1 Om morgenen samlet alle øversteprestene og de med myndighet seg for å planlegge å få Jesus dømt til døden.

Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.

2 De bandt ham, førte ham bort og lot ham over til Pilatus, landshøvdingen.

And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.

3 Da Judas, som hadde forrådt ham, så at Jesus var blitt dømt, angret han og tok de tretti sølvstykkene tilbake til øversteprestene og de med myndighet.

Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,

4 Han sa: Jeg har gjort urett ved å forråde en uskyldig mann. Men de svarte: Hva angår det oss? Det er din sak.

Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.

5 Da kastet han sølvet inn i tempelet, gikk bort og hengte seg.

And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging.

6 Øversteprestene tok sølvet og sa: Det er ikke riktig å legge det i tempelkisten, fordi det er blodpenger.

And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.

7 De bestemte seg derfor for å kjøpe pottemakerens mark med pengene, som en gravplass for utlendinger.

And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.

8 Derfor er denne marken kalt Blodåkeren, den dag i dag.

For this cause that field was named, The field of blood, to this day.

9 Da ble det oppfylt som ble sagt gjennom profeten Jeremia: Og de tok de tretti sølvstykkene, den pris som ble verdsatt av Israels barn,

Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel;

10 og de ga dem for pottemakerens mark, som Herren hadde befalt meg.

And they gave them for the potter's field, as I had word from the Lord.

11 Jesus sto foran landshøvdingen, og denne spurte ham: Er du jødenes konge? Jesus svarte: Du sier det.

And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

12 Men da øversteprestene og de med myndighet anklaget ham, svarte han ikke.

But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.

13 Da sa Pilatus til ham: Hører du ikke alt de anklager deg for?

Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?

14 Men han svarte ham ikke, ikke et ord, så landshøvdingen ble svært forundret.

And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.

15 Ved høytiden var det skikken for landshøvdingen å gi folket fri én fange, den de valgte.

Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.

16 Da hadde de en kjent fange som het Barabbas.

And they had then an important prisoner, whose name was Barabbas.

17 Da de var samlet, sa Pilatus til dem: Hvem vil dere jeg skal løslate for dere? Barabbas eller Jesus, som kalles Kristus?

So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?

18 For han visste at de hadde utlevert ham av misunnelse.

For he saw that for envy they had given him up.

19 Mens han satt på dommersetet, sendte hans kone bud til ham og sa: Ha ingenting med denne rettferdige mannen å gjøre, for jeg har lidd mye i natt på grunn av en drøm om ham.

And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.

20 Men øversteprestene og de med myndighet påvirket folket til å be om Barabbas og få Jesus henrettet.

Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

21 Landshøvdingen spør så: Hvem av de to vil dere jeg skal løslate for dere? De svarte: Barabbas.

But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.

22 Pilatus sier: Hva skal jeg da gjøre med Jesus, som kalles Kristus? De svarte alle: La ham bli korsfestet.

Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

23 Han sa: Hva ondt har han gjort? Men de skrek enda høyere: Korsfest ham!

And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

24 Da Pilatus så at han ikke kunne gjøre noe, men at oppstanden var i ferd med å bryte løs, tok han vann, vasket hendene foran folket og sa: Jeg er uskyldig i denne rettferdige mannens blod; dette er deres ansvar.

So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.

25 Og alt folket svarte: La hans blod komme over oss og våre barn.

And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

26 Så løslot han Barabbas for dem; men Jesus lot han piske, og overga ham for å bli korsfestet.

Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

27 Da tok landshøvdingens soldater Jesus med seg inn i borgen og samlet hele kohorten om ham.

Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.

28 De kledde av ham og tok på ham en skarlagensrød kappe.

And they took off his clothing, and put on him a red robe.

29 De flettet en krone av torner, satte den på hodet hans, og ga ham en stokk i høyre hånd. De falt på kne foran ham og hånet ham ved å si: Hill, jødenes konge!

And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.

30 De spyttet på ham og slo ham i hodet med stokken.

And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.

31 Da de hadde hånet ham, tok de av ham kappen, kledde ham i hans egne klær og førte ham bort for å korsfeste ham.

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

32 På vei ut traff de en mann fra Kyrene ved navn Simon; ham tvang de til å bære hans kors.

And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.

