1 ف َقامَتِ الجَماعَةُ كُلُّها، وَأخَذُوهُ إلَى بِيلاطُسَ.

Then all the many people got up and took Jesus to 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.»

They began to tell things against Him, saying, “We have found this Man leading the people of our nation in a wrong way. He has been telling them not to pay taxes to Caesar. He has been saying He is Christ, a King.”

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

Pilate asked Jesus, “Are You the King of the Jews?” He said, “What you said is true.”

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

Then Pilate said to the religious leaders and to the people, “I find nothing wrong 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

They became more angry. They said, “He makes trouble among the people. He has been teaching over all the country of Judea, starting in Galilee and now here.” Jesus Is Sent to Herod

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

When Pilate heard the word, Galilee, he asked, “Is the Man from Galilee?”

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

As soon as Pilate knew Jesus belonged in the country where Herod was king, he sent Him to Herod. Herod was in Jerusalem at that time also.

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.

Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus because he had wanted to see Him for a long time. He had heard many things about Him and had hoped to see Him do some powerful work.

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

Herod talked to Jesus and asked many things. But Jesus said nothing.

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

The religious leaders and the teachers of the Law were standing there. They said many false things against Him.

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

Then Herod and his soldiers were very bad to Jesus and made fun of Him. They put a beautiful coat on Him and sent Him back to Pilate.

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

That day Pilate and Herod became friends. Before that they had worked against each other.

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

Pilate called the religious leaders and the leaders of the people and the people together.

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

He said to them, “You brought this Man to me as one that leads the people in the wrong way. I have asked Him about these things in front of you. I do not find Him guilty of the things you say against Him.

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

Herod found nothing wrong with Him because he sent Him back to us. There is no reason to have Him put to death.

16 ل ِهَذا سَآمُرُ بِجَلدِهِ ثُمَّ أُطلِقُ سَراحَهُ.»

I will punish Him and let Him go free.” Jesus or Barabbas Is to Go Free

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

Every year at the time of the special supper, Pilate would let one person who was in prison go free.

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

They all cried out together with a loud voice, “Take this Man away! Let Barabbas go free.”

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

Barabbas had killed some people and had made trouble against the leaders of the country. He had been put in prison.

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

Pilate wanted to let Jesus go free so he talked to them again.

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

But they cried out, “Nail Him to a cross! Nail Him to a cross!”

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.»

Pilate said to them the third time, “Why, what bad thing has He done? I have found no reason to put Him to death. I will punish Him and let Him go free.”

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

But they kept on crying out with loud voices saying that He must be nailed to a cross. Their loud voices got what they wanted.

24 ف َقَرَّرَ بِيلاطُسُ المُوافَقَةَ عَلَى طَلَبِهِمْ.

Then Pilate said that it should be done as they wanted.

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

Pilate let the man go free who had made trouble against the leaders of the country and who had killed people. He gave Jesus over to them to do with as they wanted. Jesus on the Cross

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

They led Jesus away. A man named Simon was coming in from the country of Cyrene and they made him carry the cross following behind Jesus.

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

Many people followed Jesus. There were women who cried and had sorrow for Him.

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

Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem do not cry for Me. Cry for yourselves and your children.

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

Listen! The days are coming when they will say, ‘Those who have never had children are happy. Those whose bodies have never given birth are happy. Those who have never fed babies are happy.’

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

They will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us.’ They will say to the hills, ‘Cover us.’

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

If they do these things to a green tree, what will they do when it is dry?”

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

Two other men were led away with Jesus to be put to death also. These men had done things making them guilty of death.

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

When they came to the place called Calvary, they nailed Jesus to a cross. The other two men were nailed to crosses also. One was on the right side of Jesus and the other was on His left side.

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

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them. They do not know what they are doing.” And they divided His clothes by drawing names.

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

The people stood around looking on. The leaders were there with them making fun of Jesus. They said, “He saved others, let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the Chosen One of God!”

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

The soldiers made fun of Him also. They put sour wine before Him.

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

They said, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”

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

These words were written in the Greek and Latin and Hebrew languages above His head: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.” The Two Robbers

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

One of the men who was guilty of death who was on a cross beside Jesus spoke bad words to Him. He said, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”

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

But the other man on a cross spoke sharp words to the one who made fun of Jesus. He said, “Are you not afraid of God? You are also guilty and will be punished.

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

We are suffering and we should, because of the wrong we have done. But this Man has done nothing wrong.”

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

And he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your holy nation.”

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

Jesus said to him, “For sure, I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” The Death of Jesus

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

It was dark over all the earth from noon until three o’clock.

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

The sun did not shine. In the house of God the curtain was torn in two pieces.

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, “Father, into Your hands I give My spirit.” When He said this, He died.

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

When the soldier saw what had happened, he thanked God. He said, “For sure, He was a good man.”

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

All the many people who came together to see the things that were done, went away beating themselves on their chests.

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

All His friends and the women who had come with Him from Galilee stood a long way off watching these things. The Grave of Jesus

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

There was a man named Joseph who belonged to the court. He was a good man and one who did right.

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.

This man did not agree with what the court did. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews. He was looking for the holy nation of God to come.

52 ف َذَهَبَ إلَى بِيلاطُسَ وَطَلَبَ مِنهُ جَسَدَ يَسُوعَ.

Joseph went to 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.

Then he took it down and put it in linen cloth. It was laid in a grave which had been cut out in the side of a rock. This grave had never been used.

54 ح َدَثَ ذَلِكَ يَومَ الاسْتِعدادِ للسَّبتِ الَّذي كانَ وَشيكاً.

It was time to get ready for the Day of Rest which was about to begin.

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

The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed behind. They saw the grave and how His body was laid.

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

They went back and got some spices and perfumes ready. But they rested on the Day of Rest as the Law said to do.