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 27:1 ¶ BUT when it was morning, the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jeshu, how they should put him to death.

 27:1 And when it was morning, the chief priests and the elders of the people held a council against Jesus, how they might put him to death.

 27:2 And they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him to Pilatos the governor.

 27:2 And they bound him, and carried him and delivered him up to Pilate, the president.

 27:3 Then Jihuda the traitor, when he saw that Jeshu was condemned, repented him, and went hastily, and returned those thirty of silver unto the chief priests and elders,

 27:3 Then Judas the betrayer, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, repented. And he went and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders;

 27:4 and said, I have sinned, for I have betrayed the innocent blood. But they said to him, To us? what to us? Thou knowest, -thou!

 27:4 and said: I have sinned, by betraying innocent blood. And they said: What is that to us? See to it thyself.

 27:5 And he cast down the silver in the temple, and passed away, and went and strangled himself.

 27:5 And he cast down the silver in the temple, and retiring, went and strangled himself

 27:6 But the chief priests took up the silver, and said, It is not lawful that we throw it into the place of offering, because it is the price of blood.

 27:6 And the chief priests took up the silver, and said: It is not lawful to put it into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

 27:7 And they took counsel, and bought with it the field of the potter, for the burial-place of strangers.

 27:7 And they took counsel, and bought with it the potter's field, for a place to bury strangers.

 27:8 Wherefore that field has been called, The field of blood, until this day.

 27:8 Wherefore that field is called the field of blood, unto this day.

 27:9 Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet, who said, And I took the thirty (pieces) of silver, the price of him who was precious, whom the sons of Isroel bargained for;

 27:9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I took the thirty [shekels] of silver, the price of the precious one, which they of the children of Israel had stipulated;

 27:10 and gave them for the field of the potter, as the Lord commanded me.

 27:10 and I gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me.

 27:11 But Jeshu himself stood before the governor. And the governor questioned him, and said to him, Thou art the king of the Jihudoyee? Jeshu said to him, Thou hast said.

 27:11 And Jesus stood before the president. And the resident asked him, and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to him: Thou hast said.

 27:12 And while the chief priests and elders were accusing him, he returned not a word.

 27:12 And when the chief priests and elders accused him, he made no reply.

 27:13 Then said Pilatos unto him, Hearest thou not what they witness against thee?

 27:13 Then Pilate said to him: Hearest thou not how much they testify against thee?

 27:14 But he gave him no answer, no, not in one word; and upon this (Pilate) marvelled greatly.

 27:14 But he gave him no answer, not even one word: and therefore Pilate wondered greatly.

 27:15 Now at every festival the governor was accustomed to release one of the bound unto the people, whomsoever they would.

 27:15 And at each festival, the president was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, such as they preferred.

 27:16 But there was (then) bound a notorious prisoner who was called Bar-aba.

 27:16 And they had then in bonds a noted prisoner, called Bar Abas.

 27:17 And when they were assembled, Pilatos said to them, Whom will you that I release unto you, Bar-aba, or Jeshu who is called the Meshicha?

 27:17 And when they were assembled, Pilate said to them: Whom will ye, that I release to you, Bar Abas, or Jesus who is called Messiah?

 27:18 For Pilatos knew that from malice they had delivered him.

 27:18 For Pilate knew that it was from enmity they had delivered him up.

 27:19 But while the governor sat upon his tribunal, his wife sent to him saying, Let there be nothing between thee and that Just One; for much have I suffered in a dream to-day on his account.

 27:19 And as the president was sitting on his tribunal, his wife sent to him, and said: Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered much this I day in a dream because of him.

 27:20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that he should release to them Bar-aba, that they might destroy Jeshu.

 27:20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitude that they should demand Bar Abas, and destroy Jesus.

 27:21 And the governor answered and said to them, Whom will you that I shall release to you of these two? Then they said, Bar-aba.

 27:21 And the president answered, and said to them: Which of the two, will ye, that I release to you? And they said: Bar Abas.

 27:22 Pilatos saith to them, And to Jeshu who is called the Meshicha, what shall I do with him? They all said, Let him be crucified.

 27:22 Pilate said to them: And what shall I do to Jesus who is called Messiah? They all replied: Let him be crucified.

