Jesus In Front Da Governa

27 Early morning time, all da main priest guys an da older leadas fo da peopo wen go figga out how dey goin kill Jesus. ² Dey tie him up, take him away, an wen give him to Pilate, da governa.

Judas Mahke

³ Now Judas, da guy dat wen set up Jesus, wen see wat wen happen. Afta he find out dat dey really goin kill Jesus fo real kine, he come sorry an start fo tink diffren. So, he take back all da thirty silva coins fo give um to da main priest guys an da older leadas dat wen give um to him befo. ⁴ He tell um, “Eh, I wen do someting wrong! I wen set up one guy dat neva do notting!”

But dey tell him, “Eh, no bodda us wit dat! Dass yoa problem!” ⁵ So Judas throw down da thirty silva coins right dea inside da temple, an wen go hang himself.

⁶ Den da main priest guys take da thirty silva coins. Dey say, “No good we put dis money inside da place wea da peopo give money fo da temple, cuz dis wen pay fo somebodyʼs blood.”

⁷ So dey figga dis: “We go buy da land from da guy dat make clay pots, yeah? Den if somebody come from far away, an mahke, an nobody know who him, we can bury um ova dea inside dat field.” ⁸ Dass why, dat field, dey call um “Da Blood Field” even till now.

⁹ Dis wen happen jalike Jeremiah wen say befo time. He da guy dat wen talk fo God, an he wen say, “Had some Israel peopo dat wen say, ‘We give thirty silva coins fo dis guy.’ ¹⁰ Dey talk wit da guy who make clay pots, an dey give him da coins fo his field, jalike da Boss wen tell me fo do.” Dass wat Jeremiah wen say.

Pilate Aks Jesus Plenny Stuff

¹¹ Same time Jesus was standing in front Pilate, da governa. Pilate aks him, “Eh, you da King fo da Jews, o wat?”

Jesus tell him, “You da one wen say dat.” ¹² Da main priest guys an da older leadas wen poin finga plenny at Jesus. But he still neva say notting.

¹³ Pilate aks him, “You no hear all da stuff dey saying bout you?” ¹⁴ An still yet Jesus neva say notting. So Pilate start fo try figga dis guy.

Dey Say Jesus Gotta Mahke

¹⁵ Now, Governa Pilate, he let one prisona guy go every year, Passova time. Any guy da peopo pick, Pilate let um go. ¹⁶ Had one guy name Barabbas dat stay inside da prison. All da peopo know bout him. ¹⁷ So wen all da peopo come togedda, Pilate aks um, “Who you guys like me let go fo you? Barabbas, o Jesus da guy dey call da Christ guy, dat dey say God wen send um?” ¹⁸ Now, Pilate know dat da leada guys wen give Jesus to him cuz dey so mad at Jesus, cuz everybody listen to him, not dem.

¹⁹ Pilate was still sitting on top da judge chair, an his wife wen send somebody by him fo say, “No bodda wit dat Jesus guy, cuz he neva do notting. I wen suffa plenny inside one dream cuz a him!”

²⁰ But da main priest guys an da older leadas wen presha da peopo fo say dis: “Kill Jesus awready! We like Barabbas!”

²¹ Governa Pilate wen aks one mo time, “Get two guys ova hea. Which one you like me let go?”

Dey say, “Barabbas!”

²² So Pilate aks um, “Den wat I goin do wit Jesus, da Christ guy, dat dey say God wen send?”

Dey all say, “Kill him on top one cross!”

²³ But Pilate say, “How come? Wat kine bad ting he wen do?”

But dey yell mo loud, “Kill him on top one cross!”

²⁴ Den Pilate know he no can make dem change dea minds, cuz da peopo was bussing up da place awready. So he take da water an wash his hands in front da peopo. He say, “You guys no can blame me fo wateva you guys do to dis guy! Dass you guys problem!”

²⁵ An all da peopo say, “Yeah, us guys an our kids goin be da one fo take da blame fo make um mahke!”

²⁶ Den Pilate tell da army guys fo let Barabbas go, an go whip Jesus, an den kill him on top one cross.

Da Army Guys Play Any Kine Stuff On Jesus

²⁷ Den da army guys dat work fo da governa wen take Jesus inside da palace, an dey tell all da odda army guys fo come by dem. ²⁸ Dey take off Jesus clotheses an put one long red king kine robe on top him. ²⁹ Dey make one crown from thorns, an put um on top his head. An dey put one stick in his right hand. An dey go down in front him an make fun a him. Dey say, “Ho! Check um out! Da King fo da Jews!” ³⁰ An dey spit on top him, an take da stick an wack him on top his head plenny times. ³¹ Wen dey was pau play wit him, dey take off da red robe an put his own clotheses back on top him. Den dey wen take him outside fo kill him on top one cross.

