Pilateanswered,"WhatI have writtenI have written."
and may GodAlmightygrantyou compassionin the sightof the man,so that he will releaseto you your otherbrotherand Benjamin.And as for me, ifI am bereavedof my children,I am bereaved."
"Go,assembleallthe Jewswho are foundin Susa,and fastfor me; do not eator drinkfor threedays,nightor day.I and my maidensalsowill fastin the sameway.And thusI will goin to the king,whichis not according to the law;and ifI perish,I perish."
Who stillsthe roaringof the seas,The roaringof their waves,And the tumultof the peoples.
For the wrathof manshall praiseYou; With a remnantof wrathYou will girdYourself.
When He setfor the seaits boundarySo that the waterwould not transgressHis command,When He markedout the foundationsof the earth;
As a resultof thisPilatemade effortsto releaseHim, but the Jewscriedout saying,"Ifyou releasethis Man,you are nofriendof Caesar;everyonewho makeshimselfout [to be] a kingopposesCaesar."
