Mātiu 27
1 Pea kuo pongipongi hake, pea fealēleaʻaki ʻae kau taulaʻeiki lahi kotoa pē mo e kau mātuʻa ʻoe kakai kia Sisu, ke tāmateʻi ia:
Very early the next morning all the chief priests and Jewish elders decided how [to arrange for the Romans] to execute Jesus.
2 Pea hili ʻenau haʻi ia, naʻa nau toki ʻave ia kia Ponito Pailato ko e pule.
They tied his hands and took him to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.
3 Pea ko Siutasi, ʻaia naʻa ne lavakiʻi ia, ʻi heʻene mamata kuo fakamaau ia ke mate, naʻe fakatomala ia, ʻo ne toe ʻomi ʻae konga siliva ʻe tolungofulu ki he kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau mātuʻa,
When Judas, the one who had (betrayed/enabled Jesus’ enemies to seize) him, realized that they had decided to have Jesus executed, he was very sorry [about what he had done]. He took the 30 coins back to the chief priests and elders.
4 ʻo ne pehē, “Kuo u fai angahala ʻi heʻeku lavakiʻi ʻae toto māʻoniʻoni.” Pea nau pehē, “Ko e hā ia kiate kimautolu? Vakai pe ʻe koe.”
He said, “I have sinned. I have (betrayed/enabled you to seize) a man who (is innocent/has not done anything wrong).” They replied, “(That means nothing to us!/What does that mean to us?) [RHQ] That is your problem!”
5 Pea lī ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi konga siliva ki lalo ʻi he falelotu lahi, ʻo ne ʻalu atu ʻo noʻouʻa ia.
So Judas [took] the money [and] threw it inside the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.
6 Pea toʻo mai ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi ʻae ngaahi konga siliva, ʻonau pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai ngofua ke ʻai ia ki he puha koloa, he ko e totongi ia ʻoe toto.”
[Later] the high priests [found] the coins. They picked them up and said, “This is money that we paid [to have a man killed] [MTY], and our law does not allow [such money] to be put {us to put [such money]} into the [Temple treasury].”
7 Pea naʻa nau fakakaukau, pea toki fakatauʻaki ia ʻae ngoue ʻae tufunga ngaohi ipu, ke tanu ai ʻae kakai muli.
So they decided to use that money to buy the field where clay was dug for making pots {men dug ground for making pots}. [They made that field] a place where they buried strangers [who died in Jerusalem].
8 Ko ia naʻe ui ʻae ngoue ko ia, “ko e ngoue ʻoe toto”, ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.
That is why that place is still called {why they still call that place} ‘The field of blood’.
9 Pea fakamoʻoni ai ia ʻaia naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe he palōfita, ko Selemaia, ʻo pehē, “Pea naʻa nau toʻo ʻae konga siliva ʻe tolungofulu, ko hono totongi ʻo ia naʻe fakatau, ʻaia naʻe fakatatau ia ki ai ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli;
[By buying that field], they fulfilled these words that the prophet Jeremiah wrote [long ago]: They took the 30 silver coins; That was what the leaders of Israel decided [that he was worth];
10 ʻo totongi ʻaki ia ʻae ngoue ʻae tufunga ngaohi ipu, ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sihova kiate au.”
and with that money they bought the field where clay was dug for potters. They did that as the Lord had commanded me.
11 Pea tuʻu ʻa Sisu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe pule: pea fehuʻi ʻae pule kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “Ko e tuʻi koe ʻoe kakai Siu?” Pea talaange ʻe Sisu kiate ia, “Ko ia pe.”
Jesus stood in front of [Pilate], the governor. The governor asked Jesus, “Do you [claim to be] the king of the Jews?” Jesus replied, “[It is] as you have [just] said.”
12 Pea ʻi he talakoviʻi ia ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau mātuʻa, naʻe longo pe ia.
When he was accused by the chief priests and elders {When the chief priests and elders accused him} about various things, he did not answer.
13 Pea toki lea ʻa Pailato kiate ia, “ʻIkai te ke fanongo ki he ngaahi meʻa lahi ni ʻoku nau fakaʻilo ʻiate koe?”
So Pilate said to him, “You hear how many things they are saying to accuse you; [are you not going to reply]?”
14 Ka naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito lea ia ki ai; ko ia naʻe ofo lahi ʻaupito ai ʻae pule.
But [even though he was not guilty], Jesus did not say anything. He did not reply to any of the things about which they were accusing him. As a result, the governor was very surprised.
