43. Haec cum dixisset, voce 43. When he had said these
magna clamavit: Lazare veni things, he cried with a loud
foras. voice: Lazarus, come forth.
44. Et statim prodiit qui 44. And presently he that had
fuerat mortuus, ligatus pedes been dead came forth, bound
et manus institis, et facies feet and hands with winding‐
illius sudario erat ligata. bands, and his face was bound
Dixit eis Iesus: Solvite eum, about with a napkin. Jesus
et sinite abire. said to them: Loose him and
let him go.
45. Multi ergo ex Iudaeis qui 45. Many therefore of the Jews
venerant ad Mariam et Martham; who were come to Mary and
et viderant quae fecit Iesus, Martha, and had seen the
crediderunt in eum. things that Jesus did,
believed in him.
46. Quidam autem ex ipsis 46. But some of them went to
abierunt ad pharisaeos, et the Pharisees, and told them
dixerunt eis quae fecit Iesus. the things that Jesus had
done.
47. Collegerunt ergo 47. The chief priests
pontifices et pharisaei therefore and the Pharisees
concilium et dicebant: Quid gathered a council, and said:
facimus, quia hic homo multa What do we, for this man doth
signa facit? many miracles?
48. Si dimittimus eum sic, 48. If we let him alone so,
omnes credent in eum: et all will believe in him, and
venient Romani, et tollent the Romans will come, and take
nostrum locum, et gentem. away our place and nation.
48. They dreaded lest the Romans, fearing He should become king, should
come and destroy their temple and nation.
49. Unus autem ex ipsis 49. But one of them named
Caiphas nomine, cum esset Caiphas, being the high‐priest
pontifex anni illius, dixit that year, said to them: You
eis: Vos nescitis quidquam. know nothing.
50. Nec cogitatis quia expedit 50. Neither do you consider
vobis ut unus moriatur homo that it is expedient for you
pro populo, et non tota gens that one man should die for
pereat. the people, and that the whole
nation perish not.
51. Hoc autem a semetipso non 51. And this he spoke not of
dixit: sed cum esset pontifex himself: but being the high‐
anni illius, prophetavit quod priest of that year, he
Iesus moriturus erat pro prophesied that Jesus should
gente. die for the nation.
52. Et non tantum pro gente, 52. And not only for the
sed ut filios Dei, qui erant nation, but to gather together
dispersi, congregaret in unum. in one the children of God,
that were dispersed.
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