Luke 23
1 Taciang mihonpi te hong ding uh a, Jesus sia Pilate kung ah paipui uh hi.
Then they all rose in a body and led Jesus before Pilate.
2 Amate in Jesus mawsiat kipan uh a, hi sia pa in i ngamsung i mipui te lampialsak hi, ci mu khu hi, Ama le Ama sia Christ Kumpipa khi hi, ci a, Caesar tung ah shia piak tu zong kham hi, ci uh hi.
And they began to accuse him, ‘This is a man whom we found misleading our people, preventing them from paying taxes to the Emperor, and giving out that he himself is “Christ, a king.”’
3 Pilate in Judah Kumpipa na hi ziam? ci in dong hi. Jesus in, Nangma in ci ni hi, ci in zo hi.
‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ Pilate asked him. ‘It is true,’ replied Jesus.
4 Tasiaciang in Pilate in thiampi lian te le mipi te tung ah, hisia pa a maw na mu ngawl khi hi, ci hi.
But Pilate, turning to the chief priests and the people, said, ‘I do not see anything to find fault with in this man.’
5 Taciang amate in a nasia zaw in, hisia pa in Galilee pan kipan hi mun dong, Judah ngam sung theampo mipi te thuhil in hanthawn hi, ci uh hi.
But they insisted, ‘He is stirring up the people by his teaching all through Judea; he began with Galilee and has now come here.’
6 Pilate in Galilee thu a zak ciang in, hisia pa sia Galilee mi a hi ziam, ci in dong hi.
Hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean;
7 Pilate in Jesus sia Herod thuneina nuai ah om hi, ci a heak pociang, Herod kung ah puak hi, tua hun laitak in Herod sia Jerusalem ah a om laitak a hihi.
and, having satisfied himself that Jesus came under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who also was at Jerusalem at the time.
8 Herod in Jesus a mu ciang in angtang mama hi: banghangziam cile Ama thu tampitak za zo a, a mu nop zawk ngei mama zo hi; taciang nalamdang a vawt te mu tu in ki lamen hi.
When Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly pleased, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, having heard a great deal about him; and he was hoping to see some sign given by him.
9 Tua zawkciang in Herod in Jesus sia thu tam mama dong hi; ahihang Jesus in bangma a zo kik bua hi.
So he questioned him at some length, but Jesus made no reply.
10 Thiampi lian te le thukhamhil te hong ding uh a, Jesus nasiatak in mawsiat uh hi.
Meanwhile the chief priests and the teachers of the Law stood by and vehemently accused him.
11 Herod le a ngalkap te in Jesus sia bangma thusimngawl in nu-nau uh a, puan pha mama khat a silsak zawk uh ciang, Pilate kung ah puakkik uh hi.
And Herod, with his soldiers, treated Jesus with scorn; he mocked him by throwing a gorgeous robe round him, and then sent him back to Pilate.
12 Tua ni tatak ma in Pilate le Herod te lawmtam suak uh hi: banghangziam cile tua masia amate ni ki langpan tan uh hi.
And Herod and Pilate became friends that very day, for before that there had been ill-will between them.
13 Pilate in thiampi lian te, ngam uk te le mihon te sam khawm in,
So Pilate summoned the chief priests, and the leading men, and the people,
14 Amate tung ah, hisia pa sia mipi te lampialsak hi, ci in ka kung ah hong paipui nu hi: en vun, note i mai ah ka sittel zo a, na mawsiatna uh mawna khat zong mu ngawl khi hi:
and said to them, ‘You brought this man before me charged with misleading the people; and yet, for my part, though I examined him before you, I did not find this man to blame for any of the things of which you accuse him;
15 Herod in zong a mawna a mu ngawl hang in keikung ah hong puakkik hi: thi natu a kilawm mawna bangma om ngawl hi.
nor did Herod either; for he has sent him back to us. And, as a fact, he has not done anything deserving death;
16 Tua ahikom thu ka hil tu a, tha kik tu khi hi, ci hi.
so I will have him scourged, and then release him.’
17 Banghangziam cile paisanpoai ciang in ama in mihing khat papo suatak hamtang hi.
18 Taciang amate theampo sia thakhat thu in au uh a, hisia pa that in a, Barabbas suaktasak in, ci uh hi:
But they began to shout as one man, ‘Kill this fellow, but release Barabbas for us.’
