Barclay Newman, a translator on the teams for both the Good News Bible and the Contemporary English Version, translated passages of the New Testament into English and published them in 2014, “in a publication brief enough to be non-threatening, yet long enough to be taken seriously, and interesting enough to appeal to believers and un-believers alike.” The following is the translation of Luke 22:47-53:

Before Jesus stopped speaking, a crowd came up,
       led by Judas, one of his closest followers.
Judas walked over and greeted Jesus with a kiss,
       and Jesus asked, “Is this kiss an act of betrayal?”
The other followers realized what was happening,
       and they shouted, “Lord, should we attack with a sword?”
One of them even drew a sword and cut off
       the right ear of the high priest’s servant.

“Enough of this!” shouted Jesus.
              Then he touched and healed the severed ear.
To the chief priests and the other religious authorities
       who had come to arrest him, Jesus said:
              “Why have you come out with swords and clubs,
                     as though I were a criminal?
              Day after day I was with you in the temple,
                     and you didn’t arrest me then.
              But for the moment,
                     you and the power of darkness are in control.”