Vayechi Gospel

MattithYahu 26-28
Mat 26:1 And it came to be, when יהושע ended all these words, He said to His talmidim,
Mat 26:2 “You know that after two days the Pesach takes place, and the Son of Aḏam is to be delivered up to be impaled.”
Mat 26:3 Then the chief kohanim, and the scribes, and the elders of the people came together at the court of the Kohen Gadol, who was called Qayapha,
Mat 26:4 and plotted to seize יהושע by trickery and kill Him.
Mat 26:5 But they said, “Not at the festival lest there be an uproar among the people.”
Mat 26:6 And when יהושע was in Bĕyth Anyah at the house of Shimʽon the leper,
Mat 26:7 a woman came to Him, having an alabaster flask of costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table.
Mat 26:8 And when His talmidim saw it, they were much displeased saying, “To what purpose is this waste?
Mat 26:9 “For this perfume could have been sold for much and given to the poor.”
Mat 26:10 However, when יהושע noticed it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work toward Me.
Mat 26:11 “For you always have the poor with you, but Me you do not have always.
Mat 26:12 “For in pouring this perfume on My body, she did it for My burial.
Mat 26:13 “Truly, I say to you, wherever this Good News is proclaimed in all the world, what this woman has done shall be spoken of also, to her remembrance.”
Mat 26:14 Then one of the twelve, called Yehuḏah from Qerioth, went to the chief kohanim,
Mat 26:15 and said, “What would you give me to deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.
Mat 26:16 And from then on he was seeking an occasion to deliver Him up.
Mat 26:17 And on the first day of Chag Matzot the talmidim came to יהושע, saying to Him, “Where do You wish us to prepare for You to eat the Pesach?”
Mat 26:18 And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near. I am to observe the Pesach at your house with My talmidim.” ’ ”
Mat 26:19 And the talmidim did as יהושע had ordered them, and prepared the Pesach.
Mat 26:20 And when evening came, He sat down with the twelve.
Mat 26:21 And while they were eating, He said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you shall deliver Me up.”
Mat 26:22 And they were deeply grieved, and began to say to Him, each of them, “Adon, is it I?”
Mat 26:23 And He answering, said, “He who has dipped his hand with Me in the dish, he shall deliver Me up.
Mat 26:24 “Indeed, the Son of Aḏam goes as it has been written concerning Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Aḏam is delivered up! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
Mat 26:25 And Yehuḏah – he who delivered Him up – answering, said, “Rabbi, is it I?” He said to him, “You have said it.”
Mat 26:26 And as they were eating, יהושע took bread, and having blessed, broke and gave it to the talmidim and said, “Take, eat, this is My body.”
Mat 26:27 And taking the cup, and giving thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
Mat 26:28 “For this is My blood, that of the renewed covenant, which is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Mat 26:29 “But I say to you, I shall certainly not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on till that day when I drink it anew with you in the reign of My Father.”
Mat 26:30 And having sung a song, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Mat 26:31 Then יהושע said to them, “All of you shall stumble in Me this night, for it has been written, ‘I shall strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.’1 Footnote:1Mk. 14:27, Zech. 13:7.
Mat 26:32 “But after I have been raised, I shall go before you into Galil.”
Mat 26:33 And Kĕpha answering, said to Him, “Even if all stumble in You, I shall never stumble.”
Mat 26:34 יהושע said to him, “Truly, I say to you that this night, before the cock crows, you shall deny Me three times.”
Mat 26:35 Kĕpha said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I shall not deny You!” All the talmidim said the same too.
Mat 26:36 Then יהושע came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the talmidim, “Sit here while I go over there and daven.”
Mat 26:37 And He took with Him Kĕpha and the two sons of Zaḇdai, and He began to be grieved and deeply distressed.
Mat 26:38 Then He said to them, “My being is exceedingly grieved, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”
Mat 26:39 And going forward a little, He fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I desire, but as You desire.”
Mat 26:40 And He came to the talmidim and found them asleep, and said to Kĕpha, “So, were you not able to watch with Me one hour?
