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!]!”
Tango tongo etanaki, bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe, bakambi ya bato, balakisi ya Mobeko mpe bato nyonso ya Likita-Monene ya Bayuda basanganaki mpo na kokata likambo. Bakangaki Yesu na basinga, bamemaki Ye mpe bakabaki Ye na maboko ya Pilato.
2 Pilate asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “You yourself have said so.”
Pilato atunaki Yesu: — Boni, ozali mokonzi ya Bayuda? Yesu azongisaki: — Olobi yango.
3 Then the chief priests claimed that Jesus had done many bad things.
Bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe bazalaki kofunda Ye na makambo ebele.
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]!”
Pilato atunaki Ye lisusu: — Boni, ozali te na eyano ya kopesa, na makambo nyonso oyo bazali koloba mpo na kofunda yo?
5 But [even though Jesus was not guilty], he did not say anything more. The result was that Pilate was very much surprised.
Kasi Yesu azongisaki ata liloba moko te; mpe Pilato akamwaki makasi.
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.
Na feti nyonso ya Pasika, azalaki kobimisa na boloko mokangami moko oyo bato bazalaki kosenga.
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].
Na tango wana, moto oyo bazalaki kobenga « Barabasi » azalaki kati na boloko elongo na batomboki oyo bayeisaki mobulu kati na engumba mpe babomaki moto.
8 A crowd approached [Pilate] and asked him [to release someone], just like he customarily did for them [during the Passover celebration].
Ebele ya bato bayaki mpe basengaki na Pilato ete asalela bango makambo oyo amesana kosalela bango mbala na mbala.
9 Pilate answered them, “Would you like me to release for you the [man whom you] Jewish [people say is your] king?”
Pilato atunaki: — Bolingi nabimisela bino mokonzi ya Bayuda?
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].
Pilato ayebaki malamu ete ezali mpo na likunya nde bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe bakabaki Yesu na maboko na ye.
11 But the chief priests urged the crowd [to request] that Pilate release Barabbas for them instead [of Jesus].
Bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe batindikaki ebele ya bato mpo ete basenga na Pilato ete abimisela bango Barabasi longwa na boloko.
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?”
Pilato atunaki bango: — Nasala nini na moto oyo bozali kobenga mokonzi ya Bayuda?
13 Then they shouted again, “[Command that your soldiers] crucify him!”
Bagangaki lisusu: — Baka ye na ekulusu!
14 Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Command your soldiers to] crucify him!”
Pilato atunaki bango lisusu: — Mabe nini asali? Kasi bakobaki kaka koganga makasi koleka: — Baka ye na ekulusu!
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}.
Lokola Pilato alingaki kosepelisa ebele ya bato, abimiselaki bango Barabasi longwa na boloko. Sima na kobetisa Yesu fimbu, Pilato apesaki Ye na maboko na bango mpo ete babaka Ye na ekulusu.
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].
Basoda bakumbaki Yesu kati na ndako ya moyangeli, na esambiselo, mpe basangisaki lisanga mobimba ya basoda.
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].
Balatisaki Yesu nzambala ya motane mpe ekoti oyo basalaki na banzube;
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!”
mpe babandaki kopesa ye mbote: « Mbote, mokonzi ya Bayuda! »
19 They repeatedly struck his head with a reed and spat on him. By kneeling down, they [pretended to honor] him.
Bazalaki kosalela lingenda moke mpo na kobeta Ye na moto, bazalaki kobwakela Ye soyi mpe kofukama mpo na kogumbama liboso na Ye.
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.
Sima na bango kosakanela Ye, balongolaki Ye nzambala ya motane, balatisaki Ye lisusu bilamba na Ye mpe bakumbaki Ye mpo na kobaka Ye na ekulusu.
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].
Bakangaki na makasi moleki nzela moko oyo awutaki na bilanga, mpo ete amema ekulusu ya Yesu; kombo na ye ezalaki Simona, moto ya Sirene mpe tata ya Alekizandre mpe Rifisi.
22 They brought them both to a place that they [call] Golgotha. That name means, ‘a place [like] a skull’.
Bamemaki Yesu na esika oyo babengaka « Gologota, » oyo elingi koloba: esika ya mokuwa ya moto,
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.
bapesaki Ye masanga ya vino basangisa na mire, kasi amelaki yango te.
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.
Babakaki Ye na ekulusu, mpe bakabolaki bilamba na Ye, na kobeta zeke mpo na koyeba oyo moko na moko akozwa.
25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
Babakaki Ye na ekulusu na ngonga ya libwa ya tongo.
