Marcos 15
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Jesús y Pilato
15 Al amanecer, los sacerdotes principales, los líderes del país y los maestros de la Ley se reunieron con los miembros de la Junta Suprema. Terminada la reunión, ataron a Jesús, lo sacaron del palacio de Caifás y lo entregaron a Poncio Pilato, el gobernador romano.
2 Pilato le preguntó a Jesús:
—¿Eres en verdad el rey de los judíos?
Jesús respondió:
—Tú lo dices.
3 Los sacerdotes principales presentaban muchas acusaciones contra Jesús. 4 Por eso, Pilato volvió a preguntarle:
—Mira, te acusan de muchas cosas. ¿No vas a defenderte?
5 Y como Jesús no le respondía, el gobernador se quedó asombrado.
¡Que lo claven en una cruz!
6 Durante la fiesta de la Pascua, Pilato tenía la costumbre de poner en libertad a alguno de los presos, el que el pueblo quisiera. 7 En ese tiempo estaba encarcelado un bandido muy famoso, que se llamaba Barrabás. Junto con otros había matado a alguien durante un gran pleito que se armó en contra del gobierno de Roma.
8 La gente fue a ver a Pilato y empezó a pedirle que dejara libre a un prisionero, como era su costumbre. 9-10 Y como Pilato sabía que los sacerdotes principales habían entregado a Jesús sólo por envidia, le preguntó a la gente:
—¿Quieren que deje libre al rey de los judíos?
11 Pero los sacerdotes principales alborotaron a la gente para que pidiera la liberación de Barrabás.
12 Pilato volvió a preguntar:
—¿Y qué quieren que haga con el hombre que ustedes llaman “el rey de los judíos”?
13 —¡Clávalo en una cruz! —contestaron a coro.
14 Pilato les preguntó:
—Díganme, ¿qué mal ha hecho este hombre?
Pero la multitud gritó con más fuerza:
—¡Clávalo en una cruz!
15 Pilato quería quedar bien con la gente, así que dejó en libertad a Barrabás. Luego ordenó que azotaran a Jesús con un látigo y que lo clavaran en una cruz.
Todos se burlan de Jesús
16 Los soldados romanos llevaron a Jesús al patio del cuartel y llamaron al resto de la tropa. 17 Luego le pusieron a Jesús un manto de color rojo oscuro,[a] y le colocaron en la cabeza una corona hecha con ramas de espinos. 18 Entonces comenzaron a burlarse de él, y gritaban: «¡Viva el rey de los judíos!»
19 Lo golpeaban en la cabeza con una vara y lo escupían, y arrodillándose delante de él le hacían reverencias. 20 Cuando se cansaron de burlarse de él, le quitaron el manto rojo y le pusieron su propia ropa. Después se lo llevaron para clavarlo en la cruz.
21 Los soldados salieron con Jesús, y en el camino encontraron a un hombre llamado Simón, que era del pueblo de Cirene. Simón era padre de Alejandro y de Rufo; regresaba del campo y los soldados lo obligaron a cargar la cruz de Jesús.
22 Así llevaron a Jesús a un lugar llamado Gólgota, que quiere decir «La Calavera». 23 Allí le ofrecieron vino mezclado con mirra, para calmar sus dolores; pero Jesús no quiso beberlo.
24-28 Eran las nueve de la mañana cuando los soldados romanos clavaron a Jesús en la cruz. Luego hicieron un sorteo para ver quién de ellos se quedaría con su ropa. Además, colocaron un letrero para explicar por qué lo habían clavado en la cruz. El letrero decía: «El Rey de los judíos».
Junto a Jesús clavaron a dos bandidos, uno a su derecha y el otro a su izquierda. 29 La gente que pasaba por allí insultaba a Jesús y se burlaba de él, haciéndole muecas y diciéndole: «¡Hey! Tú dijiste que podías destruir el templo y construirlo de nuevo en tres días. 30 ¡Si tienes tanto poder, sálvate a ti mismo! ¡Baja de la cruz!»