Mat 26:41 “Watch and pray, lest you enter into trial. The nefesh indeed is eager, but the flesh is weak.”
Mat 26:42 Again He went away, a second time, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is impossible for this to pass unless I drink it, let Your desire be done.”
Mat 26:43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.
Mat 26:44 And He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
Mat 26:45 Then He came to His talmidim and said to them, “Still sleeping and taking rest? See, the hour has come near, and the Son of Aḏam is delivered up into the hands of sinners.
Mat 26:46 “Rise, let us go. See, he who delivers Me up has come near.”
Mat 26:47 And while He was still speaking, see, Yehuḏah, one of the twelve, with a large crowd with swords and clubs, came from the chief kohanim and elders of the people.
Mat 26:48 And he who was delivering Him up gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, it is He, seize Him.”
Mat 26:49 And going straight up to יהושע he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
Mat 26:50 And יהושע said to him, “Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on יהושע and seized Him.
Mat 26:51 And look, one of those with יהושע put out his hand and drew his sword, and striking the servant of the Kohen Gadol he cut off his ear.
Mat 26:52 Then יהושע said to him, “Return your sword to its place, for all who take the sword shall die by the sword.
Mat 26:53 “Or do you think that I am not able to pray to My Father now, and He shall provide Me with more than twelve legions of Melachim?
Mat 26:54 “How then would the Scriptures be filled that it has to be this way?”
Mat 26:55 In that hour יהושע said to the crowds, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to arrest Me? Daily I sat with you, teaching in the Kadosh Place, and you did not seize Me.
Mat 26:56 “But all this came to be, so that the Scriptures of the nevi’im might be filled.” Then all the talmidim left Him and fled.
Mat 26:57 And those who had seized יהושע led Him away to Qayapha the Kohen Gadol, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.
Mat 26:58 But Kĕpha followed Him at a distance to the courtyard of the Kohen Gadol, and he went in and sat with the servants to see the end.
Mat 26:59 And the chief kohanim, and the elders, and all the council were seeking false witness against יהושע to put Him to death,
Mat 26:60 but found none. Although many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,
Mat 26:61 and said, “This one said, ‘I am able to destroy the Dwelling Place of Elohim and to build it in three days.’ ”
Mat 26:62 And the Kohen Gadol stood up and said to Him, “Have You no answer to make? What do these witness against You?”
Mat 26:63 But יהושע remained silent. So the Kohen Gadol said to Him, “I put You to oath, by the living Elohim that You say to us if You are the Mashiach, the Son of Elohim.”
Mat 26:64 יהושע said to him, “You have said it. Besides I say to you, from now you shall see the Son of Aḏam sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of the heaven.”
Mat 26:65 Then the Kohen Gadol tore his garments, saying, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? See, now you have heard His blasphemy!
Mat 26:66 “What do you think?” And they answering, said, “He is liable to death.”
Mat 26:67 Then they spat in His face and beat Him, and others slapped Him,
Mat 26:68 saying, “Prophesy to us, Mashiach! Who is the one who struck You?”
Mat 26:69 And Kĕpha sat outside in the courtyard, and a slave girl came to him, saying, “And you were with יהושע of Galil.”
Mat 26:70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you say.”
Mat 26:71 And as he was going out into the porch, another girl saw him and said to those there, “And this one was with יהושע of Natsareth.”
Mat 26:72 But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!”
Mat 26:73 And after a while those who stood by came to him and said to Kĕpha, “Truly you are one of them too, for even your speech gives you away.”
Mat 26:74 Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” And immediately a cock crowed.
Mat 26:75 And Kĕpha remembered the word of יהושע who had said to him, “Before a cock crows, you shall deny Me three times.” And going out, he wept bitterly.
Mat 27:1 And morning having come, all the chief kohanim and elders of the people took counsel against יהושע, so as to put Him to death.
Mat 27:2 And having bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
Mat 27:3 Then Yehuḏah – he who delivered Him up – having seen that He had been condemned, repented, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief kohanim and to the elders,
Mat 27:4 saying, “I have sinned in delivering up innocent blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”
Mat 27:5 And throwing down the pieces of silver in the Dwelling Place he left, and went and hanged himself.
