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| وَلَمَّا كَانَ ٱلصَّبَاحُ تَشَاوَرَ جَمِيعُ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَشُيُوخُ ٱلشَّعْبِ عَلَى يَسُوعَ حَتَّى يَقْتُلُوهُ، | ١ 1 |
At daybreak all the chief priests and the elders of the people consulted together against Jesus, to bring about his death.
| فَأَوْثَقُوهُ وَمَضَوْا بِهِ وَدَفَعُوهُ إِلَى بِيلَاطُسَ ٱلْبُنْطِيِّ ٱلْوَالِي. | ٢ 2 |
They put him in chains and led him away, and gave him up to the Roman Governor, Pilate.
| حِينَئِذٍ لَمَّا رَأَى يَهُوذَا ٱلَّذِي أَسْلَمَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ دِينَ، نَدِمَ وَرَدَّ ٱلثَّلَاثِينَ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ إِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلشُّيُوخِ | ٣ 3 |
Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that Jesus was condemned, repented of what he had done, and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
| قَائِلًا: «قَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ إِذْ سَلَّمْتُ دَمًا بَرِيئًا». فَقَالُوا: «مَاذَا عَلَيْنَا؟ أَنْتَ أَبْصِرْ!». | ٤ 4 |
‘I did wrong in betraying a good man to his death,’ he said. ‘What has that to do with us?’ they replied. ‘You must see to that yourself.’
| فَطَرَحَ ٱلْفِضَّةَ فِي ٱلْهَيْكَلِ وَٱنْصَرَفَ، ثُمَّ مَضَى وَخَنَقَ نَفْسَهُ. | ٥ 5 |
Judas flung down the pieces of silver in the Temple, and left; and went away and hanged himself.
| فَأَخَذَ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ ٱلْفِضَّةَ وَقَالُوا: «لَا يَحِلُّ أَنْ نُلْقِيَهَا فِي ٱلْخِزَانَةِ لِأَنَّهَا ثَمَنُ دَمٍ». | ٦ 6 |
The chief priests took the pieces of silver, but they said, ‘We must not put them into the Temple treasury, because they are blood-money.’
| فَتَشَاوَرُوا وَٱشْتَرَوْا بِهَا حَقْلَ ٱلْفَخَّارِيِّ مَقْبَرَةً لِلْغُرَبَاءِ. | ٧ 7 |
So, after consultation, they used it to buy the “Potter’s Field” as a burial ground for foreigners,
| لِهَذَا سُمِّيَ ذَلِكَ ٱلْحَقْلُ «حَقْلَ ٱلدَّمِ» إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. | ٨ 8 |
and that is why that field is called the “Field of Blood” to this very day.
| حِينَئِذٍ تَمَّ مَا قِيلَ بِإِرْمِيَا ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلْقَائِلِ: «وَأَخَذُوا ٱلثَّلَاثِينَ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، ثَمَنَ ٱلْمُثَمَّنِ ٱلَّذِي ثَمَّنُوهُ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، | ٩ 9 |
Then it was that these words spoken by the prophet Jeremiah were fulfilled – “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,
| وَأَعْطَوْهَا عَنْ حَقْلِ ٱلْفَخَّارِيِّ، كَمَا أَمَرَنِي ٱلرَّبُّ». | ١٠ 10 |
and gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”
| فَوَقَفَ يَسُوعُ أَمَامَ ٱلْوَالِي. فَسَأَلَهُ ٱلْوَالِي قَائِلًا: «أَأَنْتَ مَلِكُ ٱلْيَهُودِ؟». فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «أَنْتَ تَقُولُ». | ١١ 11 |
Meanwhile Jesus was brought before the Roman Governor. ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ asked the Governor. ‘It is true,’ answered Jesus.
| وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلشُّيُوخُ يَشْتَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ لَمْ يُجِبْ بِشَيْءٍ. | ١٢ 12 |
While charges were being brought against him by the chief priests and elders, Jesus made no reply.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ بِيلَاطُسُ: «أَمَا تَسْمَعُ كَمْ يَشْهَدُونَ عَلَيْكَ؟». | ١٣ 13 |
Then Pilate said to him, ‘Don’t you hear how many accusations they are making against you?’
| فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ وَلَا عَنْ كَلِمَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، حَتَّى تَعَجَّبَ ٱلْوَالِي جِدًّا. | ١٤ 14 |
Yet Jesus made no reply – not even a single word; at which the Governor was greatly astonished.
