§825ἀνὴρ πρότερον μὲν ἄθλιος, νῦν δʼ εὐτυχής.
A man previously wretched, but now fortunate.
§826δῆλον ὅτι τῶν χρηστῶν τις, ὡς ἔοικας, εἶ.
It is clear that you are one of the good people, as it seems.
§827μάλιστʼ.
Exactly.
§827bἔπειτα τοῦ δέει;
Then what do you need?
To the god I have come; for he is the cause of great blessings for me.
§829ἐγὼ γὰρ ἱκανὴν οὐσίαν παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς §830λαβὼν ἐπήρκουν τοῖς δεομένοις τῶν φίλων, §831εἶναι νομίζων χρήσιμον πρὸς τὸν βίον.
For I, having received a sufficient estate from my father, used to assist those of my friends who were in need, thinking that this was useful for life.
§832ἦ πού σε ταχέως ἐπέλιπεν τὰ χρήματα.
No doubt your money quickly failed you.
§833κομιδῇ μὲν οὖν.
Exactly so.
§833bοὐκοῦν μετὰ ταῦτʼ ἦσθʼ ἄθλιος.
Then after that you were wretched?
§834κομιδῇ μὲν οὖν.
Exactly so.
κἀγὼ μὲν ᾤμην οὓς τέως §835εὐηργέτησα δεομένους ἕξειν φίλους §836ὄντως βεβαίους, εἰ δεηθείην ποτέ· §837οἱ δʼ ἐξετρέποντο κοὐκ ἐδόκουν ὁρᾶν μʼ ἔτι.
And I indeed thought that those whom I had benefited when they were in need would be truly reliable friends, if I should ever be in need; but they would turn away and pretend not to see me anymore.
§838καὶ κατεγέλων δʼ εὖ οἶδʼ ὅτι.
And they mocked you, I know well.
Exactly so; for the drought of my vessels ruined me.
§840ἀλλʼ οὐχὶ νῦν.
But not now.
In return for which I have rightly come here to pray to the god.
But what is the meaning, by the gods, of the worn cloak which this boy here is carrying with you?
φράσον.
Tell me.
§844καὶ τοῦτʼ ἀναθήσων ἔρχομαι πρὸς τὸν θεόν.
I am coming to dedicate this too to the god.
§845μῶν οὖν ἐμυήθης δῆτʼ ἐν αὐτῷ τὰ μεγάλα;
Were you then initiated into the Great Mysteries in it?
§846οὐκ ἀλλʼ ἐνερρίγωσʼ ἔτη τριακαίδεκα.
No, but I shivered in it for thirteen years.
§847τὰ δʼ ἐμβάδια;
And the shoes?
§847bκαὶ ταῦτα συνεχειμάζετο.
These too shared the winter cold.
§848καὶ ταῦτʼ ἀναθήσων ἔφερες οὖν;
So were you carrying these too to dedicate them?
§848bνὴ τὸν Δία.
By Zeus, yes.
§849χαρίεντά γʼ ἥκεις δῶρα τῷ θεῷ φέρων.
Indeed, you have come bringing very elegant gifts to the god.
§850οἴμοι κακοδαίμων, ὡς ἀπόλωλα δείλαιος,
Ah, wretched me, how ruined I am, miserable!
Wretched four times, five times, twelve times, ten thousand times!
ἰοὺ ἰού.
Oh, oh!
§853οὕτω πολυφόρῳ συγκέκραμαι δαίμονι.
With such a heavily laden fate have I been mixed.
O averting Apollo and friendly gods, what in the world is the evil that this man has suffered?
§856οὐ γὰρ σχέτλια πέπονθα νυνὶ πράγματα, §857ἀπολωλεκὼς ἅπαντα τἀκ τῆς οἰκίας §858διὰ τὸν θεὸν τοῦτον, τὸν ἐσόμενον τυφλὸν §859πάλιν αὖθις, ἤνπερ μὴ ʼλλίπωσιν αἱ δίκαι;
For have I not suffered dreadful things now, having lost everything from my house because of this god, who will become blind again, if only lawsuits do not fail?
§860ἐγὼ σχεδὸν τὸ πρᾶγμα γιγνώσκειν δοκῶ.
I think I pretty much understand the matter.
For a man is approaching who is doing badly, and he seems to be of the wicked stamp.
§863νὴ Δία καλῶς τοίνυν ποιῶν ἀπόλλυται.
By Zeus, then, he is ruined, and it serves him right.
§864ποῦ ποῦ ʼσθʼ ὁ μόνος ἅπαντας ἡμᾶς πλουσίους §865ὑποσχόμενος οὗτος ποιήσειν εὐθέως, §866εἰ πάλιν ἀναβλέψειεν ἐξ ἀρχῆς;
Where, where is he, who alone promised to make all of us rich immediately, if he should see again from the beginning?
