Add parallel Print Page Options

Phi-lát gạn hỏi Chúa Giê-xu(A)

15 Sáng sớm hôm sau các giới trưởng tế, các bô lão, các giáo sư luật và toàn thể hội đồng Do-thái lập mưu. Họ trói Ngài lại, dẫn đi giải qua cho Phi-lát là quan tổng đốc.

Phi-lát hỏi Ngài, “Anh có phải là vua dân Do-thái không?”

Chúa Giê-xu đáp, “Đúng như lời quan nói.”

Các giới trưởng tế tố cáo Ngài đủ điều. Phi-lát hỏi Chúa Giê-xu một câu nữa, “Anh thấy họ tố cáo anh đủ thứ không? Anh không chịu đối đáp gì cả sao?”

Nhưng Chúa Giê-xu im lặng khiến Phi-lát vô cùng ngạc nhiên.

Phi-lát tìm cách tha Chúa Giê-xu(B)

Cứ mỗi năm vào dịp lễ Vượt qua, quan tổng đốc thường hay ân xá cho một tên tù phạm theo ý dân xin. Lúc ấy có tên Ba-ra-ba đang ngồi tù với mấy tên phản loạn. Chúng đã phạm tội giết người trong một vụ bạo động. Dân chúng đến xin Phi-lát ân xá cho một tù nhân theo thông lệ.

Nên Phi-lát hỏi họ, “Các ông có muốn tôi ân xá vua dân Do-thái không?” 10 Phi-lát biết rõ là do lòng ganh ghét mà các trưởng tế giải Chúa Giê-xu đến cho mình. 11 Nhưng các trưởng tế xúi giục dân chúng xin tha Ba-ra-ba chứ đừng tha Chúa Giê-xu.

12 Phi-lát lại hỏi dân chúng một lần nữa, “Còn người mà các anh gọi là vua dân Do-thái thì tôi phải xử làm sao đây?”

13 Dân chúng quát lớn, “Đóng đinh hắn đi!”

14 Phi-lát hỏi, “Tại sao? Ông ta đã làm điều gì phạm pháp đâu?”

Nhưng họ lại hét lớn hơn nữa, “Đóng đinh hắn đi!”

15 Phi-lát muốn làm vừa lòng dân chúng nên tha Ba-ra-ba cho họ. Sau khi cho đánh đòn Chúa Giê-xu, ông giao Ngài cho các tên lính mang đi đóng đinh.

16 Bọn lính mang Chúa Giê-xu vào trong dinh tổng đốc gọi là tổng dinh, và tập họp tất cả các quân sĩ lại. 17 Chúng lấy áo dài tím mặc cho Chúa Giê-xu và dùng nhành gai nhọn làm mão đội lên đầu Ngài. 18 Rồi chúng bắt đầu kêu, “Muôn tâu, vua dân Do-thái!” 19 Bọn lính lấy gậy đập đầu Ngài nhiều lần. Chúng nhổ vào mặt Ngài và chế giễu Ngài bằng cách quì gối xuống giả vờ bái lạy Ngài. 20 Sau khi chế giễu xong bọn lính cởi áo tím của Ngài ra và mặc lại áo quần cho Ngài. Rồi chúng dẫn Ngài ra khỏi dinh để mang đi đóng đinh.

Chúa Giê-xu bị đóng đinh(C)

21 Có một người tên Xi-môn gốc xứ Xi-ren, cha của A-lịch-sơn và Ru-phu, từ ngoài đồng trở về thành. Bọn lính bắt ông ta phải vác cây thập tự thế cho Chúa Giê-xu. 22 Chúng đưa Ngài đến một nơi gọi là Gô-gô-tha nghĩa là Đồi Sọ. 23 Bọn lính định cho Chúa Giê-xu uống rượu trộn với mộc dược, nhưng Ngài không chịu uống. 24 Các tên lính đóng đinh Chúa Giê-xu và chia áo quần của Ngài bằng cách bắt thăm xem ai được phần nào.

