[18] [3723] But Mary remained [3724] at the tomb weeping: and while she wept, she looked [19] down into the tomb; [3725] and she saw two angels sitting in white raiment, one of them toward his pillow, and the other toward his feet, where the body of Jesus had been [20] laid. [3726] And they said unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She said unto them, [21] They have taken my Lord, and I know not where they have left him. [3727] She said that, and turned behind her, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was [22] Jesus. [3728] Jesus said unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? And she supposed [3729] him to be the gardener, and said, My lord, if thou hast taken him, [23] tell me where thou hast laid him, that I may go and take him. [3730] Jesus said unto her, Mary. She turned, and said unto him in Hebrew, Rabboni; which is, being [24] interpreted, Teacher. [3731] Jesus said unto her, Touch me not; [3732] for I have not ascended yet unto my Father: go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.
[25] [3733] And on the First-day on which he rose, he appeared first unto Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
[26] [3734] And some of those guards [3735] came to the city, and informed the chief priests of [27] [Arabic, p. 202] all that had happened. [3736] And they assembled with the elders, and took [28] counsel; [3737] and they gave money, not a little, to the guards, and said unto them, Say ye, His disciples came and stole him by night, while we were sleeping.
[29] [3738] And if the judge hear that, we will make a plea with him, and free you of blame. [30] [3739] And they, when they took the money, did according to what they taught them. And this word spread among the Jews unto this day.
[31] [3740] And then came Mary Magdalene, and announced to the disciples that she had seen our Lord, and that he had said that unto her.
[32] [3741] And while the first [3742] women [3743] were going in the way to inform [3744] his disciples, [3745] [33] Jesus met them, and said unto them, Peace unto you. [3746] And they came and took [34] hold of his feet, and worshipped him. [3747] Then said Jesus unto them, Fear not: but go and say to my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there they shall see [35] me. [3748] And those women returned, and told all that to the eleven, and to the rest of the disciples; [3749] and to those that had been with him, for they were saddened and [36] weeping. [3750] And those were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the rest who were with them: and they were those that told the apostles. [37] [3751] And they, when they heard them say that he was alive and had appeared unto them, [38] did not believe them: [3752] and these sayings were before their eyes as the sayings of madness. [39] [Arabic, p. 203] [3753] And after that, he appeared to two of them, on that day, and while they were going to the village which was named Emmaus, and whose distance [40] from Jerusalem was sixty furlongs. [3754] [3755] And they were talking the one of them with the [41] other of all the things which had happened. [3756] And during the time of their talking and [42] inquiring with one another, Jesus came and reached them, and walked with them. [3757] But [43] their eyes were veiled that they should not know him. [3758] And he said unto them, What are these sayings which ye address the one of you to the other, as ye walk and are [44] sad? [3759] One of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered and said unto him, Art thou perchance alone a stranger to Jerusalem, since thou knowest not what was in [45] it in these days? He said unto them, What was? [3760] They said unto him, Concerning Jesus, he who was from Nazareth, a man who was a prophet, and powerful in [46] speech and deeds before God and before all the people: [3761] and the chief priests and [47] the elders delivered him up to the sentence of [3762] death, and crucified him. [3763] But we supposed that he was the one who was to deliver Israel. And since all [3764] these [48] things happened there have passed three days. [3765] But certain women of us also [49] informed us that they had come to the sepulchre; [3766] and when they found not his body, they came and told us that they had seen there the angels, and they [3767] said [50] concerning him that he was alive. [3768] And some of us also went to the sepulchre, and [51] found the matter as the women had said: only they saw him not. [3769] Then said Jesus [52] unto them, Ye lacking in discernment, and heavy in heart to believe! [3770] Was it not in all the sayings of the prophets that the Messiah was to suffer these things, and to [53] [Arabic, p. 204] enter into his Glory? [3771] And he began from Moses and from all the prophets, [54] and interpreted to them concerning himself from all the scriptures. [3772] And they drew near unto the village, whither they were going: and he was leading them to [55] imagine that he was as if going to a distant region. [3773] And they pressed [3774] him, and said unto him, Abide with us: for the day hath declined now to the darkness. And he went [56] in to abide with them. [3775] And when he sat with them, he took bread, and blessed, [57] and brake, and gave to them. [3776] And straightway their eyes were opened, and they [58] knew him; and he was taken away from them. [3777] [3778] And they said the one to the other, Was not our heart heavy within us, while he was speaking to us in the way, and interpreting to us the scriptures?
[59] [3779] And they rose in that hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven [60] gathered, and those that were with them, saying, [3780] Truly our Lord is risen, and hath [61] appeared to Simon. [3781] And they related what happened in the way, and how they knew him when he brake the bread. [3782] Neither believed they that also.
[3703] The Borg. ms. indicates the beginning of the sections, not by titles, but by "vittas ampliusculas auroque oblinitas" (Ciasca, Introduction). Ciasca indicates in the Corrigenda, opposite p. 210 of the Arabic text, where this section should begin.
[3704] Luke xxiv. 4.
[3705] Luke xxiv. 5.
[3706] Luke xxiv. 6.
[3707] Luke xxiv. 7.
[3708] Matt. xxviii. 7a.
[3709] Mark xvi. 7b; Matt. xxviii. 7c.
[3710] Possibly the translator's style would warrant the translation as.
[3711] Luke xxiv. 8; Matt. xxviii. 8a.
[3712] Mark xvi. 8b.
[3713] John xx. 2.
[3714] John xx. 3.
[3715] John xx. 4.
