§1.2195καὶ τάφον ἀθρῶν ἀσφαλεῖ προθυμίᾳ §1.2196νῦν ἐννύχιος ἐν θορύβῳ συρρέων §1.2197πρὸς ἱερεῖς ἔδραμεν ἐν πολλῷ τρόμῳ, §1.2198νέαν δ’ ἔδοξε βάξιν ἐμφαίνειν φόβῳ· §1.2199νυκτηγοροῦντές τ’ ἦσαν ὡς πεφρικότες.
And looking upon the tomb with steadfast eagerness, now rushing together in a tumult by night, ran to the priests in much trembling, and seemed in fear to reveal a new report; and they were speaking by night as those who had shuddered.
§1.2200Οὐκ εἰς κενὸν δ’ ἄρ’ ἡ φάλαγξ ὑπέτρεμε· §1.2201ἐγὼ δ’ ἔμαθον αἰτίαν παρ’ ἐλπίδα, §1.2202νύκτωρ κατ’ ἄστυ τειχέων εἴσω μολών· §1.2203καὶ τήνδε μαθὼν ἧκον ἡσύχῳ βάσει, §1.2204στρατοῦ κατόπιν ἀκροώμενος λόγων.
And so, the phalanx did not tremble in vain; and I learned the cause contrary to expectation, having gone within the walls into the city by night; and having learned this, I came with a quiet step, listening to the words behind the army.
§1.2205Ὅδ’ εἶπεν οὕτως, ἐμφόβῳ τολμηρίᾳ §1.2206λαβραγορῶν ἅπαντα θάμβη τοῦ τάφου· §1.2207εἴρηκεν οὖν, εἴρηκε πρὸς πρεσβυτέρους §1.2208ἀρχιερεῖς τε, δραματουργοὺς τοῦ φόνου, §1.2209συνηγμένους τε καὶ σκοποῦντας τοῦ πέρι· §1.2210„Ὠ τὸν φρικώδη πότμον ἐξειργασμένε §1.2211γραμματέων ὅμιλε καὶ πρεσβυτέρων, §1.2212ἥκω φράσαι σοι καὶ πόλει πολλὰ ξένα, §1.2213ὡς καινὰ πάντα θαυμάτων δ’ ἐπάξια, §1.2214ἅπερ νέκυς δέδειχεν, οὗ νύκτωρ φύλαξ §1.2215ἐγὼ τέταγμαι, καὶ νῦν εἰσέτι τρέμω· §1.2216ὥστ’ παρῆσθα, τοῦτον, ὃν τάχ’ ὡς νέκυν §1.2217ἡμᾶς φυλάττειν ἐξέπεμψας τῷ τάφῳ, §1.2218εὐχαῖσιν ἂν μετῆλθες, εἰσορῶν ξένα.
This one spoke thus, with fearful boldness, blustering all the wonders of the tomb; therefore he spoke, he spoke to the elders and chief priests, the dramatists of the murder, who were gathered and considering about this: "O company of scribes and elders, who have wrought the dreadful doom, I have come to tell you and the city many strange things, how all is new and worthy of wonder, which the corpse has shown, of whom as guard by night I have been stationed, and now still I tremble; so that, if you had been present, you would have pursued with prayers this one whom you sent us to guard at the tomb as if a corpse, looking upon these strange things.
§1.2219Θέλω δ’ ἀκοῦσαι, πότερά σοι παρρησίᾳ §1.2220φράσω τἀκεῖθεν, ἢ λόγον στειλώμεθα. §1.2221ταρβῶ γὰρ εἰπεῖν τοὺς λόγους ἐναντίον §1.2222πρὸς τὸν τύραννον, τὸ φρενῶν πτήσσων τάχος §1.2223τό τ’ ὀξύθυμον καὶ τὸ λίαν ἠρμένον. “ §1.2224Ταῦθ’ ἡ φάλαγξ ἔφησε πρὸς πρεσβυτέρους, §1.2225οἱ δὲ στραφέντες καθ’ ἑαυτοὺς τοιάδε §1.2226ἔλεξαν ἄμφω καὶ προσεῖπον ἀθλίως· §1.2227„Ἤδη τόδ’ ἐγγὺς ὥστε πῦρ ὑφάπτεται §1.2228ὕβρισμ’ Ἰησοῦ, νῦν φόβος θ’ ἡμῖν μέγας.
And I wish to hear whether I shall tell you frankly the things from there, or if we should draw in our speech; for I fear to speak the words in front of the tyrant, cowering before the swiftness of his mind and his quick-tempered and overly exalted nature." These things the phalanx said to the elders, and they, turning to themselves, spoke such things both, and addressed them wretchedly: "Already this outrage of Jesus is kindling nearby like fire, and now great fear is upon us.
§1.2229Ἀλλ’ οὐ μέλειν δεῖ, δεξιοῦσθαι δὲ στρατόν. “ §1.2230Αὖ δὲ στραφέντες πρὸς φάλαγγ’ εἶπον τάδε· §1.2231„Ἄκουε, φάλαγξ, ὡς ἔχω γνώμης ἐγώ· §1.2232ὅσ’ οὐ κατὰ γνώμην ἐρεῖν ἡμῶν ἔχεις, §1.2233κρύφθ’, ὡς ἀθῷος δι’ ἐμοῦ πάντων ἔσῃ, §1.2234ἐροῦσ’ ὀπαδοὺς τὸν νέκυν κλέψαι λάθρα· §1.2235δώσω δέ τοι καὶ δῶρ’, ἃ καλλιστεύεται· §1.2236οὐ γὰρ χρεὼν ἄνακτι ταῦτά σε φράσαι, §1.2237ἃ πρὸς κλέος ῥέπουσι τοῦ τεθαμμένου, §1.2238ἄμμιν δὲ κατήφειαν εἰσφέρουσί που §1.2239ὄχλου τε θυμὸν ὑπανάπτουσι σφόδρα §1.2240πάντων τ’ ἀγανάκτησιν εἰς ἡμᾶς ἄγει. “ §1.2241Ἥδ’ ἀντέφησεν ἡ φάλαγξ τῶν φυλάκων· §1.2242„Ἐγὼ μὲν οὐκ ἐρῶ τι τῶν ἐγνωσμένων, §1.2243ἐπεὶ δοκεῖ σοι καί με ῥύεσθαι λέγεις, §1.2244πρὸς τὸν τύραννον· σοὶ δ’ ὅμως εἰρήσεται.
