Ⅰ anantaraM mariyam tasyA bhaginI marthA cha yasmin vaithanIyAgrAme vasatastasmin grAme iliyAsar nAmA pIDita eka AsIt|
Ⅱ yA mariyam prabhuM sugandhitelaina marddayitvA svakeshaistasya charaNau samamArjat tasyA bhrAtA sa iliyAsar rogI|
Ⅲ apara ncha he prabho bhavAn yasmin prIyate sa eva pIDitostIti kathAM kathayitvA tasya bhaginyau preShitavatyau|
Ⅳ tadA yIshurimAM vArttAM shrutvAkathayata pIDeyaM maraNArthaM na kintvIshvarasya mahimArtham Ishvaraputrasya mahimaprakAshArtha ncha jAtA|
Ⅴ yIshu ryadyapimarthAyAM tadbhaginyAm iliyAsari chAprIyata,
Ⅵ tathApi iliyAsaraH pIDAyAH kathaM shrutvA yatra AsIt tatraiva dinadvayamatiShThat|
Ⅶ tataH param sa shiShyAnakathayad vayaM puna ryihUdIyapradeshaM yAmaH|
Ⅷ tataste pratyavadan, he guro svalpadinAni gatAni yihUdIyAstvAM pAShANai rhantum udyatAstathApi kiM punastatra yAsyasi?
Ⅸ yIshuH pratyavadat, ekasmin dine kiM dvAdashaghaTikA na bhavanti? kopi divA gachChan na skhalati yataH sa etajjagato dIptiM prApnoti|
Ⅹ kintu rAtrau gachChan skhalati yato hetostatra dIpti rnAsti|
Ⅺ imAM kathAM kathayitvA sa tAnavadad, asmAkaM bandhuH iliyAsar nidritobhUd idAnIM taM nidrAto jAgarayituM gachChAmi|
Ⅻ yIshu rmR^itau kathAmimAM kathitavAn kintu vishrAmArthaM nidrAyAM kathitavAn iti j nAtvA shiShyA akathayan,
ⅩⅢ he guro sa yadi nidrAti tarhi bhadrameva|
ⅩⅣ tadA yIshuH spaShTaM tAn vyAharat, iliyAsar amriyata;
ⅩⅤ kintu yUyaM yathA pratItha tadarthamahaM tatra na sthitavAn ityasmAd yuShmannimittam AhlAditohaM, tathApi tasya samIpe yAma|
ⅩⅥ tadA thomA yaM didumaM vadanti sa sa NginaH shiShyAn avadad vayamapi gatvA tena sArddhaM mriyAmahai|
ⅩⅦ yIshustatropasthAya iliyAsaraH shmashAne sthApanAt chatvAri dinAni gatAnIti vArttAM shrutavAn|
ⅩⅧ vaithanIyA yirUshAlamaH samIpasthA kroshaikamAtrAntaritA;
ⅩⅨ tasmAd bahavo yihUdIyA marthAM mariyama ncha bhyAtR^ishokApannAM sAntvayituM tayoH samIpam AgachChan|
ⅩⅩ marthA yIshorAgamanavArtAM shrutvaiva taM sAkShAd akarot kintu mariyam geha upavishya sthitA|
ⅩⅪ tadA marthA yIshumavAdat, he prabho yadi bhavAn atrAsthAsyat tarhi mama bhrAtA nAmariShyat|
ⅩⅫ kintvidAnImapi yad Ishvare prArthayiShyate Ishvarastad dAsyatIti jAne.ahaM|
ⅩⅩⅢ yIshuravAdIt tava bhrAtA samutthAsyati|
ⅩⅩⅣ marthA vyAharat sheShadivase sa utthAnasamaye protthAsyatIti jAne.ahaM|
ⅩⅩⅤ tadA yIshuH kathitavAn ahameva utthApayitA jIvayitA cha yaH kashchana mayi vishvasiti sa mR^itvApi jIviShyati;
ⅩⅩⅥ yaH kashchana cha jIvan mayi vishvasiti sa kadApi na mariShyati, asyAM kathAyAM kiM vishvasiShi?
ⅩⅩⅦ sAvadat prabho yasyAvataraNApekShAsti bhavAn saevAbhiShiktta Ishvaraputra iti vishvasimi|
ⅩⅩⅧ iti kathAM kathayitvA sA gatvA svAM bhaginIM mariyamaM guptamAhUya vyAharat gururupatiShThati tvAmAhUyati cha|
ⅩⅩⅨ kathAmimAM shrutvA sA tUrNam utthAya tasya samIpam agachChat|
ⅩⅩⅩ yIshu rgrAmamadhyaM na pravishya yatra marthA taM sAkShAd akarot tatra sthitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅪ ye yihUdIyA mariyamA sAkaM gR^ihe tiShThantastAm asAntvayana te tAM kShipram utthAya gachChantiM vilokya vyAharan, sa shmashAne rodituM yAti, ityuktvA te tasyAH pashchAd agachChan|
ⅩⅩⅫ yatra yIshuratiShThat tatra mariyam upasthAya taM dR^iShTvA tasya charaNayoH patitvA vyAharat he prabho yadi bhavAn atrAsthAsyat tarhi mama bhrAtA nAmariShyat|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ yIshustAM tasyAH sa Ngino yihUdIyAMshcha rudato vilokya shokArttaH san dIrghaM nishvasya kathitavAn taM kutrAsthApayata?
