§1τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, διὰ τουτονὶ Θεοκρίνην ἀτυχήσαντος πρὸς τὴν πόλιν καὶ ὀφλόντος δέκα τάλαντα, καὶ τούτου διπλοῦ γεγενημένου ὥστε μηδʼ ἐλπίδα ἡμῖν εἶναι σωτηρίας μηδεμίαν, ἡγησάμην δεῖν ἐπὶ τῷ τιμωρεῖσθαι μεθʼ ὑμῶν τοῦτον μήτε ἡλικίαν μήτε ἄλλο μηδὲν ὑπολογισάμενος δοῦναι τὴν ἔνδειξιν ταύτην.
Gentlemen of the jury, since our father suffered misfortune at the hands of the city because of this man Theocrines and was fined ten talents, and this fine was doubled so that we have not even a single hope of safety left, I thought it necessary to bring this denunciation to punish him in cooperation with you, taking into account neither my youth nor anything else.
§2καὶ γὰρ ὁ πατήρ, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, ᾧπερ πάντα πειθόμενος πεποίηκα, πρὸς ἅπαντας ὠδύρετο τοὺς γνωρίμους, εἰ παραλιπὼν ἐγὼ τὸν καιρὸν ἐν ᾧ διὰ τὸ τὸν πατέρα ζῆν ἔξεστί μοι τοῦτον ἀμύνασθαι, τὴν ἀπειρίαν καὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν προφασιζόμενος αὐτὸν μὲν περιόψομαι πάντων ἀπεστερημένον, Θεοκρίνην δὲ παρὰ τοὺς νόμους γραφὰς γραφόμενον καὶ συκοφαντοῦντα πολλοὺς τῶν πολιτῶν, οὐκ ἐξὸν αὐτῷ.
For my father, gentlemen of the jury, whom I have obeyed in everything I have done, used to lament to all his acquaintances, fearing that if I let slip the opportunity in which, because my father is alive, it is permitted to me to avenge him, and on the pretext of inexperience and my age, I should allow him to be deprived of everything, while allowing Theocrines, contrary to the laws, to bring public indictments and maliciously accuse many of our citizens, when it is not permitted to him.
§3δέομαι οὖν ὑμῶν ἁπάντων, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, καὶ ἱκετεύω μετʼ εὐνοίας ἀκοῦσαί μου, πρῶτον μὲν ὅτι τῷ πατρὶ βοηθῶν καὶ πειθόμενος ἀγωνίζομαι, ἔπειθʼ ὅτι καὶ νέος ὢν καὶ ἄπειρος, ὥστʼ ἀγαπητὸν εἶναί μοι, ἐὰν ὑπαρξάσης τῆς παρʼ ὑμῶν εὐνοίας δυνηθῶ δηλῶσαι τὰ πεπραγμένα τούτῳ·
Therefore, I beg you all, gentlemen of Athens, and entreat you to listen to me with goodwill, first because I am fighting to help and obey my father, and secondly because, being young and inexperienced, it would be a matter of gratitude for me if, with your goodwill supporting me, I should be able to make clear what this man has done.
§4πρὸς δὲ τούτοις, ὅτι, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, προδέδομαι (τὰ γὰρ ἀληθῆ πρὸς ὑμᾶς εἰρήσεται) ὑπʼ ἀνθρώπων, οἳ πιστευθέντες ὑφʼ ἡμῶν διὰ τὴν πρὸς τοῦτον ἔχθραν, καὶ πυθόμενοι τὰ πράγματα καὶ φήσαντες ἐμοὶ συναγωνιεῖσθαι, ἐγκαταλελοίπασι νυνί με καὶ διαλέλυνται πρὸς τοῦτον ἐν τοῖς ἐμοῖς πράγμασιν, ὥστε μοι μηδὲ τὸν συνεροῦντʼ εἶναι, ἐὰν μή τις ἄρα τῶν οἰκείων βοηθήσῃ.
In addition to this, gentlemen of the jury, because I have been betrayed (for the truth shall be spoken to you) by men who, having been trusted by us because of their enmity toward this man, and having learned the facts and said they would fight alongside me, have now abandoned me and come to terms with him in my affairs, so that I do not even have anyone to speak on my behalf, unless indeed some of my relatives should help.
§5πολλαῖς μὲν οὖν ἐνδείξεσιν ἦν ἔνοχος οὑτοσί, καὶ ἅπαντας τοὺς περὶ ταῦτα νόμους ἐφαίνετο παραβεβηκώς·
This man was indeed liable to many denunciations, and he clearly appeared to have violated all the laws concerning these matters.
καινότατον δὲ τῶν ἔργων τῶν τούτου τὴν περὶ τὸ πλοῖον φάσιν ηὑρίσκομεν γεγονυῖαν, διόπερ ταῦτα γράψας εἰς τὴν ἔνδειξιν ἔδωκεν ὁ πατήρ μοι.
But we found that the most recent of his deeds was the denunciation concerning the ship, which is why my father wrote these things in the indictment and gave it to me.
πρῶτον μὲν οὖν τὸν νόμον ὑμῖν ἀναγνώσεται τὸν περὶ τῶν φαινόντων καὶ οὐκ ἐπεξιόντων, ἀλλὰ διαλυομένων παρὰ τοὺς νόμους (ἐντεῦθεν γὰρ οἶμαι προσήκειν μοι τὴν ἀρχὴν ποιήσασθαι τοῦ λόγου), εἶτα τὴν φάσιν αὐτὴν ἣν οὗτος ἐποιήσατο κατὰ τοῦ Μίκωνος.
