Evangelium secundum Marcum, 15

1. Et confestim mane consilium facientes summi sacerdotes cum senioribus et scribis, id est universum concilium, vincientes Iesum duxerunt et tradiderunt Pilato.

1. And as soon as it was morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council held a consultation; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate.

2. Et interrogavit eum Pilatus: “Tu es rex Iudaeorum?”. At ille respondens ait illi: “Tu dicis”.

2. And Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" And he answered him, "You have said so."

3. Et accusabant eum summi sacerdotes in multis.

3. And the chief priests accused him of many things.

4. Pilatus autem rursum interrogabat eum dicens: “Non respondes quidquam? Vide in quantis te accusant”.

4. And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you."

5. Iesus autem amplius nihil respondit, ita ut miraretur Pilatus.

5. But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate wondered.

6. Per diem autem festum dimittere solebat illis unum ex vinctis, quem peterent.

6. Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.

7. Erat autem qui dicebatur Barabbas, vinctus cum seditiosis, qui in seditione fecerant homicidium.

7. And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barab'bas.

8. Et cum ascendisset turba, coepit rogare, sicut faciebat illis.

8. And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont to do for them.

9. Pilatus autem respondit eis et dixit: “Vultis dimittam vobis regem Iudaeorum?”.

9. And he answered them, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"

10. Sciebat enim quod per invidiam tradidissent eum summi sacerdotes.

10. For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up.

11. Pontifices autem concitaverunt turbam, ut magis Barabbam dimitteret eis.

11. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barab'bas instead.

12. Pilatus autem iterum respondens aiebat illis: “Quid ergo vultis faciam regi Iudaeorum?”.

12. And Pilate again said to them, "Then what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?"

13. At illi iterum clamaverunt: “Crucifige eum!”.

13. And they cried out again, "Crucify him."

14. Pilatus vero dicebat eis: “Quid enim mali fecit?”. At illi magis clamaverunt: “Crucifige eum!”.

14. And Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him."

15. Pilatus autem, volens populo satisfacere, dimisit illis Barabbam et tradidit Iesum flagellis caesum, ut crucifigeretur.

15. So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barab'bas; and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

16. Milites autem duxerunt eum intro in atrium, quod est praetorium, et convocant totam cohortem.

16. And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the praetorium); and they called together the whole battalion.

17. Et induunt eum purpuram et imponunt ei plectentes spineam coronam;

17. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on him.

18. et coeperunt salutare eum: “Ave, rex Iudaeorum!”,

18. And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

19. et percutiebant caput eius arundine et conspuebant eum et ponentes genua adorabant eum.

19. And they struck his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and they knelt down in homage to him.

20. Et postquam illuserunt ei, exuerunt illum purpuram et induerunt eum vestimentis suis. Et educunt illum, ut crucifigerent eum.

20. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him.

21. Et angariant praetereuntem quempiam Simonem Cyrenaeum venientem de villa, patrem Alexandri et Rufi, ut tolleret crucem eius.

21. And they compelled a passer-by, Simon of Cyre'ne, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.

22. Et perducunt illum in Golgotha locum, quod est interpretatum Calvariae locus.

22. And they brought him to the place called Gol'gotha (which means the place of a skull).

23. Et dabant ei myrrhatum vinum; ille autem non accepit.

23. And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh; but he did not take it.

24. Et crucifigunt eum et dividunt vestimenta eius, mittentes sortem super eis, quis quid tolleret.

24. And they crucified him, and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.

25. Erat autem hora tertia, et crucifixerunt eum.

25. And it was the third hour, when they crucified him.

26. Et erat titulus causae eius inscriptus: “Rex Iudaeorum”.

26. And the inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews."

27. Et cum eo crucifigunt duos latrones, unum a dextris et alium a sinistris eius.

27. And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.

28. Et praetereuntes blasphemabant eum moventes capita sua et dicentes: “Vah, qui destruit templum et in tribus diebus aedificat;

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29. And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,

30. salvum fac temetipsum descendens de cruce!”.

30. save yourself, and come down from the cross!"

31. Similiter et summi sacerdotes ludentes ad alterutrum cum scribis dicebant: “Alios salvos fecit, seipsum non potest salvum facere.

31. So also the chief priests mocked him to one another with the scribes, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself.

32. Christus rex Israel descendat nunc de cruce, ut videamus et credamus”. Etiam qui cum eo crucifixi erant, conviciabantur ei.

32. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

33. Et, facta hora sexta, tenebrae factae sunt per totam terram usque in horam nonam.

33. And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

34. Et hora nona exclamavit Iesus voce magna: “Heloi, Heloi, lema sabacthani?”, quod est interpretatum: “Deus meus, Deus meus, ut quid dereliquisti me?”.

34. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, "E'lo-i, E'lo-i, la'ma sabach-tha'ni?" which means, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

35. Et quidam de circumstantibus audientes dicebant: “Ecce, Eliam vocat”.

35. And some of the bystanders hearing it said, "Behold, he is calling Eli'jah."

36. Currens autem unus et implens spongiam aceto circumponensque calamo potum dabat ei dicens: “Sinite, videamus, si veniat Elias ad deponendum eum”.

36. And one ran and, filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Eli'jah will come to take him down."

37. Iesus autem, emissa voce magna, exspiravit.

37. And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed his last.

38. Et velum templi scissum est in duo a sursum usque deorsum.

38. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.

39. Videns autem centurio, qui ex adverso stabat, quia sic clamans exspirasset, ait: “Vere homo hic Filius Dei erat”.

39. And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that he thus breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

40. Erant autem et mulieres de longe aspicientes, inter quas et Maria Magdalene et Maria Iacobi minoris et Iosetis mater et Salome,

40. There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Mag'dalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salo'me,

41. quae, cum esset in Galilaea, sequebantur eum et ministrabant ei, et aliae multae, quae simul cum eo ascenderant Hierosolymam.

41. who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him; and also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

42. Et cum iam sero esset factum, quia erat Parasceve, quod est ante sabbatum,

42. And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

43. venit Ioseph ab Arimathaea nobilis decurio, qui et ipse erat exspectans regnum Dei, et audacter introivit ad Pilatum et petiit corpus Iesu.

43. Joseph of Arimathe'a, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

44. Pilatus autem miratus est si iam obisset, et, accersito centurione, interrogavit eum si iam mortuus esset,

44. And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead.

45. et, cum cognovisset a centurione, donavit corpus Ioseph.

45. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph.

46. Is autem mercatus sindonem et deponens eum involvit sindone et posuit eum in monumento, quod erat excisum de petra, et advolvit lapidem ad ostium monumenti.

46. And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

47. Maria autem Magdalene et Maria Iosetis aspiciebant, ubi positus esset.

47. Mary Mag'dalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.