Cross di Kidron go di Garden
18 1 After Jesus talk all dis things, e comot go with im disciples cross di Kidron Valley, where one garden dey; im and im disciples enter inside. 2 Judas, di man wey betray am, sabi di place too, because Jesus dey gather there many times with im disciples. 3 So Judas come there with plenty soldiers and officers wey di chief priests and di Pharisees send, dem carry lantern, torch, and weapon.
4 So Jesus, wey sabi everything wey wan happen to am, comot come tell dem, “Na who una dey find?”
5 Dem answer am, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus talk, “Na ME.” Judas, di man wey betray am, stand there with dem. a a v5 Jesus dey talk di holy name wey our Papa give Moses for di burning bush. Di way di soldiers react for di next verse — dem fall backward for ground — show say dem hear well well wetin e dey claim.
6 When Jesus tell dem, “Na ME,” dem draw back and fall for ground.
7 So e ask dem again, “Na who una dey find?” And dem talk, “Jesus of Nazareth.”
8 Jesus answer, “I don tell una say na ME. So if na me una dey find, make una leave dis men make dem go.” 9 Dis one make di word wey Jesus im self talk happen: “I no lose even one for di people wey you give me.”
10 So Simon Peter draw im sword, strike di high priest servant, and cut off im right ear—di servant wey dem dey call Malchus.
11 So Jesus tell Peter, “Put your sword back for im place. E no fit be say I go drink di cup wey my Papa don give me?”
12 Then di soldiers, dem commander, and di Jewish officers hold Jesus and tie am.
13 Dem carry am go meet Annas first, because na im be di papa-in-law of Caiaphas, wey be high priest for dat year. 14 Na Caiaphas be di one wey advise di Jews say: e better make one man die for di people.
Peter Follow Enter di Courtyard
15 Simon Peter and anoda disciple follow Jesus. Dat disciple, di high priest sabi am, so e enter with Jesus go inside di high priest courtyard, 16 But Peter stand outside for di door. So di oda disciple, wey di high priest sabi, comot, talk to di girl wey dey for di door, and bring Peter enter. 17 Di servant girl wey dey guard di door tell Peter, “No be you sef be one of dis man disciples?” E talk, “No be me.”
18 Di servants and officers stand dey warm dem body for one charcoal fire, because cold dey; Peter sef stand with dem, dey warm im body.
Dem Question Am for di Night
19 Di high priest come question Jesus about im disciples and im teaching.
20 Jesus answer am, “I talk open open to di world; I dey always teach for synagogue and for di temple, where all di Jews dey gather. I no talk anything for hidden place.” 21 Why you dey ask me? Ask di people wey hear wetin I tell dem; dem sabi wetin I talk.”
22 As e talk dis one, one of di guards wey dey near slap Jesus, e talk, “Na so you dey answer di high priest?”
23 Jesus answer am, “If na wrong thing I talk, testify about di wrong; but if na correct thing, why you dey strike me?”
24 Then Annas send am, still tie tie, go meet Caiaphas di high priest.
Peter Deny Again
25 Peter stand dey warm im body. Dem talk, “No be you sef be one of im disciples?” E deny am: “No be me.”
26 One of di high priest servants, wey be family to di man wey Peter cut im ear, ask, “No be you I see with am for di garden?”
27 Peter deny am again, and sharp sharp one rooster crow.
Dem Hand Am Over give Pilate
28 Then dem lead Jesus comot from Caiaphas go di governor headquarters. Na early morning e be. Dem demself no enter, so dem no go come dirty for God eye but fit chop di Passover. 29 So Pilate comot come meet dem and talk, “Wetin be di accuse wey una carry come against dis man?”
30 Dem answer am, “If dis man no dey do wrong, we for no hand am over give you.”
31 Pilate talk, “Una take am una self and judge am with una own law.” Di Jews talk, “Dem no allow us to kill anybody.”
32 Dis one make di word wey Jesus don talk happen, dey show wetin kind death e wan die.
33 So Pilate go back enter di headquarters, call Jesus, and ask, “Na you be di King of di Jews?”
34 Jesus answer, “Na from your own head you dey talk dis one, or na oda people tell you about me?”
35 Pilate reply, “Abi I be Jew? Na your own nation and di chief priests hand you over give me. Wetin you don do?”
36 Jesus answer, “My kingdom no be from dis world. If e be, my servants for don fight so dem no go hand me over give di Jews. But my kingdom no dey from here.”
37 Then Pilate tell am, “So you be king?” Jesus answer, “Na you talk say I be king. Na for dis reason dem born me, and na for dis reason I come into di world—to testify about di truth. Everybody wey belong to di truth dey hear my voice.”
38 Pilate ask, “Wetin be truth?” Then e comot go meet di Jews again and talk, “I no find anything wrong for am.”
39 But una get one custom: I dey release one man give una for Passover. So una wan make I release di King of di Jews give una?
40 Dem shout again, “No be dis man, na Barabbas!” Now Barabbas na tief.
