§345εἰωθότα ἐπεθορύβησεν, ἔργου εἴχοντο οἱ παρεσκευασμένοι κροτοῦντές τε καὶ τὴν ἱερωσύνην τὴν κοινὴν τῆς Ἀσίας ἀνατιθέντες μοι καὶ τὸν δῆμον ἐσπάσαντο οὐ χαλεπῶς.
(the people) raised their accustomed acclaim, and those who had been prepared set to work, both applauding and offering me the common priesthood of Asia, and they won over the people without difficulty.
καὶ ἅμα αἱ ἀρχαὶ περιίσταντό με ἄλλος ἄλλοθεν ἐπαινῶν καὶ βοῶν καὶ πρὸς τὸν δῆμον τῇ παρακλήσει φιλοτιμούμενοι.
And at the same time the magistrates surrounded me, one from one side and one from another, praising and shouting, vying with one another in their appeal to the people.
ἐγεγόνει δέ μοι σημεῖα ἐξ ὀνειράτων λαμπρὰ καὶ ἐπιφανῆ, οἷς ἐθάρρουν καὶ πάνυ.
And there had occurred to me bright and manifest signs from dreams, by which I was very encouraged.
λόγον δʼ αἰτήσας οὕτως ἔπεισα ὥστε ὁ δῆμος ταύτης μὲν ἀπέστη τῆς ἀξιώσεως, ἐψηφίζετο δέ μοι τὴν ἱερωσύνην τοῦ Ἀσκληπιοῦ μάλα φαιδρῶς ἅπας, ἔτι δʼ ἦν ἐν κατασκευῇ τότε ὁ νεὼς ὁ πρὸς τῷ ἔξω λιμένι.
Having asked to speak, I persuaded them so that the people desisted from this demand, but they all very cheerfully voted for me the priesthood of Asclepius; and the temple by the outer harbor was still under construction at that time.
καὶ οἶδα εὐδοκιμήσας οἷς ἀπεκρινάμην· ἔφην γὰρ ὡς οὐδὲν οὔτε μεῖζον οὔτε ἔλαττον οἷόν τʼ εἴη πράττειν μοι ἄνευ τοῦ θεοῦ, οὔτʼ οὖν αὐτὸ τὸ ἱερᾶσθαι νομίζειν ἐξεῖναι πρότερον, πρὶν ἂν αὐτοῦ πύθωμαι τοῦ θεοῦ.
And I know that I gained repute by my answer; for I said that it was not possible for me to do anything either greater or lesser without the god, nor indeed to think it permitted to be a priest beforehand, until I had inquired of the god himself.
οἱ δʼ ἐθαύμασάν τε καὶ συνεχώρουν.
And they wondered and agreed.
γενομένων δὲ τούτων εὐδοξία καὶ ζῆλος ἦν ἐπὶ ταῖς δημηγορίαις, καὶ οὐδὲν δεῖν ᾤμην ἔτι πραγμάτων.
When these things had happened, there was great glory and envy at my public speeches, and I thought that I no longer had need of any troubles.
ὁ δὲ θεὸς οὔ τί που εἴα πέρας τοῦτο ἔχειν, ὁ δʼ ἐγχειρίδιον ἔχει ὑπὸ μάλης.
But the god indeed did not allow this to be the end; he has a dagger under his armpit.
καὶ συμβαίνει μετὰ τοῦτο συνέδρους μὲν ἐξιέναι Σμυρναίων εἰς Φρυγίαν ἄνω καὶ μέλλειν φέρειν τοὐμὸν ὄνομα ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ τῷ κοινῷ, προαισθέσθαι δέ με καὶ πέμψαι τὸν τροφέα τὸν Ζώσιμον· καὶ γίγνομαι τρίτος ἢ τέταρτος τῇ χειροτονίᾳ.
And after this it happened that the councilors of Smyrna departed for upper Phrygia, intending to bring forward my name in the common council, but that I perceived it beforehand and sent my foster-father Zosimus; and I became third or fourth in the election.