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ te vyAharan, he prabho bhavAn Agatya pashyatu|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ yIshunA kranditaM|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ ataeva yihUdIyA avadan, pashyatAyaM tasmin kidR^ig apriyata|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ teShAM kechid avadan yondhAya chakShuShI dattavAn sa kim asya mR^ityuM nivArayituM nAshaknot?
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ tato yIshuH punarantardIrghaM nishvasya shmashAnAntikam agachChat| tat shmashAnam ekaM gahvaraM tanmukhe pAShANa eka AsIt|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ tadA yIshuravadad enaM pAShANam apasArayata, tataH pramItasya bhaginI marthAvadat prabho, adhunA tatra durgandho jAtaH, yatodya chatvAri dinAni shmashAne sa tiShThati|
ⅩⅬ tadA yIshuravAdIt, yadi vishvasiShi tarhIshvarasya mahimaprakAshaM drakShyasi kathAmimAM kiM tubhyaM nAkathayaM?
ⅩⅬⅠ tadA mR^itasya shmashAnAt pAShANo.apasArite yIshurUrdvvaM pashyan akathayat, he pita rmama nevesanam ashR^iNoH kAraNAdasmAt tvAM dhanyaM vadAmi|
ⅩⅬⅡ tvaM satataM shR^iNoShi tadapyahaM jAnAmi, kintu tvaM mAM yat prairayastad yathAsmin sthAne sthitA lokA vishvasanti tadartham idaM vAkyaM vadAmi|
ⅩⅬⅢ imAM kathAM kathayitvA sa prochchairAhvayat, he iliyAsar bahirAgachCha|
ⅩⅬⅣ tataH sa pramItaH shmashAnavastrai rbaddhahastapAdo gAtramArjanavAsasA baddhamukhashcha bahirAgachChat| yIshuruditavAn bandhanAni mochayitvA tyajatainaM|
ⅩⅬⅤ mariyamaH samIpam AgatA ye yihUdIyalokAstadA yIshoretat karmmApashyan teShAM bahavo vyashvasan,
ⅩⅬⅥ kintu kechidanye phirUshinAM samIpaM gatvA yIshoretasya karmmaNo vArttAm avadan|
ⅩⅬⅦ tataH paraM pradhAnayAjakAH phirUshinAshcha sabhAM kR^itvA vyAharan vayaM kiM kurmmaH? eSha mAnavo bahUnyAshcharyyakarmmANi karoti|
ⅩⅬⅧ yadIdR^ishaM karmma karttuM na vArayAmastarhi sarvve lokAstasmin vishvasiShyanti romilokAshchAgatyAsmAkam anayA rAjadhAnyA sArddhaM rAjyam AChetsyanti|
ⅩⅬⅨ tadA teShAM kiyaphAnAmA yastasmin vatsare mahAyAjakapade nyayujyata sa pratyavadad yUyaM kimapi na jAnItha;
Ⅼ samagradeshasya vinAshatopi sarvvalokArtham ekasya janasya maraNam asmAkaM ma Ngalahetukam etasya vivechanAmapi na kurutha|
ⅬⅠ etAM kathAM sa nijabuddhyA vyAharad iti na,
ⅬⅡ kintu yIshUstaddeshIyAnAM kAraNAt prANAn tyakShyati, dishi dishi vikIrNAn Ishvarasya santAnAn saMgR^ihyaikajAtiM kariShyati cha, tasmin vatsare kiyaphA mahAyAjakatvapade niyuktaH san idaM bhaviShyadvAkyaM kathitavAn|
ⅬⅢ taddinamArabhya te kathaM taM hantuM shaknuvantIti mantraNAM karttuM prArebhire|
ⅬⅣ ataeva yihUdIyAnAM madhye yIshuH saprakAshaM gamanAgamane akR^itvA tasmAd gatvA prAntarasya samIpasthAyipradeshasyephrAyim nAmni nagare shiShyaiH sAkaM kAlaM yApayituM prArebhe|
ⅬⅤ anantaraM yihUdIyAnAM nistArotsave nikaTavarttini sati tadutsavAt pUrvvaM svAn shuchIn karttuM bahavo janA grAmebhyo yirUshAlam nagaram AgachChan,
ⅬⅥ yIshoranveShaNaM kR^itvA mandire daNDAyamAnAH santaH parasparaM vyAharan, yuShmAkaM kIdR^isho bodho jAyate? sa kim utsave.asmin atrAgamiShyati?
ⅬⅦ sa cha kutrAsti yadyetat kashchid vetti tarhi darshayatu pradhAnayAjakAH phirUshinashcha taM dharttuM pUrvvam imAm Aj nAM prAchArayan|