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!]!”
Mme ya re mo mosong ditlhogo tsa bapereesiti le bagolwane ba phuthego, baruti ba tumelo le botlhe ba Kgotla kgolo, ba kopana go buisana kaga se ba neng ba tshwanetse go se dira. Maikaelelo a bone e ne e le gore masole a ise Jesu kwa go Pilatwe mmusi wa Seroma.
2 Pilate asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “You yourself have said so.”
Pilatwe a mmotsa a re, “A o Kgosi ya Bajuta?” Hong Jesu a fetola a re, “Ee, ke jaaka o bolela.”
3 Then the chief priests claimed that Jesus had done many bad things.
Hong baperesiti ba bagolo ba mmaya molato ka dilo di le dintsi, mme Pilatwe a mmotsa a re, “Ke ka ntlha yang fa o sa bue sepe? Wa reng ka ga melato e ba e go pegang.”
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.
Mme Jesu a seka a tlhola a bua sepe, mo go neng ga gakgamatsa Pilatwe thata.
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.
Mme jaana, e ne e le tlwaelo ya ga Pilatwe go golola legolegwa le le lengwe la Mojuta ngwaga e nngwe le e nngwe ka nako ya Paseka, legolegwa lengwe fela le batho ba lopang gore le gololwe.
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].
Mongwe wa magolegwa ka nako eo e ne e le Barabase yo o neng a atlhotswe le ba bangwe ka molato wa polao ya motho, ka nako ya ba tsogologela mmuso.
8 A crowd approached [Pilate] and asked him [to release someone], just like he customarily did for them [during the Passover celebration].
Hong lesomo la simolola go kokoanela Pilatwe, la mo kopa gore a golole legolegwa jaaka gale.
9 Pilate answered them, “Would you like me to release for you the [man whom you] Jewish [people say is your] king?”
Pilatwe a botsa a re, “Go ka nna jang gore ke lo gololele kgosi ya Bajuta? A ke ene yo lo batlang a gololwa?”
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].
Gonne o ne a lemoga gore se ke segwenegwene, se se neng se tlhotlhelediwa ke baperesiti ba bagolo gonne ba ne ba fufegela go tuma ga ga Jesu.
11 But the chief priests urged the crowd [to request] that Pilate release Barabbas for them instead [of Jesus].
Mme ka nako e, baperesiti ba bagolo ba tlhotlheletsa lesomo gore le batle gore go gololwe Barabase boemong jwa ga Jesu.
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?”
Mme Pilatwe a botsa a re, “Fa ke golola Barabase, Ke tlaa dirang ka monna yo lo mmitsang kgosi ya lona yo?”
13 Then they shouted again, “[Command that your soldiers] crucify him!”
Mme ba goa ba re, “Mmapole!”
14 Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Command your soldiers to] crucify him!”
Pilatwe a ba galefela a re, “Ka ntlha yang? O dirileng sa bosula?” Ba tswelela ba goa thata ba re, “Mmapole!”
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}.
Mme Pilatwe ka ntlha ya go tshaba mokubukubu gape a rata go itumedisa batho, a ba gololela Barabase. A laola gore ba iteye Jesu ka kubu, a ba mo neela gore a bapolwe.
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].
Mme, masole a Roma a mo tsaya a mo isa kwa teng ga lolwapa lwa bogosi, ba bitsa mapodise a kgotla otlhe, ba mo apesa kobo e e bohibidu jo bo mokgona, ba mo direla serwalo sa mitlwa e meleele ba se mo rwesa.
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].
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!”
Ba simolola go mo dumedisa ba re, “Ahee! Kgosi ya Bajuta!”
19 They repeatedly struck his head with a reed and spat on him. By kneeling down, they [pretended to honor] him.
Mme ba mo itaya mo tlhogong ka lotlhaka ba mo kgwela mathe, ba khubama ka mangole ba mo “obamela”.
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.
Erile ba sena go lapisiwa ke go mo sotla, ba mo apola seaparo sa gagwe se se bohibidu jo bo mokgona, mme ba mo apesa diaparo tsa gagwe gape, ba mo kgwakgwaetsa go ya go bapolwa.
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].
Simone wa Kurene yo o neng a tswa kwa ga bone ka nako eo, a patelediwa go sikara mokgoro wa ga Jesu. (Simone ke rraagwe Alekasantarea le Rufase).
22 They brought them both to a place that they [call] Golgotha. That name means, ‘a place [like] a skull’.
Mme ba tsaya Jesu ba mo isa kwa felong fa go bidiwang Gologotha (Ke gore felo ga logata).
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.
