Martírio de Policarpo 7

1Levando, pois, o jovem consigo, na sexta-feira, por volta da hora do jantar, os guardas e cavaleiros saíram com as suas armas habituais, como se corressem contra um salteador. E chegando juntos à tardinha, encontraram o próprio homem deitado em um aposento superior de certa casinha; e embora pudesse dali fugir para outro lugar, não o quis, dizendo: 'Seja feita a vontade de Deus'.

1So taking the lad with them, on the Friday about the supper hour, the gendarmes and horsemen went forth with their accustomed arms, hastening as against a robber. And coming up in a body late in the evening, they found the man himself in bed in an upper chamber in a certain cottage; and though he might have departed thence to another place, he would not, saying, The will of God be done.

2Ao ouvir, pois, que haviam chegado, desceu e conversou com eles, admirando-se os presentes de sua avançada idade e de sua compostura, e perguntando-se por que tamanho empenho se pusera em prender um ancião de tal porte. Imediatamente, naquela mesma hora, mandou pôr diante deles comida e bebida à farta, quanto quisessem, e pediu-lhes que lhe concedessem uma hora para orar desimpedidamente.

2So when he heard that they were come, he went down and conversed with them, the bystanders marvelling at his age and his constancy, and wondering how there should be so much eagerness for the apprehension of an old man like him. Thereupon forthwith he gave orders that a table should be spread for them to eat and drink at that hour, as much as they desired. And he persuaded them to grant him an hour that he might pray unmolested;

3E tendo eles assentido, levantou-se e orou, tão cheio da graça de Deus que durante duas horas não pôde calar-se, pasmando todos os que o ouviam, arrependendo-se muitos de haverem vindo contra um ancião tão venerável.

3and on their consenting, he stood up and prayed, being so full of the grace of God, that for two hours he could not hold his peace, and those that heard were amazed, and many repented that they had come against such a venerable old man.