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!]!”
Al amanecer, los jefes de los sacerdotes, con los ancianos, los escribas y todo el concilio, celebraron una consulta, ataron a Jesús, lo llevaron y lo entregaron a Pilato.
2 Pilate asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “You yourself have said so.”
Pilato le preguntó: «¿Eres tú el Rey de los judíos?» Respondió: «Tú lo dices».
3 Then the chief priests claimed that Jesus had done many bad things.
Los jefes de los sacerdotes le acusaban de muchas cosas.
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 volvió a preguntarle: «¿No respondes nada? Mira de cuántas cosas te acusan».
5 But [even though Jesus was not guilty], he did not say anything more. The result was that Pilate was very much surprised.
Pero Jesús no respondió más, por lo que Pilato se maravillaba.
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.
En la fiesta solía soltarles un preso, el que pidiesen.
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].
Había uno llamado Barrabás, preso con sus compañeros de insurrección que habían cometido un asesinato en la revuelta.
8 A crowd approached [Pilate] and asked him [to release someone], just like he customarily did for them [during the Passover celebration].
La multitud, gritando, comenzó a pedirle que hiciera como siempre solía hacer con ellos.
9 Pilate answered them, “Would you like me to release for you the [man whom you] Jewish [people say is your] king?”
Pilato les respondió diciendo: «¿Queréis que os suelte al Rey de los judíos?»
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].
Porque se daba cuenta de que por envidia los jefes de los sacerdotes lo habían entregado.
11 But the chief priests urged the crowd [to request] that Pilate release Barabbas for them instead [of Jesus].
Pero los jefes de los sacerdotes incitaron a la multitud para que les soltara a Barrabás en su lugar.
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 volvió a preguntarles: «¿Qué queréis, pues, que haga con el que llamáis Rey de los judíos?»
13 Then they shouted again, “[Command that your soldiers] crucify him!”
Volvieron a gritar: «¡Crucifícalo!»
14 Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Command your soldiers to] crucify him!”
Pilato les dijo: «¿Pues qué mal ha hecho?» Pero ellos gritaron aún más fuerte: «¡Crucifícalo!»
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}.
Pilato, queriendo complacer a la multitud, les soltó a Barrabás y entregó a Jesús, después de haberlo azotado, para que fuera crucificado.
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].
Los soldados lo llevaron dentro del patio, que es el pretorio, y convocaron a toda la cohorte.
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].
Lo vistieron de púrpura y le pusieron una corona tejida de espinas.
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!”
Comenzaron a saludarlo: «¡Salve, Rey de los judíos!»
19 They repeatedly struck his head with a reed and spat on him. By kneeling down, they [pretended to honor] him.
Le golpeaban la cabeza con una caña, le escupían y, hincando las rodillas, le rendían homenaje.
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.
Después de haberse burlado de él, le quitaron la púrpura, le pusieron sus propios vestidos y lo sacaron para crucificarlo.
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].
Obligaron a uno que pasaba por allí, que venía del campo, Simón de Cirene, padre de Alejandro y de Rufo, a que llevara su cruz.
22 They brought them both to a place that they [call] Golgotha. That name means, ‘a place [like] a skull’.
Le llevaron al lugar llamado Gólgota, que significa: «Lugar de la Calavera».
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.
Le dieron a beber vino mezclado con mirra, pero no lo tomó.
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.
Al crucificarlo, se repartieron sus vestidos, echando suertes sobre ellos para ver qué se llevaba cada uno.
25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
Era la hora tercera cuando lo crucificaron.
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.”
Sobre él estaba puesto el título de su causa: «EL REY DE LOS JUDÍOS».
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].
Con él crucificaron a dos ladrones, uno a su derecha y otro a su izquierda.
Y se cumplió la Escritura que dice: «Y fue contado con los inicuos».
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.
Los que pasaban por allí le injuriaban, meneando la cabeza y diciendo: «¡Bah! Tú que destruyes el templo y en tres días lo edificas,
30 [If you could do that, then] rescue yourself by coming down from the cross!”
sálvate a ti mismo y baja de la cruz».
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!
De la misma manera, también los jefes de los sacerdotes se burlaban entre ellos con los escribas, diciendo: «A otros salvó; a sí mismo no se puede salvar.
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.
El Cristo, el Rey de Israel, baje ahora de la cruz para que lo veamos y creamos.» También los que estaban crucificados con él le insultaban.
33 At noon the whole land became dark, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
Cuando llegó la hora sexta, hubo tinieblas sobre toda la tierra hasta la hora novena.
34 At three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” That means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”
A la hora novena, Jesús clamó a gran voz, diciendo: «Eloi, Eloi, ¿lama sabactani?», que significa: «Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has desamparado?»
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!”
Algunos de los que estaban allí, al oírlo, decían: «Mirad, llama a Elías».
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]!”
Uno corrió y, empapando una esponja en vinagre, la puso en una caña y le dio de beber, diciendo: «Dejad, veamos si viene Elías a bajarlo».
37 And then, after Jesus shouted loudly, he stopped breathing [and died].
Pero Jesús, dando una gran voz, expiró.
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].
Entonces el velo del templo se rasgó en dos, de arriba abajo.
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!”
El centurión que estaba frente a él, al ver que había expirado de aquella manera, dijo: «¡Verdaderamente este hombre era el Hijo de Dios!»
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.
También había mujeres mirando de lejos, entre las cuales estaban María Magdalena, María la madre de Santiago el Menor y de José, y Salomé;
las cuales, cuando él estaba en Galilea, le seguían y le servían; y otras muchas que habían subido con él a Jerusalén.
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].
Al caer la tarde, como era el día de la preparación, es decir, la víspera del sábado,
José de Arimatea, miembro ilustre del concilio, que también esperaba el Reino de Dios, vino y se presentó osadamente ante Pilato, y pidió el cuerpo de Jesús.
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 se sorprendió de que ya hubiese muerto; y llamando al centurión, le preguntó si llevaba ya mucho tiempo muerto.
45 When the officer told [Pilate that Jesus was dead], Pilate allowed Joseph [to take away] the body.
Informado por el centurión, entregó el cuerpo a José.
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.
José compró una sábana de lino y, bajándolo, lo envolvió en la sábana y lo puso en un sepulcro que estaba cavado en una peña. Luego hizo rodar una piedra a la entrada del sepulcro.
47 Mary [from] Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where Jesus’ [body] was placed {where they placed Jesus’ [body]}.
María Magdalena y María la madre de José miraban dónde lo ponían.
