ⅠtAH kathAH kathayitvA yIzuH ziSyAnAdAya kidronnAmakaM srota uttIryya ziSyaiH saha tatratyodyAnaM prAvizat|
Ⅱkintu vizvAsaghAtiyihUdAstat sthAnaM paricIyate yato yIzuH ziSyaiH sArddhaM kadAcit tat sthAnam agacchat|
ⅢtadA sa yihUdAH sainyagaNaM pradhAnayAjakAnAM phirUzinAJca padAtigaNaJca gRhItvA pradIpAn ulkAn astrANi cAdAya tasmin sthAna upasthitavAn|
ⅣsvaM prati yad ghaTiSyate taj jJAtvA yIzuragresaraH san tAnapRcchat kaM gaveSayatha?
Ⅴte pratyavadan, nAsaratIyaM yIzuM; tato yIzuravAdId ahameva saH; taiH saha vizvAsaghAtI yihUdAzcAtiSThat|
ⅥtadAhameva sa tasyaitAM kathAM zrutvaiva te pazcAdetya bhUmau patitAH|
Ⅶtato yIzuH punarapi pRSThavAn kaM gaveSayatha? tataste pratyavadan nAsaratIyaM yIzuM|
ⅧtadA yIzuH pratyuditavAn ahameva sa imAM kathAmacakatham; yadi mAmanvicchatha tarhImAn gantuM mA vArayata|
ⅨitthaM bhUte mahyaM yAllokAn adadAsteSAm ekamapi nAhArayam imAM yAM kathAM sa svayamakathayat sA kathA saphalA jAtA|
ⅩtadA zimonpitarasya nikaTe khaGgalsthiteH sa taM niSkoSaM kRtvA mahAyAjakasya mAlkhanAmAnaM dAsam Ahatya tasya dakSiNakarNaM chinnavAn|
Ⅺtato yIzuH pitaram avadat, khaGgaM koSe sthApaya mama pitA mahyaM pAtuM yaM kaMsam adadAt tenAhaM kiM na pAsyAmi?
ⅫtadA sainyagaNaH senApati ryihUdIyAnAM padAtayazca yIzuM ghRtvA baddhvA hAnannAmnaH kiyaphAH zvazurasya samIpaM prathamam anayan|
ⅩⅢsa kiyaphAstasmin vatsare mahAyAjatvapade niyuktaH
ⅩⅣsan sAdhAraNalokAnAM maGgalArtham ekajanasya maraNamucitam iti yihUdIyaiH sArddham amantrayat|
ⅩⅤtadA zimonpitaro'nyaikaziSyazca yIzoH pazcAd agacchatAM tasyAnyaziSyasya mahAyAjakena paricitatvAt sa yIzunA saha mahAyAjakasyATTAlikAM prAvizat|
ⅩⅥkintu pitaro bahirdvArasya samIpe'tiSThad ataeva mahAyAjakena paricitaH sa ziSyaH punarbahirgatvA dauvAyikAyai kathayitvA pitaram abhyantaram Anayat|
ⅩⅦtadA sa dvArarakSikA pitaram avadat tvaM kiM na tasya mAnavasya ziSyaH? tataH sovadad ahaM na bhavAmi|
ⅩⅧtataH paraM yatsthAne dAsAH padAtayazca zItahetoraGgArai rvahniM prajvAlya tApaM sevitavantastatsthAne pitarastiSThan taiH saha vahnitApaM sevitum Arabhata|
ⅩⅨtadA ziSyeSUpadeze ca mahAyAjakena yIzuH pRSTaH
ⅩⅩsan pratyuktavAn sarvvalokAnAM samakSaM kathAmakathayaM guptaM kAmapi kathAM na kathayitvA yat sthAnaM yihUdIyAH satataM gacchanti tatra bhajanagehe mandire cAzikSayaM|
ⅩⅪmattaH kutaH pRcchasi? ye janA madupadezam azRNvan tAneva pRccha yadyad avadaM te tat jAninta|
ⅩⅫtadetthaM pratyuditatvAt nikaTasthapadAti ryIzuM capeTenAhatya vyAharat mahAyAjakam evaM prativadasi?