Mat 27:6 And the chief kohanim took the silver pieces and said, “It is not right to put them into the treasury, seeing they are the price of blood.”
Mat 27:7 So they took counsel and bought with them the potter’s field, for the burial of strangers.
Mat 27:8 Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood, until today.
Mat 27:9 Then was filled what was spoken by YirmeYahu HaNavi, saying, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him who was pierced, on whom they of the children of Yisra’ĕl set a price,
Mat 27:10 and gave them for the potter’s field, as יהוה had ordered me.”
Mat 27:11 And יהושע stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You the Sovereign of the Yehuḏim?” And יהושע said to him, “You say it.”
Mat 27:12 And as He was accused by the chief kohanim and the elders, He answered not.
Mat 27:13 Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how much they witness against You?”
Mat 27:14 And He did not answer him, not one word, so that the governor wondered much.
Mat 27:15 And at the festival the governor used to release to the crowd one prisoner whom they wished.
Mat 27:16 And they had then a well-known prisoner called Barabba.
Mat 27:17 So when they were assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you wish I release to you? Barabba, or יהושע who is called Mashiach?”
Mat 27:18 For he knew that because of envy they had delivered Him up.
Mat 27:19 And as he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have none at all to do with that righteous Man, for I have suffered much today in a dream because of Him.”
Mat 27:20 But the chief kohanim and elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabba and to destroy יהושע.
Mat 27:21 And the governor answering, said to them, “Which of the two do you wish I release to you?” They said, “Barabba!”
Mat 27:22 Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with יהושע who is called Mashiach?” They all said to him, “Let Him be impaled!”
Mat 27:23 And the governor said, “Indeed, what evil has He done?” And they were crying out all the more, saying, “Let Him be impaled!”
Mat 27:24 And when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this Righteous One. You shall see to it.”
Mat 27:25 And all the people answering, said, “His blood be on us and on our children.”
Mat 27:26 Then he released Barabba to them, but having יהושע whipped, he delivered Him over to be impaled.
Mat 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took יהושע into the court and gathered the entire company of soldiers around Him.
Mat 27:28 And having stripped Him, they put a scarlet robe on Him.
Mat 27:29 And plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they kneeled down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Greetings, Sovereign of the Yehuḏim!”
Mat 27:30 And spitting on Him they took the reed and struck Him on the head.
Mat 27:31 And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, then put His own garments on Him, and led Him away to be impaled.
Mat 27:32 And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Shimʽon by name – they compelled him to bear His stake.
Mat 27:33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,
Mat 27:34 they gave Him wine mixed with bile to drink. And after tasting, He would not drink it.
Mat 27:35 And having impaled Him, they divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be filled what was spoken by the Navi, “They divided My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.”
Mat 27:36 And sitting down, they guarded Him there.
Mat 27:37 And they put up over His head the written charge against Him: THIS IS יהושע, THE SOVEREIGN OF THE YEHUḎIM.
Mat 27:38 Then two robbers were impaled with Him, one on the right and another on the left.
Mat 27:39 And those passing by were blaspheming Him, shaking their heads,
Mat 27:40 and saying, “You who destroy the Dwelling Place and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of Elohim, come down from the stake.”
Mat 27:41 And likewise the chief kohanim, with the scribes and elders, mocking, said,
Mat 27:42 “He saved others – He is unable to save Himself. If He is the Sovereign of Yisra’ĕl, let Him now come down from the stake, and we shall believe Him.
Mat 27:43 “He trusted in Elohim, let Him rescue Him now if He desires Him, for He said, ‘I am the Son of Elohim.’ ”
Mat 27:44 And also the robbers who were impaled with Him reviled Him, saying the same.
Mat 27:45 And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour.
Mat 27:46 And about the ninth hour יהושע cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Ěli, Ěli, lemah sheḇaqtani?” that is, “My Ěl, My Ěl, why have You forsaken Me?”
