1 ف َقامَتِ الجَماعَةُ كُلُّها، وَأخَذُوهُ إلَى بِيلاطُسَ.

¶ And the whole multitude of them arose and led him unto Pilate.

2 و َبَدَأُوا يُوَجِّهُونَ إلَيهِ الاتِّهاماتِ وَيَقولونَ: «أمسَكْنا بِهِ وَهُوَ يُضَلِّلُ شَعبَنا. إنَّهُ يُعارِضُ دَفعَ الضَّرائِبِ إلَى قَيصَرَ، وَيَقُولُ إنَّهُ هُوَ نَفسُهُ المَسِيحُ المَلِكُ.»

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

3 ف َسَألَهُ بِيلاطُسُ: «هَلْ أنتَ مَلِكُ اليَهُودِ؟» فَأجابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «هُوَ كَما قُلْتَ بِنَفسِكَ.»

Then Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

4 ف َقالَ بِيلاطُسُ لِكِبارِ الكَهَنَةِ وَجُمُوعِ النّاسِ: «لا أجِدُ أساساً لِأيَّةِ إدانَةٍ لِهَذا الرَّجُلِ.»

Then said Pilate to the princes of the priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

5 ل َكِنَّهُمْ أكَّدُوا وَقالوا: «إنَّهُ يُهَيِّجُ النّاسَ فِي كُلِّ إقلَيمِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ بِتَعالِيمِهِ. لَقَدْ بَدَأ فِي إقلِيمِ الجَلِيلِ، وَها قَدْ وَصَلَ إلَى هُنا.» بِيلاطُسُ يُرسِلُ يَسُوعَ إلَى هِيرُودُس

And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.

6 ف َلَمّا سَمِعَ بِيلاطُسُ هَذا، سَألَ إنْ كانَ الرَّجُلُ جَلِيلِيّاً.

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

7 و َعِندَما عَلِمَ أنَّهُ تَحتَ نِطاقِ سُلطَةِ هِيرُودُسَ، أرسَلَهُ إلَى هِيرُودُسَ الَّذي كانَ فِي مَدينَةِ القُدسِ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ.

And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

8 و َعِندَما رَأى هِيرُودُسُ يَسُوعَ سُرَّ كَثِيراً، فَقَدْ سَمِعَ عَنهُ الكَثِيرَ، وَكانَ يُرِيدُ أنْ يَراهُ مُنذُ مُدَّةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ، وَيَأمَلُ أنْ يُظْهِرَ أمامَهُ بُرْهاناً مُعجِزِيّاً.

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad, for he was desirous to see him of a long season because he had heard many things of him, and he hoped to see some sign done by him.

9 ف َطَرَحَ هِيرُودُسُ عَلَى يَسُوعَ أسئِلَةً كَثِيرَةً، أمّا يَسُوعَ فَلَمْ يُعطِهِ أيَّ جَوابٍ.

Then he questioned with him in many words, but he answered him nothing.

10 و َكانَ كِبارُ الكَهَنَةِ وَمُعَلِّمُو الشَّرِيعَةِ واقِفِينَ هُناكَ، وَهُمْ يَتَّهِمُونَهُ مَملُوئِينَ غَيظاً.

And the princes of the priests and the scribes stood and vehemently accused him.

11 ك َما عامَلَ هِيرُودُسُ وَجُنُودُهُ يَسُوعَ باحتِقارٍ، وَسَخِرُوا بِهِ. ثُمَّ وَضَعُوا عَلَيهِ رِداءً فاخِراً، وَأرسَلُوهُ ثانِيَةً إلَى بِيلاطُسَ.

And Herod with his court despised him and mocked him and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe and sent him again to Pilate.

12 و َفِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ تَصالَحَ هِيرُودُسُ وَبِيلاطُسُ، وَكانا قَبلَ ذَلِكَ عَدُوَّينِ. ضَرُورَةُ مَوتِ يَسُوع

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together, for before they were at enmity between themselves.

