Aramaic NT Parallel English Translations

 23:1 And the whole assembly of them arose, and brought him to Pilatos.

 23:1 And the whole company of them arose, and carried him before Pilate.

 23:2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We have found this who deludeth our people, and forbiddeth that tribute unto Caesar we should give, saying of himself that he is the King Meshicha.

 23:2 And they began to accuse him, and said: We have found this man seducing our people, and forbidding to pay the capitation money to Caesar, and declaring himself to be king Messiah.

 23:3 But Pilatos asked him, and said to him, Art thou the king of the Jihudoyee?

 23:3 And Pilate interrogated him, and said to him: Art thou king of the Jews? He said to him: Thou hast said.

 23:4 He saith to him, Thou hast said. And Pilatos said to the chief priests and to the assembly, I find no occasion against this man.

 23:4 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the company: I find no crime upon this man.

 23:5 But they cried out and said, He commoveth our people while he teacheth throughout all Jihud, beginning from Galila unto this place.

 23:5 And they vociferated, and said: He raiseth disturbance among our people, by teaching in all Judaea, commencing from Galilee, and quite to this place.

 23:6 Pilatos, however, when he heard the name of Galila, asked if the man were a Galiloya.

 23:6 And Pilate, when he heard the name Galilee, inquired if the man were a Galilean.

 23:7 And when he knew that he was from the limit of the jurisdiction of Herodes, he sent him unto Herodes, because that in Urishlem he was in those days.

 23:7 And having learned that he was from under Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod; for he was at Jerusalem on those days.

 23:8 And Herodes, when he saw Jeshu, was very glad; for he had desired to see him of a great time: for he had heard concerning him many things, and hoped that some sign he should see from him.

 23:8 And Herod rejoiced greatly when he saw Jesus, for he had been desirous to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things of him, and he hoped to see some sign from him.

 23:9 And many words he asked him; but Jeshu gave him no answer whatever.

 23:9 And he asked him many questions; but Jesus gave him no reply.

 23:10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and strenuously accused him.

 23:10 And the chief priests and Scribes stood up, and accused him vehemently.

 23:11 Then Herodes and his soldiers treated him as a fool; and when he had derided him, he dressed him in a robe of crimson, and sent him to Pilatos.

 23:11 And Herod and his warriors contemned him. And when he had mocked him, he clothed him in a purple robe, and sent him to Pilate.

 23:12 And in that day Pilatos and Herodes were friends with each other; for before there had been enmity between them.

 23:12 And on that day, Pilate and Herod became friends to each other; for there had previously been enmity between them.

 23:13 And Pilatos called the chief priests and the rulers of the people,

 23:13 And Pilate called the chief priests and the rulers of the people,

 23:14 and said to them, You have brought to me this man as a perverter of your people; and, behold, I have examined him in your sight, and have found no cause in this man of all that you accuse him:

 23:14 and said to them: Ye have brought this man before me, as a disturber of your people; and lo, I have examined him before you, and I find in the man no crime, among all that ye charge upon him.

 23:15 nor also Herodes; for I sent him unto him, and, behold, nothing worthy of death is done to him:

 23:15 Neither yet Herod: for I sent him to him, and lo, nothing deserving death hath been done by him.

 23:16 I will therefore chastise him, and dismiss him.

 23:16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

 23:17 For a custom had he to release to them one at the festival.

 23:17 For it was a custom, that he should release one at the festival.

 23:18 But all the multitude cried out, saying, Take this, and release to us Baraba;

 23:18 And all the company vociferated, and said: Away with this man; and release to us Barabbas.

 23:19 he who, for insurrection and murder which had been done in the city, had been thrown into the house of the chained.

 23:19 He was one who had been thrown into prison, on account of a sedition and murder which had occurred in the city.

 23:20 But Pilatos spake with them again, being willing to release Jeshu.

 23:20 And Pilate, being disposed to release Jesus, conversed with them again.

 23:21 But they cried out, saying, Crucify him! Crucify him!

 23:21 But they cried out, and said: Crucify him; crucify him.

 23:22 He the third time also said to them, Why, what evil hath this done? Cause whatever that is worthy of death, I find not in him: I will therefore chastise him, and dismiss him.

 23:22 And he said to them the third time: But, what evil hath he done? I find no crime in him deserving of death. I will scourge him, therefore, and release him.

 23:23 But they were urgent with a high voice, demanding that they might crucify him; and theirs and the voices of the high priests prevailed.

 23:23 But they were urgent, with a loud voice; and demanded of him, that they might crucify him.

 23:24 And Pilatos commanded that their requirement should be done.

 23:24 And Pilate decreed, that their request be granted.

 23:25 And he released to them him who, for insurrection and murder, had been thrown into the house of the chained, whom they had asked: but Jeshu he delivered to their will.

 23:25 And he released to them him, who for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, for whom they petitioned; and he delivered up Jesus to their pleasure.

 23:26 ¶ AND as they led him away, they laid hold on Shemun Kurinoya, who was coming from the country, and they laid on him the cross, that he might bear (it) after Jeshu.

 23:26 And as they led him away, they seized Simon the Cyrenian, coming from the fields. and laid upon him the cross, to bear [it] after Jesus.

 23:27 And there followed him much people, and those women who mourned and wailed for him.

 23:27 And there followed after him a great multitude of people; and those women [also] who wailed and lamented over him.

 23:28 And Jeshu turned to them, and said, Daughters of Urishlem, weep not for me, but for yourselves weep, and for your children.

