Matthew 27 (TBX)

1Satiboukeing lulayang, eno xel lumuki leitata dalus me xel teivateiv wei xel xomaxoneing eno lam me di luklek qayeeng bei nyeis Yesu e mey.When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.

2Xel tup e, de qou e me la wou eivek Pailat mema, lei ngandoung wei seyap o.They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

3Yudas tiwei neil Yesu teyei me toung e la eivek xel vevek memend o, yei bei xel byex qayeeng lek Yesu woy bei nyeis e mey, om moxo kwa pakou no me qou malew selewa xoumeeng yal (30) wei xel lumuki leitata me xel teivateiv wong wou e yo me lox wong elox wou xel.When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

4Moxo neil, “A wo sewokeing, en a neil tambiy wei nilul ma veil e yo teyei me na toung e lak eivek xam memamim.” Xel neil elox bei, “Inyon se dei yeip wou xa ti. Qe inyon di yeip wou wamaxow o.”“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”

5Om Yudas nex malew lox eivek xomek vambuing lalei dom la. Woyom Yudas venaxow la qo kwa me mey.So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

6Xel lumuki leitata zeim malew lek me neil, “Inye se la teyei lek qayeeng petieing bei xey a toung malew tine na eivek deng xeikatu wei xomek vambuing yo, en inye malew wei qapyex gyand o.”The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”

7Om xel luk wouma me tup qayeeng bei dexouv tembuing wei xel wei mi betiy dengmuing o en malew tiyon en leiveeng meyeing wei xel amba yo.After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.

8Om qes ambei nyon xel mi taxe Tembuing on Gyand me elam tyip gweimbeeng ne is.That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

9Woyom lul tine la teyei lek lulti Anutu neil eivek poropet Yelemia mya yo. “Xel qou malew selewa xoumeeng yal (30) on teyei lek ambei xouveing wei xel xomaxoneing wei Israel beyal bei dexouv tambiy tiyon o,Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,

10me xel xouv tembuing wei xel wei mi betiy dengmuing en o ti, nambei Tambiy Ngandoung peti wou ay yo.”and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”

11Dekale Yesu nale wou lei ngandoung wei seyap o ma, me moxo teling e, “Beip wang on king wei Yudayeiw o?” Yesu neil elox bei, “Nambei wang neil on.”Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

12De woyom xel lumuki leitata me teivateiv byex qayeeng lek Yesu, moxo se neil qayeeng ti lox wou xel.And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.

13Woyom Pailat teling e, “Beip inye wa seng ngo pavulek wei xel di luk en wang ne?”Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”

14Ekom Yesu se neil lulti lox, de se neil lulti lek qayeeng wei xel byex lek e yon, om tine wong lei ngandoung wei seyap o wounalei ngenong.But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

15Lei ngandoung wei seyap o xe kwa wei mi betiwou lek bouk wei Pasova eno mi tul xeitueing ti la teyei lek xel moux alis vex mi beyal o laleind.Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.

16Lek bouk kayon eno tambiy nilul ayang ti lei Barabas eno toundei eivek xeitueing.At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

17Om xel qendu yon qekuma, Pailat teling xel, “Luw nge na xam ambei a bong e nak wou xam, Barabas o Yesu wei xel mi taxe bei Kilisi yo?”So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

18En moxo woulek bei xel venaxow xe laleind nilul, om xel qou Yesu me wong wou e.For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.

19Ka Pailat toundei lek sia wei ngoeing qayeeng o, moxo venei wong qayeeng tine lam wou e: “Kandek wa seng bong lulti lek moux wei bombek o, en inye a axe nimaying ngandoung ti gweimbeeng eivek maviing en e.”While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”

20Ekom xel lumuki leitata me xel teivateiv zeim xel qendu ngandoung on laleind lek bei e bong Barabas na wou xel dom nyeis Yesu e mey.But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

21Lei ngandoung wei seyap o teling, “Xam ambei a bong luw nge na, nak wou xam?” Xel lewexe bei, “Barabas.”“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.

