1 ف َقامَتِ الجَماعَةُ كُلُّها، وَأخَذُوهُ إلَى بِيلاطُسَ.

And having risen, the whole multitude of them did lead him 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.»

and began to accuse him, saying, `This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.'

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

And Pilate questioned him, saying, `Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he answering him, said, `Thou dost say.'

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

And Pilate said unto the chief priests, and the multitude, `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 urgent, saying -- `He doth stir up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea -- having begun from Galilee -- unto this place.'

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

And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the man is a Galilean,

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

and having known that he is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him back unto Herod, he being also in Jerusalem in those days.

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 Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him,

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

and was questioning him in many words, and he answered him nothing.

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

And the chief priests and the scribes stood vehemently accusing him,

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

and Herod with his soldiers having set him at nought, and having mocked, having put around him gorgeous apparel, did send him back to Pilate,

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

and both Pilate and Herod became friends on that day with one another, for they were before at enmity between themselves.

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

And Pilate having called together the chief 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 brought to me this man as perverting the people, and lo, I before you having examined, found in this man no fault in those things ye bring forward against 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 back unto him, and lo, nothing worthy of death is having been done by him;

16 ل ِهَذا سَآمُرُ بِجَلدِهِ ثُمَّ أُطلِقُ سَراحَهُ.»

having chastised, therefore, I will release him,'

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

for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

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

and they cried out -- the whole multitude -- saying, `Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,'

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

who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.

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

Pilate again then -- wishing to release Jesus -- called to them,

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

but they were calling out, saying, `Crucify, 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 a third time said unto them, `Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release.'

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

And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,

24 ف َقَرَّرَ بِيلاطُسُ المُوافَقَةَ عَلَى طَلَبِهِمْ.

and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,

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 him who because of sedition and murder hath been cast into the prison, whom they were asking, and Jesus he gave up 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, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put on him the cross, to bear behind Jesus.

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

And there was following him a great multitude of the people, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting him,

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

and Jesus having turned unto them, said, `Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for yourselves weep ye, and for your children;

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

for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;

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

then they shall 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 in the green tree they do these things -- in the dry what may happen?'

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

And there were also others -- two evil-doers -- 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 came to the place that is called Skull, there they crucified him and the evil-doers, one on the right hand and one on the left.

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

And Jesus said, `Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.

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 were standing, looking on, and the rulers also were sneering with them, saying, `Others he saved, let him save himself, if this be the Christ, the choice one of God.'

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

And mocking him also were the soldiers, coming near and offering vinegar to him,

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

and saying, `If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.'

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

And there was also a superscription written over him, in letters of Greek, and Roman, 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 evil-doers who were hanged, was speaking evil of him, saying, `If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.'

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

And the other answering, was rebuking him, saying, `Dost thou not even fear God, that thou art in the same judgment?

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 righteously, for things worthy of what we did we receive back, but this one did nothing out of place;'

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

and he said to Jesus, `Remember me, lord, when thou mayest come in thy reign;'

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

and Jesus said to him, `Verily I say to thee, To-day with me thou shalt be in the paradise.'

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

And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,

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

and the sun was darkened, and the vail of the sanctuary was rent in the midst,

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

and having cried with a loud voice, Jesus said, `Father, to Thy hands I commit my spirit;' and these things having said, he breathed forth the spirit.

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

And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, `Really this man was righteous;'

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

and all the multitudes who were come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, smiting their breasts did turn back;

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 acquaintances stood afar off, and women who did follow him from Galilee, beholding these things.

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

And lo, a man, by name Joseph, being a counsellor, a man good and righteous,

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.

-- he was not consenting to their counsel and deed -- from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was expecting the reign of God,

52 ف َذَهَبَ إلَى بِيلاطُسَ وَطَلَبَ مِنهُ جَسَدَ يَسُوعَ.

he, having gone near to Pilate, asked 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 having taken it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and placed it in a tomb hewn out, where no one was yet laid.

54 ح َدَثَ ذَلِكَ يَومَ الاسْتِعدادِ للسَّبتِ الَّذي كانَ وَشيكاً.

And the day was a preparation, and sabbath was approaching,

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

and the women also who have come with him out of Galilee having followed after, beheld the tomb, and how his body was placed,

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

and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.