§353ταῦτʼ ἦν παρὰ πᾶσαν τὴν ἡμέραν τε καὶ τὴν ὁδόν.
These things were so throughout the whole day and the journey.
μία τε οἷον ζώνη διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ἀέρος ἦγεν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν κατʼ αὐτῆς τῆς ὁδοῦ τεταμένη, σκέπην ἅμα καὶ φῶς ἔχουσα.
And a sort of single band through the entire atmosphere stretched along the road itself and led to the temple, providing both shelter and light.
καὶ πάμπολυ δὴ τῶν ἄλλων ἀποσπάσας ἦγον εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν, μεθʼ ἑνὸς ἀκολούθου σταδίους οὐκ ἔλαττον ἢ τριακοσίους διαδραμών.
Having distanced myself very far indeed from the others, I pushed on to the temple, running no less than three hundred stades with a single attendant.
καὶ ἦν μὲν τῆς ὥρας τὸ μετὰ λύχνους τοὺς ἱερούς· ἐν ὅσῳ δὲ τούς τε ὑπολειφθέντας ἐπανέμενον καὶ καταγωγὴ ἐπορίζετο, διέτριψα τούς τε νεὼς περιιὼν ὡς εἶχον ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ βαδίζων ἄνω καὶ κάτω περὶ τὸ ἱερόν.
The time of day was after the sacred lamps were lit; and while I was waiting for those who had been left behind and lodging was being provided, I spent the time walking around the temples just as I was from the road, and walking up and down around the sanctuary.
ἤδη δὲ βαθείας ἑσπέρας εὐπορήσας ὑπηρετῶν, αὐτόθι λουσάμενος ὑπὸ λαμπτῆρος ἀπὸ μικρᾶς πάνυ τροφῆς ἀνεπαυόμην.
Already late in the evening, having obtained a sufficiency of attendants, I bathed there by the light of a torch and rested after a very small meal.
καὶ μὴν τά γε ἄλλα σαφῶς ἐγίγνετο σὺν θεῷ σπουδῇ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ σύνοδοι κατὰ τοὺς λόγους καὶ δέος μὴ θᾶττον ἀπαλλαγείημεν.
Indeed, the other things too clearly happened with the god's help through the zeal of the people, and there were gatherings for my speeches, and a fear lest we should be parted too quickly.
ταυτὰ δὲ ταῦτα καὶ ὕστερον ὡς ἐν τῇ Σμύρνῃ ἐγενόμεθα.
These very same things happened also later when we arrived in Smyrna.
μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ πρὶν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἦσαν οἱ κατὰ τὴν φήμην ἀπαντῶντες, καὶ τῶν τε νέων οἱ γνωριμώτατοι σφᾶς αὐτοὺς ἐδίδοσαν καὶ τύπος τις ἤδη τεταγμένος διατριβῆς ἦν, καὶ διὰ πάντων ἡ κλῆσις ἠκριβοῦτο.
Or rather, even before we entered the city, there were people meeting us because of the rumor, and the most well-known of the young men offered themselves, and a certain fixed pattern of occupation was already established, and the invitation was made precise through all of them.
Αἰγυπτίου δέ τινος ἀνθρωπίσκου περὶ τὸν χρόνον τοῦτον εἰσκωμάσαντος εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ τῶν τε βουλευτῶν ἔστιν οὓς διαφθείραντος καί τισι τῶν πολλῶν καὶ ἰδιωτῶν δόξαν παραστήσαντος ὅτι καὶ πολιτεύσοιτο καὶ φιλοτιμίας θαυμαστὰς οἵας φιλοτιμήσοιτο ἀπὸ χρημάτων, εἰς τὸ θέατρον εἰσπηδῶντος ὅπως τύχοι, καὶ τοιαύτης αἰσχύνης κατεχούσης τὴν πόλιν, ᾔδειν μὲν οὐδʼ ὁτιοῦν τούτων ἐγὼ ἀλλʼ ἢ ὀψέ ποτε ἤκουσα, ἅτε καὶ κατʼ οἰκίαν τὰς συνουσίας πρὸς τοὺς ἐπιτηδείους ποιούμενος.