15 Pea ko e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he pule ʻi he kātoanga ko ia, ko e vete ʻo tuku atu ki he kakai ha pōpula ʻe tokotaha, naʻa 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 released] whichever prisoner the people wanted.
16 Pea naʻa nau maʻu ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho [ko ia ]ʻae pōpula ongoongo, naʻe ui ko Palāpasa.
At that time there was [in Jerusalem] a well-known prisoner whose name was Barabbas.
17 Ko ia ʻi he kātoa fakataha ʻakinautolu, naʻe pehē ai ʻe Pailato kiate kinautolu, “Ko hai ʻoku mou loto ke u tuku atu kiate kimoutolu? ʻA Palāpasa, pe ko Sisu ʻaia ʻoku ui ko Kalaisi?”
So when the crowd gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which [prisoner] would you like me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus, whom [some of you] claim to be the Messiah?”
18 He naʻa ne ʻilo ko e meʻa ʻi he meheka kuo nau tuku atu ai ia.
[He asked that question] because he realized that the chief priests [wanted to have Jesus executed]. They had brought Jesus to him [only] because they were jealous of Jesus. [And Pilate thought that the crowd would prefer that he release Jesus].
19 Pea kuo nofo ia ʻi he nofoʻanga fakamaau, pea fekau ʻe hono uaifi kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “ʻOua naʻa ke kau ʻi ha meʻa ki he tangata māʻoniʻoni na: he naʻaku mamahi lahi he ʻaho ni koeʻuhi ko ia ʻi [heʻeku ]misi.”
While Pilate was sitting on the platform [where he made] judicial [decisions], his wife sent him [this message]: “Early this morning I had a bad dream because of that man. So do not condemn that righteous man!”
20 Ka naʻe ueʻi ʻae kakai ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e mātuʻa ke nau kole ʻa Palāpasa, kae tāmateʻi ʻa Sisu.
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to ask [Pilate to] release Barabbas, and to [order] that Jesus be executed {that [his soldiers] execute Jesus}.
21 Pea lea ʻae pule, ʻo pehēange kiate kinautolu, “Ko hai ʻiate kinaua ʻoku mou loto te u ʻoatu kiate kimoutolu?” Pea nau pehē, “Ko Palāpasa.”
So when the governor asked them, “Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?” They replied, “Barabbas!”
22 Pea pehē ʻe Pailato kiate kinautolu, “Pea ko e hā te u fai kia Sisu ʻaia ʻoku ui ko Kalaisi?” Pea nau pehē kotoa pē, “Tuku ia ke tutuki ki he ʻakau.”
Pilate, [very astonished], asked, “So what shall I do with Jesus who [some of you] say is the Messiah?” They all answered, “[Command that] he be crucified! {[Command your soldiers] (to crucify him/to nail him to a cross)}!”
23 Pea pehē ʻe he pule, “He ko e hā, ko e hā ha kovi kuo ne fai?” Ka naʻe ʻāsili ai ʻenau kalanga, ʻo pehē, “Tuku ia ke tutuki ki he ʻakau.”
Pilate replied, “Why? What crime has he committed?” But they shouted even louder, “[Have] him crucified {[Command that your soldiers] crucify him}!”
24 Pea ʻi he ʻilo ʻe Pailato ʻoku ʻikai siʻi felave [ʻene ]lea, kae tupu pe ʻae maveuveu, naʻe toʻo ʻe ia ʻae vai, ʻo fanofano hono nima ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ou maʻa au ʻi he toto ʻoe tangata angatonu ni: mou vakai [ki ai].”
Pilate realized that he was accomplishing nothing. He saw that instead, the people were starting to riot. So he took [a basin of] water and washed his hands as the crowd was watching. He said, “[By washing my hands I am showing you that] if this man dies [MTY], it is [your] fault, [not mine]!”
25 Pea lea ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ʻo pehē, “Ke ʻiate kimautolu mo ʻemau fānau hono toto.”
And all the people answered, “The guilt for causing him to die [MTY] will be on us, and it will be on our children, too!”
26 Pea toki tukuange ai ʻe ia ʻa Palāpasa kiate kinautolu; pea hili ʻene kauʻimaea ʻa Sisu, naʻa ne tukuange [ia ]ke tutuki ki he ʻakau.
Then he [ordered the soldiers to] release Barabbas for them. But he [ordered that his soldiers] flog Jesus. And then he turned Jesus over to the soldiers for them (to nail Jesus to a cross/to crucify him).
