Luke 23
1 Then the whole group got up and took Jesus to Pilate, [the Roman governor].
και ανασταν απαν το πληθοσ αυτων ηγαγον αυτον επι τον πιλατον
2 They began to accuse Jesus, saying, “We [(exc)] have determined that this fellow has caused political trouble in our country. He has been [telling people that they should] not pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY]. Also, he says that he is the Messiah, a king!”
ηρξαντο δε κατηγορειν αυτου λεγοντεσ τουτον ευρομεν διαστρεφοντα το εθνοσ και κωλυοντα καισαρι φορουσ διδοναι λεγοντα εαυτον χριστον βασιλεα ειναι
3 Pilate asked him, “Do you [(sg) claim that you are] the King of the Jews?” He replied, “[It is] as you have [just] now said.”
ο δε πιλατοσ επηρωτησεν αυτον λεγων συ ει ο βασιλευσ των ιουδαιων ο δε αποκριθεισ αυτω εφη συ λεγεισ
4 Pilate said to the chief priests and [the rest of] the crowd, “I do not conclude that this man is guilty of any crime.”
ο δε πιλατοσ ειπεν προσ τουσ αρχιερεισ και τουσ οχλουσ ουδεν ευρισκω αιτιον εν τω ανθρωπω τουτω
5 But they kept insisting, “He is inciting the people [to riot]! He has been teaching his [ideas] throughout all of Judea [district]. He started [doing it] in Galilee [district] and now he is doing it here!”
οι δε επισχυον λεγοντεσ οτι ανασειει τον λαον διδασκων καθ ολησ τησ ιουδαιασ αρξαμενοσ απο τησ γαλιλαιασ εωσ ωδε
6 When Pilate heard that, he asked, “Is this man from Galilee [district]?”
πιλατοσ δε ακουσασ γαλιλαιαν επηρωτησεν ει ο ανθρωποσ γαλιλαιοσ εστιν
7 When they told him that Jesus was [from Galilee, which was the district] that Herod [Antipas] ruled, [he told them] to take Jesus to Herod [Antipas], because Herod was in Jerusalem at that time.
και επιγνουσ οτι εκ τησ εξουσιασ ηρωδου εστιν ανεπεμψεν αυτον προσ ηρωδην οντα και αυτον εν ιεροσολυμοισ εν ταυταισ ταισ ημεραισ
8 [So they did]. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very happy. He [had heard about Jesus], and he had been hoping for a long time that he could see Jesus perform a miracle.
ο δε ηρωδησ ιδων τον ιησουν εχαρη λιαν ην γαρ θελων εξ ικανου ιδειν αυτον δια το ακουειν πολλα περι αυτου και ηλπιζεν τι σημειον ιδειν υπ αυτου γινομενον
9 So he asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus did not reply [to any of them].
επηρωτα δε αυτον εν λογοισ ικανοισ αυτοσ δε ουδεν απεκρινατο αυτω
10 The chief priests and men who taught the [Jewish] laws stood near Jesus, accusing him very strongly.
ειστηκεισαν δε οι αρχιερεισ και οι γραμματεισ ευτονωσ κατηγορουντεσ αυτου
11 Then Herod and his soldiers (made fun of/ridiculed) [Jesus]. They put gorgeous clothes on him [to mock him as being a king]. Then Herod sent him back to Pilate.
εξουθενησασ δε αυτον ο ηρωδησ συν τοισ στρατευμασιν αυτου και εμπαιξασ περιβαλων αυτον εσθητα λαμπραν ανεπεμψεν αυτον τω πιλατω
12 Until that time Herod and Pilate had been very hostile to each other, but that very day they became friends.
εγενοντο δε φιλοι ο τε πιλατοσ και ο ηρωδησ εν αυτη τη ημερα μετ αλληλων προυπηρχον γαρ εν εχθρα οντεσ προσ εαυτουσ
13 Pilate then gathered together the chief priests and other [Jewish] leaders and the crowd [that was still there].
πιλατοσ δε συγκαλεσαμενοσ τουσ αρχιερεισ και τουσ αρχοντασ και τον λαον
14 He said to them, “You brought this man to me, saying that he had caused trouble among the people. But [I want you to know that] after having examined him while you were listening, I do not conclude that he is guilty of any of the things that you are accusing him about.