A certain insignificant Egyptian fellow having burst into the city around this time, and having corrupted some of the councilors, and having given some of the common and private citizens the impression that he would take part in public life and show wonderful generosity with his money, leaping into the theater as it happened, and such shame gripping the city, I knew absolutely nothing of these things myself, but heard of them only late, since I was holding my meetings with my friends at home.
ἄρτι δʼ αὐτοῦ παριέναι μέλλοντος εἰς τὸ ᾠδεῖον τὸ πρὸς τῷ λιμένι καὶ διατριβὴν αὐτόθι καθισταμένου, εἴτε δὴ κατὰ ψήφισμα εἴτε καὶ οὐκ οἶδʼ ὅπη, ἐμοὶ δʼ ὄναρ γίγνεται.
Just as he was about to enter the Odeon near the harbor and establish his activity there, whether by a decree or I know not how, a dream came to me.
ἐδόκουν τοῦτο μὲν τὸν ἥλιον ἐκ τῆς ἀγορᾶς ἰδεῖν ἀνίσχοντα, τοῦτο δὲ ἀνὰ στόμα ἔχειν Ἀριστείδης μελετήσεται τήμερον ἐν τῷ βουλευτηρίῳ ὥρας τετάρτης. ταῦτα φθεγγόμενος καὶ τούτων ἀκούων ἀφυπνιζόμην, ὥστε διεσκόπουν εἴτʼ ὄναρ εἴη εἴθʼ
I seemed, on the one hand, to see the sun rising from the marketplace, and on the other hand, to have on my lips: "Aristides will declaim today in the council-chamber at the fourth hour." Uttering these things and hearing them, I woke up, so that I was wondering whether it was a dream or reality.
§354ὕπαρ. καλέσας δὲ τῶν φίλων τοὺς ἐπικαίρους φράζω τὸ πρόσταγμα.
Having called the most influential of my friends, I told them the command.
καὶ τότε δὴ γράμμα ἐξετίθετο, καὶ γὰρ προσῆγεν ἡ ἐκ τοῦ ὀνείρατος ὥρα, καὶ παρῆμεν εὐθὺς ἐπʼ αὐτῷ.
And then indeed a notice was posted—for the hour from the dream was approaching—and we were present immediately for it.
ὅμως δὲ καίπερ οὕτως ἐξ ὑπογυίου τῆς παρόδου γιγνομένης καὶ τῶν πολλῶν ἀγνοησάντων, οὕτω δή τι μεστὸν γίγνεται τὸ βουλευτήριον ὥστε οὐδὲν ἦν πλὴν ἀνθρώπων κεφαλὰς ὁρᾶν καὶ οὐδʼ ἂν τὴν χεῖρα διέωσας μέσην οὐδαμοῦ.
Nevertheless, although the performance was arranged so suddenly and the general public did not know of it, the council-chamber became so full that there was nothing to see but the heads of men, and you could not have pushed your hand in anywhere.
καὶ μὴν τό γε τοῦ θορύβου τε καὶ τῆς εὐνοίας, μᾶλλον δὲ, εἰ χρὴ τἀληθὲς εἰπεῖν, ἐνθουσιασμοῦ, τοσοῦτον παρὰ πάντων συνέβη ὥστε οὐδεὶς ὤφθη καθήμενος οὔτʼ ἐπὶ τοῦ προαγῶνος οὔθʼ ἡνίκα ἀναστὰς ἠγωνιζόμην, ἀλλʼ ἐκ πρώτου ῥήματος εἱστήκεσαν, ὤδινον, ἐγάνυντο, ἐξεπλήττοντο, συμπαρένευον τοῖς λεγομένοις, ἠφίεσαν φωνὰς οὔπω πρόσθεν γενομένας, πᾶς τις αὑτοῦ τὸ κέρδος ποιούμενος, εἴ τι νείμαι τῶν μεγίστων ἐμοί.