19 Barabbas sia khuapi sung ah buaina le tual tha na hang in thongtak a hihi.
(Barabbas was a man who had been put in prison for a riot that had broken out in the city and for murder.)
20 Pilate in Jesus a suatak nop hang in, amate tung ah thu son kik hi.
Pilate, however, wanting to release Jesus, called to them again;
21 Ahihang amate au uh a, Ama thinglamte tung ah khai in, Ama thinglamte tung ah khai in, ci uh hi.
but they kept calling out, ‘Crucify, crucify him!’
22 Pilate in a thumvei na amate tung ah, banghang ziam, bang phatngawlna vawt ziam? a thi tak a vawt bangma mu ngawl khi hi: tua ahikom sat in thakik tu khi hi, ci hi.
‘Why, what harm has this man done?’ Pilate said to them for the third time. ‘I have found nothing in him for which he could be condemned to death. So I will have him scourged, and then release him.’
23 Amate aw ngingtak in, thinglamte tung ah khai tu in ngen uh hi. Taciang amate le thiampi lian te aw in zo hi.
But they persisted in loudly demanding his crucifixion; and their clamour gained the day.
24 Tua ahikom amate nget bang in Pilate in thukhen hi.
Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
25 Taciang in Pilate in buaina le tualthat hang in thongtak pa sia amate deina bang in suaktasak hi, ahihang amate deina bang in Jesus ap hi.
He released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, as they demanded, and gave Jesus up to be dealt with as they pleased.
26 Amate in Jesus a paipui uh ciang in, khuano sang pan hongpai Cyrene khua mi Simon sia man uh a, thinglamte puasak in Jesus nung pan zuisak hi.
And, as they were leading Jesus away, they laid hold of Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on his shoulders, for him to carry it behind Jesus.
27 Jesus nung pan in mihonpi te in zui uh a, Jesus kaa kawm in a zui numei te zong om hi.
There was a great crowd of people following him, many being women who were beating their breasts and wailing for him.
28 Ahihang Jesus in, amate sang kihei a, Jerusalem tanu te awng, keima atu in kap heak vun, ahizong note le na tate atu in kap zaw vun.
So Jesus turned and said to them, ‘Women of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 Banghangziam cile, en vun, a ciing te, nau a nei ngei ngawl sul le nau i tawp ngei ngawl noai te, thuphatoai a hihi, a kici tu nite hong theng tu hi.
A time, I tell you, is coming, when it will be said – “Happy are the women who are barren, and those who have never borne children or nursed them!”
30 Mual te tung ah, ko tung ah hong cim tavun; mualdung te tung ah kote hong huk tavun, ci tu uh hi.
At that time people will begin to say to the mountains “Fall on us,” and to the hills “Cover us.”
31 Banghangziam cile, thingkung hing te tung nangawn ah hibang vawt a hile, thing ko te tung ah bang a vawt tu ziam? ci hi.
If what you see is done while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?’
32 Taciang thi dan a thuak tak mi ngilo ni zong Jesus taw that khawm tu in paipui uh hi.
There were two others also, criminals, led out to be executed with Jesus.
33 Calvary a kici na mun a thet uh ciang in, Jesus taw tua thi dan a piak tak mi ngilo ni te sia a ziatsang ah khat, a veisang ah khat, thinglamte tung ah khai uh hi.
When they had reached the place called “The Skull,” there they crucified Jesus and the criminals, one on the right, and one on the left.
34 Jesus in, Pa awng, amate maisak in; banghangziam cile, amate in bang ka vawt uh ci zong a he bua uh hi, ci hi. Taciang amate in a puan zong ai-san in hawm uh hi.
Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.’ His clothes they divided among them by casting lots.
35 Mipi te in dinkhawl in en uh hi. Ngam uk te in, midang te ngum hi; Pathian i teal Christ a hile, ama le ama ki ngum tahen, ci in selno uh hi.
Meanwhile the people stood looking on. Even the leading men said with a sneer, ‘He saved others, let him save himself, if he is God’s Christ, his chosen one.’
36 Ngalkap te zong in, a kung ah hongpai in, sapittui hau pia hi.
The soldiers, too, came up in mockery, bringing him common wine,
37 Taciang Judah kumpipa na hile, nangma le nangma ki ngum in, ci uh hi.
and saying as they did so, ‘If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.’