| وَكَانَ ٱلْوَالِي مُعْتَادًا فِي ٱلْعِيدِ أَنْ يُطْلِقَ لِلْجَمْعِ أَسِيرًا وَاحِدًا، مَنْ أَرَادُوهُ. | ١٥ 15 |
Now, at the feast, the Governor was accustomed to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might choose.
| وَكَانَ لَهُمْ حِينَئِذٍ أَسِيرٌ مَشْهُورٌ يُسَمَّى بَارَابَاسَ. | ١٦ 16 |
At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
| فَفِيمَا هُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ قَالَ لَهُمْ بِيلَاطُسُ: «مَنْ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ أُطْلِقَ لَكُمْ؟ بَارَابَاسَ أَمْ يَسُوعَ ٱلَّذِي يُدْعَى ٱلْمَسِيحَ؟». | ١٧ 17 |
So, when the people had collected, Pilate said to them, ‘Which do you wish me to release for you? Barabbas? Or Jesus who is called “Christ”?’
| لِأَنَّهُ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُمْ أَسْلَمُوهُ حَسَدًا. | ١٨ 18 |
For he knew that it was out of jealousy that they had given Jesus up to him.
| وَإِذْ كَانَ جَالِسًا عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ ٱلْوِلَايَةِ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُ قَائِلَةً: «إِيَّاكَ وَذَلِكَ ٱلْبَارَّ، لِأَنِّي تَأَلَّمْتُ ٱلْيَوْمَ كَثِيرًا فِي حُلْمٍ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ». | ١٩ 19 |
While he was still on the Bench, his wife sent this message to him – ‘Do not have anything to do with that good man, for I have been very much troubled today in a dream because of him.’
| وَلَكِنَّ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلشُّيُوخَ حَرَّضُوا ٱلْجُمُوعَ عَلَى أَنْ يَطْلُبُوا بَارَابَاسَ وَيُهْلِكُوا يَسُوعَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to kill Jesus.
| فَأجَابَ ٱلْوَالِي وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «مَنْ مِنْ ٱلِٱثْنَيْنِ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ أُطْلِقَ لَكُمْ؟». فَقَالُوا: «بَارَابَاسَ!». | ٢١ 21 |
The Governor, however, said to them, ‘Which of these two do you wish me to release for you?’ ‘Barabbas,’ they answered.
| قَالَ لَهُمْ بِيلَاطُسُ: «فَمَاذَا أَفْعَلُ بِيَسُوعَ ٱلَّذِي يُدْعَى ٱلْمَسِيحَ؟». قَالَ لَهُ ٱلْجَمِيعُ: «لِيُصْلَبْ!». | ٢٢ 22 |
‘What then,’ Pilate asked, ‘should I do with Jesus who is called “Christ?”’ ‘Crucify him,’ they all replied.
| فَقَالَ ٱلْوَالِي: «وَأَيَّ شَرٍّ عَمِلَ؟». فَكَانُوا يَزْدَادُونَ صُرَاخًا قَائِلِينَ: «لِيُصْلَبْ!». | ٢٣ 23 |
‘Why, what harm has he done?’ he asked. But they kept shouting furiously, ‘Crucify him!’
| فَلَمَّا رَأَى بِيلَاطُسُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْفَعُ شَيْئًا، بَلْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ يَحْدُثُ شَغَبٌ، أَخَذَ مَاءً وَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ قُدَّامَ ٱلْجَمْعِ قَائِلًا: «إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنْ دَمِ هَذَا ٱلْبَارِّ! أَبْصِرُوا أَنْتُمْ!». | ٢٤ 24 |
When Pilate saw that his efforts were unavailing, but that, on the contrary, a riot was beginning, he took some water, and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying as he did so, ‘I am not answerable for this bloodshed; you must see to it yourselves.’
| فَأَجَابَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَقَالُوا: «دَمُهُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى أَوْلَادِنَا». | ٢٥ 25 |
And all the people answered, ‘His blood be on our heads and on our children’s!’
| حِينَئِذٍ أَطْلَقَ لَهُمْ بَارَابَاسَ، وَأَمَّا يَسُوعُ فَجَلَدَهُ وَأَسْلَمَهُ لِيُصْلَبَ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Then Pilate released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he had scourged, and gave him up to be crucified.
