Matthew 28 - Donald Lawrence

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 14 January 2007, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

DESTROY THIS-self TEMPLE, HAPPEN? THREE-DAYS LATER ME RESURRECT WILL. (3x)

SUNDAY EARLY-MORNING, JEWISH REST DAY SET-ASIDE, M-A-R-Y M-A-G-D-A-L-E-N-E AND OTHER M-A-R-Y VISIT JESUS GRAVE.

HIT* EARTHQUAKE AWFUL CAUSE EVERYTHING OVERTURN. (2x)

WHY? LORD HIS-rt ANGEL LEAVE HEAVEN ARRIVE EARTH. (3x)

GRAVE INSIDE MOUNTAIN HAVE STONE ROUND CLOSE. ANGEL ROLL-BACK-ON-TRACK.

ANGEL HIS-ctr FACE BRIGHT LIKE LIGHTNING AND HIS-ctr CLOTHES WHITE LIKE SNOW. (3x)

SOLDIER THEY-lf PROTECT GRAVE SCARED*, TREMBLE FALL-OVER LOOK~LIKE DEAD.

ANGEL SAY, (role play from rt) SCARED* DON'T. (3x)

ME KNOW-THAT TWO-OF-YOU SEARCH JESUS RECENTLY CRUCIFIED. HE-lf NOT HERE. (4x)

WHY? HE-lf RESURRECT LIKE PROMISE. SAY-#YES. SEE PLACE JESUS LIE"over time" BEFORE.

REMEMBER JESUS PROMISE IN G-A-L-I-L-E-E. ME RISE, ME RISE AGAIN WILL. (4x)

ALLELUIA! (3x)

AMEN (6x).


Notes: THIS-self - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

TEMPLE - T-CHURCH.

RESURRECT - GET-UP.

(3x) - These indicate how many times to repeat that paragraph.

SET-ASIDE - (2h)[B], POs > DS, with DH higher, palms are pressed against imaginary wall that is pushed to one side.

CAUSE - (2h)[S] are held at the chest as if holding a rope and move forward while opening to (2h)[5]. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - cause.

OVERTURN - (2h)[5:], POs ><, FOs away, DH is held over NDH, and the hands twist and NDH ends up above DH.

ANGEL - (2h)[B^] touch FTs to shoulders, then arms extended and bent move slightly as if flying gently.

ROUND - CIRCLE.

ROLL-BACK-ON-TRACK - Imagine a round disk that rolls along a track in the ground and roll it to open the cave.

TREMBLE - (2h)[1^], POs down, FOs away, hands vibrate from side to side symmetrically to show legs shaking.

FALL-OVER - [V] is placed as if someone is standing and then falls over to the side.

DON'T - (2h)[B], POs down, cross at wrists, then uncross moving horizontally and emphatically. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - don't.

KNOW-THAT - Starts like KNOW but twists and descends, looking almost like DON'T-KNOW except the hand twists down at the end.

CRUCIFIED - Pinky side of [S] is "driven" into palm of [B], PO away, FO up, then vice versa. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - crucify.

SAY-#YES - [Y], PO away, FO up, nods while closing to an [S].

RISE - Same as RESURRECT or GET-UP.

ALLELUIA! - CLAP-HANDS~CELEBRATE + open hands into (2h)[5] while lifting.

AMEN - (2h)[B], FOs up, are pressed together and brought down in a long, deliberate motion. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Amen.

Lyrics:

Destroy this temple and in three days, I will raise it up (3x)

Early Sunday morning as the noon day was dawning,
Came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to the tomb.

Behold!!! There was a great earthquake! (2x)

For the angel of the Lord descended from Heaven
The angel of the Lord descended from Heaven (3x)

And rolled, rolled
And rolled,
Back the stone.

His countenance was like lightening and his raiment was as white as snow. (3x)

And for fear of Him the keepers did shake and became as dead men.

Fear not. (3x)

For I know ye seek Jesus who was crucified.
He is not here (4x)

For He has risen as he said.
Yeah!
See the place where the Lord lay.
Remember how He said while He was yet in Galilee

I’ll rise, I’ll rise, Again (4x)

Alleluia (3x)

Amen (6x)

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