§54καίτοι πῶς ἔχει λόγον σέ, Ἀπολλόδωρον ὄντα, πρότερον τῶν κοινῶν, ὧν μέρος ἠδικοῦ, δίκην ἀξιοῦν λαμβάνειν, ἢ τῶν ἰδίων ὧν νῦν ἐγκαλεῖς, ἄλλως τε καὶ τηλικούτων ὄντων, ὡς σὺ φής;
And yet how is it reasonable for you, being Apollodorus, to demand to obtain satisfaction for the public matters, of which you were injured in part, prior to the private ones which you now charge, especially when they are of such magnitude, as you say?
τί ποτʼ οὖν ἐκείνων κατηγορῶν τόνδʼ εἴας;
Why on earth, then, while prosecuting those men, did you let this man alone?
οὐκ ἠδικοῦ, ἀλλʼ οἶμαι συκοφαντεῖς νῦν.
You were not injured; but, I think, you are now playing the sycophant.
ἡγοῦμαι τοίνυν, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, πάντων μάλιστʼ εἰς τὸ πρᾶγμʼ εἶναι τούτων μάρτυρας παρασχέσθαι· τὸν γὰρ συκοφαντοῦντʼ ἀεὶ τί χρὴ νομίζειν νῦν ποιεῖν.
I think, therefore, men of Athens, that it is of the utmost relevance to the case to present witnesses of these things; for what must one suppose that a man who always plays the sycophant is doing now?
§55καὶ νὴ Δίʼ ἔγωγʼ, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, νομίζω πάνθʼ ὅσα τοῦ τρόπου τοῦ Φορμίωνός ἐστι σημεῖα καὶ τῆς τούτου δικαιοσύνης καὶ φιλανθρωπίας, καὶ ταῦτʼ εἰς τὸ πρᾶγμʼ εἶναι πρὸς ὑμᾶς εἰπεῖν.
And indeed, by Zeus, men of Athens, I think that all the signs of Phormio's character and of his justice and humanity are also relevant to the case to speak of to you.
ὁ μὲν γὰρ περὶ πάντʼ ἄδικος τάχʼ ἄν, εἰ τύχοι, καὶ τοῦτον ἠδίκει· ὁ δὲ μηδένα μηδὲν ἠδικηκώς, πολλοὺς δʼ εὖ πεποιηκὼς ἑκών, ἐκ τίνος εἰκότως ἂν τρόπου τοῦτον μόνον ἠδίκει τῶν πάντων;
For a man who is unjust in all things might perhaps, by chance, have injured this man too; but a man who has injured no one in any way, but has willingly done good to many, on what reasonable ground would he have injured this man alone of all people?
τούτων τοίνυν τῶν μαρτυριῶν ἀκούσαντες γνώσεσθε τὸν ἑκατέρου τρόπον. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ.
Hear, then, these depositions, and you will know the character of each of them. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ.
§56ἴθι δὴ καὶ τὰς κατʼ Ἀπολλοδώρου τῆς πονηρίας. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ.
ἆρʼ οὖν ὅμοιος οὑτοσί;
Come now, read also those concerning the wickedness of Apollodorus. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ. Is this man, then, like him?
σκοπεῖτε.
Consider.
λέγε. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ.
ἀνάγνωθι δὴ καὶ ὅσα δημοσίᾳ χρήσιμος τῇ πόλει γέγονεν οὑτοσί. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ.
Read. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ. Read also how useful this man has been publicly to the city. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ.
§57τοσαῦτα τοίνυν, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, Φορμίων χρήσιμος γεγονὼς καὶ τῇ πόλει καὶ πολλοῖς ὑμῶν, καὶ οὐδένʼ οὔτʼ ἰδίᾳ οὔτε δημοσίᾳ κακὸν οὐδὲν εἰργασμένος, οὐδʼ ἀδικῶν Ἀπολλόδωρον τουτονί, δεῖται καὶ ἱκετεύει καὶ ἀξιοῖ σωθῆναι, καὶ ἡμεῖς συνδεόμεθʼ οἱ ἐπιτήδειοι ταῦθʼ ὑμῶν.
Phormio, therefore, men of Athens, having been so useful both to the city and to many of you, and having done no harm to anyone either privately or publicly, and doing no wrong to Apollodorus here, begs and entreats and claims to be saved, and we, his friends, join in this entreaty to you.
ἐκεῖνο δʼ ὑμᾶς ἀκοῦσαι δεῖ. τοσαῦτα γάρ, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, χρήμαθʼ ὑμῖν ἀνεγνώσθη προσηυπορηκώς, ὅσʼ οὔθʼ οὗτος οὔτʼ ἄλλος οὐδεὶς κέκτηται.
But you must hear this: for so much money, men of Athens, has been read out as having been supplied by him, as neither this man nor any other person possesses.
πίστις μέντοι Φορμίωνι παρὰ τοῖς εἰδόσι καὶ τοσούτων καὶ πολλῷ πλειόνων χρημάτων, διʼ ἧς καὶ αὐτὸς αὑτῷ καὶ ὑμῖν χρήσιμός ἐστιν.