ειπεν προσ αυτουσ προσηνεγκατε μοι τον ανθρωπον τουτον ωσ αποστρεφοντα τον λαον και ιδου εγω ενωπιον υμων ανακρινασ ουδεν ευρον εν τω ανθρωπω τουτω αιτιον ων κατηγορειτε κατ αυτου
15 [Obviously] Herod did not [conclude that] either, because he sent him back to me [without punishing him]. [So it] is clear that this man has not done anything for which we [(inc)] should kill him.
αλλ ουδε ηρωδησ ανεπεμψα γαρ υμασ προσ αυτον και ιδου ουδεν αξιον θανατου εστιν πεπραγμενον αυτω
16 So I will [have my soldiers] flog him and then release him.”
παιδευσασ ουν αυτον απολυσω
αναγκην δε ειχεν απολυειν αυτοισ κατα εορτην ενα
18 But the whole crowd shouted, “Execute this man! Release Barrabas for us [(exc)]!”
ανεκραξαν δε παμπληθει λεγοντεσ αιρε τουτον απολυσον δε ημιν βαραββαν
19 Barrabas was a man who had tried to persuade people in the city to rebel [against the Roman government. While doing that], he had murdered [someone]. So he had been put {they had put him} in prison, [where he was waiting to be executed].
οστισ ην δια στασιν τινα γενομενην εν τη πολει και φονον βεβλημενοσ εισ φυλακην
20 Because Pilate wanted to release Jesus, he tried to persuade the crowd again.
παλιν ουν ο πιλατοσ προσεφωνησεν θελων απολυσαι τον ιησουν
21 But they kept shouting, “[Command your soldiers to] kill him by nailing him to a cross!/Have him crucified!”
οι δε επεφωνουν λεγοντεσ σταυρωσον σταυρωσον αυτον
22 He [spoke to them] a third time and asked them, “Why? What crime has he committed? I have concluded that he has done nothing for which he deserves to die. So I will [have my soldiers] flog him and then release him.”
ο δε τριτον ειπεν προσ αυτουσ τι γαρ κακον εποιησεν ουτοσ ουδεν αιτιον θανατου ευρον εν αυτω παιδευσασ ουν αυτον απολυσω
23 But they kept insisting. They shouted loudly that [Jesus] should be nailed {that [Pilate] should [have his soldiers] nail [Jesus]} to a cross. Finally, because they continued to shout [PRS] [so loudly],
οι δε επεκειντο φωναισ μεγαλαισ αιτουμενοι αυτον σταυρωθηναι και κατισχυον αι φωναι αυτων και των αρχιερεων
24 Pilate decided to do what the crowd requested.
ο δε πιλατοσ επεκρινεν γενεσθαι το αιτημα αυτων
25 The man who had been {whom they had} put in prison because he had rebelled [against the government] and who had murdered [someone], he released! That was the man whom the crowd had asked him [to release]. He handed Jesus over [to the soldiers], to do what [the crowd] wanted.
απελυσεν δε τον δια στασιν και φονον βεβλημενον εισ την φυλακην ον ητουντο τον δε ιησουν παρεδωκεν τω θεληματι αυτων
26 As the soldiers were taking [Jesus] away, they seized a man named Simon, [who was] from Cyrene [city in Africa]. He was returning [to Jerusalem] from out in the countryside. They [took from Jesus the cross that he had been carrying. Then] they put it on Simon’s shoulders, and [told him to] carry it behind Jesus.
και ωσ απηγαγον αυτον επιλαβομενοι σιμωνοσ τινοσ κυρηναιου ερχομενου απ αγρου επεθηκαν αυτω τον σταυρον φερειν οπισθεν του ιησου
27 A large crowd followed Jesus. The crowd included many women who were beating their breasts [to show how sad they were], and wailing for him.
ηκολουθει δε αυτω πολυ πληθοσ του λαου και γυναικων αι και εκοπτοντο και εθρηνουν αυτον
28 But Jesus turned to them and said, “You women of Jerusalem, do not cry for me! Instead, cry because of [what is going to happen to] yourselves and your children!
στραφεισ δε προσ αυτασ ο ιησουσ ειπεν θυγατερεσ ιερουσαλημ μη κλαιετε επ εμε πλην εφ εαυτασ κλαιετε και επι τα τεκνα υμων
29 I want you to know that there will soon be a time when people will say, ‘Women [SYN] who have never borne children or nursed babies are fortunate!’
