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Mark told the story of Jesus’ death and indicated the time certain important events happened. Jesus was nailed to the cross at the third hour of the day (9:00 a.m.). Then at the sixth hour (12:00 noon) it became as dark as nighttime. It probably remained dark until Jesus died sometime during the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).
Three important events happened in this section. First, Jesus shouted, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” These are the only words that Mark recorded that Jesus spoke while on the cross. They show that God the Father rejected Jesus while he took upon himself the sins of mankind. Second, when Jesus died, the curtain in the temple was torn in two. This curtain represented the barrier between mankind and the presence of God. Third, the Roman centurion in charge of the crucifixion confessed that Jesus was the Son of God. (He was the first man in the book of Mark to say this.)
It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.
Here are some other possible headings for this section:
The death of Jesus
Jesus dies on the cross
There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 27:45–56, Luke 23:44–49, and John 19:28–30.
But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.
Then Jesus spoke/shouted in a loud voice, and he stopped breathing.
Jesus shouted and then died. (CEV)
But Jesus let out a loud cry: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as Jesus let out a loud cry means that Jesus shouted. This does not mean that Jesus wept. We are not told what he shouted, but he probably shouted words and not just a noise. For example:
Jesus shouted (CEV)
cried out loudly
spoke/said something in a loud voice
and breathed His last: The Greek clause that the BSB translates with the English idiom and breathed His last means “Jesus died.” For example, the CEV says:
and then died
Many languages have a polite expression, an idiom, or a euphemism for death. You may want to use such an expression here.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
ἀφεὶς φωνὴν μεγάλην
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἰησοῦς ἀφείς φωνήν μεγάλην ἐξέπνευσεν)
Here, the phrase having let out a loud voice means that Jesus shouted loudly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar phrase in [15:34](../15/34.md). Alternate translation: [having yelled loudly]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism
ἐξέπνευσεν
expired
Mark is referring to death in a polite way by using the word expired. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state the meaning. Alternate translation: [passed away] or [died]
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.