ⅠprabhAte jAte pradhAnayAjakalokaprAcInA yIzuM hantuM tatpratikUlaM mantrayitvA

ⅡtaM badvvA nItvA pantIyapIlAtAkhyAdhipe samarpayAmAsuH|

Ⅲtato yIzoH parakarevvarpayitA yihUdAstatprANAdaNDAjJAM viditvA santaptamanAH pradhAnayAjakalokaprAcInAnAM samakSaM tAstrIMzanmudrAH pratidAyAvAdIt,

ⅣetannirAgonaraprANaparakarArpaNAt kaluSaM kRtavAnahaM| tadA ta uditavantaH, tenAsmAkaM kiM? tvayA tad budhyatAm|

Ⅴtato yihUdA mandiramadhye tA mudrA nikSipya prasthitavAn itvA ca svayamAtmAnamudbabandha|

ⅥpazcAt pradhAnayAjakAstA mudrA AdAya kathitavantaH, etA mudrAH zoNitamUlyaM tasmAd bhANDAgAre na nidhAtavyAH|

ⅦanantaraM te mantrayitvA videzinAM zmazAnasthAnAya tAbhiH kulAlasya kSetramakrINan|

Ⅷato'dyApi tatsthAnaM raktakSetraM vadanti|

ⅨitthaM sati isrAyelIyasantAnai ryasya mUlyaM nirupitaM, tasya triMzanmudrAmAnaM mUlyaM

ⅩmAM prati paramezvarasyAdezAt tebhya AdIyata, tena ca kulAlasya kSetraM krItamiti yadvacanaM yirimiyabhaviSyadvAdinA proktaM tat tadAsidhyat|

ⅪanantaraM yIzau tadadhipateH sammukha upatiSThati sa taM papraccha, tvaM kiM yihUdIyAnAM rAjA? tadA yIzustamavadat, tvaM satyamuktavAn|

Ⅻkintu pradhAnayAjakaprAcInairabhiyuktena tena kimapi na pratyavAdi|

ⅩⅢtataH pIlAtena sa uditaH, ime tvatpratikUlataH kati kati sAkSyaM dadati, tat tvaM na zRNoSi?

ⅩⅣtathApi sa teSAmekasyApi vacasa uttaraM noditavAn; tena so'dhipati rmahAcitraM vidAmAsa|

ⅩⅤanyacca tanmahakAle'dhipateretAdRzI rAtirAsIt, prajA yaM kaJcana bandhinaM yAcante, tameva sa mocayatIti|

ⅩⅥtadAnIM barabbAnAmA kazcit khyAtabandhyAsIt|

ⅩⅦtataH pIlAtastatra militAn lokAn apRcchat, eSa barabbA bandhI khrISTavikhyAto yIzuzcaitayoH kaM mocayiSyAmi? yuSmAkaM kimIpsitaM?

ⅩⅧtairIrSyayA sa samarpita iti sa jJAtavAn|

ⅩⅨaparaM vicArAsanopavezanakAle pIlAtasya patnI bhRtyaM prahitya tasmai kathayAmAsa, taM dhArmmikamanujaM prati tvayA kimapi na karttavyaM; yasmAt tatkRte'dyAhaM svapne prabhUtakaSTamalabhe|

ⅩⅩanantaraM pradhAnayAjakaprAcInA barabbAM yAcitvAdAtuM yIzuJca hantuM sakalalokAn prAvarttayan|

ⅩⅪtato'dhipatistAn pRSTavAn, etayoH kamahaM mocayiSyAmi? yuSmAkaM kecchA? te procu rbarabbAM|

ⅩⅫtadA pIlAtaH papraccha, tarhi yaM khrISTaM vadanti, taM yIzuM kiM kariSyAmi? sarvve kathayAmAsuH, sa kruzena vidhyatAM|

ⅩⅩⅢtato'dhipatiravAdIt, kutaH? kiM tenAparAddhaM? kintu te punarucai rjagaduH, sa kruzena vidhyatAM|

ⅩⅩⅣtadA nijavAkyamagrAhyamabhUt, kalahazcApyabhUt, pIlAta iti vilokya lokAnAM samakSaM toyamAdAya karau prakSAlyAvocat, etasya dhArmmikamanuSyasya zoNitapAte nirdoSo'haM, yuSmAbhireva tad budhyatAM|

ⅩⅩⅤtadA sarvvAH prajAH pratyavocan, tasya zoNitapAtAparAdho'smAkam asmatsantAnAnAJcopari bhavatu|

ⅩⅩⅥtataH sa teSAM samIpe barabbAM mocayAmAsa yIzuntu kaSAbhirAhatya kruzena vedhituM samarpayAmAsa|

ⅩⅩⅦanantaram adhipateH senA adhipate rgRhaM yIzumAnIya tasya samIpe senAsamUhaM saMjagRhuH|

ⅩⅩⅧtataste tasya vasanaM mocayitvA kRSNalohitavarNavasanaM paridhApayAmAsuH

ⅩⅩⅨkaNTakAnAM mukuTaM nirmmAya tacchirasi daduH, tasya dakSiNakare vetramekaM dattvA tasya sammukhe jAnUni pAtayitvA, he yihUdIyAnAM rAjan, tubhyaM nama ityuktvA taM tirazcakruH,

ⅩⅩⅩtatastasya gAtre niSThIvaM datvA tena vetreNa zira AjaghnuH|

ⅩⅩⅪitthaM taM tiraskRtya tad vasanaM mocayitvA punarnijavasanaM paridhApayAJcakruH, taM kruzena vedhituM nItavantaH|

ⅩⅩⅫpazcAtte bahirbhUya kurINIyaM zimonnAmakamekaM vilokya kruzaM voDhuM tamAdadire|

