He falls to the ground with countless groans; for being near to evil, the wretched one did not know it.
§1.1433Εὖ γ’, εὖ κέκριται, καὶ κατώρθωται δίκη.
Well indeed, well has he been judged, and justice has been set straight.
O Child, how great indeed is your Father, having rightly heard my prayers.
§1.1436Επαισεν αὐτὸν ῥόπτρον, ὡς προδόντα σε, §1.1437ἄπιστον, ἄθεον, παράνομον, ἄδικον· §1.1438κλέπτην γὰρ ὄντα καὶ Θεοῦ ῥάπτην φόνου §1.1439καὶ μὴ θέλοντ᾿ ἀπιστρέφειν πονηρίας §1.1440οὕτως ἔδει νιν τῷδε κατθανεῖν μόρῳ.
The striking-bolt struck him, as one who betrayed you, faithless, godless, lawless, unjust; for being a thief and a weaver of the murder of God, and not wishing to turn back from his wickedness, thus it was necessary for him to die by this fate.
May the evildoer perish, utterly perish with full justice, having fled the greatest gain of repentance.
There is a God, there is a mighty one, and there is also the providence and judgment of God.
§1.1445Ἀπέπιτυσ᾿ οὐδεὶς ἀσεβὴς Θεῷ φίλος.
I spit it out: no impious person is a friend to God.
Take him now, leading him to the new tomb, go, bury the dead in a blessed tomb.
For he has, as is right indeed, the garments of the dead, a small consolation for the deceased.
§1.1450Δοκῶ δὲ τοῖς θανοῦσι διαφέρειν βραχὺ, §1.1451εἰ πλουσίων τις τεύξεται κτερισμάτων· §1.1452κενὸς δὲ κόμπος ἐστὶ τῶν ζώντων τάδε.
But I think it matters little to the dead, whether one obtains rich funeral gifts; for these things are a vain boast of the living.
§1.1453κρύψατε γοῦν πρόσωπον ὡς τάχος πέπλοις, §1.1454ψαύσατε χερσὶ, θάψετ᾿ τάχει νέκυν, §1.1455τὸν κατθανόντ᾿ Ἄνακτ᾿ Ἰουδαίων ὕπο· §1.1456αἴρειν φοράδην τὸν νεόδμητον χρεών.
At any rate, cover the face as quickly as possible with cloths, touch him with your hands, bury the corpse with speed, the King who died at the hands of the Jews; it is necessary to carry the newly-slain on a litter.
O Son of God, cause of all, worker of all, for what is accomplished for mortals without you?
§1.1459τί δ’ οὐ θεόκραντόν γε τῶνδ’ ἔστιν,.
And what of these things is not ordained by God?
Ἰώ·
Alas!
§1.1460ἰὼ ἰώ·
Alas, alas!
§1.1461Βασιλεῦ, Βασιλεῦ, πῶς σε δακρύσω;
O King, O King, how shall I weep for you?
§1.1462Θεέ μου, Θεέ μου, πῶς σε καλέσσω;
My God, my God, how shall I call upon you?
§1.1463φρενὸς ἐκ φιλίας τί ποτ’ ἄρ’ ᾄσω;
What indeed shall I sing from a loving heart?
For you lie wrapped in these woven cloths, you who were formerly wrapped in swaddling clothes.
§1.1466Φέρ’, ὦ γεραιὲ, κρᾶτα τοῦ τρισολβίου §1.1467ὀρθῶς προσαρμόσωμεν, εὔτονον δὲ πᾶν §1.1468σῶμ’ ἐξακριβώσωμεν, εἰς ὅσον πάρα.
Come, O elder, let us rightly adjust the head of the thrice-blessed, rightly set in order, and let us arrange all his tense body precisely, as far as is possible.
§1.1469Ω φίλτατον πρόσωπον, ὠ νέα γένυς, §1.1470ἰδοὺ καλύπτρᾳ τῇδε σὴν κρύπτω κάραν· §1.1471τὰ δ’ αἱμόφυρτα καὶ κατηλοκισμένα §1.1472μέλη σὰ καὶ μέρη πέπλοις καινοῖς σκέπω, §1.1473πλευρὰν νυγεῖσαν πᾶσαν ᾑματωμένην.
O dearest face, O young cheek, behold, with this veil I cover your head; and your limbs and parts, covered in blood and furrowed, I cover with new robes, and your pierced side, all bloodied.
Yes, by God, help together; for it is in due time, since the darkness of night is already near.
Set straight and stretch out the blessed neck; this is a small keeping of the house for our dear Master.
§1.1478Κομίζετ᾿ ὡς ἰδοῦσ᾿ ἐν
Carry him, so that seeing... in...
Where my Child shall lie, there I will remain lamenting, until the third, the third sweet day shines upon me.
§1.1481Ὠ πένθος οἷον οἷον ἐκράνθη, Τέκνον· §1.1482κοινὸν τόδ᾿ ἄχος πᾶσιν ἡγοῦμαι βροτοῖς, §1.1483κοινὸν τόδ’ ἄχος πάντας ἀέλπτως φθάνει· §1.1484φθάσοι δὲ καὶ πάγκοινον εἴθε χάρμα μοι·
O what a grief, what a grief has been fulfilled, O Child; I consider this a common pain for all mortals, this common pain reaches everyone unexpectedly; and may the common joy also reach me.
