Lucas 23
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
Jesus perante Pilatos e perante Herodes(A)
23 E, levantando-se toda a multidão deles, o levaram a Pilatos. 2 E começaram a acusá-lo, dizendo: Havemos achado este pervertendo a nossa nação, proibindo dar o tributo a César e dizendo que ele mesmo é Cristo, o rei. 3 E Pilatos perguntou-lhe, dizendo: Tu és o Rei dos judeus? E ele, respondendo, disse-lhe: Tu o dizes. 4 E disse Pilatos aos principais dos sacerdotes e à multidão: Não acho culpa alguma neste homem. 5 Mas eles insistiam cada vez mais, dizendo: Alvoroça o povo ensinando por toda a Judeia, começando desde a Galileia até aqui. 6 Então, Pilatos, ouvindo falar da Galileia, perguntou se aquele homem era galileu. 7 E, sabendo que era da jurisdição de Herodes, remeteu-o a Herodes, que também, naqueles dias, estava em Jerusalém.
8 E Herodes, quando viu a Jesus, alegrou-se muito, porque havia muito que desejava vê-lo, por ter ouvido dele muitas coisas; e esperava que lhe veria fazer algum sinal. 9 E interrogava-o com muitas palavras, mas ele nada lhe respondia. 10 E estavam os principais dos sacerdotes e os escribas acusando-o com grande veemência. 11 E Herodes, com os seus soldados, desprezou-o, e, escarnecendo dele, vestiu-o de uma roupa resplandecente, e tornou a enviá-lo a Pilatos. 12 E, no mesmo dia, Pilatos e Herodes, entre si, se fizeram amigos; pois, dantes, andavam em inimizade um com o outro.
13 E, convocando Pilatos os principais dos sacerdotes, e os magistrados, e o povo, disse-lhes: 14 Haveis-me apresentado este homem como pervertedor do povo; e eis que, examinando-o na vossa presença, nenhuma culpa, das de que o acusais, acho neste homem. 15 Nem mesmo Herodes, porque a ele vos remeti, e eis que não tem feito coisa alguma digna de morte. 16 Castigá-lo-ei, pois, e soltá-lo-ei. 17 E era-lhe necessário soltar-lhes um detento por ocasião da festa. 18 Mas toda a multidão clamou à uma, dizendo: Fora daqui com este e solta-nos Barrabás. 19 Barrabás fora lançado na prisão por causa de uma sedição feita na cidade e de um homicídio. 20 Falou, pois, outra vez Pilatos, querendo soltar a Jesus. 21 Mas eles clamavam em contrário, dizendo: Crucifica-o! Crucifica-o! 22 Então, ele, pela terceira vez, lhes disse: Mas que mal fez este? Não acho nele culpa alguma de morte. Castigá-lo-ei, pois, e soltá-lo-ei. 23 Mas eles instavam com grandes gritos, pedindo que fosse crucificado. E os seus gritos e os dos principais dos sacerdotes redobravam. 24 Então, Pilatos julgou que devia fazer o que eles pediam. 25 E soltou-lhes o que fora lançado na prisão por uma sedição e homicídio, que era o que pediam; mas entregou Jesus à vontade deles.
Jesus a caminho do Gólgota
26 E, quando o iam levando, tomaram um certo Simão, cireneu, que vinha do campo, e puseram-lhe a cruz às costas, para que a levasse após Jesus.
27 E seguia-o grande multidão de povo e de mulheres, as quais batiam nos peitos e o lamentavam. 28 Porém Jesus, voltando-se para elas, disse: Filhas de Jerusalém, não choreis por mim; chorai, antes, por vós mesmas e por vossos filhos. 29 Porque eis que hão de vir dias em que dirão: Bem-aventuradas as estéreis, e os ventres que não geraram, e os peitos que não amamentaram! 30 Então, começarão a dizer aos montes: Caí sobre nós! E aos outeiros: Cobri-nos! 31 Porque, se ao madeiro verde fazem isso, que se fará ao seco?
