Luke 23 (TBX) · Opened

1Woyom xel qendu dalus on qandi lek me qou Yesu me la wou Pailat.Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.

2Me xel wong qayeeng en e, me neil embei, “Xa xei tambiy tine wo nol wou kwa wei xa Yudayeiw o, me peti xa bei xa se toung takis wou Sisa. De mi neil embei e Kilisi, me e yon king ti.”And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”

3Om Pailat teling wou Yesu, “Inyon wa king wei Yudayeiw o?” Yesu neil elox wou, “Ee inyon nambei wang neil on.”So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

4Woyom Pailat neil wou xel lumuki leitata is xel qendu ngandoung on bei, “A se xei sewokeing ti lek tambiy tine.”Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

5Ekom xel luk nikanzek me neil embei, “Tambiy on mi ghavineeng me la danghei danghei nei eivek Yudia, myaxeeng anghei distrik Galili me mi lam a zenz inye is, me mi teyoxe xomaxoneing me zeim xel laleind lek.”But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”

6Pailat ngo tine om teling wou xel, “Moux tine inye Galili ti?”When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

7Gyeik ingwei Pailat ngo bei Yesu yon nanghei Galili, woyom wong ela wou Herot en nambei Herot yeiteyei beyeeng danghei tiyon. De gyeik bouk kayon eno Herot toundei Yerusalem.And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.

8Gyeik ingwei Herot yei Yesu eno wo xeilala ngandoung, en nambei mi toung ma wou en embei gyei e, en vatiyeiw wei e ngo yo, moxo wounalei bei Yesu e bong lulvako valu me e gyei.When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.

9Herot wong telinyeing ngenong wou e. Ekom Yesu se neil qayeeng ti lox wou e.Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.

10Xel lumuki leitata yo me putoung wei petieing o toukale inyon, me wong qayeeng en e nikanzek.Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.

11Woyom Herot alis e xe xel vevek wong napeing wou Yesu me lukyak lek e woy, om xel qou teimb nimza maseim ti me byex lek e, dom wong e lox me la wou Pailat.And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.

12Lek bouk kayon eno Herot aluw Pailat wo gweleeng lek ama. Takwei eno luw mi wo vevek wouma.That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.

13Pailat taxe xel lumuki leitata yo me xel gyovaxa me xomaxoneing lam qekuma.Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

14Me moxo neil wou xel bei, “Xam ghe qou tambiy tine me ghe lam wou ay me ghe neimbei mi zeim xel laleind lek bei xel bo vevek wou seyap. Om a wo telinyeing lumama wou e wou xam mamim, ekom a se xei sewokeing ti wou tambiy tine en vatiyeiw wei xam ghe wong qayeeng en e yo.and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.

15De Herot is ambei nyon, om wong e loum wou xey. Xam ghe wei, tambiy tine se wong sewokeing ti bei e mey.Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.

16Nambei nyon tyek a sesa moxo de woyom na bong e na.”Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

18Ekom moux alis vex dalus poux avyend lekti me neil embei, “Leis tambiy on mey, de wong Barabas lam wou xa.”But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”

19Barabas on tambiy wei wong vevek eivek beyeeng ngandoung me leis xel valu mey o, om xel toung e la xeitueing.(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

20Pailat embei bong Yesu na, om neil wou xel dalus no.Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,

21Ekom xel di tetulexe wou taxeing me neil embei, “Tuw e lek xax pepeeng! Tuw e lek xax pepeeng!”but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”

22Lu yayal eno moxo neil wou xel bei, “Enva? Tambiy tine wong sewokeing vati? A se xei sewokeing ti bei e mey, om tyek a sesa e de na bong e na.”A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”

23Ekom xel wo ninkanzek me taxe la xoulekeing bei, Pailat e tuw Yesu lek xax pepeeng. Me xel xe taxeing sevunexe Pailat ning qayeeng.But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.

24Om Pailat betiwou qayeeng wei xel o me neilteyei bei Yesu e mey.So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.

25Moxo wong tambiy tiwei toundei eivek xeitueing en ingwei wong vevek me leis xel valu mey, eno la myayaing, tambiy tiwei xel teling en o. De Pailat betiwou xel xe lalei vineing me wong Yesu wou xel vevek.As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.

