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If they had a language, they have forgotten it.

And they have not learned ours.

They have never been able to write.

They do not believe in God.

They do not have religious feasts.

They live in misery and

are very superstitious.

By the way, you should not

gallop near his cabin.

They get scared.

I do not know why.

And now, let's go for a walk.

- You ride horses?

- Yes.

The horses are ready. And remember:

do not gallop near the cabin.

I can not believe

that all this is mine

Here, apart from the pure air, and these

infinite trees, there is nothing special.

And not to mention women!

I've seen a tailcoat in your suitcase.

I assure you that here

you will not need it

I did not warn you

in the hotel not to scare you.

Here there is no more

than sheep and pigs.

My foreman has many.

Nature, my friend, is a

beautiful solitude hard to get.

A finch!

A bittern? They live here?

A goldfinch.

Sings beautifully.

Why are you stopping? Come on!

Your bathroom is ready, sir.

Do everything he asks you to do.

Bye!

Bye!

Come here!

Drink.

This is how it is written

in the book of the prophet Isaiah.

I send you my messenger.

He will prepare the way for you.

I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness.

Make straight the way of the Lord.

People went out to him from all

of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea.

Confessing their sins, they were

baptized by him in the Jordan River.

John wore clothing made of camel's hair,

with a leather belt around his waist,

and he ate locusts and wild honey.

And he began to proclaim:

After me will come One more powerful than I,

the straps of whose sandals

I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

I baptize you with water.

He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

Your tea, sir.

Your tea, sir.

Serve yourselves.

Sir, can you read us

what you've read us yesterday?

Of course.

As soon as Jesus got out of the boat,

a man with an unclean spirit met Him.

He had been living in the tombs

and could no longer be restrained.

Though he was often bound with chains and shackles,

he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles.

Now no one had the strength to subdue him.

Night and day in the tombs

and in the mountains.

He kept crying out

and cutting himself with stones.

When the man saw Jesus from a distance,

he ran and fell on his knees before Him.

And he shouted in a loud voice

"What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?"

I beg You before God

not to torture me.

For Jesus had already declared,

"Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!"

"What is your name?"

Jesus asked.

My name is Legion, he replied,

for we are many"

And he begged Jesus repeatedly

not to send them out of that region.

There on the nearby hillside

a large herd of pigs was feeding.

Send us to the pigs,

so that we may enter them.

He gave them permission.

And the unclean spirits came out

and went into the pigs.

And the herd of about two thousand

rushed down the steep bank into the sea.

Bring a horse, please,

I want to ride a while.

Yes sir.

- Your tea, sir.

- Thank you.

Serve yourelves.

Early in the morning, the chief priests

and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan.

They bound Jesus, led Him away,

and handed Him over to Pilate.

So Pilate questioned Him,

Are You the King of the Jews?

You have said so,

Jesus replied.

And the chief priests began

to accuse Him of many things.

Then Pilate questioned Him again,

Do You not answer?"

But to Pilates amazement,

Jesus made no further reply.

It was Pilates custom at the feast

to release a prisoner of people's choosing.

And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned

who had committed murder during the insurrection.

Do you want me to release to you

the King of the Jews? Pilate asked.

But the chief priests stirred up

the crowd to have him release Barabbas.

So Pilate asked them again,

What then do you want me to do with the King of the Jews?

And they shouted back,

Crucify Him!

Why? asked Pilate.

What has He done wrong?

But they shouted all the louder,

Crucify Him!

And wishing to satisfy the crowd,

Pilate released Barabbas to them.

But he had Jesus flogged,

and handed Him over to be crucified.

Your name...

I do not even know your name.

Your name...

Sir, is it true that Jesus

died to redeem men?

Yes, to save them from hell.

And what is hell?

It is an underground place where

the souls burn eternally.

And those who crucified him...

were they saved too?

Yes.

Read us how it ends.

Then the soldiers led Jesus into the palace

and called the whole company together.

They dressed Him in a purple robe

and set a crown of thorns on His head.

And they began to salute Him:

Hail, King of the Jews!

They kept striking His head with a staff

and spitting on Him.

And they knelt down

and bowed before Him.

After they had mocked Him,

they removed the purple robe.

They put His own clothes on Him

and led Him out to crucify Him.

The water is going down.

Almost there.

Almost there.

Give us your blessing, sir.

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