13 و َدَعا بِيلاطُسُ كِبارَ الكَهَنَةِ وَالقادَةَ وَالشَّعْبَ، وَقالَ لَهُمْ:

¶ Then Pilate, calling together the princes of the priests and the rulers and the people,

14 « لَقَدْ أحضَرتُمْ هَذا الرَّجُلَ لِأنَّهُ يُحَرِّضُ الشَّعبَ عَلَى القادَةِ. وَقَدِ استَجوَبتُهُ أمامَكُمْ، فَلَمْ أجِدْ أساساً لِلتُّهَمِ الَّتِي وَجَّهتُمُوها إلَيهِ.

said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me as one that perverts the people; and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things of which ye accuse him;

15 و َلا وَجَدَ هِيرُودُسُ شَيئاً مِنْ هَذا أيضاً لِأنَّهُ أعادَهُ إلَينا. وَهُوَ، كَما تَرَونَ، لَمْ يَفعَلْ شَيئاً يَستَحِقُّ عَلَيهِ عُقُوبَةَ المَوتِ.

no, nor yet Herod, for I sent you to him; and, behold, he has done nothing worthy of death.

16 ل ِهَذا سَآمُرُ بِجَلدِهِ ثُمَّ أُطلِقُ سَراحَهُ.»

I will therefore chastise him and release him.

17 إ ذْ كانَ يَنبَغِي أنْ يُطلِقَ بِيلاطُسُ للنّاسِ سَجيناً في كُلِّ فِصْحٍ.

(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

18 ل َكِنَّهُمْ صَرَخُوا جَمِيعاً مَعاً: «اقتُلهُ! وَأطلِقْ لَنا باراباسَ!»

And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas

19 و َكانَ باراباسُ قَدْ أُلقِيَ فِي السِّجنِ بِسَبَبِ تَمَرُّدٍ تَسَبَّبَ فِيهِ فِي المَدِينَةِ، وَلِأنَّهُ قاتِلٌ.

(who for a certain sedition made in the city and for murder was cast into prison).

20 و َتَحَدَّثَ إلَيْهِمْ بِيلاطُسُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، لِأنَّهُ أرادَ أنْ يُطلِقَ سَراحَ يَسُوعَ.

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spoke again to them.

21 ل َكِنَّهُمْ وَاصَلُوا الصُّراخَ: «اصلِبهُ! اصلِبهُ!»

But they cried, saying, crucify him, crucify him.

22 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ بِيلاطُسُ مَرَّةً ثالِثَةً: «لَكِنْ أيَّةَ جَرِيمَةٍ قَدِ ارتَكَبَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ؟ فَأنا لَمْ أجِدْ شَيئاً ضِدَّهُ يَستَحِقُّ عُقُوبَةَ المَوتِ. وَلِهَذا سَآمُرُ بجَلدِهِ ثُمَّ أُطلِقُ سَراحَهُ.»

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil has he done? I have found no cause of death in him; I will therefore chastise him and let him go.

23 غ َيرَ أنَّهُمْ وَاصَلُوا الصُّراخَ بِصَوتٍ عالٍ مُطالِبينَ بِصَلبِهِ. وَانتَصَرَتْ صَرَخاتُهُمْ فِي نِهايَةِ الأمرِ.

And they insisted with loud voices, asking that he be crucified. And the voices of them and of the princes of the priests prevailed.

24 ف َقَرَّرَ بِيلاطُسُ المُوافَقَةَ عَلَى طَلَبِهِمْ.

And Pilate gave sentence that it should be according to their request.

25 و َأطلَقَ سَراحَ الرَّجُلِ المِسجُونِ بِسَبَبِ التَّمَرُّدِ المُسَلَّحِ وَالقَتلِ. وَهُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي اختاروهُ. وَسَلَّمَ بِيلاطُسُ يَسُوعَ لَهُمْ لِكَي يَفعَلُوا بِهِ ما يُرِيدُونَ. يَسُوعُ عَلَى الصَّلِيب

And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

26 و َبيَنَما كانُوا ماضِينَ بِهِ، أمسَكُوا رَجُلاً اسْمُهُ سِمعانُ القَيرِينيُّ، وَهُوَ قادِمٌ مِنَ الحَقُولِ. فَوَضَعُوا الصَّلِيبَ عَلَيهِ، وَجَعَلُوهُ يَحمِلُهُ خَلفَ يسُوعَ.

¶ And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

27 و َكانَ جَمعٌ كَبِيرٌ مِنَ النّاسِ يَتبَعُهُ، بِمَنْ فِيهِمْ بَعضُ النِّساءِ اللَّواتِي كُنَّ يَنُحنَ وَيُوَلوِلنَ عَلَيهِ.

