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Then Judas -- he who delivered him up -- having seen that he was condemned, having repented, brought back the thirty silverlings to the chief priests, and to the elders, saying,

`I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, `What -- to us? thou shalt see!'

and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.

And the chief priests having taken the silverlings, said, `It is not lawful to put them to the treasury, seeing it is the price of blood;'

and having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter, for the burial of strangers;

therefore was that field called, `Field of blood,' unto this day.

Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, `And I took the thirty silverlings, the price of him who hath been priced, whom they of the sons of Israel did price,

10 and gave them for the field of the potter, as the Lord did appoint to me.'

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