Mark 15
1 Very early in the morning the chief priests met together with [the rest of] the Jewish council, [in order to decide how to accuse Jesus before the Roman governor. Their guards] tied Jesus’ hands [again]. They took him to [the house of] Pilate, [the governor, and they started to accuse him, saying] “[Jesus is claiming that he is a king!]!”
Et confestim, mane consilium facientes summi sacerdotes cum senioribus, et Scribis, et universo concilio, vincientes Iesum, duxerunt, et tradiderunt Pilato.
2 Pilate asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “You yourself have said so.”
Et interrogavit eum Pilatus: Tu es rex Iudæorum? At ille respondens, ait illi: Tu dicis.
3 Then the chief priests claimed that Jesus had done many bad things.
Et accusabant eum summi sacerdotes in multis.
4 So Pilate asked him again, “Don’t you have anything to say? Listen to how many bad things they are saying that you [have done]!”
Pilatus autem rursum interrogavit eum, dicens: Non respondes quidquam? vide in quantis te accusant.
5 But [even though Jesus was not guilty], he did not say anything more. The result was that Pilate was very much surprised.
Iesus autem amplius nihil respondit, ita ut miraretur Pilatus.
6 It was the governor’s custom [each year] during the [Passover] celebration to release [one person who was in prison. He customarily released] whichever prisoner the people requested.
Per diem autem festum solebat dimittere illis unum ex vinctis, quemcumque petissent.
7 [At that time] there was a man called Barabbas who had been {whom [the soldiers had]} [put in prison with some other men]. Those men had murdered [some soldiers] when they rebelled [against the Roman government].
Erat autem qui dicebatur Barrabas, qui cum seditiosis erat vinctus, qui in seditione fecerat homicidium.
8 A crowd approached [Pilate] and asked him [to release someone], just like he customarily did for them [during the Passover celebration].
Et cum ascendisset turba, cœpit rogare, sicut semper faciebat illis.
9 Pilate answered them, “Would you like me to release for you the [man whom you] Jewish [people say is your] king?”
Pilatus autem respondit eis, et dixit: Vultis dimittam vobis regem Iudæorum?
10 [He asked this] because he realized what the chief priests were wanting to do. They were accusing Jesus because they were jealous of him [because many people were becoming his disciples].
Sciebat enim quod per invidiam tradidissent eum summi sacerdotes.
11 But the chief priests urged the crowd [to request] that Pilate release Barabbas for them instead [of Jesus].
Pontifices autem concitaverunt turbam, ut magis Barabbam dimitteret eis.
12 Pilate said to them again, “[If I release Barabbas], what do you want me to do with the man whom [some of] you Jews say is [your] king?”
Pilatus autem iterum respondens, ait illis: Quid ergo vultis faciam regi Iudæorum?
13 Then they shouted again, “[Command that your soldiers] crucify him!”
At illi iterum clamaverunt: Crucifige eum.
14 Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Command your soldiers to] crucify him!”
Pilatus vero dicebat illis: Quid enim mali fecit? At illi magis clamabant: Crucifige eum.
15 So, because Pilate wanted to please the crowd, he released Barabbas for them. Then, after [his soldiers] had whipped Jesus with leather straps into which they had fastened metal pieces, [Pilate told the soldiers to take him away] in order that he would be crucified {they would crucify him}.
Pilatus autem volens populo satisfacere, dimisit illis Barabbam, et tradidit Iesum flagellis cæsum, ut crucifigeretur.
16 The soldiers took Jesus into the [courtyard of the] palace [where Pilate lived]. That place was the government headquarters. Then they summoned the whole (cohort/group of soldiers) [who were on duty there].
Milites autem duxerunt eum in atrium prætorii, et convocant totam cohortem,
17 [After the soldiers gathered together], they put a purple robe on Jesus. Then they placed on his head a crown that they made from [branches of] thornbushes. [They did those things in order to ridicule him by pretending that he was a king].
et induunt eum purpura, et imponunt ei plectentes spineam coronam.
