§10καίτοι Ἀθηναίων οἱ ἐν Ποτειδαίᾳ κατοικοῦντες, οὐκ ὄντος αὐτοῖς πολέμου πρὸς Φίλιππον, ἀλλὰ συμμαχίας, καὶ ὅρκων ὀμωμοσμένων, οὓς Φίλιππος τοῖς οἰκοῦσιν ἐν Ποτειδαίᾳ ὤμοσεν, ἀφῃρέθησαν ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ τὰ κτήματα.
And yet, the Athenians residing in Potidaea, although there was no war between them and Philip, but rather an alliance, and oaths had been sworn which Philip swore to the inhabitants of Potidaea, were deprived of their properties by him.
ταῦτα δὴ βούλεται τἀδικήματα πανταχῶς παρʼ ὑμῖν βεβαιώσασθαι, ὅτι οὔτʼ ἐγκαλεῖτε οὔθʼ ἡγεῖσθε ἀδικεῖσθαι·
It is indeed these injustices that he wishes to confirm among you in every way, showing that you neither complain nor consider yourselves wronged.
§11ἐπεὶ ὅτι γε συμβόλων οὐδὲν δέονται Μακεδόνες πρὸς Ἀθηναίους, ὁ παρεληλυθὼς ὑμῖν χρόνος τεκμήριον γενέσθω· οὔτε γὰρ Ἀμύντας ὁ πατὴρ ὁ Φιλίππου οὔθʼ οἱ ἄλλοι βασιλεῖς οὐδεπώποτε σύμβολα ἐποιήσαντο πρὸς τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἡμετέραν.
For, that the Macedonians have no need of a judicial treaty with the Athenians, let the past time be your proof; for neither Amyntas, Philip’s father, nor the other kings ever made treaties with our city.
§12καίτοι πλείους γε ἦσαν αἱ ἐπιμειξίαι τότε πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἢ νῦν εἰσίν· ὑφʼ ἡμῖν γὰρ ἦν ἡ Μακεδονία καὶ φόρους ἡμῖν ἔφερον, καὶ τοῖς ἐμπορίοις τότε μᾶλλον ἢ νῦν ἡμεῖς τε τοῖς ἐκεῖ κἀκεῖνοι τοῖς παρʼ ἡμῖν ἐχρῶντο, καὶ ἐμπορικαὶ δίκαι οὐκ ἦσαν, ὥσπερ νῦν, ἀκριβεῖς, αἱ κατὰ μῆνα, ποιοῦσαι μηδὲν δεῖσθαι συμβόλων τοὺς τοσοῦτον ἀλλήλων ἀπέχοντας.
And yet, intercourse with one another was more frequent then than it is now; for Macedonia was under our control and they paid us tribute, and we used the markets there and they used ours more then than now, and there were no strict commercial suits, as there are now, held monthly, which make those who live so far apart have no need of treaties.
§13ἀλλʼ ὅμως οὐδενὸς τοιούτου ὄντος τότε, οὐκ ἐλυσιτέλει σύμβολα ποιησαμένους οὔτʼ ἐκ Μακεδονίας πλεῖν Ἀθήναζε δίκας ληψομένους, οὔθʼ ἡμῖν εἰς Μακεδονίαν, ἀλλʼ ἡμεῖς τε τοῖς ἐκεῖ νομίμοις ἐκεῖνοί τε τοῖς παρʼ ἡμῖν τὰς δίκας ἐλάμβανον.
Nevertheless, although nothing of the sort existed then, it was not advantageous to make treaties and sail either from Macedonia to Athens to obtain justice, or for us to Macedonia, but we obtained justice according to the laws there, and they according to those among us.
μὴ οὖν ἀγνοεῖτε ὅτι τὰ σύμβολα ταῦτα γίγνεται εἰς ὑποδοχὴν τοῦ μηδʼ ἀμφισβητῆσαι εὐλόγως ὑμᾶς ἔτι Ποτειδαίας.
Do not, therefore, fail to recognize that these treaties are being made as a preparation for your not even being able to dispute Potidaea with any good reason anymore.
§14περὶ δὲ τῶν λῃστῶν δίκαιόν φησιν εἶναι κοινῇ φυλάττειν τοὺς ἐν τῇ θαλάττῃ κακουργοῦντας ὑμᾶς τε καὶ αὑτόν, οὐδὲν ἀλλʼ ἢ τοῦτʼ ἀξιῶν, ὑφʼ ὑμῶν εἰς τὴν θάλατταν κατασταθῆναι, καὶ ὁμολογῆσαι ὑμᾶς ὡς ἄνευ Φιλίππου οὐδὲ τὴν ἐν τῇ θαλάττῃ φυλακὴν δυνατοί ἐστε φυλάττειν,
And concerning the pirates, he says it is just that you and he should jointly guard those who commit crimes at sea, demanding nothing other than this: to be established on the sea by you, and that you should agree that without Philip you are not even able to maintain the guard at sea.
