São Mateus 27

1 Chegando a manhã, todos os príncipes dos sacerdotes e os anciãos do povo reuniram-se em conselho para entregar Jesus à morte.

2 Ligaram-no e o levaram ao governador Pilatos.

3 Judas, o traidor, vendo-o então condenado, toma­do de remorsos, foi devolver aos príncipes dos sacerdotes e aos anciãos as trinta moedas de prata,

4 dizendo-lhes: "Pequei, entregando o sangue de um justo". Responderam-lhe: "Que nos importa? Isto é lá contigo!".

5 Ele jogou então no templo as moe­das de prata, saiu e foi enforcar-se.

6 Os príncipes dos sacerdotes tomaram o dinheiro e disseram: "Não é permitido lançá-lo no tesouro sagrado, porque se trata de preço de sangue".

7 Depois de haverem deliberado, compraram com aquela soma o campo do Oleiro, para que ali se fizesse um cemitério de estrangeiros.

8 Essa é a razão por que aquele terreno é chamado, ainda hoje, "Campo de Sangue".

9 Assim se cumpriu a profecia do profeta Jere­mias: Eles receberam trinta moedas de prata, preço daquele cujo valor foi estimado pelos filhos de Israel;

10 e deram-no pelo campo do Oleiro, como o Senhor me havia prescrito.

11 Jesus compareceu diante do governador, que o interrogou: "És o rei dos judeus?". "Tu o dizes" –, respondeu-lhe Jesus.

12 Ele, porém, nada respondia às acusações dos príncipes dos sacerdotes e dos anciãos.

13 Perguntou-lhe Pilatos: "Não ouves todos os testemunhos que levantam contra ti?".

14 Mas, para grande admiração do governador, não quis responder a nenhuma acusação.

15 Era costume que o governador soltasse um preso a pedido do povo em cada festa de Páscoa.

16 Ora, havia naquela ocasião um prisio­neiro famoso, chamado Barra­bás.

17 Pilatos dirigiu-se ao povo reunido: "Qual quereis que eu vos solte: Barrabás ou Jesus, que se chama Cristo?".

18 (Ele sabia que tinham entregue Jesus por inveja.)

19 Enquanto estava sentado no tribunal, sua mulher lhe mandou dizer: "Nada faças a esse justo. Fui hoje atormentada por um sonho que lhe diz respeito".

20 Mas os príncipes dos sacerdotes e os anciãos persuadiram o povo que pedisse a libertação de Barrabás e fizesse morrer Jesus.

21 O governador tomou então a palavra: "Qual dos dois quereis que eu vos solte?". Res­ponderam: "Barrabás!".

22 Pilatos perguntou: "Que farei então de Jesus, que é chamado o Cristo?". Todos responderam: "Seja crucificado!".

23 O governador tornou a perguntar: "Mas que mal fez ele?". E gritavam ainda mais forte: "Seja crucificado!".

24 Pilatos viu que nada adiantava, mas que, ao contrário, o tumulto crescia. Fez com que lhe trouxessem água, lavou as mãos diante do povo e disse: "Sou inocente do sangue deste homem. Isto é lá convosco!".

25 E todo o povo respondeu: "Caia sobre nós o seu sangue e sobre nossos filhos!".

26 Libertou então Barrabás, mandou açoitar Jesus e lho entregou para ser crucificado.

27 Os soldados do governador conduziram Jesus para o pretório e rodearam-no com todo o pelotão.

28 Arrancaram-lhe as vestes e colocaram-lhe um manto escarlate.

29 Depois, trançaram uma coroa de espinhos, meteram-lha na cabeça e puseram-lhe na mão uma vara. Dobrando os joelhos diante dele, diziam com escárnio: "Salve, rei dos judeus!".

30 Cuspiam-lhe no rosto e, tomando da vara, davam-lhe golpes na cabeça.

31 Depois de escarnecerem dele, tiraram-lhe o manto e entregaram-lhe as vestes. Em seguida, levaram-no para o crucificar.

32 Saindo, encontraram um ho­mem de Cirene, chamado Simão, a quem obrigaram a levar a cruz de Jesus.

33 Chegaram ao lugar chamado Gólgota, isto é, lugar do crânio.

34 Deram-lhe de beber vinho misturado com fel. Ele provou, mas se recusou a beber.

35 Depois de o haverem crucificado, dividiram suas vestes entre si, tirando à sorte. Cumpriu-se assim a profecia do profeta: Repartiram entre si minhas vestes e sobre meu manto lançaram à sorte (Sl 21,19).

