Mark 15 (BKW) · Opened

1Tɔ mɛlem kɛɛŋ, eboo bɛghaa-Zɛɛb, nɛ bɛpaa eYuda, zɛnɔɔ bɛghaŋ ɛ mɛkana mɛ etsi, naazɛboma étɛp ɛdjek tɛp tak. Ye nabɛ ɛ́ boo kwan eYuda. Bhii bɛ namɛt Yezu ɛ, bɛ ɛ́ boo zɛkɔl nyɛ mɛmbɔ. Bhii tak, bɛ eezɛtɔ́ nɛ nɛ pɛ daa Kukuma Pilat.Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

2Kuma bɛ nakum nɛ Yezu ɛ, wɔ gwaa, Kukuma Pilat zɛdji nyɛ náá: «Ye ɛ́ wɔy ɛ́ di mɛkoozi mɛ eYuda?» Yezu zɛbɔɔza nɛ nɛ náá: «Hɛɛɛ ye ɛ́ dáa wɔy wɔ ɛmet ke'enek.»So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

3Wɔ gwaa, eboo bɛghaa-Zɛɛb zɛsu nyɛ zukamwaa nɛ etɛp.And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.

4Tin, kukuma Pilat eebaazɛke nɛ nɛ náá: «Wɔ ààkataŋal é? Gwaka etɛp djas ee di ekeaa náá, ye ɛ́ wɔy ɛ́ di ekus ɛ.»Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

5Yezu ààkobɔɔza nyɛ yenek. Wɔ gwaa, Pilat djoka nyɛ.But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.

6É ghɛŋ mɛbyoŋ mɛ ePak djas, Pilat nabebɛ ɛ́ nɛ mɛfulu mɛ ɛpel mot membok ngɔt, da nyɛ ɛ́ wyiselaa é membok. Ɛdhuu ɛ bot ɛ́ naadi esɛ́ɛ, mot Pilat aawyisal é membok ɔ.Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.

7É ghɛŋ tak, é membok, ye nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ dhiiti mot ndiila. Din ɛ lɛ nabɛ ɛ́ Bhaalabas. Nyɛ namɛtaa ɛ́ lɔɔg wat, bɛ nɛ bot ɛ nabe boo dho nagó mot ɛ.And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.

8Tin, ɛdhuu ɛ bot ɛ nadi tin ɔ, zokazɛbyet, tɔ́ pɛ daa mɛkoozi étɛp ɛkɛdji nyɛ náá, nyɛ sa, dáa nyɛ bela nɛ ɛsesa sok ɛ, nyɛ bet mot membok ngɔt.So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

9Dáa Kukuma Pilat nabee deenek ɛ, nyɛ eezɛbɔɔza nɛ nɔɔ náá: «Bi kwyɛl ɛ́ náá, mɛ wyisal mɛkoozi mɛ eYuda é?»“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.

10Etɛɛ náá, Pilat nadi egu náá, Yezu nawaaa é membok ɛ étɛp mbee lyem eboo bɛghaa-Zɛɛb.For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

11É di'enek, eboo bɛghaa-Zɛɛb nabɛ ɛ́, bɛ moo besal ɛdhuu ɛ bot bɛ lɛɛ nɛ Pilat náá, ye goka ɛ́, nyɛ wyisal bɛ Bhaalabas.But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.

12Pilat eebaazɛke nɛ nɔɔ náá: «Bi kwyɛl náá, mɛ sa mot bi di edjóo mɛkoozi mɛ eYuda ɔ, dáa?»So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”

13Ɛdhuu ɛ bot eebaazɛtsim: «Bemka nyɛ é mɛlaaba!»And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”

14Pilat eezɛdji bɛ náá: «Yaa esesɛɛ ɛbiyo nyɛ sa?» Wɔ gwaa, bɛ baazɛtsim ɛlyelɛpe: «Bemka nyɛ é mɛlaaba!»“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

15Dáa ye nabɛ náá, Pilat nadi ekwyɛl ɛdjɛ bɛ sa elyem bɔɔ nadi ekwyɛl ɛ, nyɛ ɛ́ boowyisal bɛ Bhaalabas. Tin, bhii nyɛ nalwom náá, Yezu nyuŋaa nɛ eghwyɛs ɛ, nyɛ ɛ́ boodjɛ bɛ nya, étɛp bɛ neekɛbem nyɛ é mɛlaaba.And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

16Esodja zokazɛtɔ́ nɛ Yezu kɔ ɛbɛsɛɛ ɛ bil ɛ kukuma Pilat. Bhii tak, bɛ eezɛdjóo ɛdhuu ɛ esodja djas, zɛsɛɛg bɛ.Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.

