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1 ܘܡܚܕܐ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܪܒܝ ܟܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܥܡ ܤܦܪܐ ܘܥܡ ܟܠܗ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܘܐܤܪܘ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܘܒܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܫܠܡܘܗܝ ܠܦܝܠܛܘܤ

At earliest dawn, after the High Priests had held a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, they and the entire Sanhedrin bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.

2 ܘܫܐܠܗ ܦܝܠܛܘܤ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܥܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܢܬ ܐܡܪܬ

So Pilate questioned Him. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he asked. "I am," replied Jesus.

3 ܘܐܟܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܩܪܨܘܗܝ ܪܒܝ ܟܗܢܐ ܒܤܓܝܐܬܐ

Then, as the High Priests went on heaping accusations on Him,

4 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܦܝܠܛܘܤ ܬܘܒ ܫܐܠܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܠܐ ܡܦܢܐ ܐܢܬ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܚܙܝ ܟܡܐ ܡܤܗܕܝܢ ܥܠܝܟ

Pilate again and again asked Him, "Do you make no reply? Listen to the many charges they are bringing against you."

5 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܕܡ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܐ ܝܗܒ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܢܬܕܡܪ ܦܝܠܛܘܤ

But Jesus made no further answer: so that Pilate wondered.

6 ܡܥܕ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܟܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܠܡܫܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܤܝܪܐ ܚܕ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܫܐܠܝܢ

Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment;

7 ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܚܕ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܒܪ ܐܒܐ ܕܐܤܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܥܒܕܝ ܐܤܛܤܝܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܩܛܠܐ ܒܐܤܛܤܝܢ ܥܒܕܘ

and at this time a man named Barabbas was in prison among the insurgents--persons who in the insurrection had committed murder.

8 ܘܩܥܘ ܥܡܐ ܘܫܪܝܘ ܠܡܫܐܠ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܥܕ ܗܘܐ ܥܒܕ ܠܗܘܢ

So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour.

9 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܦܝܠܛܘܤ ܥܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܨܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܫܪܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ

"Shall I release for you the King of the Jews?" answered Pilate.

10 ܝܕܥ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܦܝܠܛܘܤ ܕܡܢ ܚܤܡܐ ܐܫܠܡܘܗܝ ܪܒܝ ܟܗܢܐ

For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over.

11 ܪܒܝ ܟܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܚܦܛܘ ܠܟܢܫܐ ܕܠܒܪ ܐܒܐ ܢܫܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ

But the High Priests urged on the crowd to obtain Barabbas's release in preference;

12 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܦܝܠܛܘܤ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܨܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܗܢܐ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ

and when Pilate again asked them, "What then shall I do to the man you call King of the Jews?"

13 ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܩܥܘ ܙܩܘܦܝܗܝ

they once more shouted out, "Crucify Him!"

14 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܦܝܠܛܘܤ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܝܫ ܥܒܕ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܩܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܙܩܘܦܝܗܝ

"Why, what crime has he committed?" asked Pilate. But they vehemently shouted, "Crucify Him!"

15 ܦܝܠܛܘܤ ܕܝܢ ܨܒܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܠܟܢܫܐ ܘܫܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܒܪ ܐܒܐ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܟܕ ܡܢܓܕ ܕܢܙܕܩܦ

So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the mob, released Barabbas for them, and after scourging Jesus handed Him over for crucifixion.

16 ܐܤܛܪܛܝܘܛܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܘܒܠܘܗܝ ܠܓܘ ܕܪܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܦܪܛܘܪܝܢ ܘܩܪܘ ܠܟܠܗ ܐܤܦܝܪ

Then the soldiers led Him away into the court of the Palace (the Praetorium), and calling together the whole battalion

17 ܘܐܠܒܫܘܗܝ ܐܪܓܘܢܐ ܘܓܕܠܘ ܤܡܘ ܠܗ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܟܘܒܐ

they arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted,

18 ܘܫܪܝܘ ܠܡܫܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܗ ܫܠܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ

and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews."

19 ܘܡܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܪܫܗ ܒܩܢܝܐ ܘܪܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܐܦܘܗܝ ܘܒܪܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠ ܒܘܪܟܝܗܘܢ ܘܤܓܕܝܢ ܠܗ

Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.

20 ܘܟܕ ܒܙܚܘ ܒܗ ܐܫܠܚܘܗܝ ܐܪܓܘܢܐ ܘܐܠܒܫܘܗܝ ܡܐܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܦܩܘܗܝ ܕܢܙܩܦܘܢܝܗܝ

At last, having finished their sport, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

21 ܘܫܚܪܘ ܚܕ ܕܥܒܪ ܗܘܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܩܘܪܝܢܝܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܟܤܢܕܪܘܤ ܘܕܪܘܦܘܤ ܕܢܫܩܘܠ ܙܩܝܦܗ

One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to carry His cross.

22 ܘܐܝܬܝܘܗܝ ܠܓܓܘܠܬܐ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܡܬܦܫܩܐ ܩܪܩܦܬܐ

So they brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which, being translated, means 'Skull-ground.'

23 ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܗ ܠܡܫܬܐ ܚܡܪܐ ܕܚܠܝܛ ܒܗ ܡܘܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܤܒ

Here they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He refused it.

24 ܘܟܕ ܙܩܦܘܗܝ ܦܠܓܘ ܡܐܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܪܡܝܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܦܤܐ ܡܢܘ ܡܢܐ ܢܤܒ

Then they crucified Him. This done, they divided His garments among them, drawing lots to decide what each should take.

25 ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܫܥܐ ܬܠܬ ܟܕ ܙܩܦܘܗܝ

It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified Him.

