от Bulgarian Bible Society1В еднага заранта първосвещениците със стареите и книжниците и целият синедрион направиха съвещание и, като вързаха Иисуса, отведоха и Го предадоха на Пилата. (Мт 27:2; Лк 22:66)2Пилат Го попита: Ти ли си Иудейският Цар? А Той отговори и му рече: ти казваш. (Мт 27:11; Лк 23:3; Йн 18:33; 1 Тим 6:13)3И първосвещениците Го обвиняваха в много неща.4А Пилат пак Го попита и каза: нищо ли не отговаряш? Виж, за колко работисвидетелствуват против Тебе.5Но Иисус нищо вече не отговори, тъй че на Пилата беше чудно.6А на празника той им пускаше по един затворник, когото биха изпросили.7Тогава беше затворен някой си, на име Варава, със събунтовниците си, които във време на бунт бяха извършили убийство.8И народът извика и почна да моли Пилата да направи, както им правеше винаги.9А той им отговори и рече: искате ли да ви пусна Иудейския Цар?10Защото знаеше, че първосвещениците Го бяха предали от завист.11Но първосвещениците възбудиха народа да иска да им пусне по-добре Варава. (Мт 27:20; Лк 23:18; Йн 18:40; Д А 3:14)12Пилат отговори пак и им рече: какво искате да сторя с Тогова, Когото вие наричате Иудейски Цар?13Те отново закрещяха: разпни Го!14Пилат им рече: та какво зло е сторил Той? Но те още по-силно закрещяха: разпни Го!15Тогава Пилат, като искаше да угоди на тълпата, пусна им Варава, а Иисуса бичува и предаде на разпятие. (Мт 27:26; Йн 19:1)16Войниците пък Го отведоха вътре в двора, сиреч, в преторията, и събраха цялата чета войници,17и Му облякоха багреница и, като сплетоха венец от тръни, наложиха Му го;18и почнаха да Го поздравяват: радвай се, Царю Иудейски!19Па Го биеха по главата с тръст и Го заплюваха и, коленичейки, кланяха Му се.20След като Му се наприсмяха, съблякоха Му багреницата, облякоха Му Неговите дрехи, и Го поведоха да Го разпнат.21И накараха някого си Симона Киринеец, баща на Александра и Руфа, както минаваше на връщане от полето, да носи кръста Му. (Мт 27:32; Лк 23:26)22Заведоха Го на мястото Голгота, което значи: лобно място. (Мт 27:33; Лк 23:33; Йн 19:17; Евр 13:12)23И даваха Му да пие вино със смирна, ала Той не прие. (Пс 68:22)24Ония, които Го разпнаха, разделиха дрехите Му, хвърляйки жребие, кой какво да вземе. (Пс 21:14; Йн 19:24)25Беше третият час, и Го разпнаха.26Имаше надпис за вината Му: Цар Иудейски. (Мт 27:37)27С Него разпнаха двама разбойници, единия отдясно Нему, а другия отляво.28И се сбъдна Писанието, което казва: „и към беззаконници бе причислен“. (Ис 53:12)29Минувачите Го хулеха, като клатеха глава и думаха: уа! Ти, Който разрушаваш храма, и в три дни го съзиждаш, (Пс 68:21; Мт 26:61; Мт 27:40; Мк 14:58; Лк 22:37; Йн 2:19)30спаси Себе Си и слез от кръста!31Също и първосвещениците с книжниците се присмиваха и думаха помежду си: други спасяваше, а Себе Си не може да спаси.32Христос, Царят Израилев, нека слезе сега от кръста, та да видим и повярваме. Хулеха Го и разпнатите с Него.33А на шестия час настана тъмнина по цялата земя до деветия час.34А на деветия час Иисус извика с висок глас: Елои, Елои, лама савахтани? което значи: Боже Мой, Боже Мой, защо си Ме оставил? (Мт 27:46)35Някои от стоещите там, като чуха, казваха: ето, вика Илия.36А един се затече, натопи гъба в оцет и, като я надяна на тръст, даваше Му да пие, думайки: почакайте да видим, дали ще дойде Илия да Го снеме. (Пс 68:22; Мт 27:48)37А Иисус, като издаде висок глас, издъхна.38И храмовата завеса се раздра на две отгоре додолу.39А стотникът, който стоеше срещу Него, като видя, че Той, след като извика тъй, издъхна, каза: наистина Тоя Човек е бил Син Божий.40Имаше там и жени, които гледаха отдалеч; между тях беше и Мария Магдалина, и Мария, майка на малкия Иаков и на Иосия, и Саломия,41които и тогава, когато беше Той в Галилея, вървяха подире Му и Му служеха, и много други, дошли заедно с Него в Иерусалим.42И когато вече мръкна, – понеже беше петък, сиреч, срещу събота, – (Мт 27:57)43дойде Иосиф Ариматейски, виден член от съвета, който и сам очакваше царството Божие, дръзна, та влезе при Пилата, и измоли тялото Иисусово. (Лк 23:50; Йн 19:38)44Пилат се почуди, че Той вече е умрял; и, като повика стотника, попита го: дали отдавна е умрял?45И като узна от стотника, даде тялото Иосифу.46А Иосиф, като купи плащаница, сне Го, па Го обви в плащаницата и положи в гроб, изсечен в скала; и привали камък върху вратата гробни.47А Мария Магдалина и Мария Иосиева гледаха, де Го полагат. (Мт 27:61)