25 Lúc chúng đóng đinh Chúa Giê-xu là chín giờ sáng. 26 Có một bảng treo lên ghi án Ngài như sau: vua dân do-thái. 27 Chúng cũng treo hai tên cướp lên hai cây thập tự kế bên Ngài, một tên bên phải, một tên bên trái. 28 [a] 29 Người qua kẻ lại sỉ nhục Ngài và lắc đầu, “Ê, anh nói anh sẽ phá đền thờ rồi xây lại trong ba ngày, 30 Bây giờ hãy tự cứu mình đi! Hãy xuống khỏi cây thập tự đi!”

31 Các giới trưởng tế và các giáo sư luật cũng chế giễu Ngài. Họ bảo nhau, “Hắn cứu người khác được mà cứu mình không được. 32 Nếu hắn thật là Đấng Cứu Thế, vua dân Ít-ra-en thì có giỏi nhảy xuống khỏi cây thập tự đi. Làm được vậy chúng ta mới tin.” Hai tên cướp bị đóng đinh hai bên Ngài cũng sỉ nhục Ngài.

Chúa Giê-xu Chết(D)

33 Từ giữa trưa, khắp xứ đều tối mịt hơn ba tiếng đồng hồ. 34 Đến ba giờ chiều Chúa Giê-xu kêu lớn, “Ê-lô-i, Ê-lô-i, la-ma xa-bách-tha-ni.” Nghĩa là, “Thượng Đế của tôi ơi, Thượng Đế của tôi ơi, sao Ngài bỏ tôi?” [b]

35 Mấy người đứng đó nghe vậy bảo nhau rằng, “Nghe kìa, hắn đang kêu Ê-li.” [c]

36 Có người ở đó chạy đi lấy một miếng bông đá, nhúng đầy giấm, cột vào một cái que đưa lên cho Ngài uống và bảo, “Chúng ta hãy xem thử Ê-li có đến đem hắn xuống khỏi cây thập tự không.”

37 Chúa Giê-xu kêu lên một tiếng lớn nữa rồi qua đời.

38 Cái màn trong đền thờ bị xé toạc làm đôi từ trên xuống dưới. 39 Viên sĩ quan đứng trước cây thập tự của Chúa Giê-xu thấy Ngài chết như thế liền bảo, “Người nầy đúng là Con Thượng Đế!”

40 Có mấy người đàn bà đứng xa xa nhìn; trong số đó có Ma-ri Ma-đơ-len, Xa-lô-mê, Ma-ri mẹ của Gia-cơ (Gia-cơ là con út của Ma-ri) và Giô-xê. 41 Các bà nầy đã theo Chúa Giê-xu từ khi Ngài ở miền Ga-li-lê và phục vụ Ngài. Nhiều người đàn bà khác lên Giê-ru-sa-lem với Ngài cũng có mặt ở đó.

Chúa Giê-xu được chôn cất(E)

42 Hôm ấy là Ngày Chuẩn Bị, nghĩa là hôm trước ngày Sa-bát. Buổi chiều ngày ấy, 43 Giô-xép vùng A-ri-ma-thia can đảm đến gặp Phi-lát xin xác Chúa Giê-xu. Giô-xép, một hội viên quan trọng của Hội Đồng Do-thái, là một trong những người trông chờ Nước Trời hiện đến. 44 Phi-lát ngạc nhiên khi nghe Chúa Giê-xu chết nhanh như thế, nên ông gọi một sĩ quan hỏi để biết Ngài đã chết lâu chưa. 45 Sau khi nghe viên sĩ quan báo cáo thì Phi-lát giao xác Ngài cho Giô-xép. 46 Giô-xép có mua vải liệm, nên sau khi mang xác Chúa Giê-xu xuống khỏi cây thập tự thì quấn trong vải ấy. Ông đặt xác Ngài vào ngôi mộ đục từ vách đá. Rồi ông lăn một tảng đá lớn chận cửa mộ lại. 47 Ma-ri Ma-đơ-len và Ma-ri mẹ của Giô-xê nhìn thấy chỗ chôn Chúa.