μετὰ ταῦτα ἔφεσις, κλῆσις ἡγεμόνος, κλῆσις τοῦ σωτῆρος εἰς Πέργαμον· διέτριβον δʼ ἐν τῷ χωρίῳ τῷ εἰωθότι τοῦτον ἤδη τὸν χρόνον αὐτοῦ γε πέμψαντος.
After these things there was an appeal, a summons by the governor, and a summons by the Savior to Pergamum; and I was spending time in my accustomed place already at this time, since he himself had sent me.
δευτέρᾳ δʼ ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ ὡρμήθην ἀπαντᾷ μοι ὁ κομίζων τὴν ἐπιστολὴν τοῦ ἡγεμόνος.
On the second day after I had set out, the bearer of the governor's letter met me.
καὶ ἐπειδὴ ἀνέγνων τὰ γράμματα, ἀλλὰ προκέκλημαί τε, ἔφην, ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ θέοντα ἐπεγείρεις.
And when I read the letter, I said, "But I have been summoned beforehand by the god, and you urge on one who is already running.
τί δεῖ διατρίβειν; ἀφείθην γὰρ πάντων πραγμάτων ἐν περιόδῳ τῶν ναῶν τῶν ἐν Ἀσκληπιοῦ.
Why is it necessary to delay?" For I was released from all troubles during the circuit of the temples in the sanctuary of Asclepius.
οὕτω πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἔσχεν ὁ ἡγεμών· οἶμαι δʼ οὐκ ἐκεῖνος μᾶλλόν τι ἢ ὁ τῷ ὄντι καὶ καθάπαξ ἡγεμών.
In this way the governor was disposed toward us; but I think not he so much as the one who is truly and once and for all governor.
ὅμοιον δὲ τούτῳ καὶ τὸ πρῶτον ἁπάντων τούτων γενόμενον.
And similar to this was also the first of all these things to happen.
χωρίον ἐστὶ Λανεῖον οὐ πόρρω τοῦ ἱεροῦ τοῦ Διὸς, οὗ κἀν τοῖς ἄνω λόγοις ἐμεμνήμην τοῦ ἱεροῦ.
There is a place, Laneion, not far from the sanctuary of Zeus, of which sanctuary I made mention also in the previous accounts.
τοῦτο τὸ χωρίον §346πριαμένων ἐμοὶ τῶν ἐμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς διατριβῆς τῆς ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ ἐσφετερίζοντο Μυσῶν τινες, πολλὰ καὶ παντοῖα τὸ μὲν πρῶτον λέγοντες, ἔπειτα καὶ πράττοντες ἤδη.
This place when my relatives had bought it for me during my stay in Egypt, some of the Mysians tried to usurp, saying many and various things at first, and then already acting.
ὡς γὰρ ἀπέγνωσαν αὑτοὺς, ἵνα μὴ κατʼ ἐμαυτοῦ λέγω τὸ βλάσφημον, ἀθροίσαντες ὡς ἠδύναντο πλείστους οἰκέτας ἅμα καὶ μισθωτοὺς, ἐπῆλθον μεθʼ ὅπλων ἁπάντων· ἔπειθʼ οἱ μὲν αὐτῶν ἄπωθεν ἠκόντιζον καὶ ἐσφενδόνων λίθοις καὶ βώλοις, οἱ δʼ εἰς χεῖρας ᾔεσαν, οἱ δʼ ἐνεβάτευον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν καὶ τοῖς ἔνδον ἐχρῶντο ὡς οὖσιν ἑαυτῶν· πάντα δʼ ἦν ταραχῆς μεστὰ καὶ τραυμάτων.
For when they desisted from hope—lest I say what is of ill omen against myself—having assembled as many servants and hired men as they could, they came upon us with all weapons; and then some of them from a distance threw javelins and slung stones and clods of earth, while others came to close quarters, and others forced their way into the house and used the things inside as if they were their own; and everything was full of confusion and wounds.
