1 A llora Pilato prese Gesú e lo fece flagellare.

Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him beaten.

2 E i soldati, intrecciata una corona di spine, gliela posero sul capo e gli misero addosso un manto di porpora

The soldiers put a crown of thorns on His head. They put a purple coat on Him.

3 e dicevano: «Salve, o re dei Giudei»; e lo schiaffeggiavano.

Then they said, “Hello, King of the Jews!” and hit Him with their hands.

4 P oi Pilato uscí di nuovo e disse loro: «Ecco, io ve lo conduco fuori, affinché sappiate che non trovo in lui alcuna colpa».

Pilate went out again and said to the people, “See, I bring Him out to you so you will know I do not find Him guilty.”

5 G esú dunque uscí, portando la corona di spine e il manto di porpora. E Pilato disse loro: «Ecco l'uomo!».

Jesus came out. He had on the crown of thorns and a purple coat. Pilate said to the people, “See! This is the Man!” Pilate Tries to Let Jesus Go Free

6 O ra, quando lo videro i capi sacerdoti e le guardie, si misero a gridare, dicendo: «Crocifiggilo, crocifiggilo». Pilato disse loro: «Prendetelo voi e crocifiggetelo, perché io non trovo in lui colpa alcuna».

The religious leaders and the soldiers saw Him. They spoke with loud voices, “Nail Him to a cross! Nail Him to a cross!” Pilate said, “Take Him yourselves and nail Him to a cross. As for me, I do not find Him guilty.”

7 I Giudei gli risposero: «Noi abbiamo una legge e secondo la nostra legge egli deve morire, perché si è fatto Figlio di Dio».

The Jews said to Pilate, “We have a Law that says He should die because He has said He is the Son of God.”

8 Q uando Pilato udí queste parole, ebbe ancor piú paura;

When Pilate heard them say this, he was more afraid.

9 e , rientrato nel pretorio, disse a Gesú: «Di dove sei tu?». Ma Gesú non gli diede alcuna risposta.

He went into the court room again. He said to Jesus, “Where do You come from?” Jesus did not say a word.

10 P ilato perciò gli disse: «Non mi parli? Non sai che io ho il potere di crocifiggerti e il potere di liberarti?».

Pilate said, “Will You not speak to me? Do You not know that I have the right and the power to nail You to a cross? I have the right and the power to let You go free also.”

11 G esú rispose: «Tu non avresti alcun potere su di me se non ti fosse dato dall'alto; perciò chi mi ha consegnato nelle tue mani ha maggior colpa».

Jesus said, “You would not have any right or power over Me if it were not given you from above. For this reason the one who handed Me over to you has the worse sin.”

12 D a quel momento Pilato cercava di liberarlo; ma i Giudei gridavano, dicendo: «Se liberi costui, tu non sei amico di Cesare; chiunque si fa re, si oppone a Cesare».

When Pilate heard this, he wanted to let Jesus go free. But the Jews kept saying, “If you let this Man go free, you are not a friend of Caesar! Whoever makes himself as a king is working against Caesar.”

13 P ilato dunque, udite queste parole, condusse fuori Gesú e si pose a sedere in tribunale nel luogo detto "Lastrico", e in ebraico "Gabbata";

When Pilate heard this, he had Jesus brought in front of him. Pilate sat down at the place where men stand in front of him if they are thought to be guilty. The place is called the Stone Floor.

14 o r era la preparazione della Pasqua, ed era circa l'ora sesta; e disse ai Giudei: «Ecco il vostro re».

It was the day to get ready for the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. It was about noon. Pilate said to the Jews, “See, your King!”

15 M a essi gridarono: «Via, via, crocifiggilo». Pilato disse loro: «Crocifiggerò il vostro re?». I capi dei sacerdoti risposero: «Noi non abbiamo altro re che Cesare».

They spoke with a loud voice, “Take Him away! Nail Him to a cross!” Pilate said to them, “Do you want me to nail your King to a cross?” The head religious leaders said, “We have no king but Caesar!”

16 A llora egli lo diede nelle loro mani affinché fosse crocifisso. Ed essi presero Gesú e lo condussero via.

Then Pilate handed Him over to be nailed to a cross. They took Jesus and led Him away. Jesus on the Cross

17 E d egli, portando la sua croce, si avviò verso il luogo detto "del Teschio" che in ebraico si chiama "Golgota",

Jesus carried His own cross to a hill called the Place of the Skull.

18 d ove lo crocifissero, e con lui due altri, uno di qua e l'altro di là, e Gesú nel mezzo.

There they nailed Him to the cross. With Him were two others. There was one on each side of Jesus.

19 O r Pilato fece anche un'iscrizione e la pose sulla croce, e vi era scritto: "GESU' IL NAZARENO, IL RE DEI GIUDEI".

Then Pilate put a writing on the cross which said, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

20 C osí molti dei Giudei lessero questa iscrizione, perché il luogo dove Gesú fu crocifisso era vicino alla città, e quella era scritta in ebraico, in greco e in latino.

This was read by many of the Jews. The place where Jesus was nailed to the cross was near the city. The writing was written in the Hebrew and the Latin and the Greek languages.

21 P erciò i capi dei sacerdoti dei Giudei dissero a Pilato: «Non scrivere: "Il re dei Giudei", ma che egli ha detto: "Io sono il re dei Giudei".

Then the head religious leaders of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews’! Write, ‘He said, I am the King of the Jews.’”

