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Ⅰ atha prabhAte sati pradhAnayAjakAH prAJca upAdhyAyAH sarvve mantriNazca sabhAM kRtvA yIzuृM bandhayitva pIlAtAkhyasya dezAdhipateH savidhaM nItvA samarpayAmAsuH|
Ⅱ tadA pIlAtastaM pRSTavAn tvaM kiM yihUdIyalokAnAM rAjA? tataH sa pratyuktavAn satyaM vadasi|
Ⅲ aparaM pradhAnayAjakAstasya bahuSu vAkyeSu doSamAropayAJcakruH kintu sa kimapi na pratyuvAca|
Ⅳ tadAnIM pIlAtastaM punaH papraccha tvaM kiM nottarayasi? pazyaite tvadviruddhaM katiSu sAdhyeSu sAkSaM dadati|
Ⅴ kantu yIzustadApi nottaraM dadau tataH pIlAta AzcaryyaM jagAma|
Ⅵ aparaJca kArAbaddhe kastiMzcit jane tanmahotsavakAle lokai ryAcite dezAdhipatistaM mocayati|
Ⅶ ye ca pUrvvamupaplavamakArSurupaplave vadhamapi kRtavantasteSAM madhye tadAnoM barabbAnAmaka eko baddha AsIt|
Ⅷ ato hetoH pUrvvAparIyAM rItikathAM kathayitvA lokA uccairuvantaH pIlAtasya samakSaM nivedayAmAsuH|
Ⅸ tadA pIlAtastAnAcakhyau tarhi kiM yihUdIyAnAM rAjAnaM mocayiSyAmi? yuSmAbhiH kimiSyate?
Ⅹ yataH pradhAnayAjakA IrSyAta eva yIzuM samArpayanniti sa viveda|
Ⅺ kintu yathA barabbAM mocayati tathA prArthayituM pradhAnayAjakA lokAn pravarttayAmAsuH|
Ⅻ atha pIlAtaH punaH pRSTavAn tarhi yaM yihUdIyAnAM rAjeti vadatha tasya kiM kariSyAmi yuSmAbhiH kimiSyate?
ⅩⅢ tadA te punarapi proccaiH procustaM kruze vedhaya|
ⅩⅣ tasmAt pIlAtaH kathitavAn kutaH? sa kiM kukarmma kRtavAn? kintu te punazca ruvanto vyAjahrustaM kruze vedhaya|
ⅩⅤ tadA pIlAtaH sarvvAllokAn toSayitumicchan barabbAM mocayitvA yIzuM kazAbhiH prahRtya kruze veddhuM taM samarpayAmbabhUva|
ⅩⅥ anantaraM sainyagaNo'TTAlikAm arthAd adhipate rgRhaM yIzuM nItvA senAnivahaM samAhuyat|
ⅩⅦ pazcAt te taM dhUmalavarNavastraM paridhApya kaNTakamukuTaM racayitvA zirasi samAropya
ⅩⅧ he yihUdIyAnAM rAjan namaskAra ityuktvA taM namaskarttAmArebhire|
ⅩⅨ tasyottamAGge vetrAghAtaM cakrustadgAtre niSThIvaJca nicikSipuH, tathA tasya sammukhe jAnupAtaM praNomuH
ⅩⅩ itthamupahasya dhUmravarNavastram uttAryya tasya vastraM taM paryyadhApayan kruze veddhuM bahirninyuzca|
ⅩⅪ tataH paraM sekandarasya ruphasya ca pitA zimonnAmA kurINIyaloka ekaH kutazcid grAmAdetya pathi yAti taM te yIzoH kruzaM voDhuM balAd dadhnuH|
ⅩⅫ atha gulgaltA arthAt ziraHkapAlanAmakaM sthAnaM yIzumAnIya
ⅩⅩⅢ te gandharasamizritaM drAkSArasaM pAtuM tasmai daduH kintu sa na jagrAha|
ⅩⅩⅣ tasmin kruze viddhe sati teSAmekaikazaH kiM prApsyatIti nirNayAya
ⅩⅩⅤ tasya paridheyAnAM vibhAgArthaM guTikApAtaM cakruH|
ⅩⅩⅥ aparam eSa yihUdIyAnAM rAjeti likhitaM doSapatraM tasya ziraUrdvvam AropayAJcakruH|