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.”
Tala makomi oyo ezalaki kotalisa mpo na nini bakatelaki Ye etumbu: Mokonzi ya Bayuda.
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].
Babomi mibale ya bato babakamaki na ba-ekulusu elongo na Yesu: moko, na ngambo ya loboko ya mobali ya Yesu; mosusu, na ngambo ya loboko na Ye ya mwasi. [
Ezali boye nde ekokisamaki Makomi oyo ezali koloba: « Batangaki Ye na molongo ya bato ya mabe. »]
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.
Baleki nzela bazalaki kofinga Ye na koningisa mito na bango; bazalaki koloba: — Yo oyo okobuka Tempelo mpe okotonga yango lisusu na mikolo misato,
30 [If you could do that, then] rescue yourself by coming down from the cross!”
mibikisa yo moko mpe kita longwa na ekulusu!
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!
Bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe elongo na balakisi ya Mobeko bazalaki mpe kotiola kati na bango: — Abikisaki bato mosusu, kasi ye moko akoki komibikisa te!
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.
Tika ete Klisto, Mokonzi ya Isalaele, akita sik’oyo longwa na ekulusu, mpo ete tomona mpe tondima! Bato oyo babakamaki elongo na Yesu na ba-ekulusu bazalaki mpe kofinga Ye.
33 At noon the whole land became dark, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
Kobanda na ngonga ya midi kino na ngonga ya misato ya pokwa, molili ekotaki na mokili mobimba.
34 At three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” That means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”
Na ngonga yango ya misato ya pokwa, Yesu agangaki: — Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachtani? Elingi koloba: « Nzambe na Ngai, Nzambe na Ngai, mpo na nini osundoli Ngai? »
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!”
Kati na bato oyo batelemaki wana, ndambo bayokaki Yesu; boye bakomaki koloba: — Boyoka, azali kobenga Eliya!
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]!”
Moto moko akimaki mbangu, azindisaki eponze moko na vino ya ngayi, atiaki eponze yango na songe ya mwa nzete mpe apesaki yango Yesu mpo ete amela; alobaki: — Totala soki Eliya akoya kokitisa ye.
37 And then, after Jesus shouted loudly, he stopped breathing [and died].
Kasi Yesu agangaki makasi mpe akataki motema.
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].
Rido ya Tempelo epasukaki na biteni mibale, kobanda na likolo kino na se.
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!”
Mpe tango mokonzi ya basoda ya Rome, oyo atelemaki liboso ya Yesu, amonaki ndenge Yesu akufaki, alobaki: — Moto oyo azalaki penza Mwana na Nzambe!
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.
Ezalaki mpe na basi oyo bazalaki kotala na mosika. Kati na basi yango, ezalaki na Mari, moto ya Magidala; Mari, mama ya Jake oyo ya elenge, ya Joze mpe ya Salome;
oyo bazalaki kolanda Yesu mpe kosunga Ye tango azalaki kati na Galile; ezalaki mpe na basi mosusu ebele oyo bakendeki na Yelusalemi elongo na Yesu.
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].
Wana pokwa ekomaki, lokola ezalaki mokolo ya komilengela mpo ete etikalaki ngonga moke mpo na kokota na mokolo ya Saba,
Jozefi, moto ya mboka Arimate, oyo azalaki moto ya lokumu kati na Likita-Monene ya Bayuda mpe azalaki kozela Bokonzi ya Nzambe, abangaki te kokende epai ya Pilato mpo na kosenga nzoto ya Yesu.
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.
Pilato akamwaki tango ayokaki ete Yesu asilaki kokufa; abengaki mokonzi ya basoda mpo na kotuna ye soki solo Yesu asilaki kokufa.
45 When the officer told [Pilate that Jesus was dead], Pilate allowed Joseph [to take away] the body.
Tango ayokaki na monoko ya mokonzi ya basoda ete ezali bongo, apesaki Jozefi ndingisa ya kokamata nzoto ya Yesu.
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.
Jozefi asombaki liputa ya lino, akitisaki nzoto ya Yesu longwa na ekulusu, alingaki yango na liputa yango; atiaki nzoto yango kati na kunda oyo batobolaki kati na libanga moko ya monene, mpe atindikaki libanga mosusu liboso ya ekotelo ya kunda yango.
47 Mary [from] Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where Jesus’ [body] was placed {where they placed Jesus’ [body]}.
Mari, moto ya mboka Magidala, mpe Mari, mama ya Joze, bazalaki kotala esika oyo akotia nzoto ya Yesu.
