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!]!”
Tidlig neste morgen samlet øversteprestene, folkets ledere og de skriftlærde, hele Det jødiske rådet seg for å drøfte saken videre om Jesus. De bandt Jesus, førte ham bort og overlot ham til Pilatus, som var den romerske landshøvdingen på den tiden.
2 Pilate asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “You yourself have said so.”
Pilatus spurte Jesus:”Er du jødenes konge?” Han svarte:”Det er du selv som kaller meg dette.”
3 Then the chief priests claimed that Jesus had done many bad things.
Øversteprestene anklaget Jesus for en rekke forskjellige forbrytelser, og Pilatus spurte ham:”Hvorfor sier du ingenting? Du hører jo alt det de anklager deg for!”
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]!”
5 But [even though Jesus was not guilty], he did not say anything more. The result was that Pilate was very much surprised.
Til Pilatus sin store forbauselse svarte ikke Jesus med ett eneste ord.
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.
Ved påskehøytiden brukte alltid Pilatus å frigi en fange etter ønske fra folket, samme hvem jødene ville ha fri.
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].
Nettopp nå satt det en mann fengslet som het Barabbas. Han hadde sammen med noen andre blitt dømt for drap under et politisk opprør.
8 A crowd approached [Pilate] and asked him [to release someone], just like he customarily did for them [during the Passover celebration].
Folket begynte å samle seg rundt Pilatus for å be ham gjøre som han alltid pleide.
9 Pilate answered them, “Would you like me to release for you the [man whom you] Jewish [people say is your] king?”
”Er det jødenes konge dere vil at jeg skal slippe fri?” spurte Pilatus.
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].
Han visste mer enn godt at øversteprestene bare hadde overlatt Jesus til ham fordi de var misunnelige på ham.
11 But the chief priests urged the crowd [to request] that Pilate release Barabbas for them instead [of Jesus].
Øversteprestene hisset nå opp folket og fikk dem til å kreve at Barabbas skulle bli satt fri i stedet for Jesus.
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 spurte på nytt:”Hva skal jeg da gjøre med denne mannen som dere kaller jødenes konge?”
13 Then they shouted again, “[Command that your soldiers] crucify him!”
”La ham bli spikret fast på et kors!” ropte de tilbake.
14 Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Command your soldiers to] crucify him!”
”Men hva ondt har han gjort?” spurte Pilatus. Da skrek de enda høyere:”La ham bli spikret fast på et kors!”
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}.
Til slutt ga Pilatus etter og løslot Barabbas, etter som han ville gjøre folket til lags. Dette innebar at Jesus ble overlatt til å bli pisket og etterpå utlevert til soldatene for at de skulle føre ham bort og spikre ham til korset.
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].
De romerske soldatene førte først Jesus inn på gårdsplassen utenfor huset til landshøvdingen. Der var hele vaktstyrken blitt kalt sammen.
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].
De kledde på han en rød kappe og laget en krone av torner som de presset ned rundt hodet hans.
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!”
Så slo de Jesus i hodet med en stav, spytte på han, falt på kne og lot som om de hyllet han.”Leve jødenes konge”, ropte de.
19 They repeatedly struck his head with a reed and spat on him. By kneeling down, they [pretended to honor] him.
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.
Til slutt når de hadde blitt lei av å håne han, tok de av han den røde kappen og kledde han i hans egne klær og førte Jesus bort for å spikre han fast på korset.
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].
På veien til stedet der henrettelsen skulle skje, støtte soldatene på Simon fra Kyréne, han var far til Aleksander og Rufus. Tilfeldigvis var han på vei fra landsbygda inn til Jerusalem, og de tvang ham til å bære korset for Jesus.
22 They brought them both to a place that they [call] Golgotha. That name means, ‘a place [like] a skull’.
Soldatene førte Jesus til det stedet som ble kalt Golgata og som betyr Hodeskallen.
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.
Der ga de ham vin blandet med myrra, men han nektet å drikke det.
