1 And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death. 2 And they brought him bound and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and ancients, 4 Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? Look thou to it. 5 And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed and went and hanged himself with an halter. 6 But the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into the corbona, because it is the price of blood. Corbona... A place in the temple where the people put in their gifts or offerings. 7 And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter's field, to be a burying place for strangers. 8 For this cause that field was called Haceldama, that is, the field of blood, even to this day. 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom they prized of the children of Israel. 10 And they gave them unto the potter's field, as the Lord appointed to me.
11 And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou sayest it. 12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and ancients, he answered nothing. 13 Then Pilate saith to him: Dost not thou hear how great testimonies they allege against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word, so that the governor wondered exceedingly. 15 Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would. 16 And he had then a notorious prisoner that was called Barabbas. 17 They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said: Whom will you that I release to You: Barabbas, or Jesus that is called Christ? 18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. 19 And as he was sitting in the place of judgment, his wife sent to him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 20 But the chief priests and ancients persuaded the people that they should ask Barabbas and make Jesus away. 21 And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said: Barabbas. 22 Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified. 23 The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified. 24 And Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, taking water washed his hands before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man. Look you to it. 25 And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us and upon our children. 26 Then he released to them Barabbas: and having scourged Jesus, delivered him unto them to be crucified.
27 Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus into the hall, gathered together unto him the whole band. 28 And stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak about him. 29 And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, King of the Jews. 30 And spitting upon him, they took the reed and struck his head. 31 And after they had mocked him, they took off the cloak from him and put on him his own garments and led him away to crucify him.
32 And going out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they forced to take up his cross. 33 And they came to the place that is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary. 34 And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink. 35 And after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: They divided my garments among them; and upon my vesture they cast lots. 36 And they sat and watched him. 37 And they put over his head his cause written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 38 Then were crucified with him two thieves: one on the right hand and one on the left. 39 And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, 40 And saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God and in three days dost rebuild it: save thy own self. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 In like manner also the chief priests, with the scribes and ancients, mocking said: 42 He saved others: himself he cannot save. If he be the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross: and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God: let him now deliver him if he will have him. For he said: I am the Son of God. 44 And the selfsame thing the thieves also that were crucified with him reproached him with.
45 Now from the sixth hour, there was darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? That is, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? 47 And some that stood there and heard said: This man calleth Elias. 48 And immediately one of them running took a sponge and filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed and gave him to drink. 49 And the others said: Let be. Let us see whether Elias will come to deliver him. 50 And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom: and the earth quaked and the rocks were rent. 52 And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose, 53 And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city and appeared to many. 54 Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.
55 And there were there many women afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 56 Among whom was Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. 57 And when it was evening, there came a certain rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to Pilate and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be delivered. 59 And Joseph taking the body wrapped it up in a clean linen cloth: 60 And laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument and went his way. 61 And there was there Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
62 And the next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate, The day of preparation... The eve of the sabbath; so called, because on that day they prepared all things necessary; not being allowed so much as to dress their meat on the sabbath day. 63 Saying: Sir, we have remembered, that that seducer said, while he was yet alive: After three days I will rise again. 64 Command therefore the sepulchre to be guarded until the third day: lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away and say to the people: He is risen from the dead. And the last error shall be worse than the first. 65 Pilate saith to them: You have a guard. Go, guard it as you know. 66 And they departing, made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone and setting guards.
Old Testament first published 1609 by the English College at Douay
New Testament first published 1582 by the English College at Rheims
Revised and Annotated 1749 by Bishop Richard Challoner
Imprimatur. +James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, September 1, 1899
1 Mane autem facto, consilium inierunt omnes principes sacerdotum et seniores populi adversus Jesum, ut eum morti traderent. 2 Et vinctum adduxerunt eum, et tradiderunt Pontio Pilato præsidi.
3 Tunc videns Judas, qui eum tradidit, quod damnatus esset, pœnitentia ductus, retulit triginta argenteos principibus sacerdotum, et senioribus, 4 dicens: Peccavi, tradens sanguinem justum. At illi dixerunt: Quid ad nos? tu videris. 5 Et projectis argenteis in templo, recessit: et abiens laqueo se suspendit. 6 Principes autem sacerdotum, acceptis argenteis, dixerunt: Non licet eos mittere in corbonam: quia pretium sanguinis est. 7 Consilio autem inito, emerunt ex illis agrum figuli, in sepulturam peregrinorum. 8 Propter hoc vocatus est ager ille, Haceldama, hoc est, Ager sanguinis, usque in hodiernum diem. 9 Tunc impletum est quod dictum est per Jeremiam prophetam, dicentem: Et acceperunt triginta argenteos pretium appretiati, quem appretiaverunt a filiis Israël: 10 et dederunt eos in agrum figuli, sicut constituit mihi Dominus.
