マルコの福音書 15
Japanese Living Bible
イエスの裁判、十字架の死、埋葬
15 朝早く、祭司長と長老、それにユダヤ教の教師たちからなる最高議会の全議員が、次の手はずをあれこれ協議した結果、イエスを縛ったまま、ローマ総督ピラトに引き渡すことに決まりました。
2 「おまえはユダヤ人の王なのか」というピラトの尋問に、イエスは、「そのとおりです」とだけお答えになりました。 3 そこで祭司長たちは、あることないことをあげつらい、イエスを訴えました。 4 これを聞いたピラトは、「どうして何も言わないのか。あんなにまで訴えているのに平気なのか」と尋ねました。 5 しかしイエスは、ひとこともお答えになりません。これにはピラトも驚き、あきれてしまいました。
6 さてピラトは、毎年、過越の祭りには、人々の願うままにユダヤ人の囚人を一人、釈放してやることにしていました。 7 たまたまこの時、暴動で人殺しをし、投獄されていた暴徒たちの中に、バラバという男がいました。 8 群衆はピラトの前に押し寄せ、例年どおり囚人を釈放するよう迫りました。 9 そこで、ピラトは尋ねました。「『ユダヤ人の王』を釈放してほしいのか。おまえたちが赦してほしいのはこの男か。」 10 ピラトがこう言ったのは、イエスが捕らえられたのは、彼の人気をねたむ祭司長たちのでっち上げによるとにらんだからです。
11 ところが、祭司長たちも抜かりはありません。たくみに群衆をけしかけ、イエスではなくバラバの釈放を要求させたのです。
12 「バラバは釈放するとして、おまえたちが王と呼んでいるあの男はいったいどうするつもりか。」
13 「十字架につけろ！」
14 「なぜだ。あの男が、いったいどんな悪事を働いたというのだ。」それでも群衆はおさまりません。なおも大声で、「十字架につけろ！」と叫び続けます。 15 ピラトは群衆のきげんをそこねたくなかったので、結局、バラバを釈放することにしました。イエスのほうは、先端に鉛のついたむちで打たせてから、十字架につけるために引き渡しました。
16 ローマ兵たちはイエスを総督官邸内の兵営に引き立てて行き、全部隊を召集しました。 17 その目の前で、イエスに紫色のガウンを着せ、長く鋭いとげのあるいばらで冠を作り、頭にかぶせると、 18 「おい、ユダヤ人の王よ」とはやしたて、皮肉たっぷりに敬礼しました。 19 それから、頭を葦の棒でたたいたり、つばをかけたり、ひれ伏して拝むまねをしたりして、からかいました。 20 こうしてさんざん笑いものにしたあげく、紫色のガウンをはぎとってもとの着物を着せ、いよいよ十字架につけるために引き出しました。 21 途中、ちょうど田舎から来合わせていたクレネ人のシモンという男に、むりやりイエスの十字架を背負わせました〔シモンは、アレキサンデルとルポスの父〕。
22 兵士たちは、イエスをゴルゴタ〔どくろ〕と呼ばれる場所に連れて行きました。 23 そこで、没薬を混ぜたぶどう酒（痛みを和らげる飲み物）を飲ませようとしましたが、イエスはお断りになりました。 24 兵士たちは、イエスを十字架につけてしまうと、さっそくくじを引き、その着物を分け合いました。 25 イエスが十字架につけられたのは、朝の九時ごろでした。
26 イエスの頭上には罪状書きが掲げられ、それには「ユダヤ人の王」と書いてありました。
27 その日、二人の強盗も、イエスといっしょに十字架につけられました。二人の十字架はイエスの両側に立てられました。 28 こうして、「彼は罪人の一人に数えられた」（イザヤ53・12）という聖書のことばどおりになったのです。
29-30 刑場のそばを通りかかった人たちは、大げさな身ぶりで、「神殿を打ちこわして三日で建て直すんだってなあ。そんなに偉いなら、たった今、十字架から降りて来いよ。自分を救ったらどうなんだ！」と、口ぎたなくイエスをののしりました。 31 祭司長やユダヤ人の指導者たちも、同じようにあざけりました。「人を救っても、自分は救えないというわけか。」 32 「キリスト様。イスラエルの王様。十字架から降りてみろ。そうしたら信じてやろうじゃないか。」イエスの両側で十字架につけられていた強盗までが、悪口をあびせました。
33 さて正午になったころ、あたりが急に暗くなり、一面の闇におおわれました。それが三時間も続きました。 34 三時ごろイエスは大声で、「エリ、エリ、レマ、サバクタニ」と叫ばれました。それは、「わが神、わが神。どうしてわたしをお見捨てになったのですか」という意味です。 35 近くでその声を聞いた人の中には、預言者エリヤを呼んでいるのだと思った者もいました。 36 その時、一人の男がさっと駆け寄り、海綿に酸いぶどう酒を含ませると、それを葦の棒につけて差し出しました。そして、「さあ、エリヤがこの男を降ろしに来るかどうか、とくと見ようじゃないか」と言いました。 37 イエスはもう一度大声で叫ぶと、息を引き取られました。
38 するとどうでしょう。神殿の幕が、上から下まで真っ二つに裂けたのです。 39 十字架のそばに立っていたローマ軍の士官は、イエスの死の有様を見て、「この方はほんとうに神の子だった」と言いました。
40 数人の婦人が、遠くから恐る恐るこの様子をながめていました。それは、マグダラのマリヤ、小ヤコブとヨセの母マリヤ、サロメをはじめ、何人かの婦人たちで、 41 イエスがガリラヤにおられた時、いつも仕えていた人たちでした。ほかにもたくさんの婦人が、イエスといっしょにエルサレムまで来ていました。