31 También los sacerdotes principales y los maestros de la Ley se burlaban de él, y se decían entre sí: «Salvó a otros, pero no puede salvarse a sí mismo. 32 Dice que es el Mesías, el rey de Israel. ¡Pues que baje de la cruz y creeremos en él!»
Y también insultaban a Jesús los bandidos que habían sido clavados a su lado.
Jesús muere
33 Desde el mediodía hasta las tres de la tarde, el cielo se puso oscuro. 34 A esa hora, Jesús gritó con mucha fuerza: «Eloí, Eloí, ¿lemá sabactani?» Eso quiere decir: «¡Dios mío, Dios mío! ¿Por qué me has abandonado?»
35 Algunos de los que estaban allí lo oyeron, y dijeron: «Oigan, está llamando al profeta Elías.»
36 Uno de ellos consiguió una esponja, la empapó con vinagre, la ató al extremo de un palo largo, y se la acercó a Jesús para que bebiera. Entonces dijo: «Vamos a ver si Elías viene a bajarlo de la cruz.»
37 Jesús lanzó un fuerte grito y murió. 38 En aquel momento, la cortina del templo se partió en dos pedazos de arriba abajo.
39 El oficial romano que estaba frente a Jesús lo vio morir, y dijo:
—En verdad este hombre era el Hijo de Dios.
40 Había allí muchas mujeres que miraban desde lejos. Entre ellas estaban María Magdalena, Salomé y María, la madre de José y de Santiago el menor. 41 Ellas habían seguido y ayudado a Jesús en Galilea. Además, estaban allí muchas otras mujeres que habían acompañado a Jesús en su viaje a Jerusalén.
El entierro de Jesús
42 Ya era viernes por la tarde,[b] y los judíos se estaban preparando para las celebraciones especiales del día sábado. 43 Un hombre llamado José, del pueblo de Arimatea, no tuvo miedo de pedirle a Pilato el cuerpo de Jesús. José era un miembro muy importante de la Junta Suprema. Además, él oraba para que el reinado de Dios empezara pronto.
44 Pilato se sorprendió mucho al oír que Jesús ya había muerto. Por eso, llamó al oficial romano para ver si era cierto, y para averiguar cuándo había sucedido. 45 Cuando el oficial regresó con el informe, Pilato dio permiso para que le entregaran a José el cuerpo de Jesús.
46 José compró entonces una sábana de tela muy fina y cara. Bajó a Jesús de la cruz, lo envolvió en la sábana y lo puso en una tumba. Hacía poco tiempo que José la había mandado construir en una gran roca. Luego tapó la entrada de la tumba con una piedra muy grande. 47 Mientras tanto, María Magdalena y María la madre de José, miraban dónde ponían el cuerpo de Jesús.
Footnotes
- Marcos 15:17 El rojo oscuro era el color de los mantos que usaban los reyes de la época de Jesús.
- Marcos 15:42 Los viernes a las seis de la tarde comienza el día de descanso de los judíos.
Mark 15
English Standard Version
Jesus Delivered to Pilate
15 (A)And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests (B)held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And (C)they bound Jesus and (D)led him away and (E)delivered him over to (F)Pilate. 2 (G)And Pilate asked him, (H)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, (I)“You have said so.” 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 And Pilate again asked him, (J)“Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.” 5 But Jesus (K)made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.
Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
6 (L)Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. 7 And among the rebels in prison, who had (M)committed murder (N)in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. 8 And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. 9 And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10 For he perceived that (O)it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. 12 And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with (P)the man you call the King of the Jews?” 13 And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” 14 And Pilate said to them, “Why? (Q)What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” 15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having (R)scourged[a] Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked
16 (S)And the soldiers led him away inside (T)the palace (that is, (U)the governor's headquarters),[b] and they called together the whole (V)battalion.[c] 17 And they clothed him in (W)a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, (X)“Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they were striking his head with a reed and (Y)spitting on him and (Z)kneeling down in homage to him. 20 And when they had (AA)mocked him, they stripped him of (AB)the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they (AC)led him out to crucify him.
