§20.76.1διόπερ χρόνου γενομένου πλείονος οἱ μὲν περὶ τὸν Πτολεμαῖον πυθόμενοι τὸν κατάπλουν τῶν πολεμίων ἧκον ὀξέως βοηθήσοντες καὶ τὴν δύναμιν διασκευάσαντες ἔστησαν παρὰ τὸν αἰγιαλόν·
Therefore, when more time had elapsed, Ptolemy and his men, having learned of the arrival of the enemy's fleet, came quickly to bring reinforcement and, having drawn up their force, stationed themselves along the shore.
ὁ δὲ Δημήτριος ἀποτυχὼν καὶ ταύτης τῆς ἐκβάσεως καὶ τὴν συνάπτουσαν παραλίαν ἀκούων ἕλεσι καὶ λίμναις ὠχυρῶσθαι φυσικῶς ἐπαλινδρόμει παντὶ τῷ στόλῳ.
On the other hand, Demetrius, having failed also in this landing-place and hearing that the adjacent coast was naturally fortified by marshes and lakes, sailed back with his entire fleet.
§20.76.2εἶτʼ ἐμπεσόντος βορέου λαμπροῦ καὶ τοῦ κλύδωνος εἰς ὕψος αἰρομένου τρία μὲν σκάφη τῶν τετρηρικῶν καὶ τῶν στρατιωτικῶν πορίων ἅμα κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ βιαιότερον ὑπὸ τοῦ κύματος ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἐξεβράσθη καὶ τοῖς περὶ τὸν Πτολεμαῖον ὑποχείρια κατέστη, αἱ δʼ ἄλλαι ἐκβιασαμένων τῶν πληρωμάτων διεσώθησαν πρὸς τὴν Ἀντιγόνου στρατοπεδείαν.
Then, a strong north wind having fallen upon them and the waves rising to a great height, three vessels of the quadriremes and the troop transports together were cast ashore rather violently by the wave and fell into the hands of Ptolemy and his men; but the others, because the crews forced their way out, were saved to the camp of Antigonus.
§20.76.3τῶν δὲ περὶ τὸν Πτολεμαῖον διειληφότων πᾶσαν τὴν περὶ τὸν ποταμὸν ἔκβασιν φυλακαῖς ἰσχυραῖς καὶ πολλῶν μὲν σκαφῶν ποταμίων αὐτῷ παρεσκευασμένων, πάντων δὲ τούτων ἐχόντων βέλη παντοῖα καὶ τοὺς χρησομένους αὐτοῖς ἄνδρας οἱ περὶ τὸν Ἀντίγονον οὐ μετρίως ἠποροῦντο· §20.76.4ἡ γὰρ ναυτικὴ δύναμις ἄχρηστος ἦν αὐτοῖς προκατειλημμένου τοῦ Πηλουσιακοῦ στόματος ὑπὸ τῶν πολεμίων, τό τε πεζὸν στράτευμα τὴν ὁρμὴν ἄπρακτον εἶχε τῷ μεγέθει τοῦ ποταμοῦ διειργόμενον, τὸ δὲ μέγιστον, ἡμερῶν ἤδη συχνῶν διεληλυθυιῶν ὑπολείπειν ἤδη συνέβαινε τόν τε σῖτον καὶ τὰ χορτάσματα τοῖς κτήνεσι.
Since Ptolemy and his men had occupied every landing-place near the river with strong garrisons, and many river boats had been prepared for him, and all of these had all kinds of missiles and men to use them, Antigonus and his men were in no small difficulty; for their naval force was useless to them, since the Pelusiac mouth had been pre-occupied by the enemy, and the land army had its impulse rendered ineffective, being cut off by the width of the river; and what was greatest, as many days had already passed, it happened that both the grain and the fodder for the beasts were already running short.
§20.76.5διὰ δὴ ταῦτα τῆς δυνάμεως ἀθυμούσης παραλαβὼν τὸ στρατόπεδον καὶ τοὺς ἡγεμόνας Ἀντίγονος προέθηκε βουλὴν πότερον συμφέρει μένειν καὶ διαπολεμεῖν, ἢ νῦν μὲν ἐπανελθεῖν εἰς Συρίαν, ὕστερον δὲ κάλλιον παρασκευασαμένους στρατεῦσαι καθʼ ὃν ἂν χρόνον ἐλάχιστος ὁ Νεῖλος εἶναι δόξῃ.
Because of these things, since the force was disheartened, Antigonus, having summoned the army and the officers, proposed a council as to whether it was advantageous to remain and carry on the war, or for the present to return to Syria, and later, having made better preparations, to campaign at whatever time the Nile should seem to be at its lowest.
§20.76.6πάντων δὲ κατενεχθέντων ἐπὶ τὸ τὴν ταχίστην ἀπιέναι παρήγγειλε τοῖς στρατιώταις ἀναζευγνύειν καὶ ταχὺ πάλιν ἐπανῆλθεν εἰς τὴν Συρίαν, συμπαραπλέοντος αὐτῷ καὶ τοῦ στόλου παντός.
When everyone agreed to depart as quickly as possible, he ordered the soldiers to break camp and quickly returned again to Syria, with his entire fleet also sailing along with him.
Πτολεμαῖος δὲ μετὰ τὴν ἀπαλλαγὴν τῶν πολεμίων περιχαρὴς γενόμενος καὶ θύσας τοῖς θεοῖς χαριστήρια τοὺς φίλους εἱστία λαμπρῶς.
And Ptolemy, becoming overjoyed after the departure of the enemy and having offered thank-offerings to the gods, entertained his friends sumptuously.
§20.76.7καὶ πρὸς μὲν τοὺς περὶ Σέλευκον καὶ Λυσίμαχον καὶ Κάσανδρον ἔγραψε περὶ τῶν εὐτυχημάτων καὶ περὶ τοῦ πλήθους τῶν πρὸς αὐτὸν αὐτομολησάντων, αὐτὸς δὲ τὸ δεύτερον ἠγωνισμένος ὑπὲρ τῆς Αἰγύπτου καὶ νομίσας δορίκτητον ἔχειν τὴν χώραν ἐπανῆλθεν εἰς τὴν Ἀλεξάνδρειαν.
And to Seleucus, Lysimachus, and Cassander and their circles he wrote concerning his successes and concerning the multitude of those who had deserted to him; and he himself, having fought for Egypt for the second time and believing that he held the country as won by the spear, returned to Alexandria.