27 Pea toki ʻave ʻa Sisu ʻe he kau tau ʻoe pule ki he fale lahi, pea fakataha kiate ia ʻae kautau kotoa.
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the government headquarters. The whole (cohort/group of soldiers) gathered around him.
28 Pea nau toʻo hono kofu, ʻo ʻai kiate ia ʻae pulupulu kulaʻahoʻaho.
They pulled off [his clothes], and [pretending he was a king, they] put a purple robe on him.
29 Pea hili ʻenau lalanga ʻae tatā ʻaki ʻae ʻakau talatala, naʻa nau ʻai [ia ]ki hono fofonga, mo e vaʻa kaho ʻi hono nima toʻomataʻu: pea nau tūʻulutui ʻi hono ʻao, ʻo manukiʻi ia, ʻo pehē, “Siʻotoʻofa, Tuʻi ʻoe kakai, Siu!”
They [took some branches with] thorns and wove them to make a crown and put it on his head. They put in his right hand a reed [like a staff that a king would hold]. Then they knelt in front of him and made fun of him, saying, “Hooray for the king of the Jews [IRO]!”
30 Pea nau ʻaʻanu kiate ia, ʻo toʻo ʻae vaʻa kaho, ʻo taaʻi ʻaki hono fofonga.
They kept spitting on him. They took the staff and kept striking him on the head with it.
31 Pea hili ʻenau manukiʻi ia, naʻa nau toʻo ʻae pulupulu meiate ia, kae [toe ]ʻai hono kofu ʻoʻona kiate ia, ʻo taki atu ke tutuki ki he ʻakau.
When they had finished ridiculing him, they pulled off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to [the place where they] would nail him to a cross.
32 Pea ʻi heʻenau hū kituaʻā, naʻa nau ʻilo ai ʻae tangata Sailine, ko Saimone hono hingoa: pea nau puleʻi ia ke ne fua hono ʻakau.
[After Jesus carried his cross] a short distance, [the soldiers] saw a man named Simon, [who was] from Cyrene [city]. They forced him to carry the cross for Jesus.
33 Pea kuo nau hoko ki he potu naʻe ui ko Kolokota, ko hono ʻuhinga, “ko e potu ʻoe ʻulupoko.”
They came to a place called Golgotha. That name means ‘the place [like] a skull’.
34 Naʻa nau ʻoatu kiate ia ʻae vai mahi kuo huʻi ʻaki ʻae ʻahu ke ne inu: pea naʻa ne kamata [ia], kae ʻikai te ne inu.
When [they got there], they mixed with wine something that tasted very bitter. They gave it to [Jesus] to drink [so that he would not feel so much pain when they nailed him on the cross]. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. [Some soldiers took his clothes].
35 Pea naʻa nau tutuki ia ki he ʻakau, pea nau vahevahe hono ngaahi kofu ʻi he talotalo: koeʻuhi ke fakamoʻoni ʻaia naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe he palōfita, “Naʻa nau tufa hoku ngaahi kofu kiate kinautolu, mo nau talotalo ki hoku kofutuʻa.”
Then they nailed him to the cross. Afterwards, they divided his clothes among themselves by gambling with something like dice [to decide which piece of clothing each one would get].
36 Pea nau nofo ki lalo, ʻo leʻohi ia;
Then the soldiers sat down there to guard him, [to prevent anyone from trying to rescue him].
37 Pea naʻa nau ʻai ʻi ʻolunga ʻi hono fofonga hono talakoviʻi kuo tohi, KO SISU ENI KO E TUʻI ʻOE KAKAI SIU.
They fastened [to the cross] above Jesus’ head a [sign on which had been] {[they had]} written why [they] were nailing him to the cross. [But all] it said was, ‘This is Jesus, the King of the Jews’.
38 Pea naʻe tutuki ki he ʻakau fakataha mo ia ʻae ongo kaihaʻa ʻe toko ua, ko e taha ki [hono ]nima toʻomataʻu, mo e taha ki [hono ]toʻohema.
Two bandits were also nailed {They also nailed two bandits} on crosses. One was nailed to a cross on the right side [of Jesus] and one to a cross on the left side.
39 Pea naʻe manukiʻi ia ʻekinautolu naʻe feʻaluʻaki ai, mo kalokalo honau ʻulu,
The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads [as if he were an evil man].
40 ʻonau pehē, “ʻA koe ʻoku ke fakaʻauha ʻae falelotu lahi, mo [toe ]langa ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu, fakamoʻui koe. Kapau ko e ʻAlo koe ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻalu hifo mei he ʻakau.”