And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, who also bewailed and lamented him.

28 ف َالتَفَتَ يَسوعُ إلَيهِنَّ وَقالَ: «يا بَناتِ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ، لا تَبكِينَ عَلَيَّ، بَلِ ابكِينَ عَلَى أنفُسِكُنَّ وَعَلَى أبنائِكُنَّ.

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

29 إ ذْ سَتَأتِي أيّامٌ يَقُولُ فِيها النّاسُ: ‹هَنِيئاً لِلنِّساءِ الَّلواتِي لا يَحمِلنَ وَلَمْ يُنْجِبنَ وَلَمْ يُرْضِعْنَ.›

For, behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bare and the breasts which never gave suck.

30 ح ِينَئِذٍ سَيَقُولُونَ لِلجِبالِ: ‹اسقُطِي عَلَينا!› وَسَيَقُولُونَ لِلتِّلالِ: ‹غَطِّينا.›

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

31 ف َإنْ كانَ النّاسُ يَفعَلُونَ هَكَذا فِي أيّامِ الخَيرِ، فَماذا يَكُونُ الحالُ فِي الأيّامِ الصَّعبَةِ؟»

For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

32 و َاقتِيدَ رَجُلانِ آخَرانِ مَعَ يَسُوعَ لِيُعدَما، وَكانا مُجرِمَينِ.

¶ And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

33 و َلَمّا وَصَلُوا إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي يُدعَى «الجُمجُمَةَ» صَلَبُوهُ مَعَ المُجرِمَينِ، فَصُلِبَ أحَدُهماُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَالآخَرُ عَنْ يَسارِهِ.

And when they were come to the place, which is called of the Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

34 ث ُمَّ قالَ يَسُوعُ: «يا أبِي، سامِحهُمْ لِأنَّهُمْ لا يَدرُونَ ما يَفعَلُونَ.» وَاقتَسَمُوا مَلابِسَهُ بِإلقاءِ القُرعَةِ.

Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment and cast lots.

35 و َوَقَفَ النّاسُ هُناكَ يَتَفَرَّجُونَ. وَسَخِرَ بِهِ القادَةُ وَقالُوا: «لَقَدْ خَلَّصَ غَيرَهُ، فَلْيُخَلِّصْ نَفسَهُ إنْ كانَ هُوَ حَقّاً المَسِيحَ مُختارَ اللهِ.»

And the people stood beholding. And the princes also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ, the chosen of God.

36 ك َما تَقَدَّمَ الجُنُودُ أيضاً وَاستَهزَأُوا بِهِ، وَقَدَّمُوا لَهُ خَلّا مَمزُوجاً بِخَمرٍ،

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar

37 و َقالوا: «إنْ كُنتَ مَلِكَ اليَهُودِ، خَلِّصْ نَفسَكَ!»

and saying, If thou art the king of the Jews, save thyself.

38 و َكانَتْ فَوقَهُ لافِتَةٌ مَكتُوبٌ عَلَيها: «هَذا هُوَ مَلِكُ اليَهُودِ.»

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39 و َأخَذَ أحَدُ المُجرِمَينِ المُعَلَّقَيْنِ إلَى جِوارِهِ يُهِينُهُ وَيَقولُ: «ألَستَ المَسِيحَ؟ فَخَلِّصْ نَفسَكَ وَخَلِّصْنا مَعَكَ!»

And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou art the Christ, save thyself and us.

40 ل َكِنَّ الآخَرَ وَبَّخَهُ وَقالَ: «ألا تَتَّقِي اللهَ؟ فَأنتَ تَحْتَ العُقُوبَةِ نَفسِها،

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

41 أ مّا عُقُوبَتُنا فَلَها ما يُبَرِّرهاُ، إذْ أنَّنا نَنالُ ما نَستَحِقُّهُ جَزاءَ ما فَعَلناهُ. أمّا هَذا الرَّجُلُ، فَلَمْ يَفعَلْ شَيئاً خاطِئاً.»

And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing amiss.

42 ث ُمَّ قالَ: «يا يَسُوعُ، اذكُرنِي حِينَ تَبدَأُ مُلكَكَ.»

