Yâhuwçë´ph of ha-Râmâtháyim 2

So, on the day following the fourth day of the week (1/8), they brought Him at the ninth hour into the hall of Qayë´phâ’. And ChananYâ´huw and Qayë´phâ’ say to Him: "Tell us, why have You stolen our Law, and renounced the ordinances of Moshéh and the preilluminators?" And Yâhuwshúa` answered nothing. And again, a second time, when the multitude also was present, they say to Him: "The 'sanctuary' which Shlómoh built in forty and six years, why do You wish to destroy in one moment?" Also to these things Yâhuwshúa answered nothing. For the "sanctuary" of the assembly (synagogue) had been plundered by the robber, and when the evening of the fourth day was ended (1/7), all the multitude had sought to burn the daughter of Qayë´phâ’, on account of the loss of the Law; for they did not know how they were to keep the exemption (Phâ´çech). And she had said to them: "Wait, my children, and let us destroy this Yâhuwshúa, and the Law will be found, and the pure feast will be fully accomplished." And secretly ChananYâ´huw and Qayë´phâ’ had given considerable cash to Yehuwthâ´h "a man of His city" (’Iysh-Qiryáthow), saying: "Say as you said to us before, 'I know that the Law has been stolen by Yâhuwshúa', that the accusation may be turned against Him, and not against this maiden, who is free from blame." And when Yehuwthâ´h had received this command (1/7), he said to them: "Let not all the multitude know that I have been instructed by you to do this against Yâhuwshúa; but release Yâhuwshúa, and I persuade the multitude that it is so." So craftily they released Yâhuwshúa (1/8). And Yehuwthâ´h, going into the "sanctuary" at the dawn of the fifth day (1/8) [MattithYâ´huw 26:14], says to all the people: “What are ye willing to give to me, so I will give up to you the overthrower of the Law, and the plunderer of the preilluminators?" The Yehuwthím say to him: "If you will give Him up to us, we will give you thirty pieces of gold." [ZkharYâ´hu 11:12] And the people did not know that Yehuwthâ´h was speaking about Yâhuwshúa, for many of them professed that He was the Son of the Power. And Yehuwthâ´h received the thirty pieces of gold. And going out at the fourth hour, and at the fifth, he finds Yâhuwshúa walking in the street. And as evening was coming on (beginning 1/14), Yehuwthâ´h says to the Yehuwthím: "Give me the aid of soldiers with swords and staves, and I will give Him up to you." They therefore gave him officers for the purpose of seizing Him. And as they were going along, Yehuwthâ´h says to them: "Lay hold of the Man Whom I shall kiss, for He has stolen the Law and the Preilluminators." Going up to Yâhuwshúa, therefore, he kissed Him, saying: "Shâlówm, Rabbíy!" it being the evening of the fifth day [~night of the fourth day]. And having laid hold of Him, they gave Him up to Qayë´phâ’ and the chief priests, Yehuwthâ´h saying: "This is He Who stole the Law and the Preilluminators." And the Yehuwthím gave Yâhuwshúa an unjust trial, saying: "Why have You done these things?" And He answered nothing. And Nikódemos and I, Yâhuwçë´ph, seeing the seat of the plagues, stood off from them, not wishing to perish along with the counsel of the irreverent.

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