1 Pela manhã todos os principais sacerdotes e os anciãos do povo entraram em conselho contra Jesus, para o entregarem à morte;2 e tendo-o maniatado, levaram-no e entregaram ao governador Pilatos.3 Então Judas, que o traiu, vendo que Jesus fora condenado, tocado de remorso, tornou a levar as trinta moedas de prata aos principais sacerdotes e aos anciãos,4 e disse: Pequei, traindo sangue inocente. Mas eles responderam: Que nos importa? isso é lá contigo.5 Judas, depois de arremessar as moedas de prata no santuário, retirou-se e foi enforcar-se.6 Os principais sacerdotes, tomando as moedas, disseram: Não é lícito deitá-las no tesouro sagrado, porque é preço de sangue.7 Depois de deliberarem em conselho, compraram com elas o Campo do Oleiro, a fim de servir de cemitério para os forasteiros.8 Por isso aquele campo tem sido chamado até o dia de hoje Campo de sangue.9 Assim se cumpriu o que foi dito pelo profeta Jeremias: E tomaram as trinta moedas de prata, preço daquele que foi avaliado, a quem alguns dos filhos de Israel apreçaram;10 e deram-nas pelo Campo do Oleiro, assim como me ordenou o Senhor.11 Jesus estava em pé perante o governador; e este assim o interrogou: És tu o Rei dos Judeus? Respondeu-lhe Jesus: Tu o dizes.12 Mas enquanto os principais sacerdotes e os anciãos o acusavam, ele nada disse.13 Então lhe perguntou Pilatos: Não ouves quantas acusações te fazem?14 Jesus não respondeu sequer uma palavra, de modo que Pilatos muito se maravilhou.15 Por ocasião da festa costumava o governador dar liberdade a um preso, à vontade do povo.16 Naquela ocasião tinham eles um preso famoso, chamado Barrabás.17 Estando, pois, o povo reunido, perguntou-lhe Pilatos: Qual dos dois quereis que eu vos solte, Barrabás, ou Jesus chamado Cristo?18 Pois sabia que por inveja lho tinham entregado.19 Estava Pilatos sentado no tribunal, quando sua esposa mandou dizer-lhe: Não te envolvas na questão deste justo; porque hoje em sonhos muito padeci por causa dele.20 Os principais sacerdotes e os anciãos persuadiram à multidão que escolhesse a Barrabás e fizesse morrer a Jesus.21 O governador perguntou: Qual dos dois quereis que eu vos solte? Responderam eles: Barrabás.22 Replicou-lhes Pilatos: Que hei de fazer, então, de Jesus, a quem chamam Cristo? Bradaram todos: Seja crucificado!23 Pilatos continuou: Pois que mal fez ele? Mas eles clamavam cada vez mais: Seja crucificado!24 Vendo Pilatos que nada conseguia, e que ao contrário o tumulto aumentava, mandando vir água, lavou as mãos diante da multidão e declarou: Sou inocente deste sangue, isso é lá convosco.25 Todo o povo disse: O sangue dele caia sobre nós e sobre nossos filhos.26 Então Pilatos soltou a Barrabás; e mandando açoitar a Jesus, entregou-o para ser crucificado.27 Depois os soldados do governador, conduzindo Jesus ao Pretório, reuniram em torno dele toda a corte.28 Despindo-o, vestiram-lhe um manto carmesim.29 Em seguida tecendo uma coroa de espinhos, puseram-lha na cabeça, e uma cana na mão direita; e ajoelhando-se diante dele, escarneciam-no, dizendo: Salve, Rei dos Judeus!30 E cuspindo nele, tomaram a cana, e davam-lhe com ela na cabeça.31 Depois de o terem escarnecido, tiraram-lhe o manto, vestiram-lhe as vestes e levaram-no para ser crucificado.32 Ao saírem, encontraram um homem cirineu, chamado Simão, a quem obrigaram a levar a cruz de Jesus.33 Chegados a um lugar chamado Gólgota, que quer dizer, Lugar da Caveira,34 deram-lhe a beber vinho com fel; e ele, tendo-o provado, não o quis beber.35 Depois de o crucificarem, repartiram entre si as vestes dele, deitando sortes;36 e sentados, ali o guardavam.37 Puseram-lhe sobre a cabeça a sua acusação escrita: ESTE É JESUS O REI DOS JUDEUS.38 Então foram crucificados com ele dois salteadores, um à sua direita e outro à sua esquerda.39 Os que iam passando, blasfemavam dele, meneando a cabeça,40 e dizendo: Ó tu que destróis o santuário, e em três dias o reedificas, salva-te a ti mesmo; se és Filho de Deus, desce da cruz.41 Do mesmo modo os principais sacerdotes com os escribas e anciãos, escarnecendo, diziam:42 Ele salvou aos outros, a si mesmo não se pode salvar; Rei de Israel é ele! desça agora da cruz, e creremos nele.43 Confia em Deus; Deus que o livre agora, se lhe quer bem; pois disse: Sou Filho de Deus.44 Também os salteadores que foram crucificados com ele, dirigiram-lhe os mesmos impropérios.45 Desde a hora sexta até a hora nona houve trevas sobre toda a terra.46 Cerca da hora nona deu Jesus um alto brado: Eli, Eli, lamá sabactâni? que quer dizer, Deus meu, Deus meu, por que me desamparaste?47 Alguns daqueles que estavam presentes, ouvindo isto, disseram: Ele chama por Elias.48 No mesmo instante um deles correu, tomou uma esponja, ensopou-a em vinagre e, pondo-a numa cana, deu-lhe de beber.49 Mas os outros disseram: Deixa, vejamos se Elias vem salvá-lo.50 De novo dando Jesus um alto brado, expirou.51 O véu do santuário rasgou-se em duas partes de alto a baixo, tremeu a terra, fenderam-se as rochas,52 abriram-se os túmulos e muitos corpos de santos, já falecidos, foram ressuscitados;53 e saindo dos túmulos depois da ressurreição de Jesus, entraram na cidade santa e apareceram a muitos.54 O centurião e os que com ele guardavam a Jesus, vendo o terremoto e o que se passara, tiveram muito medo e disseram: Verdadeiramente este era Filho de Deus.55 Estavam ali muitas mulheres, observando de longe, as quais desde a Galiléia tinham seguido a Jesus para o servir;56 entre elas se achavam Maria Madalena, Maria, mãe de Tiago e de José, e a mulher de Zebedeu.57 À tarde veio um homem rico de Arimatéia, chamado José, que era também discípulo de Jesus;58 ele foi a Pilatos e pediu o corpo de Jesus. Então Pilatos mandou que lho entregassem.59 José levou o corpo, envolveu-o em pano limpo de linho60 e depositou-o no seu túmulo novo, que fizera abrir na rocha; e pondo uma grande pedra à entrada do túmulo, retirou-se.61 Achavam-se ali Maria Madalena e a outra Maria, sentadas em frente do sepulcro.62 No outro dia, que era o seguinte a Parasceve, reunidos os principais sacerdotes e os fariseus, dirigiram-se a Pilatos63 e disseram-lhe: Senhor, lembramo-nos de que aquele embusteiro, ainda em vida, afirmou: Depois de três dias ressuscitarei.64 Ordena, pois, que se faça seguro o sepulcro até o terceiro dia, para não suceder que, vindo os discípulos, o furtem e depois digam ao povo que ele ressuscitou dos mortos; e será o último embuste pior que o primeiro.65 Disse-lhes Pilatos: Aí tendes uma guarda; ide segurá-lo, como entendeis.66 Partiram eles e tornaram seguro o sepulcro, selando a pedra e deixando ali a guarda.