26 ܘܟܬܝܒܐ ܗܘܬ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ

Over His head was the notice in writing of the charge against Him: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27 ܘܙܩܦܘ ܥܡܗ ܬܪܝܢ ܠܤܛܝܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܗ ܘܚܕ ܡܢ ܤܡܠܗ

And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.

28 ܘܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܕܥܡ ܥܘܠܐ ܐܬܚܫܒ

29 ܘܐܦ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܓܕܦܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܡܢܝܕܝܢ ܪܫܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܘܢ ܫܪܐ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܒܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡܝܢ

And all the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him and said, "Ah! you who were for destroying the Sanctuary and building a new one in three days,

30 ܦܨܐ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܚܘܬ ܡܢ ܙܩܝܦܐ

come down from the cross and save yourself."

31 ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܪܒܝ ܟܗܢܐ ܓܚܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܚܕ ܥܡ ܚܕ ܘܤܦܪܐ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܚܝ ܢܦܫܗ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܚܝܘ

In the same way the High Priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on scoffing at Him, saying to one another, "He has saved others: himself he cannot save!

32 ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܠܟܗ ܕܐܝܤܪܝܠ ܢܚܘܬ ܗܫܐ ܡܢ ܙܩܝܦܐ ܕܢܚܙܐ ܘܢܗܝܡܢ ܒܗ ܘܐܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܙܩܝܦܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܡܗ ܡܚܤܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ

This Christ, the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even the men who were being crucified with Him heaped insults on Him.

33 ܘܟܕ ܗܘܝ ܫܬ ܫܥܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܐܪܥܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܥܐ ܬܫܥ

At noon there came a darkness over the whole land, lasting till three o'clock in the afternoon.

34 ܘܒܬܫܥ ܫܥܝܢ ܩܥܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܝܠ ܐܝܠ ܠܡܢܐ ܫܒܩܬܢܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܐܠܗܝ ܐܠܗܝ ܠܡܢܐ ܫܒܩܬܢܝ

But at three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Elohi, Elohi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"

35 ܘܐܢܫܝܢ ܕܫܡܥܘ ܡܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܐܠܝܐ ܩܪܐ

Some of the bystanders, hearing Him, said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"

36 ܪܗܛ ܕܝܢ ܚܕ ܘܡܠܐ ܐܤܦܘܓܐ ܚܠܐ ܘܐܤܪ ܒܩܢܝܐ ܕܢܫܩܝܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܫܒܘܩܘ ܢܚܙܐ ܐܢ ܐܬܐ ܐܠܝܐ ܡܚܬ ܠܗ

Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."

37 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܩܥܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܘܫܠܡ

But Jesus uttered a loud cry and yielded up His spirit.

38 ܘܐܦܝ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܐܨܛܪܝ ܠܬܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܬ

And the curtain in the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.

39 ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܕܝܢ ܩܢܛܪܘܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܩܐܡ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܩܥܐ ܘܫܠܡ ܐܡܪ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܗܢܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܒܪܗ ܗܘܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ

And when the Centurion who stood in front of the cross saw that He was dead, he exclaimed, "This man was indeed God's Son."

40 ܐܝܬ ܗܘܝ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܕܚܙܝܢ ܗܘܝ ܡܪܝܡ ܡܓܕܠܝܬܐ ܘܡܪܝܡ ܐܡܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܕܝܘܤܐ ܘܫܠܘܡ

There were also a party of women looking on from a distance; among them being both Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joses, and Salome--

41 ܗܢܝܢ ܕܟܕ ܗܘ ܒܓܠܝܠܐ ܢܩܝܦܢ ܗܘܝ ܠܗ ܘܡܫܡܫܢ ܠܗ ܘܐܚܪܢܝܬܐ ܤܓܝܐܬܐ ܕܤܠܩ ܗܘܝ ܥܡܗ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ

all of whom in the Galilaean days had habitually been with Him and cared for Him, as well as many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

42 ܘܟܕ ܗܘܐ ܪܡܫܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܩܕܡ ܫܒܬܐ

Towards sunset, as it was the Preparation--that is, the day preceding the Sabbath--

43 ܐܬܐ ܝܘܤܦ ܗܘ ܕܡܢ ܪܡܬܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܒܘܠܘܛܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܗܘ ܡܤܟܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܡܪܚ ܘܥܠ ܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܛܘܤ ܘܫܐܠ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ

Joseph of Arimathaea came, a highly respected member of the Council, who himself also was living in expectation of the Kingdom of God. He summoned up courage to go in to see Pilate and beg for the body of Jesus.

44 ܦܝܠܛܘܤ ܕܝܢ ܬܡܗ ܕܐܢ ܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܡܝܬ ܘܩܪܐ ܠܩܢܛܪܘܢܐ ܘܫܐܠܗ ܕܐܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܥܕܢܐ ܡܝܬ

But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been long dead;

45 ܘܟܕ ܝܠܦ ܝܗܒ ܦܓܪܗ ܠܝܘܤܦ

and having ascertained the fact he granted the body to Joseph.

46 ܘܙܒܢ ܝܘܤܦ ܟܬܢܐ ܘܐܚܬܗ ܘܟܪܟܗ ܒܗ ܘܤܡܗ ܒܩܒܪܐ ܕܢܩܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܒܫܘܥܐ ܘܥܓܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܗ ܕܩܒܪܐ

He, having bought a sheet of linen, took Him down, wrapped Him in the sheet and laid Him in a tomb hewn in the rock; after which he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

47 ܡܪܝܡ ܕܝܢ ܡܓܕܠܝܬܐ ܘܡܪܝܡ ܗܝ ܕܝܘܤܐ ܚܙܝ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܬܬܤܝܡ

Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was put.

Jesus is Mocked