ⅠtataH sabhAsthAH sarvvalokA utthAya taM pIlAtasammukhaM nItvAprodya vaktumArebhire,
ⅡsvamabhiSiktaM rAjAnaM vadantaM kaimararAjAya karadAnaM niSedhantaM rAjyaviparyyayaM kurttuM pravarttamAnam ena prAptA vayaM|
ⅢtadA pIlAtastaM pRSTavAn tvaM kiM yihUdIyAnAM rAjA? sa pratyuvAca tvaM satyamuktavAn|
ⅣtadA pIlAtaH pradhAnayAjakAdilokAn jagAd, ahametasya kamapyaparAdhaM nAptavAn|
Ⅴtataste punaH sAhamino bhUtvAvadan, eSa gAlIla etatsthAnaparyyante sarvvasmin yihUdAdeze sarvvAllokAnupadizya kupravRttiM grAhItavAn|
ⅥtadA pIlAto gAlIlapradezasya nAma zrutvA papraccha, kimayaM gAlIlIyo lokaH?
ⅦtataH sa gAlIlpradezIyaherodrAjasya tadA sthitestasya samIpe yIzuM preSayAmAsa|
ⅧtadA herod yIzuM vilokya santutoSa, yataH sa tasya bahuvRttAntazravaNAt tasya kiJi्cadAzcaryyakarmma pazyati ityAzAM kRtvA bahukAlamArabhya taM draSTuM prayAsaM kRtavAn|
ⅨtasmAt taM bahukathAH papraccha kintu sa tasya kasyApi vAkyasya pratyuttaraM novAca|
Ⅹatha pradhAnayAjakA adhyApakAzca prottiSThantaH sAhasena tamapavadituM prArebhire|
Ⅺherod tasya senAgaNazca tamavajJAya upahAsatvena rAjavastraM paridhApya punaH pIlAtaM prati taM prAhiNot|
ⅫpUrvvaM herodpIlAtayoH parasparaM vairabhAva AsIt kintu taddine dvayo rmelanaM jAtam|
ⅩⅢpazcAt pIlAtaH pradhAnayAjakAn zAsakAn lokAMzca yugapadAhUya babhASe,
ⅩⅣrAjyaviparyyayakArakoyam ityuktvA manuSyamenaM mama nikaTamAnaiSTa kintu pazyata yuSmAkaM samakSam asya vicAraM kRtvApi proktApavAdAnurUpeNAsya kopyaparAdhaH sapramANo na jAtaH,
ⅩⅤyUyaJca herodaH sannidhau preSitA mayA tatrAsya kopyaparAdhastenApi na prAptaH|pazyatAnena vadhaheेtukaM kimapi nAparAddhaM|
ⅩⅥtasmAdenaM tADayitvA vihAsyAmi|
ⅩⅦtatrotsave teSAmeko mocayitavyaH|
ⅩⅧiti hetoste proccairekadA procuH, enaM dUrIkRtya barabbAnAmAnaM mocaya|
ⅩⅨsa barabbA nagara upaplavavadhAparAdhAbhyAM kArAyAM baddha AsIt|
ⅩⅩkintu pIlAto yIzuM mocayituM vAJchan punastAnuvAca|
ⅩⅪtathApyenaM kruze vyadha kruze vyadheti vadantaste ruruvuH|
ⅩⅫtataH sa tRtIyavAraM jagAda kutaH? sa kiM karmma kRtavAn? nAhamasya kamapi vadhAparAdhaM prAptaH kevalaM tADayitvAmuM tyajAmi|
ⅩⅩⅢtathApi te punarenaM kruze vyadha ityuktvA proccairdRDhaM prArthayAJcakrire;
ⅩⅩⅣtataH pradhAnayAjakAdInAM kalarave prabale sati teSAM prArthanArUpaM karttuM pIlAta Adideza|
ⅩⅩⅤrAjadrohavadhayoraparAdhena kArAsthaM yaM janaM te yayAcire taM mocayitvA yIzuM teSAmicchAyAM samArpayat|
ⅩⅩⅥatha te yIzuM gRhItvA yAnti, etarhi grAmAdAgataM zimonanAmAnaM kurINIyaM janaM dhRtvA yIzoH pazcAnnetuM tasya skandhe kruzamarpayAmAsuH|
ⅩⅩⅦtato loाkAraNyamadhye bahustriyo rudatyo vilapantyazca yIzoH pazcAd yayuH|
ⅩⅩⅧkintu sa vyAghuTya tA uvAca, he yirUzAlamo nAryyo yuyaM madarthaM na ruditvA svArthaM svApatyArthaJca ruditi;
ⅩⅩⅨpazyata yaH kadApi garbhavatyo nAbhavan stanyaJca nApAyayan tAdRzI rvandhyA yadA dhanyA vakSyanti sa kAla AyAti|
ⅩⅩⅩtadA he zailA asmAkamupari patata, he upazailA asmAnAcchAdayata kathAmIdRzIM lokA vakSyanti|
ⅩⅩⅪyataH satejasi zAkhini cedetad ghaTate tarhi zuSkazAkhini kiM na ghaTiSyate?
