28. And they stripped him and put a royal scarlet robe on him, and,
29. After weaving a keter of thorns, they placed it on his head and put a reed in his right hand, and they fell down before him and mocked him saying, Hail, Melech HaYehudim!
30. And they spat on Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and took the reed and began to beat him on the head.
31. And after they had made leitzonus (mockery) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, they took off his robe and put his garments on him, and led him away to hang him on HAETZ.
32. And as they were coming out, they found a man from Cyrene named Shimon, whom they pressed into service to bear Moshiach's Etz.
33. And when they had come to a place called Gulgolta, which means place of a skull,
34. They gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And, after tasting it, he was unwilling to drink.
35. When they had hanged Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach on HAETZ, they divided up Moshiach's garments among themselves, casting lots;
36. And, sitting down, they began to keep watch over him there.
37. They put up above his head the charge against him which read, THIS IS YEHOSHUA, MELECH HAYEHUDIM.
38. At that time, two shodedim were each hanged on his own etz with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, one on the right and one on the left.
39. And those passing by were hurling insults at Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, wagging their heads,
40. And saying, You who are going to cause the churban (destruction) of the Beis Hamikdash and rebuild it in shloshah yamim (three days), save yourself! If you are the Ben HaElohim, come down from HAETZ (the Tree).
41. Likewise, also the Rashei Hakohanim along with the Sofrim and Zekenim, were mocking him, and saying,