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Ⅰ pIlAtO yIzum AnIya kazayA prAhArayat|
Ⅱ pazcAt sEnAgaNaH kaNTakanirmmitaM mukuTaM tasya mastakE samarpya vArttAkIvarNaM rAjaparicchadaM paridhApya,
Ⅲ hE yihUdIyAnAM rAjan namaskAra ityuktvA taM capETEnAhantum Arabhata|
Ⅳ tadA pIlAtaH punarapi bahirgatvA lOkAn avadat, asya kamapyaparAdhaM na labhE'haM, pazyata tad yuSmAn jnjApayituM yuSmAkaM sannidhau bahirEnam AnayAmi|
Ⅴ tataH paraM yIzuH kaNTakamukuTavAn vArttAkIvarNavasanavAMzca bahirAgacchat| tataH pIlAta uktavAn EnaM manuSyaM pazyata|
Ⅵ 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|
Ⅶ yihUdIyAH pratyavadan asmAkaM yA vyavasthAstE tadanusArENAsya prANahananam ucitaM yatOyaM svam Izvarasya putramavadat|
Ⅷ pIlAta imAM kathAM zrutvA mahAtrAsayuktaH
Ⅸ san punarapi rAjagRha Agatya yIzuM pRSTavAn tvaM kutratyO lOkaH? kintu yIzastasya kimapi pratyuttaraM nAvadat|
Ⅹ 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|
Ⅺ tadA yIzuH pratyavadad IzvarENAdattaM mamOpari tava kimapyadhipatitvaM na vidyatE, tathApi yO janO mAM tava hastE samArpayat tasya mahApAtakaM jAtam|
Ⅻ 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|
ⅩⅢ EtAM kathAM zrutvA pIlAtO yIzuM bahirAnIya nistArOtsavasya AsAdanadinasya dvitIyapraharAt pUrvvaM prastarabandhananAmni sthAnE 'rthAt ibrIyabhASayA yad gabbithA kathyatE tasmin sthAnE vicArAsana upAvizat|
ⅩⅣ anantaraM pIlAtO yihUdIyAn avadat, yuSmAkaM rAjAnaM pazyata|
ⅩⅤ 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|
ⅩⅥ tataH pIlAtO yIzuM kruzE vEdhituM tESAM hastESu samArpayat, tatastE taM dhRtvA nItavantaH|
ⅩⅦ tataH paraM yIzuH kruzaM vahan ziraHkapAlam arthAd yad ibrIyabhASayA gulgaltAM vadanti tasmin sthAna upasthitaH|
ⅩⅧ tatastE madhyasthAnE taM tasyObhayapArzvE dvAvaparau kruzE'vidhan|
ⅩⅨ aparam ESa yihUdIyAnAM rAjA nAsaratIyayIzuH, iti vijnjApanaM likhitvA pIlAtastasya kruzOpari samayOjayat|
ⅩⅩ sA lipiH ibrIyayUnAnIyarOmIyabhASAbhi rlikhitA; yIzOH kruzavEdhanasthAnaM nagarasya samIpaM, tasmAd bahavO yihUdIyAstAM paThitum Arabhanta|
ⅩⅪ yihUdIyAnAM pradhAnayAjakAH pIlAtamiti nyavEdayan yihUdIyAnAM rAjEti vAkyaM na kintu ESa svaM yihUdIyAnAM rAjAnam avadad itthaM likhatu|
ⅩⅫ tataH pIlAta uttaraM dattavAn yallEkhanIyaM tallikhitavAn|
ⅩⅩⅢ itthaM sEnAgaNO yIzuM kruzE vidhitvA tasya paridhEyavastraM caturO bhAgAn kRtvA EkaikasEnA EkaikabhAgam agRhlat tasyOttarIyavastranjcAgRhlat| kintUttarIyavastraM sUcisEvanaM vinA sarvvam UtaM|
ⅩⅩⅣ 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|
ⅩⅩⅤ tadAnIM yIzO rmAtA mAtu rbhaginI ca yA kliyapA bhAryyA mariyam magdalInI mariyam ca EtAstasya kruzasya sannidhau samatiSThan|
ⅩⅩⅥ tatO yIzuH svamAtaraM priyatamaziSyanjca samIpE daNPAyamAnau vilOkya mAtaram avadat, hE yOSid EnaM tava putraM pazya,
ⅩⅩⅦ ziSyantvavadat, EnAM tava mAtaraM pazya| tataH sa ziSyastadghaTikAyAM tAM nijagRhaM nItavAn|
ⅩⅩⅧ anantaraM sarvvaM karmmAdhunA sampannamabhUt yIzuriti jnjAtvA dharmmapustakasya vacanaM yathA siddhaM bhavati tadartham akathayat mama pipAsA jAtA|
ⅩⅩⅨ tatastasmin sthAnE amlarasEna pUrNapAtrasthityA tE spanjjamEkaM tadamlarasEnArdrIkRtya EsObnalE tad yOjayitvA tasya mukhasya sannidhAvasthApayan|
ⅩⅩⅩ tadA yIzuramlarasaM gRhItvA sarvvaM siddham iti kathAM kathayitvA mastakaM namayan prANAn paryyatyajat|
ⅩⅩⅪ tadvinam AsAdanadinaM tasmAt parE'hani vizrAmavArE dEhA yathA kruzOpari na tiSThanti, yataH sa vizrAmavArO mahAdinamAsIt, tasmAd yihUdIyAH pIlAtanikaTaM gatvA tESAM pAdabhanjjanasya sthAnAntaranayanasya cAnumatiM prArthayanta|
ⅩⅩⅫ ataH sEnA Agatya yIzunA saha kruzE hatayOH prathamadvitIyacOrayOH pAdAn abhanjjan;
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ kintu yIzOH sannidhiM gatvA sa mRta iti dRSTvA tasya pAdau nAbhanjjan|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ pazcAd EkO yOddhA zUlAghAtEna tasya kukSim avidhat tatkSaNAt tasmAd raktaM jalanjca niragacchat|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ yO janO'sya sAkSyaM dadAti sa svayaM dRSTavAn tasyEdaM sAkSyaM satyaM tasya kathA yuSmAkaM vizvAsaM janayituM yOgyA tat sa jAnAti|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ tasyaikam asdhyapi na bhaMkSyatE,
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ tadvad anyazAstrEpi likhyatE, yathA, "dRSTipAtaM kariSyanti tE'vidhan yantu tamprati|"
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ 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|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ aparaM yO nikadImO rAtrau yIzOH samIpam agacchat sOpi gandharasEna mizritaM prAyENa panjcAzatsETakamaguruM gRhItvAgacchat|
ⅩⅬ tatastE yihUdIyAnAM zmazAnE sthApanarItyanusArENa tatsugandhidravyENa sahitaM tasya dEhaM vastrENAvESTayan|
ⅩⅬⅠ aparanjca yatra sthAnE taM kruzE'vidhan tasya nikaTasthOdyAnE yatra kimapi mRtadEhaM kadApi nAsthApyata tAdRzam EkaM nUtanaM zmazAnam AsIt|
ⅩⅬⅡ yihUdIyAnAm AsAdanadinAgamanAt tE tasmin samIpasthazmazAnE yIzum azAyayan|