Jeremiah 22
1 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହିଲେ, ହେ ଯିରିମିୟ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯିହୁଦା ରାଜପ୍ରାସାଦକୁ ୟାଇ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜାଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ବାକ୍ଯ କୁହ।
2 ' ହେ ଦାଉଦଙ୍କ ସିଂହାସନ ରେ ଉପବିଷ୍ଟ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଦାସଗଣ ଓ ଏହିସବୁ ଫାଟକ ଦଇେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କର ଏବଂ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ଏହିସବୁ ବାକ୍ଯ ଶୁଣ।
3 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହନ୍ତି, ନ୍ଯାଯ ବିବଚେନା କର ଏବଂ ଯାହା ଠିକ୍ ତାହା କର। ଲୁଣ୍ଠିତ ଲୋକକୁ ଉପଦ୍ରବକାରୀଠାରୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କର। ପୁଣି ବିଦେଶୀ, ପିତୃହୀନ ଓ ବିଧବା ପ୍ରତି କୌଣସି ଅନ୍ଯାଯ ବା ଉପଦ୍ରବ କର ନାହିଁ କି ଏହି ସ୍ଥାନ ରେ ନିର୍ଦ୍ ଦୋଷର ରକ୍ତପାତ କର ନାହିଁ।
4 ଆଉ ଯଦି ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ପ୍ରକୃତ ରେ ଏହିସବୁ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କର, ତବେେ ଦାଉଦଙ୍କ ସିଂହାସନ ରେ ଉପବିଷ୍ଟ ରାଜାଗଣ ରଥରେ ଓ ଅଶ୍ବ ରେ ଚଢ଼ି, ସେ ଓ ତାଙ୍କର ଦାସଗଣଙ୍କ ସହିତ ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକ ଏହି ଫାଟକ ଦଇେ ଗୃହ ରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରିବେ।
5 ମାତ୍ର ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯଦି ଏହିସବୁ କଥା ଶୁଣିବ ନାହିଁ, ତବେେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହନ୍ତି, ଆମ୍ଭେ ଆପଣା ନାମ ରେ ଶପଥ କରି କହୁଅଛୁ ଏହି ଗୃହ ଧ୍ବଂସ ସ୍ତୁପ ରେ ପରିଣତ ହବେ।
6 ଆଉ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜଗୃହ ବିଷଯ ରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଏହିକଥା କହନ୍ତି,
7 ତୁମ୍ଭର ପ୍ରାସାଦକୁ ଧ୍ବଂସ କରିବାକୁ ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ବିନାଶକାରୀଙ୍କୁ ଅସ୍ତ୍ର ସହିତ ପଠାଇବା। ସମାନେେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ସୁଦୃଢ଼ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଏରସକାଠ ନିର୍ମିତ କଡ଼ିଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ କାଟି ଅଗ୍ନି ରେ ପକାଇବେ।
8 ଆଉ ଦେଶୀଯମାନେ ଏହି ନଗର ଦଇେ ଗଲା ବେଳେ ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ଆପଣା ଆପଣା ସଙ୍ଗୀକି ପଚାରିବେ, 'ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କେଉଁଥିପାଇଁ ଏହି ବିଶାଳ ୟିରୁଶାଲମ ନଗରକୁ ଏପରି କଲେ ?
9 ତହିଁରେ ସମାନେେ ଉତ୍ତର ଦବେେ, 'ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ନିଯମକୁ ପରିତ୍ଯାଗ କରି ଯିହୁଦାବାସୀ ଅନ୍ୟ ଦବଗେଣଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ ଓ ସବୋ କରିଥିବାରୁ।'
10 ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ମୃତ ରାଜାଙ୍କ ସକାେଶ ରୋଦନ କର ନାହିଁ। କିଅବା ତାହା ପାଇଁ ବିଳାପ କର ନାହିଁ। ମାତ୍ର ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କରିବା ରାଜା ନିମନ୍ତେ ଅତିଶଯ କ୍ରନ୍ଦନ କର। କାରଣ ସେ ଆଉ ଫରେିବ ନାହିଁ କି ଆପଣା ଜନ୍ମଭୂମି ଆଉ ଦେଖିବ ନାହିଁ।
11 ଯେ ହତେୁ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା ଯୋଶିୟର ପୁତ୍ର ଶଲମ୍ ଯେ ଆପଣା ପିତା ଯୋଶିୟର ପଦ ରେ ରାଜତ୍ବ କଲା ଓ ଏହି ସ୍ଥାନରୁ ବାହାରି ଗଲା। ତାହାର ବିଷଯ ରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଏହା କହନ୍ତି, ସେ ଆଉ ୟିରୁଶାଲମକୁ ଫରେିବ ନାହିଁ।
12 ଯିହାୟୋଦାରସ୍ (ଶଲମ) ବନ୍ଦୀତ୍ବ ଅବସ୍ଥା ରେ ଯେଉଁ ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ନୀତ ହାଇେଛି ସେ ସହେି ସ୍ଥାନ ରେ ମରିବ। ସେ ଆଉ ଏହି ଦେଶ ଦେଖିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ।
13 ଯିହାୟୋକୀମ ଜଣେ ଅଧର୍ମୀ ରାଜା ଥିଲେ ୟିଏ କି ଅଧର୍ମ ରେ ଆପଣା ଗୃହ ଓ ଅନ୍ଯାଯ ରେ ଆପଣା କୋଠରୀମାନ ନିର୍ମାଣ କରେ, ୟିଏ ବିନା ମୂଲ୍ଯ ରେ ଆପଣା ପ୍ରତିବେଶୀକି ସବୋ କରାଏ ଓ ତାଙ୍କୁ କିଛି ବତନେ ଦିଏ ନାହିଁ।
14 ଯିହାୟୋକୀମ୍ କହନ୍ତି, ମୁଁ ନିଜ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ପ୍ରଶସ୍ତ ଗୃହ ଓ ବୃହତ୍ କଠାେରୀମାନ ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିବି। ତେଣୁ ସେ ବୃହତ୍ ଝରକା ଥିବା ଏକ ଗୃହ ନିର୍ମାଣ କଲେ ଓ ଏରସ କାଠ ରେ ଗୃହର ଭିତର ଛାତ କଲେ ଓ ସିନ୍ଦୁର ରଙ୍ଗ ରେ କାଠ ରଙ୍ଗ କଲେ। ମାତ୍ର ସେ ସନ୍ତାପର ପାତ୍ର ହେଲେ।
