Isus înaintea lui Pilat

15 Dis-de-dimineaţă, conducătorii preoţilor au ţinut imediat sfat împreună cu bătrânii, cărturarii Legii şi întreg Sinedriul[a]. L-au legat pe Isus, L-au dus şi L-au dat pe mâna lui Pilat[b]. Pilat L-a întrebat:

– Eşti Tu Împăratul iudeilor?

Isus i-a răspuns:

– Este aşa cum spui.

Conducătorii preoţilor Îl acuzau de multe lucruri. Pilat L-a întrebat din nou:

– Nu răspunzi nimic? Uite de câte lucruri Te acuză ei!

Dar, spre mirarea lui Pilat, Isus n-a mai răspuns nimic.

Pilat le elibera la fiecare sărbătoare un prizonier pe care-l cereau ei. Era unul numit Baraba, închis împreună cu răsculaţii care săvârşiseră o crimă în timpul răscoalei. Mulţimea a venit şi a început să-i ceară lui Pilat să facă ceea ce făcea de obicei. Pilat i-a întrebat:

– Vreţi să vi-L eliberez pe Împăratul iudeilor?

10 Căci el înţelesese că din invidie Îl dăduseră conducătorii preoţilor pe mâna lui.

11 Însă conducătorii preoţilor au stârnit mulţimea să ceară să le elibereze mai bine pe Baraba. 12 Pilat i-a întrebat iarăşi:

– Şi atunci ce (doriţi)[c] să fac cu (Cel pe Care-L numiţi)[d] Împăratul iudeilor?

13 Ei au strigat din nou:

– Răstigneşte-L!

14 Pilat i-a întrebat:

– Dar ce rău a făcut?

Însă ei strigau şi mai tare:

– Răstigneşte-L!

15 Şi astfel, Pilat, vrând să facă pe placul mulţimii, le-a eliberat pe Baraba, iar pe Isus, după ce a pus să-L biciuiască,[e] L-a dat să fie răstignit.

Isus, batjocorit de soldaţi

16 Soldaţii L-au dus în curtea palatului, adică în pretoriu[f], şi au chemat toată cohorta[g]. 17 L-au îmbrăcat cu o mantie purpurie, au împletit o coroană de spini şi I-au aşezat-o pe cap. 18 Şi au început să-L salute zicând: „Salutare, Împărate al iudeilor!“[h] 19 Ei Îl loveau peste cap cu o trestie, Îl scuipau şi se puneau în genunchi, închinându-I-se. 20 După ce şi-au bătut joc de El astfel, L-au dezbrăcat de mantia purpurie, L-au îmbrăcat cu hainele Lui şi L-au dus afară să-L răstignească.

Răstignirea

21 Au obligat un trecător, un om care venea de la câmp, şi anume pe Simon din Cirena, tatăl lui Alexandru şi al lui Rufus, să ducă crucea lui Isus. 22 L-au adus la locul numit Golgota, care tradus înseamnă „Locul Craniului“[i]. 23 I-au dat să bea vin amestecat cu smirnă,[j] dar El nu l-a luat.[k] 24 După ce L-au răstignit, şi-au împărţit hainele Lui între ei, trăgând la sorţi pentru ele,[l] ca să ştie cine ce să ia.

25 Era ceasul al treilea[m] când L-au răstignit. 26 Au pus o inscripţie cu următoarea acuzaţie împotriva Lui: „Împăratul iudeilor“. 27 Au răstignit cu El şi doi tâlhari, unul la dreapta şi unul la stânga Lui. 28 (Astfel a fost împlinită Scriptura, care zice: „A fost numărat alături de cei nelegiuiţi.“)[n] 29 Cei ce treceau pe acolo Îl insultau, dădeau din cap şi ziceau: „Ha! Tu, Cel Care dărâmi Templul şi-l reconstruieşti în trei zile, 30 salvează-Te pe Tine Însuţi şi dă-Te jos de pe cruce!“

31 Tot aşa Îl batjocoreau între ei şi conducătorii preoţilor împreună cu cărturarii, zicând: „Pe alţii i-a salvat, dar pe Sine Însuşi nu Se poate salva! 32 «Cristosul»! «Împăratul lui Israel»! Să se coboare acum de pe cruce, ca să vedem şi să credem!“ Cei care erau răstigniţi împreună cu El Îl batjocoreau şi ei.

Moartea lui Isus

33 Când a venit ceasul al şaselea, s-a făcut întuneric peste toată ţara până la ceasul al nouălea.[o] 34 Şi la ceasul al nouălea Isus a strigat cu glas tare: „Eloi, Eloi, lema sabactani?“, care tradus înseamnă „Dumnezeul Meu, Dumnezeul Meu, de ce M-ai părăsit?“[p]

35 Unii din cei ce stăteau acolo L-au auzit şi au zis: „Iată că-l strigă pe Ilie!“

36 Cineva a alergat şi a umplut un burete cu vin acru[q], l-a pus într-o trestie şi I l-a dat să-l bea, zicând: „Lăsaţi să vedem dacă va veni Ilie să-L dea jos!“

37 Isus a scos un strigăt puternic şi Şi-a dat suflarea.

38 Atunci draperia[r] Templului a fost despicată în două, de sus până jos. 39 Când centurionul[s] care se afla în faţa lui Isus a văzut cum[t] Şi-a dat suflarea, a zis: „Într-adevăr, Omul Acesta era Fiul lui[u] Dumnezeu!“

40 Acolo erau şi nişte femei care priveau de departe. Printre ele erau şi Maria Magdalena, Maria – mama lui Iacov cel tânăr şi a lui Iose[v] – şi Salome, 41 care Îl urmaseră pe Isus şi-I slujiseră atunci când se afla în Galileea. Şi mai erau încă multe altele care veniseră cu El la Ierusalim.

