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1 And it being early morning, all the high priests and the elders of the people had taken counsel against Yahshua for how to kill Him, 2 and having bound Him they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilatos the governor. 3 Then Ioudas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, feeling regret turned the thirty silver pieces over to the high priests and elders 4 saying "I have erred, having betrayed innocent blood!" But they said: "What is it to us? You'll see!" 5 And casting the silver pieces into the temple he departed, and having gone off he hanged himself. 6 But the high priests taking the silver-pieces said "It is not lawful to cast these into the temple offering, since it is the payment for blood!" 7 Then taking counsel they bought with them the field of the potter, for a burial-place for visitors, 8 on which account that field is called "field of blood" unto this day. 9 Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying: "And they took the thirty silver pieces, the value of He being valued, which was valued by the sons of Israel, 10 and they gave them for the field of the potter, just as Yahweh prescribed for me." 11 Then Yahshua stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying: "Are You the King of the Judaeans?" And Yahshua said to him: "You say." 12 And to that which had been brought as an accusation against Him by the high priests and the elders He answered nothing. 13 Then Pilatos says to Him: "Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?" 14 And He did not reply to him with even one word, so for the governor to wonder exceedingly. 15 And each feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner for the crowd, whom they desired. 16 And they had at that time a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17 Therefore upon their convening Pilatos said to them: "Whom do you wish that I shall release for you, Barabbas, or Yahshua who is called Christ?" 18 (For he knew that on account of jealousy they handed Him over.) 19 Then with his sitting upon the step, his wife sent to him saying: "Nothing with you and that righteous man! For today I experienced many things in a dream on account of Him!" 20 But the high priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should request Barabbas, and that they should destroy Yahshua. 21 And replying the governor said to them: "Which from the two do you wish that I shall release for you?" Then they said "Barabbas!" 22 Pilatos says to them: "Then what shall I do with Yahshua who is called Christ?" They all say "He must be crucified!" 23 Then he said: "For what evil has He done?" But they cried out excessively, saying: "H e must be crucified!" 24 And Pilatos, seeing that nothing helps, but rather a tumult arises, taking water washed the hands before the crowd, saying "I am innocent from the blood of this man! You see to it!" 25 And responding all the people said: "His blood is upon us, and upon our children!" 26 Then he released Barabbas for them, but having scourged Yahshua he handed Him over in order that He would be crucified. 27 Then the soldiers of the governor taking Yahshua into the Praetorium, the whole cohort gathered upon Him 28 and clothing Him they wrapped around Him a scarlet cloak, 29 and braiding a crown out of thorns they set it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand, and falling to the knees before Him they had mocked Him, saying "Hail! King of the Judaeans!" 30 And spitting at Him they took the reed and beat it on His head. 31 And when they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the cloak and clothed Him in His garments and led Him off for which to be crucified. 32 And going they found a man, a Kurenaion with the name Simon. Him they had conscripted in order that he would carry His cross. 33 And having come to a place called Golgotha, which is called "Place of the Skull", 34 they gave to Him wine mixed with bitters to drink, and having tasted it He did not wish to drink. 35 Then crucifying Him they parted His garments casting lots, 36 and being seated watched Him there. 37 And they set His charge above His head, being written: "This is Yahshua the King of the Judaeans". 38 Then they crucify with Him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left. 39 And those going by blasphemed Him, shaking their heads 40 and saying: "He destroying the temple and building it in three days, save Yourself! If You are a Son of God, then You must come down from the cross!" 41 Likewise also the high priests mocking along with the scribes and elders said: 42 "He has saved others, is He not able to save Himself? Is He King of Israel? Let Him descend now from the cross and we shall believe in Him! 43 He trusted in God, He must deliver Him now if He wishes, for He said that 'I am a Son of God'!" 44 And with that same thing even the robbers who were crucified with Him reproached Him. 45 Then from the sixth hour there came darkness upon all the land until the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Yahshua cried out with a great voice, saying: "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani", which is "My God, My God, for what reason have You abandoned Me?" 47 But some of those who stood there hearing it said that "He calls Elijah!" 48 And immediately one from among them running and taking both a sponge full of vinegar and placing it upon a reed, gave Him to drink. 49 But the rest said "Leave Him that we would see whether Elijah comes saving Him!" But another taking a lance pierced His side, and there came out water and blood. 50 Then Yahshua again crying out with a great voice gave up the Spirit. 51 And behold, the curtain of the temple had torn in two from the top unto the bottom, and the earth had been shaken and the rocks split. 52 And the tombs had opened and many bodies of the saints who were sleeping had been raised, 53 and coming out from the tombs after His rising they entered into the holy city and had appeared to many. 54 Then the centurion and those with him guarding Yahshua, seeing the earthquake and the things which happened feared exceedingly, saying "Truly He was a Son of God!" 55 And there were many women there observing from afar, who had followed with Yahshua from Galilaia to serve Him. 56 Among them were Maria the Magdalene and Maria the mother of Iakobos and Ioseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedaios. 57 And it becoming late there had come a wealthy man from Harimathaia, with the name Ioseph, who also himself had been instructed by Yahshua. 58 He having gone forth to Pilatos requested the body of Yahshua. Then Pilatos commanded that it be turned over. 59 And taking the body, Ioseph wrapped it in a clean fine linen cloth 60 and set it in his own new tomb, which had been hewn in the bedrock, and rolling a great stone up to the door of the tomb he departed. 61 And Mariam the Magdalene and the other Maria were there sitting before the burial-place. 62 Then in the morning, which is after the preparation day, the high priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilatos 63 saying: "Master, we have remembered that while living that deceiver said 'After three days I shall be raised'. 64 Therefore command that the burialplace is to be secured until the third day, lest coming His students should steal Him and would say to the people: 'He has been raised from the dead', and the last deception shall be worse than the first!" 65 Pilatos said to them: "You have a sentry, you go secure it so that you know." 66 Then they going secured the burial-place, sealing the stone with the sentry.