1 Tidlig om morgenen hadde overprestene sammen med de eldste, de skriftlærde og hele Rådet et møte. De bandt Jesus og tok ham med og overgav ham til Pilatus.

And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

2 Og Pilatus spurte ham: Er du jødenes konge? Og han svarte og sa til ham: Du sier det.

And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

3 Og overprestene anklaget ham for mange ting.

And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

4 Da spurte Pilatus ham igjen: Vil du ikke svare? Se hvor mye ondt de anklager deg for.

And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.

5 Men Jesus svarte ikke lenger noe, slik at Pilatus undret seg stort.

But Jesus gave no more answers, so that Pilate was full of wonder.

6 Hver høytid pleide han å gi dem en fange fri som de ba om.

Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.

7 Og en som het Barabbas, satt fengslet sammen med noen som hadde gjort opprør og i opprøret hadde drept noen.

And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.

8 Folket kom opp og begynte å be ham gjøre som han pleide.

And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.

9 Pilatus svarte dem og sa: Vil dere at jeg skal gi jødenes konge fri?

And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

10 For han skjønte at overprestene hadde overgitt ham av misunnelse.

For he saw that the chief priests had given him up through envy.

11 Men overprestene hisset opp folkemengden til å be om at han heller skulle gi Barabbas fri.

But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.

12 Pilatus svarte igjen og sa til dem: Hva skal jeg da gjøre med ham dere kaller jødenes konge?

And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

13 De ropte igjen: Korsfest ham!

And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

14 Da sa Pilatus til dem: Hva ondt har han da gjort? Men de ropte bare enda høyere: Korsfest ham!

And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

15 Pilatus, som gjerne ville gjøre folket til lags, gav Barabbas fri og overgav Jesus, etter at han hadde blitt pisket, for å bli korsfestet.

And Pilate, desiring to do what was pleasing to the people, let Barabbas go free, and gave up Jesus, when he had been whipped, to be put to death on the cross.

16 Soldatene tok ham med til gårdsplassen før bygningen kalt praetorium, og de samlet hele troppen.

And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.

17 De kledde på ham en purpurkappe og flettet en krone av torner som de satte på ham.

And they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;

18 Og de hilste ham: Vær hilset, jødenes konge!

And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

19 De slo ham i hodet med en stokk, spyttet på ham og falt på kne og tilba ham.

And they gave him blows on the head with a stick and put shame on him and, going down on their knees, gave him worship.

20 Etter at de hadde spottet ham, tok de av ham purpurkappen og kledde ham i klærne hans. Så førte de ham bort for å korsfeste ham.

And when they had made sport of him, they took the purple robe off him and put his clothing on him. And they took him out to put him to death on the cross.

21 De tvang en mann som gikk forbi, Simon fra Kyrene, far til Aleksander og Rufus, som kom inn fra markene, til å bære korset.

And they made one, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was going by, coming from the country, go with them, so that he might take his cross.

22 Og de førte ham til et sted kalt Golgata, som betyr Hodeskallestedet.

And they took him to the place named Golgotha, which is, Dead Man's Head.

23 De tilbød ham vin med myrra, men han tok ikke imot det.

And they gave him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it.

24 De korsfestet ham og delte klærne hans mellom seg ved å kaste lodd om hva hver skulle ta.

And he was nailed to the cross; and they made a division of his clothing among them, putting to the decision of chance what everyone was to take.

25 Det var den tredje time da de korsfestet ham.

And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.

26 Påskriften med anklagen mot ham lød: Jødenes konge.

And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27 De korsfestet også to røvere sammen med ham, en på hans høyre side og en på hans venstre.

And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

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29 De som gikk forbi spottet ham, ristet på hodet og sa: Ha! Du som river ned tempelet og bygger det opp igjen på tre dager,

And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

30 frels deg selv og stig ned fra korset.

Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.

31 På samme måte spottet også overprestene ham sammen med de skriftlærde og sa: Andre har han frelst, seg selv kan han ikke frelse.

In the same way the chief priests, laughing at him among themselves with the scribes, said, A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself.

32 La Messias, Israels konge, stige ned fra korset nå, så vi kan se og tro! Til og med de som var korsfestet sammen med ham, hånte ham.

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

33 Da den sjette time kom, falt det et mørke over hele landet til den niende time.

And when the sixth hour had come, it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.

34 Og ved den niende time ropte Jesus med høy stemme: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani? Det betyr: Min Gud, min Gud, hvorfor har du forlatt meg?

And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

35 Noen av de som sto omkring, hørte det og sa: Se, han roper på Elia.

And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

36 En av dem løp og fylte en svamp med sur vin, satte den på en stang og gav ham å drikke, mens han sa: La oss se om Elia kommer for å ta ham ned.

And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.

37 Jesus ropte med høy røst og utåndet.

And Jesus gave a loud cry, and gave up his spirit.

38 Forhenget i tempelet revnet fra øverst til nederst i to.

And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end.

39 Da høvedsmannen som sto rett imot ham, så at han oppgav sin ånd på denne måten, sa han: Sannelig, denne mannen var Guds Sønn.

And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

40 Det var noen kvinner som stod på avstand og så på; blant dem var Maria Magdalena, Maria, mor til Jakob den yngre og Joses, og Salome.

And there were women watching from a distance: among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,

41 De hadde fulgt ham i Galilea og tjent ham; og mange andre kvinner som hadde gått opp sammen med ham til Jerusalem.

Who went with him when he was in Galilee and took care of him; and a number of other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

42 Da det hadde blitt kveld, på grunn av forberedelsesdagen, som er dagen før sabbaten,

And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

43 kom Josef fra Arimatea, en æresfull rådgiver som også selv ventet på Guds rike. Han våget seg inn til Pilatus og ba om Jesu kropp.

There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

44 Pilatus undret seg over at han allerede var død og tilkalte høvedsmannen for å spørre om han var død lenge.

And Pilate was surprised that he was dead; and, sending for the captain, he put a question to see if he had been dead for long.

45 Da han fikk vite det fra høvedsmannen, tillot han Josef å ta liket.

And when he had news of it from the captain, he let Joseph have the body.

46 Josef kjøpte et linslær og tok ham ned, svøpte ham i linslæret og la ham i en grav som var hogd ut i fjellet. Så rullet han en stein foran inngangen.

And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

47 Maria Magdalena og Maria, mor til Joses, så hvor han ble lagt.

And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was put.