Maʻake 15
1 Pea pongipongi hake ai, naʻe fakakaukau leva ʻae kau taulaʻeiki lahi, fakataha mo e mātuʻa mo e kau tangata tohi mo e kau fakamaau kotoa pē, pea naʻe haʻi ʻa Sisu, ʻo ʻave, mo tukuange kia Pailato.
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!]!”
2 Pea pehē ʻe Pailato kiate ia, “Ko e tuʻi koe ʻoe kakai Siu?” Pea lea ia, ʻo pehēange kiate ia, “Ko ia pe.”
Pilate asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “You yourself have said so.”
3 Pea talatalaakiʻi ia ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lahi.
Then the chief priests claimed that Jesus had done many bad things.
4 Pea toe fehuʻi ʻe Pailato kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai te ke lea ki ha meʻa? Vakai ki hono lahi ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau fakamoʻoni kiate koe.”
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 Ka naʻe ʻikai siʻi lea ʻa Sisu ki ha meʻa; pea ofo ai ʻa Pailato.
But [even though Jesus was not guilty], he did not say anything more. The result was that Pilate was very much surprised.
6 Pea ko e kātoanga [ko ia ]naʻa ne tukuange ai kiate kinautolu ha pōpula ʻe tokotaha, ʻaia te nau loto ki ai.
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.
7 Pea naʻe ai ʻa e[tokotaha ]ko Palāpasa hono hingoa, kuo haʻi fakataha mo kinautolu naʻa nau kau mo ia ʻi he angatuʻu, mo nau fai ʻae fakapō ʻi he angatuʻu.
[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].
8 Pea ʻioho leʻo lahi ʻae kakai, ʻonau kamata tala[ke ne fai ]ʻo hangē ko ia naʻa ne faʻa fai kiate kinautolu.
A crowd approached [Pilate] and asked him [to release someone], just like he customarily did for them [during the Passover celebration].
9 Ka naʻe lea ʻa Pailato, ʻo pehēange kiate kinautolu, “Ko homou loto ke tukuange kiate kimoutolu ʻae Tuʻi ʻoe kakai Siu?”
Pilate answered them, “Would you like me to release for you the [man whom you] Jewish [people say is your] king?”
10 He naʻa ne ʻilo ko e meʻa ʻi he meheka kuo tukuange ai ia ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi.
[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].
11 Ka naʻe ueʻi ʻae kakai ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi, ke ne tuku mai ʻa Palāpasa pe kiate kinautolu.
But the chief priests urged the crowd [to request] that Pilate release Barabbas for them instead [of Jesus].
12 Pea toe lea ʻa Pailato, ʻo ne pehēange kiate kinautolu, “Ka ko e hā homou loto ke u fai kiate ia ʻaia ʻoku mou ui ko e Tuʻi ʻoe kakai Siu?”
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?”
13 Pea naʻa nau toe kalanga, “Tutuki ia ki he ʻakau.”
Then they shouted again, “[Command that your soldiers] crucify him!”
14 Pea toki pehē ʻe Pailato kiate kinautolu, “Koeʻumaʻā, ko e hā ʻae kovi kuo ne fai?” Pea naʻa nau ʻāsili kalanga ai ʻaupito, “Tutuki ia ki he ʻakau.”
Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Command your soldiers to] crucify him!”
15 Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he fie fakafiemālie ʻe Pailato ki he kakai, naʻa ne tukuange ʻa Palāpasa kiate kinautolu, pea hili ʻene kauʻimaea ʻa Sisu, naʻa ne tukuange[ia ]ke tutuki ki he ʻakau.
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}.
16 Pea naʻe tataki ia ʻe he kau tau ki he potu fale naʻe ui ko e fale fakaʻeiki, ʻonau fakataha ʻae kautau kotoa.
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].
17 Pea naʻa nau fakakofuʻaki ia ʻae kulokula, ʻo lalanga ʻae tatā ʻaki ʻae ʻakau talatala, ʻo ʻai kiate ia.
[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 Mo nau kamata fetapa kiate ia, “Siʻotoʻofa, Tuʻi ʻoe kakai Siu!”
Then they greeted him [like they would greet a king, in order to ridicule him], saying, “Hooray for the King [who rules] the Jews!”
19 Pea naʻa nau taaʻi ʻaki [ia ]ʻae vaʻa kaho ʻi hono mata, ʻo ʻaʻanu kiate ia, pea tūʻulutui mo hū kiate ia.
They repeatedly struck his head with a reed and spat on him. By kneeling down, they [pretended to honor] him.
20 Pea kuo nau manukiʻi ia, pea nau toʻo ʻiate ia ʻae kulokula, kae ʻai kiate ia hono kofu ʻoʻona, ʻo tataki atu ia ke tutuki ki he ʻakau.
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.
21 Pea naʻa nau pule ke fua hono ʻakau ʻe he tokotaha ko Saimone ko e Sailini, ko e tamai ʻa ʻAlekisānita mo Lufusi, ʻi heʻene ʻalu ange ai, ko ʻene haʻu mei he tukuʻuta.
[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].
22 Pea naʻa nau ʻomi ia ki he potu ko Kolokota, ʻaia ko hono ʻuhinga, “Ko e potu ʻoe ʻulupoko.”
They brought them both to a place that they [call] Golgotha. That name means, ‘a place [like] a skull’.
23 Pea naʻa nau ʻatu ʻae inu kiate ia ko e uaine, kuo huʻi ʻaki ʻae mula: ka naʻe ʻikai te ne maʻu ia.
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.
24 Pea kuo nau tutuki ia ki he ʻakau, pea nau vahevahe hono ngaahi kofu, mo talotalo ki ai, [ke ʻilonga ]ʻa ia ʻe maʻu ʻe he tangata taki taha.