ἀγγελθέντων δὲ τούτων εἰς Πέργαμον εἶχον μὲν οὕτως τὸ σῶμα ὥστε ἀναπνεῖν μόλις· ἀγορὰ δʼ ἦν δικῶν· ὅ τι δὲ χρήσομαι ἠπόρουν.
When these things were reported to Pergamum, my body was in such a state that I could scarcely breathe; and it was the season for the law courts; and I was at a loss what to do.
ὁ δὲ θεὸς τήν τε πρόσοδον ἐξεῦρε τὴν πρὸς τὸν ἡγεμόνα καὶ τὸν καιρὸν παρεσκεύασε.
But the god both found the way of approach to the governor and prepared the opportunity.
καὶ τὸ μὲν ἀκροτελεύτιον τῶν ὀνειράτων Ἀδριανὸς ἦν ὁ αὐτοκράτωρ ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, περιέπων τέ με ἄρτι γνώριμον αὐτῷ γεγονότα καὶ ὑποτιθεὶς ἐλπίδας μεγάλας.
And the very end of the dreams was the Emperor Hadrian in the court of the sanctuary, treating me with care as one who had just become known to him and suggesting great hopes.
τὸ δὲ συμβὰν εὐθὺς ἐπὶ τῇ ὄψει ταύτῃ τόδε.
And the event that occurred immediately upon this vision was this.
ἧκον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν οὕτως ὅπως οἷός τʼ ἦν· καί μου διατρίβοντος ἔτι αὐτόθι ὁ ἡγεμὼν Ἰουλιανὸς ἐπέρχεται καὶ σὺν αὐτῷ Ῥουφῖνος.
I came to the sanctuary in such a way as I was able; and while I was still spending time there, the governor Julianus arrived and with him Rufinus.
γνοὺς δὲ ἐγὼ τὸν καιρὸν τῷ τε Ῥουφίνῳ φράζω τὸ πρᾶγμα καὶ τῷ Ἰουλιανῷ ἀναστρέφοντι προσέρχομαι, κατʼ αὐτόν πως ὃν εἶδον ὄναρ τὸν τόπον καὶ ὅσα τε αὐτῷ μοι καιρὸς ἦν εἶπον, καὶ ὁ Ῥουφῖνος προθυμίας οὐδὲν ἀπέλειπεν.
And I, having recognized the opportunity, explained the matter to Rufinus, and approached Julianus as he was returning, near the very place where I saw him in my dream, and said to him whatever I had opportunity to say, and Rufinus left nothing undone in his eagerness.
ὁ δʼ οὕτως ἔνθεος γίγνεται ὥστʼ εὐθὺς μὲν περιέβαλλεν, ὡς ἄν τις πάλαι φίλτατος, λαβόμενος δέ μου τῆς χειρὸς θαρρεῖν τε ἐκέλευε καὶ περὶ τὸν θεὸν ἔχειν, ταῦτα δὲ αὑτῷ μελήσειν· καὶ τέλος εἶπεν, οὐ μὴ ἡμῶν καταφρονήσωσι. γίγνεται δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ δικαστηρίου καὶ καλέσας τὴν δίκην καὶ λόγων οὐ πολλῶν ῥηθέντων ἠγανάκτησέ τε τοῖς γενομένοις καί τινα καὶ τῶν μετασχόντων τῆς ἐπιδρομῆς εἰς τὴν εἱρκτὴν ἐνέβαλε, καὶ τὸ χωρίον ἡμῖν ψηφίζεται, καὶ εἰσῄειμεν εἰς αὐτὸ ὑπὸ γραμμάτων· ὁπλῖται δὲ καὶ σφενδονῆται καὶ πάντα ἐκεῖνα ὑπεχώρει τῷ θεῷ.
And he became so inspired that he immediately embraced me, like someone who had been most dear for a long time, and taking my hand, bade me be of good courage and to attend to the god, and said that these things would be his concern; and finally he said, "They shall indeed not despise us." And it came before the court, and having called the case, and not many words having been spoken, he was indignant at what had happened and threw some of those who had taken part in the raid into prison, and decreed the place to us, and we entered into it under official letters; and the hoplites and slingers and all those threats retreated before the god.