Mat 27:47 Some of those standing there, having heard, said, “This One calls Ěliyahu!”
Mat 27:48 And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, and filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave it to Him to drink.
Mat 27:49 But the rest said, “Leave it, let us see if Ěliyahu comes to save Him.”
Mat 27:50 And יהושע cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up His spirit.
Mat 27:51 And see, the veil of the Dwelling Place was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split,
Mat 27:52 and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the kadosh ones who had fallen asleep were raised,
Mat 27:53 and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they went into the kadosh city and appeared to many.
Mat 27:54 And when the captain and those with him, who were guarding יהושע, saw the earthquake and all that took place, they feared exceedingly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of Elohim!”
Mat 27:55 And many women who followed יהושע from Galil, attending Him, were there, watching from a distance,
Mat 27:56 among whom were Miryam from Maḡdala, and Miryam the mother of Ya`akov̱ and Yosĕf, and the mother of Zaḇdai’s sons.
Mat 27:57 And when evening came, there came a rich man from Ramathayim, named Yosĕf, who himself had also become a talmid of יהושע.
Mat 27:58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of יהושע. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given.
Mat 27:59 And having taken the body, Yosĕf wrapped it in clean linen,
Mat 27:60 and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock. And he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and went away.
Mat 27:61 And Miryam from Maḡdala was there, and the other Miryam, sitting opposite the tomb.
Mat 27:62 On the next day, which was after the preparation, the chief kohanim and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate,
Mat 27:63 saying, “Master, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I am raised.’
Mat 27:64 “Command, then, that the tomb be safeguarded until the third day, lest His talmidim come by night and steal Him away, and should say to the people, ‘He was raised from the dead.’ And the last deception shall be worse than the first.”
Mat 27:65 So Pilate said to them, “You have a watch, go, safeguard it as you know how.”
Mat 27:66 And they went and safeguarded the tomb, sealing the stone and setting the watch.
Mat 28:1 Now after the Shabbat, toward dawn on the first day of the week,1 Miryam from Maḡdala and the other Miryam came to see the tomb. Footnote:1See Explanatory notes - First Day of the Week. Also Luke 24:1 and John 20:1.
Mat 28:2 And see, there was a great earthquake, for a Malachi of יהוה came down out of heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it.
Mat 28:3 And his appearance was like lightning, and his garments as white as snow.
Mat 28:4 And the guards trembled for fear of him, and became like dead men.
Mat 28:5 And the Malachi responding, said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek יהושע who was impaled.
Mat 28:6 “He is not here, for He was raised, as He said. Come, see the place where the Master lay.
Mat 28:7 “And go quickly, say to His talmidim that He was raised from the dead, and see, He is going before you to Galil. There you shall see Him. See, I have told you.”
Mat 28:8 And they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to report to His talmidim.
Mat 28:9 And as they were going to report to His talmidim, see, יהושע met them, saying, “Greetings!” And they came and held Him by the feet and did bow to Him.
Mat 28:10 Then יהושע said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go, report to My brothers, to go to Galil, and they shall see Me there.”
Mat 28:11 And while they were going, see, some of the watch having gone into the city, reported to the chief kohanim all that took place.
Mat 28:12 And when they came together with the elders and taken counsel, they gave enough silver to the soldiers,
Mat 28:13 saying, “Say that His talmidim came at night and stole Him away while we slept.
Mat 28:14 “And if this should be reported to the governor, we shall win him over and keep you out of trouble.”
Mat 28:15 And having taken the silver they did as they were instructed. And this account was widely spread among the Yehuḏim, to this day.
Mat 28:16 And the eleven talmidim went away into Galil, to the mountain which יהושע had appointed for them.
Mat 28:17 And when they saw Him, they bowed to Him, but some doubted.
Mat 28:18 And יהושע came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Mat 28:19 “Therefore, go and make talmidim of all the nations, immersing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Ruach HaKadosh,
Mat 28:20 teaching them to guard all that I have commanded you. And see, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” Omĕin.