human
Shake it off; the yoke of the deceiver! and they cried in answer,
gpt
We will have nothing more to do with him; we follow you! As the four contingents of the populace collected thus in the open space it could be seen how successfully they had been organized. Each of the four divisions was led by a ruler of the people and had in its ranks a number of the traders of the temple, the witnesses and the priests, whose violent zeal gave movement and direction to the whole crowd. Various cries burst forth from the multitude and each section as it saw the strength of the others exulted and greeted their leaders with shouts of joy.
human
The whole people applauds you!
gpt
We will be free from that false teacher, the Nazarene!
human
Your fathers' God will receive you again! You are again to him a holy people!
gpt
You are our true friends. Long live the great Sanhedrin! Long live our teachers and priests! and Annas answered,
human
Death to the Galilean!
gpt
Up, said Caiaphas,
human
and Nathanael and Ezekiel added,
gpt
Let us demand his death, his blood.
human
On to Pilate; the Nazarene shall die!
gpt
He hath falsified the law, cried the leaders.
human
He has contemned Moses and the prophets!
gpt
He hath blasphemed God!
human
To death with the false prophet!
gpt
Death by the cross! and the other sections took it up,
human
Pilate must let him be crucified!
gpt
On the cross he shall atone for his crimes!
human
We will not rest, cried the crowd,
gpt
Hail to you, children of Israel! You are indeed still true descendants of your father Abraham! Oh, rejoice that you have escaped the nameless destruction which this deceiver would bring upon you and your children!
human
Only, said Annas,
gpt
Long live the council! Death to the Nazarene! and the priests and Pharisees cried out,
human
Curse him who does not vote for his death!
gpt
We demand his death!
human
Let him be cast out from the heritage of our fathers, and all the people cried,
gpt
Let him be cast out.
human
The governor will give you the choice between this blasphemer and Barabbas. Let us insist upon the release of Barabbas.
gpt
Let Barabbas go free, and down with the Nazarene.
human
Let the fathers be praised who have heard our wishes.
gpt
Pilate must consent, the whole nation demands it of him.
human
Oh, most glorious day of the people of Israel. Children, be steadfast!
gpt
This day brings back honor to the synagogue and freedom to the people.
human
Now, said Caiaphas, as they approached the house of Pilate,
gpt
We demand the blood of our enemy!
human
Uproar! Insurrection!
gpt
The Nazarene shall die!
human
Show courage. Stand out undismayed. A righteous cause defends us.
gpt
Pilate--pronounce the sentence of death!
human
Silence! be quiet! but the crowd shouted at him louder than before,
gpt
No, we will not be quiet until Pilate consents.
human
Pilate will come out immediately.
gpt
We demand the death of the Nazarene.
human
Now let Pilate, as he wished, learn the opinion of the people.
gpt
Hail, all hail, as before, shouted violently,
human
Give judgment! Pass sentence upon him!
gpt
Behold the man!
human
To the cross with him.
gpt
Cannot even this pitiful sight awake any compassion in your hearts?
human
Let him die! To the cross with him!
gpt
Take him and crucify him at your own risk--I will have nothing to do with it, for I find no fault in him.
human
Hear, O governor, the voice of the people. It concurs in our complaint and demands his death.
gpt
Yes, shouted the crowd again,
human
Lead him down and let Barabbas be brought out of prison. The jailer must at once deliver him up to the chief lictor.
gpt
Let Barabbas live. Pronounce the death sentence on the Nazarene!
human
To death with the Nazarene!
gpt
I do not understand this, people. Only a few days ago with rejoicing and joyful clamor you accompanied this man through the streets of Jerusalem. Is it possible that the same people this day call for death and destruction upon him? That is indeed contemptible fickleness.
human
The good people, said Caiaphas,
gpt
And now, said Nathanael,
human
Israel, said Ezekiel,
gpt
Let him die, the false Messiah, the deceiver,
human
Men of Judea, it is customary that I liberate to you a prisoner at the feast. Look upon these two. One with mild countenance and dignified demeanor, the ideal of a wise teacher, whom you have long honored as such, convicted of no single evil deed and already humiliated by the severest chastisement. The other, a vicious, savage man, convicted of robbery and murder, a horrible image of a perfect scoundrel. I appeal to your reason, to your human feelings--choose! Which will ye that I shall release unto you, Barabbas or Jesus, who is called the Christ?
gpt
Let Barabbas go free.
human
Will ye not that I release unto you the king of the Jews?