Footnotes

  1. Mác 15:28 Vài bản cũ Hi-lạp thêm câu 28: “Đúng như lời Thánh Kinh viết, ‘Chúng đặt Ngài chung với phạm nhân.’”
  2. Mác 15:34 Ê-lô-i … lam-ma xa-bách-tha-ni Thi 22:1.
  3. Mác 15:35 “Nghe kìa, hắn đang kêu Ê-li.” Từ ngữ “Thượng Đế của tôi ơi” ( Ê-li trong tiếng Hê-bơ-rơ hay Ê-lô-i trong tiếng A-ram) nghe giống như tên Ê-li, một nhân vật nổi danh nói thay cho Thượng Đế vào khoảng năm 850 trước công nguyên.

Chapter 15

Jesus Before Pilate. (A)As soon as morning came,(B) the chief priests with the elders and the scribes, that is, the whole Sanhedrin, held a council.[a] They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. Pilate questioned him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”[b] He said to him in reply, “You say so.” The chief priests accused him of many things. Again Pilate questioned him, “Have you no answer? See how many things they accuse you of.” Jesus gave him no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.

The Sentence of Death.[c] Now on the occasion of the feast he used to release to them one prisoner whom they requested.(C) A man called Barabbas[d] was then in prison along with the rebels who had committed murder in a rebellion. The crowd came forward and began to ask him to do for them as he was accustomed. Pilate answered, “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” 10 For he knew that it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed him over. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead. 12 Pilate again said to them in reply, “Then what [do you want] me to do with [the man you call] the king of the Jews?” 13 [e]They shouted again, “Crucify him.” 14 Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has he done?” They only shouted the louder, “Crucify him.” 15 [f]So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them and, after he had Jesus scourged, handed him over to be crucified.

Mockery by the Soldiers. 16 [g](D)The soldiers led him away inside the palace, that is, the praetorium, and assembled the whole cohort. 17 They clothed him in purple and, weaving a crown of thorns, placed it on him. 18 They began to salute him with, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 and kept striking his head with a reed and spitting upon him. They knelt before him in homage. 20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him.

The Way of the Cross. 21 They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian,[h] who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.(E)

The Crucifixion. 22 (F)They brought him to the place of Golgotha (which is translated Place of the Skull). 23 They gave him wine drugged with myrrh, but he did not take it. 24 [i](G)Then they crucified him and divided his garments by casting lots for them to see what each should take. 25 It was nine o’clock in the morning[j] when they crucified him. 26 [k]The inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” 27 With him they crucified two revolutionaries, one on his right and one on his left.(H) [28 ][l] 29 [m]Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying,(I) “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 save yourself by coming down from the cross.” 31 Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes, mocked him among themselves and said, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32 Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also kept abusing him.(J)

The Death of Jesus. 33 At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?[n] which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”(K) 35 [o]Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “Look, he is calling Elijah.” 36 One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.” 37 Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 [p]The veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 [q](L)When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” 40 [r]There were also women looking on from a distance.(M) Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome. 41 These women had followed him when he was in Galilee and ministered to him. There were also many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.

The Burial of Jesus. 42 (N)When it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation, the day before the sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea,[s] a distinguished member of the council, who was himself awaiting the kingdom of God, came and courageously went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 Pilate was amazed that he was already dead. He summoned the centurion and asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 And when he learned of it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. 46 Having bought a linen cloth, he took him down, wrapped him in the linen cloth and laid him in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses watched where he was laid.