§15ἔτι δὲ καὶ δοθῆναι αὐτῷ ταύτην τὴν ἄδειαν, περιπλέοντι καὶ ὁρμιζομένῳ εἰς τὰς νήσους ἐπὶ προφάσει τῇ τῶν λῃστῶν φυλακῇ διαφθείρειν τοὺς νησιώτας καὶ ἀφιστάναι ὑμῶν, καὶ μὴ μόνον τοὺς φυγάδας τοὺς παρʼ ἑαυτοῦ εἰς Θάσον κεκομικέναι διὰ τῶν ὑμετέρων στρατηγῶν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς ἄλλας νήσους οἰκειώσασθαι, συμπέμπων τοὺς συμπλευσομένους μετὰ τῶν στρατηγῶν τῶν ὑμετέρων ὡς κοινωνήσοντας τῆς κατὰ θάλατταν φυλακῆς.
Moreover, he demands that this liberty be given to him, so that, sailing around and anchoring at the islands under the pretext of guarding against pirates, he may corrupt the islanders and alienate them from you; and not only that he has already, through your own generals, brought his own exiles to Thasos, but also that he may make the other islands his own, sending along those who will sail with your generals to share in the guard of the sea.
§16καίτοι οὔ φασί τινες αὐτὸν προσδεῖσθαι τῆς θαλάττης.
And yet, some say that he has no need of the sea.
ὁ δʼ οὐδὲν δεόμενος τριήρεις κατασκευάζεται, καὶ νεωσοίκους οἰκοδομεῖται, καὶ ἀποστόλους ἀποστέλλειν βούλεται, καὶ δαπάνας οὐ μικρὰς δαπανᾶν εἰς τοὺς κατὰ θάλατταν κινδύνους, ὧν οὐδὲν προτιμᾷ.
But he, who supposedly has no need of it, is building triremes, constructing docks, wishing to send out naval expeditions, and spending no small sums on dangers at sea, for which he pretends to care nothing.
§17ταῦτʼ οἴεσθʼ ἄν, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, Φίλιππον ἀξιῶσαι ὑμᾶς συγχωρῆσαι αὐτῷ, εἰ μὴ ὑμῶν μὲν κατεφρόνει, οὓς δʼ ἐνθάδε προῄρηται φίλους κεκτῆσθαι, τούτοις διεπίστευεν;
Do you think, men of Athens, that Philip would have demanded that you concede these things to him, if he did not despise you, and put his trust in those whom he has chosen to have as friends here?
οἳ οὐκ αἰσχύνονται Φιλίππῳ ζῶντες καὶ οὐ τῇ αὑτῶν πατρίδι, καὶ τὰς παρʼ ἐκείνου δωρειὰς λαμβάνοντες οἴονται οἴκαδε λαμβάνειν, τὰ οἴκοι πωλοῦντες.
They are not ashamed to live for Philip and not for their own country, and, receiving gifts from him, they think they are bringing them home, while they are selling what is at home.
§18περὶ δὲ τῆς ἐπανορθώσεως τῆς εἰρήνης, ἣν ἔδοσαν ἡμῖν οἱ πρέσβεις οἱ παρʼ ἐκείνου πεμφθέντες ἐπανορθώσασθαι, ὅτι ἐπηνωρθωσάμεθα, ὃ παρὰ πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις ὁμολογεῖται δίκαιον εἶναι, ἑκατέρους ἔχειν τὰ ἑαυτῶν, ἀμφισβητεῖ μὴ δεδωκέναι μηδὲ τοὺς πρέσβεις ταῦτʼ εἰρηκέναι πρὸς ὑμᾶς, οὐδὲν ἀλλʼ ἢ πεπεισμένος ὑπὸ τούτων, οἷς χρῆται φίλοις, ὡς ὑμεῖς οὐ μνημονεύετε τὰ ἐν τῷ δήμῳ εἰρημένα.
And concerning the amendment of the peace, which the ambassadors sent by him gave us permission to amend, when we amended it to what is agreed by all men to be just, namely, that each side should hold their own, he disputes that he gave permission or that the ambassadors said this to you, being persuaded by nothing other than by those whom he uses as friends, that you do not remember what was said in the Assembly.
§19μόνον δὲ τοῦτο οὐχ οἷόν τε ὑμῖν ἐστιν ἀμνημονῆσαι· ἐν γὰρ τῇ αὐτῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ οἱ πρέσβεις ὑμῖν οἱ παρʼ ἐκείνου ἥκοντες διελέγοντο καὶ τὸ ψήφισμα ἐγράφη.
But this is the one thing you cannot possibly forget; for in the same Assembly, the ambassadors who came from him spoke to you, and the decree was drafted.
ὥστʼ οὐχ οἷόν τε, παραχρῆμα τῶν λόγων εἰρημένων καὶ εὐθὺς τοῦ ψηφίσματος ἐπαναγιγνωσκομένου, τὴν καταψευδομένην γνώμην τῶν πρέσβεων, ταύτην ὑμᾶς χειροτονῆσαι·
Thus, it was impossible, right after the speeches had been made and while the decree was being read, for you to vote for a decree that belied the ambassadors' statement.
ὥστε τοῦτο μὲν οὐ κατʼ ἐμοῦ, ἀλλὰ καθʼ ὑμῶν ἐπέσταλκεν, ὡς ὑμεῖς περὶ ὧν οὐκ ἠκούσατε, περὶ τούτων ἀποκρινάμενοι τὴν γνώμην ἀπεστείλατε.
Therefore, he wrote this in his letter not against me, but against you, as if you had sent back a decree answering concerning things you did not hear.