 27:23 Pilatos saith to them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they clamoured the more, and said, Let him be crucified!

 27:23 The president said to them: But what hath he done, that is evil? And they cried out the more, and said: Let him be crucified.

 27:24 Then Pilatos, when he saw that nothing availed, but that the tumult became greater, took waters (and) washed his hands before the assembly, and said, I am expiated from the blood of this Just One. You shall know.

 27:24 And Pilate, when he saw that it availed nothing, but rather that tumult was produced, took water, and washed his hands before the eyes of the multitude, and said: I am pure from the blood of this just man: see ye to it.

 27:25 And all the people answered and said, His blood upon us, and upon our children!

 27:25 And all the people answered, and said His blood be on us, and on our children!

 27:26 ¶ THEN he released to them Bar-aba; and scourged Jeshu with thongs, and delivered him to be crucified.

 27:26 Then released he to them Bar Abas; and scourged Jesus with whips and delivered him to be crucified.

 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jeshu to the Praetorium, and the whole cohort gathered against him.

 27:27 Then the soldiers of the president took Jesus into the Praetorium, and assembled the whole regiment against him.

 27:28 And they stripped him, and invested him with a cloak of crimson.

 27:28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet military cloak.

 27:29 And they interwove a crown of thorns, and set it upon his head, and a cane in his right hand: and they kneeled upon their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jihudoyee!

 27:29 And they wove a crown of thorns, and set it on his head, and [put] a reed in his hand, and they bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, and said: Hail, thou king of the Jews.

 27:30 And they did spit in his face, and took the cane, and struck him upon his head.

 27:30 And they spit in his face, and took the reed, and smote him on his head.

 27:31 And when they had derided him, they stripped him of the cloak, and clothed him with his own garments, and led him away to be crucified.

 27:31 And when they had mocked him, they divested him of the cloak, and clothed him in his own garments, and led him out to be crucified.

 27:32 And when they had gone forth, they found a Kurinean man whose name was Shemun: this (man) they compel to carry his cross.

 27:32 And as they went out, they found a man of Cyrene whose name was Simon; him they compelled to bear his cross.

 27:33 And they came to a place which is called Gogultho, which is expounded, The skull.

 27:33 And they came to a place which is called Golgotha, which is interpreted a skull.

 27:34 And they gave him to drink vinegar mingled with gall: and he tasted, but was not willing to drink.

 27:34 And they gave him to drink vinegar mixed with gall. And he tasted [it], and would not drink.

 27:35 And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments by lot: that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

 27:35 And when they had crucified him, they distributed his garments by lot.

 27:36 And they sat down and watched him there.

 27:36 And they sat down, and watched him there

 27:37 And they placed over his head the occasion of his death, in the writing, This (is) Jeshu, the King of the Jihudoyee.

 27:37 And they placed over his head the cause of his death, in the writing: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

 27:38 ¶ AND they crucified with him two thieves, one on his right hand, and one on his left.

 27:38 And there were crucified with him two robbers, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

 27:39 But they who passed by railed against him, moving their heads,

 27:39 And they that passed by reviled him, and shook their heads

 27:40 and saying, Destroyer of the temple, and builder of it in three days! deliver thyself, if thou art the Son of Aloha, and come down from the cross.

 27:40 and said: Destroyer of the temple, and builder of it in three days, deliver thyself; if thou art the Son of God, and come down from the cross.

 27:41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders and Pharishee,

 27:41 So also the chief priests mocked, with the Scribes and Elders and Pharisees,

 27:42 saying, He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Isroel, let him now descend from the cross, that we may see and believe in him.

 27:42 and said: He gave life to others, his own life he cannot preserve. If he is the king of Israel, let him now descend from the cross, and we will believe in him.

 27:43 He trusted upon Aloha; let him liberate him now, if he delighteth in him; for he said, I am the Son of Aloha.

 27:43 He trusted in God; let him rescue him now, if he hath pleasure in him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

 27:44 Likewise also the robbers who were crucified with him reviled him.

 27:44 In like manner the marauders also, that were crucified with him, reproached him.