22Pailat teling, “De tyek a bong vati wou Yesu tiwei xel taxe bei Kilisi ne?” Xel dalus lewexe bei, “Tuw e lek xax pepeeng!”“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”

23Pailat teling, “En va? E wong sewokeing vati?” Ekom xel taxe lox wou e niseikeing bei, “Tuw e lek xax pepeeng!”“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

24Pailat woulek bei tyek xel se ngo e vya, de inyon vevek ngandoung embei qandi lek, om moxo qou memiing me sekweyexe mema eivek xel qendu ngandoung on dalus mend. Moxo neil, “Inye se sewokeing wei ay yo en moux tine gyand. Qe inye di yeip wou xam venaxow!”When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”

25Xomaxoneing dalus lewexe, “Wong e xe gyand on lam lek xa me lek xa neumiyeiw!”All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

26Woyom moxo wong Barabas la wou xel. Dom neil wou xel vevekyeiw on bei xel sesa Yesu nangya yisviyeing, dekakom wong e la me xel tuw lek xax pepeeng.So Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

27Woyom xel vevek wei lei ngandoung wei seyap o qou Yesu me la lalei eivek xomek seyap me qeku xel dalusateiv wei vevekyeiw o nale vivekwou e.Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.

28Xel kwax e xe teimb veil dom byex teimb ding gyand nge lek e no,They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.

29de xel bembinexe yis wei ying o lekti nambei qelumking de toung lek e lu. Xel toung xax nayak ti eivek e mema payeiv de dundek wou e ma me luk seloukeing lek e. Me neil, “Bendiyeing, king wei xel Yudayeiw o!”And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

30De xel pesuv myend louk lek e, de xel qou e xe patongeeng me sesa e lu gya lumama.Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

31Ka xel luk seloukeing lek e woy, xel kwax teimb wei xel byex lek e eno veil dom byex e maxow xe teimb lek no. Woyom xel qou e me la bei na tuw e lek xax pepeeng.After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.

32Xel di tupwou sakwaing me la, eno xel la tyip wou tambiy wei Sairini yo ti, lei Simon, om xel tendu bei moxo e qalei xax pepeeng.Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

33Xel lam tyip wou beyeeng tiwei xel mi taxe bei Golgata (E qes ambei nye bei Beyeeng wei Lukanzek o).And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,

34Nanghei inyon eno xel wong wain wei xel maleeng is lul senyeing o wou Yesu bei e num. Moxo num me axe le, ekom se num.they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.

35Ka xel tuw e lek xax pepeeng woy, woyom xel nex qakous dee bei dembu e xe teimb wouma.When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.

36Xel dei tembuing, me di yei e teyei nanghei inyon.And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

37Louk apu en e lu eno xel tuw qayeeng vati wei xel wong qayeeng en e yo bei: TINE INYE YESU, KING WEI YUDAYEIW O.Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

38Tambiy panaxeing yayuw eno xel tuw luw is e, nge wou e mema payeiv, de nge wou e mema qeinz.Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.

39Eti yeiw wei di lam me la eno lukyak lek e, me bimexe lundAnd those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

40me neil, “Wa kawei wang neimbei tyek lelolexe xomek vambuing dom ghe dev vako eivek bouk yal o inyon, om vind xow! Wangwei wa Anutu Neu Moux nei, tei lam veil xax pepeeng!”and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

41Eivek kwa kayon teyeima eno xel lumuki leitata me xel putoung wei petieing me xel teivateiv lukyak lek e.In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

42Xel neil, “Moxo vind xel bamba, ekom se teyei bei devind venaxow! Wangwei e king wei xel Israel o, yon e detei nam veil xax pepeeng en kandek xey a bongis e.“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

43Moxo mi wongis Anutu. Om wangwei Anutu lalei devind e nei yon e devind moxo, en mi neil embei, ‘A ne Anutu Neu Moux.’ ”He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

44Eivek sakwaing ambei nyon eno panaxeing yuw wei xel tuw is e eno lukyak lek e is.In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.