ⅩⅩⅩⅢanantaraM gulgaltAm arthAt ziraskapAlanAmakasthAnamu pasthAya te yIzave pittamizritAmlarasaM pAtuM daduH,

ⅩⅩⅩⅣkintu sa tamAsvAdya na papau|

ⅩⅩⅩⅤtadAnIM te taM kruzena saMvidhya tasya vasanAni guTikApAtena vibhajya jagRhuH, tasmAt, vibhajante'dharIyaM me te manuSyAH parasparaM| maduttarIyavastrArthaM guTikAM pAtayanti ca||yadetadvacanaM bhaviSyadvAdibhiruktamAsIt, tadA tad asidhyat,

ⅩⅩⅩⅥpazcAt te tatropavizya tadrakSaNakarvvaNi niyuktAstasthuH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅦaparam eSa yihUdIyAnAM rAjA yIzurityapavAdalipipatraM tacchirasa Urdvve yojayAmAsuH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅧtatastasya vAme dakSiNe ca dvau cairau tena sAkaM kruzena vividhuH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅨtadA pAnthA nijaziro lADayitvA taM nindanto jagaduH,

ⅩⅬhe IzvaramandirabhaJjaka dinatraye tannirmmAtaH svaM rakSa, cettvamIzvarasutastarhi kruzAdavaroha|

ⅩⅬⅠpradhAnayAjakAdhyApakaprAcInAzca tathA tiraskRtya jagaduH,

ⅩⅬⅡso'nyajanAnAvat, kintu svamavituM na zaknoti| yadIsrAyelo rAjA bhavet, tarhIdAnImeva kruzAdavarohatu, tena taM vayaM pratyeSyAmaH|

ⅩⅬⅢsa Izvare pratyAzAmakarot, yadIzvarastasmin santuSTastarhIdAnImeva tamavet, yataH sa uktavAn ahamIzvarasutaH|

ⅩⅬⅣyau stenau sAkaM tena kruzena viddhau tau tadvadeva taM ninindatuH|

ⅩⅬⅤtadA dvitIyayAmAt tRtIyayAmaM yAvat sarvvadeze tamiraM babhUva,

ⅩⅬⅥtRtIyayAme "elI elI lAmA zivaktanI", arthAt madIzvara madIzvara kuto mAmatyAkSIH? yIzuruccairiti jagAda|

ⅩⅬⅦtadA tatra sthitAH kecit tat zrutvA babhASire, ayam eliyamAhUyati|

ⅩⅬⅧteSAM madhyAd ekaH zIghraM gatvA spaJjaM gRhItvA tatrAmlarasaM dattvA nalena pAtuM tasmai dadau|

ⅩⅬⅨitare'kathayan tiSThata, taM rakSitum eliya AyAti naveti pazyAmaH|

ⅬyIzuH punarucairAhUya prANAn jahau|

ⅬⅠtato mandirasya vicchedavasanam UrdvvAdadho yAvat chidyamAnaM dvidhAbhavat,

ⅬⅡbhUmizcakampe bhUdharovyadIryyata ca| zmazAne mukte bhUripuNyavatAM suptadehA udatiSThan,

ⅬⅢzmazAnAd vahirbhUya tadutthAnAt paraM puNyapuraM gatvA bahujanAn darzayAmAsuH|

ⅬⅣyIzurakSaNAya niyuktaH zatasenApatistatsaGginazca tAdRzIM bhUkampAdighaTanAM dRSTvA bhItA avadan, eSa Izvaraputro bhavati|

ⅬⅤyA bahuyoSito yIzuM sevamAnA gAlIlastatpazcAdAgatAstAsAM madhye

ⅬⅥmagdalInI mariyam yAkUbyozyo rmAtA yA mariyam sibadiyaputrayo rmAtA ca yoSita etA dUre tiSThantyo dadRzuH|

ⅬⅦsandhyAyAM satyam arimathiyAnagarasya yUSaphnAmA dhanI manujo yIzoH ziSyatvAt

ⅬⅧpIlAtasya samIpaM gatvA yIzoH kAyaM yayAce, tena pIlAtaH kAyaM dAtum Adideza|

ⅬⅨyUSaph tatkAyaM nItvA zucivastreNAcchAdya

ⅬⅩsvArthaM zaile yat zmazAnaM cakhAna, tanmadhye tatkAyaM nidhAya tasya dvAri vRhatpASANaM dadau|

ⅬⅪkintu magdalInI mariyam anyamariyam ete striyau tatra zmazAnasammukha upavivizatuH|

ⅬⅫtadanantaraM nistArotsavasyAyojanadinAt pare'hani pradhAnayAjakAH phirUzinazca militvA pIlAtamupAgatyAkathayan,

ⅬⅩⅢhe maheccha sa pratArako jIvana akathayat, dinatrayAt paraM zmazAnAdutthAsyAmi tadvAkyaM smarAmo vayaM;

ⅬⅩⅣtasmAt tRtIyadinaM yAvat tat zmazAnaM rakSitumAdizatu, nocet tacchiSyA yAminyAmAgatya taM hRtvA lokAn vadiSyanti, sa zmazAnAdudatiSThat, tathA sati prathamabhrAnteH zeSIyabhrAnti rmahatI bhaviSyati|

ⅬⅩⅤtadA pIlAta avAdIt, yuSmAkaM samIpe rakSigaNa Aste, yUyaM gatvA yathA sAdhyaM rakSayata|

ⅬⅩⅥtataste gatvA taddUाrapASANaM mudrAGkitaM kRtvA rakSigaNaM niyojya zmazAnaM rakSayAmAsuH|