The End of Judas
Des Morgens aber
Recitative
•Evangelist, Judas, Chief Priests
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No. 41a-cpart_48Evangelist
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying:
Judas
I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood.
Evangelist
And they said:
Chief Priests
What is that to us? see thou to that.
Evangelist
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
German
English
Evangelist
Des Morgens aber hielten alle Hohenpriester und die Ältesten des Volks einen Rat über Jesum, dass sie ihn töteten. Und banden ihn, führeten ihn hin und überantworteten ihn dem Landpfleger Pontius Pilatus. Da das sah Judas, der ihn verraten hatte, dass er verdammt war zum Tode, gereuete es ihn und brachte herwieder die dreißig Silberlinge den Hohenpriestern und Ältesten und sprach:
Evangelist
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying:
Judas
Ich habe übel getan, dass ich unschuldig Blut verraten habe.
Judas
I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood.
Evangelist
Sie sprachen:
Evangelist
And they said:
Hohenpriester
Was geht uns das an? Da siehe du zu!
Chief Priests
What is that to us? see thou to that.
Evangelist
Und er warf die Silberlinge in den Tempel, hub sich davon, ging hin und erhängete sich.
Evangelist
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
Modern adaptation
In the morning, the Council condemns Jesus and sends him to Pilate. Judas regrets his betrayal and returns the money: 'I have betrayed innocent blood!' The priests respond coldly: 'Not our problem.' Judas throws the money away and hangs himself.
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