15 ହେ ଯିହାୟୋଦାରକୀମ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଗୃହ ରେ ବହୁ ଏରସ କାଠ ବ୍ଯବହାର କରି ବଡ଼ ରାଜା ହାଇଯେିବ ବୋଲି ଭାବୁଛ କି ? ତୁମ୍ଭର ପିତା ଧର୍ମ ରେ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ପାନୀଯ ଦଇେ ଉତ୍ତମ ରାଜା ହେଲେ ଓ ଏହି ଧର୍ମାଚରଣ ଯୋଗୁଁ ସଠାେ ରେ ଉନ୍ନତି ହେଲା।
16 ଯୋଶିୟ ଦରିଦ୍ର ଓ ଦୀନହୀନଙ୍କର ଯତ୍ନ ନେଉଥିବାରୁ ତାଙ୍କ ମଙ୍ଗଳ ହେଲା। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହନ୍ତି, ଏହାକି ଆମ୍ଭକୁ ଜ୍ଞାତ ହବୋର ନୁହେଁ ?
17 ମାତ୍ର ହେ ଯିହାୟୋଦାରକୀମ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ କବଳେ ନିଜର ସ୍ବାର୍ଥ ଦେଖିଛ, ତୁମ୍ଭର ଚକ୍ଷୁ ଓ ଅନ୍ତଃକରଣ ଲୋଭ, ଉପଦ୍ରବ, ଦୌରାତ୍ମ୍ଯ ଓ ନିର୍ଦ୍ ଦୋଷର ରକ୍ତପାତ ରେ ବୁଡ଼ି ରହିଛି।
18 ଏଣୁ ଯୋଶିୟର ପୁତ୍ର ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା ୟିହୋଯାକୀମ ବିଷଯ ରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଏହି କଥା କହନ୍ତି, ଯିହୁଦାର ଲୋକମାନେ, 'ହାୟ, ଆମ୍ଭର ଭାଇ ! ଅବା ହାୟ, ଆମ୍ଭ ଭଉଣୀ ବୋଲି ଡ଼ାକି ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ବିଳାପ କରିବେ ନାହିଁ।ହାୟ ପ୍ରଭୁ, ହାୟ ତାଙ୍କର ମହିମା ! ଏହା କହି ଲୋକେ ତାହା ପାଇଁବିଳାପ କରିବେ ନାହିଁ।
19 ତାହାର କବର ଗଧର କବର ତୁଲ୍ଯ ହବେ, ସେ ଘୋଷଡ଼ା ୟାଇ ୟିରୁଶାଲମର ଦ୍ବାର ବାହା ରେ ପକାୟିବ।
20 ହେ ଯିହୁଦା, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଲିବାନୋନ୍ର ପର୍ବତ ଉପ ରେ କ୍ରନ୍ଦନ କର। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବାଶନର ପର୍ବତ ଉପ ରେ ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ବର ରେ ପାଟି କର ଓ ଅବାରୀମର ପର୍ବତରୁ ବିଳାପ କର। କାରଣ ତୁମ୍ଭର 'ପ୍ ରମେିକମାନେ' ବିନଷ୍ଟ ହାଇେଅଛନ୍ତି।
21 ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ସୌଭାଗ୍ଯ ସମୟରେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ କଥା କହିଲୁ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ସାବଧାନ କଲୁ। ମାତ୍ର ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଶୁଣିବ ନାହିଁ ବୋଲି କହିଲ। ଆମ୍ଭ ବାକ୍ଯ ପ୍ରତି ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବାଲ୍ଯାବସ୍ଥାରୁ ଅବଧାନ କରି ନାହଁ।
22 ତୁମ୍ଭ ପ୍ରତି ଶାସ୍ତି ସ୍ବରୂପ ବାଯୁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ସମସ୍ତ ମଷେପାଳକଙ୍କୁ ଉଡ଼ାଇ ନବେ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଆଚ୍ଛାଦନ ବନ୍ଦୀତ୍ବ ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ୟିବ। ସହେି ସମୟରେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ନିଜର ସକଳ ଦୁଷ୍ଟାଚରଣ ଯୋଗୁଁ ଲଜ୍ଜିତ ଓ ଆକୁଳିତ ହବେ।
23 ହେ ରାଜା, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଏରସ କାଠ ନିର୍ମିତ ଗୃହ ରେ ଉଚ୍ଚ ପର୍ବତ ଉପ ରେ ବାସ କରି ଲିବା ନୋନ ରେ ରହିଲା ପରି ନିଜକୁ ନିରାପଦ ମନେ କରନ୍ତୁ। ମାତ୍ର ଯେତବେେଳେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଶାସ୍ତି ପାଇବ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପ୍ରସବ ବଦନୋ ତୁଲ୍ଯ ବିଳାପ କରିବ।
24 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହନ୍ତି, ଆମ୍ଭେ ଜୀବିତ ଥିବା ପ୍ରମାଣେ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା ଯିହାୟୋକୀମର ପୁତ୍ର ଯିହାୟୋଦାରକୀନ୍ ଆମ୍ଭ ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ହସ୍ତର ମାହେର ତୁଲ୍ଯ ହେଲେ ହେଁ ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ସଠାରୁେ କାଢ଼ି ପକାଇବା।
25 ହେ ଯିହାୟୋଦାରକୀନ, ଯେଉଁମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ପ୍ରାଣନାଶ କରିବାକୁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରନ୍ତି ଓ ଯେଉଁମାନଙ୍କ ବିଷଯ ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଭୟ କରୁଅଛ, ସମାନଙ୍କେ ହସ୍ତ ରେ ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ବାବିଲର ରାଜା ନବୂଖଦନିତ୍ସରଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତ ରେ ଓ କଲଦୀଯମାନଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତ ରେ ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ସମର୍ପି ଦବୋ।