32 E também conduziram outros dois, que eram malfeitores, para com ele serem mortos.
A crucificação(B)
33 E, quando chegaram ao lugar chamado a Caveira, ali o crucificaram e aos malfeitores, um, à direita, e outro, à esquerda. 34 E dizia Jesus: Pai, perdoa-lhes, porque não sabem o que fazem. E, repartindo as suas vestes, lançaram sortes. 35 E o povo estava olhando. E também os príncipes zombavam dele, dizendo: Aos outros salvou; salve-se a si mesmo, se este é o Cristo, o escolhido de Deus. 36 E também os soldados escarneciam dele, chegando-se a ele, e apresentando-lhe vinagre, 37 e dizendo: Se tu és o Rei dos judeus, salva-te a ti mesmo. 38 E também, por cima dele, estava um título, escrito em letras gregas, romanas e hebraicas: Este é O Rei dos Judeus.
39 E um dos malfeitores que estavam pendurados blasfemava dele, dizendo: Se tu és o Cristo, salva-te a ti mesmo e a nós. 40 Respondendo, porém, o outro, repreendia-o, dizendo: Tu nem ainda temes a Deus, estando na mesma condenação? 41 E nós, na verdade, com justiça, porque recebemos o que os nossos feitos mereciam; mas este nenhum mal fez. 42 E disse a Jesus: Senhor, lembra-te de mim, quando entrares no teu Reino. 43 E disse-lhe Jesus: Em verdade te digo que hoje estarás comigo no Paraíso.
44 E era já quase a hora sexta, e houve trevas em toda a terra até à hora nona, 45 escurecendo-se o sol; e rasgou-se ao meio o véu do templo. 46 E, clamando Jesus com grande voz, disse: Pai, nas tuas mãos entrego o meu espírito. E, havendo dito isso, expirou. 47 E o centurião, vendo o que tinha acontecido, deu glória a Deus, dizendo: Na verdade, este homem era justo. 48 E toda a multidão que se ajuntara a este espetáculo, vendo o que havia acontecido, voltava batendo nos peitos.
A sepultura de Jesus(C)
49 E todos os seus conhecidos e as mulheres que juntamente o haviam seguido desde a Galileia estavam de longe vendo essas coisas.
50 E eis que um homem por nome José, senador, homem de bem e justo 51 (que não tinha consentido no conselho e nos atos dos outros), natural de Arimateia, cidade dos judeus, e que também esperava o Reino de Deus, 52 este, chegando a Pilatos, pediu o corpo de Jesus. 53 E, havendo-o tirado, envolveu-o num lençol e pô-lo num sepulcro escavado numa penha, onde ninguém ainda havia sido posto. 54 E era o Dia da Preparação, e amanhecia o sábado. 55 E as mulheres que tinham vindo com ele da Galileia seguiram também e viram o sepulcro e como foi posto o seu corpo. 56 E, voltando elas, prepararam especiarias e unguentos e, no sábado, repousaram, conforme o mandamento.
Luke 23
Common English Bible
Jesus before Pilate
23 The whole assembly got up and led Jesus to Pilate and 2 began to accuse him. They said, “We have found this man misleading our people, opposing the payment of taxes to Caesar, and claiming that he is the Christ, a king.”
3 Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Jesus replied, “That’s what you say.”
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no legal basis for action against this man.”
5 But they objected strenuously, saying, “He agitates the people with his teaching throughout Judea—starting from Galilee all the way here.”
Jesus before Herod
6 Hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean. 7 When he learned that Jesus was from Herod’s district, Pilate sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. 8 Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had heard about Jesus and had wanted to see him for quite some time. He was hoping to see Jesus perform some sign. 9 Herod questioned Jesus at length, but Jesus didn’t respond to him. 10 The chief priests and the legal experts were there, fiercely accusing Jesus. 11 Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt. Herod mocked him by dressing Jesus in elegant clothes and sent him back to Pilate. 12 Pilate and Herod became friends with each other that day. Before this, they had been enemies.
