São Lucas 23

1 Levantou-se a sessão e conduziram Jesus dian­te de Pilatos,

2 e puseram-se a acusá-lo: "Temos encontrado este homem excitando o povo à revolta, proibindo pagar imposto ao imperador e dizendo-se Messias e rei".

3 Pilatos perguntou-lhe: "És tu o rei dos judeus?" Jesus res­pondeu: "Sim".

4 Declarou Pilatos aos príncipes dos sacerdotes e ao povo: "Eu não acho neste homem culpa alguma".

5 Mas eles insistiam fortemente: "Ele revoluciona o povo ensinando por toda a Judeia, a começar da Galileia até aqui".

6 A essas palavras, Pilatos perguntou se ele era galileu.

7 E, quando soube que era da jurisdição de Herodes, enviou-o a Herodes, pois justamente naqueles dias se achava em Jerusalém.

8 Herodes alegrou-se muito em ver Jesus, pois de longo tempo desejava vê-lo, por ter ouvido falar dele muitas coisas, e esperava presen­ciar algum milagre operado por ele.

9 Dirigiu-lhe muitas perguntas, mas Jesus nada respondeu.

10 Ali estavam os príncipes dos sacer­dotes e os escribas, acusando-o com violência.

11 Herodes, com a sua guarda, tratou-o com desprezo, escarneceu dele, mandou revesti-lo de uma túnica branca e reenviou-o a Pilatos.

12 Naquele mesmo dia, Pilatos e Herodes fizeram as pazes, pois antes eram inimigos um do outro.

13 Pilatos convocou então os príncipes dos sacerdotes, os magis­trados e o povo, e disse-lhes:

14 "Apresentastes-me este homem como agitador do povo, mas, interrogando-o eu diante de vós, não o achei culpado de nenhum dos crimes de que o acusais.

15 Nem tampouco Herodes, pois no-lo devolveu. Portanto, ele nada fez que mereça a morte.

16 Por isso, eu o soltarei depois de o castigar".

17 [Acontecia que em cada festa ele era obrigado a soltar-lhes um preso.]

18 Todo o povo gritou a uma voz: "À morte com este, e solta-nos Barrabás."

19 (Este homem fora lançado ao cárcere devido a uma revolta levantada na cidade, por causa de um homicídio.)

20 Pilatos, porém, querendo soltar Jesus, falou-lhes de novo,

21 mas eles vociferavam: "Crucifica-o! Crucifica-o!".

22 Pela terceira vez, Pilatos ainda interveio: "Mas que mal fez ele, então? Não achei nele nada que mereça a morte; irei, portanto, castigá-lo e, depois, o soltarei".

23 Mas eles instavam, recla­mando em altas vozes que fosse crucificado, e os seus clamores recrudesciam.

24 Pilatos pronunciou então a sentença que lhes satisfazia o desejo.

25 Soltou-lhes aquele que eles reclamavam e que havia sido lançado ao cárcere por causa do homicídio e da revolta, e entregou Jesus à vontade deles. (= Mt 27,32-56 = Mc 15,21-41 = Jo 19,17-37)

26 Enquanto o conduziam, detiveram um certo Simão de Cirene, que voltava do campo, e impuseram-lhe a cruz para que a carregasse atrás de Jesus.

27 Seguia-o uma grande multidão de povo e de mulheres, que batiam no peito e o lamentavam.

28 Voltando-se para elas, Jesus disse: "Filhas de Jerusalém, não choreis sobre mim, mas chorai sobre vós mesmas e sobre vossos filhos.

29 Porque virão dias em que se dirá: Felizes as estéreis, os ventres que não geraram e os peitos que não amamentaram!

30 Então, dirão aos montes: Caí sobre nós! E aos outeiros: Cobri-nos!

31 Porque, se eles fazem isso ao lenho verde, que acontecerá ao seco?".

32 Eram conduzidos ao mesmo tempo dois malfeitores para serem mortos com Jesus.

33 Chegados que foram ao lugar chamado Calvário, ali o crucificaram, como também os ladrões, um à direita e outro à esquerda.

