§5.33.1παραλαβὼν δὲ ὁ Μεγαβάτης τόν τε Ἀρισταγόρεα ἐκ τῆς Μιλήτου καὶ τὴν Ἰάδα στρατιὴν καὶ τοὺς Ναξίους ἔπλεε πρόφασιν ἐπʼ Ἑλλησπόντου, ἐπείτε δὲ ἐγένετο ἐν Χίῳ, ἔσχε τὰς νέας ἐς Καύκασα, ὡς ἐνθεῦτεν βορέῃ ἀνέμῳ ἐς τὴν Νάξον διαβάλοι.
And Megabates, taking with him Aristagoras from Miletus, the Ionian army, and the Naxians, sailed ostensibly for the Hellespont; but when he came to Chios, he brought his ships to anchor at Caucasa, so that from there he might cross over to Naxos by the north wind.
§5.33.2καὶ οὐ γὰρ ἔδεε τούτῳ τῷ στόλῳ Ναξίους ἀπολέσθαι, πρῆγμα τοιόνδε συνηνείχθη γενέσθαι.
And since it was not fated for the Naxians to be destroyed by this expedition, the following event came to pass.
περιιόντος Μεγαβάτεω τὰς ἐπὶ τῶν νεῶν φυλακάς, ἐπὶ νεὸς Μυνδίης ἔτυχε οὐδεὶς φυλάσσων·
As Megabates was going round the guards on the ships, it happened that on a ship of Myndus there was no one keeping watch.
ὁ δὲ δεινόν τι ποιησάμενος ἐκέλευσε τοὺς δορυφόρους ἐξευρόντας τὸν ἄρχοντα ταύτης τῆς νεός, τῷ οὔνομα ἦν Σκύλαξ, τοῦτον δῆσαι διὰ θαλαμίης διελόντας τῆς νεὸς κατὰ τοῦτο, ἔξω μὲν κεφαλὴν ποιεῦντας ἔσω δὲ τὸ σῶμα.
Deeming this a grave matter, he ordered his guards to find the captain of this ship, whose name was Scylax, and to bind him through a rowlock-hole of the ship, making his head to be outside and his body inside.
§5.33.3δεθέντος δὲ τοῦ Σκύλακος, ἐξαγγέλλει τις τῷ Ἀρισταγόρῃ ὅτι τὸν ξεῖνόν οἱ τὸν Μύνδιον Μεγαβάτης δήσας λυμαίνοιτο.
When Scylax had been bound, someone reported to Aristagoras that Megabates had bound and was maltreating his Myndian guest-friend.
ὃ δʼ ἐλθὼν παραιτέετο τὸν Πέρσην, τυγχάνων δὲ οὐδενὸς τῶν ἐδέετο, αὐτὸς ἐλθὼν ἔλυσε.
So Aristagoras went and interceded with the Persian, but obtaining none of the things he requested, he went himself and released him.
πυθόμενος δὲ κάρτα δεινὸν ἐποιήσατο ὁ Μεγαβάτης καὶ ἐσπέρχετο τῷ Ἀρισταγόρῃ,
When Megabates heard of this, he deemed it a very grave matter and was furious with Aristagoras.
§5.33.4ὁ δὲ εἶπε
σοὶ δὲ καὶ τούτοισι τοῖσι πρήγμασι τί ἐστι;
But he said: "What have you to do with these matters?
οὐ σὲ ἀπέστειλε Ἀρταφρένης ἐμέο πείθεσθαι καὶ πλέειν τῇ ἂν ἐγὼ κελεύω;
Did Artaphernes not send you to obey me and to sail wherever I order?
τί πολλὰ πρήσσεις; ταῦτα εἶπε ὁ Ἀρισταγόρης.
Why are you so meddlesome?" Thus spoke Aristagoras.
ὁ δὲ θυμωθεὶς τούτοισι, ὡς νὺξ ἐγένετο, ἔπεμπε ἐς Νάξον πλοίῳ ἄνδρας φράσοντας τοῖσι Ναξίοισι πάντα τὰ παρεόντα σφι πρήγματα.
Megabates, angered by these words, as soon as night fell, sent men in a boat to Naxos to tell the Naxians of all the things that were threatening them.