Mark 15
New International Reader's Version
Jesus Is Brought to Pilate
15 It was very early in the morning. The chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law, and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they tied Jesus up and led him away. Then they handed him over to Pilate.
2 “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate.
“You have said so,” Jesus replied.
3 The chief priests brought many charges against him. 4 So Pilate asked him again, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they charge you with.”
5 But Jesus still did not reply. Pilate was amazed.
6 It was the usual practice at the Passover Feast to let one prisoner go free. The people could choose the one they wanted. 7 A man named Barabbas was in prison. He was there with some other people who had fought against the country’s rulers. They had committed murder while they were fighting against the rulers. 8 The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.
9 “Do you want me to let the king of the Jews go free?” asked Pilate. 10 He knew that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him because they wanted to get their own way. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd. So the crowd asked Pilate to let Barabbas go free instead.
12 “Then what should I do with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.
13 “Crucify him!” the crowd shouted.
14 “Why? What wrong has he done?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”
15 Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd. So he let Barabbas go free. He ordered that Jesus be whipped. Then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross.
The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus
16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace. It was called the Praetorium. They called together the whole company of soldiers. 17 The soldiers put a purple robe on Jesus. Then they twisted thorns together to make a crown. They placed it on his head. 18 They began to call out to him, “We honor you, king of the Jews!” 19 Again and again they hit him on the head with a stick. They spit on him. They fell on their knees and pretended to honor him. 20 After they had made fun of him, they took off the purple robe. They put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to nail him to a cross.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
21 A man named Simon was passing by. He was from Cyrene. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. Simon was on his way in from the country. The soldiers forced him to carry the cross. 22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha. The word Golgotha means the Place of the Skull. 23 Then they gave him wine mixed with spices. But he did not take it. 24 They nailed him to the cross. Then they divided up his clothes. They cast lots to see what each of them would get.
25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26 They wrote out the charge against him. It read,
The King of the Jews.
27-28 They crucified with him two rebels against Rome. One was on his right and one was on his left. 29 Those who passed by shouted at Jesus and made fun of him. They shook their heads and said, “So you are going to destroy the temple and build it again in three days? 30 Then come down from the cross! Save yourself!” 31 In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law made fun of him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said. “But he can’t save himself! 32 Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross! When we see that, we will believe.” Those who were being crucified with Jesus also made fun of him.
Jesus Dies
33 At noon, darkness covered the whole land. It lasted three hours. 34 At three o’clock in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” This means “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?” (Psalm 22:1)
35 Some of those standing nearby heard Jesus cry out. They said, “Listen! He’s calling for Elijah.”
36 Someone ran and filled a sponge with wine vinegar. He put it on a stick. He offered it to Jesus to drink. “Leave him alone,” he said. “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.”
37 With a loud cry, Jesus took his last breath.
38 The temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 A Roman commander was standing there in front of Jesus. He saw how Jesus died. Then he said, “This man was surely the Son of God!”
40 Not very far away, some women were watching. Mary Magdalene was among them. Mary, the mother of the younger James and of Joseph, was also there. So was Salome. 41 In Galilee these women had followed Jesus. They had taken care of his needs. Many other women were also there. They had come up with him to Jerusalem.
Jesus Is Buried
42 It was the day before the Sabbath. That day was called Preparation Day. As evening approached, 43 Joseph went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Joseph was from the town of Arimathea. He was a leading member of the Jewish Council. He was waiting for God’s kingdom. 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead. So he called for the Roman commander. He asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 The commander said it was true. So Pilate gave the body to Joseph. 46 Then Joseph bought some linen cloth. He took down the body and wrapped it in the linen. He put it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body had been placed.
Markus 15
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
15 Og straks om morgenen holdt ypperstepresten samråd med de eldste og de skriftlærde, hele rådet, og de bandt Jesus, og førte ham bort og overgav ham til Pilatus.
2 Og Pilatus spurte ham: Er du jødenes konge? Han svarte ham og sa: Du sier det.
3 Og yppersteprestene førte mange klagemål imot ham.
4 Da spurte Pilatus ham atter: Svarer du ikke et ord? Se hvor svære klagemål de fører mot dig!
5 Men Jesus svarte ikke mere, så Pilatus undret sig.
6 Men på høitiden pleide han å gi dem en fange fri, hvem de bad om.
7 Nu var det en som hette Barabbas; han var kastet i fengsel sammen med nogen oprørere som hadde gjort et mord under oprøret;
8 og folket kom op og begynte å be Pilatus om det som han alltid pleide å gjøre.
