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Jesus is arrested in the garden

18 1-2 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Cedron valley to a place where there was a garden, and they went into it together. Judas who betrayed him knew the place, for Jesus often met his disciples there.

3-4 So Judas fetched the guard and the officers which the chief priests and Pharisees had provided for him, and came to the place with torches and lanterns and weapons. Jesus, fully realising all that was going to happen to him, went forward and said to them, “Who are you looking for?”

“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “I am the man,” said Jesus. (Judas who was betraying him was standing there with the others.)

6-7 When he said to them, “I am the man”, they retreated and fell to the ground. So Jesus asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” And again they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.”

8-9 “I have told you that I am the man,” replied Jesus. “If I am the man you are looking for, let these others go.” (Thus fulfilling his previous words, “I have not lost one of those whom you gave me.”)

10-11 At this, Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and slashed at the High Priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup the Father has given me?”

Peter follows Jesus, only to deny him

12-17 Then the guard, with their captain and the Jewish officers, took hold of Jesus and tied his hands together, and led him off to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was High Priest that year. Caiaphas was the man who advised the Jews, “that it would be a good thing that one man should die for the sake of the people.” Behind Jesus followed Simon Peter, and one other disciple who was known personally to the High Priest. He went in with Jesus into the High Priest’s courtyard, but Peter was left standing at the door outside. So this other disciple, who was acquainted with the High Priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter inside. The young woman at the door remarked to Peter, “Are you one of this man’s disciples, too?” “No, I am not,” retorted Peter.

18 In the courtyard, the servants and officers stood around a charcoal fire which they had made, for it was cold. They were warming themselves, and Peter stood there with them, keeping himself warm.

19 Meanwhile the High Priest interrogated Jesus about his disciples and about his own teaching.

20-21 “I have always spoken quite openly to the world,” replied Jesus. “I have always taught in the synagogue or in the Temple where all the Jews meet together, and I have said nothing in secret. Why do you question me? Why not question those who have heard me about what I said to them? Obviously they are the ones who know what I actually said.”

22 As he said this, one of those present, an officer, slapped Jesus with his open hand, remarking, “Is that the way for you to answer the High Priest?”

23 “If I have said anything wrong,” Jesus said to him, “you must give evidence about it, but if what I said was true, why do you strike me?

24 Then Annas sent him, with his hands still tied, to the High Priest Caiaphas.

Peter’s denial

25 In the meantime Simon Peter was still standing, keeping himself warm. Some of them said to him, “Surely you too are one of his disciples, aren’t you?” And he denied it and said, “No, I am not.”

26 Then one of the High Priest’s servants, a relation of the man (Malchus) whose ear Peter had cut off, remarked, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with him?”

27 And again Peter denied it. And immediately the cock crew.

Jesus is taken before the Roman authority

28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas’ presence into the palace. It was now early morning and the Jews themselves did not go into the palace, for fear that they would be contaminated and would not be able to eat the Passover.

29 So Pilate walked out to them and said, “What is the charge that you are bringing against this man?”

30 “If he were not an evil-doer, we should not have handed him over to you,” they replied.

31-32 To which Pilate retorted, “Then take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.” “We are not allowed to put a man to death,” replied the Jews (thus fulfilling Christ’s prophecy of the method of his own death).

33 So Pilate went back into the Palace and called Jesus to him. “Are you the king of the Jews?” he asked.

34 “Are you asking this of your own accord,” replied Jesus, “or have other people spoken to you about me?”

35 “Do you think I am a Jew?” replied Pilate. “It’s your people and your chief priests who handed you over to me. What have you done, anyway?”

36 “My kingdom is not founded in this world—if it were, my servants would have fought to prevent my being handed over to the Jews. But in fact my kingdom is not founded on all this!”

37 “So you are a king, are you?” returned Pilate. “Indeed I am a king,” Jesus replied; “the reason for my birth and the reason for my coming into the world is to witness to the truth. Every man who loves truth recognises my voice.”

38-39 To which Pilate retorted, “What is ‘truth’?” and went straight out again to the Jews and said: “I find nothing criminal about him at all. But I have an arrangement with you to set one prisoner free at Passover time. Do you wish me then to set free for you the ‘king of the Jews’?”

