
65‘Take a guard,’ Pilate answered. ‘Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.’ 66So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.