45Lek ingwei seivma evlek me e la seivma yal wei soukeing eno mapetok ngandoung sevunexe tembuing tambak on.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.

46Me embim seivma yal eno Yesu taxe niseikeing bei, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani?” Qes ambei nye bei, “A xe Anutu, a xe Anutu, nambei nya wang saing ay?”About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

47Woyom xel valu wei toungale inyon ngo tine, om xel neil embei, “Moxo taxe Eliya yo.”When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”

48Lutika eno xel xe ti veimya me la qou balam. Moxo toung eivek wain senyeing me e pup, de tup lek xax mema nayak ti, dom zeim e la wou Yesu mya bei e num.One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.

49Xel valu neil embei, “Wong xey a axe le bei, Eliya nam devind e.”But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”

50Ekom Yesu nyayek niseikeing no, de wong e xe nulaweeng la dom mey.When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.

51Lek kayon bombek eno qaeing ngandoung wei mii eivek xomek vambuing lalei eno lexla yayuw anghei pu me ela nge xo. De tembuing pi me wong qakous on dembu.At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

52Leiveeng meyeing ngenong mya tax de xel vambuing ngenong wei mey eno neing qandi lek mapieing.The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

53Xel lam myayaing veil leiveeng meyeing, deka Yesu qandi lek woy eno xel la eivek beyeeng vambuing Yerusalem me tyip wou xel xomaxoneing ngenong.After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.

54Lei ngandoung wei vevek o is xel vevekyeiw toukale inyon is e me yei Yesu teyei eno yei tembuing pi me lul dalus tiwei qandi yon, om xel yaleeng, me neil, “Neing ayang tambiy tine inye Anutu Neu Moux!”When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

55Xel vex ngenong toukale kwanding, me di yei. Xel on ingwei mi betiwou Yesu nanghei Galili bei na devind e.And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.

56Eivek vex vex on senghoing, inyon Maria wei Makdala me Maria wei Jems aluw Joses tend, me Sebedi neu luw tend.Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

57Ka moxo di souk, tambiy wei lulul ana eno lam anghei Arimatia, e lei Yosep. Moxo yon betiyeing wei Yesu yo ti.When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.

58La wou Pailat, me teling wou en Yesu neing, om Pailat lewexe lek bei vevekyeiw bong Yesu neing na wou Yosep me e qou me na.He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

59Yosep qou neing on me beliv eivek qaeing teleing vako ti,So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

60me liw eivek e maxow xe leiveeng meyeing vako wei xel qateiv eivek qakous o. Dom moxo wilexe qakous ngandoung ti la zeyi leiveeng meyeing mya de la.and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

61Maria wei Makdala luw Maria nge eno toundei inyon paviy leiveeng meyeing.Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

62Bouk wei Yudayeiw mi menyex wou lulul wei yaing eno lak veil, de bouk Sabat eno xel lumuki leitata me Parisiyeiw la wou Pailat.The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.

63Xel neil wou e bei, “Teiv, xa wou naleimi en tambiy tiwei tyonyeing on wei nanghei toundei mapieing eno neil, ‘Ka bouk yal nak veil on tyek a qandi lek no.’“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

64Om wang bo qayeeng nikanzek en xel a toung leiveeng on mya zeyi embo nikanzek me ena tyip wou bouk yal. Enok e xe xel betiyeing nam me panax e neing dom na neil wou xel xomaxoneing bei moxo qandi lek veil meyeing. Tyonyeing tiwei yus ne tyek ghanaw tyonyeing wei wong a tax o.”So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”

65Pailat neil embei, “Xam a qou xel belimbo wei mi yeiteyei leiveeng meyeing mya yo ti. La wong leiveeng mya yon wo nikanzek nambei xam ghe wou naleimim en o.”“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

66Om xel la lax leiveeng mya zeyi me toung newiy lek qakous dom wong xel belimbo la nale zeyi.So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

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