Înmormântarea lui Isus

42 Când s-a făcut deja seară, pentru că era Ziua Pregătirii, adică ziua de dinaintea Sabatului, 43 Iosif din Arimateea, un sfetnic distins din Sinedriu[w], care şi el aştepta Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu, a îndrăznit să se ducă la Pilat şi să-i ceară trupul lui Isus. 44 Pilat s-a mirat că murise deja şi l-a chemat pe centurion ca să-l întrebe dacă a murit de mult timp. 45 El s-a lămurit de la centurion de lucrul aceasta şi apoi i-a dăruit lui Iosif trupul lui Isus. 46 Iosif a cumpărat o pânză de in, apoi I-a dat jos trupul, L-a înfăşurat în pânza de in, L-a pus într-un mormânt săpat în stâncă şi a rostogolit o piatră la intrarea mormântului. 47 Maria Magdalena şi Maria, mama lui Iose, au văzut unde fusese pus.

Footnotes

  1. Marcu 15:1 Vezi nota de la 14:55
  2. Marcu 15:1 Procurator (guvernator al unei provincii imperiale; o provincie imperială era una considerată nepacificată şi care necesita prezenţa trupelor; procuratorul era numit direct de către împărat; vezi nota de la F.A. 13:7 pentru o distincţie între provinciile romane) al Iudeii (26-36 d.Cr.); peste tot în capitol
  3. Marcu 15:12 Cele mai importante şi mai timpurii mss nu conţin acest cuvânt
  4. Marcu 15:12 Unele mss timpurii nu conţin aceste cuvinte
  5. Marcu 15:15 O pedeapsă cruntă. Romanii foloseau un bici din mai multe fâşii din piele, la capătul cărora se aflau bucăţi de os sau de plumb. În timp ce evreii nu permiteau mai mult de 39 de lovituri, la romani nu exista limită, adesea victimele decedând
  6. Marcu 15:16 Pretoriul era un cartier general, în cazul de faţă cartierul general al lui Pilat din Ierusalim, probabil palatul construit de Irod cel Mare sau fortăreaţa Antonia
  7. Marcu 15:16 Diviziune a legiunii romane care, în timpul Imperiului, număra un efectiv de 600 de soldaţi
  8. Marcu 15:18 Corespondentul lui Ave Cezar, însă rostit în batjocură
  9. Marcu 15:22 Lat.: Calvariae, de unde avem cuvântul românesc calvar
  10. Marcu 15:23 Vezi nota de la Mt. 27:34
  11. Marcu 15:23 Femeile obişnuiau să le dea condamnaţilor la moarte un fel de narcotic care să le uşureze suferinţa, însă, refuzându-l, Isus a dorit să fie pe deplin conştient în faţa morţii; vezi prima notă de la Mt. 27:34
  12. Marcu 15:24 Vezi Ps. 22:18
  13. Marcu 15:25 Ora 9:00
  14. Marcu 15:28 Cele mai importante mss nu conţin acest verset, acesta fiind probabil adăugat mai târziu, pe baza lui Lc. 22:37; este un citat din Is. 53:12
  15. Marcu 15:33 Între 12:00-15:00
  16. Marcu 15:34 Vezi Ps. 22:1
  17. Marcu 15:36 Un vin de calitate inferioară, numit posca, diluat foarte tare cu apă, băutură pe care o consumau de obicei sclavii şi soldaţii
  18. Marcu 15:38 Gr.: katapetasma, cea care despărţea Locul Sfânt de Locul Preasfânt; pentru semnificaţia acestui eveniment, vezi Evrei 9:1-14; 10:14-22
  19. Marcu 15:39 Ofiţer roman subaltern, comandant peste aproximativ 100 de oameni; şi în vs. 44-45
  20. Marcu 15:39 Unele mss adaugă: cum a strigat şi
  21. Marcu 15:39 Sau: un fiu de, cf. mitologiei greco-romane
  22. Marcu 15:40 Unele mss conţin Ioset, iar altele Iosif (vezi şi Mt. 27:56); şi în v. 47
  23. Marcu 15:43 Vezi nota de la 14:55

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. (G)And Pilate asked him, (H)“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, (I)“You have said so.” And the chief priests accused him of many things. And Pilate again asked him, (J)“Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.” But Jesus (K)made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

(L)Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. And among the rebels in prison, who had (M)committed murder (N)in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. 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

  1. Mark 15:15 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal
  2. Mark 15:16 Greek the praetorium
  3. Mark 15:16 Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men
  4. Mark 15:25 That is, 9 a.m.
  5. Mark 15:27 Some manuscripts insert verse 28: And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “He was numbered with the transgressors”
  6. Mark 15:33 That is, noon
  7. Mark 15:33 That is, 3 p.m.
  8. Mark 15:39 Some manuscripts insert cried out and
  9. Mark 15:39 Or a son
  10. Mark 15:44 Or Pilate wondered whether he had already died
  11. Mark 15:46 Greek he

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