26Ka xel vevek qou Yesu me la, eno xel yei tambiy ti lam anghei beyeeng myayaing nei en embei na eivek Yerusalem, moxo lei Simon wei beyeeng Sairini yo. Xel zeimaxoun e me liw xax pepeeng lek e ghandiwek de e qalei me betiwou Yesu.As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

27De xomaxoneing ngenongakes di betiy e, is xel vex ngenong wei laleind pyaxow en e me di wong talot me eng o.A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

28Yesu pekwi ma me neil wou xel bei, “Xam vex wei Yerusalem o, xam seng deeng en a ti, qe xam ghe deeng en xam venaxow de neumyeiw is.But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

29En bouk ti tyek nam gyeik ingwei xam a neimbei, ‘Vex wei mi mouyeeng o, vex wei se wo neu yo me vex wei se di wong luul wou neu eno xel bo xeindlala.’Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’

30Woyom moux alis vex tyek “‘na neil wou xel lukendu bei, “Xam qepei lek xa!” me xel qetyei bei, “Xam sevun xa!” ’At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’

31Gweimbeeng xomaxoneing wong nimaying ne wou ay nambei xax wei nimwis o. Om xam ghe ghok xax wei mupek o om tyek bong ambei nya wou xam loxyus?”For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

32Tambiy yayuw, luw xouing mi wong sewokeing, om xel qou luw me la is Yesu en xel embei na nyeis luw amey is e.Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.

33Gyeik xel la tyip nanghei tiyon, xel mi neil embei Lukanzek, nanghei tiyon eno xel tuw Yesu lek xax pepeeng, me tambiy nilul yayuw is, nge wou e mema payeiv de nge wou e mema qeinz.When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.

34De Yesu neil embei, “Mang, wa semaleeng sewokeing wei xel o, en xel se woulek vati wei xel di wong ne.” De xel vevek di nex qakous dee me pum e xe teimb wouma.Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

35Xel xomaxoneing toukale me di yei e, de xel gyovaxa wo vyend wou Yesu bei, “Moxo mi vind xel ba, de wangwei e Kilisi wei Anutu beyal o, on wong e vind xow.”The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

36Xel vevek wong vyend wou e is ambei nyon. Xel la paviy e me wong wain senyeing wou e.The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.

37De xel neil embei, “Wangwei wa king wei xel Yudayeiw o, ond vind xow.”“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”

38Lek xax pepeeng pundanghou eno xel byex qayeeng bei, “INYE KING WEI YUDAYEIW O.”Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39Tambiy nilul yuw wei xel teyu is Yesu, eno nge lukyak lek Yesu, “Wa Kilisi? Ond wa devind xow me uw is.”One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”

40Ekom nilul nge neil e, “Wa seng waleeng en Anutu? En wang qalei nimaying teyei lek ambei e?But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?

41Uw a qalei myavanei ne la teyei lek en nimaying vati wei uw a wong o. Ekom tambiy moxne se wong sewokeing ti.”We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

42Woyom moxo neil embei, “Yesu, wang bounaleim en ay gyeik ingwei wang nam eivek wa xe tete lalei yo.”Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”

43Yesu lewexe wou e bei, “A neil wou wang zonghek, gweimbeeng eno tyek wang na mendei is ay eivek beyeeng nimza wei Anutu yo.”And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

44Inye nambei seivma evlek eno mapetok ngandoung sevunexe tembuing sapa, me ela teyei lek seivma yal,It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

45en nambei sayeiv siing eno tip, de qaeing wei xel teyu eivek xomek vambuing eno lex ela yuw.The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

46Yesu taxe xoulekeing bei, “Mang, a wong axe laweeng lak eivek wa memam.” Gyeik moxo neil ambei nyon eno puw laweeng wei yus o de mey.Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

47Beyeiv wei xel vevek o eno yei vati wei qandi yo, me sanghoxe Anutu. Me neil embei “Zonghek ayang, tambiy tine nye bombek.”When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

48Gyeik xomaxoneing dalus wei qeku la toukale eno yeimend wou vatiyeiw wei qandi yo, xel laleind wo maying me qatu bambound de lox me la bend.And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

49Ekom Yesu xe xel gweleeng dalus, is xel vex wei betiy e me lam anghei Galili eno xel toukale kwanding me yei vatiyeiw wei qandi yo.But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.

50Tambiy ti lei Yosep, inyon kanzol wei Yudayeiw eno ti, tambiy on nimza me bombek.Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,

51Moxo lalei se vind woueing nalei me kwa wei xel kanzol wong on. Moxo lam anghei Yudayeiw xe beyeeng nayak wei Arimatia, de moxo mindei me axe Anutu xe tete lalei.who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.

52Yosep la wou Pailat me teling wou e en embei qou Yesu neing.He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

53Woyom moxo la zewax Yesu neing me qou me ouk me loum, de beliv eivek qaeing pus me qou me la liw eivek leiveeng meyeing wei xel kwelexe eivek qakous o. Xel seng ghei liw xelti eivek.Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.

54Inyon bouk wei menyexeing wou lulul en Sabat o, de Sabat lam paviy.It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.

55Xel vex wei lam anghei Galili is Yesu eno betiy Yosep me la yei leiveeng meyeing wei Yosep liw neing di yeip nambei nya yo.The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.

56Woyom xel lox benbend me yeiwou lulul is wel xeimangou yo. De inyon Sabat, om xel toundei lek nambei ingwei Mose xe petieing neil o.Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.

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