And they compelled a passer-by, Shim‛on, a Cyrenian, coming from a field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear His stake.
And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
And they were giving Him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.
And when they impaled Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them, what each one should take.
And it was the third hour, and they impaled Him.
And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE SOVEREIGN OF THE YEHUḎIM.
And with Him they impaled two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left.
And the Scripture was filled which says, “And He was reckoned with the lawless.”
And those passing by were blaspheming Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Ah! You who destroy the Dwelling Place and build it in three days,
save Yourself, and come down from the stake!”
And likewise the chief priests and the scribes, mocking to one another said, “He saved others, He is unable to save Himself.
The Messiah? The Sovereign of Yisra’ĕl? Come down now from the stake, so that we see and believe. And those who were impaled with Him were reproaching Him.
And when the sixth hour came, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
And at the ninth hour יהושע cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Ěli, Ěli, lamah sheḇaqtani?” which is translated, “My Ěl, My Ěl, why have You forsaken Me?”
And some of those standing by, when they heard it, said, “See, He is calling for Ěliyahu!”
And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine , and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, “Leave Him, let us see if Ěliyahu does come to take Him down.”
And יהושע cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.
And the veil of the Dwelling Place was torn in two from top to bottom.
And when the captain, who was standing opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of Elohim!”
And there were also women watching from a distance, among whom was also Miryam from Maḡdala, and Miryam the mother of Ya‛aqoḇ the Less and of Yosĕph, and Shelomah,
who also followed Him and attended Him when He was in Galil, and many other women who came up with Him to Yerushalayim.
And when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Yosĕph of Ramathayim, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the reign of Elohim, came, boldly went in to Pilate and asked for the body of יהושע.
But Pilate wondered whether He was already dead, so summoning the captain, he asked him if He was already dead.
And when he learned this from the captain, he gave the body to Yosĕph.
And he, having bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
And Miryam from Maḡdala, and Miryam the mother of Yosĕph, saw where He was laid.
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