القراءة بلغتين

ثُمَّ قامَت جَماعَتُهم كُلُّها فساقوه إِلى بيلاطُس

وأَخذوا يَتَّهِمونَهُ قالوا: «وَجَدْنا هٰذا الرَّجُلَ يَفتِنُ أُمَّتَنا، ويَنهى عَن دَفْعِ الجِزيَةِ إِلى قَيصَر، ويَقولُ إِنَّهُ المسيحُ المَلِك»

فسأَلَه بيلاطُس: «أَأَنتَ مَلِكُ اليَهود؟» فأَجابَ: «هو ما تقول»

فقالَ بيلاطُسُ لِعُظَماءِ الكَهَنَةِ والجُموع: «لا أَجِدُ في هٰذا الرَّجُلِ سَبَبًا لِٱتِّهامِه»

فقالوا مُلِحِّين: «إِنَّهُ يُثيرُ الشَّعبَ بِتَعليمِه في اليَهودِيَّةِ كُلِّها، مِنَ الجَليلِ إِلى هٰهُنا»

فلمَّا سَمِعَ بيلاطُس سأَلَ هَلِ الرَّجُلُ جَليليّ

فلمَّا عَرَفَ أَنَّه مِن وِلايَةِ هيرودُس أَرسَلَه إِلى هيرودُس، وكانَ هو أَيضًا في أُورَشَليمَ في تلك الأَيَّام

فلمَّا رأَى هيرودُسُ يسوع سُرَّ سُرورًا عَظيمًا، لِأَنَّه كانَ يَتَمَنَّى مِن زَمَنٍ بَعيدٍ أَن يَراهُ لِما يَسمَعُ عَنه، ويَرْجو أَن يَشهَدَ آيَةً يَأتي بِها

فسأَلَه بِكَلامٍ كَثير، أَمَّا هو فلَم يُجِبْهُ بِشَيء

وكانَ عُظَماءُ الكَهَنَةِ والكَتَبَةُ يَتَّهِمونَهُ بِعُنف

فٱحتَقَره هيرودُسُ وجُنودُه، وسَخِرَ مِنهُ فأَلبَسَه ثَوبًا بَرَّاقًا، ورَدَّه إِلى بيلاطُس

وتَصادَقَ هيرودُسُ وبيلاطُسُ يَومَئِذٍ وكانا قَبْلًا مُتَعادِيَيْن

فدَعا بيلاطُسُ عُظَماءَ الكَهَنَةِ والرُّؤَساءَ والشَّعب

وقالَ لَهم: «أَحضَرتُم لَدَيَّ هٰذا الرَّجُلَ على أَنَّهُ يَفتِنُ الشَّعْب. وها قد حَقَّقتُ في الأَمرِ بِمَحضَرٍ مِنكُم، فلَم أَجِدْ على هٰذا الرَّجُلِ شيئًا مِمَّا تَتَّهِمونَه بِه

ولا هيرودُس، لأَنَّه رَدَّهُ إِلَينا. فهُوَ إِذًا لم يَفعَلْ ما يَستَوجِبُ بِه المَوت

فسأُعاقِبُه ثُمَّ أُطلِقُه» [١٧ ]

فصاحوا بِأَجمَعِهِم: «أَعْدِمْ هٰذا وأَطلِقْ لَنا بَرْأَبَّا!»

وكانَ ذاك قد أُلقِيَ في السِّجْنِ لِفِتنَةٍ حَدَثَت في المدينة وجَريمَةِ قَتْل

فخاطَبَهُم بيلاطُسُ ثانِيَةً لِرَغْبَتِه في إِطلاقِ يسوع

فصاحوا: «إِصلِبْهُ، ٱصلِبْه!»

فقالَ لَهم ثالثةً: «فأَيَّ شَرٍّ فَعَلَ هٰذا الرَّجُل؟ لم أَجِدْ سَبَبًا يَستَوجِبُ بِه الموت، فسأُعاقِبُه ثُمَّ أُطلِقُه»

فأَلَحُّوا علَيهِ بِأَعلى أَصواتِهِم طالِبينَ أَن يُصلَب، وَٱشتَدَّ صِياحُهم

فقَضى بيلاطُسُ بِإِجابَةِ طَلَبِهم

فأَطلَقَ مَن كانَ قد أُلقِيَ في السِّجنِ لِفِتنَةٍ وجريمةِ قَتْل، ذاكَ الَّذي طَلَبوه، وأَسلَمَ يسوعَ إِلى مَشيئَتِهم

وبَينما هم ذاهبونَ بِه، أَمسكوا سِمعان، وهو رَجُلٌ قِيرينيٌّ كانَ آتِيًا مِنَ الرِّيف، فجَعَلوا علَيهِ الصَّليبَ لِيَحمِلَه خَلْفَ يَسوع

وتَبِعَه جَمعٌ كثيرٌ مِنَ الشَّعب، ومِن نِساءٍ كُنَّ يَضرِبنَ الصُّدورَ ويَنُحنَ علَيه

فٱلتَفَتَ يَسوعُ إِليهِنَّ فقال: «يا بَناتِ أُورَشَليمَ، لا تَبكِينَ عَليَّ، بلِ ٱبكِينَ على أَنفُسِكُنَّ وعلى أَولادِكُنَّ

فها هي ذي أَيَّامٌ تَأتي يقولُ النَّاسُ فيها: طوبى للعواقِرِ والبُطونِ الَّتي لم تَلِدْ، والثُّدِيِّ الَّتي لم تُرضِعْ

وعِندَئِذٍ يأخُذُ النَّاسُ يَقولونَ لِلجِبال: أُسقُطي علَينا ولِلتِّلالِ: غَطِّينا

