1 pIlAtO yIzum AnIya kazayA prAhArayat|
2 pazcAt sEnAgaNaH kaNTakanirmmitaM mukuTaM tasya mastakE samarpya vArttAkIvarNaM rAjaparicchadaM paridhApya,
3 hE yihUdIyAnAM rAjan namaskAra ityuktvA taM capETEnAhantum Arabhata|
4 tadA pIlAtaH punarapi bahirgatvA lOkAn avadat, asya kamapyaparAdhaM na labhE'haM, pazyata tad yuSmAn jnjApayituM yuSmAkaM sannidhau bahirEnam AnayAmi|
5 tataH paraM yIzuH kaNTakamukuTavAn vArttAkIvarNavasanavAMzca bahirAgacchat| tataH pIlAta uktavAn EnaM manuSyaM pazyata|
6 tadA pradhAnayAjakAH padAtayazca taM dRSTvA, EnaM kruzE vidha, EnaM kruzE vidha, ityuktvA ravituM Arabhanta| tataH pIlAtaH kathitavAn yUyaM svayam EnaM nItvA kruzE vidhata, aham Etasya kamapyaparAdhaM na prAptavAn|
7 yihUdIyAH pratyavadan asmAkaM yA vyavasthAstE tadanusArENAsya prANahananam ucitaM yatOyaM svam Izvarasya putramavadat|
8 pIlAta imAM kathAM zrutvA mahAtrAsayuktaH
9 san punarapi rAjagRha Agatya yIzuM pRSTavAn tvaM kutratyO lOkaH? kintu yIzastasya kimapi pratyuttaraM nAvadat|
10 1# tataH pIlAt kathitavAna tvaM kiM mayA sArddhaM na saMlapiSyasi ? tvAM kruzE vEdhituM vA mOcayituM zakti rmamAstE iti kiM tvaM na jAnAsi ? tadA yIzuH pratyavadad IzvarENAdaŸाM mamOpari tava kimapyadhipatitvaM na vidyatE, tathApi yO janO mAM tava hastE samArpayat tasya mahApAtakaM jAtam|
11 tadA yIzuH pratyavadad IzvarENAdattaM mamOpari tava kimapyadhipatitvaM na vidyatE, tathApi yO janO mAM tava hastE samArpayat tasya mahApAtakaM jAtam|
12 tadArabhya pIlAtastaM mOcayituM cESTitavAn kintu yihUdIyA ruvantO vyAharan yadImaM mAnavaM tyajasi tarhi tvaM kaisarasya mitraM na bhavasi, yO janaH svaM rAjAnaM vakti saEva kaimarasya viruddhAM kathAM kathayati|
13 EtAM kathAM zrutvA pIlAtO yIzuM bahirAnIya nistArOtsavasya AsAdanadinasya dvitIyapraharAt pUrvvaM prastarabandhananAmni sthAnE 'rthAt ibrIyabhASayA yad gabbithA kathyatE tasmin sthAnE vicArAsana upAvizat|
14 anantaraM pIlAtO yihUdIyAn avadat, yuSmAkaM rAjAnaM pazyata|
15 kintu EnaM dUrIkuru, EnaM dUrIkuru, EnaM kruzE vidha, iti kathAM kathayitvA tE ravitum Arabhanta; tadA pIlAtaH kathitavAn yuSmAkaM rAjAnaM kiM kruzE vEdhiSyAmi? pradhAnayAjakA uttaram avadan kaisaraM vinA kOpi rAjAsmAkaM nAsti|
16 tataH pIlAtO yIzuM kruzE vEdhituM tESAM hastESu samArpayat, tatastE taM dhRtvA nItavantaH|
17 tataH paraM yIzuH kruzaM vahan ziraHkapAlam arthAd yad ibrIyabhASayA gulgaltAM vadanti tasmin sthAna upasthitaH|
18 tatastE madhyasthAnE taM tasyObhayapArzvE dvAvaparau kruzE'vidhan|
19 aparam ESa yihUdIyAnAM rAjA nAsaratIyayIzuH, iti vijnjApanaM likhitvA pIlAtastasya kruzOpari samayOjayat|
20 sA lipiH ibrIyayUnAnIyarOmIyabhASAbhi rlikhitA; yIzOH kruzavEdhanasthAnaM nagarasya samIpaM, tasmAd bahavO yihUdIyAstAM paThitum Arabhanta|
21 yihUdIyAnAM pradhAnayAjakAH pIlAtamiti nyavEdayan yihUdIyAnAM rAjEti vAkyaM na kintu ESa svaM yihUdIyAnAM rAjAnam avadad itthaM likhatu|