Footnotes

  1. 15:1 Held a council: the verb here, poieō, can mean either “convene a council” or “take counsel.” This reading is preferred to a variant “reached a decision” (cf. Mk 3:6), which Mk 14:64 describes as having happened at the night trial; see note on Mt 27:1–2. Handed him over to Pilate: lacking authority to execute their sentence of condemnation (Mk 14:64), the Sanhedrin had recourse to Pilate to have Jesus tried and put to death (Mk 15:15); cf. Jn 18:31.
  2. 15:2 The king of the Jews: in the accounts of the evangelists a certain irony surrounds the use of this title as an accusation against Jesus (see note on Mk 15:26). While Pilate uses this term (Mk 15:2, 9, 12), he is aware of the evil motivation of the chief priests who handed Jesus over for trial and condemnation (Mk 15:10; Lk 23:14–16, 20; Mt 27:18, 24; Jn 18:38; 19:4, 6, 12).
  3. 15:6–15 See note on Mt 27:15–26.
  4. 15:7 Barabbas: see note on Mt 27:16–17.
  5. 15:13 Crucify him: see note on Mt 27:22.
  6. 15:15 See note on Mt 27:26.
  7. 15:16 Praetorium: see note on Mt 27:27.
  8. 15:21 They pressed into service…Simon, a Cyrenian: a condemned person was constrained to bear his own instrument of torture, at least the crossbeam. The precise naming of Simon and his sons is probably due to their being known among early Christian believers to whom Mark addressed his gospel. See also notes on Mt 27:32; Lk 23:26–32.
  9. 15:24 See notes on Mt 27:35 and Jn 19:23–25a.
  10. 15:25 It was nine o’clock in the morning: literally, “the third hour,” thus between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. Cf. Mk 15:33, 34, 42 for Mark’s chronological sequence, which may reflect liturgical or catechetical considerations rather than the precise historical sequence of events; contrast the different chronologies in the other gospels, especially Jn 19:14.
  11. 15:26 The inscription…the King of the Jews: the political reason for the death penalty falsely charged by the enemies of Jesus. See further the notes on Mt 27:37 and Jn 19:19.
  12. 15:28 This verse, “And the scripture was fulfilled that says, ‘And he was counted among the wicked,’” is omitted in the earliest and best manuscripts. It contains a citation from Is 53:12 and was probably introduced from Lk 22:37.
  13. 15:29 See note on Mt 27:39–40.
  14. 15:34 An Aramaic rendering of Ps 22:2. See also note on Mt 27:46.
  15. 15:35 Elijah: a verbal link with Eloi (Mk 15:34). See note on Mk 9:9–13; cf. Mal 3:23–24. See also note on Mt 27:47.
  16. 15:38 See note on Mt 27:51–53.
  17. 15:39 The closing portion of Mark’s gospel returns to the theme of its beginning in the Gentile centurion’s climactic declaration of belief that Jesus was the Son of God. It indicates the fulfillment of the good news announced in the prologue (Mk 1:1) and may be regarded as the firstfruit of the passion and death of Jesus.
  18. 15:40–41 See note on Mt 27:55–56.
  19. 15:43 Joseph of Arimathea: see note on Mt 27:57–61.

Jesus Before Pilate(A)

15 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law(B) and the whole Sanhedrin,(C) made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.(D)

“Are you the king of the Jews?”(E) asked Pilate.

“You have said so,” Jesus replied.

The chief priests accused him of many things. So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.”

But Jesus still made no reply,(F) and Pilate was amazed.

Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested. A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising. The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.

“Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?”(G) asked Pilate, 10 knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas(H) instead.

12 “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.

13 “Crucify him!” they shouted.

14 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged,(I) and handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(J)

16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace(K) (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. 17 They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. 18 And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”(L) 19 Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out(M) to crucify him.

The Crucifixion of Jesus(N)

21 A certain man from Cyrene,(O) Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus,(P) was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.(Q) 22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). 23 Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh,(R) but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots(S) to see what each would get.

25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. 26 The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.(T)

27 They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. [28] [a] 29 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads(U) and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,(V) 30 come down from the cross and save yourself!” 31 In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him(W) among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! 32 Let this Messiah,(X) this king of Israel,(Y) come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

The Death of Jesus(Z)

33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.(AA) 34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[b](AB)

35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

36 Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar,(AC) put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.

37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.(AD)

38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.(AE) 39 And when the centurion,(AF) who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,[c] he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”(AG)

40 Some women were watching from a distance.(AH) Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph,[d] and Salome.(AI) 41 In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.(AJ)

The Burial of Jesus(AK)

42 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath).(AL) So as evening approached, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council,(AM) who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God,(AN) went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 When he learned from the centurion(AO) that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. 46 So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.(AP) 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph(AQ) saw where he was laid.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:28 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Luke 22:37.
  2. Mark 15:34 Psalm 22:1
  3. Mark 15:39 Some manuscripts saw that he died with such a cry
  4. Mark 15:40 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph; also in verse 47