ⅠpIlAto yIshum AnIya kashayA prAhArayat|
ⅡpashchAt senAgaNaH kaNTakanirmmitaM mukuTaM tasya mastake samarpya vArttAkIvarNaM rAjaparichChadaM paridhApya,
Ⅲhe yihUdIyAnAM rAjan namaskAra ityuktvA taM chapeTenAhantum Arabhata|
ⅣtadA pIlAtaH punarapi bahirgatvA lokAn avadat, asya kamapyaparAdhaM na labhe.ahaM, pashyata tad yuShmAn j nApayituM yuShmAkaM sannidhau bahirenam AnayAmi|
ⅤtataH paraM yIshuH kaNTakamukuTavAn vArttAkIvarNavasanavAMshcha bahirAgachChat| tataH pIlAta uktavAn enaM manuShyaM pashyata|
ⅥtadA pradhAnayAjakAH padAtayashcha taM dR^iShTvA, enaM krushe vidha, enaM krushe vidha, ityuktvA ravituM Arabhanta| tataH pIlAtaH kathitavAn yUyaM svayam enaM nItvA krushe vidhata, aham etasya kamapyaparAdhaM na prAptavAn|
ⅦyihUdIyAH pratyavadan asmAkaM yA vyavasthAste tadanusAreNAsya prANahananam uchitaM yatoyaM svam Ishvarasya putramavadat|
ⅧpIlAta imAM kathAM shrutvA mahAtrAsayuktaH
Ⅸsan punarapi rAjagR^iha Agatya yIshuM pR^iShTavAn tvaM kutratyo lokaH? kintu yIshastasya kimapi pratyuttaraM nAvadat|
Ⅹ1# tataH pIlAt kathitavAna tvaM kiM mayA sArddhaM na saMlapiShyasi ? tvAM krushe vedhituM vA mochayituM shakti rmamAste iti kiM tvaM na jAnAsi ? tadA yIshuH pratyavadad IshvareNAdaŸाM mamopari tava kimapyadhipatitvaM na vidyate, tathApi yo jano mAM tava haste samArpayat tasya mahApAtakaM jAtam|
ⅪtadA yIshuH pratyavadad IshvareNAdattaM mamopari tava kimapyadhipatitvaM na vidyate, tathApi yo jano mAM tava haste samArpayat tasya mahApAtakaM jAtam|
ⅫtadArabhya pIlAtastaM mochayituM cheShTitavAn kintu yihUdIyA ruvanto vyAharan yadImaM mAnavaM tyajasi tarhi tvaM kaisarasya mitraM na bhavasi, yo janaH svaM rAjAnaM vakti saeva kaimarasya viruddhAM kathAM kathayati|
ⅩⅢetAM kathAM shrutvA pIlAto yIshuM bahirAnIya nistArotsavasya AsAdanadinasya dvitIyapraharAt pUrvvaM prastarabandhananAmni sthAne .arthAt ibrIyabhAShayA yad gabbithA kathyate tasmin sthAne vichArAsana upAvishat|
ⅩⅣanantaraM pIlAto yihUdIyAn avadat, yuShmAkaM rAjAnaM pashyata|
ⅩⅤkintu enaM dUrIkuru, enaM dUrIkuru, enaM krushe vidha, iti kathAM kathayitvA te ravitum Arabhanta; tadA pIlAtaH kathitavAn yuShmAkaM rAjAnaM kiM krushe vedhiShyAmi? pradhAnayAjakA uttaram avadan kaisaraM vinA kopi rAjAsmAkaM nAsti|
ⅩⅥtataH pIlAto yIshuM krushe vedhituM teShAM hasteShu samArpayat, tataste taM dhR^itvA nItavantaH|
ⅩⅦtataH paraM yIshuH krushaM vahan shiraHkapAlam arthAd yad ibrIyabhAShayA gulgaltAM vadanti tasmin sthAna upasthitaH|
ⅩⅧtataste madhyasthAne taM tasyobhayapArshve dvAvaparau krushe.avidhan|
ⅩⅨaparam eSha yihUdIyAnAM rAjA nAsaratIyayIshuH, iti vij nApanaM likhitvA pIlAtastasya krushopari samayojayat|
ⅩⅩsA lipiH ibrIyayUnAnIyaromIyabhAShAbhi rlikhitA; yIshoH krushavedhanasthAnaM nagarasya samIpaM, tasmAd bahavo yihUdIyAstAM paThitum Arabhanta|
ⅩⅪyihUdIyAnAM pradhAnayAjakAH pIlAtamiti nyavedayan yihUdIyAnAM rAjeti vAkyaM na kintu eSha svaM yihUdIyAnAM rAjAnam avadad itthaM likhatu|
