§4.71.1αἱ δὲ τῶν Μεγαρέων στάσεις φοβούμεναι, οἱ μὲν μὴ τοὺς φεύγοντας σφίσιν ἐσαγαγὼν αὐτοὺς ἐκβάλῃ, οἱ δὲ μὴ αὐτὸ τοῦτο ὁ δῆμος δείσας ἐπίθηται σφίσι καὶ ἡ πόλις ἐν μάχῃ καθ’ αὑτὴν οὖσα ἐγγὺς ἐφεδρευόντων Ἀθηναίων ἀπόληται, οὐκ ἐδέξαντο, ἀλλ’ ἀμφοτέροις ἐδόκει ἡσυχάσασι τὸ μέλλον περιιδεῖν.
But the factions of the Megarians, being afraid—the one party lest he should introduce the exiles and expel themselves, the other lest the commons, fearing this very thing, should attack them, and the city, being in conflict with itself, should perish while the Athenians were lying in wait nearby—did not receive him; instead, it seemed best to both parties to remain quiet and await the event.
§4.71.2ἤλπιζον γὰρ καὶ μάχην ἑκάτεροι ἔσεσθαι τῶν τε Ἀθηναίων καὶ τῶν προσβοηθησάντων, καὶ οὕτω σφίσιν ἀσφαλεστέρως ἔχειν, οἷς τις εἴη εὔνους, κρατήσασι προσχωρῆσαι·
For both sides expected that there would be a battle between the Athenians and those who had come to the rescue, and that it would thus be safer for them to join the victors, whichever of them was well-disposed to them.
ὁ δὲ Βρασίδας ὡς οὐκ ἔπειθεν, ἀνεχώρησε πάλιν ἐς τὸ ἄλλο στράτευμα.
Brasidas, therefore, since he could not persuade them, withdrew again to the rest of the army.