| فَأَخَذَ عَسْكَرُ ٱلْوَالِي يَسُوعَ إِلَى دَارِ ٱلْوِلَايَةِ وَجَمَعُوا عَلَيْهِ كُلَّ ٱلْكَتِيبَةِ، | ٢٧ 27 |
After that, the Governor’s soldiers took Jesus with them into the Government house, and gathered the whole garrison round him.
| فَعَرَّوْهُ وَأَلْبَسُوهُ رِدَاءً قِرْمِزِيًّا، | ٢٨ 28 |
They stripped him, and put on him a red military cloak,
| وَضَفَرُوا إِكْلِيلًا مِنْ شَوْكٍ وَوَضَعُوهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، وَقَصَبَةً فِي يَمِينِهِ. وَكَانُوا يَجْثُونَ قُدَّامَهُ وَيَسْتَهْزِئُونَ بِهِ قَائِلِينَ: «ٱلسَّلَامُ يا مَلِكَ ٱلْيَهُودِ!». | ٢٩ 29 |
and having twisted some thorns into a crown, put it on his head, and a rod in his right hand, and then, going down on their knees before him, they mocked him. ‘Long life to you, king of the Jews!’ they said.
| وَبَصَقُوا عَلَيْهِ، وَأَخَذُوا ٱلْقَصَبَةَ وَضَرَبُوهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ. | ٣٠ 30 |
They spat at him and, taking the rod, kept striking him on the head;
| وَبَعْدَ مَا ٱسْتَهْزَأُوا بِهِ، نَزَعُوا عَنْهُ ٱلرِّدَاءَ وَأَلْبَسُوهُ ثِيَابَهُ، وَمَضَوْا بِهِ لِلصَّلْبِ. | ٣١ 31 |
and, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the military cloak, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to be crucified.
| وَفِيمَا هُمْ خَارِجُونَ وَجَدُوا إِنْسَانًا قَيْرَوَانِيًّا ٱسْمُهُ سِمْعَانُ، فَسَخَّرُوهُ لِيَحْمِلَ صَلِيبَهُ. | ٣٢ 32 |
As they were on their way out, they came upon a man from Cyrene called Simon, and they compelled him to go with them to carry the cross.
| وَلَمَّا أَتَوْا إِلَى مَوْضِعٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ جُلْجُثَةُ، وَهُوَ ٱلْمُسَمَّى «مَوْضِعَ ٱلْجُمْجُمَةِ» | ٣٣ 33 |
On reaching a place named Golgotha (a place named from its likeness to a skull),
| أَعْطَوْهُ خَلًّا مَمْزُوجًا بِمَرَارَةٍ لِيَشْرَبَ. وَلَمَّا ذَاقَ لَمْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يَشْرَبَ. | ٣٤ 34 |
they gave him some wine to drink which had been mixed with gall; but after tasting it, Jesus refused to drink it.
| وَلَمَّا صَلَبُوهُ ٱقْتَسَمُوا ثِيَابَهُ مُقْتَرِعِينَ عَلَيْهَا، لِكَيْ يَتِمَّ مَا قِيلَ بِٱلنَّبِيِّ: «ٱقْتَسَمُوا ثِيَابِي بَيْنَهُمْ، وَعَلَى لِبَاسِي أَلْقَوْا قُرْعَةً». | ٣٥ 35 |
When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among them by casting lots.
| ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا يَحْرُسُونَهُ هُنَاكَ. | ٣٦ 36 |
Then they sat down, and kept watch over him there.
| وَجَعَلُوا فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ عِلَّتَهُ مَكْتُوبَةً: «هَذَا هُوَ يَسُوعُ مَلِكُ ٱلْيَهُودِ». | ٣٧ 37 |
Above his head they fixed the accusation against him written out – “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
| حِينَئِذٍ صُلِبَ مَعَهُ لِصَّانِ، وَاحِدٌ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَوَاحِدٌ عَنِ ٱلْيَسَارِ. | ٣٨ 38 |
At the same time two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right, the other on the left.
| وَكَانَ ٱلْمُجْتَازُونَ يُجَدِّفُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَهُمْ يَهُزُّونَ رُؤُوسَهُمْ | ٣٩ 39 |
The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads as they said,
| قَائِلِينَ: «يَا نَاقِضَ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ وَبَانِيَهُ فِي ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، خَلِّصْ نَفْسَكَ! إِنْ كُنْتَ ٱبْنَ ٱللهِ فَٱنْزِلْ عَنِ ٱلصَّلِيبِ!». | ٤٠ 40 |
‘You who would “destroy the Temple and build one in three days,” save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!’