And indeed, the clamor and goodwill, or rather, if one must speak the truth, the enthusiasm, was so great from everyone that no one was seen sitting, either during the preliminary speech or when I stood up to declaim, but from my very first word they stood, they were straining with excitement, they rejoiced, they were amazed, they nodded in agreement with what was said, they uttered cries such as had never been heard before, everyone making it his own gain, as if I were sharing some of the greatest achievements with them.
ὡς δʼ ἀπηλλάγημεν ἀπὸ τοῦ βουλευτηρίου καὶ περὶ λουτρὸν ἦμεν, τότε δή τις ἀγγέλλει μοι ὅτι καὶ ὁ δεῖνα προγράψας πρότριτα εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν ταύτην εἰς τὸ ᾠδεῖον ἑπτακαίδεκα εἴη τοὺς σύμπαντας ἠθροικώς.
When we had left the council-chamber and were at the bath, then indeed someone reported to me that "so-and-so", having posted a notice three days before for this very day at the Odeon, had gathered only seventeen people in all.
καὶ μέντοι καὶ ἦρξεν αὐτῷ σωφροσύνης ἐκείνη ἡ ἡμέρα, τὸ πέρα δʼ οὐ λέγω, οὐδʼ ἂν τούτων ἐμνήσθην, εἰ μὴ τό τε ἐνύπνιον ὡς ἐναργὲς ἐξέβη ἐβουλόμην ἐνδείξασθαι καὶ ὅτι καὶ τούτων ἐμέλησε τῷ θεῷ, καὶ ἅμα τοῖς ἐξ ἀρχῆς ὡμολόγει λόγοις ὡς αὐτὸς ἀνέστησέ τε καὶ κατέστησεν εἰς τὴν Σμύρναν.
And indeed, that day was the beginning of moderation for him—I say no more than that, nor would I have mentioned these things if I had not wished to demonstrate how clearly the dream was fulfilled and that the god cared even for these matters, and at the same time it agreed with his initial words that he himself had raised me up and established me in Smyrna.
οὐ πολλῷ δʼ ὕστερον εἰς Ἔφεσον κομίζει στεφάνους τε προειπὼν ὡς ἀγωνιστῇ καὶ κατασκευάσας οὕτως ὥστε ἀφυπνιζόμην, Ἔφεσον βοῶν. ἀλλὰ μὴν τά γε ἐκεῖ πραχθέντα ἐμοὶ μὲν οὐκ εὐπρεπέστερόν ἐστι λέγειν, πολλοὶ δὲ οἱ διηγησόμενοι τοῖς δεομένοις εἰδέναι.
Not much later, he conveyed me to Ephesus, having foretold crowns for me as a competitor, and having so arranged things that I woke up crying out "Ephesus!" But as for my achievements there, it is not very seemly for me to speak, though there are many who will relate them to those who want to know.
ἀλλʼ ὅσον μὲν εἰς τὸν θεὸν ἔρχεται τῶν λόγων, ἀνάγκη φράζειν πειρᾶσθαι καὶ μὴ παραλιπεῖν ἐκ τῶν δυνατῶν.
But as much of the account as concerns the god, I must try to tell and not omit as far as possible.
ἄτοπον γὰρ εἰ μέν τι τῷ σώματι καὶ κατʼ οἶκον ἔδωκεν ἴαμα, διηγεῖσθαι τοῦτʼ ἂν καὶ αὐτὸν καὶ ἕτερον, ἐκεῖνα δὲ ἃ ὁμοῦ τὸ σῶμα ἀνίστη, τὴν ψυχὴν ἐπερρώννυ, τοὺς λόγους ηὖξε μετʼ εὐδοξίας, ταῦτα δὲ οὑτωσὶ παρελθεῖν σιωπῇ.
For it would be strange if, while I or someone else would relate any cure he gave to my body at home, I should pass over in silence those things which at once raised up my body, strengthened my soul, and increased my reputation for eloquence.
ὅτι δὲ οὐδὲν πώποτε τῶν ἀνθρωπείων ἔμεγε ἐχαύνωσεν οὐδὲ ἐπῄρθην οὔτʼ ὀλίγους οὔτε
And that nothing of human things ever puffed me up, nor was I elated either by few or...