فإِذا كانَ يُفعَلُ ذٰلك بِالشَّجَرَةِ الخَضْراء، فأَيًّا يَكونُ مَصيرُ الشَّجَرَةِ اليابِسة؟»

وسيقَ أَيضًا آخَرانِ مُجرِمانِ لِيُقتَلا معَه

ولمَّا وَصَلوا إِلى المَكانِ المَعروفِ بالجُمجُمة، صَلَبوهُ فيهِ والمُجرِمَيْن، أَحَدُهما عنِ اليَمينِ والآخَرُ عَنِ الشِّمال

فقالَ يسوع: «يا أَبَتِ ٱغفِرْ لَهم، لِأَنَّهُم لا يَعلَمونَ ما يَفعَلون». ثُمَّ ٱقتَسموا ثِيابَه مُقتَرِعينَ علَيها

ووقَفَ الشَّعْبُ هُناكَ يَنظُر، والرُّؤَساءُ يَهزَأُونَ فيقولون: «خَلَّصَ غَيرَهُ فَلْيُخَلِّصْ نَفْسَه، إِن كانَ مَسيحَ اللهِ المُختار!»

وسَخِرَ مِنه الجُنودُ أَيضًا، فدَنَوا وقرَّبوا إِلَيه خَلًّا وقالوا

«إِن كُنتَ مَلِكَ اليَهود فخَلِّصْ نَفْسَكَ!»

وكانَ أَيضًا فَوقَه كِتابَةٌ خُطَّ فيها: «هٰذا مَلِكُ اليَهود»

وأَخَذَ أَحَدُ المُجرِمَينِ المُعَلَّقَينِ على الصَّليبِ يَشتُمُه فيَقول: «أَلستَ المَسيح؟ فخَلِّصْ نَفْسَكَ وخَلِّصْنا!»

فٱنتَهَرَه الآخَرُ قال: «أَوَما تَخافُ الله وأَنتَ تُعاني العِقابَ نَفْسَه!

أَمَّا نَحنُ فعِقابُنا عَدْل، لِأَنَّنا نَلْقى ما تَستَوجِبُه أَعْمالُنا. أَمَّا هو فلَم يَعمَلْ سُوءًا»

ثُمَّ قال: «أُذكُرْني يا يسوع إِذا ما جئتَ في مَلَكوتِكَ»

فقالَ لَه: «الحَقَّ أَقولُ لَكَ: ستَكونُ اليَومَ مَعي في الفِردَوس»

وكانَتِ السَّاعَةُ نَحوَ الظُّهر، فخَيَّمَ الظَّلامُ على الأَرضِ كُلِّها حتَّى الثَّالِثَة

لِأَنَّ الشَّمسَ قدِ ٱحتَجَبَت. وٱنشَقَّ حِجابُ المَقدِسِ مِنَ الوَسَط

فصاحَ يسوعُ بِأَعلى صَوتِه قال: «يا أَبَتِ، في يَدَيكَ أَجعَلُ رُوحي!» قالَ هٰذا ولَفَظَ الرُّوح

فَلَمَّا رأَى قائِدُ المائَةِ ما حَدَثَ، مَجَّدَ اللهَ وقال: «حَقًّا هٰذا الرَّجُلُ كانَ بارًّا!»

وكذٰلِكَ الجَماهيرُ الَّتي ٱحتَشَدَت، لِترى ذٰلكَ المَشهَد فعايَنَت ما حَدَث، رَجَعَت جَميعًا وهي تَقرَعُ الصُّدور

ووَقَفَ عن بُعدٍ جميعُ أَصدِقائِه والنِّسوَةُ اللَّواتي تَبِعنَهُ مِنَ الجَليل، وكانوا يَنظُرونَ إِلى تِلكَ الأُمور

وجاءَ رَجُلٌ ٱسمُه يوسُف، وهو عُضْوٌ في المَجلِس، وٱمرُؤٌ صالِحٌ بارٌّ

لم يُوافِقْهم على قَصْدِهِم ولا عَمَلِهم، وكانَ مِنَ الرَّامَة وهي مَدينةٌ لِليَهود، وكانَ يَنتَظِرُ مَلَكوتَ الله

فذَهَبَ إِلى بيلاطُس وطلَبَ جُثْمانَ يسوع

ثُمَّ أَنزَلَه عنَ الصَّليبِ ولَفَّه في كَتَّان، ووَضَعَهُ في قَبرٍ حُفِرَ في الصَّخرِ لم يَكُنْ قد وُضِعَ فيهِ أَحَد

وكانَ اليَومُ يَومَ التَّهْيِئَة وقد بَدَت أَضواءُ السَّبْت

وكانَ النِّسوَةُ اللَّواتي جِئنَ مِنَ الجَليلِ مَعَ يسوع يَتبَعنَ يوسُف، فأَبصَرنَ القَبْرَ وكَيفَ وُضِعَ فيهِ جُثمانُه

ثُمَّ رَجَعنَ وأَعدَدنَ طِيبًا وحَنوطًا، واستَرَحنَ راحةَ السَّبْتِ على ما تَقْضي بِه الوَصِيَّة

The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.

They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”

Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.”

Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”

But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

When he found out that he was in Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.

He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.

The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.

Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.

Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.

Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before you, I found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.

Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

I will therefore chastise him and release him.”

Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.

But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”—

one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.

Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,

but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”

He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”

But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.

Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.

He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.

When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it after Jesus.

A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.

But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’

Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’

For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?”

There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.

When they came to the place that is called “The Skull”, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”

The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar,

and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”

An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!”

But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”

He said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”

Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.

Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.

When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.”

All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their chests.

All his acquaintances and the women who followed with him from Galilee stood at a distance, watching these things.

Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man

(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom.

This man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.

He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid.

It was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

The women who had come with him out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.

They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.