§1.1485Ἕπεσθέ μοι, φέρωμεν ὄλβιον βάρος, §1.1486ὃ πόλλ’ ἀνατλὰς μυρίοις αἰτήμασιν §1.1487ἔσχον, τόδ’ εὑρὼν Κοιράνου δωρήματι, §1.1488γυμνὸν, τρισύλῳ κείμενον ξύλῳ λαβών.
Follow me, let us carry the blessed burden, which, after enduring much, through countless entreaties I obtained, finding this as a gift of the Ruler, having taken him naked, lying on the thrice-plundered wood.
§1.1489Φεῦ φεῦ, πρὸς αὐτοῦ τοῦδε φωτὸς, ἀτρέμας §1.1490χρωτὸς χεροῖν ἅπτεσθε τοῦ Θεοβρότου §1.1491καὶ πρόσφορ’ αἴρεθ’, ἕλκετ᾿ αὖτε ξύντονα· §1.1492ἰδοὺ γὰρ, ὡς ἔοικεν, ἐγγὺς καὶ τάφος.
Alas, alas, by this very light, gently touch with your hands the skin of the God-man, and lift him appropriately, and draw him with firm effort; for behold, as it seems, the tomb is near.
Ah me, women, children of the land of Galilee, already he has been placed and is covered with a stone.
§1.1495Δεῦτ᾿ κοῦραι, καὶ κατιδοῦσαι νέκυν §1.1496προσείπατ’ αὐτὸν καὶ προπέμψατε χθονὸς, §1.1497ὡς οὔποτ’ ἄλλον τοῦ γένους ῥύστην, ἰώ·
Come, maidens, and having looked upon the dead, address him and send him forth from the earth, as the savior of our race, like none other ever. Alas!
§1.1498ὄψεσθε, καὶ μὴ ταῦτ᾿ Ἰουδαίοις
You shall see, and do not... these things to the Jews...
§1.1499χωρεῖτε χωρεῖτ’· οὐκέτι βλέπειν φέρω §1.1500τάφῳ τεθέντα καὶ καλυφθέντ᾿ πέτρᾳ, §1.1501ὅς ἐκ πέτρας ἔβλυσεν ὕδωρ πατράσι §1.1502καὶ νῦν πέτρας ἔρρηξεν ᾐωρημένος §1.1503νεκρῶν τε τάφους ἠνέῳξε δυνάμει.
Go, go; I can no longer bear to see him placed in the tomb and covered by a rock, he who caused water to gush from the rock for our fathers, and now, suspended, has rent the rocks, and opened the tombs of the dead by his power.
§1.1504Στῶμεν δὲ μικρὸν, ὡς προσείπω τὸν νέκυν.
But let us stand for a little, so that I may address the dead.
§1.1505οἴχῃ, ποθεινὸν Τέκνον, εἰς ᾄδου δόμους, §1.1506κρύπτῃ δὲ κρύψιν, ἣν σὺ κρυβῆναι θέλεις, §1.1507ἥκων ἐς ἀΐδαο πανζόφου στέγην, §1.1508ᾄδῃ δὲ πικρότατον κέντρον ἐμβάλῃς· §1.1509οἴχῃ νεκρῶν κευθμῶνα καὶ σκότου πύλας, §1.1510θέλων φαειναί καὶ καταυγάσαι γένος §1.1511Ἀδὰμ ἀναστῆσαί τε πατέρα βροτῶν, §1.1512ὧν οὕνεκ’ εἶδος προσλαβὼν θνητὸν φέρεις, §1.1513ἥκεις τ᾿ ἐς ᾄδου τὸν βαθύγνοφον σκότον, §1.1514θανὼν πρὸς ἐχθρῶν, μητέρ’ ἀθλίαν λιπών· §1.1515ἡ δ’ εὐμένεια τοῦ Πατρός σ’ ἀποκτενεῖ, §1.1516ἣ τοῖσιν ἄλλοις γίνεται σωτηρία· §1.1517τό τ’ ἐσθλὸν ὡς εἰς πότμον ἦλθε σοὶ Πατρός §1.1518ὄδυρμα πικρὸν γῆ σε, Τέκνον. λαμβάνει,
You are gone, beloved Child, to the halls of Hades, and you are hidden in the hiding-place in which you wish to be hidden, having come to the pitch-black roof of Hades, and may you inflict a most bitter sting upon Hades; you are gone to the hiding-place of the dead and the gates of darkness, wishing to illuminate and shed light upon the race of Adam, and to raise up the father of mortals, for whose sake, having assumed a mortal form, you bear it, and have come to the deep-gloom darkness of Hades, having died at the hands of enemies, leaving your wretched mother; yet the goodwill of the Father has slain you, which becomes salvation for others; and how the good of the Father has become your fate, the earth, O Child, receives you with bitter lamentation.