First, then, the clerk will read to you the law concerning those who denounce but do not prosecute, but instead settle contrary to the laws (for from there I think it proper for me to make the beginning of my speech), and then the denunciation itself which this man made against Micon.
λέγε.
Read.
ΝΟΜΟΣ. §6ὁ νόμος οὑτοσί, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, τοῖς προαιρουμένοις ἢ γράφεσθαι γραφὰς ἢ φαίνειν ἢ ἄλλο τι ποιεῖν τῶν ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τούτῳ γεγραμμένων προλέγει διαρρήδην, ἐφʼ οἷς ἕκαστόν ἐστιν τούτων ποιητέον.
LAW This law, gentlemen of the jury, explicitly warns those who choose either to bring public indictments or to denounce or to do any other of the things written in this law, under what conditions each of these must be done.
ἔστι δὲ ταῦτα, ὥσπερ ἠκούσατε ἐξ αὐτοῦ τοῦ νόμου, ἐὰν ἐπεξιών τις μὴ μεταλάβῃ τὸ πέμπτον μέρος τῶν ψήφων, χιλίας ἀποτίνειν, κἂν μὴ ἐπεξίῃ γʼ, ὦ Θεοκρίνη, χιλίας ἑτέρας, ἵνα μήτε συκοφαντῇ μηδείς, μήτε ἄδειαν ἔχων ἐργολαβῇ καὶ καθυφιῇ τὰ τῆς πόλεως.
These conditions are, as you have heard from the law itself, that if someone who prosecutes does not obtain a fifth part of the votes, he must pay a thousand drachmas, and if he does not prosecute at all, Theocrines, he must pay another thousand, so that no one may make malicious accusations, nor, having impunity, make a trade of it and betray the interests of the city.
φημὶ δὴ κατὰ ταύτην τὴν ἔνδειξιν ἔνοχον εἶναι Θεοκρίνην τῷ φήναντα Μίκωνα Χολλῄδην μὴ ἐπεξελθεῖν, ἀλλʼ ἀργύριον λαβόντα ἀποδόσθαι τὸ πρᾶγμα.
I assert indeed that under this denunciation Theocrines is liable because, having denounced Micon of Cholleidae, he did not prosecute, but instead took money and sold the matter.
§7καὶ τοῦτο ἀποδείξω σαφῶς, ὡς ἐγὼ νομίζω.
And I shall demonstrate this clearly, as I believe.
καίτοι Θεοκρίνης γε, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, καὶ οἱ μετὰ τούτου οὐδὲν ὅ τι οὐ πεποιήκασι προσιόντες τοῖς μάρτυσι καὶ τὰ μὲν ἀπειλοῦντες αὐτοῖς, τὰ δὲ πείθοντες μὴ μαρτυρεῖν.
Yet, gentlemen of the jury, Theocrines and his associates have left nothing undone in approaching the witnesses, sometimes threatening them, sometimes persuading them not to give testimony.
ἀλλʼ ὅμως ἐὰν ὑμεῖς βούλησθε τὰ δίκαια βοηθεῖν μοι, καὶ κελεύητε αὐτούς, μᾶλλον δὲ ἀναγκάζοντος ἐμοῦ συναναγκάζητε, ἤτοι μαρτυρεῖν ἢ ἐξόμνυσθαι, καὶ μὴ ἐᾶτε λόγους λέγειν, εὑρεθήσεται τἀληθές.
Nevertheless, if you are willing to aid me in accordance with justice, and bid them, or rather, as I compel them, you join in compelling them, either to testify or to take an oath of disclaimer, and do not allow them to make speeches, the truth will be discovered.
λέγε οὖν πρῶτον μὲν τὴν φάσιν, εἶτα τὰς μαρτυρίας.
Read, then, first the denunciation, and then the depositions.
ΦΑΣΙΣ. §8ταύτην τὴν φάσιν, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, ἔδωκεν μὲν οὑτοσὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν Μίκωνα, ἔλαβεν δὲ ὁ γραμματεὺς ὁ τῶν τοῦ ἐμπορίου ἐπιμελητῶν, Εὐθύφημος.
DENUNCIATION This denunciation, gentlemen of the jury, this man gave after summoning Micon, and Euthyphemus, the clerk of the overseers of the market, received it.
ἐξέκειτο δὲ πολὺν χρόνον ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ συνεδρίου ἡ φάσις, ἕως λαβὼν ἀργύριον οὗτος εἴασε διαγραφῆναι καλούντων αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν ἀνάκρισιν τῶν ἀρχόντων.
And the denunciation lay exposed for a long time in front of the office, until this man, having taken money, allowed it to be erased when the magistrates were calling him to the preliminary inquiry.
ὅτι δὲ ταῦτʼ ἀληθῆ λέγω, πρῶτον μὲν κάλει ὃς ἐγραμμάτευε τῇ ἀρχῇ, Εὐθύφημον.
To prove that I speak the truth in this, first call Euthyphemus, who was clerk to the magistrates.
ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑ. §9λέγε δὴ καὶ τὴν τῶν ἰδόντων ἐκκειμένην τὴν φάσιν μαρτυρίαν.
DEPOSITION Read also the deposition of those who saw the denunciation exposed.
λέγε.
Read.
ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑ.
κάλει δὲ καὶ τοὺς τοῦ ἐμπορίου ἐπιμελητάς, καὶ αὐτὸν τὸν Μίκωνʼ οὗ ἔφηνε τὸ πλοῖον· καὶ τὰς μαρτυρίας ἀναγίγνωσκε.
DEPOSITION Call also the overseers of the market, and Micon himself, whose ship he denounced; and read the depositions.
ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ.
DEPOSITIONS