οτι ιδου ερχονται ημεραι εν αισ ερουσιν μακαριαι αι στειραι και κοιλιαι αι ουκ εγεννησαν και μαστοι οι ουκ εθηλασαν
30 Then, [in order that they will not have to suffer greatly when their enemies destroy this city], people who are left in the city will say to the mountains, ‘Fall down on us!’ And people will say to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
τοτε αρξονται λεγειν τοισ ορεσιν πεσετε εφ ημασ και τοισ βουνοισ καλυψατε ημασ
31 [I am innocent] [MET]. [I am like] a living tree [that people do not try to burn. But the people of Jerusalem deserve that their enemies punish them. They are like] dry wood that is ready to [burn]. So if they [nail me to the cross], ([their enemies] will certainly do much worse things to them!/what worse things will happen to them?) [RHQ]”
οτι ει εν τω υγρω ξυλω ταυτα ποιουσιν εν τω ξηρω τι γενηται
32 Two other men who were criminals were also being led away {[The soldiers] also led away two other men who were criminals}. They were going to be executed {[The soldiers] were going to execute them} [with Jesus].
ηγοντο δε και ετεροι δυο κακουργοι συν αυτω αναιρεθηναι
33 When they came to the place which is called ‘The Skull’, they nailed [Jesus] to a cross [after removing his clothes]. They did the same thing to the two criminals. They crucified one at the right [side of Jesus] and one at his left [side].
και οτε απηλθον επι τον τοπον τον καλουμενον κρανιον εκει εσταυρωσαν αυτον και τουσ κακουργουσ ον μεν εκ δεξιων ον δε εξ αριστερων
34 Jesus prayed, “[My] Father, forgive them, because they do not realize [whom] they are doing [this to]!” Then [the soldiers] divided Jesus’ clothing by gambling with something like dice, [to decide which piece of clothing each one would get].
ο δε ιησουσ ελεγεν πατερ αφεσ αυτοισ ου γαρ οιδασιν τι ποιουσιν διαμεριζομενοι δε τα ιματια αυτου εβαλον κληρον
35 Many people stood nearby, watching. And the [Jewish] leaders (made fun of/ridiculed) [Jesus], saying, “He [said] [IRO] [that he] saved other people! If he is the Messiah, the one God has chosen, he should save himself!”
και ειστηκει ο λαοσ θεωρων εξεμυκτηριζον δε και οι αρχοντεσ συν αυτοισ λεγοντεσ αλλουσ εσωσεν σωσατω εαυτον ει ουτοσ εστιν ο χριστοσ ο του θεου εκλεκτοσ
36 The soldiers also ridiculed him because he [claimed to be a king]. They came up to him and offered him some sour wine.
ενεπαιζον δε αυτω και οι στρατιωται προσερχομενοι και οξοσ προσφεροντεσ αυτω
37 They said to him, “If you [(sg)] are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
και λεγοντεσ ει συ ει ο βασιλευσ των ιουδαιων σωσον σεαυτον
38 [They] also [fastened on the cross] a sign [that stated] why [they] were nailing him to the cross. [But all it said was], ‘This is the King of the Jews’.
ην δε και επιγραφη γεγραμμενη επ αυτω γραμμασιν ελληνικοισ και ρωμαικοισ και εβραικοισ ουτοσ εστιν ο βασιλευσ των ιουδαιων
39 One of the criminals who was hanging [on a cross] began to insult Jesus, saying, “You [(sg) said that you] are the Messiah, so [you must be powerful]! So save yourself, and save us, too!”
εισ δε των κρεμασθεντων κακουργων εβλασφημει αυτον λεγων ει συ ει ο χριστοσ σωσον σεαυτον και ημασ
40 But the other [criminal] rebuked him, saying, “(You [(sg)] should be afraid of God [punishing you]!/Are you not afraid of God [punishing you]?) [RHQ] They are punishing him [and us] similarly.
αποκριθεισ δε ο ετεροσ επετιμα αυτω λεγων ουδε φοβη συ τον θεον οτι εν τω αυτω κριματι ει
41 They have justly decided that we [(inc) two] must die. They are punishing us as we deserve [for the evil things that we did]. But this man has done nothing wrong!”
και ημεισ μεν δικαιωσ αξια γαρ ων επραξαμεν απολαμβανομεν ουτοσ δε ουδεν ατοπον επραξεν
42 Then he said, “Jesus, [please] remember me [and take care of me] when you become king!”
και ελεγεν τω ιησου μνησθητι μου κυριε οταν ελθησ εν τη βασιλεια σου
43 Jesus replied, “I want you [(sg)] to know that today you [(sg)] will be with me in the place where everyone is happy!” (OR, that today you will be with me in Paradise!)
