Matthäus 27 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Jesus sendes til Pilatus

1 Så snart det blev lyst,* afsagde ypperstepræsterne og de øvrige ledere deres officielle dom, som lød på dødsstraf. 2 Derefter blev Jesus bundet og ført til den romerske guvernør, der hed Pilatus.

Judas begår selvmord

3 Da forræderen, Judas, så, at Jesus blev dømt til døden, fortrød han, hvad han havde gjort. Han returnerede de 30 sølvmønter til ypperstepræsterne og de øvrige ledere. 4 „Jeg har begået en fejl,” sagde han. „Jeg er skyld i, at en uskyldig mand er blevet dømt til døden.” „Hvad kommer det os ved?” svarede de. „Det bliver din sag.” 5 Så smed Judas pengene ind i templet og gik ud og hængte sig. 6 Ypperstepræsterne samlede pengene op. „Vi kan ikke lægge dem i templets indsamlingsbøsse,” sagde de til hinanden. „Der klæber blod ved de penge, så de kan ikke bruges til arbejdet i templet.” 7 Sagen blev drøftet, og man besluttede at købe den mark, hvor pottemagerne hentede deres ler. Den kunne bruges som begravelsesplads for de fremmede, der døde i Jerusalem. 8 Det er forklaringen på, at det sted stadig kaldes for „Blodmarken”. 9 Sådan opfyldtes det, som profeten Jeremias havde talt om: „De tog 30 sølvmønter—det var alt, hvad Israels folk vurderede ham til— 10 og de brugte dem til at købe pottemagermarken, som Herren havde sagt til mig.”*

Jesus i forhør hos Pilatus

11 Jesus blev nu ført frem for den romerske guvernør. „Er du jødernes konge?” spurgte han. „Det kan man godt sige,” svarede Jesus. 12 Men da ypperstepræsterne og de øvrige jødiske ledere fremførte deres anklager, tav han. 13 „Hører du ikke, hvad de beskylder dig for?” spurgte Pilatus. 14 Men Jesus tav stadig, og det undrede guvernøren sig meget over.

Pilatus bliver presset til at lade Jesus korsfæste

15 Der var tradition for, at guvernøren hvert år i anledning af påsken løslod en jødisk fange. Folket måtte selv vælge, hvem det skulle være. 16 På det tidspunkt sad der en berygtet forbryder i fængsel. Han hed Barabbas. 17 Da folket nu stimlede sammen, spurgte Pilatus dem: „Hvem vil I helst have, at jeg skal løslade: Barabbas eller Jesus, som kaldes Messias?” 18 Han var nemlig godt klar over, at det var af ren og skær misundelse, de havde slæbt Jesus for retten. 19 Desuden havde Pilatus, mens han sad dér på dommersædet, modtaget følgende besked fra sin kone: „Lad den uskyldige mand være i fred. Jeg har i nat haft en forfærdelig drøm på grund af ham.” 20 Men ypperstepræsterne og de øvrige ledere fik menneskemængden overtalt til at kræve Barabbas løsladt og Jesus henrettet. 21 Da guvernøren gentog spørgsmålet: „Hvem af de to skal jeg løslade?” råbte mængden derfor: „Barabbas!” 22 „Hvad skal jeg så gøre med Jesus, som kaldes Messias?” „Han skal korsfæstes!” råbte mængden. 23 „Hvorfor det? Hvad ondt har han gjort?” Men de råbte blot endnu højere: „Han skal korsfæstes!” 24 Da Pilatus så, at han ikke kom nogen vegne, og at det var ved at udvikle sig til gadeoptøjer, sendte han bud efter et fad med vand. Mens han vaskede sine hænder foran den store folkemængde, sagde han: „Jeg er uskyldig i denne mands død. Det bliver jeres ansvar.” 25 Hele mængden råbte tilbage: „Ja, vi påtager os skylden for hans død, vi og vores efterkommere!” 26 Derefter løslod han Barabbas og gav ordre til, at Jesus skulle piskes og derefter korsfæstes.

De romerske soldater gør nar af jødernes konge

27 Guvernørens soldater tog Jesus med ind i kasernen og kaldte hele garnisonen sammen. 28 Så rev de tøjet af ham og klædte ham ud som konge med en skarlagenrød kappe og en krone flettet af tornede grene på hovedet. Som scepter gav de ham en kæp i højre hånd, og så kastede de sig på knæ foran ham. „Længe leve jødernes konge!” råbte de hånligt. 30 Så spyttede de på ham, rev kæppen ud af hånden på ham og slog ham i hovedet med den. 31 Da de til sidst blev trætte af at gøre nar af ham, trak de kappen af ham og gav ham hans eget tøj på. Derefter førte de ham af sted for at korsfæste ham.