22 P ilato rispose: «Ciò che ho scritto, ho scritto».

Pilate said, “What I have written is to stay just as it is!” They Divided His Clothes

23 O r i soldati, quando ebbero crocifisso Gesú, presero le sue vesti e ne fecero quattro parti, una parte per ciascun soldato, e la tunica. Ma la tunica era senza cuciture, tessuta d'un sol pezzo da cima a fondo.

The soldiers who nailed Jesus to the cross took His clothes and divided them in four parts, each soldier getting one part. But His coat which was not sewed was made in one piece.

24 D issero dunque fra di loro: «Non stracciamola, ma tiriamola a sorte per decidere di chi sarà»; e ciò affinché si adempisse la Scrittura, che dice: «Hanno spartito fra di loro le mie vesti, e hanno tirato a sorte la mia tunica». I soldati dunque fecero queste cose.

They said to each other, “Let us not cut it up. Let us draw names to see whose it should be.” This happened as the Holy Writings said it would happen, “They divided My clothes among them and they drew names for My coat.”

25 O r presso la croce di Gesú stavano sua madre e la sorella di sua madre, Maria di Cleopa e Maria Maddalena.

This is what the soldiers did. The Women at the Cross The mother of Jesus and her sister Mary, the wife of Cleophas, were standing near the cross. Mary Magdalene was there also.

26 G esú allora, vedendo sua madre e presso di lei il discepolo che egli amava, disse a sua madre: «Donna, ecco tuo figlio!».

Jesus saw His mother and the follower whom He loved standing near. He said to His mother, “Woman, look at your son.”

27 P oi disse al discepolo: «Ecco tua madre!». E da quel momento il discepolo l'accolse in casa sua.

Then Jesus said to the follower, “Look at your mother.” From that time the follower took her to his own house. The Death of Jesus

28 D opo questo, sapendo Gesú che ogni cosa era ormai compiuta, affinché si adempisse la Scrittura, disse: «Ho sete».

Jesus knew that everything was now finished. Everything happened as the Holy Writings said it would happen. He said, “I am thirsty.”

29 O r c'era là un vaso pieno d'aceto. Inzuppata dunque una spugna nell'aceto e postala in cima ad un ramo d'issopo gliela accostarono alla bocca.

There was a jar full of sour wine near. They filled a sponge and put it on a stick and put it to His mouth.

30 Q uando Gesú ebbe preso l'aceto disse: «E' compiuto». E, chinato il capo, rese lo spirito.

Jesus took the sour wine and said, “It is finished.” He put His head down and gave up His spirit and died. His Bones Were Not Broken

31 O r i Giudei, essendo il giorno di Preparazione, affinché i corpi non rimanessero sulla croce il sabato, perché quel sabato era un giorno di particolare importanza, chiesero a Pilato che fossero loro spezzate le gambe e fossero portati via.

This was the day before the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. The next day was the Day of Rest and the great day of the religious gathering. The Jews went to Pilate and asked to have the legs of the men broken. They wanted their bodies taken away so they would not be hanging on the crosses on the Day of Rest.

32 I soldati dunque vennero e spezzarono le gambe al primo e poi anche all'altro, che era crocifisso con lui;

Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other one who had been nailed to crosses beside Jesus.

33 m a, arrivati a Gesú, come videro che era già morto, non gli spezzarono le gambe,

They came to Jesus. They saw He was already dead so they did not break His legs.

34 m a uno dei soldati gli trafisse il costato con una lancia, e subito ne uscí sangue ed acqua.

But one of the soldiers pushed a spear into His side. Blood and water ran out.

35 E colui che ha visto ne ha reso testimonianza e la sua testimonianza è verace, ed egli sa che dice il vero, affinché voi crediate.

The one who saw it is writing this and what he says is true. He knows he is telling the truth so you may believe.

36 Q ueste cose infatti sono accadute affinché si adempisse la Scrittura: «Non gli sarà spezzato alcun osso».

These things happened as the Holy Writings said they would happen, “Not one of His bones will be broken.”

37 E ancora un'altra Scrittura dice: «Volgeranno lo sguardo a colui che hanno trafitto».

And in another place the Holy Writings say, “They will look at Him Whose side they cut.” The Grave of Jesus

38 D opo queste cose, Giuseppe d'Arimatea che era discepolo di Gesú, ma di nascosto per timore dei Giudei, chiese a Pilato di poter prendere il corpo di Gesú; e Pilato glielo permise. Egli dunque venne e prese il corpo di Gesú.

Joseph was from the town of Arimathea. He was a follower of Jesus but was afraid of the Jews. So he worshiped without anyone knowing it. He asked Pilate if he could take away the body of Jesus. Pilate said he could. Then Joseph came and took it away.

39 O r venne anche Nicodemo, che in precedenza era andato di notte da Gesú, portando una mistura di mirra e di aloe di circa cento libbre.

Nicodemus came also. The first time he had come to Jesus had been at night. He brought with him a large box of spices.

40 E ssi dunque presero il corpo di Gesú e lo avvolsero in panni di lino con gli aromi, secondo il costume di sepoltura in uso presso i Giudei.

Then they took the body of Jesus with the spices and put it in linen cloths. This was the way the Jews made a body ready for the grave.

41 O r nel luogo dove egli fu crocifisso c'era un orto, e nell'orto un sepolcro nuovo nel quale non era ancora stato posto nessuno.

There was a garden near the place where He had been nailed to the cross. In the garden there was a new grave in the side of the hill. No one had ever been laid there.

42 L í dunque, a motivo del giorno di Preparazione dei Giudei, misero Gesú perché il sepolcro era vicino.

This place was near by. Because it was the day the Jews got ready for the special religious gathering, they laid Jesus in it.