1 Logo pela manhã entraram em conselho os principais sacerdotes com os anciãos, escribas e todo o sinédrio e, maniatando a Jesus, levaram-no e entregaram-no a Pilatos.2 Pilatos perguntou-lhe: És tu o Rei dos Judeus? Respondeu Jesus: Tu o dizes.3 Os principais sacerdotes fizeram-lhe muitas acusações.4 Pilatos tornou a perguntar-lhe: Nada respondes? vê quantas acusações te fazem.5 Mas Jesus nada mais respondeu, de modo que Pilatos se admirava.6 Por ocasião da festa o governador soltava um preso, a pedido do povo.7 Havia um chamado Barrabás, preso com outros sediciosos, os quais em um motim haviam feito uma morte.8 Chegando o povo, começou a pedir a graça que lhe costumava fazer.9 Disse-lhe Pilatos: Quereis que eu vos solte o Rei dos Judeus?10 Pois ele percebia que por inveja os principais sacerdotes o haviam entregado.11 Mas estes instigaram a multidão, para que Pilatos lhes soltasse antes a Barrabás.12 Pilatos tornou a dizer-lhes: Que farei, então, daquele a quem chamais o Rei dos Judeus?13 Eles clamaram de novo: Crucifica-o!14 Disse-lhes Pilatos: Pois que mal fez ele? Mas clamaram cada vez mais: Crucifica-o!15 Pilatos, querendo contentar a multidão, soltou-lhe a Barrabás e, depois de mandar açoitar a Jesus, entregou-o para ser crucificado.16 Os soldados levaram-no ao pátio, que é o Pretório, e reuniram toda a corte.17 Vestiram-no de púrpura, e puseram-lhe na cabeça uma coroa de espinhos, que haviam tecido;18 e começaram a saudá-lo: Salve, Rei dos Judeus!19 Davam-lhe com uma cana na cabeça, cuspiam nele e, ajoelhando-se, prestaram-lhe homenagem.20 Depois de o terem escarnecido, despiram-lhe a púrpura e puseram-lhe as vestes. Então o levaram para fora, a fim de o crucificar.21 Obrigaram a Simão cireneu, pai de Alexandre e de Rufo, que passava, vindo do campo, a carregar a cruz de Jesus.22 Levaram-no para o Gólgota, que quer dizer, Lugar da Caveira.23 Deram-lhe vinho misturado com mirra, mas ele não o tomou.24 Crucificaram-no e repartiram entre si as vestes dele, deitando sortes sobre elas, para ver o que cada um havia de levar.25 Era a hora terceira, quando o crucificaram.26 O título da sua acusação estava escrito em cima: O REI DOS JUDEUS.27 Com ele crucificaram dois salteadores, um à sua direita, e outro à sua esquerda.28 {E cumpriu-se a Escritura que diz: E com os malfeitores foi contado.}29 Os que iam passando, blasfemavam dele, meneando as cabeças e dizendo: Oh! tu que destróis o santuário e o reedificas em três dias,30 desce da cruz e salva-te a ti mesmo.31 Do mesmo modo os principais sacerdotes com os escribas, escarnecendo-o, entre si diziam: Ele salvou aos outros, a si mesmo não se pode salvar;32 desça agora da cruz o Cristo, o Rei de Israel, para que vejamos e creiamos. Também os que foram crucificados com ele, dirigiam-lhe impropérios.33 Chegada a hora sexta, houve trevas sobre toda a terra até à hora nona.34 À hora nona bradou Jesus em alta voz: Eloí, Eloí, lamá sabactâni? que quer dizer, Deus meu, Deus meu, por que me desamparaste?35 Alguns que ali estavam, ouvindo isto, disseram: Ele chama por Elias.36 Um deles, correndo, ensopou uma esponja em vinagre e, pondo-a numa cana, deu-lhe de beber, dizendo: Deixai, vejamos se Elias vem tirá-lo.37 Jesus, dando um grande brado, expirou.38 O véu do santuário rasgou-se em duas partes de alto a baixo.39 O centurião, que estava em frente de Jesus, vendo-o assim expirar, disse: Verdadeiramente este homem era Filho de Deus.40 Estavam ali também algumas mulheres observando de longe, entre elas, Maria Madalena, Maria, mãe de Tiago, o menor, e de José, e Salomé;41 as quais, quando Jesus estava na Galiléia, o acompanhavam e serviam; e além destas muitas outras que tinham subido com ele a Jerusalém.42 Sendo já tarde, como era a Parasceve (que é véspera do sábado),43 veio José de Arimatéia, ilustre membro do sinédrio, que também esperava o reino de Deus e, cobrando ânimo, foi a Pilatos e pediu o corpo de Jesus.44 Pilatos admirou-se de que já tivesse morrido. Chamando o centurião, perguntou-lhe se, com efeito, estava morto;45 e depois que o soube do centurião, deu o corpo a José.46 Este, tirando-o da cruz, o envolveu em um pano de linho que havia comprado, e o depositou em um túmulo que tinha sido aberto em rocha; e rolou uma pedra para a entrada do túmulo.47 Maria Madalena e Maria, mãe de José, observaram onde ele foi posto.