17Bɛ eezɛbet Yezu ndjookuwa na tɔɔbelaa. Bɛ eezɛpyeed nyɛ kel mɛgɔk, sɔm nyɛ yɛ ɛ é lo dáa kɔtɔ mɛkoozi.They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

18Bɛ moo tin eswos nyɛ mɛswosel mɛ mɛduka: «Mɛ eeswos wɔ, mɛkoozi mɛ eYuda!»And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

19Bhii tak, bɛ moo nyuu nyɛ é lo nɛ le ghwaazok, esɛɛ nyɛ mɛtel é mis, ekwyit mɛboŋ nɛ ɛmalal sok bhwoob'ɛ.They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

20Bhii bɛ nazeduk nyɛ deenek ɛ, bɔɔ zokazɛdis nyɛ ndjookuwa na tɔɔbelaa bɛ nabet nyɛ ɛ, bɛ eezɛbulal nyɛ ndjookuwa nyɛ nadi nɛ yɛ sok ɛ. Bhii tak, bɛ eezɛwyis nɛ nɛ, étɛp bɛ neekɛbem nyɛ é mɛlaaba.After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.

21Wɔ gwaa, bɛ zɛdjɛ dhiiti mot nadi edus yɛ pɛ pyeeb ɔ, nyɛ kwyee Yezu é ɛbɛp ɛ mɛlaaba nyɛ aakɛbemaa é tak ɛ, nɛ bhel. Din ɛ mot tak nabɛ ɛ́ Simɔŋ, mot dɛl ɛ di djóoaa Silɛn ɛ. Nyɛ nabɛ ɛ́ sɛɛg ɛ Alɛkzandɛlɛ nɛ Lufus.Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

22Tin, bɛ eezɛtɔ́ nɛ Yezu pɛ dhiiti di bɛ nadi edjóo Ghologhota ɛ. Din ɛ tak kwyɛl ɛlɛɛ «Di Bhoobo Lo».They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.

23Tin, bɛ eezɛkwyɛl ɛdjɛ Yezu mɛnyok puuza nɛ dhiiti ngwyɛl bɛ di djóo miid ɛ, Yezu eezɛpɛɛ ɛdɛ.There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

24Bhii tak, bɛ eezɛbem nyɛ é mɛlaaba. Bot ɛ nadi tin ɔ, zokazɛkaa ekaad bɛ, bhii bɛ nazesa ɛgwyeeg étɛp bɛ neesɛ́ɛ mot aanɔɔ kaad tak ɔ.And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.

25Bɛ nabem nyɛ é mɛlaaba ɛ́, é ɛwala etɛn nɛ ená yii mɛlem.It was the third hour when they crucified Him.

26Ekwyala ee nadi elɛɛ ɛsuk ɛ bɛ nabem nyɛ é mɛlaaba ɛ, nakwyɛl ɛlɛɛ náá: «Nyɛ ɛ́ mɛkoozi mɛ eyuda.»And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27Bɛ nabem nyɛ é mɛlaaba ɛ́, nɛ bot ɛ djii bɛbá: ngɔt pɛ mbɔ e ghɛŋ; nwyak ngɔt pɛ mbɔ ɛmyɛl. [Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.

28Deenek ɛ́ esesɛɛ djas nadi kwyala ɛ, nabela ɛsuk: «Bɛ nabee nyɛ ɛ́ tyɛ ngɔt nɛ bɛmbee e bot».]Not in the BSB

29Bot ɛ nadi edhaa tin ɔ, nadi egɔ nyɛ, bɔɔ esesyaal elo, edji náá: «Hee! Wɔy mot di náá, wɔ ɛ́ nɛ ghwyil ɛwaaz kok Ndjaa-ebuwa, da wɔ ɛ́ baasum tɔ mɛlu mɛlɛl ɔ,And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

30tsika nyel'ɔ wɔy wɔ ɛmet. Sula kɔ mɛlaaba mɛ wɔ di bema kɔ tak'enek!»come down from the cross and save Yourself!”

31Tyɛ wat nɛ eboo bɛghaa-Zɛɛb nɛ bɛghaŋ ɛ mɛkana mɛ etsi moo tin ekwyii nyɛ náá: «Nyɛ ɛpetsik bot, nyɛ tok nɛ ghwyil ɛtsik nyel'ɛ nyɛ ɛmet!In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!

32Mɛsia, mɛkoozi mɛ bot ɛ mbyak Yisalaɛl, kasul kɔ mɛlaaba bɛ bem wɔ é tak ɛ, étɛp bis neebee, bhii tak, da bis ɛ́ dum koŋ nɛ nɔ!» Dɔɔ nɛ bot ɛ nabemaa bɛ nɛ bɛ nɔɔ ɔ, nabaadi ɛ́, elee nyɛ.Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.