They said, “You [said you] would destroy the Temple, and then you would build it again within three days! [So if you could do that], you [should be able to] save yourself! If you are the man who is also God (OR, If you are the Son of God), come down from the cross!”
41 Pea manukiʻi foki ia ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi, mo e kau tangata tohi, mo e mātuʻa, ʻonau pehē,
Similarly, the chief priests, the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and the elders made fun of him. [Various ones of them] said things like,
42 “Naʻa ne fakamoʻui ʻae niʻihi; ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne faʻa fakamoʻui ia. Kapau ko e Tuʻi ia ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻoku lelei ke ʻalu hifo ia mei he ʻakau, pea te tau tui kiate ia.
“He [claims that he] saved others [IRO] [from their sicknesses], but he cannot help himself!” “He [says that he] is [IRO] the King of Israel. So he should come down from the cross. Then we would believe him!”
43 Naʻe falala ia ki he ʻOtua; ʻoku lelei ke ne fakamoʻui ni ia, ʻo kapau ʻoku ne ʻofa kiate ia: he naʻe pehē ʻe ia, ‘Ko e ʻAlo au ʻoe ʻOtua.’”
“He [says that he] trusts in God, and that he is the man who is also God. So if God is pleased with him, God should rescue him now!”
44 Pea ko e ongo kaihaʻa, naʻe tutuki ki he ʻakau mo ia, naʻe pehē foki ʻena manukiʻi ia.
And the [two] bandits who had been crucified with him also insulted him, saying similar things.
45 Pea naʻe fakapoʻuli ʻae fonua kotoa, mei hono ono ʻoe feituʻulaʻā ʻo aʻu ki hono hiva ʻoe feituʻulaʻā.
At noon it became dark over the whole land. [It stayed dark] until three o’clock [in the afternoon].
46 Pea hokosia hono hiva ʻoe feituʻulaʻā, pea tangi leʻo lahi ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehē, “ʻIlai, ʻIlai, lama sapakatani?” Ko hono ʻuhinga, “Ko hoku ʻOtua, ko hoku ʻOtua, ko e hā kuo ke liʻaki ai au?”
At about three o’clock Jesus shouted loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” That means, ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’
47 Pea ʻi he fanongo ki ai ʻae niʻihi naʻe tutuʻu ʻi ai, naʻa nau pehē, “ʻOku ui ʻae tangata ni kia ʻIlaisiā.”
When some of the people standing there heard [the word ‘Eli’, misunderstanding it], they said, “He is calling for [the prophet] Elijah!”
48 Pea lele leva honau tokotaha, ke toʻo mai ʻae oma, ʻo fakapito [ia ]ʻi he vai mahi, ʻo ne ʻai [ia ]ki he vaʻa kaho, pea ʻohake ke ne inu.
Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with sour wine. Then he put the sponge on [the tip of] a reed and [held it up in order that Jesus] could suck out [the wine that was in it].
49 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he niʻihi, “Tuku ai pe, ka tau vakai pe haʻu ai ʻa ʻIlaisiā ke fakamoʻui ia.”
But the other [people there] said, “Wait! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him!”
50 Pea kuo hili ʻae toe tangi leʻo lahi ʻa Sisu, naʻa ne tuku hake hono laumālie.
Then after Jesus shouted out loudly again, he died, giving his spirit over [to God].
51 Pea vakai, kuo mavaeua leva ʻae puipui ʻoe falelotu lahi, mei he potu ʻi ʻolunga ʻo aʻu ki lalo; pea ngalulu ʻae fonua, pea mafahifahi ʻae ngaahi maka;
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 signified that ordinary people could now go into the presence of God]. The earth shook, and [some large] rocks split open.
52 Pea matoʻo ʻae ngaahi tanuʻanga; pea tuʻu hake ʻae sino ʻoe kau māʻoniʻoni niʻihi naʻe mohe,
[Some] tombs opened up, and the bodies of many godly people who had died became alive again.
53 ʻO nau haʻu mei honau ngaahi tanuʻanga ʻi he hili ʻene toetuʻu, ʻo ʻalu ki he kolo tapu, ʻo fakahā ʻakinautolu ki he tokolahi.
They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus became alive again, they went into Jerusalem and appeared to many people [there].
54 Pea kuo mamata ʻae ʻeikitau, mo kinautolu naʻe ʻiate ia, ke leʻohi ʻa Sisu, ki he mofuike, mo e ngaahi meʻa ko ia naʻe fai, naʻa nau ilifia lahi, ʻonau pehē, “tā ko e moʻoni ko e ʻalo ʻeni ʻoe ʻOtua.”
