And in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Yehuḏ
And it came to be in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus for all the world to be registered.
And having bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
And having said this, the sovereign stood up, as well as the governor and Bernike and those sitting with them,
But after two years had passed Porcius Festus succeeded Felix. And wishing to do the Yehuḏ
Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
“For truly, in this city there were gathered together against Your set-apart Servant יהושע, whom You anointed, both Herodes and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and the people of Yisra’ĕ
And Pilate pronounced sentence that what they asked should be done.
And Herodes the district ruler heard of all that was done by Him, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that Yoḥ
And Herodes the district ruler, being reproved by him concerning Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the wicked deeds which Herodes did,
For Herodes himself had sent and seized Yoḥ
For Herodes had arrested Yoḥ
At that time Herodes the district ruler heard the report about יהושע,
“The sceptre shall not turn aside from Yehuḏ
But as Herodes’ birthday was being held, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herodes,
“Then say to us, what do You think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
And a suitable day came when Herodes on his birthday gave a feast for his great men, and the high officers, and the chief men of Galil.
On the same day there came certain Pharisees, saying to Him, “Get out and go from here, for Herodes wishes to kill You.”