gpt
Away with him, release unto us, Barabbas.
human
Thou hast promised to release him whom the people demand.
gpt
I am accustomed to keep my promise without needing a reminder. Then said he to the people,
human
What shall I do with the king of the Jews?
gpt
Crucify him!
human
What, said Pilate,
gpt
We have no king but Caesar.
human
I cannot condemn this man, for I find no fault in him. He has been sufficiently chastised; I will let him go free.
gpt
If thou let him go free thou art no friend of Caesar's.
human
He has proclaimed himself king ; and the priests said,
gpt
Who proclaims himself king is a rebel against Caesar.
human
And is this rebel still to remain unpunished, still to scatter abroad the seed of revolt?
gpt
It is the duty of the governor to put him out of the way.
human
We have done our duty as subjects of Caesar and delivered this rebel to thee. If thou payest no attention to our accusation and the desire of the people, then are we free from guilt. Thou alone, O Governor, art responsible to Caesar for the consequences.
gpt
If on account of this man universal disorder and revolt ensues, then we know who must bear this guilt, and, he added significantly,
human
Caesar shall know it also.
gpt
The matter must be brought before Caesar.
human
They will be astonished when they hear at Rome that Caesar's viceroy has taken under his protection a traitor whose death the whole people desired.
gpt
Thou must execute him, or otherwise there would be no peace in the land.
human
Why, what evil hath he done? I cannot, I dare not, condemn the innocent to death.
gpt
Permit me to ask one question. Why shouldst thou judge this man so carefully when quite recently thou hast allowed thy soldiers to massacre hundreds without judgment or sentence, merely on account of some rebellious outcries?
human
Thou canst not show favor to this man; if thou wilt be a faithful servant to Caesar.
gpt
Bring water.
human
The people will not go away from this place until thou hast pronounced sentence of death upon the enemy of Caesar.
gpt
Yes, cried the multitude,
human
Your violence compels me to yield to your desire. Take him hence and crucify him. But see, said he as he washed his hands in the basin which had been brought at his command.
gpt
I wash my hands; I am innocent of the blood of this just man. See ye to it.
human
We take it upon ourselves! His blood be upon us and upon our children!
gpt
Let Barabbas be set free at the demand of the people. Lead him outside the city gate and let him never tread this ground again.
human
Now hast thou justly judged.
gpt
I have given way to your violent demands in order to avoid a great evil. But in the blood-guiltiness I will have no share. Let it fall upon you and your children as you have so loudly cried.
human
It is good; let it fall upon us and upon our children.
gpt
We and our children will bless this day and with thankful joy cry, 'Health and wealth to the governor!'
human
Long live our governor, cried the crowd.
gpt
Long live Pontius Pilate!
human
Bring hither the two murderers who are kept in gaol. Let the chief lictor give them over without delay to the guard. They have deserved death much more than the accused.
gpt
He has deserved death more than any.
human
The sentence of death must be written out and will be read publicly before all the people.
gpt
Will you not move on, you wretches? Have you not long ago deserved your fate? Thrust them on, these outcasts of mankind.
human
That is worthy company for the false Messiah on his last journey.
gpt
Of you and your misdeeds the earth shall today be free. You shall die upon the cross. Let the sentence of death be now read.
human
I, Pontius Pilate, viceroy in Judea of the mighty Caesar Claudius Tiberius, pronounce at the desire of the high priests and the Sanhedrin and the people of the Jews, the sentence of death upon a certain Jesus of Nazareth, who is accused of having stirred up the people to revolt, of having forbidden to pay tribute to Caesar, and of having proclaimed himself king of the Jews. The same shall be crucified outside the city between two malefactors who have been likewise condemned to death for many robberies and murders, and be brought from life to death. Given at Jerusalem on the eve of the Passover.
gpt
Now take him hence and crucify him!
human
Triumph! cried Caiaphas in wild exultation.
gpt
The victory is ours! The enemy of the synagogue is destroyed!
human
Away with him to Golgotha! Long live the synagogue! Long live the nation!
gpt
Hasten, that we may come home in time to eat the Passover.
human
We will keep this Passover with joy, as did our fathers in Egypt.
gpt
Now, said Caiaphas,
human
Where, asked the rabbi,
gpt
Up and away off to Golgotha! Come and see him perish on the cross! O delightful day, the enemy of Moses is overthrown! Ha! now he has his reward! So be it done to everyone who despises the law! He deserves the death on the cross! O happy Passover! Now joy will return to Israel! There is an end of the Galilean!