33 Da de kom til et sted som heter Golgata, det betyr Hodeskallestedet,

And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head,

34 ga de ham vin blandet med galle; men da han smakte på det, ville han ikke drikke.

They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more.

35 Da de hadde korsfestet ham, delte de klærne hans mellom seg ved å kaste lodd.

And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

36 Så satte de seg ned der og holdt vakt over ham.

And they were seated there watching him.

37 Over ham satte de opp anklagen mot ham, som lød: Dette er Jesus, jødenes konge.

And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

38 Sammen med ham ble to røvere korsfestet, en på høyre side og en på venstre.

Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.

39 De som gikk forbi, spottet ham og ristet på hodet.

And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

40 De sa: Du som river ned templet og bygger det opp igjen på tre dager, frels deg selv! Hvis du er Guds Sønn, kom ned fra korset.

You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

41 På samme måte gjorde også øversteprestene, sammen med de skriftlærde og de med myndighet, narr av ham og sa:

In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

42 Han frelste andre, men seg selv kan han ikke frelse. Hvis han er Israels konge, la ham nå stige ned fra korset, så skal vi tro på ham!

A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.

43 Han har satt sin lit til Gud; la Gud redde ham nå, hvis han vil ha ham. For han sa: Jeg er Guds Sønn.

He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

44 Til og med røverne som var korsfestet sammen med ham hånte ham på samme måte.

And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

45 Fra den sjette time falt det mørke over hele landet, helt til den niende time.

Now from the sixth hour it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.

46 Ved den niende time ropte Jesus med høy stemme: Eli, Eli, lama sabaktani? Det betyr: Min Gud, min Gud, hvorfor har du forlatt meg?

And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

47 Noen av dem som sto der, hørte det og sa: Han roper på Elia.

And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.

48 Straks løp en av dem fram og tok en svamp, fylte den med sur vin, satte den på en stokk og ga ham å drikke.

And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink.

49 Men de andre sa: La ham være! La oss se om Elia kommer og redder ham.

And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.

50 Jesus ropte igjen med høy stemme og oppgav sin ånd.

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

51 Og se, forhenget i templet revnet i to, fra øverst til nederst. Jorden skalv, klippene revnet,

And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;

52 og gravene åpnet seg. Mange av de hellige som var døde, sto opp,

And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;

53 og de gikk ut av gravene etter hans oppstandelse, kom inn i den hellige by og ble sett av mange.

And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.

54 Da offiseren og de som holdt vakt over Jesus sammen med ham, så jordskjelvet og det som skjedde, ble de meget forskrekket og sa: Sannelig, dette var Guds Sønn.

Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.

55 Mange kvinner som hadde fulgt Jesus fra Galilea og tjent ham, sto og så på fra avstand.

And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs.

56 Blant dem var Maria Magdalena, Maria, mor til Jakob og Joses, og moren til Sebedeus-sønnene.

Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

57 Da det ble kveld, kom det en rik mann fra Arimatea, ved navn Josef, som også var en disippel av Jesus.

And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:

58 Han gikk til Pilatus og ba om Jesu legeme. Pilatus beordret at det skulle gis til ham.

This man went in to Pilate, and made a request for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate gave orders for it to be given to him.

59 Josef tok legemet, svøpte det i rent linklede,

And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,

60 og la det i sin egen nye grav som han hadde hogd ut i klippen. Han rullet en stor stein foran inngangen til graven og gikk bort.

And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.

61 Maria Magdalena og den andre Maria var der og satt rett overfor graven.

And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead.

62 Neste dag, etter forberedelsesdagen, samlet øversteprestene og fariseerne seg hos Pilatus.

Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,

63 De sa: Herre, vi husker at den bedrageren mens han ennå levde, sa: Etter tre dager skal jeg stå opp igjen.

Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.

64 Gi derfor ordre om å holde graven sikret til den tredje dagen, for at hans disipler ikke skal komme og stjele ham og si til folket: Han er stått opp fra de døde. Da vil den siste bedrageri bli verre enn den første.

Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

65 Pilatus sa til dem: Dere har vaktstyrken; gå og sørg for at det blir sikret, så godt dere kan.

Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able.

66 Så gikk de av sted og sikret graven, forseglet steinen, med vaktene til stede.

So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.