1 Nädala esimese päeva varahommikul võtsid naised kaasa lõhnarohud, mis nad olid valmis pannud, ja läksid hauale. 2 Nad leidsid kivi haua eest ära lükatuna, 3 aga kui nad hauda sisse läksid, ei leidnud nad sealt Issanda Jeesuse ihu. 4 Ja kui nad selle üle pead murdsid, seisid järsku nende kõrval kaks meest välguna helkivates riietes. 5 Aga kui naised hirmunult näoga vastu maad kummardasid, ütlesid mehed neile: „Miks te otsite elavat surnute juurest?" 6 Teda ei ole siin! Ta on üles tõusnud! Tuletage meelde, mida ta teile ütles veel Galileas olles: 7 „Inimese Poeg tuleb anda patuste kätte ja risti lüüa ja kolmandal päeval ta tõuseb jälle üles." 8 Siis neile meenusid Jeesuse sõnad.

9 Kui nad pöördusid haua juurest tagasi, kuulutasid nad kõike seda neile üheteistkümnele ja kõigile teistele. 10 Need olid Maarja Magdaleena ja Johanna ja Maarja, Jaakobuse ema, ja teised naised koos nendega, kes rääkisid sellest apostlitele. 11 Aga nad ei uskunud nende juttu, see tundus neile kui mõttetus. 12 Peetrus aga tõusis püsti ja jooksis haua juurde. Ja kummargil sisse vaadates nägi ta surilinu ning ta läks ära pead murdes selle üle, mis oli sündinud.

13 Selsamal päeval läksid kaks nendest külla nimega Emmaus, see on Jeruusalemmast umbes üheteistkümne kilomeetri kaugusel. 14 Nad vestlesid omavahel kõigest, mis oli juhtunud. 15 Ja kui nad vestlesid ning neid asju arutasid, tuli nende juurde Jeesus ise ja kõndis nendega kaasa, 16 aga nad ei tundnud teda ära.

17 Jeesus küsis nende käest: „Mida te siin omavahel kõndides arutate?"

Nad seisid vaikselt ja vaatasid kurvalt maha. 18 Üks neist, Kleopas, küsis tema käest: „Sa oled vist ainus külaline Jeruusalemmas, kes veel ei tea, mis neil päevil seal on juhtunud?"

19 „Mis siis?" küsis ta.

„See, mis juhtus Naatsareti Jeesusega," vastasid nemad. „Ta oli prohvet, vägev sõnalt ja tegudelt Jumala ja kõigi inimeste ees. 20 Ülempreestrid ja meie valitsejad andsid ta ära surmamõistmiseks ja lõid ta risti, 21 aga meie lootsime, et tema ongi see, kes Iisraeli lunastab. Ja veel enam, täna on kolmas päev, kui see kõik juhtus. 22 Lisaks panid mõned naised meid hämmastuma. Nad käisid täna hommikul haua juures, 23 kuid ei leidnud tema ihu. Naised tulid ja rääkisid meile, et olid näinud nägemust inglitest, kes ütlesid, et Jeesus on elus. 24 Siis mõned meie kaaslastest läksid haua juurde ja leidsid selle täpselt, nagu naised olid öelnud; teda ennast nad aga ei näinud."

25 Ja tema ütles neile: „Kui taipamatud te olete ja kui aeglased oma südames uskuma kõike, mida prohvetid on rääkinud! 26 Kas Messias ei pidanud seda kõike kannatama ja oma kirkusesse astuma?" 27 Ning alustades Moosesest ja kõikidest prohvetitest, seletas Jeesus neile, mida Pühakiri tema kohta ütles.

28 Ja kui nad lähenesid külale, kuhu nad olid minemas, tegi Jeesus, nagu ta läheks edasi. 29 Aga nad käisid talle peale: „Jää meie juurde, sest peagi on õhtu. Päev on kohe lõppemas!" Ja tema läks sisse ja jäi nendega.

30 Kui ta nendega lauas istus, võttis ta leiva, õnnistas ja murdis ning andis neile. 31 Siis avati nende silmad ja nad tundsid ta ära! Ja ta kadus nende silmist. 32 Nad küsisid üksteiselt: „Eks meie südamed põlenud meie sees, kui ta tee peal meiega rääkis ja meile Pühakirja avas?"

33 Nad tõusid ja läksid tagasi Jeruusalemma. Seal nad leidsid üksteist jüngrit ja teised koos nendega, 34 kes ütlesid: „See on tõsi! Issand on tõesti üles tõusnud ja Siimonile ilmunud!" 35 Siis need kaks rääkisid, mis oli tee peal sündinud ja kuidas nad Jeesuse leiva murdmisest ära tundsid.

36 Kui nad sellest alles rääkisid, seisis Jeesus ise nende keskel ja ütles: „Rahu olgu teiega!"

37 Nad olid jahmunud ja hirmul, arvates, et nad näevad vaimu. 38 Ta ütles neile: „Miks te olete ärevuses ja miks on kahtlus tõusnud teie meeltesse? 39 Vaadake mu käsi ja mu jalgu. See olen mina! Puudutage mind ja vaadake, sest vaimul ei ole liha ja luid, aga te näete, et minul on!"

40 Ja seda öeldes näitas Jeesus neile oma käsi ja jalgu. 41 Aga kui nad rõõmu pärast ikka veel ei uskunud ja imestasid, küsis ta nende käest: „Kas teil on siin midagi süüa?" 42 Nad andsid talle tüki küpsetatud kala ja meekärge, 43 ja Jeesus võttis ja sõi nende ees.

44 Ta ütles neile: „Need on mu sõnad, mis ma teile ütlesin, kui ma olin veel teiega: kõik peab täide minema, mis Moosese Seaduses, prohvetites ja lauludes on minu kohta kirjutatud."

45 Siis ta avas nende mõistuse, et nad saaksid Pühakirjast aru. 46 Ja ütles neile: „Nõnda on kirjutatud, et Messias pidi kannatama ja kolmandal päeval üles tõusma surnuist, 47 ja tema nimel peab kuulutatama meeleparandust pattude andeksandmiseks kõigi rahvaste seas, alates Jeruusalemmast. 48 Teie olete nende asjade tunnistajad. 49 Mina läkitan teie peale oma Isa tõotuse! Teie aga jääge sellesse linna seni, kuni teid on riietatud taevase väega!"

50 Jeesus viis nad välja Betaania lähedale, tõstis oma käed ja õnnistas neid. 51 Ja neid õnnistades lahkus Jeesus nende juurest ja võeti üles taevasse. 52 Nemad aga kummardasid teda ja pöördusid suure rõõmuga tagasi Jeruusalemma. 53 Ja viibisid püsivalt templis Jumalat kiites.

1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, 7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. 8 And they remembered his words, 9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. 12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. 16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. 17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? 18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? 19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: 20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. 22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; 23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. 24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. 25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: 26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? 27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. 28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. 29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. 30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. 32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? 33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, 34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. 35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.

36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. 41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. 43 And he took it, and did eat before them. 44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. 45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And ye are witnesses of these things.

49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.