Norsk (1930)
Det var beredelses-dagen; forat nu legemene ikke skulde bli hengende på korset sabbaten over - for denne sabbatsdag var stor - bad jødene Pilatus om at deres ben måtte bli brutt sønder og legemene tatt ned.

Dansk (1917 / 1931)
Da det nu var Beredelsesdag, bade Jøderne Pilatus om, at Benene maatte blive knuste og Legemerne nedtagne, for at de ikke skulde blive paa Korset Sabbaten over; thi denne Sabbatsdag var stor.

Svenska (1917)
Men eftersom det var tillredelsedag och judarna icke ville att kropparna skulle bliva kvar på korset över sabbaten (det var nämligen en stor sabbatsdag), bådo de Pilatus att han skulle låta sönderslå de korsfästas ben och taga bort kropparna.

King James Bible
The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

English Revised Version
The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross upon the sabbath (for the day of that sabbath was a high day), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.