The ropes of death were almost wrapped around me. A destroying flood swept over me.

曾有死亡的绳索缠绕我，匪类的急流使我惊惧，

死亡的绳索勒住我，毁灭的急流惊吓我，

死亡的绳索勒住我，毁灭的急流惊吓我，

死亡的锁链曾缠住我，罪恶的狂流曾淹没我。

死亡的绳索环绕我，毁灭的急流淹没了我。

死亡的绳索缠绕我，险恶的急流惊扰我；

曾有死亡的繩索纏繞我，匪類的急流使我驚懼，

死亡的繩索勒住我，毀滅的急流驚嚇我，

死亡的繩索勒住我，毀滅的急流驚嚇我，

死亡的鎖鏈曾纏住我，罪惡的狂流曾淹沒我。

死亡的繩索環繞我，毀滅的急流淹沒了我。

死亡的繩索曾環繞着我；毁滅的急流衝擊着我；

死亡的繩索纏繞我，險惡的急流驚擾我；

死亡之繩索縛我、匪勢之衝激怖我、

欲殺我者、若絆之繞兮、余懼惡人、譬彼行潦兮、

死亡之苦難、如繩索纏繞我、匪類如波濤驚駭我、

悲我身之遭厄兮。求恩主之矜憐。竟脫我於虎口兮。信慈惠之無邊。

The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me;

The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.

The ropes of death were wrapped around me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

The ropes of death encompassed me, And the torrents of destruction terrified me.

The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

The ropes of death were wrapped around me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

The ropes of death were wrapped around me. The horrors of the grave came over me. I was overcome by sadness and sorrow.

In fact, we felt as if we were under the sentence of death. But that happened so that we would not depend on ourselves but on God. He raises the dead to life.

Pilate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere. Instead, the crowd was starting to get angry. So he took water and washed his hands in front of them.“ I am not guilty of this man’s death,” he said.“ You are accountable for that!”All the people answered,“ Put the blame for his death on us and our children!”

“ The waves of death were all around me. A destroying flood swept over me.The ropes of the grave were tight around me. Death set its trap in front of me.

He said,“ When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord. And he answered me. When I was deep in the place of the dead, I called out for help. And you listened to my cry.You threw me deep into the Mediterranean Sea. I was deep down in its waters. They were all around me. All your rolling waves were sweeping over me.I said,‘ I have been driven away from you. But I will look again toward your holy temple in Jerusalem.’I had almost drowned in the waves. The deep waters were all around me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head.I sank down to the bottom of the mountains. I thought I had died and gone down into the grave forever. But you are the Lord my God. You brought my life up from the very edge of the pit of death.“ When my life was nearly over, I remembered you, Lord. My prayer rose up to you. It reached you in your holy temple in heaven.

Many enemies are all around me. They are like strong bulls from the land of Bashan.They are like roaring lions that tear to pieces what they kill. They open their mouths wide to attack me.

A group of sinful people has closed in on me. They are all around me like a pack of dogs. They have pierced my hands and my feet.

While Jesus was still speaking, Judas arrived. He was one of the 12 disciples. A large crowd was with him. They were carrying swords and clubs. The chief priests and the elders of the people had sent them.

People looked down on him. They didn’t accept him. He knew all about pain and suffering. He was like someone people turn their faces away from. We looked down on him. We didn’t have any respect for him.He suffered the things we should have suffered. He took on himself the pain that should have been ours. But we thought God was punishing him. We thought God was wounding him and making him suffer.

The people will be filled with terror. Pain and suffering will grab hold of them. They will groan with pain like a woman having a baby. They’ll look at one another in terror. Their faces will burn with shame.

They would have been like a flood that drowned us. They would have swept over us like a rushing river.

He took Peter, James and John along with him. He began to be very upset and troubled.“ My soul is very sad. I feel close to death,” he said to them.“ Stay here. Keep watch.”

Those who passed by shouted at Jesus and made fun of him. They shook their headsand said,“ So you are going to destroy the temple and build it again in three days? Then save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders made fun of him.“ He saved others,” they said.“ But he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross! Then we will believe in him.He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him. He’s the one who said,‘ I am the Son of God.’ ”In the same way the rebels who were being crucified with Jesus also made fun of him.

The whole city was stirred up. People came running from all directions. They grabbed Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Right away the temple gates were shut.

At that time Jesus spoke to the crowd.“ Am I leading a band of armed men against you?” he asked.“ Do you have to come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courtyard teaching. And you didn’t arrest me.

Then he said to them,“ My soul is very sad. I feel close to death. Stay here. Keep watch with me.”He went a little farther. Then he fell with his face to the ground. He prayed,“ My Father, if it is possible, take this cup of suffering away from me. But let what you want be done, not what I want.”