"Thou hast delivered him over," said the Pharisees, "and the rest is our business."
Repulsed on every side, Judas, striking his forehead with his hand, cried, "Woe is me; what have I done? Shall he die? No! That I did not wish. That I will not have."
As he hurried into the street the Pharisees laughed at him and said, "Whether thou wilt have it or not, die he must."
Then said the priests to Annas, "High priest, the prisoner is at the threshold."
Annas said, "Let Selpha, with as many of the watch as are necessary, bring him up here, while the rest await him below." Then was Jesus brought before Annas on the balcony in custody with Selpha, the leader of the Temple Watch and the two servants of the temple, Malchus and Balbus, holding the cords by which Jesus was bound. The rest of the watch remained in the street below.
Selpha bowed low as he entered and said, "High priest, in accordance with thy command the prisoner now stands at thy bar."
When Annas saw Jesus he said, "Have you brought him alone as prisoner?"
Balbus answered, "His disciples dispersed like timid sheep."
Selpha said, "We did not find it worth the trouble to arrest them. Nevertheless Malchus almost lost his life."
"How did that happen?" asked Annas.