και ειπεν αυτω ο ιησουσ αμην λεγω σοι σημερον μετ εμου εση εν τω παραδεισω
44 [Then it] was about noontime. It became dark over the whole land, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
ην δε ωσει ωρα εκτη και σκοτοσ εγενετο εφ ολην την γην εωσ ωρασ ενατησ
45 There was no light from the sun. Then the [thick] curtain [that closed off the most holy place] in the Temple split into two pieces. [That signified that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God].
και εσκοτισθη ο ηλιοσ και εσχισθη το καταπετασμα του ναου μεσον
46 [As that happened], Jesus shouted loudly, “Father, I put my spirit into your care [MTY]!” When he said that, he [EUP] died.
και φωνησασ φωνη μεγαλη ο ιησουσ ειπεν πατερ εισ χειρασ σου παραθησομαι το πνευμα μου και ταυτα ειπων εξεπνευσεν
47 When the officer [who supervised the soldiers who were executing Jesus] saw what happened, he praised God [for the way Jesus died], saying, “[I am] sure that this man had done nothing wrong!”
ιδων δε ο εκατονταρχοσ το γενομενον εδοξασεν τον θεον λεγων οντωσ ο ανθρωποσ ουτοσ δικαιοσ ην
48 When the crowd of people who had gathered to see those events saw what happened, they returned [to their homes], beating their chests [to show that they were sorrowful].
και παντεσ οι συμπαραγενομενοι οχλοι επι την θεωριαν ταυτην θεωρουντεσ τα γενομενα τυπτοντεσ εαυτων τα στηθη υπεστρεφον
49 All of Jesus’ friends, including the women who had come with him from Galilee [district], stood at a distance and saw everything that happened.
ειστηκεισαν δε παντεσ οι γνωστοι αυτου μακροθεν και γυναικεσ αι συνακολουθησασαι αυτω απο τησ γαλιλαιασ ορωσαι ταυτα
50 There was a man named Joseph who [came there]. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea. He was a good and a righteous man, and he was a member of the [Jewish] Council.
και ιδου ανηρ ονοματι ιωσηφ βουλευτησ υπαρχων ανηρ αγαθοσ και δικαιοσ
51 But he had not agreed with the other Council [members] when they decided [to kill Jesus] and when they [planned how to] do it. He was waiting expectantly for [the time when] God [would send] his king to begin to rule.
ουτοσ ουκ ην συγκατατεθειμενοσ τη βουλη και τη πραξει αυτων απο αριμαθαιασ πολεωσ των ιουδαιων οσ και προσεδεχετο και αυτοσ την βασιλειαν του θεου
52 He went to Pilate and asked [Pilate to permit him] to [take] Jesus’ body [and bury it. After Pilate allowed him to do that],
ουτοσ προσελθων τω πιλατω ητησατο το σωμα του ιησου
53 he [and some others] took [Jesus’ body] down [from the cross]. They wrapped it in a linen cloth. Then they put his body in a tomb that he had [hired others to] dig out of a rock [cliff]. No one had ever put a body in it before.
και καθελων αυτο ενετυλιξεν αυτο σινδονι και εθηκεν αυτο εν μνηματι λαξευτω ου ουκ ην ουδεπω ουδεισ κειμενοσ
54 [They had to do it quickly because] that was [Friday], the day when [people] prepared [things for the Jewish day of rest]. (The Sabbath/The day of rest) was about to start [at sunset, so they had to finish burying Jesus’ body before sunset].
και ημερα ην παρασκευη σαββατον επεφωσκεν
55 The women who had come with [Jesus] from Galilee [district] followed [Joseph and the men who were with him]. They saw the tomb, and they saw how the men laid [Jesus’] body [inside it, and saw the men roll a huge stone across the entrance].
κατακολουθησασαι δε γυναικεσ αιτινεσ ησαν συνεληλυθυιαι αυτω εκ τησ γαλιλαιασ εθεασαντο το μνημειον και ωσ ετεθη το σωμα αυτου
56 Then the women returned to the houses [where they were staying. That evening] they prepared spices and ointments to put [on Jesus’ body], but (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) they rested, according to what [Moses] had commanded.
υποστρεψασαι δε ητοιμασαν αρωματα και μυρα και το μεν σαββατον ησυχασαν κατα την εντολην