ⅩⅩⅫtadA te hantuM dvAvaparAdhinau tena sArddhaM ninyuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢaparaM ziraHkapAlanAmakasthAnaM prApya taM kruze vividhuH; taddvayoraparAdhinorekaM tasya dakSiNo tadanyaM vAme kruze vividhuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣtadA yIzurakathayat, he pitaretAn kSamasva yata ete yat karmma kurvvanti tan na viduH; pazcAtte guTikApAtaM kRtvA tasya vastrANi vibhajya jagRhuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤtatra lokasaMghastiSThan dadarza; te teSAM zAsakAzca tamupahasya jagaduH, eSa itarAn rakSitavAn yadIzvareNAbhirucito 'bhiSiktastrAtA bhavati tarhi svamadhunA rakSatu|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥtadanyaH senAgaNA etya tasmai amlarasaM datvA parihasya provAca,
ⅩⅩⅩⅦcettvaM yihUdIyAnAM rAjAsi tarhi svaM rakSa|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧyihUdIyAnAM rAjeti vAkyaM yUnAnIyaromIyebrIyAkSarai rlikhitaM tacchirasa Urddhve'sthApyata|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨtadobhayapArzvayo rviddhau yAvaparAdhinau tayorekastaM vinindya babhASe, cettvam abhiSiktosi tarhi svamAvAJca rakSa|
ⅩⅬkintvanyastaM tarjayitvAvadat, IzvarAttava kiJcidapi bhayaM nAsti kiM? tvamapi samAnadaNDosi,
ⅩⅬⅠyogyapAtre AvAM svasvakarmmaNAM samucitaphalaM prApnuvaH kintvanena kimapi nAparAddhaM|
ⅩⅬⅡatha sa yIzuM jagAda he prabhe bhavAn svarAjyapravezakAle mAM smaratu|
ⅩⅬⅢtadA yIzuH kathitavAn tvAM yathArthaM vadAmi tvamadyaiva mayA sArddhaM paralokasya sukhasthAnaM prApsyasi|
ⅩⅬⅣaparaJca dvitIyayAmAt tRtIyayAmaparyyantaM ravestejasontarhitatvAt sarvvadezo'ndhakAreNAvRto
ⅩⅬⅤmandirasya yavanikA ca chidyamAnA dvidhA babhUva|
ⅩⅬⅥtato yIzuruccairuvAca, he pita rmamAtmAnaM tava kare samarpaye, ityuktvA sa prANAn jahau|
ⅩⅬⅦtadaitA ghaTanA dRSTvA zatasenApatirIzvaraM dhanyamuktvA kathitavAn ayaM nitAntaM sAdhumanuSya AsIt|
ⅩⅬⅧatha yAvanto lokA draSTum AgatAste tA ghaTanA dRSTvA vakSaHsu karAghAtaM kRtvA vyAcuTya gatAH|
ⅩⅬⅨyIzo rjJAtayo yA yA yoSitazca gAlIlastena sArddhamAyAtAstA api dUre sthitvA tat sarvvaM dadRzuH|
ⅬtadA yihUdIyAnAM mantraNAM kriyAJcAsammanyamAna Izvarasya rAjatvam apekSamANo
ⅬⅠyihUdidezIyo 'rimathIyanagarIyo yUSaphnAmA mantrI bhadro dhArmmikazca pumAn
ⅬⅡpIlAtAntikaM gatvA yIzo rdehaM yayAce|
ⅬⅢpazcAd vapuravarohya vAsasA saMveSTya yatra kopi mAnuSo nAsthApyata tasmin zaile svAte zmazAne tadasthApayat|
ⅬⅣtaddinamAyojanIyaM dinaM vizrAmavArazca samIpaH|
ⅬⅤaparaM yIzunA sArddhaM gAlIla AgatA yoSitaH pazcAditvA zmazAne tatra yathA vapuH sthApitaM tacca dRSTvA
ⅬⅥvyAghuTya sugandhidravyatailAni kRtvA vidhivad vizrAmavAre vizrAmaM cakruH|