40 At this, they shouted out again, “No, not this man, but Barabbas!” Barabbas was a bandit.

Ang Pagdakip kay Jesus(A)

18 Pagkatapos manalangin ni Jesus, umalis siya kasama ang mga tagasunod niya at tumawid sila sa Lambak ng Kidron. Pumunta sila sa isang lugar na may taniman ng mga olibo. Alam ng traydor na si Judas ang lugar na iyon, dahil madalas magtipon doon si Jesus at ang mga tagasunod niya. Kaya pumunta roon si Judas kasama ang isang pangkat ng mga Romanong sundalo at ilang mga guwardya sa templo na isinugo ng mga namamahalang pari at ng mga Pariseo. May dala-dala silang mga sulo at mga sandata. Alam ni Jesus ang lahat ng mangyayari sa kanya, kaya sinalubong niya sila at tinanong, “Sino ang hinahanap nʼyo?” Sumagot sila, “Si Jesus na taga-Nazaret.” Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Ako iyon.”

Naroon din ang traydor na si Judas na nakatayong kasama ng mga taong naghahanap kay Jesus. Nang sabihin ni Jesus na siya ang hinahanap nila, napaurong sila at natumba sa lupa. Kaya muling nagtanong si Jesus, “Sino ang hinahanap nʼyo?” Sumagot silang muli, “Si Jesus na taga-Nazaret.” Sinabi sa kanila ni Jesus, “Hindi baʼt sinabi ko na sa inyo na ako iyon? Kung ako nga ang hinahanap nʼyo, hayaan nʼyong makaalis ang mga kasama ko.” (Sinabi niya ito para matupad ang sinabi niya sa Ama, “Wala ni isa mang napahamak sa mga ibinigay mo sa akin.”) 10 Sa pagkakataong iyon, bumunot ng espada si Simon Pedro at tinaga ang alipin ng punong pari. Naputol ang kanang tainga ng alipin na ang pangalan ay Malcus. 11 Pero sinaway ni Jesus si Pedro, “Ibalik mo ang espada mo sa lalagyan nito. Sa palagay mo baʼy hindi ko titiisin ang paghihirap na ibinigay sa akin[a] ng Ama?”

Dinala si Jesus kay Anas

12 Dinakip si Jesus ng mga Romanong sundalo sa pangunguna ng kanilang kapitan, kasama ng mga guwardyang Judio. Siyaʼy iginapos nila at 13 dinala muna kay Anas na biyenan ni Caifas. Si Caifas ang punong pari nang taon na iyon, 14 at siya ang nagpayo sa mga pinuno ng mga Judio na mabuting mamatay ang isang tao kaysa sa mapahamak ang buong bansa.

Ipinagkaila ni Pedro na Kilala Niya si Jesus(B)

15 Si Simon Pedro at ang isa pang tagasunod ay sumunod kay Jesus. At dahil kilala ng punong pari ang tagasunod na ito, nakapasok siyang kasama ni Jesus sa bakuran ng punong pari. 16 Naiwan namang nakatayo si Pedro sa labas ng pintuan. Lumabas muli ang tagasunod na kilala ng punong pari at nakiusap sa babaeng nagbabantay sa pinto, kaya pinapasok si Pedro. 17 Sinabi ng babae kay Pedro, “Hindi baʼt isa ka sa mga tagasunod ng taong iyan?” Sumagot si Pedro, “Hindi!”

18 Maginaw noon, kaya nagsiga ang mga alipin at mga guwardya, at tumayo sila sa paligid nito para magpainit. Nakihalo si Pedro sa kanila at nagpainit din.

Tinanong si Jesus ng Punong Pari(C)

19 Samantala, tinanong ng punong pari si Jesus tungkol sa mga tagasunod niya at sa mga itinuturo niya. 20 Sumagot si Jesus, “Hayagan akong nagsasalita sa mga tao. Lagi akong nangangaral sa mga sambahan at sa templo kung saan nagtitipon-tipon ang lahat ng Judio. Wala akong itinuro nang palihim. 21 Bakit nʼyo ako tinatanong ngayon? Tanungin nʼyo ang mga nakarinig sa akin; alam nila kung ano ang mga sinabi ko.” 22 Nang masabi ito ni Jesus, sinampal siya ng isa sa mga guwardya na malapit sa kanya. Sinabi ng guwardya, “Bakit ganyan ka sumagot sa punong pari?” 23 Sinagot siya ni Jesus, “Kung may masama akong sinabi, patunayan mo. Pero kung totoo ang sinabi ko, bakit mo ako sinampal?”