9 Da svarte han dem og sa: Vil I jeg skal gi eder jødenes konge fri?
10 For han visste at det var av avind yppersteprestene hadde overgitt ham til ham.
11 Men yppersteprestene egget folket op til å be om at han heller skulde gi dem Barabbas fri.
12 Da svarte Pilatus atter og sa til dem: Hvad vil I da jeg skal gjøre med ham som I kaller jødenes konge?
13 De ropte igjen: Korsfest ham!
14 Pilatus sa til dem: Hvad ondt har han da gjort? Men de ropte enda sterkere: Korsfest ham!
15 Da nu Pilatus vilde gjøre folket til lags, gav han dem Barabbas fri og lot Jesus hudstryke og overgav ham til å korsfestes.
16 Og stridsmennene førte ham bort, inn i gården, det er borgen, og kalte hele vakten sammen,
17 og de klædde ham i en purpurkappe, og flettet en tornekrone og satte på ham,
18 og begynte å hilse ham: Vær hilset, du jødenes konge!
19 Og de slo ham i hodet med et rør og spyttet på ham og falt på kne og hyldet ham.
20 Og da de hadde spottet ham, tok de purpurkappen av ham og klædde ham i hans egne klær. Så førte de ham ut for å korsfeste ham.
21 Og det møtte dem en mann som kom ute fra landet, Simon fra Kyrene, far til Aleksander og Rufus; ham tvang de til å bære hans kors.
22 Og de førte ham til stedet Golgata, det er utlagt: Hodeskallestedet,
23 og de gav ham vin med myrra i; men han tok den ikke.
24 Og de korsfestet ham og delte hans klær imellem sig og kastet lodd om hvad hver skulde få.
25 Det var den tredje time da de korsfestet ham.
26 Og innskriften med klagemålet imot ham lød: Jødenes konge.
27 Og sammen med ham korsfestet de to røvere, en på hans høire og en på hans venstre side;
28 og Skriften blev opfylt, som sier: Og han blev regnet blandt ugjerningsmenn.
29 Og de som gikk forbi, spottet ham, og rystet på hodet og sa: Tvi dig, du som bryter ned templet og bygger det op igjen på tre dager!
30 frels dig selv og stig ned av korset!
31 Likeså spottet også yppersteprestene ham sig imellem sammen med de skriftlærde og sa: Andre har han frelst, sig selv kan han ikke frelse!
32 La nu Messias, Israels konge, stige ned av korset, så vi kan se det og tro! Også de som var korsfestet sammen med ham, hånte ham.
33 Og da den sjette time var kommet, blev det mørke over hele landet like til den niende time.
34 Og ved den niende time ropte Jesus med høi røst: Elo'i! Elo'i! lama sabaktani? det er utlagt: Min Gud! Min Gud! hvorfor har du forlatt mig?
35 Og da nogen av dem som stod der, hørte det, sa de: Se, han roper på Elias!
36 Men en løp frem og fylte en svamp med eddik og stakk den på et rør og gav ham å drikke og sa: Vent, la oss se om Elias kommer for å ta ham ned!
37 Men Jesus ropte med høi røst og utåndet.
38 Og forhenget i templet revnet i to stykker fra øverst til nederst.
39 Men da høvedsmannen, som stod like imot ham, så at han utåndet med et sådant rop, sa han: Sannelig, denne mann var Guds Sønn!
40 Men der var også nogen kvinner som så på i frastand; blandt dem var også Maria Magdalena og Maria, mor til Jakob den yngre og Joses, og Salome,
41 som hadde fulgt ham og tjent ham da han var i Galilea, og mange andre kvinner som hadde draget op med ham til Jerusalem.
42 Og da det alt var blitt aften - det var beredelses-dagen, det er dagen før sabbaten -
43 kom Josef av Arimatea, en høit aktet rådsherre, som også ventet på Guds rike, og han vågde sig til å gå inn til Pilatus og be om Jesu legeme.
44 Men Pilatus undret sig om han alt skulde være død,
45 og han kalte høvedsmannen for sig og spurte ham om det var lenge siden han døde; og da han hadde fått det å vite av høvedsmannen, gav han liket til Josef.
46 Og Josef kjøpte fint linklæde og tok ham ned og svøpte ham i linklædet og la ham i en grav som var uthugget i klippen, og veltet en sten for døren til graven.
47 Men Maria Magdalena og Maria, mor til Joses, så hvor han blev lagt.
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