34 E Jesus dizia: "Pai, perdoa-lhes; porque não sabem o que fazem". Eles dividiram as suas vestes e as sortearam.

35 A multidão conservava-se lá e observava. Os príncipes dos sacerdotes escarne­ciam de Jesus, dizendo: "Salvou a outros, que se salve a si próprio, se é o Cristo, o escolhido de Deus!".

36 Do mesmo modo zombavam dele os soldados. Aproximavam-se dele, ofereciam-lhe vinagre e diziam:

37 "Se és o rei dos judeus, salva-te a ti mesmo".

38 Por cima de sua cabeça pendia esta inscrição: "Este é o rei dos judeus".

39 Um dos malfeitores, ali crucificados, blasfemava contra ele: "Se és o Cristo, salva-te a ti mesmo e salva-nos a nós!".

40 Mas o outro o repreendeu: "Nem sequer temes a Deus, tu que sofres no mesmo suplício?

41 Para nós isto é justo: recebemos o que mereceram os nossos crimes, mas este não fez mal algum."

42 E acrescentou: "Jesus, lembra-te de mim, quando tiveres entrado no teu Reino!".

43 Jesus respondeu-lhe: "Em verdade te digo: hoje estarás comigo no paraíso".

44 Era quase à hora sexta e em toda a terra houve trevas até a hora nona.

45 Escureceu-se o sol e o véu do templo rasgou-se pelo meio.

46 Jesus deu então um grande brado e disse: "Pai, nas tuas mãos entrego o meu espírito". E, dizendo isso, expirou.

47 Vendo o centurião o que acontecia, deu glória a Deus e disse: "Na verdade, este homem era um justo".

48 E toda a multidão dos que assistiam a esse espetáculo e viam o que se passava voltou batendo no peito.

49 Os amigos de Jesus, como também as mulheres que o tinham seguido desde a Galileia, conservavam-se a certa distância, e observavam estas coisas. (= Mt 27,57-61 = Mc 15,42-47 = Jo 19,38-42)

50 Havia um homem, por nome José, membro do conselho, homem reto e justo.

51 Ele não havia concordado com a decisão dos outros nem com os atos deles. Originário de Arimateia, cidade da Judeia, esperava ele o Reino de Deus.

52 Foi ter com Pilatos e lhe pediu o corpo de Jesus.

53 Ele o desceu da cruz, envolveu-o em um pano de linho e colocou-o num sepulcro, escavado na rocha, onde ainda ninguém havia sido depositado.

54 Era o dia da Preparação e já ia principiar o sábado.

55 As mulheres, que ti­nham vindo com Jesus da Galileia, acompanharam José. Elas viram o túmulo e o modo como o corpo de Jesus ali fora depositado.

56 Elas voltaram e prepararam aromas e bálsamos. No dia de sábado, obser­varam o preceito do repouso. (= Mt 28,1-8 = Mc 16,1-8)

1 The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate. 2 They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."

3 Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

He answered him, "So you say."

4 Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."

5 But they insisted, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place."

6 But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean. 7 When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.

8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him. 9 He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers. 10 The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. 11 Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate. 12 Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.

13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, 14 and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before you, I found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him. 15 Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him. 16 I will therefore chastise him and release him."

17 Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.*23:17 NU omits verse 17. 18 But they all cried out together, saying, "Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!"— 19 one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.

20 Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus, 21 but they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!"

22 He said to them the third time, "Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him." 23 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed. 24 Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done. 25 He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.

26 When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it after Jesus. 27 A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him. 28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ 30 Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’✝23:30 Hosea 10:8 31 For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?"

32 There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death. 33 When they came to the place that is called "The Skull", they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing."

Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots. 35 The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!"

36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar, 37 and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"

38 An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

39 One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, "If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!"

40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong." 42 He said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom."

43 Jesus said to him, "Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

44 It was now about the sixth hour,*23:44 Time was counted from sunrise, so the sixth hour was about noon. and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.*23:44 3:00 p.m. 45 The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" Having said this, he breathed his last.

47 When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man." 48 All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their chests. 49 All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things.

50 Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man 51 (he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom. 52 This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body. 53 He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid. 54 It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near. 55 The women who had come with him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. 56 They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.