[3716] Lit. hastened and preceded.
[3717] John xx. 5.
[3718] John xx. 6.
[3719] John xx. 7.
[3720] John xx. 8.
[3721] John xx. 9.
[3722] John xx. 10.
[3723] John xx. 11.
[3724] Probably an Arabic copyist's emendation (addition of alif) for stood.
[3725] John xx. 12.
[3726] John xx. 13.
[3727] John xx. 14.
[3728] John xx. 15.
[3729] cf., § 10, 16.
[3730] John xx. 16.
[3731] John xx. 17.
[3732] cf. § 12, 13.
[3733] Mark xvi. 9.
[3734] Matt. xxviii. 11b.
[3735] The Vat. ms. has a form that is distinctively plural. The Borg. ms. uses, with a plural adjective, the form found in § 52, 43. In the next verse the relation of the mss. is reversed.
[3736] Matt. xxviii. 12.
[3737] Matt. xxviii. 13.
[3738] Matt. xxviii. 14.
[3739] Matt. xxviii. 15.
[3740] John xx. 18.
[3741] Matt. xxviii. 8b.
[3742] The word first is less correctly spelled in Borg. ms.
[3743] The Vat. ms. omits women and to inform his disciples.
[3744] Informis dual and masc. in the ms., while the other verbs and pronouns are plural and feminine.
[3745] The Vat. ms. omits women and to inform his disciples.
[3746] Matt. xxviii. 9.
[3747] Matt. xxviii. 10.
[3748] Luke xxiv. 9.
[3749] Mark xvi. 10b.
[3750] Luke xxiv. 10.
[3751] Mark xvi. 11.
[3752] Luke xxiv. 11a.
[3753] Mark xvi. 12a; Luke xxiv. 13b.
[3754] Lit. mils.
[3755] Luke xxiv. 14.
[3756] Luke xxiv. 15.
[3757] Luke xxiv. 16.
[3758] Luke xxiv. 17.
[3759] Luke xxiv. 18.
[3760] Luke xxiv. 19.
[3761] Luke xxiv. 20.
[3762] Borg. ms., to judgement and.
[3763] Luke xxiv. 21.
[3764] Borg. ms. omits all.
[3765] Luke xxiv. 22.
[3766] Luke xxiv. 23.
[3767] Masc. Plural.
[3768] Luke xxiv. 24.
[3769] Luke xxiv. 25.
[3770] Luke xxiv. 26.
[3771] Luke xxiv. 27.
[3772] Luke xxiv. 28.
[3773] Luke xxiv. 29.
[3774] cf. § 50, 36, note.
[3775] Luke xxiv. 30.
[3776] Luke xxiv. 31.
[3777] Vat. ms. omits this clause.
[3778] Luke xxiv. 32.
[3779] Luke xxiv. 33.
[3780] Luke xxiv. 34.
[3781] Luke xxiv. 35.
[3782] Mark xvi. 13.
Section LIV.
[1] [3783] And while they talked together, [3784] the evening of that day arrived which was the First-day; and the doors were shut where the disciples were, because of the fear of the [2] Jews; [3785] and Jesus came and stood among them, and said unto them, Peace be with you: I am he; fear not. [3786] But they were agitated, and became afraid, and supposed that they [3] saw a spirit. [3787] Jesus said unto them, Why are ye agitated? and why do thoughts rise [4] [Arabic, p. 205] in [3788] your hearts? [3789] See my hands and my feet, that I am he: feel me, and know that a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me having that. [5] [3790] And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and his feet and his side. [3791] [6] [3792] And they were until this time unbelieving, from their joy and their wonder. He [7] said unto them, Have ye anything here to eat? [3793] And they gave him a portion of broiled fish and of honey. [3794] [3795] And he took it, and ate before them.
[8] [3796] And he said unto them, These are the sayings which I spake unto you, while I was with you, that [3797] everything must be fulfilled, which is written in the law of [9] Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me. [3798] Then opened he their [10] heart, that they might understand the scriptures; and he said unto them, [3799] Thus it is written, and thus it is necessary [3800] that the Messiah suffer, and rise from among the [11] dead on the third day; [3801] and that repentance unto the forgiveness of sins be preached [12] in his name among all the peoples; and the beginning shall be from Jerusalem. [3802] And [13] ye shall be witnesses of that. And I send unto you the promise of my Father. [3803] And [14] when the disciples heard that, they were glad. [3804] And Jesus said unto them again, [15] Peace be with you: as my Father hath sent me, I also send you. [3805] And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit: [16] [3806] and if ye forgive sins to any man, they shall be forgiven him; and if ye retain them against any man, they shall be retained.
[17] [3807] But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Thama, was not there with the disciples [18] when Jesus came. [3808] The disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen our Lord. But he said unto them, If I do not see in his hands the places of the nails, and put on them my fingers, and pass my hand over his side, I will not believe.
[19] [3809] And after eight days, on the next First-day, the disciples were assembled again within, and Thomas with them. And Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood [20] [Arabic, p. 206] in the midst, and said unto them, Peace be with you. [3810] And he said to Thomas, Bring hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and bring hither [21] thy hand, and spread it on my side: and be not unbelieving, but believing. [3811] Thomas [22] answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. [3812] Jesus said unto him, Now since thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen me, and have believed.
[23] [3813] And many other signs did Jesus before his disciples, and they are they which [24] are not written in this book: [3814] but these that [3815] are written also are that ye may believe in Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God; and that when ye have believed, ye may have in his name eternal life.