John 18

Chapter 18.

18 ¹Afta Jesus talk dis things, e comot with im disciples cross Kidron Valley, wia one garden dey; e and im disciples enter inside. ²Judas, di one wey go betray am, sabi di place too, bikos Jesus dey gada dia plenty times with im disciples. ³So Judas come dia with one group of soldiers and officers wey di chief priests and Pharisees send, dey carry lantern, torch, and weapon.

⁴So Jesus, wey sabi everything wey wan happen to am, comot go meet dem talk, “Na who una dey look for?”

⁵Dem answer am, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus talk, “NA ME.” Judas, di one wey betray am, dey stand with dem. ^a a v5 Jesus dey talk di divine name wey our Papa give Moses for di burning bush. As di soldiers take react for di next verse — dem fall backward for ground — e show say dem hear exactly wetin e dey claim.

⁶Wen Jesus tell dem, “NA ME,” dem draw back fall for ground.

⁷So e ask dem again, “Na who una dey look for?” And dem talk, “Jesus of Nazareth.”

⁸Jesus answer, “I don tell una say NA ME. So if na me una dey look for, make una allow dis men go.” ⁹Dis one make di word wey Jesus imsef talk come pass: “I no lost even one of dose wey You give me.”

¹⁰So Simon Peter pull im sword, strike di high priest servant, and cut off im right ear—di servant name na Malchus.

¹¹So Jesus tell Peter, “Put your sword back for im place. Abi I no suppose drink di cup wey my Papa don give me?”

¹²Den di soldiers, dia commander, and di Jewish officers grab Jesus and tie am.

¹³Dem carry am go meet Annas first, bikos e be papa-in-law to Caiaphas, wey be high priest dat year. ¹⁴Na Caiaphas be di one wey tell di Jews say: e beta make one man die for di people.

Peter Follow Enter di Courtyard

¹⁵Simon Peter and anoda disciple follow Jesus. Di high priest sabi dat disciple, so e enter with Jesus go di high priest courtyard, ¹⁶but Peter stand outside for di door. So di oda disciple, wey di high priest sabi, comot, talk to di servant girl wey dey keep di door, and bring Peter in. ¹⁷Di servant girl wey dey guard di door talk to Peter, “You sef, abi you no be one of dis man disciples?” E talk, “I no be.”

¹⁸Di servants and officers, wey cold dey catch, don light charcoal fire and stand dey warm demsef; Peter stand with dem, dey warm imsef.

Dem Question Am for Night

¹⁹Di high priest come question Jesus about im disciples and im teaching.

²⁰Jesus answer am, “I talk open for di world; I always dey teach for synagogue and for di temple, wia all di Jews dey gada. I no talk anything for hidden place. ²¹Why you dey ask me? Ask di ones wey hear wetin I tell dem; dem sabi wetin I talk.”

²²As e talk dis, one of di guards wey dey near slap Jesus, dey talk, “Na so you dey answer di high priest?”

²³Jesus answer am, “If I talk wrong thing, testify about di wrong; but if na correct thing I talk, why you dey strike me?”

²⁴Den Annas send am, wey still dey tied, go meet Caiaphas di high priest.

Peter Deny Again

²⁵Simon Peter, meanwhile, stand dey warm imsef. Dem talk, “Abi you sef no be one of im disciples?” E deny am: “I no be.”

²⁶One 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?”

²⁷Peter deny am again, and one time cock crow.

Dem Hand Am Give Pilate

²⁸Den dem lead Jesus comot from Caiaphas go di governor headquarters. Na early morning e be. Dem demsef no enter, so dem no go come dirty for God eye but fit chop di Passover. ²⁹So Pilate comot go meet dem talk, “Wetin be di accusation wey una bring against dis man?”

³⁰Dem answer am, “If dis man no dey do bad thing, we for no hand am over give you.”

³¹Pilate talk, “Una demsef carry am go judge am by una own law.” Di Jews talk, “Dem no gree us kill anybody.”

³²Dis one make di word wey Jesus don talk come pass, dey show wetin kind death e wan die.

³³So Pilate go back enter di headquarters, call Jesus, and ask, “You be di King of di Jews?”

³⁴Jesus answer, “Na from yoursef you dey talk dis, abi na oda people tell you about me?”

³⁵Pilate reply, “I be Jew? Na your own nation and di chief priests hand you over give me. Wetin you do?”

³⁶Jesus answer, “My kingdom no be from dis world. If e be so, my servants for dey fight so dem no go hand me over to di Jews. But my kingdom no be from here.”

³⁷Den Pilate talk to am, “So you be king?” Jesus answer, “Na you talk say I be king. Na for dis I born, and na for dis I come inside di world—make I testify to di truth. Everybody wey belong to di truth dey hear my voice.”

³⁸Pilate ask, “Wetin be truth?” Den e comot go meet di Jews again talk, “I no see anything wrong for am.

³⁹But una get one custom: I dey release one man give una for Passover. So una want make I release di King of di Jews give una?”

⁴⁰Dem shout again, “No be dis man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas na tief.