Yet Phormio has credit among those who know him for so much and for much more money, through which he is useful both to himself and to you.
§58ἃ μὴ προῆσθε, μηδʼ ἐπιτρέψητʼ ἀνατρέψαι τῷ μιαρῷ τούτῳ ἀνθρώπῳ, μηδὲ ποιήσητʼ αἰσχρὸν παράδειγμα, ὡς τὰ τῶν ἐργαζομένων καὶ μετρίως ἐθελόντων ζῆν τοῖς βδελυροῖς καὶ συκοφάνταις ὑπάρχει παρʼ ὑμῶν λαβεῖν· πολὺ γὰρ χρησιμώτερʼ ὑμῖν παρὰ τῷδʼ ὄνθʼ ὑπάρχει.
Do not throw this away, nor allow this abominable man to ruin it, nor set a shameful example, showing that the property of those who work and wish to live moderately can be taken by disgusting sycophants with your permission; for it is far more useful to you existing in this man's hands.
ὁρᾶτε γὰρ αὐτοὶ καὶ ἀκούετε τῶν μαρτύρων, οἷον ἑαυτὸν τοῖς δεηθεῖσι παρέχει.
For you yourselves see and hear from the witnesses what kind of helper he shows himself to those who need him.
§59καὶ τούτων οὐδὲν εἵνεκα τοῦ λυσιτελοῦντος εἰς χρήματα πεποίηκεν, ἀλλὰ φιλανθρωπίᾳ καὶ τρόπου ἐπιεικείᾳ.
And he has done none of these things for the sake of monetary advantage, but through humanity and decency of character.
οὔκουν ἄξιον, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, τὸν τοιοῦτον ἄνδρα προέσθαι τούτῳ, οὐδὲ τηνικαῦτʼ ἐλεεῖν ὅτʼ οὐδὲν ἔσται τούτῳ πλέον, ἀλλὰ νῦν ὅτε κύριοι καθέστατε σῷσαι· οὐ γὰρ ἔγωγʼ ὁρῶ καιρὸν ἐν τίνι ἂν μᾶλλον βοηθήσειέ τις αὐτῷ.
It is not right, therefore, men of Athens, to abandon such a man to this Apollodorus, nor to pity him only when it will be of no use to him, but now when you have the power to save him; for I do not see any occasion on which one could help him more.
§60τὰ μὲν οὖν πόλλʼ ὧν Ἀπολλόδωρος ἐρεῖ, νομίζετʼ εἶναι λόγον καὶ συκοφαντίας, κελεύετε δʼ αὐτὸν ἐπιδεῖξαι, ἢ ὡς οὐ διέθετο ταῦθʼ ὁ πατήρ, ἢ ὡς ἔστιν τις ἄλλη μίσθωσις πλὴν ἧς ἡμεῖς δείκνυμεν, ἢ ὡς οὐκ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὸν διαλογισάμενος τῶν ἐγκλημάτων ἁπάντων, ἃ ἔγνω θʼ ὁ κηδεστὴς ὁ τούτου καὶ οὗτος αὐτὸς συνεχώρησεν, ἢ ὡς διδόασιν οἱ νόμοι δικάζεσθαι τῶν οὕτω πραχθέντων, ἢ τῶν τοιούτων τι δεικνύναι.
Treat, then, the many things that Apollodorus will say as mere talk and slander, and demand that he show either that his father did not make this will, or that there is some other lease except the one we show, or that he did not release him from all charges after balancing accounts, which this man's father-in-law decided and this man himself agreed to, or that the laws allow a suit to be brought for things so settled, or to show some such thing.
§61ἐὰν δʼ ἀπορῶν αἰτίας καὶ βλασφημίας λέγῃ καὶ κακολογῇ, μὴ προσέχετε τὸν νοῦν, μηδʼ ὑμᾶς ἡ τούτου κραυγὴ καὶ ἀναίδειʼ ἐξαπατήσῃ, ἀλλὰ φυλάττετε καὶ μέμνησθʼ ὅσʼ ἡμῶν ἀκηκόατε.
But if, being at a loss, he utters charges and slanders and speaks evil, do not pay attention, nor let his clamor and impudence deceive you, but guard and remember all that you have heard from us.
κἂν ταῦτα ποιῆτε, αὐτοί τʼ εὐορκήσετε καὶ τοῦτον δικαίως σώσετε, ἄξιον ὄντα νὴ τὸν Δία καὶ θεοὺς ἅπαντας.
And if you do this, you will both keep your oaths and save this man justly, who is worthy of it, by Zeus and all the gods.
§62ἀνάγνωθι λαβὼν αὐτοῖς τὸν νόμον καὶ τὰς μαρτυρίας τασδί. ΝΟΜΟΣ. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ.
οὐκ οἶδʼ ὅ τι δεῖ πλείω λέγειν. οἶμαι γὰρ ὑμᾶς οὐδὲν ἀγνοεῖν τῶν εἰρημένων.
Take and read the law and these depositions to them. ΝΟΜΟΣ. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ. I do not know why it is necessary to say more; for I think you are not ignorant of any of the things that have been said.
ἐξέρα τὸ ὕδωρ.
Pour out the water.