[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.
25 Pea ko hono tolu ia ʻoe feituʻulaʻā, naʻa nau tutuki ai ia ki he ʻakau.
It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
26 Pea naʻe tohi ʻi ʻolunga ʻae tohi ʻo hono talakoviʻi, KO E TUʻI ʻOE KAKAI SIU.
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.”
27 Pea naʻa nau tutuki ki he ʻakau fakataha mo ia ʻae ongo kaihaʻa ʻe toko ua: ko e taha ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu, mo e taha ʻi hono toʻohema.
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].
28 Pea naʻe fakamoʻoni ai ʻae tohi, ʻaia ʻoku pehē, “Pea naʻe lau ia fakataha mo e kau angahala.”
29 Pea manukiʻi ia ʻekinautolu naʻe feʻaluʻaki, ʻi he kalokalo honau ʻulu, mo e pehē, “ʻA koe, ʻoku ke maumauʻi ʻae falelotu lahi, mo [toe ]langa ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu,
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.
30 Fakamoʻui koe, pea ke ʻalu hifo mei he ʻakau.”
[If you could do that, then] rescue yourself by coming down from the cross!”
31 Pea manuki pehē foki ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi, ʻo nau fepehēʻaki ʻiate kinautolu mo e kau tangata tohi, “Naʻa ne fakamoʻui ʻae kakai; ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne faʻa fakamoʻui ia.
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!
32 Tuku ke ʻalu hifo eni ʻa Kalaisi ko e Tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli mei he ʻakau, koeʻuhi ke mau mamata mo tui.” Pea ko kinaua naʻe tutuki ki he ʻakau mo ia ne na manukiʻi ia.
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.
33 Pea ʻi he hokosia hono ono ʻoe feituʻulaʻā, naʻe fakapoʻuli ʻae fonua kotoa ʻo aʻu ki hono hiva ʻoe feituʻulaʻā.
At noon the whole land became dark, [and it stayed dark] until three o’clock in the afternoon.
34 Pea ʻi hono hiva ʻoe feituʻulaʻā naʻe tangi leʻo lahi ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehē, “ʻIlai, ʻIlai, lama sapakatani?” ʻAia ko hono ʻuhinga, “Ko hoku ʻOtua, ko hoku ʻOtua, ko e hā kuo ke liʻaki ai au?”
At three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” That means, “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?”
35 Pea ko honau niʻihi naʻe tutuʻu [ʻi ai], ʻi heʻenau fanongo, naʻa nau pehē, “Vakai, ʻoku ne ui kia ʻIlaisiā.”
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!”
36 Pea lele ʻae tokotaha, ʻo ne unu ʻae oma ki he vai mahi, ʻo ʻai ia ki he vaʻa kaho, mo ʻohake ke ne inu, mo ne pehē, “Tuku ai pe; ke tau vakai, pe haʻu ʻa ʻIlaisiā ke tuku hifo ia.”
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]!”
37 Pea tangi leʻo lahi ʻa Sisu, pea ne tuku hake hono laumālie.
And then, after Jesus shouted loudly, he stopped breathing [and died].
38 Pea naʻe mahae ua ʻae puipui ʻoe falelotu lahi, mei hono potu ʻi ʻolunga ʻo aʻu ki lalo.
[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].
39 Pea ʻi he mamata ʻae ʻeikitau, naʻe tuʻu ʻo hangatonu atu kiate ia, kuo pehē ʻa ʻene tangi, mo e tuku hake ʻa hono laumālie, ne ne pehē, “Tā ko e moʻoni ko e ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua ʻae tangata ni.”
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!”
40 Naʻe ai mo e kau fefine naʻa nau sio mai mei he mamaʻo: pea naʻe ʻiate kinautolu ʻa Mele Makitaline, mo Mele ko e faʻē ʻa Semisi siʻi pea mo Sose, mo Salome;
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.
41 (ʻAkinautolu foki naʻa nau muimui kiate ia, mo tauhi ia ʻi heʻene ʻi Kāleli; ) pea mo e kau fefine tokolahi, naʻa nau ʻalu hake mo ia ki Selūsalema.
42 Pea kuo efiafi ai, pea koeʻuhi ko e teuteu, ʻaia ko e ʻaho ʻoku muʻa ʻi he [ʻaho ]Sāpate,
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].
43 Naʻe ʻalu loto mālohi ʻa Siosefa ʻo ʻAlematea, ko e fakamaau ongolelei, pea naʻe tatali foki ia ki he puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻo ne kole meia Pailato ʻae sino ʻo Sisu.
44 Pea ofo ʻa Pailato ʻi heʻene pekia vave: pea ne ui ʻae ʻeikitau, ʻo fehuʻi ki ai pe kuo fuoloa ange ʻene pekia.
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.
45 Pea kuo ne ʻilo[ia ]mei he ʻeikitau, pea ne ʻatu ʻae sino kia Siosefa.
When the officer told [Pilate that Jesus was dead], Pilate allowed Joseph [to take away] the body.
46 Pea fakatau ʻe ia ʻae tupenu mahuʻinga lelei, mo vete hifo ia, ʻo fakakoloaʻaki [ia ]ʻae tupenu mahuʻinga, pea fakatokoto ia ʻi he fonualoto kuo tā ʻi he maka, pea ne teketekaʻi ʻae maka ki he matapā ʻoe fonualoto.
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.
47 Pea ko Mele Makitaline mo Mele[ko e faʻē ]ʻa Sose, ne na mamata ki he potu kuo fakatokoto ai[ia].
Mary [from] Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were watching where Jesus’ [body] was placed {where they placed Jesus’ [body]}.