ⅩⅩⅢtato yIzuH pratigaditavAn yadyayathArtham acakathaM tarhi tasyAyathArthasya pramANaM dehi, kintu yadi yathArthaM tarhi kuto heto rmAm atADayaH?
ⅩⅩⅣpUrvvaM hAnan sabandhanaM taM kiyaphAmahAyAjakasya samIpaM praiSayat|
ⅩⅩⅤzimonpitarastiSThan vahnitApaM sevate, etasmin samaye kiyantastam apRcchan tvaM kim etasya janasya ziSyo na? tataH sopahnutyAbravId ahaM na bhavAmi|
ⅩⅩⅥtadA mahAyAjakasya yasya dAsasya pitaraH karNamacchinat tasya kuTumbaH pratyuditavAn udyAne tena saha tiSThantaM tvAM kiM nApazyaM?
ⅩⅩⅦkintu pitaraH punarapahnutya kathitavAn; tadAnIM kukkuTo'raut|
ⅩⅩⅧtadanantaraM pratyUSe te kiyaphAgRhAd adhipate rgRhaM yIzum anayan kintu yasmin azucitve jAte tai rnistArotsave na bhoktavyaM, tasya bhayAd yihUdIyAstadgRhaM nAvizan|
ⅩⅩⅨaparaM pIlAto bahirAgatya tAn pRSThavAn etasya manuSyasya kaM doSaM vadatha?
ⅩⅩⅩtadA te petyavadan duSkarmmakAriNi na sati bhavataH samIpe nainaM samArpayiSyAmaH|
ⅩⅩⅪtataH pIlAto'vadad yUyamenaM gRhItvA sveSAM vyavasthayA vicArayata| tadA yihUdIyAH pratyavadan kasyApi manuSyasya prANadaNDaM karttuM nAsmAkam adhikAro'sti|
ⅩⅩⅫevaM sati yIzuH svasya mRtyau yAM kathAM kathitavAn sA saphalAbhavat|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢtadanantaraM pIlAtaH punarapi tad rAjagRhaM gatvA yIzumAhUya pRSTavAn tvaM kiM yihUdIyAnAM rAjA?
ⅩⅩⅩⅣyIzuH pratyavadat tvam etAM kathAM svataH kathayasi kimanyaH kazcin mayi kathitavAn?
ⅩⅩⅩⅤpIlAto'vadad ahaM kiM yihUdIyaH? tava svadezIyA vizeSataH pradhAnayAjakA mama nikaTe tvAM samArpayana, tvaM kiM kRtavAn?
ⅩⅩⅩⅥyIzuH pratyavadat mama rAjyam etajjagatsambandhIyaM na bhavati yadi mama rAjyaM jagatsambandhIyam abhaviSyat tarhi yihUdIyAnAM hasteSu yathA samarpito nAbhavaM tadarthaM mama sevakA ayotsyan kintu mama rAjyam aihikaM na|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦtadA pIlAtaH kathitavAn, tarhi tvaM rAjA bhavasi? yIzuH pratyuktavAn tvaM satyaM kathayasi, rAjAhaM bhavAmi; satyatAyAM sAkSyaM dAtuM janiM gRhItvA jagatyasmin avatIrNavAn, tasmAt satyadharmmapakSapAtino mama kathAM zRNvanti|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧtadA satyaM kiM? etAM kathAM paSTvA pIlAtaH punarapi bahirgatvA yihUdIyAn abhASata, ahaM tasya kamapyaparAdhaM na prApnomi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨnistArotsavasamaye yuSmAbhirabhirucita eko jano mayA mocayitavya eSA yuSmAkaM rItirasti, ataeva yuSmAkaM nikaTe yihUdIyAnAM rAjAnaM kiM mocayAmi, yuSmAkam icchA kA?
ⅩⅬtadA te sarvve ruvanto vyAharan enaM mAnuSaM nahi barabbAM mocaya| kintu sa barabbA dasyurAsIt|