§6πρὸς δὲ τούτοις αὐτὸς ὑμῖν οὗτος ῥᾳδίαν πεποίηκεν τὴν γνῶσιν· ἔγραψεν γὰρ ὧν ἕνεκα ἐστεφάνωσεν τοὺς προέδρους, δικαιοσύνης τε τῆς εἰς τὸν δῆμον τὸν Ἀθηναίων καὶ διότι κατὰ τοὺς νόμους προηδρεύκασιν.
Besides this, this man himself has made the decision easy for you; for he wrote the reasons for which he crowned the presiding officers, namely, because of their justice toward the Athenian people and because they presided according to the laws.
ἐπὶ δὴ ταῦτʼ ἄγετʼ αὐτὸν ἀπολογησόμενον, καὶ σύ, ὦ Φιλιππίδη, δείξας ἀληθῆ εἶναι τὰ περὶ τῶν προέδρων, ἃ ὑπέθου ἐν τῷ ψηφίςματι, ἀπόφευγε. §7εἰ δʼ οἴει κορδακίζων καὶ γελωτοποιῶν, ὅπερ ποιεῖν εἴωθας, ἐπὶ τῶν δικαστηρίων ἀποφεύξεσθαι, εὐήθης εἶ, ἢ παρὰ τούτοις συγγνώμην ἢ ἔλεόν τινα παρὰ τὸ δίκαιον ὑπάρχειν.
Bring him, then, to defend himself on these very points, and you, Philippides, clear yourself by showing that what you assumed in your decree concerning the presiding officers is true. But if you think that by dancing the kordax and playing the buffoon, which is your habit, you will escape in the law courts, you are foolish to think either that pardon or some pity contrary to justice exists among these men.
πολλοῦ γε δεῖ.
Far from it!
οὐ γὰρ ἀπέθου σαυτῷ εὔνοιαν παρὰ τῷ δήμῳ, ἀλλʼ ἑτέρωθι, οὐδὲ τοὺς σῶσαί σε δυναμένους ᾤου δεῖν κολακεύειν, ἀλλὰ τοὺς τῷ δήμῳ φοβεροὺς ὄντας. §8καὶ ἓν μὲν σῶμα ἀθάνατον ὑπείληφας ἔσεσθαι, πόλεως δὲ τηλικαύτης θάνατον κατέγνως, οὐδʼ ἐκεῖνο συνιδών, ὅτι τῶν μὲν τυράννων οὐδεὶς πώποτε τελευτήσας ἀνεβίωσεν, πόλεις δὲ πολλαὶ ἄρδην ἀναιρεθεῖσαι πάλιν ἴσχυσαν.
For you did not store up goodwill for yourself with the people, but elsewhere, nor did you think you should flatter those who are able to save you, but rather those who are terrifying to the people. And while you assumed that a single body would be immortal, you condemned so great a city to death, not even perceiving this, that while no tyrant has ever come back to life after dying, many cities, utterly destroyed, have become strong again.
οὐδὲ τὰ ἐπὶ τῶν τριάκοντα ἐλογίσασθε, οὐδʼ ὡς καὶ τῶν ἐπιστρατευσάντων καὶ τῶν ἔνδοθεν συνεπιθεμένων αὐτῇ περιεγένετο, ἀλλὰ φανεροὶ ἐγένεσθε καιροφυλακοῦντες τὴν πόλιν εἴ ποτε δοθήσεται ἐξουσία λέγειν τι ἢ πράττειν κατὰ τοῦ δήμου. §9εἶτα περὶ καιρῶν αὐτίκα δὴ τολμήσετε λέγειν τοὺς κατὰ τῆς πόλεως καιροὺς [οὐ] παραφυλάξαντες;
Nor did you reflect on the events under the Thirty, nor how the city triumphed over both those who campaigned against it and those who attacked it from within; instead, you made it obvious that you were watching for an opportunity against the city, to see if ever the power to say or do something against the people would be granted. Then, will you dare presently to speak of opportunities, after having watched for opportunities against the city?
καὶ τὰ παιδία ἥκεις ἔχων εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον, καὶ ἀναβιβάσας αὐτίκα δὴ ἀξιώσεις ὑπὸ τούτων ἐλεεῖσθαι;
And have you come bringing your children into court, and after bringing them up to the platform, will you presently demand to be pitied by these men?
ἀλλʼ οὐ δίκαιον· ὅτε γὰρ ἡ πόλις ὑπὸ τῶν ἄλλων ᾠκτείρετο διὰ τὰ συμβάντα, τόθʼ ὑφʼ ὑμῶν ἐξυβρίζετο.
But that is not just; for when the city was pitied by others because of its misfortunes, it was then insulted by you.
καίτοι οὗτοι μὲν τὴν Ἑλλάδα σῴζειν προελόμενοι ἀνάξια τῶν φρονημάτων ἔπασχον, σὺ δὲ τὴν πόλιν εἰς τὰς ἐσχάτας αἰσχύνας ἀδίκως καθιστὰς νυνὶ δικαίως τιμωρίας τεύξῃ. §10διὰ τί γὰρ ἂν τούτου φείσαισθε;
And yet, while those men, having chosen to save Greece, suffered things unworthy of their noble spirit, you, who unjustly brought the city to the ultimate shame, will now justly receive your punishment. For why should you spare this man?