And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

43 ف َقالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «أقُولُ الحَقَّ لَكَ، اليَومَ سَتَكُونُ مَعِي فِي الفِردَوسِ.» مَوتُ يَسُوع

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

44 و َكانَتِ السّاعَةُ نَحْوَ الثّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ ظُهراً. وَخَيَّمَ الظَّلامُ عَلَى كُلِّ الأرْضِ حَتَّى السّاعَةِ الثّالِثَةِ بَعدَ الظُّهرِ.

¶ And when it was about the sixth hour, there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

45 ف َلَمْ تُرسِلِ الشَّمسُ ضَوْءَها طَوالَ ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ. وَانشَقَّتْ سِتارَةُ الهَيكَلِ إلَى نِصفَينِ.

And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

46 و َصَرَخَ يَسُوعُ بِصَوتٍ عالٍ: «يا أبِي، ‹أستَودِعُ رُوحِي بَينَ يَدَيكَ.›» وَلَمّا قالَ هَذا أسلَمَ الرُّوحَ.

Then Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit; and having said thus, he gave up the spirit.

47 و َرَأى الضّابِطُ الرُّومانِيُّ ما حَدَثَ، فَسَبَّحَ اللهَ، وَقالَ: «لا رَيبَ في أنَّ هَذا الرَّجُلَ كانَ بَريئاً.»

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

48 و َرَأى كُلُّ النّاسِ الَّذِينَ تَجَمهَرُوا الأشياءَ الَّتِي حَصَلَتْ، فَمَضُوا وَهُمْ يَقرَعُونَ عَلَى صُدُورِهِمْ.

And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, returned smiting their breasts.

49 أ مّا كُلُّ الَّذِينَ عَرَفُوهُ، فَقَدْ وَقَفُوا مِنْ بَعِيدٍ يُراقِبُونَ كُلَّ ما يَحدُثُ. وَكانَ مِنْ بَينِهِمُ النِّساءُ اللَّواتِي تَبِعنَهُ مِنَ الجَلِيلِ. يُوسُفُ الرّامِي يَدفِنُ يَسُوع

And all his acquaintance and the women that had followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

50 و َكانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ صالِحٌ وَمُستَقِيمٌ اسْمُهُ يُوسُفُ، وَهُوَ عُضوٌ فِي المَجلِسِ اليَهُودِيِّ،

¶ And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a senator; and he was a good man and just

51 إ لّا أنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَتَّفِقُ مَعَهُمْ فِي ما قَرَّرُوهُ وَفَعَلُوهُ. كانَ يُوسُفُ مِنْ بَلدَةِ الرّامَةِ الَّتِي فِي إقليمِ الجَلِيلِ، وَكانَ يَتَشَوَّقُ إلَى أنْ يَبدَأ مُلْكُ اللهِ.

(the same had not consented in the counsel nor in their deeds); he was of Arimathaea, a city of Judea, who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

52 ف َذَهَبَ إلَى بِيلاطُسَ وَطَلَبَ مِنهُ جَسَدَ يَسُوعَ.

This man went unto Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

53 ف َأنزَلَهُ عَنِ الصَّلِيبِ وَلَفَّهُ بِكِتّانٍ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَهُ فِي قَبرٍ مَنحُوتٍ فِي الصَّخرِ، لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ وُضِعَ أحَدٌ فيهِ مِنْ قَبلُ.

And he took it down and wrapped it in linen and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, where no one had ever been placed.

54 ح َدَثَ ذَلِكَ يَومَ الاسْتِعدادِ للسَّبتِ الَّذي كانَ وَشيكاً.

And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

55 أ مّا النَّساءُ اللَّواتِي كُنَّ قَدْ أتَينَ مَعَ يَسُوعَ مِنَ الجَلِيلِ، فَقَدْ تَبِعْنَ يُوسُفَ، وَرَأينَ القَبرَ، وَكَيفَ وُضِعَ الجَسَدُ فِيهِ.

And the women who had come with him from Galilee also followed after and beheld the sepulchre and how his body was laid.

56 ث ُمَّ عُدنَ وَأعدَدْنَ عُطُوراً وَزُيُوتاً خاصَّةً لِجَسَدِ المَسِيحِ. وَفِي السَّبتِ استَرَحنَ حَسَبَ وَصِيَّةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ.

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.