But we must not care, but rather treat the army well." And turning back to the phalanx, they said these things: "Hear, phalanx, how I am minded; whatever you have to say that is not according to our mind, hide it, so that you will be guiltless of all through me, saying that the disciples stole the corpse secretly; and I will indeed give you gifts that are most beautiful; for it is not necessary for you to tell these things to the lord, which lean toward the glory of the buried one, and bring dejection upon us, I suppose, and stir up the wrath of the crowd exceedingly, and bring the indignation of all upon us." This phalanx of guards answered in turn: "I indeed shall not speak of the things known, since it seems good to you and you say you will rescue me, to the tyrant; but nevertheless it shall be told to you.
§1.2245Ἀνὴρ ὅδ’ ἥσσων οὐδενὸς θεοῦ δοκεῖ, §1.2246ἐξ ὡν τε πρὶν πέπραχε καὶ νῦν θαυμάτων, §1.2247ὃς ἐξαναστὰς κειμένου λίθου τάφῳ §1.2248καὶ τῶν σφραγίδων ἐμμενουσῶν εἰσέτι §1.2249ἡμῶν τ’ ἀΰπνων ἐγκαθημένων κύκλῳ §1.2250τὰ πάντα κατηύγασεν, ἡμᾶς δὲ τρόμῳ §1.2251ὡσεὶ νεκροὺς τέθεικεν ἐξεστηκότας· §1.2252γῆς γεῖσσ’ ἐσαλεύθη γὰρ ἀσχέτῳ κλόνῳ.
This man seems inferior to no god, from the wonders he performed before and now, who, having arisen while the stone was lying on the tomb, and the seals still remaining, and we were sitting around sleeplessly, illuminated all things, and has put us in trembling like ecstatic dead men; for the edge of the earth was shaken with an unrestrainable shaking.
§1.2253αἴφνης δ’ ὁ λίθος ἐκκεκύλισται τάφου· §1.2254καὶ τοῦτο δ’, ὡς ἔοικεν, εἰσορᾶν ἔχῃ §1.2255συνιέναι τε πᾶς θεωρῶν τὸν τάφον·
And suddenly the stone was rolled away from the tomb; and this too, as it seems, you are able to look upon, and everyone who beholds the tomb can understand.
§1.2256ἐκ δ’ αἰθέρος φωνή τις, ὡς μὲν εἰκάσαι, §1.2257Θεὸς πατὴρ ἤχησεν ἐν βοῇ ξένῃ· §1.2258ταύτῃ θ’ ἅμ’ ἐβρόντησε, καὶ πρὸς τὸν πόλον §1.2259καὶ γαῖαν ἐστήριξε φῶς σεμνοῦ πυρός· §1.2260σίγησε δ’ αἰθὴρ, σίγα δ’ ὕλιμος νάπη §1.2261γύλλ’ εἴχε, καί ποθ’ οὐκ ἂν ἤκουσας ψόφον.
And from the air, as one might guess, God the Father resounded with a strange shout; and at this same time it thundered, and toward the pole and earth he fixed the light of a solemn fire; and the air became silent, and the wooded glen silently held its peace, and at some moment you would not have heard a sound.
Therefore accept this man, whoever he is, O friends, even now; for in all things he seems great.
§1.2264κἀκεῖνο φασὶν αὐτὸν, ὡς ἐγὼ κλύω, §1.2265τὴν παυσίκακον δωτίνην δοῦναι βροτοῖς, βροτοῖς, §1.2266καὶ τοῦδ’ ἄνευ μηδὲν καλόν τ’ εἶναι ποτὲ §1.2267μήτ’ αὖ γενέσθαι· κἂν ἀληθεύῃ λόγος, §1.2268θύοιμ’ ἂν αὐτῷ μᾶλλον ἢ θυμούμενος §1.2269πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζοιμι, θνητὸς ὢν θεῷ. “ §1.2270Σὺ πόλλ’ ὑπνώσας καὶ λαλεῖς ὀνείρατα.
And they say that he, as I hear, gave to mortals, to mortals, the gift that ends evils, and without this, nothing good ever is nor again comes to be; and if the word be true, I would sacrifice to him rather than in anger kick against the pricks, being a mortal against a god." "You have slept much and are speaking dreams.
§1.2271Ἔκλεψαν, ὡς ὑπνώσας, μύσται τὸν νέκυν, §1.2272καὶ τοῦτο πρὸς τύραννον εἰπὲ καὶ μόνον, §1.2273ὃ δ’ οὐ καταθύμιον ἡμῖν, σὺ σίγα· §1.2274σιγῶν δὲ τοῦτο δεξιώσεις νῦν λάβῃς· §1.2275ἢ γοῦν ἑκόντες ἐπράσατε τὸν νέκυν, §1.2276κέν μὴ σιγήσῃς, τοῦτο τύραννος μάθῃ.
The disciples stole the corpse, as you slept, and tell this to the tyrant and nothing else, and be silent about what is not pleasing to us; and being silent on this, receive gifts now; or indeed you sold the corpse willingly, and lest you keep silent, the tyrant shall learn this."