ὁ δὲ §867πολὺ μᾶλλον ἐνίους ἐστὶν ἐξολωλεκώς.
But he has ruined some of us much more.
§868καὶ τίνα δέδρακε δῆτα τοῦτʼ;
And to whom indeed has he done this?
§868bἐμὲ τουτονί.
To me, this man here.
§869ἦ τῶν πονηρῶν ἦσθα καὶ τοιχωρύχων;
Were you then one of the wicked and housebreakers?
§870μὰ Δίʼ οὐ μὲν οὖν ἔσθʼ ὑγιὲς ὑμῶν οὐδενός,
By Zeus, certainly not!
§871κοὐκ ἔσθʼ ὅπως οὐκ ἔχετέ μου τὰ χρήματα.
Rather, there is nothing sound in any of you, and it cannot be but that you have my money.
By Demeter, how arrogantly the informer has entered!
δῆλον ὅτι βουλιμιᾷ.
It is clear that he is suffering from intense hunger.
§874σὺ μὲν εἰς ἀγορὰν ἰὼν ταχέως οὐκ ἂν φθάνοις· §875ἐπὶ τοῦ τροχοῦ γὰρ δεῖ σʼ ἐκεῖ στρεβλούμενον §876εἰπεῖν ἃ πεπανούργηκας.
You cannot go too quickly to the marketplace; for you must be tortured on the wheel there and confess your misdeeds.
§876bοἰμώξἄρα σύ.
Then you go howl!
§877νὴ τὸν Δία τὸν σωτῆρα πολλοῦ γʼ ἄξιος §878ἅπασι τοῖς Ἕλλησιν ὁ θεός ἐσθʼ ὅτι §879τοὺς συκοφάντας ἐξολεῖ κακοὺς κακῶς.
By Zeus the savior, indeed of great worth to all the Greeks is the god, because he will utterly destroy the wicked informers in a wicked way.
§880οἴμοι τάλας·
Ah, wretched me!
μῶν καὶ σὺ μετέχων καταγελᾷς;
Are you too sharing in the spoils and mocking me?
§881ἐπεὶ πόθεν θοἰμάτιον εἴληφας τοδί;
Since where did you get this cloak?
§882ἐχθὲς δʼ ἔχοντʼ εἶδόν σʼ ἐγὼ τριβώνιον.
For yesterday I saw you wearing a worn cloak.
I care nothing for you; for I am wearing this ring, having bought it from Eudamus for a drachma.
§885† ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἔνεστι συκοφάντου δήγματος. †
But there is no cure in it for an informer's bite.
§886ἆρʼ οὐχ ὕβρις ταῦτʼ ἐστὶ πολλή;
Is this not great insolence?
σκώπτετον, §887ὅ τι δὲ ποιεῖτον ἐνθάδʼ οὐκ εἰρήκατον.
You two mock, but you have not said what you are doing here.
§888οὐκ ἐπʼ ἀγαθῷ γὰρ ἐνθάδʼ ἐστὸν οὐδενί.
For you are not here for any good purpose.
§889μὰ τὸν Δίʼ οὔκουν τῷ γε σῷ, σάφʼ ἴσθʼ ὅτι.
By Zeus, certainly not for yours, know that well!
§890ἀπὸ τῶν ἐμῶν γὰρ ναὶ μὰ Δία δειπνήσετον.
For, yes by Zeus, you two are going to feast on what is mine!
Would that you indeed, in truth, along with your witness, might burst without having filled yourselves with anything!
§893ἀρνεῖσθον;
Do you two deny it?
ἔνδον ἐστὶν ὦ μιαρωτάτω §894πολὺ χρῆμα τεμαχῶν καὶ κρεῶν ὠπτημένων.
Inside, o most abominable ones, there is a great quantity of fish-slices and roasted meats.
§895ὓ ὗ ὓ ὗ ὓ ὗ ὓ ὗ ὓ ὗ ὓ ὗ.
Hu, hu, hu, hu, hu, hu.
§896κακόδαιμον ὀσφραίνει τι;
You wretched man, do you smell something?
Perhaps the cold, since he is wearing such a worn cloak.
Are these things then bearable, o Zeus and gods, that these men should insult me?
οἴμʼ ὡς ἄχθομαι §900ὅτι χρηστὸς ὢν καὶ φιλόπολις πάσχω κακῶς.
Ah, how I am vexed that I, being good and public-spirited, suffer miserably!
§901σὺ φιλόπολις καὶ χρηστός;
You, public-spirited and good?