ⅩⅫtataH pIlAta uttaraM dattavAn yallekhanIyaM tallikhitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅢitthaM senAgaNo yIshuM krushe vidhitvA tasya paridheyavastraM chaturo bhAgAn kR^itvA ekaikasenA ekaikabhAgam agR^ihlat tasyottarIyavastra nchAgR^ihlat| kintUttarIyavastraM sUchisevanaM vinA sarvvam UtaM|
ⅩⅩⅣtasmAtte vyAharan etat kaH prApsyati? tanna khaNDayitvA tatra guTikApAtaM karavAma| vibhajante.adharIyaM me vasanaM te parasparaM| mamottarIyavastrArthaM guTikAM pAtayanti cha| iti yadvAkyaM dharmmapustake likhitamAste tat senAgaNenetthaM vyavaharaNAt siddhamabhavat|
ⅩⅩⅤtadAnIM yIsho rmAtA mAtu rbhaginI cha yA kliyapA bhAryyA mariyam magdalInI mariyam cha etAstasya krushasya sannidhau samatiShThan|
ⅩⅩⅥtato yIshuH svamAtaraM priyatamashiShya ncha samIpe daNDAyamAnau vilokya mAtaram avadat, he yoShid enaM tava putraM pashya,
ⅩⅩⅦshiShyantvavadat, enAM tava mAtaraM pashya| tataH sa shiShyastadghaTikAyAM tAM nijagR^ihaM nItavAn|
ⅩⅩⅧanantaraM sarvvaM karmmAdhunA sampannamabhUt yIshuriti j nAtvA dharmmapustakasya vachanaM yathA siddhaM bhavati tadartham akathayat mama pipAsA jAtA|
ⅩⅩⅨtatastasmin sthAne amlarasena pUrNapAtrasthityA te spa njamekaM tadamlarasenArdrIkR^itya esobnale tad yojayitvA tasya mukhasya sannidhAvasthApayan|
ⅩⅩⅩtadA yIshuramlarasaM gR^ihItvA sarvvaM siddham iti kathAM kathayitvA mastakaM namayan prANAn paryyatyajat|
ⅩⅩⅪtadvinam AsAdanadinaM tasmAt pare.ahani vishrAmavAre dehA yathA krushopari na tiShThanti, yataH sa vishrAmavAro mahAdinamAsIt, tasmAd yihUdIyAH pIlAtanikaTaM gatvA teShAM pAdabha njanasya sthAnAntaranayanasya chAnumatiM prArthayanta|
ⅩⅩⅫataH senA Agatya yIshunA saha krushe hatayoH prathamadvitIyachorayoH pAdAn abha njan;
ⅩⅩⅩⅢkintu yIshoH sannidhiM gatvA sa mR^ita iti dR^iShTvA tasya pAdau nAbha njan|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣpashchAd eko yoddhA shUlAghAtena tasya kukShim avidhat tatkShaNAt tasmAd raktaM jala ncha niragachChat|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤyo jano.asya sAkShyaM dadAti sa svayaM dR^iShTavAn tasyedaM sAkShyaM satyaM tasya kathA yuShmAkaM vishvAsaM janayituM yogyA tat sa jAnAti|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥtasyaikam asdhyapi na bhaMkShyate,
ⅩⅩⅩⅦtadvad anyashAstrepi likhyate, yathA, "dR^iShTipAtaM kariShyanti te.avidhan yantu tamprati|"
ⅩⅩⅩⅧarimathIyanagarasya yUShaphnAmA shiShya eka AsIt kintu yihUdIyebhyo bhayAt prakAshito na bhavati; sa yIsho rdehaM netuM pIlAtasyAnumatiM prArthayata, tataH pIlAtenAnumate sati sa gatvA yIsho rdeham anayat|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨaparaM yo nikadImo rAtrau yIshoH samIpam agachChat sopi gandharasena mishritaM prAyeNa pa nchAshatseTakamaguruM gR^ihItvAgachChat|
ⅩⅬtataste yihUdIyAnAM shmashAne sthApanarItyanusAreNa tatsugandhidravyeNa sahitaM tasya dehaM vastreNAveShTayan|
ⅩⅬⅠapara ncha yatra sthAne taM krushe.avidhan tasya nikaTasthodyAne yatra kimapi mR^itadehaM kadApi nAsthApyata tAdR^isham ekaM nUtanaM shmashAnam AsIt|
ⅩⅬⅡyihUdIyAnAm AsAdanadinAgamanAt te tasmin samIpasthashmashAne yIshum ashAyayan|