ⅩⅩⅦ tasya vAmadakSiNayo rdvau caurau kruzayo rvividhAte|
ⅩⅩⅧ tenaiva "aparAdhijanaiH sArddhaM sa gaNito bhaviSyati," iti zAstroktaM vacanaM siddhamabhUta|
ⅩⅩⅨ anantaraM mArge ye ye lokA gamanAgamane cakruste sarvva eva zirAMsyAndolya nindanto jagaduH, re mandiranAzaka re dinatrayamadhye tannirmmAyaka,
ⅩⅩⅩ adhunAtmAnam avitvA kruzAdavaroha|
ⅩⅩⅪ kiJca pradhAnayAjakA adhyApakAzca tadvat tiraskRtya parasparaM cacakSire eSa parAnAvat kintu svamavituM na zaknoti|
ⅩⅩⅫ yadIsrAyelo rAjAbhiSiktastrAtA bhavati tarhyadhunaina kruzAdavarohatu vayaM tad dRSTvA vizvasiSyAmaH; kiJca yau lokau tena sArddhaM kruze 'vidhyetAM tAvapi taM nirbhartsayAmAsatuH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ atha dvitIyayAmAt tRtIyayAmaM yAvat sarvvo dezaH sAndhakArobhUt|
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ tatastRtIyaprahare yIzuruccairavadat elI elI lAmA zivaktanI arthAd "he madIza madIza tvaM paryyatyAkSIH kuto hi mAM?"
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ tadA samIpasthalokAnAM kecit tadvAkyaM nizamyAcakhyuH pazyaiSa eliyam AhUyati|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ tata eko jano dhAvitvAgatya spaJje 'mlarasaM pUrayitvA taM naDAgre nidhAya pAtuM tasmai dattvAvadat tiSTha eliya enamavarohayitum eti na veti pazyAmi|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ atha yIzuruccaiH samAhUya prANAn jahau|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ tadA mandirasya javanikordvvAdadhaHryyantA vidIrNA dvikhaNDAbhUt|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ kiJca itthamuccairAhUya prANAn tyajantaM taM dRSdvA tadrakSaNAya niyukto yaH senApatirAsIt sovadat naroyam Izvaraputra iti satyam|
ⅩⅬ tadAnIM magdalInI marisam kaniSThayAkUbo yosezca mAtAnyamariyam zAlomI ca yAH striyo
ⅩⅬⅠ gAlIlpradeze yIzuM sevitvA tadanugAminyo jAtA imAstadanyAzca yA anekA nAryo yIzunA sArddhaM yirUzAlamamAyAtAstAzca dUrAt tAni dadRzuH|
ⅩⅬⅡ athAsAdanadinasyArthAd vizrAmavArAt pUrvvadinasya sAyaMkAla Agata
ⅩⅬⅢ IzvararAjyApekSyarimathIyayUSaphanAmA mAnyamantrI sametya pIlAtasavidhaM nirbhayo gatvA yIzordehaM yayAce|
ⅩⅬⅣ kintu sa idAnIM mRtaH pIlAta ityasambhavaM matvA zatasenApatimAhUya sa kadA mRta iti papraccha|
ⅩⅬⅤ zatasemanApatimukhAt tajjJAtvA yUSaphe yIzordehaM dadau|
ⅩⅬⅥ pazcAt sa sUkSmaM vAsaH krItvA yIzoH kAyamavarohya tena vAsasA veSTAyitvA girau khAtazmazAne sthApitavAn pASANaM loThayitvA dvAri nidadhe|
ⅩⅬⅦ kintu yatra sosthApyata tata magdalInI mariyam yosimAtRmariyam ca dadRzatRH|