1 Early in the morning the chief priests met hurriedly with the elders, the teachers of the Law, and the entire Council. They made their plans. They led Jesus away in chains and handed him over to Pilate.2 Pilate questioned him: »Are you the king of the Jews?« Jesus answered: »You say so.«3 The chief priests accused him of many things.4 Pilate again asked him: »Do you not answer? See how many things they testify against you!«5 But Jesus gave no answer. Pilate wondered.6 He used to release one prisoner at the feast. This was done by request.7 Barabbas, a rebel and a murderer was available for this purpose.8 The crowd cried aloud and asked him to do as he always did for them.9 Pilate answered them, saying: »Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?«10 For he knew that it was out of envy the chief priests delivered him up.11 The chief priests influenced the crowd, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.12 »What should I do with the one you call the King of the Jews?« Pilate asked.13 They cried out: »Impale him!«14 Pilate said: »Why, what evil has he done?« But they cried out exceedingly, »Impale him!«15 Wishing to please the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. Then he handed over Jesus. He was flogged and impaled.16 The soldiers led him away to the court in the Praetorium building governors palace. They assembled together all of the troops.17 They clothed him with purple. After weaving a crown of thorns they put it on him.18 »Hail King of the Jews!« They shouted at him.19 They struck his head with a reed and spat on him. They bowed their knees in false adoration to him.20 After they mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to impale him.21 Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus was passing by on the road. They compelled forced him to go with them, that he might carry his stake.22 They brought him to the place called Golgotha. This means the place of a skull.23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he did not take it.24 After impaling him, they divided his garments among themselves, casting lots for them.25 It was the third hour. They impaled him.26 The superscription of his accusation was written on a board above his head, »THE KING OF THE JEWS.«27 They impaled two robbers with him, one on his right hand, and one on his left.28 The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, »He was numbered with transgressors.«29 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, »ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,30 save yourself, and come down from the stake!«31 Likewise, also the chief priests mocked among themselves with the scribes said, »He saved others. He cannot save himself.32 »Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down from the stake that we may see and believe him.« Those who were impaled with him also mocked him.33 It was the sixth hour and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.34 At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: »Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?« Interpreted it means, »My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?«35 Some of those who stood by said: »He is calling Elijah.«36 They filled a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink. Then they said let him be. Let us see whether Elijah comes to take him down.37 Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed his last breath of life.38 The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.39 The centurion who stood nearby heard him cry out his last breath. Then he said: »Truly this man was the Son of God!«40 The women watching from afar included: Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him and served him. Many other women came up with him to Jerusalem.42 Evening arrived. It was the Preparation Day (Exodus 16:22-27), the day before the Sabbath.43 Joseph of Arimathaea was a prominent council member who also was looking for the Kingdom of God. He boldly approached Pilate and asked for Jesus body.44 Pilate wondered if he were already dead. So he summoned the centurion and asked him about the death.45 When the centurion confirmed it he granted the body to Joseph.46 He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth. Then he laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.47 Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was laid.