18 Then they greeted him [like they would greet a king, in order to ridicule him], saying, “Hooray for the King [who rules] the Jews!”
Et cœperunt salutare eum: Ave rex Iudæorum.
19 They repeatedly struck his head with a reed and spat on him. By kneeling down, they [pretended to honor] him.
Et percutiebant caput eius arundine: et conspuebant eum, et ponentes genua, adorabant eum.
20 When they had finished ridiculing him, they pulled off the purple robe. They put his own clothes on him, and then they led him outside [of the city] in order to nail him to a cross.
Et postquam illuserunt ei, exuerunt illum purpura, et induerunt eum vestimentis suis: et educunt illum ut crucifigerent eum.
21 [After Jesus carried his cross a short distance], a man named Simon from Cyrene [city came along]. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. He was passing by while he was returning [home] from outside [the city. The soldiers] compelled Simon to carry the cross [for Jesus].
Et angariaverunt prætereuntem quempiam, Simonem Cyrenæum venientem de villa, patrem Alexandri, et Rufi, ut tolleret crucem eius.
22 They brought them both to a place that they [call] Golgotha. That name means, ‘a place [like] a skull’.
Et perducunt illum in Golgotha locum: quod est interpretatum Calvariæ locus.
23 Then they tried to give Jesus wine that was {that they} mixed with [medicine called] myrrh. [They wanted him to drink it so that he would not feel so much pain when they crucified him]. But he did not drink it.
Et dabant ei bibere myrrhatum vinum: et non accepit.
24 [Some] of the [soldiers took his clothes]. Then they nailed him to a cross. Afterwards, they divided his clothes among themselves by gambling with [something like] dice. They did this [in order to determine] which [piece of clothing] each one would get.
Et crucifigentes eum, diviserunt vestimenta eius, mittentes sortem super eis, quis quid tolleret.
25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
Erat autem hora tertia: et crucifixerunt eum.
26 They [attached to the cross above Jesus’ head] a sign on which it had been written {someone had written} the reason why [they were nailing him to the cross]. [But all] that it said was, “The King of the Jews.”
Et erat titulus causæ eius inscriptus: REX IUDÆORUM.
27 They also nailed to crosses two men who were bandits. They nailed one to a cross at the right side [of Jesus] and one to a cross at the left side [of Jesus].
Et cum eo crucifigunt duos latrones: unum a dextris, et alium a sinistris eius.
Et impleta est scriptura, quæ dicit: Et cum iniquis reputatus est.
29 The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads as [if here were an evil man]. They said, “Aha! You said that you would destroy the Temple and then you would build it again within three days.
Et prætereuntes blasphemabant eum, moventes capita sua, et dicentes: Vah qui destruis templum Dei, et in tribus diebus reædificas:
30 [If you could do that, then] rescue yourself by coming down from the cross!”
salvum fac temetipsum descendens de cruce.
31 The chief priests, along with the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, also [wanted to] make fun of Jesus. So they said to each other, “He [claims to have] saved others [from their sicknesses] [IRO] but he cannot save himself!
Similiter et summi sacerdotes illudentes, ad alterutrum cum Scribis dicebant: Alios salvos fecit, seipsum non potest salvum facere.
32 He said, ‘I am the Messiah, I am the King who [rules the people of] Israel.’ [If his words are true], he should come down now from the cross! Then we will believe [him]!” The [two] men who were crucified beside him also insulted him.
Christus rex Israel descendat nunc de cruce, ut videamus, et credamus. Et qui cum eo crucifixi erant, convitiabantur ei.
33 At noon the whole land became dark, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
Et facta hora sexta, tenebræ factæ sunt per totam terram usque in horam nonam.
34 At three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” That means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”
Et hora nona exclamavit Iesus voce magna, dicens: Eloi, eloi, lamma sabacthani? quod est interpretatum: Deus meus, Deus meus, ut quid dereliquisti me?