33Dáa ye nadhaa mɛwala mɛlɛl bhii kuku mwos ɛ, wɔ gwaa, ɛgwyitok zɛgwyiidela kɔ ɛko ɛ bɔs djas, ɛgwyitok ɛlenek naabɔya, kɛkum ɛwala elɛl yii bikoko.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

34Tin, é ɛwala ɛ tak wat, wɔ gwaa Yezu zɛbo tsim: Eloyi, Eloyi, lama sabatani? Ye kwyɛl ɛlɛɛ ɛ́ náá: «Zɛɛb saag'am, Zɛɛb Saag'am! Étɛp yé wɔ bet mɛ mam mɛ ɛmet deenek?»At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

35Dhiiti mot tɔ bot ɛ nadi tin ɔ, zokagwak dáa Yezu nalii ɛ. Nyɛy nɛ bɛsɔ náá: «Gwakeka! Nyɛ ɛpedjóo Eli!»When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”

36Mot ngɔt pak'ɔɔ eezɛwyis kaab, kɛnɔɔ pes kaad, kɔl e le ghwaazok, duu yɛ tɔ mɛnyok mɛ na bwaaz-bwaaz. Bhii tak, nyɛ eezɛsɛɛb Yezu yɛ ɛ, nyɛ needɛ. Wɔ gwaa nyɛ baake nɛ nɔɔ náá: «Betka, djhooka beeka nɛghu Eli ɛ́ waazyɛ, zɛdis nyɛ é mɛlaaba!»And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”

37Tin, bhii Yezu bo boo tsim ɛ, nyɛ naazɛsil eswos.But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

38É di'enek wat, wɔ gwaa boo lɛmbɛ na pip-pip nadi tɔ Di na Dɛɛ, di ebɛk dhɛŋ nɛ koo tɔ Ndjaa-ebuwa ɔ, zokanyɛɛ kuku tak, kan pɛ ɛko, kɛkum pɛ si.And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39Dáa mot di kɔ lo esodja nadi pɛ sok bhwoob ɛ Yezu, nabee dáa Yezu nasil eswos deenek ɛ, nyɛ eezɛke náá: «Nɛ tsɛɛtsɛ, mot'ak nabɛ ɛ́ Mɔn ɛ Zɛɛb.»When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

40Ye nabaabɛ pe ɛ́, nɛ boa nadi ebee etɛp binek ɛtsetaɛpe ɔ. Boa ɛ tak nabɛ ɛ́: Maali, moma dɛl ɛ Makdala, nɛ Maali, nyɛɛg ɛ Zak yii mɔɔ dhyeeb bɛ nɛ Yosɛs, zɛnɔɔ Salome.And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

41Ye nabɛ ɛ́, boa nadi egyee e lɔɔg ɛ Yezu ɔ, ye ɛ́ bɔɔ ɛ́ nadi edjedjaabal Yezu é ghɛŋ bɛ nadi pɛ kyee dik Ghalile ɔ, zɛnɔɔ bɛdhiiti bɛtɛ nɛ boa natɔ́ pɛ Yeluzalɛm bɛ nɛ bɛ nɔɔ lɔɔg wat étɛp bɛ neekwyi-kwyee nyɛ nɛ mɛsa ɔ.These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

42Dáa ye nabɛ náá, dwoo moo ɛ́ bikoko ɛ, ye nagoka ɛ́ náá, mot nɛ mot kɛ ɛkoobal yɛ esesɛɛ etɛɛ náá, mɛlem mɛ nadi du dwoo tak ɛ, nabɛ ɛ́ mɛlem mɛ dwoo saba.Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

43Tin, wɔ gwaa dhiiti mot, din ɛ lɛ nabɛ ɛ́ Zozɛf, nyɛ nadi ɛ́ mot dɛl Alimate. Nyɛ nadi ɛ́, ngɔt tɔ bɛdhil ɛ bot ɛ boo kwan eYuda. Yɛ mɛfulu nabɛ ɛ́ ààdjala nɛ yii bɛsɔ. Nyɛ nabɛ ɛ́ nɛ ɛbwaalel ɛ ɛbee ɛ Ɛyoŋ ɛ Zɛɛb. Wɔ gwaa nyɛ zɛtɔ́, kɛwaab muu ɛ Yezu pɛ daa Kukuma Pilat.Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

44Tin, Pilat eezɛdjoka dáa Yezu naleegwyɛ kaab deenek ɛ. Bhii tak, nyɛ eezɛdjóo mot nadi kɔ elo e esodja bɛ ɔ, nyɛ ɛ́ boozɛdji nyɛ náá: «Yezu eeloogwyɛ mos é?»Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

45Bhii nyɛ nagwak bɔɔza mot nadi kɔ elo e esodja náá, bɛ nalɛɛ nyɛ tsɛɛtsɛ náá, ye nabɛ ɛ́ Yezu naazegwyɛ ɛ́, nyɛ ɛ́ boozɛdjɛ Zozɛf mot Alimate muu ɛ Yezu.When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

46Bhis Zozɛf nakabɔm bheeza na puu ɛ, nyɛ ɛ́ boozɛsil muu ɛ Yezu é mɛlaaba. Bhii tak, nyɛ eezɛpil muu'ɛ tɔ bheeza tak. Tin, nyɛ eezɛnɔɔ yɛ, kɛwa tɔ ɛvit ɛ bɛ nabwak tɔ ɛkok ɛ. Bhii tak, bɛ ɛ́ boozɛdiyal ɛbɛ ɛ ɛvit ɛ tak nɛ boo ɛkok ɛ bɛ nakpak étɛp tak ɛ.So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

47Ghuna Maali, moma dɛl ɛ Makdala, nɛ Maali, nyɛɛg ɛ Yosɛs, nadi ebee di bɛ nawa muu ɛ Yezu ɛ.Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.

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