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.
Etter hvert spikret de Jesus fast på korset og delte klærne hans mellom seg ved å kaste lodd om plaggene.
25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
Klokken var omkring ni på morgenen da de spikret ham til korset.
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.”
Over ham hadde de satt opp en plakat med teksten:”Jødenes konge”, for å vise hva han var anklaget for.
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].
Samtidig med Jesus ble også to forbrytere spikret fast, hver på sitt kors. En på hver side av Jesus.
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.
De som gikk forbi stedet der henrettelsen hadde skjedd, hånte Jesus, ristet på hodet og sa:”Var det ikke du som kunne rive ned templet og bygge det opp igjen på tre dager?
30 [If you could do that, then] rescue yourself by coming down from the cross!”
Hjelp deg selv nå og stig ned fra korset.”
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!
Til og med øversteprestene og de skriftlærde gjorde seg lystige på hans bekostning og fleipte til hverandre.”Han var jo så veldig god til å hjelpe andre”, sa de,”men seg selv han kan ikke hjelpe!
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.
Skulle han liksom være Messias, Israels lovede konge? Ja, om han nå stiger ned fra korset, da skal vi nok tro ham!” Også de som hadde blitt spikret fast på sine kors sammen med Jesus, hånte ham.
33 At noon the whole land became dark, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
Da klokka var tolv, ble det plutselig mørkt over hele landet. Mørket varte helt fram til klokka tre.
34 At three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” That means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”
Da klokka var rundt tre ropte Jesus med kraftig stemme:”Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani?” som betyr:”Min Gud, min Gud, hvorfor har du forlatt meg?”
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!”
Noen av de som sto i nærheten, misforsto det han sa og trodde at han ropte på Elia.
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]!”
En av dem sprang bort og fylte en svamp med sur vin og satte den på en stang og holdt den opp så han kunne få drikke.”La oss se om Elia kommer og tar ham ned”, sa han.
37 And then, after Jesus shouted loudly, he stopped breathing [and died].
Men Jesus ropte høyt og sluttet å puste.
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].
I samme øyeblikk revnet forhenget som henger foran Det aller helligste rommet i templet i to deler, fra toppen og helt ned.
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!”
Da den romerske offiseren som sto nær korset, så på hvilken måte Jesus døde, ropte han:”Denne mannen var virkelig Guds sønn!”
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.
Noen kvinner sto litt lenger unna fra stedet der henrettelsen skjedde og så alt som forgikk. Blant dem var Maria Magdalena, Maria, hun som var mor til Jakob den yngre og Joses og Salome.
De hadde fulgt Jesus og hjulpet han mens ham var i Galilea. Nå sto de der sammen med mange andre kvinner som var kommet i følge med Jesus opp til Jerusalem.
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].
Alt dette skjedde på fredagen, forberedelsesdagen, altså dagen før hviledagen. Da kvelden nærmet seg,
var Josef fra Arimatea modig nok så han gikk til Pilatus for å be om å få ta hånd om kroppen til Jesus. Josef var et respektert medlem av Det jødiske rådet, en mann som med iver ventet på at Gud skulle begynne å regjere blant menneskene.
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 hadde vanskelig for å tro at Jesus allerede var død. Derfor kalte han til seg den romerske offiseren for å spørre ham om det var tilfelle.
45 When the officer told [Pilate that Jesus was dead], Pilate allowed Joseph [to take away] the body.
Da offiseren bekreftet at Jesus virkelig var død, fikk Josef tillatelse til å ta hånd om kroppen hans.
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.
Josef gikk straks av sted og kjøpte lintøy. Etterpå tok han Jesus ned fra korset, svøpte han i tøyet og la ham i en grav som var hogget ut i fjellet. Etter dette rullet han den store steinen på plass foran inngangen til graven.
47 Mary [from] Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where Jesus’ [body] was placed {where they placed Jesus’ [body]}.
Både Maria Magdalena og Maria, Joses mor, så hvor han la Jesus.