22 tataH pIlAta uttaraM dattavAn yallEkhanIyaM tallikhitavAn|
23 itthaM sEnAgaNO yIzuM kruzE vidhitvA tasya paridhEyavastraM caturO bhAgAn kRtvA EkaikasEnA EkaikabhAgam agRhlat tasyOttarIyavastranjcAgRhlat| kintUttarIyavastraM sUcisEvanaM vinA sarvvam UtaM|
24 tasmAttE vyAharan Etat kaH prApsyati? tanna khaNPayitvA tatra guTikApAtaM karavAma| vibhajantE'dharIyaM mE vasanaM tE parasparaM| mamOttarIyavastrArthaM guTikAM pAtayanti ca| iti yadvAkyaM dharmmapustakE likhitamAstE tat sEnAgaNEnEtthaM vyavaharaNAt siddhamabhavat|
25 tadAnIM yIzO rmAtA mAtu rbhaginI ca yA kliyapA bhAryyA mariyam magdalInI mariyam ca EtAstasya kruzasya sannidhau samatiSThan|
26 tatO yIzuH svamAtaraM priyatamaziSyanjca samIpE daNPAyamAnau vilOkya mAtaram avadat, hE yOSid EnaM tava putraM pazya,
27 ziSyantvavadat, EnAM tava mAtaraM pazya| tataH sa ziSyastadghaTikAyAM tAM nijagRhaM nItavAn|
28 anantaraM sarvvaM karmmAdhunA sampannamabhUt yIzuriti jnjAtvA dharmmapustakasya vacanaM yathA siddhaM bhavati tadartham akathayat mama pipAsA jAtA|
29 tatastasmin sthAnE amlarasEna pUrNapAtrasthityA tE spanjjamEkaM tadamlarasEnArdrIkRtya EsObnalE tad yOjayitvA tasya mukhasya sannidhAvasthApayan|
30 tadA yIzuramlarasaM gRhItvA sarvvaM siddham iti kathAM kathayitvA mastakaM namayan prANAn paryyatyajat|
31 tadvinam AsAdanadinaM tasmAt parE'hani vizrAmavArE dEhA yathA kruzOpari na tiSThanti, yataH sa vizrAmavArO mahAdinamAsIt, tasmAd yihUdIyAH pIlAtanikaTaM gatvA tESAM pAdabhanjjanasya sthAnAntaranayanasya cAnumatiM prArthayanta|
32 ataH sEnA Agatya yIzunA saha kruzE hatayOH prathamadvitIyacOrayOH pAdAn abhanjjan;
33 kintu yIzOH sannidhiM gatvA sa mRta iti dRSTvA tasya pAdau nAbhanjjan|
34 pazcAd EkO yOddhA zUlAghAtEna tasya kukSim avidhat tatkSaNAt tasmAd raktaM jalanjca niragacchat|
35 yO janO'sya sAkSyaM dadAti sa svayaM dRSTavAn tasyEdaM sAkSyaM satyaM tasya kathA yuSmAkaM vizvAsaM janayituM yOgyA tat sa jAnAti|
36 tasyaikam asdhyapi na bhaMkSyatE,
37 tadvad anyazAstrEpi likhyatE, yathA, "dRSTipAtaM kariSyanti tE'vidhan yantu tamprati|"
38 arimathIyanagarasya yUSaphnAmA ziSya Eka AsIt kintu yihUdIyEbhyO bhayAt prakAzitO na bhavati; sa yIzO rdEhaM nEtuM pIlAtasyAnumatiM prArthayata, tataH pIlAtEnAnumatE sati sa gatvA yIzO rdEham anayat|
39 aparaM yO nikadImO rAtrau yIzOH samIpam agacchat sOpi gandharasEna mizritaM prAyENa panjcAzatsETakamaguruM gRhItvAgacchat|
40 tatastE yihUdIyAnAM zmazAnE sthApanarItyanusArENa tatsugandhidravyENa sahitaM tasya dEhaM vastrENAvESTayan|
41 aparanjca yatra sthAnE taM kruzE'vidhan tasya nikaTasthOdyAnE yatra kimapi mRtadEhaM kadApi nAsthApyata tAdRzam EkaM nUtanaM zmazAnam AsIt|
42 yihUdIyAnAm AsAdanadinAgamanAt tE tasmin samIpasthazmazAnE yIzum azAyayan|