Ba mo naya mofine o o tlhakantsweng le ditlhare tse di babang mme a o gana.
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.
Mme ba mmapola, ba tshelela diaparo tsa gagwe bola.
25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
E ne e ka ne e le ka nako ya bofera-bongwe mo mosong fa papolo e diragala.
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.”
Lokwalo lo lo bolelang molato wa gagwe lo ne lo kokotetswe mo mokgorong fa godimo ga tlhogo ya gagwe lo balega jaana, “Kgosi ya Bajuta.”
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].
Mme ga bo go bapotswe nae magodu a le mabedi mo mosong oo, mekgoro ya bone e tsentse wa gagwe fa gare.
Mme lokwalo lwa diragadiwa lo lo reng, “O baletswe le baleofi.”
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.
Batho ba ne ba mo kgala fa ba feta, ba tshikinya ditlhogo tsa bone ka tshotlo, ba goeletsa kwa go ene ba re, “Ahee! Ipone jaanong; Ammaaruri o ka senya Tempele wa ba wa e aga mo malatsing a le mararo! Fa e le gore o nonofile go le kalo, ipoloke o fologe mo mokgorong.”
30 [If you could do that, then] rescue yourself by coming down from the cross!”
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!
Baperesiti ba bagolo le baeteledipele ba tumelo le bone ba bo ba eme foo ba sotla Jesu. Ba re, “O botlhale thata go boloka ba bangwe, mme ene ga a kgone go ipoloka!”
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.
Ba goa ba re, “Hee, wena Mesia!” “Wena Kgosi ya Iseraela! Fologa mo mokgorong mme re tlaa go dumela!” Le magodu a mabedi tota a a neng a swa nae a mo kgoba.
33 At noon the whole land became dark, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
Erile e ka ne e le motshegare wa sethoboloko, lefatshe lotlhe la fifala go fitlhelela ka nako ya boraro mo tshokologong eo.
34 At three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” That means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”
Hong Jesu a bitsa ka lentswe le legolo a re, “Eli, Eli Lamasabakatani?” (“Modimo wa me, Modimo wa me, o ntatlhetseng?”)
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!”
Bangwe ba batho ba ba neng ba eme foo ba gopola gore o ka ne a bitsa Elija moporofiti.
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]!”
Hong mongwe a tla a taboga a ina ngami mo mofineng o o botlha a e tlhomela ka lotlhaka a re, “A re ke re bone gore a Elija o tlaa tla go mo folosa.”
37 And then, after Jesus shouted loudly, he stopped breathing [and died].
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].
Mme sesiro mo Tempeleng sa gagoga ka bogare go simologa kwa godimo go ya kwa tlase.
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!”
E rile fa lesole la Se-Roma le le neng le eme gaufi le mokgoro wa gagwe le bona ka fa o neng a neela mowa wa gagwe ka gone la re, “Ruri e ne e le Morwa Modimo!”
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.
Basadi bangwe ba bo ba le foo ba lebeletse ba le kgakala, e le Marea Magatalena, Marea (mmaagwe Jakobe yo mmotlana le Josese), Salome le ba bangwe.
Bone le basadi ba bangwe ba bantsi ba Galalea ba e neng e le balatedi ba gagwe ba mo direla fa a le kwa Galalea, ba tsile nae mo Jerusalema.
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].
Dilo tse tsotlhe di ne tsa diragala pele ga Sabata. Mme ya re tshokologong ya letsatsi leo Josefe wa Arimathea, yo o neng a le leloko le le tlotlegang la Kgotla Kgolo ya Sejuta (yo o neng a lebeletse go tla ga Bogosi jwa Modimo), a nna pelokgale go ya kwa go Pilatwe go lopa setopo sa ga Jesu.
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.
Pilatwe o ne a sa dumele gore Jesu o ne a setse a sule, hong a bitsa mogolwane wa Roma a mmotsa.
45 When the officer told [Pilate that Jesus was dead], Pilate allowed Joseph [to take away] the body.
Mogolwane a tlhomamisa mafoko ao, Pilatwe a raya Josefe a re, “O ka nna wa tsaya setopo.”
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.
Mme Josefe a ya go reka letsela le letelele la leloba a pagolola setopo sa ga Jesu mo mokgorong, a se phuthela ka letsela leo a se baya mo phupung e e neng e gabilwe mo lefikeng, a pitikela leje mo kgorong ya phupu.
47 Mary [from] Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where Jesus’ [body] was placed {where they placed Jesus’ [body]}.
Marea Magatalena le Marea MmaJosese ba ne ba le teng ba lebile Jesu fa a fitlhwa.