1 And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death.2 And they brought him bound, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and ancients,4 Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? look thou to it.5 And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed: and went and hanged himself with an halter.6 But the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into the corbona, because it is the price of blood.7 And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter's field, to be a burying place for strangers.8 For this cause the field was called Haceldama, that is, The field of blood, even to this day.9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom they prized of the children of Israel.10 And they gave them unto the potter's field, as the Lord appointed to me.11 And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou sayest it.12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and ancients, he answered nothing.13 Then Pilate saith to him: Dost not thou hear how great testimonies they allege against thee?14 And he answered him to never a word; so that the governor wondered exceedingly.15 Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would.16 And he had then a notorious prisoner, that was called Barabbas.17 They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said: Whom will you that I release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus that is called Christ?18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.19 And as he was sitting in the place of judgment, his wife sent to 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 ancients persuaded the people, that they should ask Barabbas, and make Jesus away.21 And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said, Barabbas.22 Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified.23 The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified.24 And Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made; taking water washed his hands before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man; look you to it.25 And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us and our children.26 Then he released to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him unto them to be crucified.27 Then the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus into the hall, gathered together unto him the whole band;28 And stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak about him.29 And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, king of the Jews.30 And spitting upon him, they took the reed, and struck his head.31 And after they had mocked him, they took off the cloak from him, and put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify him.32 And going out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they forced to take up his cross.33 And they came to the place that is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary.34 And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink.35 And after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: They divided my garments among them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.36 And they sat and watched him.37 And they put over his head his cause written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.38 Then were crucified with him two thieves: one on the right hand, and one on the left.39 And they that passed by, blasphemed him, wagging their heads,40 And saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God, and in three days dost rebuild it: save thy own self: if thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.41 In like manner also the chief priests, with the scribes and ancients, mocking, 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 now deliver him if he will have him; for he said: I am the Son of God.44 And the selfsame thing the thieves also, that were crucified with him, reproached him with.45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour.46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?47 And some that stood there and heard, said: This man calleth Elias.48 And immediately one of them running took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar; and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.49 And the others said: Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to deliver him.50 And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.51 And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent.52 And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose,53 And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city, and appeared to many.54 Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.55 And there were there many women afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:56 Among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.57 And when it was evening, there came a certain rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.58 He went to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be delivered.59 And Joseph taking the body, wrapped it up in a clean linen cloth.60 And laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument, and went his way.61 And there was there Mary Magdalen, and the other Mary sitting over against the sepulchre.62 And the next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,63 Saying: Sir, we have remembered, that that seducer said, while he was yet alive: After three days I will rise again.64 Command therefore the sepulchre to be guarded until the third day: lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away, and say to the people: He is risen from the dead; and the last error shall be worse than the first.65 Pilate saith to them: You have a guard; go, guard it as you know.66 And they departing, made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting guards.