πότερα διότι δημοτικός ἐστιν;
Is it because he is a friend of the people?
ἀλλὰ ἴστʼ αὐτὸν τοῖς μὲν τυράννοις δουλεύειν προελόμενον, τῷ δὲ δήμῳ προστάττειν ἀξιοῦντα.
But you know that he chose to be a slave to tyrants, while demanding to give orders to the people.
ἀλλʼ ὅτι χρηστός;
But is it because he is an honest man?
ἀλλὰ δὶς αὐτοῦ ἀδικίαν κατέγνωτε.
But twice you have convicted him of wrongdoing.
ναί, ἀλλὰ χρήσιμος· ἀλλʼ εἰ χρήςεςθε τῷ ὑφʼ ὑμῶν ὁμολογουμένως πονηρῷ κριθέντι, ἢ κρίνειν κακῶς δόξετε ἢ πονηρῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐπιθυμεῖν.
"Yes, but he is useful." But if you employ one who has admittedly been judged wicked by you, you will either seem to judge badly or to desire wicked men.
οὐκοῦν οὐκ ἄξιον τὰ τούτου ἀδικήματα αὐτοὺς ἀναδέχεσθαι, ἀλλὰ τιμωρεῖσθαι τὸν ἀδικοῦντα. §11καὶ ἂν ἄρα λέγῃ τις ἀναβὰς ὡς δὶς ἥλωκεν πρότερον παρανόμων, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο φῇ δεῖν ὑμᾶς ἀποψηφίσασθαι, τοὐναντίον ποιεῖτε κατʼ ἀμφότερα.
Therefore, it is not fitting for you to take his wrongdoings upon yourselves, but rather to punish the wrongdoer. And if someone should come up and say that he has been convicted twice before of proposing illegal measures, and for this reason claim that you ought to acquit him, do the opposite in both respects.
πρῶτον μὲν ὅτι εὐτύχημά ἐστιν τὸν ὁμολογουμένως τὰ παράνομα γράφοντα τὸ τρίτον κρινόμενον λαβεῖν· οὐ γὰρ ὥσπερ ἀγαθοῦ τινος φείδεσθαι προσήκει τούτου, ἀλλὰ τὴν ταχίστην ἀπηλλάχθαι, ὅς γε τοῦ τρόπου δὶς ἤδη ἐν ὑμῖν βάσανον δέδωκεν. §12ἔπειτα δέ, ὥσπερ τοῖς τῶν ψευδομαρτυρίων δὶς ἡλωκόσιν δεδώκατε ὑμεῖς τὸ τρίτον μὴ μαρτυρεῖν μηδʼ οἷς ἂν παραγένωνται, ἵνα μηδενὶ τῶν πολιτῶν ᾖ τὸ ὑμέτερον πλῆθος αἴτιον τοῦ ἠτιμῶσθαι, ἀλλʼ αὐτὸς αὑτῷ, ἂν μὴ παύηται τὰ ψευδῆ μαρτυρῶν, οὕτω καὶ τοῖς ἡλωκόσι παρανόμων ἔξεστιν μηκέτι γράφειν, εἰ δὲ μή, δῆλόν ἐστιν ὅτι ἰδίου τινὸς ἕνεκα τοῦτο ποιοῦσιν·
First, because it is a stroke of luck to catch one who admittedly proposes illegal measures being judged for the third time; for it is not fitting to spare him as though he were some good thing, but rather to get rid of him as quickly as possible, since he has already twice given a test of his character among you. Secondly, just as you have granted to those who have been twice convicted of bearing false witness that they may not testify for a third time, nor in any matters where they might be present, so that the citizens' body may not be the cause of disenfranchisement for any of the citizens, but he himself may be to blame, if he does not cease bearing false witness; so also it is permitted for those convicted of proposing illegal measures to write no more proposals; otherwise, it is clear that they do this for some private interest.
ὥστε οὐκ οἴκτου οἱ τοιοῦτοι ἄξιοί εἰσιν, ἀλλὰ τιμωρίας. §13ἵνα δὲ μὴ προθέμενος πρὸς ἀμφορέα ὕδατος εἰπεῖν μακρολογῶ, ὁ μὲν γραμματεὺς ὑμῖν ἀναγνώσεται τὴν γραφὴν πάλιν·
Therefore, such men are not worthy of pity, but of punishment. But so that I may not speak at great length, having planned to speak in relation to the water jar, the secretary will read the indictment to you again.
ὑμεῖς δὲ τῶν τε κατηγορημένων μεμνημένοι καὶ τῶν νόμων ἀκούσαντες ἀναγιγνωσκομένων, τά τε δίκαια καὶ τὰ συμφέροντα ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς ψηφίζεσθε.
And you, remembering the accusations and having heard the laws read, vote for what is both just and advantageous to yourselves.