§11τοὺς δὲ πολίτας ὑβρίζειν.
and to outrage the citizens.
ὧν οὗτος εἷς ὢν τυγχάνει.
Of whom this man happens to be one.
καὶ γὰρ εἰ τῶν τότε κατασταθέντων νεώτερός ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ τόν γε τρόπον ἔχει τὸν ἐξ ἐκείνης τῆς πολιτείας.
For even if he is younger than those who were established at that time, yet he has the same character as those of that regime.
αὗται γὰρ αἱ φύσεις εἰσὶν αἱ παραδοῦσαι μὲν τὴν δύναμιν τὴν ἡμετέραν τοῖς πολεμίοις, κατασκάψασαι δὲ τὰ τείχη τῆς πατρίδος, πεντακοσίους δὲ καὶ χιλίους ἀκρίτους ἀποκτείνασαι τῶν πολιτῶν.
For these are the natures that surrendered our power to the enemies, demolished the walls of our fatherland, and put to death fifteen hundred of the citizens without trial.
§12ὧν εἰκὸς ὑμᾶς μεμνημένους τιμωρεῖσθαι μὴ μόνον τοὺς τότε λυμηναμένους ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς νῦν βουλομένους οὕτω διαθεῖναι τὴν πόλιν, καὶ τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον τοὺς ἐπιδόξους γενήσεσθαι πονηροὺς τῶν πρότερον ἡμαρτηκότων, ὅσῳ περ κρεῖττόν ἐστι τῶν μελλόντων κακῶν ἀποτροπὴν εὑρεῖν ἢ τῶν ἤδη γεγενημένων δίκην λαβεῖν.
Bearing these things in mind, it is fitting for you to punish not only those who ravaged the city then but also those who now wish to treat the city in the same way, and to punish those who are likely to become wicked so much more than those who have sinned in the past, in so far as it is better to find a way to avert future evils than to take vengeance for those already past.
§13καὶ μὴ περιμείνηθʼ ἕως ἂν ἀθροισθέντες καὶ καιρὸν λαβόντες εἰς ὅλην τὴν πόλιν ἐξαμάρτωσιν, ἀλλʼ ἐφʼ ἧς ἂν ὑμῖν προφάσεως παραδοθῶσιν, ἐπὶ ταύτης αὐτοὺς τιμωρεῖσθε, νομίζοντες εὕρημʼ ἔχειν, ὅταν τινὰ λάβητʼ ἐν μικροῖς πράγμασιν ἐπιδεδειγμένον ἅπασαν τὴν αὑτοῦ πονηρίαν.
And do not wait until they have banded together and found an opportunity to commit offenses against the whole city, but on whatever pretext they are delivered into your hands, punish them on that occasion, considering it a stroke of luck whenever you catch someone who has displayed the whole of his wickedness in small matters.
§14κράτιστον μὲν γὰρ ἦν, εἴ τι προσῆν ἄλλο σημεῖον τοῖς πονηροῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων, πρὶν ἀδικηθῆναί τινα τῶν πολιτῶν, πρότερον κολάζειν αὐτούς· ἐπειδὴ δʼ οὐχ οἷόν τʼ ἐστὶν αἰσθέσθαι πρὶν κακῶς τινὰς παθεῖν ὑπʼ αὐτῶν, ἀλλʼ οὖν γʼ ἐπειδὰν γνωρισθῶσι, προσήκει πᾶσι μισεῖν τοὺς τοιούτους καὶ κοινοὺς ἐχθροὺς νομίζειν.
For it would have been best if there had been some other sign for wicked men, so that we could punish them before any citizen suffered harm; but since it is impossible to perceive them before some have suffered harm at their hands, at least when they are discovered, it is fitting for everyone to hate such men and to consider them common enemies.
§15ἐνθυμεῖσθε δʼ ὅτι τῶν μὲν περὶ τὰς οὐσίας κινδύνων οὐ μέτεστι τοῖς πένησι, τῆς δʼ εἰς τὰ σώματʼ αἰκίας ὁμοίως ἅπαντες κοινωνοῦμεν·
Reflect that while the poor have no share in dangers concerning property, we all equally share in the outrage against our bodies.
ὥσθʼ ὅταν μὲν τοὺς ἀποστεροῦντας τιμωρῆσθε, τοὺς πλουσίους μόνον ὠφελεῖτε, ὅταν δὲ τοὺς ὑβρίζοντας κολάζητε,
Therefore, when you punish those who deprive others of property, you assist the rich alone, but when you punish those who commit assaults, you assist yourselves.
§16ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς βοηθεῖτε. ὧν ἕνεκα δεῖ περὶ πλείστου ποιεῖσθαι ταύτας τῶν δικῶν, καὶ περὶ μὲν τῶν ἄλλων συμβολαίων τοσούτου τιμᾶν, ὅσον προσήκει τῷ διώκοντι κομίσασθαι, περὶ δὲ τῆς ὕβρεως, ὅσον ἀποτείσας ὁ φεύγων παύσεσθαι μέλλει τῆς παρούσης ἀσελγείας.
For these reasons, you must prize these suits most highly, and while in other contracts you should assess the damages at as much as is fitting for the prosecutor to recover, in cases of assault, you should assess them at as much as the defendant, by paying it, is likely to cease from his present insolence.
