The Glad Tidings of Nikódemos 2

Testimonies against and for Yâhuwshúa`

1. Now when Pilátus saw it he was overcome with fright, and began to agitate in his judgment-seat. And while he yet thought to rise up, his wife, who was called Claudia Prócula, sent a messenger unto him to tell him: "Don't you also have anything against this just Man, for I have suffered many things because of Him by night." And Pilátus called unto him all the "Yehuwthím", and said unto them: "Ye know that my wife fears the Power and favors rather the customs of the "Yehuwthím", with you?" They say unto him: "Yea, we know it." Pilátus says unto them: "Look, my wife has sent a message unto me, saying that 'Yâhuwshúa` is a just Man and that she has suffered many things in dreams last night because of Him.'" But the "Yehuwthím" answered and said unto Pilátus: "Did we not say unto you that He is a sorcerer? Look! He has sent a vision of a dream unto your wife." 2. And Pilátus called Yâhuwshúa unto him and said to Him: "Don't You hear what these speak against You? Do You answer nothing?" But Yâhuwshúa said: "If they had not had power of speech they would have spoken nothing; but since every man has power over his own mouth, to speak good or evil, they shall answer to it." 3. The elders of the "Yehuwthím" replied and said unto Yâhuwshúa: "What is it we shall answer to? Firstly, that You were born of fornication; secondly, that Your birth in Bëyth-Léchem was the cause of the slaying of all the sons Your age; and thirdly, that Your father Yâhuwçë´ph and Your mother Miryâ´m fled with You into Mitsráyim because they held no confidence before the people." 4. But some "Yehuwthím" who were found there, and who were less perverse than the others, were saying: "We do not say that He came of fornication, for we do know that Yâhuwçë´ph was betrothed unto Miryâ´m, so therefore Yâhuwshúa was not an illegitimate son." Pilátus says unto those "Yehuwthím" which held that Yâhuwshúa came of fornication: "This your saying is false for there were espousals, as these which are of your people do testify." However, ChananYâ´huw and Qayë´phâ’ insisted before Pilátus, saying: "The entire multitude of us cries out that He was born of fornication and that He is a sorcerer, and we are not believed: but these who make depositions against it are His proselytes and His pupils!" And Pilátus called ChananYâ´huw and Qayë´phâ’ unto him and said to them: "What are 'proselytes'?" They say unto him: "They were born sons of the Greeks, and now are they become "Yehuwthím"." Then said they which said that He was not born of fornication, even ’El'âzâ´r, Asterius, Antonius, Ya'aqóv, Amnes, Zenas, Shmuw’ë´l, Yitschâ´q, Phiynchâ´ç, Kríspus, ’Agríppa and Yâhuwthâ´h: "We were not born proselytes (are not Greeks, Copt.), but we are sons of the "Yehuwthím" and we speak the truth; for verily we were present at the espousals of Yâhuwçë´ph and Miryâ´m." 5. And Pilátus called unto him those twelve men which said that He was not born of fornication, and says unto them: "I adjure you by the safety of Kæ´sar, are these things true which ye have said, that He was not born of fornication?" They say unto Pilátus: "Our law prohibits us to swear, because it is error: But order them to swear by the safety of Kæ´sar that what we have said is false, and we shall be guilty of death." Pilátus says to ChananYâ´huw and Qayë´phâ’: "Don't ye answer anything to these things?" ChananYâ´huw and Qayë´phâ’ say unto Pilátus: "Will you believe these twelve men which allege that He was not born of fornication, but you won't believe the entire multitude of us who cry out that He was born of fornication, and He is a sorcerer, and that He calls Himself the Son of the Power and a King?" 6. And Pilátus commanded the entire multitude to go out, and he commanded Yâhuwshúa to be set apart, and directing himself to the twelve men which said that He was not born of fornication, he asked them: "For what cause do the "Yehuwthím" desire to put Yâhuwshúa to death?" They say unto Pilátus: "They have envy against Him, because He cures on the shabbâ´th day." [Márquwç 15:10] Pilátus says: "For a good work do they desire to put Him to death?" And they confirmed: "It is thus, effectively."

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