Mark 15 (EWE) · Opened

1Esi ŋu ke ŋdi kanya la, nunɔlagãwo, dumegãwo, agbalẽfialawo kple ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo kpe ta be yewoade ŋugble le nu si yewoawɔ la ŋu. Woɖoe be yewoabla Yesu, aɖoe ɖe Pilato, ame si nye Romatɔwo ƒe mɔmefia, si nɔ Yudea dzi ɖum le ɣe ma ɣi me la gbɔ.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.

2Esi Yesu va ɖo Pilato gbɔ la, Pilato biae be, “Wòe nye Yudatɔwo ƒe fia la?” Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ɛ̃, abe ale si miegblɔe ene.”So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

3Nunɔlagãwo tso enu be ewɔ nu vɔ̃ geɖewo.And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.

4Pilato gabiae be, “Nu ka ta mèdi be yeaɖo nya aɖeke ŋu o? Nya gbogbo siwo katã wotsɔ ɖe ŋuwò la nye nyateƒea?”Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

5Gake Yesu meke nu o. Esia wɔ nuku na Pilato ŋutɔ.But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.

6Azɔ nu ɖeka aɖe si Pilato wɔna ɖaa le Ŋutitotoŋkeke la dzi lae nye be eɖea asi le Yudatɔ gamenɔla ɖeka si ŋu amewo lɔ̃ be wòaɖe asi le la ŋuti.Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.

7Gamenɔla siawo dometɔ ɖekae nye Barabas, ame si kple ame bubuwo wu amewo le hoowɔwɔ gã aɖe si wowɔ va yi la me.And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.

8Azɔ amewo ƒo ƒu eye wobia tso Pilato si be wòaɖe asi le gamenɔlawo dometɔ ɖeka ŋu na yewo abe ale si wòwɔna ɖaa ene.So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

9Pilato bia wo be, “Miedi be maɖe asi le Yudatɔwo ƒe fia la ŋu na mia?”“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.

10Le esime wònya nyuie be ŋuʋaʋã ta koe nunɔlagãwo tsɔ Yesu de asi nɛ ɖo.For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

11Ke nunɔlagãwo ƒoe ɖe ameawo nu be woabia be wòaɖe asi le Barabas boŋ ŋu, ke menye Yesu o.But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.

12Pilato bia wo be, “Esi miebe maɖe asi le Barabas ŋu ɖe, nu ka miebe mawɔ kple ame si mieyɔna be Yudatɔwo ƒe Fia?”So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”

13Ameawo katã do ɣli be, “Klãe ɖe ati ŋu!”And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”

14Pilato bia wo be, “Nu vɔ̃ ka wòwɔ?” Ke ameawo gado ɣli sesĩe wu tsã be, “Klãe ɖe ati ŋu!”“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

15Azɔ Pilato vɔ̃ be ameha la ava wɔ ʋunyaʋunya eye be wòadze wo ŋu ta la, eɖe asi le Barabas ŋu na wo. Ke eɖe gbe be woaƒo Yesu kple atam. Le esia megbe la, ekplɔe de asi na ameawo be woaɖaklãe ɖe ati ŋu le woƒe didi nu.And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

16Asrafoawo kplɔ Yesu yi woƒe nɔƒe le fiasã la me, eye woyɔ asrafo siwo katã dzɔa fiasã la ŋu la ƒo ƒu.Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.

17Wodo awu dzĩ nɛ, eye wotsɔ ŋu wɔ kuku heɖɔ nɛ.They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

18Azɔ wode asi fewuɖuɖu le eŋu me. Wodo gbe nɛ gblɔ be, “Yudatɔwo ƒe fia nenɔ agbe tegbee!”And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

19Amewo tsɔ ameƒoti ƒo tame nɛ. Ɖewo ɖe ta ɖe mo nɛ, eye ɖewo bua dze klo be yewole esubɔm.They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

20Esi wowɔ funyafunyae ʋuu wòti wo la, woɖe awu dzĩ la le eŋu hetsɔ eya ŋutɔ ƒe awuwo do nɛ eye wokplɔe dzoe be yewoaɖaklãe ɖe ati ŋu.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.

21Le mɔa dzi la, wodo go Simɔn Kirenetɔ wògbɔna dua me, eye wozi edzi be wòakpe ɖe Yesu ŋu, akɔ eƒe atitsoga la. Simɔn siae nye Aleksandro kple Rufus fofo.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.

22Ale wokplɔ Yesu va teƒe aɖe si woyɔna be Golgata (si gɔmee nye “Ametakoliƒe”).They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.

23Le afi sia la, wotsɔ gbe siwo vena la tsaka wain tsitsi aɖe hekpe nɛ, gake menoe o.There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

24Woklãe ɖe atitsoga ŋu. Woda akɔ ɖe eƒe awuwo dzi be woakpɔ esi ame sia ame axɔ.And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.

25Anɔ abe ŋdi ga asiekɛ me ene esi woklãe ɖe atitsoga ŋu.It was the third hour when they crucified Him.

