We owe a lot to you. We don’t want to see dishonor brought on you. So we’re sending this letter to tell you what is going on.

我们既食御盐，不忍见王吃亏，因此奏告于王。

如今，我们吃的盐既然全是宫廷的盐，就不忍见王吃亏，因此奏告于王，

如今，我们吃的盐既然全是宫廷的盐，就不忍见王吃亏，因此奏告于王，

我们既食王禄，就不能坐视王遭受损失，因此上奏于王。

现在我们既食王家的盐，不该见王受剥夺，因此上奏禀告王，

我們既食御鹽，不忍見王吃虧，因此奏告於王。

如今，我們吃的鹽既然全是宮廷的鹽，就不忍見王吃虧，因此奏告於王，

如今，我們吃的鹽既然全是宮廷的鹽，就不忍見王吃虧，因此奏告於王，

我們既食王祿，就不能坐視王遭受損失，因此上奏於王。

現在我們既食王家的鹽，不該見王受剝奪，因此上奏稟告王，

如今呢、我們喫的鹽既是朝廷的鹽，自不該見王白受剝奪，故此我們送上呈文來稟知王，

我儕既食宮鹽、不宜見王受辱、故奏於王、

臣食君祿、見民凌上、不敢不言、故遣人奏王、

臣既食禦鹽、不宜不宜或作不忍見王受損、故遣人奏王、

Now since we are under obligation to the palace and it is not proper for us to see the king dishonored, we are sending this message to inform the king,

Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king,

“ Since we are your loyal subjects and do not want to see the king dishonored in this way, we have sent the king this information.

Since we have taken an oath of loyalty to the king, and it is not right for us to witness his dishonor, we have sent to inform the king

Now because we are in the service of the palace, and it is not fitting for us to see the king’s shame, for this reason we have sent word and informed the king,

Now because we receive support from the palace, it was not proper for us to see the king’s dishonor; therefore we have sent and informed the king,

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

Since we have taken an oath of loyalty to the king, and it is not right for us to witness his dishonor, we have sent to inform the king

Now because we have maintenance from[ the king’s] palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

In light of the fact that we are loyal to the king, and since it does not seem appropriate to us that the king should sustain damage, we are sending the king this information

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have sent and informed the king,

My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.

From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free. But the Jewish leaders kept shouting,“ If you let this man go, you are not Caesar’s friend! Anyone who claims to be a king is against Caesar!”When Pilate heard that, he brought Jesus out. Pilate sat down on the judge’s seat. It was at a place called the Stone Walkway. In the Aramaic language it was called Gabbatha.It was about noon on Preparation Day in Passover Week.“ Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.But they shouted,“ Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”“ Should I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.“ We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.

“ Why wasn’t this perfume sold? Why wasn’t the money given to poor people? It was worth a year’s pay.”He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor. He said it because he was a thief. Judas was in charge of the money bag. He used to help himself to what was in it.