Looqa 23

32do aur mardon ko bhee phaansee denay kay liyay baahar lay jaaya ja raha tha. donon mujrim thay. 33chaltay chaltay vah us jagah pahunchay jis ka naam khopdee tha. vahaan unhon nay eesa ko donon mujrimon samet masloob kiya. ek mujrim ko us kay daaen haath aur doosray ko us kay baaen haath latka diya gaya. 34eesa nay kaha, “ai baap, inhen muaaf kar, kyoonki yah jaantay naheen ki kya kar rahay hain.”

unhon nay qur’a daal kar us kay kapday aapas men baant liyay.35hujoom vahaan khada tamaasha dekhta raha jabki qaum kay sardaaron nay us ka mazaaq bhee udaaya. unhon nay kaha, “us nay auron ko bachaaya hai. agar yah allaah ka chuna hua aur maseeh hai to apnay aap ko bachaaay.”

36faujiyon nay bhee usay laan-taan kee. us kay paas a kar unhon nay usay mai ka sirka pesh kiyaa 37aur kaha, “agar too yahoodiyon ka baadshaah hai to apnay aap ko bacha lay.”

38us kay sar kay oopar ek takhtee lagaaee gaee thee jis par likha tha, “yah yahoodiyon ka baadshaah hai.”

39jo mujrim us kay saath masloob huay thay un men say ek nay kufr baktay huay kaha, “kya too maseeh naheen hai? to phir apnay aap ko aur hamen bhee bacha lay.”

40lekin doosray nay yah sun kar usay daanta, “kya too allaah say bhee naheen darta? jo saza usay dee gaee hai vah tujhay bhee milee hai. 41hamaaree saza to vaajibee hai, kyoonki hamen apnay kaamon ka badla mil raha hai, lekin is nay koee bura kaam naheen kiya.” 42phir us nay eesa say kaha, “jab aap apnee baadshaahee men aaen to mujhay yaad karen.”

43eesa nay us say kaha, “main tujhay sachch bataata hoon ki too aaj hee meray saath firdaus men hoga.”

eesa kee maut

44baarah bajay say dopaher teen bajay tak poora mulk andheray men doob gaya. 45sooraj taareek ho gaya aur bait-ul-muqaddas kay muqaddastareen kamray kay saamnay latka hua parda do hisson men phat gaya. 46eesa oonchee aavaaz say pukaar utha, “ai baap, main apnee rooh teray haathon men saumpta hoon.” yah kah kar us nay dam chhod diya.

47yah dekh kar vahaan khaday faujee afsar[a] sau sipaahiyon par muqarrar afsar.nay allaah kee tamjeed karkay kaha, “yah aadmee vaaqaee raastbaaz tha.”

48aur hujoom kay tamaam log jo yah tamaasha dekhnay kay liyay jama huay thay yah sab kuchh dekh kar chhaatee peetnay lagay aur shaher men vaapas chalay gaay. 49lekin eesa kay jaannay vaalay kuchh faasilay par khaday dekhtay rahay. un men vah khavaateen bhee shaamil theen jo galeel men us kay peechhay chal kar yahaan tak us kay saath aaee theen.

eesa ko dafan kiya jaata hai

50vahaan ek nek aur raastbaaz aadmee banaam yoosuf tha. vah yahoodee adaalat-ay-aliya ka rukan thaa 51lekin doosron kay faislay aur harkaton par razaamand naheen hua tha. yah aadmee yahoodiya kay shaher arimatiyaah ka rahenay vaala tha aur is intizaar men tha ki allaah kee baadshaahee aaay. 52ab us nay peelaatus kay paas ja kar us say eesa kee laash lay jaanay kee ijaazat maangee. 53phir laash ko utaar kar us nay usay kataan kay kafan men lapet kar chataan men taraashee huee ek qabr men rakh diya jis men ab tak kisee ko dafnaaya naheen gaya tha. 54yah tayyaaree ka din yaanee jum’a tha, lekin sabat ka din shuroo honay ko thaa[b] yahoodee din sooraj kay ghuroob honay say shuroo hota hai..55jo aurten eesa kay saath galeel say aaee theen vah yoosuf kay peechhay ho leen. unhon nay qabr ko dekha aur yah bhee ki eesa kee laash kis tarah us men rakhee gaee hai. 56phir vah shaher men vaapas chalee gaeen aur us kee laash kay liyay khushboodaar masaalay tayyaar karnay lageen. lekin beech men sabat ka din shuroo hua, is liyay unhon nay shareeat kay mutaabiq aaraam kiya.

[a] sau sipaahiyon par muqarrar afsar.
[b] yahoodee din sooraj kay ghuroob honay say shuroo hota hai.