1It was very early in the morning. The chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law, and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they tied Jesus up and led him away. Then they handed him over to Pilate.2‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ asked Pilate. ‘You have said so,’ Jesus replied.3The chief priests brought many charges against him.4So Pilate asked him again, ‘Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they charge you with.’5But Jesus still did not reply. Pilate was amazed.6It was the usual practice at the Passover Feast to let one prisoner go free. The people could choose the one they wanted.7A man named Barabbas was in prison. He was there with some other people who had fought against the country’s rulers. They had committed murder while they were fighting against the rulers.8The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.9‘Do you want me to let the king of the Jews go free?’ asked Pilate.10He knew that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him because they wanted to get their own way.11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd. So the crowd asked Pilate to let Barabbas go free instead.12‘Then what should I do with the one you call the king of the Jews?’ Pilate asked them.13‘Crucify him!’ the crowd shouted.14‘Why? What wrong has he done?’ asked Pilate. But they shouted even louder, ‘Crucify him!’15Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd. So he let Barabbas go free. He ordered that Jesus be whipped. Then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross.
The soldiers make fun of Jesus
16The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace. It was called the Praetorium. They called together the whole company of soldiers.17The soldiers put a purple robe on Jesus. Then they twisted thorns together to make a crown. They placed it on his head.18They began to call out to him, ‘We honour you, king of the Jews!’19Again and again they hit him on the head with a stick. They spat on him. They fell on their knees and pretended to honour him.20After they had made fun of him, they took off the purple robe. They put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to nail him to a cross.
Jesus is nailed to a cross
21A man named Simon was passing by. He was from Cyrene. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. Simon was on his way in from the country. The soldiers forced him to carry the cross.22They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha. The word Golgotha means the Place of the Skull.23Then they gave him wine mixed with spices. But he did not take it.24They nailed him to the cross. Then they divided up his clothes. They cast lots to see what each of them would get.25It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.26They wrote out the charge against him. It read, The King of the Jews.27-28They crucified with him two rebels against Rome. One was on his right and one was on his left.29Those who passed by shouted at Jesus and made fun of him. They shook their heads and said, ‘So you are going to destroy the temple and build it again in three days?30Then come down from the cross! Save yourself!’31In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law made fun of him among themselves. ‘He saved others,’ they said. ‘But he can’t save himself!32Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross! When we see that, we will believe.’ Those who were being crucified with Jesus also made fun of him.
Jesus dies
33At noon, darkness covered the whole land. It lasted three hours.34At three o’clock in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ This means ‘My God, my God, why have you deserted me?’ (Пс 22:1)35Some of those standing nearby heard Jesus cry out. They said, ‘Listen! He’s calling for Elijah.’36Someone ran and filled a sponge with wine vinegar. He put it on a stick. He offered it to Jesus to drink. ‘Leave him alone,’ he said. ‘Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.’37With a loud cry, Jesus took his last breath.38The temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom.39A Roman commander was standing there in front of Jesus. He saw how Jesus died. Then he said, ‘This man was surely the Son of God!’40Not very far away, some women were watching. Mary Magdalene was among them. Mary, the mother of the younger James and of Joseph, was also there. So was Salome.41In Galilee these women had followed Jesus. They had taken care of his needs. Many other women were also there. They had come up with him to Jerusalem.
Jesus is buried
42It was the day before the Sabbath. That day was called Preparation Day. As evening approached,43Joseph went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Joseph was from the town of Arimathea. He was a leading member of the Jewish Council. He was waiting for God’s kingdom.44Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead. So he called for the Roman commander. He asked him if Jesus had already died.45The commander said it was true. So Pilate gave the body to Joseph.46Then Joseph bought some linen cloth. He took down the body and wrapped it in the linen. He put it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body had been placed.