36 Sentaram-se e montaram guarda.

37 Por cima de sua cabeça penduraram um escrito trazendo o motivo de sua crucificação: "Este é Jesus, o rei dos judeus".

38 Ao mesmo tempo foram crucificados com ele dois ladrões, um à sua direita e outro à sua esquerda.

39 Os que passavam o injuriavam, sacudiam a cabeça e diziam:

40 "Tu, que destróis o templo e o reconstróis em três dias, salva-te a ti mesmo! Se és o Filho de Deus, desce da cruz!".

41 Os príncipes dos sacerdotes, os escribas e os anciãos também zombavam dele:

42 "Ele salvou a outros e não pode salvar-se a si mesmo! Se é rei de Israel, desça agora da cruz e nós creremos nele!

43 Confiou em Deus, Deus o livre agora, se o ama, porque ele disse: Eu sou o Filho de Deus!".

44 E os ladrões, crucificados com ele, também o ultrajavam.

45 Desde a hora sexta até a nona, cobriu-se toda a terra de trevas.

46 Próximo da hora nona, Jesus exclamou em voz forte: "Eli, Eli, lammá sabactáni?" – o que quer dizer: "Meu Deus, meu Deus, por que me abandonaste?".

47 A essas palavras, alguns dos que lá estavam diziam: "Ele chama por Elias".

48 Imedia­tamente, um deles tomou uma esponja, embebeu-a em vinagre e apresentou-lha na ponta de uma vara para que bebesse.

49 Os outros diziam: "Deixa! Vejamos se Elias virá socorrê-lo".

50 Jesus de novo lançou um grande brado, e entregou a alma.

51 E eis que o véu do templo se rasgou em duas partes de alto a baixo, a terra tremeu, fenderam-se as rochas.

52 Os sepulcros se abriram e os corpos de muitos justos ressuscitaram.

53 Saindo de suas sepulturas, entraram na cidade santa depois da ressurreição de Jesus e apareceram a muitas pessoas.

54 O centurião e seus homens que montavam guarda a Jesus, dian­te do estremecimento da terra e de tudo o que se passava, disseram entre si, possuídos de grande temor: "Verdadeiramente, este homem era Filho de Deus!".

55 Havia ali também algumas mulheres que de longe olha­vam; tinham seguido Jesus desde a Galileia para o servir.

56 Entre elas se achavam Maria Madalena e Maria, mãe de Tiago e de José, e a mãe dos filhos de Zebedeu.

57 À tardinha, um homem rico de Arimateia, chamado José, que era também discípulo de Jesus,

58 foi procurar Pilatos e pediu-lhe o corpo de Jesus. Pilatos cedeu-o.

59 José tomou o corpo, envolveu-o num lençol branco

60 e o depositou num sepulcro novo, que tinha mandado talhar para si na rocha. Depois rolou uma grande pedra à entrada do sepulcro e foi-se embora.

61 Maria Madalena e a outra Maria ficaram lá, sentadas defronte do túmulo.

62 No dia seguinte, isto é, o dia seguinte ao da Preparação, os prínci­pes dos sacerdotes e os fariseus dirigiram-se todos juntos à casa de Pilatos.

63 E disseram-lhe: "Senhor, nós nos lembramos de que aquele impostor disse, enquanto vivia: Depois de três dias ressuscitarei.

64 Ordena, pois, que seu sepulcro seja guardado até o terceiro dia. Os seus discípulos poderiam vir roubar o corpo e dizer ao povo: Ressuscitou dos mortos. E esta última impostura seria pior que a primeira".

65 Respondeu Pilatos: "Tendes uma guarda. Ide e guardai-o como o entendeis".

66 Foram, pois, e asseguraram o sepulcro, selando a pedra e colocando guardas.

1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. 6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. 7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. 8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; 10 And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me. 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. 16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? 18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. 22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. 23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. 31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. 32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. 36 And sitting down they watched him there; 37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. 48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. 55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children. 57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: 58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. 59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. 64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. 65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. 66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.