42-43 以上の出来事はすべて、安息日の前日に起こったことです。その日の夕方、一人の人がピラトのところへ行き、勇気を奮い起こして、イエスの遺体を引き取りたいと申し出ました。その人はアリマタヤ出身のヨセフといい、ユダヤの最高議会の有力な議員で、神の国が来ることを熱心に待ち望んでいました。
44 ピラトは、イエスがもう死んでしまったとは信じられず、ローマ軍の士官を呼びつけ、問いただしました。 45 士官が死を確認したので、それならよいと遺体の引き取りを許可しました。
46 ヨセフは亜麻布を買って来ると、イエスの遺体を十字架から取り降ろし、布でくるんで、岩をくり抜いた墓の中に納め、入口は石を転がしてふさぎました。 47 マグダラのマリヤとヨセの母マリヤとは、イエスが葬られるのをじっと見守っていました。
Mark 15
The Voice
15 When morning came, the chief priests met in council with all the Jewish leaders. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and turned Him over to the Roman governor, Pilate.
Pilate (after hearing them): 2 Are You the King of the Jews?
Jesus: You have said so.
3 The chief priests went on to accuse Jesus of many things, but Jesus simply stood quietly.
Pilate: 4 Do You have anything to say? How do You respond to all these charges that have been made against You?
5 But Jesus said nothing more, and Pilate was astonished.
6 Now it was his custom at that feast that Pilate should release one prisoner from custody, whomever the people most desired. 7 There was one rebel from those imprisoned for insurrection against the Roman occupation. He had committed murder during an uprising. His name was Barabbas. 8 A crowd had gathered in front of Pilate’s judgment seat to request that Pilate follow his usual custom.
9 Pilate turned to them.
Pilate: Why don’t I release to you the King of the Jews?
10 He knew that the chief priests had delivered Jesus because they were threatened by Him, not because Jesus was a criminal.
11 But priests moved among the crowd and persuaded them to call for Barabbas instead.
Pilate: 12 Then what do you want me to do with the King of the Jews?
Crowd: 13 Crucify Him, crucify Him!
14 But now he called to them.
Pilate: Why? What has He done to deserve such a sentence?
Crowd (crying all the louder): Crucify Him, crucify Him!
Barabbas is an active and a militant Jewish leader. In one sense, the choice that the crowd is offered—to have either Jesus or Barabbas released—can be seen as a choice between two types of revolutions. Do they want a revolution of power, a revolution that is easily visible, a revolution that will conquer their enemies in a way they can understand? Or do they want a revolution of healing, a revolution of love, a revolution that will bring the kingdom of God to earth in a mystical, transcendental way? It’s no wonder they make the choice they do. Who wants a gentle revolution in a time of war?
