human
Who can this man be?
gpt
It is the great prophet from Nazareth, in Galilee!
human
Away with you from here, servants to Mammon! I command it. Take what belongs to you and quit the holy place!
gpt
Come, let us go, that his wrath destroy us not.
human
Why troublest thou this people? they asked.
gpt
Everything here is for sacrifice. How canst thou forbid that which the council has allowed? And then the traders, led by one Dathan, chimed in, in eager chorus:
human
Must there then be no more sacrifices?
gpt
There is room enough outside the temple for your business. 'My house,' says the Lord, 'shall be called a house of prayer for all nations;' you have made it a den of thieves.
human
Away with all this!
gpt
This must not be--thou darest not do this! but his voice passed unheeded in the tumult. The earthenware vessels fell crashing to the ground, the money was scattered over the floor. Some of the dismayed merchants crying,
human
My money, oh! my money, scrambled for the glittering coins. Others stared in fury at the unceremonious intruder. Half a dozen doves, released from their wicker baskets, took to flight amid the despairing lamentation of their owners:
gpt
Oh, my doves; who will compensate me for this loss?
human
Away! get you hence. I will that this desecrated place be restored to the worship of the Father!
gpt
By what miraculous sign dost thou prove that thou hast the power to act in this wise?
human
You seek after a sign; yea, a sign shall be given unto you. Destroy this temple, and in three days I will have built it up again.
gpt
What a boastful declaration! Six and forty years was this temple in building, and thou wilt build it up again in three days!
human
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord!
gpt
Hearest thou what they say? Forbid them!
human
I say unto you, if they were silent the very stones would cry out.
gpt
Hosanna to the Son of David!
human
Silence, you silly children!
gpt
Have you never read 'Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise.' That which is hidden from the proud is revealed unto babes? And as the priests and Pharisees muttered in indignation among themselves, he continued:
human
For the Scripture must be fulfilled. The stone which the builders rejected is become the headstone of the corner. The Kingdom of God shall be taken from you and it shall be given to a people which shall bring forth the fruits thereof. But that stone, whosoever shall fall upon it shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall it shall grind him to powder. Come, my disciples, I have done what the Father has commanded me, I have vindicated the honor of his house. The darkness remains darkness, but in many hearts it will soon be day. Let us go into the inner court of the temple that we may there pray unto the Father. Thereupon Jesus, followed by his disciples, disappeared in the interior of the temple, while the people cried aloud as with one voice:
gpt
Praise be to the anointed one! and the priests said angrily:
human
Silence, rabble! The Pharisees adding:
gpt
Ye shall all be overthrown with your leader. To which the crowd responded by crying louder than ever:
human
Blessed be the Kingdom of David which again appears!
gpt
Whosoever holds with our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, let him stand by us! The curse of Moses upon all the rest!
human
He is a deceiver of the people, an enemy of Moses, an enemy of the Holy Law! The people answered mockingly:
gpt
Then, if so, why did you not arrest him? Is he not a prophet?
human
Away with the prophet! He is a false teacher.
gpt
Oh, thou blinded people, wilt thou run after the innovator, and forsake Moses, the prophets, and thy priests? Fearest thou not that the curse which the law denounces against the apostate will crush thee? Would you cease to be the chosen people?
human
That would we not.
gpt
Who, he asked,
human
We hear you! we follow you! Nathanael continued:
gpt
Down with him, then, this man full of deceit and error!
human
Yes, we stand side by side with you! Yes, we are Moses' disciples! and the priests answered, speaking all together:
gpt
The God of your fathers will bless you for that.
human
they turned to each other with exultant looks. Meanwhile Dathan, a merchant, the chief of the traders who had been driven from the temple, was seen to be leading on his fellow merchants, who were lifting up their hands and weeping as they recounted their losses. They shouted confusedly as they came:
gpt
This insult must be punished! Revenge! Revenge! He shall pay dearly for his insolence. Money, oil, salt; doves--he must pay for all. Where is he, that he may experience our vengeance?
human
He has conveyed himself away.
gpt
Then, cried the traders,
human
Stay friends, he said;
gpt
With us and for us: that is your salvation! Then Dathan and his friends exclaimed triumphantly:
human
Our victory is near.
gpt
We are now going to inform the council of the Sanhedrin of today's events.
human
We will go with you. We must have satisfaction.
gpt
Come in an hour's time to the forecourt of the high priest. I will plead your cause in the council, and bring forward your complaint.
human
We have Moses! Down with every other! We are for Moses' law to the death! Praise be to our fathers! Praise to our father's God!