26Woŋlɔ nutsotso si wotsɔ ɖe eŋu esi ta woklãe ɖe atia ŋu la ɖe ʋuƒo kakɛ aɖe dzi klã ɖe atitsoga la tame. Nu si woŋlɔ ɖe ʋuƒoa dzi enye: Yudatɔwo ƒe Fia.And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27Woklã adzodala eve aɖewo hã ɖe eƒe axa eveawo dzi. [Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.

28Ale wowu ale si mawunya gblɔ da ɖi la nu be, “Wobui ɖe ame vɔ̃ɖiwo dome.]”Not in the BSB

29Ame siwo va nɔ eŋu tom la ɖea alɔme le eŋu, eye woʋuʋua ta hekonɛ. Ɖewo hã doa ɣli gblɔna nɛ fewuɖutɔe be, “Ɛhɛ̃! Kpɔ ale si wòva zu na wò ɖa! Wòe be yeate ŋu agbã gbedoxɔ la, agbugbɔ atui le ŋkeke etɔ̃ megbe. Nenye be ŋusẽ le asiwò nàte ŋu awɔ nukunu gã siawo la,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,

30ɖe ɖokuiwò le atitsoga la ŋue!”come down from the cross and save Yourself!”

31Nunɔlagãwo kple agbalẽfiala siwo nɔ tsitre ɖe teƒea hã nɔ alɔme ɖem le Yesu ŋu. Wogblɔ be, “Ame sia te ŋu xɔ na ame bubuwo, gake mate ŋu xɔ na eya ŋutɔ ɖokui o!In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!

32“Wò Kristo la! Wò Israel ƒe Fia! Ɖi le atitsoga la ŋu, ekema mí katã míaxɔ dziwò ase!” Adzodala eve siwo woklã ɖe atitsogawo ŋu kpli gɔ̃ hã dzui.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.

33Le ŋdɔ ga wuieve me lɔƒo la, zãdokeli do ɖe anyigba blibo la dzi va se ɖe keke ɣetrɔ ga etɔ̃ me.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

34Le ɣeyiɣi sia me la, Yesu do ɣli sesĩe be, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani?” (si gɔmee nye “Nye Mawu, Nye Mawu, nu ka ta nègblẽm ɖi?”).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?”

35Esi ame siwo nɔ tsitre ɖe afi ma se esia la, wogblɔ be, “Kpɔ ɖa, ele Eliya yɔm.”When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”

36Le esia ta wo dometɔ ɖeka ƒu du yi ɖaku wain tsitsi eye wòkɔe ɖe ƒumekutsa me, tɔe ɖe ati nu hetsɔ ɖo nu na Yesu be wòano hegblɔ kpe ɖe eŋu be, “Miɖe asi le eŋu azɔ ne míakpɔe ɖa be Eliya ava ɖee le atia ŋuti hã.”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.”

37Yesu gado ɣli sesĩe, eye wòmia nu.But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

38Le gaƒoƒo sia me tututu la, xɔmetsovɔ, si wotsɔ xe Kɔkɔeƒewo ƒe Kɔkɔeƒe la ŋkume le gbedoxɔ la me la ma ɖe eve tso dzi va se ɖe anyime ke.And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39Esi Romasrafo si nɔ Yesu ŋu dzɔm kpɔ ale si Yesu kue la, egblɔ kple seselelãme geɖe be, “Ame sia la, Mawu ƒe Vi wònye vavã!”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!”

40Nyɔnu aɖewo hã nɔ adzɔge nɔ nu siwo nɔ dzɔdzɔm la kpɔm. Ame siawo nye Maria Magdalatɔ, Maria, si nye Yakobo suetɔ kple Yose dada kple 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.

41Ame siawo kple Galilea nyɔnu bubu siwo nye eyomenɔlawo, ame siwo subɔnɛ ne eva Galilea la hã dze eyome va Yerusalem.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.

42Nu siawo katã dzɔ ŋkeke ɖeka do ŋgɔ na Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke la. Le ɣetrɔ me lɔƒo la,Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

43Yosef si tso Arimatia, ame si nye Yudatɔwo ƒe ʋɔnudrɔ̃la gãwo dometɔ ɖeka, si ŋu bubu le la va Yerusalem. Ame sia hã nɔ mɔ kpɔm na mawufiaɖuƒe la ƒe vava. Eyi Pilato gbɔ kple dzideƒo hebia be wòaɖe asi le Yesu ƒe kukua ŋu na ye.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.

44Pilato mexɔe se be Yesu ku le ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe ko megbe o, eyɔ Romasrafowo ƒe amegã si ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te nyawo nɔ la, eye wòbiae be Yesu ku vavã hã?Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

45Asrafomegã la ɖo kpe edzi na Pilato be eku. Ale Pilato ɖe mɔ na Yosef be wòaxɔ ame kukua aɖaɖi.When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

46Yosef ƒle aklala biɖibiɖi gã aɖe, eye woɖe Yesu ƒe ŋutilã kuku la le atitsoga la ŋu. Exatsa aklala la ɖe eŋu eye wòkɔe ɖamlɔ yɔdo, si woɖe ɖe agakpe me la me, hemli kpe gã aɖe ɖo yɔdo la nu.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.

47Maria Magdalatɔ kple Maria Yose dada hã nɔ afi ma kpɔ afi si wòɖi Yesu ɖo.Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.

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