 23:28 And Jesus turned to them, and said to them: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me; but weep rather for yourselves, and for your children.

 23:29 For, behold, coming are the days in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs which have not borne, and the breasts that have not suckled.

 23:29 For lo, the days are coming, in which they will say: Happy the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.

 23:30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us! and to the heights, Cover us!

 23:30 Then will they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us! and to the hills, Cover us!

 23:31 For if to the tree which is good they do these things, unto the dry what shall be?

 23:31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what will be in the dry?

 23:32 And there went with him two others, workers of evil, to be put to death.

 23:32 And there went along with him two others, malefactors, to be crucified.

 23:33 And when they came to a certain place called Karkaphtha, there they crucified him, and those workers of evil, one on his right hand, and one on his left.

 23:33 And when they came to a certain place which is called a Skull, they crucified him there; and the two malefactors, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

 23:34 ¶ BUT Jeshu himself said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they divided his garments, and cast for them lots.

 23:34 And Jesus said: Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they divided his garments, casting a lot upon them.

 23:35 But the people stood beholding, and the rulers also, mocking him, and saying, He saved others, let him save himself, if he be the Meshicha, the Chosen of God.

 23:35 And the people stood and looked on; and the rulers also derided him, and said: He quickened others; let him quicken himself, if he is the Messiah, the chosen of God.

 23:36 And the soldiers also, deriding him, approaching him, and offering to him vinegar,

 23:36 And the soldiers like wise mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar,

 23:37 said to him, If thou art the King of the Jihudoyee, save thyself.

 23:37 and saying to him: If thou art the king of the Jews, quicken thyself.

 23:38 And there was also an inscription which was written over him in Greek and Roman and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JIHUDOYEE.

 23:38 And there was likewise a superscription over him, written in Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

 23:39 And one of those workers of evil who were hanged with him, blasphemed against him, saying, If thou art the Meshicha, deliver thyself, and deliver us also.

 23:39 And one of the malefactors who were crucified with him, reproached him, and said: If thou art the Messiah, rescue thyself, and rescue us.

 23:40 And his companion rebuked him, and said to him, Dost thou not fear (even) Aloha? for thou also art in this judgment.

 23:40 But his fellow [Malefactor] rebuked him, said to him: Art thou not afraid even of God, seeing thou art under the same sentence?

 23:41 And we righteously, forasmuch as we have been deserving, and as we are punished for that which we have done; but this hath done nothing that is abominable.

 23:41 And we justly; for we have a retribution according to our deserts, and according to our deeds; but nothing hateful hath been done by him.

 23:42 And he said to Jeshu, Remember me, my Lord, when thou art come into thy kingdom!

 23:42 And he said to Jesus: My Lord, remember me, when thou comest into thy kingdom.

 23:43 Jeshu saith to him, Amen I say to thee, That to-day with me thou shalt be in Paradise.

 23:43 Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, That this day thou shalt be with me in paradise.

 23:44 ¶ NOW it was about six hours, and there was darkness over all the earth until nine hours.

 23:44 And it was about the sixth hour; and darkness was over all the land, until the ninth hour.

 23:45 And the sun darkened, and rent was the vail of the temple through the midst of it.

 23:45 And the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the door of the temple was rent through its middle.

 23:46 And Jeshu cried with a high voice, and said, My Father, in thy hands I place my spirit. This he said, and completed.

 23:46 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said: My Father, into thy hand I commit my spirit. Thus he spake, and expired.

 23:47 But when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified Aloha, saying, Assuredly this was a just man.

 23:47 And when the centurion saw what occurred, he glorified God and said: Certainly, this was a righteous man.

 23:48 And all the multitude, they who were assembled to see this, when they saw what was done, returned, smiting upon their breasts.

 23:48 And all the multitudes who had assembled at this spectacle, on seeing what occurred, returned, smiting upon their breasts.

 23:49 And there were standing afar off all the acquaintances of Jeshu, and those women who came with him from Galila; and they saw these things.

 23:49 And there were standing at a distance, all they that knew Jesus, and those women who came with him from Galilee; and they beheld these things.

 23:50 ¶ BUT a certain man, whose name was Jauseph, a senator from Rometha, a city of Jehud, a man (who) was good and just:

 23:50 And there was a certain man, whose name was Joseph, a counsellor, from Ramath a city of Judaea, who was a good man and righteous;

 23:51 (this had not consented to the counsel and deed of them; and he was waiting for the kingdom of Aloha:)

 23:51 and he had not consented to their decision and deed; and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.

 23:52 this approached Pilatos, and begged the body of Jeshu;

 23:52 This man went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

 23:53 and he took it down, and wrapped it in a cloth of linen, and laid it in a hewn sepulchre, in which no one had hitherto been laid.

 23:53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in a winding-sheet of linen; and laid it in an excavated sepulchre, in which no one had hitherto been laid.

 23:54 And it was the day of the preparation; and the shabath had lighted.

 23:54 And it was the day of preparation, and the sabbath began to dawn.

 23:55 And the women also drew near, they who had come with him from Galila; and they saw the sepulchre, and where the body was laid;

 23:55 And those women who came with him from Galilee, approached, and viewed the sepulchre, and the manner in which the body was deposited.

 23:56 and, returned, they prepared balsams and aromatics, and on the shabath rested, as it is commanded.

 23:56 And they returned, and prepared perfumes and aromatics; and they rested on the sabbath, as it is commanded.