15 When Pilate saw that he could not persuade the crowd to change its mind, he released Barabbas to them and had Jesus publicly whipped, which was the normal prelude to crucifixion. Then he had Jesus led away to be crucified. 16 The soldiers took Him into the headquarters of the governor; and the rest of the soldiers in the detachment gathered there, hundreds of them. 17 They put a purple robe on Him and made a crown of thorns that they forced onto His head, 18 and they began to cry out in mock salute.
Soldiers: Hail to the King of the Jews!
19 For a long while they beat Him on the head with a reed, spat upon Him, and knelt down as if to honor Him. 20 When they had finished mocking Him, they stripped off His purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they took Him away to be executed.
21 Along the way, they met a man from Cyrene, Simon (the father of Rufus and Alexander), who was coming in from the fields; and they ordered him to carry the heavy crossbar of the cross. 22 And so they came at last to the execution site, a hill called Golgotha, which means the “Place of a Skull.”
23 The soldiers offered Jesus wine mixed with myrrh to dull His pain, but He refused it. 24 And so they crucified Him, divided up His clothes, and cast lots (an ancient equivalent of rolling dice) to see who would keep the clothes they had stripped from Him.
25 His crucifixion began about nine o’clock in the morning. 26 Over His head hung a sign that indicated the charge for which He was being crucified. It read, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.” 27 On either side of Him were two insurgents who also had received the death penalty. [28 And the Hebrew Scripture was completed that said, “He was considered just another criminal.”][a]
29 Those passing by on their way into or out of Jerusalem insulted and ridiculed Him.
Some in the Crowd: So You’re the One who was going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days? 30 Well, if You’re so powerful, then why don’t You rescue Yourself? Come on down from the cross!
Chief Priests and Scribes (mocking Jesus among themselves): 31 He rescued others, but He can’t rescue Himself. 32 Let the Anointed—the King of Israel—come down from the cross now, and we will see it and believe.
Even the insurgents who were being crucified next to Him taunted Him and reviled Him.
33 At noon, the day suddenly darkened for three hours across the entire land. 34 Sometime around three o’clock Jesus called out in a loud voice.
Jesus: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?
Jesus was speaking, as in the psalms, “My God, My God, why have You turned Your back on Me?”[b]
35 Some of those standing nearby misunderstood Him.
Bystanders: Hey, He’s calling for Elijah.
36 One of them filled a sponge with wine that had turned to vinegar and lifted it to Jesus’ lips on a stick so He could drink.
Bystander: Let’s see if Elijah will come to take Him down.
37 Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and He took His last breath.
38 At that moment, the curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
The tearing of the temple veil is a picture of what Jesus’ death has accomplished. The temple sanctuary is divided into two sections: the holy place and the most holy place. The most holy place is a chamber so sanctified that only the high priest can enter—and then only once a year. There God’s presence is manifest on earth.
A long curtain divides the two areas, and at the moment of Jesus’ death it is torn in two. The veil that serves as a means to protect everyone but the high priest from the power of God’s presence is no longer needed because Jesus, on account of His sacrificial death, gives everyone access to God. Only God Himself can rip the curtain in two “from top to bottom,” opening the way for people to come into His presence.
39 The Roman Centurion, the soldier in charge of the executions, stood in front of Jesus, [heard His words,][c] and saw the manner of His death.
Centurion: Surely this man was the Son of God!
40 Off in the distance, away from the crowds, stood some women who knew and had followed Jesus, including Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of the younger James, Joses, and Salome. 41 These were women who used to care for Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who had followed Jesus to Jerusalem joined them.
42 Evening came. The crucifixion had taken place on preparation day, Friday, before the Jewish Sabbath began at sundown. 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the ruling council who was also a believer anxiously waiting for the kingdom of God, went to Pilate and boldly asked for the body of Jesus.
44 Pilate could not believe Jesus was already dead, so he sent for the Centurion, 45 who confirmed it. Then Pilate gave Joseph permission to take the body.
46 Joseph had the body wrapped in a linen burial cloth he had purchased and laid Him in a tomb that had been carved out of rock. Then he had a stone rolled over the opening to seal it. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching as the body was interred.
Footnotes
- 15:28 Some manuscripts omit verse 28, a quote from Isaiah 53:12.
- 15:34 Psalm 22:1
- 15:39 Some early manuscripts omit this portion.
Mark 15
King James Version
15 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it.
3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
6 Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, The King Of The Jews.
27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
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