| وَكَذَلِكَ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ أَيْضًا وَهُمْ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ مَعَ ٱلْكَتَبَةِ وَٱلشُّيُوخِ قَالُوا: | ٤١ 41 |
In the same way the chief priests, with the Teachers of the Law and elders, said in mockery,
| «خَلَّصَ آخَرِينَ وَأَمَّا نَفْسُهُ فَمَا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَهَا! إِنْ كَانَ هُوَ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلْيَنْزِلِ ٱلْآنَ عَنِ ٱلصَّلِيبِ فَنُؤْمِنَ بِهِ! | ٤٢ 42 |
‘He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the “king of Israel”! Why doesn’t he come down from the cross now, then we will believe in him.
| قَدِ ٱتَّكَلَ عَلَى ٱللهِ، فَلْيُنْقِذْهُ ٱلْآنَ إِنْ أَرَادَهُ! لِأَنَّهُ قَالَ: أَنَا ٱبْنُ ٱللهِ!». | ٤٣ 43 |
He has trusted in God; if God wants him, let him deliver him now; for he said “I am God’s Son.”’
| وَبِذَلِكَ أَيْضًا كَانَ ٱللِّصَّانِ ٱللَّذَانِ صُلِبَا مَعَهُ يُعَيِّرَانِهِ. | ٤٤ 44 |
Even the robbers, who were crucified with him, insulted him in the same way.
| وَمِنَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ ٱلسَّادِسَةِ كَانَتْ ظُلْمَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَى ٱلسَّاعَةِ ٱلتَّاسِعَةِ. | ٤٥ 45 |
After midday a darkness came over all the country, lasting until three in the afternoon.
| وَنَحْوَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ ٱلتَّاسِعَةِ صَرَخَ يَسُوعُ بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ قَائِلًا: «إِيلِي، إِيلِي، لَمَا شَبَقْتَنِي؟» أَيْ: إِلَهِي، إِلَهِي، لِمَاذَا تَرَكْتَنِي؟ | ٤٦ 46 |
About three Jesus called out loudly, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabacthani’ – that is to say, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
| فَقَوْمٌ مِنَ ٱلْوَاقِفِينَ هُنَاكَ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا قَالُوا: «إِنَّهُ يُنَادِي إِيلِيَّا». | ٤٧ 47 |
Some of those standing by heard this, and said, ‘The man is calling for Elijah!’
| وَلِلْوَقْتِ رَكَضَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ وَأَخَذَ إِسْفِنْجَةً وَمَلَأَهَا خَلًّا وَجَعَلَهَا عَلَى قَصَبَةٍ وَسَقَاهُ. | ٤٨ 48 |
One of them immediately ran and took a sponge, and, filling it with common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink.
| وَأَمَّا ٱلْبَاقُونَ فَقَالُوا: «ٱتْرُكْ. لِنَرَى هَلْ يَأْتِي إِيلِيَّا يُخَلِّصُهُ!». | ٤٩ 49 |
But the rest said, ‘Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to save him.’
| فَصَرَخَ يَسُوعُ أَيْضًا بِصَوْتٍ عَظِيمٍ، وَأَسْلَمَ ٱلرُّوحَ. | ٥٠ 50 |
But Jesus, uttering another loud cry, gave up his spirit.
| وَإِذَا حِجَابُ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ قَدِ ٱنْشَقَّ إِلَى ٱثْنَيْنِ، مِنْ فَوْقُ إِلَى أَسْفَلُ. وَٱلْأَرْضُ تَزَلْزَلَتْ، وَٱلصُّخُورُ تَشَقَّقَتْ، | ٥١ 51 |
Suddenly the Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were torn asunder,
| وَٱلْقُبُورُ تَفَتَّحَتْ، وَقَامَ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَجْسَادِ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ ٱلرَّاقِدِينَ | ٥٢ 52 |
the tombs opened, and the bodies of many of God’s people who had fallen asleep rose,
| وَخَرَجُوا مِنَ ٱلْقُبُورِ بَعْدَ قِيَامَتِهِ، وَدَخَلُوا ٱلْمَدِينَةَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةَ، وَظَهَرُوا لِكَثِيرِينَ. | ٥٣ 53 |
and they, leaving their tombs, went, after the resurrection of Jesus, into the Holy City, and appeared to many people.