35 When some of the people who were standing there heard [the word ‘Eloi’, misunderstanding it], they said, “Listen! He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
Et quidam de circumstantibus audientes, dicebant: Ecce Eliam vocat.
36 One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He placed it on [the tip of] a reed, and then he [held it] up for [Jesus] to suck out [the wine that was in] it. [While he was doing that, someone] said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah will come to take him down [from the cross]!”
Currens autem unus, et implens spongiam aceto, circumponensque calamo, potum dabat ei, dicens: Sinite, videamus si veniat Elias ad deponendum eum.
37 And then, after Jesus shouted loudly, he stopped breathing [and died].
Iesus autem emissa voce magna expiravit.
38 [At that moment] the [heavy thick] curtain that closed off [the most holy place in] the Temple split into two pieces from top to bottom. [That showed that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God].
Et velum templi scissum est in duo, a summo usque deorsum.
39 The officer who supervised the soldiers [who nailed Jesus to the cross] was standing in front of Jesus. When he saw how Jesus died, he exclaimed, “Truly, this man was the man who was also God!”
Videns autem Centurio, qui ex adverso stabat, quia sic clamans expirasset, ait: Vere hic homo Filius Dei erat.
40 There were also some women there, watching these events from a distance. They had accompanied Jesus when he was in Galilee [district], and they had provided what he needed. They had come with him to Jerusalem. Among those women was Mary from Magdala [town]. There was [another] Mary, who was the mother of the younger James and of Joses. There was also Salome.
Erant autem et mulieres de longe aspicientes: inter quas erat Maria Magdalene, et Maria Iacobi minoris, et Ioseph mater, et Salome:
et cum esset in Galilæa, sequebantur eum, et ministrabant ei, et aliæ multæ, quæ simul cum eo ascenderant Ierosolymam.
42 When evening was near, [a man named] Joseph from Arimathea [town came there]. He was a member of the [Jewish] council, one whom everyone respected. He was also one of those who had been waiting expectantly for the [time when] God [would send] his king to begin to rule. [He knew that, according to Jewish law, people’s bodies had to be buried] {[someone had to bury people’s bodies]} [on the day they died. He also realized that] it was the day when [people] prepared [things for] ([the Jewish day of rest/the Sabbath]), [and that the Sabbath would start when the sun set]. So he became courageous and went to Pilate and asked Pilate [to permit him to take] the body of Jesus [down from the cross and bury it immediately].
Et cum iam sero esset factum (quia erat parasceve, quod est ante sabbatum)
venit Ioseph ab Arimathæa nobilis decurio, qui et ipse erat expectans regnum Dei, et audacter introivit ad Pilatum, et petiit corpus Iesu.
44 Pilate was surprised [when he heard that] Jesus was already dead. So he summoned the officer who was in charge of the soldiers [who crucified Jesus], and he asked him if [Jesus] had already died.
Pilatus autem mirabatur si iam obiisset. Et accersito centurione, interrogavit eum si iam mortuus esset.
45 When the officer told [Pilate that Jesus was dead], Pilate allowed Joseph [to take away] the body.
Et cum cognovisset a centurione, donavit corpus Ioseph.
46 After Joseph bought a linen cloth, he [and others] took [Jesus’ body down from the cross]. They wrapped it in the linen cloth and laid it in a tomb that [previously] had been dug out of the rock [cliff]. Then they rolled a [huge flat] stone in front of the entrance to the tomb.
Ioseph autem mercatus sindonem, et deponens eum involvit sindone, et posuit eum in monumento, quod erat excisum de petra, et advolvit lapidem ad ostium monumenti.
47 Mary [from] Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where Jesus’ [body] was placed {where they placed Jesus’ [body]}.
Maria autem Magdalene, et Maria Ioseph aspiciebant ubi poneretur.