11 Jesus autem stetit ante præsidem, et interrogavit eum præses, dicens: Tu es rex Judæorum? Dicit illi Jesus: Tu dicis. 12 Et cum accusaretur a principibus sacerdotum et senioribus, nihil respondit. 13 Tunc dicit illi Pilatus: Non audis quanta adversum te dicunt testimonia? 14 Et non respondit ei ad ullum verbum, ita ut miraretur præses vehementer. 15 Per diem autem solemnem consueverat præses populo dimittere unum vinctum, quem voluissent: 16 habebat autem tunc vinctum insignem, qui dicebatur Barrabas. 17 Congregatis ergo illis, dixit Pilatus: Quem vultis dimittam vobis: Barabbam, an Jesum, qui dicitur Christus? 18 Sciebat enim quod per invidiam tradidissent eum. 19 Sedente autem illo pro tribunali, misit ad eum uxor ejus, dicens: Nihil tibi, et justo illi: multa enim passa sum hodie per visum propter eum. 20 Principes autem sacerdotum et seniores persuaserunt populis ut peterent Barabbam, Jesum vero perderent. 21 Respondens autem præses, ait illis: Quem vultis vobis de duobus dimitti? At illi dixerunt: Barabbam. 22 Dicit illis Pilatus: Quid igitur faciam de Jesu, qui dicitur Christus? 23 Dicunt omnes: Crucifigatur. Ait illis præses: Quid enim mali fecit? At illi magis clamabant dicentes: Crucifigatur. 24 Videns autem Pilatus quia nihil proficeret, sed magis tumultus fieret: accepta aqua, lavit manus coram populo, dicens: Innocens ego sum a sanguine justi hujus: vos videritis. 25 Et respondens universus populus, dixit: Sanguis ejus super nos, et super filios nostros. 26 Tunc dimisit illis Barabbam: Jesum autem flagellatum tradidit eis ut crucifigeretur.
27 Tunc milites præsidis suscipientes Jesum in prætorium, congregaverunt ad eum universam cohortem: 28 et exuentes eum, chlamydem coccineam circumdederunt ei, 29 et plectentes coronam de spinis, posuerunt super caput ejus, et arundinem in dextera ejus. Et genu flexo ante eum, illudebant ei, dicentes: Ave rex Judæorum. 30 Et exspuentes in eum, acceperunt arundinem, et percutiebant caput ejus. 31 Et postquam illuserunt ei, exuerunt eum chlamyde, et induerunt eum vestimentis ejus, et duxerunt eum ut crucifigerent.
32 Exeuntes autem invenerunt hominem Cyrenæum, nomine Simonem: hunc angariaverunt ut tolleret crucem ejus. 33 Et venerunt in locum qui dicitur Golgotha, quod est Calvariæ locus. 34 Et dederunt ei vinum bibere cum felle mistum. Et cum gustasset, noluit bibere. 35 Postquam autem crucifixerunt eum, diviserunt vestimenta ejus, sortem mittentes: ut impleretur quod dictum est per prophetam dicentem: Diviserunt sibi vestimenta mea, et super vestem meam miserunt sortem. 36 Et sedentes servabant eum. 37 Et imposuerunt super caput ejus causam ipsius scriptam: Hic est Jesus rex Judæorum. 38 Tunc crucifixi sunt cum eo duo latrones: unus a dextris, et unus a sinistris. 39 Prætereuntes autem blasphemabant eum moventes capita sua, 40 et dicentes: Vah! qui destruis templum Dei, et in triduo illud reædificas: salva temetipsum: si Filius Dei es, descende de cruce. 41 Similiter et principes sacerdotum illudentes cum scribis et senioribus dicebant: 42 Alios salvos fecit, seipsum non potest salvum facere: si rex Israël est, descendat nunc de cruce, et credimus ei: 43 confidit in Deo: liberet nunc, si vult eum: dixit enim: Quia Filius Dei sum. 44 Idipsum autem et latrones, qui crucifixi erant cum eo, improperabant ei.
45 A sexta autem hora tenebræ factæ sunt super universam terram usque ad horam nonam. 46 Et circa horam nonam clamavit Jesus voce magna, dicens: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? hoc est: Deus meus, Deus meus, ut quid dereliquisti me? 47 Quidam autem illic stantes, et audientes, dicebant: Eliam vocat iste. 48 Et continuo currens unus ex eis, acceptam spongiam implevit aceto, et imposuit arundini, et dabat ei bibere. 49 Ceteri vero dicebant: Sine, videamus an veniat Elias liberans eum. 50 Jesus autem iterum clamans voce magna, emisit spiritum.
51 Et ecce velum templi scissum est in duas partes a summo usque deorsum: et terra mota est, et petræ scissæ sunt, 52 et monumenta aperta sunt: et multa corpora sanctorum, qui dormierant, surrexerunt. 53 Et exeuntes de monumentis post resurrectionem ejus, venerunt in sanctam civitatem, et apparuerunt multis. 54 Centurio autem, et qui cum eo erant, custodientes Jesum, viso terræmotu, et his quæ fiebant, timuerunt valde, dicentes: Vere Filius Dei erat iste.
55 Erant autem ibi mulieres multæ a longe, quæ secutæ erant Jesum a Galilæa, ministrantes ei: 56 inter quas erat Maria Magdalene, et Maria Jacobi, et Joseph mater, et mater filiorum Zebedæi. 57 Cum autem sero factum esset, venit quidam homo dives ab Arimathæa, nomine Joseph, qui et ipse discipulus erat Jesu: 58 hic accessit ad Pilatum, et petiit corpus Jesu. Tunc Pilatus jussit reddi corpus. 59 Et accepto corpore, Joseph involvit illud in sindone munda, 60 et posuit illud in monumento suo novo, quod exciderat in petra. Et advolvit saxum magnum ad ostium monumenti, et abiit. 61 Erant autem ibi Maria Magdalene, et altera Maria, sedentes contra sepulchrum.
62 Altera autem die, quæ est post Parasceven, convenerunt principes sacerdotum et pharisæi ad Pilatum, 63 dicentes: Domine, recordati sumus, quia seductor ille dixit adhuc vivens: Post tres dies resurgam. 64 Jube ergo custodiri sepulchrum usque in diem tertium: ne forte veniant discipuli ejus, et furentur eum, et dicant plebi: Surrexit a mortuis: et erit novissimus error pejor priore. 65 Ait illis Pilatus: Habetis custodiam, ite, custodite sicut scitis. 66 Illi autem abeuntes, munierunt sepulchrum, signantes lapidem, cum custodibus.
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