The Crucifixion
21 (AD)And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. 22 (AE)And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). 23 And they offered him wine mixed with (AF)myrrh, but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him and (AG)divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. 25 And (AH)it was the third hour[d] when they crucified him. 26 And the inscription of the charge against him read, (AI)“The King of the Jews.” 27 And with him they crucified two (AJ)robbers, (AK)one on his right and one on his left.[e] 29 And (AL)those who passed by derided him, (AM)wagging their heads and saying, (AN)“Aha! (AO)You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!” 31 So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, (AP)“He saved others; (AQ)he cannot save himself. 32 Let (AR)the Christ, (AS)the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may (AT)see and believe.” (AU)Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
The Death of Jesus
33 And when the sixth hour[f] had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.[g] 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus (AV)cried with a loud voice, (AW)“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” 36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with (AX)sour wine, put it on a reed (AY)and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” 37 And Jesus (AZ)uttered a loud cry and (BA)breathed his last. 38 And (BB)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 (BC)And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he[h] breathed his last, he said, (BD)“Truly this man was the Son[i] of God!”
40 There were also (BE)women looking on (BF)from a distance, among whom were (BG)Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and (BH)Salome. 41 When he was in Galilee, they followed him and (BI)ministered to him, and there were also many other women who (BJ)came up with him to Jerusalem.
Jesus Is Buried
42 (BK)And when evening had come, since it was (BL)the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, (BM)a respected member of the council, who (BN)was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died.[j] And summoning (BO)the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. 45 And when he learned from (BP)the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph. 46 And Joseph[k] bought (BQ)a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and (BR)laid him in a tomb (BS)that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled (BT)a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47 (BU)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
Footnotes
- Mark 15:15 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal
- Mark 15:16 Greek the praetorium
- Mark 15:16 Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men
- Mark 15:25 That is, 9 a.m.
- Mark 15:27 Some manuscripts insert verse 28: And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “He was numbered with the transgressors”
- Mark 15:33 That is, noon
- Mark 15:33 That is, 3 p.m.
- Mark 15:39 Some manuscripts insert cried out and
- Mark 15:39 Or a son
- Mark 15:44 Or Pilate wondered whether he had already died
- Mark 15:46 Greek he
Mark 15
American Standard Version
15 And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, Thou sayest. 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of. 5 But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.
6 Now at [a]the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him. 7 And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder. 8 And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he was wont to do unto them. 9 And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? 10 For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them. 12 And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? 13 And they cried out again, Crucify him. 14 And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him. 15 And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the [b]Praetorium; and they call together the whole [c]band. 17 And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him; 18 and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19 And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees [d]worshipped him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.
21 And they [e]compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. 23 And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. 24 And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each 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 robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.[f] 29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the [g]temple, and buildest it in three days, 30 save thyself, and come down from the cross. 31 In like manner also the chief priests mocking him among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; [h]himself he cannot save. 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole [i]land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, [j]My God, my God, [k]why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah. 36 And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down. 37 And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 38 And the veil of the [l]temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he [m]so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was [n]the Son of God. 40 And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of [o]James the [p]less and of Joses, and Salome; 41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women that came up with him unto Jerusalem.
42 And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43 there came Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether [q]he had been any while dead. 45 And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph. 46 And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Footnotes
- Mark 15:6 Or, a feast
- Mark 15:16 Or, palace
- Mark 15:16 Or, cohort
- Mark 15:19 See marginal note on 5:6.
- Mark 15:21 Greek impress.
- Mark 15:27 Many ancient authorities insert verse 28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was reckoned with transgressors. See Lk. 22:37.
- Mark 15:29 Or, sanctuary
- Mark 15:31 Or, can he not save himself?
- Mark 15:33 Or, earth
- Mark 15:34 Ps. 22:1.
- Mark 15:34 Or, why didst thou forsake me?
- Mark 15:38 Or, sanctuary
- Mark 15:39 Many ancient authorities read so cried out, and gave up the ghost.
- Mark 15:39 Or, a son of God
- Mark 15:40 Or, Jacob
- Mark 15:40 Greek little.
- Mark 15:44 Many ancient authorities read were already dead.
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