The officer who supervised the soldiers [who nailed Jesus to the cross was standing nearby]. His soldiers who had been on guard [so that no one would rescue] Jesus [were also there]. When they [felt] the earthquake and saw all the [other] things that happened, they were terrified. They exclaimed, “Truly he was both man and God! (OR, a Son of God).”
55 Pea naʻe ai ʻae kau fefine tokolahi, [naʻe tutuʻu ]mei he mamaʻo ʻo vakai, naʻa nau muimui ʻia Sisu mei Kaleli, ʻonau tauhi ia:
Many women were there, watching from a distance. They were women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee [district] in order to provide the things he needed.
56 Ko honau niʻihi ko Mele Makitaline, mo Mele ko e faʻē ʻa Semisi mo Sose, mo e faʻē ʻae fānau ʻa Sepeti.
Among these women were Mary from Magdala [town], [another] Mary who was the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of James and John.
57 Pea hokosia ʻae efiafi, pea haʻu ʻae tangata koloaʻia mei ʻAlematea, ko Siosefa hono hingoa, ko e ākonga foki ia ʻa Sisu:
When it was [almost] evening, a rich man named Joseph came [there]. He was from Arimathea [town]. He also was a disciple of Jesus.
58 Pea naʻe ʻalu ia kia Pailato ʻo ne kole ʻae sino ʻo Sisu. Pea toki fekau ai ʻe Pailato ke ʻoatu ʻae sino.
He then went to Pilate and asked Pilate to [allow him to take] the body of Jesus [and bury it]. Pilate ordered that [he] be allowed to {[his soldiers] let [Joseph]} take [the body].
59 Pea kuo maʻu ʻe Siosefa ʻae sino, naʻa ne fakakoloa ʻaki ia ʻae tupenu mahuʻinga mo maʻa,
So Joseph [and others] took the body and wrapped it in a clean white cloth.
60 ʻO ne fakatokoto ia ʻi hono fonualoto foʻou, ʻaia naʻa ne tā ʻi he loto maka: pea filifilihi ʻe ia ʻae maka lahi ki he matapā ʻoe fonualoto, pea [toki ]ʻalu ia.
Then they placed it in Joseph’s own new tomb that had been dug out of the rock [cliff]. They rolled a huge [circular flat] stone in front of the entrance to the tomb. Then they left.
61 Pea naʻe nonofo ai, ʻo hangatonu mai ki he fonualoto, ʻa Mele Makitaline, pea mo e Mele ʻe taha.
Mary from Magdala and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb, [watching].
62 Pea ʻi he pongipongi, ʻaia naʻe feholoi mo e [ʻaho ]teuteu, naʻe haʻu fakataha kia Pailato ʻae kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau Fālesi,
The next day was Saturday, the Jewish day of rest. The chief priests and [some of] the Pharisees went to Pilate.
63 ʻonau pehē, “ʻEiki, ʻoku mau manatu naʻe lea ʻae kākā na ʻi heʻene kei moʻui, ‘Ka hili ʻae ʻaho ʻe tolu te u toetuʻu hake.’
They said, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive, he said, ‘Three days after I [die I] will become alive again.’
64 Ko ia ke ke fekau ke leʻohi maʻu ʻae fonualoto, ʻo hoko ki hono ʻaho tolu, telia naʻa haʻu ʻene kau ākonga ʻi he pō, ʻo kaihaʻasi ia, pea nau tala ki he kakai, ‘Kuo toetuʻu ia mei he mate: pea ʻe kovi lahi ai ʻae kākā ki mui ni ʻi he ʻuluaki.’
So we ask you to order that the tomb be guarded {that [soldiers] guard the tomb} for three days. If you do not do that, his disciples may come and steal the body. Then they will tell people that he has risen from the dead. If they deceive [people by saying that], it will be worse than the way he deceived people before [by saying that he was the Messiah].”
65 Pea pehē ʻe Pailato kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku ai hoʻomou kau leʻo: mou ō, ʻo faʻiteliha ki hono ngaohi ke maʻu.”
Pilate replied, “You [can] take some soldiers. Go to the tomb and make it as secure as you know how.”
66 Pea naʻa nau ʻalu, ʻo ngaohi ke maʻu ʻae fonualoto, ʻo pulusi ʻae maka, pea [fakanofo ]ʻae leʻo.
So they went and made the tomb secure by [fastening a cord from] the stone [that was in front of the entrance to the rock cliff on each side] and sealing it. They also [left some soldiers there to] guard [the tomb].