| وَأَمَّا قَائِدُ ٱلْمِئَةِ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ يَحْرُسُونَ يَسُوعَ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا ٱلزَّلْزَلَةَ وَمَا كَانَ، خَافُوا جِدًّا وَقَالُوا: «حَقًّا كَانَ هَذَا ٱبْنَ ٱللهِ!». | ٥٤ 54 |
The Roman centurion, and the men with him who were watching Jesus, on seeing the earthquake and all that was happening, became greatly frightened and exclaimed, ‘This must indeed have been God’s Son!’
| وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ نِسَاءٌ كَثِيرَاتٌ يَنْظُرْنَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ، وَهُنَّ كُنَّ قَدْ تَبِعْنَ يَسُوعَ مِنَ ٱلْجَلِيلِ يَخْدِمْنَهُ، | ٥٥ 55 |
There were many women there, watching from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had been attending on him.
| وَبَيْنَهُنَّ مَرْيَمُ ٱلْمَجْدَلِيَّةُ، وَمَرْيَمُ أُمُّ يَعْقُوبَ وَيُوسِي، وَأُمُّ ٱبْنَيْ زَبْدِي. | ٥٦ 56 |
Among them were Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
| وَلَمَّا كَانَ ٱلْمَسَاءُ، جَاءَ رَجُلٌ غَنِيٌّ مِنَ ٱلرَّامَةِ ٱسْمُهُ يُوسُفُ، وَكَانَ هُوَ أَيْضًا تِلْمِيذًا لِيَسُوعَ. | ٥٧ 57 |
When evening had fallen, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.
| فَهَذَا تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى بِيلَاطُسَ وَطَلَبَ جَسَدَ يَسُوعَ. فَأَمَرَ بِيلَاطُسُ حِينَئِذٍ أَنْ يُعْطَى ٱلْجَسَدُ. | ٥٨ 58 |
He went to see Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate ordered it to be given him.
| فَأَخَذَ يُوسُفُ ٱلْجَسَدَ وَلَفَّهُ بِكَتَّانٍ نَقِيٍّ، | ٥٩ 59 |
So Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen sheet,
| وَوَضَعَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ ٱلْجَدِيدِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ قَدْ نَحَتَهُ فِي ٱلصَّخْرَةِ، ثُمَّ دَحْرَجَ حَجَرًا كَبِيرًا عَلَى بَابِ ٱلْقَبْرِ وَمَضَى. | ٦٠ 60 |
and laid it in his newly made tomb which he had cut in the rock; and, before he left, he rolled a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.
| وَكَانَتْ هُنَاكَ مَرْيَمُ ٱلْمَجْدَلِيَّةُ وَمَرْيَمُ ٱلْأُخْرَى جَالِسَتَيْنِ تُجَاهَ ٱلْقَبْرِ. | ٦١ 61 |
Mary of Magdala and the other Mary remained behind, sitting in front of the grave.
| وَفِي ٱلْغَدِ ٱلَّذِي بَعْدَ ٱلِٱسْتِعْدَادِ ٱجْتَمَعَ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ إِلَى بِيلَاطُسَ | ٦٢ 62 |
The next day – that is, the day following the Preparation-day – the chief priests and Pharisees came in a body to Pilate, and said,
| قَائِلِينَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، قَدْ تَذَكَّرْنَا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ ٱلْمُضِلَّ قَالَ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ: إِنِّي بَعْدَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ أَقُومُ. | ٦٣ 63 |
‘Sir, we remember that, during his lifetime, that impostor said “I will rise after three days.”
| فَمُرْ بِضَبْطِ ٱلْقَبْرِ إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثِ، لِئَلَّا يَأْتِيَ تَلَامِيذُهُ لَيْلًا وَيَسْرِقُوهُ، وَيَقُولُوا لِلشَّعْبِ: إِنَّهُ قَامَ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ، فَتَكُونَ ٱلضَّلَالَةُ ٱلْأَخِيرَةُ أَشَرَّ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَى!». | ٦٤ 64 |
So order the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal him, and then say to the people “He has risen from the dead,” when the latest imposture will be worse than the first.’
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ بِيلَاطُسُ: «عِنْدَكُمْ حُرَّاسٌ. اِذْهَبُوا وَٱضْبُطُوهُ كَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ». | ٦٥ 65 |
‘You may have a guard,’ was Pilate’s reply. ‘Go and make the tomb as secure as you can.’
| فَمَضَوْا وَضَبَطُوا ٱلْقَبْرَ بِٱلْحُرَّاسِ وَخَتَمُوا ٱلْحَجَرَ. | ٦٦ 66 |
So they went and made the tomb secure, by sealing the stone, in presence of the guard.