Dey Hang Jesus On Top One Cross Fo Mahke

³² Wen dey going out from Jerusalem, dey meet one guy name Simon from Cyrene town. Dey tell um he gotta carry Jesus cross. ³³ Dey come by da place dey call “Golgota,” dat mean “Da Skull Place.” ³⁴ Dey try give Jesus wine wit bitta stuff inside, but wen he taste da wine, he no like.

³⁵ Dey hang him on top da cross, an den dey throw dice, fo see wat guy goin get which clotheses from Jesus. ³⁶ Den dey sit down an guard him. ³⁷ Dey make one sign an put um ova his head, fo tell everybody wat he wen do wrong. Da sign say,

³⁸ Dey hang two prisona guys on top two crosses near him, one on da right side an da odda one on da left side. ³⁹ Had some guys walking ova dea dat shake dea fingas at him an say, “Oh, fo shame! ⁴⁰ You wen say dat you goin broke down da temple an goin build um up again befo three days pau! So, we like see you get yoaself outa dis! If you Godʼs Boy, come down from da cross now!”

⁴¹ Da main priest guys, da guys dat teach Godʼs Rules, an da older leadas wen make fun too, jalike da odda guys. Dey tell, ⁴² “He wen get da odda guys outa da stuff dey stay in, but he no can get himself outa dis! If he da King fo da Israel peopo, kay den, let him come down from da cross now! Den we goin trus him! ⁴³ He stay trussing God. So, let God get him outa dis stuff now, if God like him! Cuz he wen say, ‘I Godʼs Boy.’ ” ⁴⁴ An da prisona guys dat stay hanging dea near him, dey making fun a him too, jalike da odda guys.

Jesus Mahke

⁴⁵ Noon time, wen get real dark all ova da place, fo three hours. ⁴⁶ Three clock Jesus wen yell real loud an say, “Eli, eli, lema sabaktani!” Aramaic language, dat mean, “My God, my God, how come you go way an leave me ova hea?”

⁴⁷ Some odda guys dat stay ova dea wen hear him, an tell, “Dis guy stay yelling fo Elijah fo come!” ⁴⁸ One guy wen run an put one sponge inside da sour wine, an put um on top one bamboo, an try give um to Jesus fo drink.

⁴⁹ But da odda guys say, “Try wait! We go see if Elijah goin come fo get him outa dis.” ⁵⁰ Den Jesus yell again real loud, an den he let go his spirit.

⁵¹ Right den an dea da big curtain inside da temple broke in two from da top to da bottom. An da groun wen shake, an da rocks wen split up, an da graves wen open. (An you know wat? Plenny mahke guys who was all out fo God long time ago, dea bodies wen come alive again, afta Jesus wen come back alive from mahke. Dey wen come outa dea graves, an dey go inside Jerusalem, da town dat stay spesho fo God, an plenny peopo wen spock um, you know.)

⁵⁴ So da captain fo da army guys an da odda guys dat was guarding Jesus too, dey wen see da groun shaking, an everyting dat stay happening, an dey come real scared, an dey say, “Fo real kine, dis was Godʼs Boy!”

⁵⁵ Had plenny wahines standing far, watching everyting. Befo time, dey wen go wit Jesus from Galilee side, fo take care him. ⁵⁶ Had Mary from Magdala, an one nodda Mary dat get two boys, James an Joseph, an Zebedeeʼs wife dat get two boys, an had odda wahines.

Dey Go Bury Jesus

⁵⁷ Had one rich guy from Arimatea, name Joseph. He wen stick wit Jesus. ⁵⁸ He go in front Pilate befo da sun go down, an aks Pilate if he can take Jesus body. So Pilate tell his guys fo give him da body. ⁵⁹ Joseph take down da body from da cross, an wrap um up inside one clean cloth, ⁶⁰ an put um inside his own new tomb, da one dat was awready cut inside da rock. Dey push one big rock in front da hole fo close um. An dey go way. ⁶¹ Mary from Magdala an da odda Mary stay sitting ova dea on da odda side. Dass wea dey can see da tomb.

Da Police Guards By Da Tomb

⁶² Da nex day, afta da Make Ready Day Fo Da Passova time, da main priest guys an da Pharisee guys come togedda in front Pilate. ⁶³ Dey say, “Eh Governa, us guys rememba, wen dat fake guy still alive, he tell, ‘Afta three days I goin come back alive again.’ ⁶⁴ So us guys tinking, try put some guards in front da tomb till day numba three, so dat his guys no can come an steal his body. Cuz if dey do dat, den dey goin tell da peopo, ‘Try look! He wen come back alive from mahke.’ An den dis fake ting goin be mo worse den da first fake ting, wen he wen tell he da Christ guy.”

⁶⁵ So Pilate tell um, “Use yoa own police guys. Send um fo guard um, jalike you guys wen say.” ⁶⁶ Den dey wen go an put one seal on top da big rock da close da tomb, an leave some police guards ova dea fo guard um.