From Johannes-Passion, H 793
Composer |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
|---|---|
Length |
12 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Evangelist |
Evangelist |
Jesus spricht zu ihnen: |
Jesus saith unto them: |
Jesus |
Jesus |
Ich bin’s. |
I am he. |
Evangelist |
Evangelist |
Judas aber, der ihn verriet, stund auch bei ihnen. Als nun Jesus zu ihnen sprach: Ich bin’s, wichen sie zurücke und fielen zu Boden. Da fragte er sie abermal: |
And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. Then asked he them again: |
Jesus |
Jesus |
Wen suchet ihr? |
Whom seek ye? |
Evangelist |
Evangelist |
Sie aber sprachen: |
And they said: |
Translation © 2018 by Ruth B. Libbey |
Biblical passages taken from the King James Version.