24 Habang nakagapos pa si Jesus, ipinadala siya ni Anas kay Caifas na punong pari.

Muling Ipinagkaila ni Pedro na Kilala Niya si Jesus(D)

25 Samantala, nakatayo pa rin si Simon Pedro malapit sa siga at nagpapainit. Tinanong siya ng mga naroon, “Hindi baʼt isa ka sa mga tagasunod niya?” “Hindi!” Tanggi ni Pedro. 26 Tinanong din si Pedro ng isa sa mga alipin ng punong pari, na kamag-anak ng pinutulan niya ng tainga, “Hindi baʼt nakita kitang kasama niya roon sa may taniman ng mga olibo?” 27 Muli itong itinanggi ni Pedro, at noon din ay tumilaok ang manok.

Dinala si Jesus kay Pilato

28 Mula kay Caifas, dinala si Jesus sa palasyo ng gobernador. Umaga na noon. Hindi pumasok ang mga Judio sa palasyo dahil ayon sa kautusan nila, ang pumasok sa bahay ng isang hindi Judio ay hindi magiging karapat-dapat kumain ng hapunan sa Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel. 29 Kaya sa labas sila kinausap ni Pilato at tinanong, “Ano ang paratang nʼyo laban sa taong ito?” 30 Sumagot sila, “Kung hindi po siya kriminal ay hindi namin siya dadalhin sa inyo.” 31 Sinabi ni Pilato sa kanila, “Dalhin nʼyo siya at kayo na ang humatol ayon sa inyong Kautusan.” Sumagot ang mga pinuno ng mga Judio, “Ngunit wala kaming kapangyarihang humatol ng kamatayan.” 32 (Nangyari ang mga ito upang matupad ang sinabi ni Jesus tungkol sa uri ng kamatayang dadanasin niya.) 33 Muling pumasok si Pilato sa palasyo at ipinatawag si Jesus, at tinanong, “Ikaw ba ang hari ng mga Judio?” 34 Sumagot si Jesus, “Sa iyo ba nanggaling ang tanong na iyan o may nagsabi lang sa iyo tungkol sa akin?” 35 Sumagot si Pilato, “Judio ba ako? Dinala ka rito sa akin ng mga kababayan mo at ng mga namamahalang pari. Ano ba ang ginawa mo?” 36 Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanya, “Ang kaharian ko ay wala rito sa mundo. Kung nandito ang kaharian ko, makikipaglaban sana ang mga tagasunod ko upang hindi ako madakip ng mga Judio. Pero tulad nga ng sinabi ko, ang kaharian ko ay wala rito.” 37 Sinabi ni Pilato, “Kung ganoon, isa kang hari?” Sumagot si Jesus, “Tama ang sinabi mo na isa akong hari. At ang dahilan kung bakit ako ipinanganak at naparito sa mundo ay upang ipahayag ang katotohanan. At ang lahat ng gustong makaalam ng katotohanan ay nakikinig sa akin.” 38 Tinanong siya ni Pilato, “Ano ba ang katotohanan?”

Hinatulan si Jesus ng Kamatayan(E)

Nang masabi ito ni Pilato, lumabas siya at sinabi sa mga Judio, “Wala akong makitang kasalanan sa taong ito. 39 Pero ayon sa kaugalian ninyo, dapat akong magpalaya ng isang bilanggo tuwing Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel. Kaya gusto ba ninyong palayain ko ang Hari ng mga Judio?” 40 Sumigaw ang mga tao, “Hindi siya. Si Barabas!” (Si Barabas ay isang tulisan.)

Footnotes

  1. 18:11 hindi ko … sa akin: sa literal, hindi ko iinumin ang kopang ibinigay sa akin.