§17ἂν οὖν περιαιρῆτε τὰς οὐσίας τῶν νεανιευομένων εἰς τοὺς πολίτας καὶ μηδεμίαν νομίζηθʼ ἱκανὴν εἶναι ζημίαν, οἵτινες ἂν εἰς τὰ σώματʼ ἐξαμαρτάνοντες τοῖς χρήμασι τὰς δίκας ὑπέχωσιν, ἅπανθʼ ὅσα δεῖ τοὺς καλῶς δικάζοντας διαπράξεσθε·
If, therefore, you confiscate the property of those who act insolently towards the citizens, and if you consider no penalty sufficient for those who, having committed offenses against persons, offer to pay for their offenses with money, you will accomplish all that is required of those who judge well.
§18καὶ γὰρ περὶ τοῦ παρόντος πράγματος ὀρθῶς γνώσεσθε καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους πολίτας κοσμιωτέρους ποιήσετε καὶ τὸν βίον τὸν ὑμέτερον αὐτῶν ἀσφαλέστερον καταστήσετε.
For you will both decide rightly concerning the present case, and make the other citizens more orderly, and establish your own life more securely.
ἔστι δὲ δικαστῶν νοῦν ἐχόντων περὶ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων τὰ δίκαια ψηφιζομένους ἅμα καὶ τὰ σφέτερʼ αὐτῶν εὖ τίθεσθαι.
And it is the part of wise judges, while voting justly on the affairs of others, at the same time to put their own affairs in good order.
§19καὶ μηδεὶς ὑμῶν εἰς τοῦτʼ ἀποβλέψας, ὅτι πένης εἰμὶ καὶ τοῦ πλήθους εἷς, ἀξιούτω τοῦ τιμήματος ἀφαιρεῖν.
And let no one of you, looking to this, that I am poor and one of the multitude, think it right to reduce the assessment.
οὐ γὰρ δίκαιον ἐλάττους ποιεῖσθαι τὰς τιμωρίας ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδόξων ἢ τῶν διωνομασμένων, οὐδὲ χείρους ἡγεῖσθαι τοὺς πενομένους ἢ τοὺς πολλὰ κεκτημένους.
For it is not just to make the punishments smaller for those without reputation than for the renowned, nor to consider the poor inferior to those who possess much.
ὑμᾶς γὰρ ἂν αὐτοὺς ἀτιμάζοιτʼ εἰ τοιαῦτα γιγνώσκοιτε περὶ τῶν πολλῶν.
For you would dishonor yourselves if you held such opinions about the multitude.
ἔτι δὲ καὶ πάντων ἂν εἴη δεινότατον, §20εἰ δημοκρατουμένης τῆς πόλεως μὴ τῶν αὐτῶν ἅπαντες τυγχάνοιμεν, ἀλλὰ τῶν μὲν ἀρχῶν μετέχειν ἀξιοῖμεν, τῶν δʼ ἐν τοῖς νόμοις δικαίων ἀποστεροῖμεν ἡμᾶς αὐτούς, καὶ μαχόμενοι μὲν ἐθέλοιμεν ἀποθνῄσκειν ὑπὲρ τῆς πολιτείας, ἐν δὲ τῇ ψήφῳ πλέον νέμοιμεν τοῖς τὰς οὐσίας ἔχουσιν.
Furthermore, it would be the most terrible thing of all, if, while the city is democratically governed, we should not all obtain the same rights, but should claim to share in the offices, yet deprive ourselves of the justice in the laws, and while in battle we are willing to die for the constitution, yet in our vote we should grant more to those who possess wealth.
§21οὐκ, ἄν γέ μοι πεισθῆθʼ, οὕτω διακείσεσθε πρὸς ὑμᾶς αὐτούς, οὐδὲ διδάξετε τοὺς νεωτέρους καταφρονεῖν τοῦ πλήθους τῶν πολιτῶν, οὐδὲ ἀλλοτρίους ἡγήσεσθʼ εἶναι τοὺς τοιούτους τῶν ἀγώνων, ἀλλʼ ὡς ὑπὲρ αὑτοῦ δικάζων, οὕτως ἕκαστος ὑμῶν οἴσει τὴν ψῆφον.
No, if you are persuaded by me, you will not be so disposed towards yourselves, nor will you teach the younger men to despise the multitude of citizens, nor will you consider such contests to be alien to you, but each of you will cast his vote as if judging on his own behalf.
ἅπαντας γὰρ ὁμοίως ἀδικοῦσιν οἱ τολμῶντες τοῦτον τὸν νόμον παραβαίνειν τὸν ὑπὲρ τῶν σωμάτων τῶν ὑμετέρων κείμενον.
For those who dare to transgress this law, which is laid down for your bodies, wrong everyone alike.
§22ὥστʼ ἂν σωφρονῆτε, παρακαλέσαντες ἀλλήλους ἐνσημανεῖσθε Λοχίτῃ τὴν ὀργὴν τὴν ὑμετέραν αὐτῶν, εἰδότες ὅτι πάντες οἱ τοιοῦτοι τῶν μὲν νόμων τῶν κειμένων καταφρονοῦσι, τὰ δʼ ἐνθάδε γιγνωσκόμενα, ταῦτα νόμους εἶναι νομίζουσιν.
Therefore, if you are wise, you will encourage one another and manifest your own anger to Lochites, knowing that all such men despise the established laws, but consider whatever is decided here to be the laws.
ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν ὡς οἷός τʼ ἦν εἴρηκα περὶ τοῦ πράγματος· εἰ δέ τις τῶν παρόντων ἔχει τί μοι συνειπεῖν, ἀναβὰς εἰς ὑμᾶς λεγέτω.
For my part, then, I have spoken on the matter as well as I could; and if any of those present has anything to say in support of my case, let him ascend to the platform and speak to you.