1 WYC And al the multitude of hem arysen, and ledden hym to Pilat. BSB BSB: Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.
2 WYC And thei bigunnen to accuse hym, and seiden, We han foundun this turnynge vpsodoun oure folk, and forbedynge tributis to be youun to the emperour, and seiynge that hym silf is Crist and kyng. BSB BSB: And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
3 WYC And Pilat axide hym, and seide, Art thou kyng of Jewis? And he answeride, and seide, Thou seist. BSB BSB: So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
4 WYC And Pilat seide to the princis of prestis, and to the puple, Y fynde no thing of cause in this man. BSB BSB: Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
5 WYC And thei woxen stronger, and seiden, He moueth the puple, techynge thorou al Judee, bigynnynge fro Galile til hidir. BSB BSB: But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
6 WYC And Pilat herynge Galile axide, if he were a man of Galile. BSB BSB: When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
7 WYC And whanne he knewe that he was of the powere of Eroude, he sente hym to Eroude; which was at Jerusalem in tho daies. BSB BSB: And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.
8 WYC And whanne Eroude siy Jhesu, he ioyede ful myche; for long tyme he coueitide to se hym, for he herde many thingis of hym, and hopide to see sum tokene `to be don of hym. BSB BSB: When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
9 WYC And he axide hym in many wordis; and he answeride no thing to hym. BSB BSB: Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.
10 WYC And the princis of preestis and the scribis stoden, stidfastli accusynge hym. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
11 WYC But Eroude with his oost dispiside hym, and scornede hym, and clothide with a white cloth, and sente hym ayen to Pilat. BSB BSB: And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
12 WYC And Eroude and Pilat weren maad freendis fro that dai; for bifor thei weren enemyes togidre. BSB BSB: That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
13 WYC And Pilat clepide togider the princis of prestis and the maiestratis of the puple, and seide to hem, BSB BSB: Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
14 WYC Ye han brouyt to me this man, as turnynge awey the puple, and lo! Y axynge bifor you fynde no cause in this man of these thingis, in whiche ye accusen hym; BSB BSB: and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
15 WYC nether Eroude, for he hath sent hym ayen to vs, and lo! no thing worthi of deth is don to hym. BSB BSB: Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.
16 WYC And therfor Y schal amende hym, and delyuere hym. BSB BSB: Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”
17 WYC But he moste nede delyuer to hem oon bi the feest dai. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
18 WYC And al the puple criede togidir, and seide, Do `awei hym, and delyuer to vs Barabas; BSB BSB: But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
19 WYC which was sent `in to prisoun for disturblyng maad in the cite, and for mansleynge. BSB BSB: (Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
20 WYC And eftsoone Pilat spak to hem, and wolde delyuer Jhesu. BSB BSB: Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,
21 WYC And thei vndurcrieden, and seiden, Crucifie, crucifie hym. BSB BSB: but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”
22 WYC And the thridde tyme he seide to hem, For what yuel hath this don? Y fynde no cause of deeth in hym; therfor Y schal chastise hym, and Y schal delyuer. BSB BSB: A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”
23 WYC And thei contynueden with greet voicis axynge, that he schulde be crucified; and the voicis of hem woxen stronge. BSB BSB: But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.
24 WYC And Pilat demyde her axyng to be don. BSB BSB: So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.
25 WYC And he delyueride to hem hym, that for mansleyng and sedicioun was sent in to prisoun, whom thei axiden; but he bitook Jhesu to her wille. BSB BSB: As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.
26 WYC And whanne thei ledden hym, thei token a man, Symon of Syrenen, comynge fro the toun, and thei leiden on hym the cross to bere aftir Jhesu. BSB BSB: As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
27 WYC And there suede hym myche puple, and wymmen that weiliden, and bymorneden hym. BSB BSB: A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
28 WYC And Jhesus turnede to hem, and seide, Douytris of Jerusalem, nyle ye wepe on me, but wepe ye on youre silf and on youre sones. BSB BSB: But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 WYC For lo! daies schulen come, in whiche it schal be seid, Blessid be bareyn wymmen, and wombis that han not borun children, and the tetis that han not youun souke. BSB BSB: Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’
30 WYC Thanne thei schulen bigynne to seie to mounteyns, Falle ye doun on vs, and to smale hillis, Keuere ye vs. BSB BSB: At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
31 WYC For if in a greene tre thei don these thingis, what schal be don in a drie? BSB BSB: For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
32 WYC Also othere twei wickid men weren led with hym, to be slayn. BSB BSB: Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
35 WYC And thei departiden his clothis, and kesten lottis. And the puple stood abidynge; and the princis scorneden hym with hem, and seiden, Othere men he maad saaf; make he hym silf saaf, if this be Crist, the chosun of God. BSB BSB: The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
36 WYC And the knyytis neiyeden, and scorneden hym, and profreden vynegre to hym, BSB BSB: The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
37 WYC and seiden, If thou art king of Jewis, make thee saaf. BSB BSB: “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”
38 WYC And the superscripcioun was writun ouer hym with Greke lettris, and of Latyn, and of Ebreu, This is the kyng of Jewis. BSB BSB: Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 WYC And oon of these theues that hangiden, blasfemyde hym, and seide, If thou art Crist, make thi silf saaf and vs. BSB BSB: One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
40 WYC But `the tothir answerynge, blamyde hym, and seide, Nether thou dredist God, that art in the same dampnacioun? BSB BSB: But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?
41 WYC And treuli we iustli, for we han resseiued worthi thingis to werkis; but this dide no thing of yuel. BSB BSB: We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
44 WYC And it was almest the sixte our, and derknessis weren maad in al the erthe `in to the nynthe our. BSB BSB: It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
45 WYC And the sun was maad derk, and the veile of the temple was to-rent atwo. BSB BSB: The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
46 WYC And Jhesus criynge with a greet vois, seide, Fadir, in to thin hoondis Y bitake my spirit. And he seiynge these thingis, yaf vp the goost. BSB BSB: Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
47 WYC And the centurien seynge that thing that was don, glorifiede God, and seide, Verili this man was iust. BSB BSB: When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
48 WYC And al the puple of hem that weren there togidir at this spectacle, and sayn tho thingis that weren don, smyten her brestis, and turneden ayen. BSB BSB: And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
49 WYC But alle his knowun stoden afer, and wymmen that sueden hym fro Galile, seynge these thingis. BSB BSB: But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
50 WYC And lo! a man, Joseph bi name, of Aramathie, a cite of Judee, that was a decurien, a good man and a iust, BSB BSB: Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
51 WYC this man concentide not to the counseil and to the dedis of hem; and he abood the kyngdom of God. BSB BSB: who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
52 WYC This Joseph cam to Pilat, and axide the bodi of Jhesu, BSB BSB: He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
53 WYC and took it doun, and wlappide it in a cleene lynen cloth, and leide hym in a graue hewun, in which not yit ony man hadde be leid. BSB BSB: Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
54 WYC And the dai was the euen of the halidai, and the sabat bigan to schyne. BSB BSB: It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.
55 WYC And the wymmen suynge, that camen with hym fro Galile, sayn the graue, and hou his bodi was leid. BSB BSB: The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
56 WYC And thei turneden ayen, and maden redi swete smellynge spicis, and oynementis; but in the sabat thei restiden, aftir the comaundement. BSB BSB: Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.