Postquam, ut dixi, senatus in Catonis sententiam discessit, consul optumum factu ratus noctem quae instabat antecapere, ne quid eo spatio novaretur, triumviros quae [ad] supplicium postulabat parare iubet.
But, as I stated, after the Senate had accepted Cato's proposal, the consul believed that it would be best to take action before nightfall to prevent any further disturbances after dark, and therefore directed the triumvirs to make the preparations required for the execution.