38 Ama i tung ah, hisia in judah te kumpipa a hihi, ci in Greek, Latin le Hebrew lai taw in at uh hi.
Above him were the words – “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
39 Ama taw a ki khaikhawm thi dan piaktak khat in selno a, nangma sia Christ na hile, nangma le nangma ki ngum in a, kote zong hong ngum tan, ci hi.
One of the criminals who were hanging beside Jesus railed at him. ‘Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us,’ he said.
40 Ahihang a dang khat sia in, nangma sia ama taw mawsiatna a kibang ci na musa hi napi, Pathian kita ngawl ni ziam?
But the other rebuked him. ‘Haven’t you,’ he said, ‘any fear of God, now that you are under the same sentence?
41 Eite i hile i thuak tuma hi; banghangziam cile i ngamtatna bang in thaman a sang i hihi: ahihang hisia pa sia bangma khialna nei ngawl hi, ci in tei hi.
And we justly so, for we are only reaping our deserts, but this man has not done anything wrong.
42 Taciang ama in Jesus kung ah, Topa awng, na kumpingam sung ah na tum ciang in hong phawk tan, ci hi.
Jesus,’ he went on, ‘do not forget me when you have come to your kingdom.’
43 Jesus in ama kung ah, A tatak in kong ci hi, tuni in keima taw paradise ah i om tu hi, ci hi.
And Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, this very day you will be with me in Paradise.’
44 Tua hun sia sun nai sawmleni pawl hi a, nitak nai thum ciang dong leitung theampo ah khuazing hi.
It was nearly midday, when a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon,
45 Taciang in ni zong mial a, biakinn sung ki doi na puan sia a laizang pan ki zen hi.
the sun being eclipsed; and the Temple curtain was torn down the middle.
46 Taciang in Jesus aw ngingtak in au a, Pa awng, ka tha na kutsung ah kong ap hi: ci hi, tabang a ci zawkciang thi hi.
Then Jesus, with a loud cry, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ And with these words he expired.
47 Tua thu ngalkap mangpa in a mu ciang in, Pathian pok a, hisia pa sia mi thutang khat hi takpi hi, ci hi.
The Roman centurion, on seeing what had happened, praised God, exclaiming, ‘This must have been a good man!’
48 Tua thu piang en tu in hongpai mihing theampo in tua thu piang te a mu uh ciang in, a awm uh tum in heakkik uh hi.
All the people who had collected to see the sight watched what occurred, and then went home beating their breasts.
49 Jesus a he theampo le Galilee pan in a zui numei te sia a khuala na ah ding in, thu piang teng en khawm uh hi.
All the friends of Jesus had been standing at a distance, with the women who accompanied him from Galilee, watching all this.
50 Taciang, en vun, Joseph a kici ngaisutna pia khat om a, ama sia mipha le mi thutang a hihi:
Now there was a man of the name of Joseph, who was a member of the Council, and who bore a good and upright character.
51 Ama sia makai khat hi napi, makai dang te i ngaisutna le a sep dan a lungkim ngawl hi; ama sia Judah minam te khuapi Arimathaea khua pan hi a, Pathian kumpingam a ngak khat a hihi.
(This man had not assented to the decision and action of the Council.) He belonged to Arimathea, a town in Judea, and lived in expectation of the kingdom of God.
52 Hi pasal pa sia Pilate kung ah pai in, Jesus luanghawm ngen hi.
He now went to see Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus;
53 Taciang thinglamte tung pan in khiasuk uh a, puanneam taw a tuam zawk uh ciang in, kuama a ki sial ngei ngawl lai na mun, a ki khuak tawm suang hawng than thak sung ah sial hi.
and, when he had taken it down, he wrapped it in a linen sheet, and laid him in a tomb cut out of stone, in which no one had yet been buried.
54 Tua ni sia ki ngin ni hi a, sabbath ni theng dektak zo hi.
It was the Preparation day, and just before the Sabbath began.
55 Galilee pan in Jesus taw hongpai numei te in Joseph zui uh a, Topa Jesus luang bangbang in sial ziam, ci in than en tek uh hi.
The women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how the body of Jesus was laid,
56 Amate heakkik uh a, paknamtui te le sathau namtui a tatuam te ki nging khol uh hi; taciang thupiak bang in sabbath ni in tawlnga uh hi.
and then went home, and prepared spices and perfumes. During the Sabbath they rested, as directed by the commandment.
