152 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger [f'] 32b The assembly, indeed, was in a 32b for the assembly was in a state of state of confusion and the majority confusion and most of them did not did not know what they had come know what they had come together together for. for. [g] 33a Some people from among the 33a Some people from among the crowd sent down Alexander since crowd instructed Alexander since the Jews were putting him forward. the Jews had put him forward. [g'] 33b Alexander, having signalled 33b Alexander, having made a signal with his hand, was wanting to make with his hand, was wanting to make a defence to the meeting. a defence to the meeting. [h] 34 When they realized he was a Jew, 34 When they realized he was a Jew, there arose one voice belonging to there arose one voice from them all, them all, as for two hours they went as for about two hours they went on on shouting, ‘Great is Artemis of shouting, ‘Great is Artemis of the the Ephesians!’ Ephesians! Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!’ [i] 35 The town clerk, having signalled 35 Having restrained the crowd, the to the crowd, says, ‘Men of Ephesus, town clerk says, ‘Men of Ephesus, which is the man who does not know who is there among men that does that our city is the guardian of the not know that the city of the Ephe- shrine of the great Artemis and of sians is the warden of the temple of her statue that fell from Zeus? 36 the great Artemis and of her statue So since these things cannot be con- that fell from heaven? 36 So since tradicted, it is essential you keep these things cannot be contradicted, calm and do nothing rash. 37 The it is essential you keep calm and do point is that you have brought these nothing rash. 37 The point is that you men here though they were neither have brought these men who are nei- temple-robbers nor blasphemers of ther temple-robbers nor blasphemers our goddess. 38 So if this Demetrius of our goddess. 38 So if Demetrius – even his fellow-craftsmen – have and the craftsmen with him have a any case against them, court days case against anyone, court days are are held and there are proconsuls: held and there are proconsuls: let let them accuse one another. 39 But them accuse one another. 39 But if it if it is something concerning other is something else that you are want- matters that you are wanting, it will ing, it will be settled in the regular be settled by means of assembly law, assembly, 40a for in fact we risk be- 40a for today in fact we risk being ing charged with rioting for the inci- charged with rioting, since there is dent of today it being without cause, no cause for which we will be able to for which we will not be able to give a give a reason for this meeting.’ reason, for this meeting.’ [i'] 40b And having said these things, 40b And having said these things, he he dismissed the assembly. dismissed the assembly.