§9συσκευασάμενος γὰρ τὰ ἑαυτοῦ ἐνθένδε εἰς τὴν ὑπερορίαν ἐξῴκησε, καὶ ἐν Ὠρωπῷ μετοίκιον κατατιθεὶς ἐπὶ προστάτου ᾤκει, βουληθεὶς παρʼ ἐκείνοις μετοικεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ μεθʼ ἡμῶν πολίτης εἶναι.
For he packed up his belongings from here and emigrated to a foreign land; and residing in Oropus, paying the resident alien tax, he lived under a patron, wishing to live as an alien among them rather than to be a citizen with us.
οὐ τοίνυν οὐδʼ ὥσπερ ἔνιοί τινες τῶν πολιτῶν μετεβάλοντο, ἐπειδὴ ἑώρων τοὺς ἀπὸ Φυλῆς ἐν οἷς ἔπραττον εὐτυχοῦντας, οὐδὲ τούτων τι τῶν εὐτυχημάτων ἠξίωσε μετασχεῖν, ἐπὶ κατειργασμένοις μᾶλλον ἐλθεῖν βουλόμενος ἢ συγκατελθεῖν κατεργασάμενός τι τῶν τῇ κοινῇ πολιτείᾳ συμφερόντων· οὐ γὰρ ἦλθεν εἰς τὸν Πειραιᾶ, οὐδʼ ἔστιν ὅπου ἑαυτὸν ὑμῖν τάξαι παρέσχεν.
Moreover, he did not even change his conduct as some of the citizens did, when they saw that the men from Phyle were successful in what they were doing, nor did he deign to share in any of these successes, wishing rather to return after things had been accomplished than to return together after having accomplished something advantageous to the common commonwealth; for he did not come to Piraeus, nor did he present himself anywhere to be marshalled under you.
§10καίτοιγε ὅστις εὐτυχοῦντας ὁρῶν ἡμᾶς ἐτόλμα προδιδόναι, τί ποτε ὡς μὴ ἐβουλόμεθά γε πράττοντας ἐποίησεν ἄν;
And yet, one who dared to betray us while seeing us successful, what would he have done if we had fared as we did not wish?
ὅσοι μὲν τοίνυν διὰ συμφορὰς ἰδίας οὐ μετέσχον τῶν τότε γενομένων τῇ πόλει κινδύνων, συγγνώμης τινὸς ἄξιοί εἰσι τυχεῖν· οὐδενὶ γὰρ οὐδὲν ἑκούσιον δυστύχημα γίγνεται·
Now, those who, because of private misfortunes, did not share in the dangers that then befell the city, deserve to obtain some indulgence; for no voluntary misfortune happens to anyone.
§11ὅσοι δὲ γνώμῃ τοῦτο ἔπραξαν, οὐδεμιᾶς συγγνώμης ἄξιοί εἰσιν· οὐ γὰρ διὰ δυστυχίαν ἀλλὰ διʼ ἐπιβουλὴν ἐποίησαν αὐτό.
But those who did this by deliberate choice deserve no indulgence; for they did it not through misfortune, but through design.
καθέστηκε δέ τι ἔθος δίκαιον πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις τῶν αὐτῶν ἀδικημάτων μάλιστα ὀργίζεσθαι τοῖς μάλιστα δυναμένοις μὴ ἀδικεῖν, τοῖς δὲ πένησιν ἢ ἀδυνάτοις τῷ σώματι συγγνώμην ἔχειν διὰ τὸ ἡγεῖσθαι ἄκοντας αὐτοὺς ἁμαρτάνειν.
And a just custom has been established among all men, to be most angry for the same offences with those who are best able not to commit injustice, but to have indulgence for the poor or those disabled in body, because they are thought to err against their will.
§12οὗτος τοίνυν οὐδεμιᾶς συγγνώμης ἄξιός ἐστι τυχεῖν· οὔτε γὰρ τῷ σώματι ἀδύνατος ἦν ταλαιπωρεῖν, ὡς καὶ ὑμεῖς ὁρᾶτε, οὔτε τῇ οὐσίᾳ ἄπορος λῃτουργεῖν, ὡς ἐγὼ ἀποδείξω.
This man, then, deserves to obtain no indulgence; for he was neither unable in body to endure hardships, as you also see, nor destitute in property to perform public services, as I shall demonstrate.
ὅστις οὖν ὅσον δυνατὸς ἦν ὠφελεῖν, τοσοῦτον κακὸς ἦν, πῶς οὐκ ἂν εἰκότως ὑπὸ πάντων ὑμῶν μισοῖτο;
How then could one who was as bad as he was capable of being helpful, not be justly hated by all of you?