Jesus bliver korsfæstet og derefter hånet af de jødiske ledere

32 På vejen derud traf de på en mand fra Kyrene. Han hed Simon. Ham tvang de til at bære Jesu kors. 33 De gik hen til det sted, som kaldes Golgata (det betyder „Hovedskalsstedet”). 34 Her ville soldaterne give Jesus lidt vin med et bedøvelsesmiddel i, men da han havde smagt på det, ville han ikke drikke det. 35 De naglede ham til korset og gav sig derefter til at rafle om hans tøj.* 36 Nogle satte sig ned for at holde vagt, 37 mens andre anbragte et skilt på korset over hans hoved med anklagen imod ham. Der stod: „Det her er Jesus, jødernes konge”. 38 Derefter blev to forbrydere korsfæstet, og deres kors blev rejst på hver sin side af Jesus. 39 Folk, der kom forbi, rystede på hovedet og hånede ham: 40 „Det var dig, der ville rive templet ned og bygge det op igen inden tre dage. Red nu dig selv, hvis du er Guds Søn! Kom ned fra korset!” 41 Også ypperstepræsterne, de skriftlærde og de øvrige ledere hånede Jesus: 42 „Den er god med ham!” sagde de. „Andre har han reddet, men sig selv kan han ikke redde! Og han skulle være Israels konge? Lad ham nu tage og stige ned fra korset, så skal vi nok tro på ham! 43 Han siger, at han stoler på Gud, og at han er Guds Søn. Så burde Gud også komme og redde ham!” 44 Han blev også hånet af de to forbrydere, som var korsfæstet ved siden af ham.

Jesus dør

45 Ved tolvtiden blev der mørkt over hele landet, og mørket varede til klokken tre. 46 Klokken tre råbte Jesus højt: „Eli, Eli! Lema sabaktani!” Det betyder: „Min Gud! Min Gud! Hvorfor har du forladt mig?”* 47 Soldaterne, som holdt vagt, forstod ikke, hvad han sagde, men nogle mente, han kaldte på Elias. 48 En af dem løb hurtigt hen for at hente en svamp og hældte billig, sur vin på den. Derefter anbragte han svampen på en stang og holdt den op til Jesus for at han kunne drikke. 49 De andre sagde: „Lad os se, om Elias kommer og redder ham.” 50 Da udstødte Jesus igen et højt råb og udåndede. 51 I det samme blev forhænget foran indgangen til det allerhelligste rum i templet flænget i to dele fra øverst til nederst. Der kom et jordskælv, så nogle klipper revnede, 52 og der blev åben adgang til adskillige gravkamre. Mange af de gudfrygtige menneskers døde legemer blev levende. 53 De kom ud af deres grave, og da Jesus senere var opstået fra de døde, gik de ind til Jerusalem, hvor de blev set af mange mennesker. 54 Da officeren og soldaterne, som holdt vagt ved Jesus, så jordskælvet og alt det andet, der skete, blev de skrækslagne og råbte: „Den mand var virkelig en gudesøn!”* 55 Mange kvinder stod på afstand og iagttog det hele. Det var dem, der havde fulgt Jesus fra Galilæa for at sørge for hans fornødenheder. 56 Blandt dem var Maria Magdalene og den Maria, som var mor til Jakob og Josef, samt Zebedæussønnernes mor.

Jesus lægges i graven

57 Der var en velhavende mand ved navn Josef fra Arimatæa, som var en discipel af Jesus. Han gik sidst på eftermiddagen hen til Pilatus for at anmode om at få udleveret Jesu lig. Pilatus gav sin tilladelse. 59 Josef fik så liget taget ned og svøbt ind i et helt nyt lagen. 60 Derefter blev det lagt i en ny gravhule, som han havde ladet hugge ud i en klippe til sig selv. Efter at en stor sten var rullet for indgangen, gik han hjem. 61 Både Maria Magdalene og den anden Maria sad lige over for graven og iagttog det hele.

Der sættes vagt ved graven

62 Den følgende dag var det sabbat. Ypperstepræsterne og farisæerne gik til Pilatus og sagde: „Herre, vi er kommet i tanke om, at den bedrager engang sagde: ‚På den tredje dag vil jeg genopstå.’ 64 Vi beder dig derfor give ordre til, at graven forsegles indtil den tredje dag, for at hans disciple ikke skal stjæle hans lig og udsprede det rygte, at han er kommet til live igen. Det ville være et endnu større bedrag end det første.” 65 Pilatus svarede: „Her har I vagtmandskab. Gå hen og bevogt graven, så godt I kan.” 66 Så gik de hen og forseglede stenen og lod vagtmandskabet bevogte graven.

King James Version

1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 3 Then Judas, which had betrayeth him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. 6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. 7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. 8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; 10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. 16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? 18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. 19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. 22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. 23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. 26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. 31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. 32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. 36 And sitting down they watched him there; 37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. 39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. 48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. 55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children. 57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: 58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. 59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. 62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. 64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. 65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. 66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

Matthäus 27 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk King James Version