The centurion, seeing that he had to do with a man, unarmed, indeed, but robust and vigorous, not a symptom of fear in his countenance, but, on the contrary, an eye that sparkled with indignation, gave orders to his soldiers to seize their prisoner. Silanus stood on the defensive:
Zenturioiak, berriz, nahiz eta armagabe, kementsu eta beldurretik baino suminetik hurbilago ikusten baitzuen, soldaduei oldartzeko agintzen die.