§13ἀλλὰ μὴν οὐδʼ ἀπεχθήσεσθέ γε τῶν πολιτῶν οὐδενὶ τοῦτον ἀποδοκιμάσαντες, ὃς οὔ τι τοὺς ἑτέρους ἀλλʼ ἀμφοτέρους φανερός ἐστι προδούς, ὥστε μήτε τοῖς ἐν τῷ ἄστει γενομένοις φίλον προσήκειν εἶναι τοῦτον (οὐ γὰρ ἠξίωσεν ὡς αὐτοὺς ἐλθεῖν κινδυνεύοντας), μήτε τοῖς τὸν Πειραιᾶ καταλαβοῦσιν· οὐδὲ γὰρ τούτοις ἠθέλησε συγκατελθεῖν, καὶ ταῦτα ὥς φησι καὶ ἀστὸς γενόμενος.
Moreover, you will not incur the enmity of any of the citizens by rejecting him, since he is manifest in having betrayed not just one party but both, so that it is not fitting for him to be a friend either to those who were in the city (for he did not deign to go to them when they were in danger) or to those who seized Piraeus; for he did not wish to return with them either, and that too, as he says, though he was born a citizen.
§14εἰ μέντοι τι μέρος περίεστι τῶν πολιτῶν ὅ τι τῶν αὐτῶν μετέσχε τούτῳ πραγμάτων, μετʼ ἐκείνων, ἐάν ποτε (ὃ μὴ γένοιτο) λάβωσι τὴν πόλιν, βουλεύειν ἀξιούτω.
If, however, there is any portion of the citizens remaining that shared in the same conduct with him, let him deem it right to serve on the Council with them, if ever (which heaven forbid) they should take the city.
ὡς οὖν ᾤκει τε ἐν Ὠρωπῷ ἐπὶ προστάτου καὶ ἐκέκτητο ἱκανὴν οὐσίαν καὶ οὔτʼ ἐν τῷ Πειραιεῖ οὔτʼ ἐν τῷ ἄστει ἔθετο τὰ ὅπλα, ἵνα εἰδῆτε ὅτι ταῦτα πρῶτον ἀληθῆ λέγω, ἀκούσατε τῶν μαρτύρων.
To show you, then, that he lived in Oropus under a patron, and possessed sufficient property, and did not take up arms either in Piraeus or in the city, so that you may know that I speak the truth in these matters first, hear the witnesses.
§15Μάρτυρες
ὑπολείπεται τοίνυν αὐτῷ λέγειν ὡς τῷ μὲν σώματι διʼ ἀσθένειάν τινα γενομένην ἀδύνατος κατέστη βοηθῆσαι εἰς τὸν Πειραιᾶ, ἀπὸ δὲ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων ἐπαγγειλάμενος αὐτὸς ἢ χρήματʼ εἰσενεγκεῖν εἰς τὸ πλῆθος τὸ ὑμέτερον ἢ ὁπλίσαι τινὰς τῶν ἑαυτοῦ δημοτῶν, ὥσπερ καὶ ἄλλοι πολλοὶ τῶν πολιτῶν αὐτοὶ οὐ δυνάμενοι λῃτουργεῖν τοῖς σώμασιν.
Witnesses It remains, then, for him to say that through some sickness that befell him, he became unable in body to help at Piraeus, but that from his existing resources he himself promised either to contribute money to your democracy or to equip some of his own demesmen, just as many other citizens did who were not themselves able to serve with their bodies.
§16ἵνα οὖν μὴ ἐγγένηται αὐτῷ ψευσαμένῳ ἐξαπατῆσαι, καὶ περὶ τούτων ἤδη σαφῶς ὑμῖν ἀποδείξω, ἐπειδὴ ὕστερον οὐκ ἐξέσται μοι παρελθόντι ἐνθάδʼ ἐλέγχειν αὐτόν.
In order, therefore, that it may not be possible for him to deceive you by lying, I shall demonstrate to you clearly about these matters too, since later it will not be permitted for me to come forward here and refute him.
καί μοι κάλει Διότιμον τὸν Ἀχαρνέα καὶ τοὺς αἱρεθέντας μετʼ αὐτοῦ τοὺς δημότας ὁπλίσαι ἀπὸ τῶν εἰσενεχθέντων χρημάτων.
And call for me Diotimus of Acharnae and those chosen with him to equip the demesmen from the contributed money.
§17Μαρτυρία τῶν Αἱρεθέντων μετὰ Διοτίμου
οὗτος τοίνυν οὐχ ὅπως ὠφελήσει τὴν πόλιν ἐν τοιούτῳ καιρῷ καὶ τοιαύτῃ καταστάσει διενοήθη, ἀλλʼ ὅπως τι κερδανεῖ ἀπὸ τῶν ὑμετέρων συμφορῶν παρεσκευάσατο· ὁρμώμενος γὰρ ἐξ Ὠρωποῦ, τοτὲ μὲν αὐτὸς μόνος, τοτὲ δʼ ἑτέροις ἡγούμενος οἷς τὰ ὑμέτερα δυστυχήματα εὐτυχήματα ἐγεγόνει,
Testimony of those chosen with Diotimus This man, then, did not intend to benefit the city in such a crisis and in such a state of affairs, but prepared how he might gain something from your misfortunes; for starting from Oropus, sometimes by himself alone, and sometimes leading others to whom your misfortunes had become fortunes,