Jesus and Barabbas
13 Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people. 14 He said to them, “You brought this man before me as one who was misleading the people. I have questioned him in your presence and found nothing in this man’s conduct that provides a legal basis for the charges you have brought against him. 15 Neither did Herod, because Herod returned him to us. He’s done nothing that deserves death. 16 Therefore, I’ll have him whipped, then let him go.”[a]
18 But with one voice they shouted, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us.” (19 Barabbas had been thrown into prison because of a riot that had occurred in the city, and for murder.)
20 Pilate addressed them again because he wanted to release Jesus.
21 They kept shouting out, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
22 For the third time, Pilate said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I’ve found no legal basis for the death penalty in his case. Therefore, I will have him whipped, then let him go.”
23 But they were adamant, shouting their demand that Jesus be crucified. Their voices won out. 24 Pilate issued his decision to grant their request. 25 He released the one they asked for, who had been thrown into prison because of a riot and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.
On the way to the cross
26 As they led Jesus away, they grabbed Simon, a man from Cyrene, who was coming in from the countryside. They put the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus. 27 A huge crowd of people followed Jesus, including women, who were mourning and wailing for him. 28 Jesus turned to the women and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t cry for me. Rather, cry for yourselves and your children. 29 The time will come when they will say, ‘Happy are those who are unable to become pregnant, the wombs that never gave birth, and the breasts that never nursed a child.’ 30 Then they will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’[b] 31 If they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
Jesus on the cross
32 They also led two other criminals to be executed with Jesus. 33 When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right and the other on his left. 34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.” They drew lots as a way of dividing up his clothing.
35 The people were standing around watching, but the leaders sneered at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself if he really is the Christ sent from God, the chosen one.”
36 The soldiers also mocked him. They came up to him, offering him sour wine 37 and saying, “If you really are the king of the Jews, save yourself.” 38 Above his head was a notice of the formal charge against him. It read “This is the king of the Jews.”
39 One of the criminals hanging next to Jesus insulted him: “Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!”
40 Responding, the other criminal spoke harshly to him, “Don’t you fear God, seeing that you’ve also been sentenced to die? 41 We are rightly condemned, for we are receiving the appropriate sentence for what we did. But this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
43 Jesus replied, “I assure you that today you will be with me in paradise.”
Jesus’ death
44 It was now about noon, and darkness covered the whole earth until about three o’clock, 45 while the sun stopped shining. Then the curtain in the sanctuary tore down the middle. 46 Crying out in a loud voice, Jesus said, “Father, into your hands I entrust my life.”[c] After he said this, he breathed for the last time.
47 When the centurion saw what happened, he praised God, saying, “It’s really true: this man was righteous.” 48 All the crowds who had come together to see this event returned to their homes beating their chests after seeing what had happened. 49 And everyone who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance observing these things.
Jesus’ burial
50 Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council. He was a good and righteous man. 51 He hadn’t agreed with the plan and actions of the council. He was from the Jewish city of Arimathea and eagerly anticipated God’s kingdom. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. 53 Taking it down, he wrapped it in a linen cloth and laid it in a tomb carved out of the rock, in which no one had ever been buried. 54 It was the Preparation Day for the Sabbath, and the Sabbath was quickly approaching. 55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph. They saw the tomb and how Jesus’ body was laid in it, 56 then they went away and prepared fragrant spices and perfumed oils. They rested on the Sabbath, in keeping with the commandment.
Footnotes
- Luke 23:16 Critical editions of the Gk New Testament do not include 23:17 He had to release one prisoner for them because of the festival.
- Luke 23:30 Hos 10:8
- Luke 23:46 Ps 31:5
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