26 ଆଉ ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭର ପ୍ରସବକାରିଣୀ ମାତାକୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଯେଉଁ ଦେଶ ରେ ଜନ୍ମ ହାଇେ ନ ଥିଲା ସହେିପରି ଦେଶ ରେ ନିକ୍ଷପେ କରିବା। ସହେିଠା ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ମରିବ।
27 ହେ କନିଯ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯେଉଁ ଦେଶକୁ ଫରେିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁଛ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସେ ଦେଶକୁ ଫରେିପାରିବ ନାହିଁ।
28 କନିଯ ଏକ ତୁଚ୍ଛ ଭଗ୍ନପାତ୍ର ତୁଲ୍ଯ ଯାହା ବାହା ରେ ନିକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ ହବୋ ଯୋଗ୍ଯ। ସେ ଏକ ଅପ୍ରୀତିକର ପାତ୍ର। ସେ ଓ ତାହାର ବଂଶ କାହିଁକି ଦୂରିକୃତ ହାଇେ ଅଜ୍ଞାତ ଦେଶ ରେ ନିକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ ହେଲେ ?
29 ହେ ପୃଥିବୀ, ଯିହୁଦା ଦେଶ ! ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ଯ ଶୁଣ।
30 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହନ୍ତି, କନିଯ ବିଷଯ ରେ ଏହି କଥା ଲେଖ, ' ସେ ନିଃସନ୍ତାନ ହବେ। ସେ ନିଜ ଜୀବନକାଳ ମଧିଅରେ ଭାଗ୍ଯବାନ୍ ହବେ ନାହିଁ। କାରଣ ତାହାର ବଂଶର କୌଣସି ଲୋକ ଦାଉଦଙ୍କ ସିଂହାସନ ରେ ବସିବ ନାହିଁ କି ଯିହୁଦା ଉପ ରେ ଆପଣା ଶାସନ କତ୍ତୃର୍ତ୍ବ କରି ଭାଗ୍ଯବାନ ହବେ ନାହିଁ।'
1 Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
2 And say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:
3 Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
4 For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.
5 But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.
6 For thus saith the Lord unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
7 And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city?
9 Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
10 Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
11 For thus saith the Lord touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:
12 But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.
13 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
14 That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
15 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.
17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
18 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
21 I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.
22 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.
23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
24 As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
25 And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
26 And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
27 But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.
30 Thus saith the Lord, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
17 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
20 And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
26 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
39 And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
40 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
46 And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
48 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
50 And they all forsook him, and fled.
51 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
55 And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
56 For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
59 But neither so did their witness agree together.
60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
66 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.
70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.