 27:45 ¶ BUT from the sixth hour there was darkness upon all the land until the ninth hour.

 27:45 And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour.

 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jeshu cried with a high voice, Aloha! Aloha! why hast thou forsaken me?

 27:46 And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice and said: O God, O God; why hast thou forsaken me?

 27:47 But certain of them who stood there, when they heard, said, This hath cried unto Ilio.

 27:47 And some of them that stood there, when they heard [it], said: He calleth for Elijah.

 27:48 And forthwith ran one from them, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and set it upon a cane, and gave him to drink.

 27:48 And immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

 27:49 But the rest said, Let alone, we will see whether Ilio (will) come to deliver him.

 27:49 But the rest said: Desist; we will see if Elijah will come to rescue him.

 27:50 But he, Jeshu, again cried with a high voice, and dismissed his spirit.

 27:50 Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

 27:51 And at once the veil of the temple was rent in twain from above to beneath; and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were riven.

 27:51 And instantly, the curtain of the door of the temple was torn asunder, from the top to the bottom; and the earth shook; and the rocks rived;

 27:52 And the house of the buried was opened; and the bodies of many of the saints who had been asleep arose,

 27:52 and graves were opened; and many bodies of saints who slept, arose,

 27:53 and came forth, and after his resurrection went into the holy city, and were seen by many.

 27:53 and came forth; and, after his resurrection, entered into the holy city, and appeared to many.

 27:54 But the centurion and those with him, who guarded Jeshu, when they saw the commotion and those (portents) which took place, feared greatly, and said, Assuredly this was the Son of Aloha.

 27:54 And the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that occurred, feared greatly, and said: Verily, this was the Son of God.

 27:55 (And) many women were there, beholding from afar; those who had come after Jeshu from Galila, and had ministered unto him.

 27:55 And many women were there, looking on from a distance; the same who had followed Jesus from Galilee, and had ministered to him.

 27:56 One of them was Mariam Magdolitha, and Mariam the mother of Jakub and of Josi, and the mother of the sons of Zabdai.

 27:56 One of them was Mary of Magdala, also Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

 27:57 ¶ BUT when it was evening, there came a rich man from Rometha, whose name was Jauseph, who himself also was a disciple of Jeshu.

 27:57 And when it was evening, there came a rich man of Ramath, whose name was a Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.

 27:58 This went unto Pilatos, and begged the body of Jeshu. And Pilatos commanded that the body should be given to him.

 27:58 This man went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And Pilate directed the body to be given him.

 27:59 And Jauseph took the body, and wound it round in a cloth of pure linen,

 27:59 And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a winding-sheet of clean linen;

 27:60 and laid it in a new house of burial of his own, which was hewn out in the rock. And they rolled a great stone, and heaved it against the door of the sepulchre, and went.

 27:60 and laid it in his new sepulchre, that was excavated in a rock. And he rolled a great stone against the door of the sepulchre, and departed:

 27:61 Now there were there Mariam Magdolitha and the other Mariam, who were sitting over against the sepulchre.

 27:61 And there were present Mary of Magdala, and the other Mary, who sat over against the grave.

 27:62 ¶ BUT the day which was next after the preparation, the chief priests and Pharishee came together unto Pilatos,

 27:62 And on the day that was next after the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate,

 27:63 saying to him, Our lord, we remember that that impostor said while alive, That after three days I will arise.

 27:63 and said to him: Our Lord, we remember that this deceiver said, while he was alive, After three days, I shall arise.

 27:64 Command therefore that they watch the sepulchre till (after) the third of the days; lest his disciples come, and steal him away by night, and tell the people that from the house of the dead he has risen, and the last delusion be worse than the first.

 27:64 Command, therefore to guard the sepulchre; until the third day; lest his disciples come and steal him away by night, and say to the people that he hath risen from the dead; and the last delusion be worse than the first.

 27:65 Pilatos saith to them, Ye have guards; go, watch diligently, as ye know how.

 27:65 Pilate said to them: Ye have soldiers: go and guard it, as ye know how.

 27:66 So they went, and set a watch (about) the sepulchre, and sealed the stone along with the guards.

 27:66 And they went and set a guard to the sepulchre, and sealed the stone.