§15.29.1λιστʼ ἔφη καὶ προσδεῖσθαι τῶν καταρξομένων.
... most of all, he said, and that they further needed people to make a beginning.
οἱ δὲ Μακεδόνες ἀκούσαντες τούτων παροξύνονται, καὶ πέρας ἐπείσθησαν τῷ Μοιραγένει, καὶ πρώτας μὲν εὐθέως ἐπῄεσαν τὰς τῶν Μακεδόνων σκηνάς, μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα τὰς τῶν ἄλλων στρατιωτῶν·
The Macedonians, on hearing this, were provoked, and at last were won over by Moiraegenes, and immediately went first to the tents of the Macedonians, and after that to those of the other soldiers.
§15.29.2εἰσὶ δʼ αὗται συνεχεῖς, πρὸς ἓν μέρος ἀπονενευκυῖαι τῆς πόλεως.
These tents are continuous, situated towards one part of the city.
§15.29.3οὔσης δὲ τῆς μὲν ὁρμῆς πάλαι προχείρου τῆς τῶν πολλῶν, προσδεομένης δὲ τοῦ προκαλεσομένου μόνον καὶ τολμήσοντος, ἅμα τῷ λαβεῖν ἀρχὴν τὸ πρᾶγμα ταχέως οἷον εἰ πῦρ ἐξέλαμψεν.
Since the impulse of the multitude had long been ready, and needed only someone to challenge them and dare to act, as soon as the matter received a start, it quickly blazed up like fire.
§15.29.4οὐ γὰρ ἐγενήθησαν ὧραι τέτταρες καὶ πάντα τὰ γένη συμπεφωνήκει καὶ τὰ στρατιωτικὰ καὶ τὰ πολιτικὰ πρὸς τὴν ἐπίθεσιν.
For four hours had not passed before all classes, both military and civil, had agreed upon the attack.
§15.29.5συνήργησε γὰρ μεγάλα καὶ ταὐτόματον ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ πρὸς τὴν συντέλειαν.
For chance also contributed greatly to the completion at this critical moment.
§15.29.6ὁ μὲν γὰρ Ἀγαθοκλῆς, ἀνενεχθείσης πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐπιστολῆς καὶ κατασκόπων ἐπαναχθέντων, καὶ τῆς μὲν ἐπιστολῆς γεγραμμένης πρὸς τὰς δυνάμεις παρὰ τοῦ Τληπολέμου καὶ δηλούσης ὅτι παρέσται ταχέως, τῶν δὲ κατασκόπων διασαφούντων ὅτι πάρεστιν, §15.29.7οὕτως ἐξέστη τῶν φρενῶν ὥστʼ ἀφέμενος τοῦ πράττειν τι καὶ διανοεῖσθαι περὶ τῶν προσπεπτωκότων ἀπῆλθε κατὰ τὸν εἰθισμένον καιρὸν εἰς τὸν πότον, κἀκεῖ κατὰ τὴν εἰθισμένην ἀγωγὴν ἐπετέλει τὴν συνουσίαν.
For Agathocles, when a letter was brought to him and spies were led back, and the letter written to the forces by Tlepolemus showed that he would soon be present, while the spies made it clear that he was already present, was so out of his mind that, abandoning all action and thought concerning the occurrences, he departed at his usual hour to his drinking-bout, and there, after his usual fashion, kept up the party.
§15.29.8ἡ δʼ Οἰνάνθη περικακοῦσα παρῆν εἰς τὸ Θεσμοφορεῖον, ἀνεῳγμένου τοῦ νεὼ διά τινα θυσίαν ἐπέτειον.
Meanwhile Oenanthe, in great distress, was present at the Thesmophorium, the temple having been opened for an annual sacrifice.
§15.29.9καὶ τὸ μὲν πρῶτον ἐλιπάρει γονυπετοῦσα καὶ μαγγανεύουσα πρὸς τὰς θεάς, μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα καθίσασα πρὸς τὸν βωμὸν εἶχε τὴν ἡσυχίαν.
And at first she implored the goddesses, falling on her knees and using magical incantations, but after this, sitting down by the altar, she remained quiet.
αἱ μὲν οὖν πολλαὶ τῶν γυναικῶν, §15.29.10ἡδέως ὁρῶσαι τὴν δυσθυμίαν καὶ περικάκησιν αὐτῆς, ἀπεσιώπων· αἱ δὲ τοῦ Πολυκράτους συγγενεῖς καί τινες ἕτεραι τῶν ἐνδόξων, ἀδήλου τῆς περιστάσεως αὐταῖς ἀκμὴν ὑπαρχούσης, προσελθοῦσαι παρεμυθοῦντο τὴν Οἰνάνθην.
Now most of the women, looking with pleasure upon her dejection and distress, kept silence; but the relatives of Polycrates and some other distinguished women, since the situation was still unclear to them, approached and tried to comfort Oenanthe.
§15.29.11ἡ δʼ ἀναβοήσασα μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ "μή μοι πρόσιτέ" φησι "θηρία·
But she cried out in a loud voice, "Do not come near me, you beasts!
καλῶς γὰρ ὑμᾶς γινώσκω, διότι καὶ φρονεῖθʼ ἡμῖν ἐναντία καὶ ταῖς θεαῖς εὔχεσθε τὰ δυσχερέστατα καθʼ ἡμῶν. §15.29.12οὐ μὴν ἀλλʼ ἔτι πέποιθα τῶν θεῶν βουλομένων γεύσειν ὑμᾶς τῶν ἰδίων τέκνων" §15.29.13. καὶ ταῦτʼ εἰποῦσα ταῖς ῥαβδούχοις ἀνείργειν προσέταξε καὶ παίειν τὰς μὴ πειθαρχούσας.
For I know you well, that you are hostile to us and pray to the goddesses for the most grievous disasters against us." "Nevertheless, I still trust that, if the gods are willing, they will make you taste of your own children." And having said this, she ordered her lictors to drive back and beat those who would not obey.
§15.29.14αἱ δʼ ἐπιλαβόμεναι τῆς προφάσεως ταύτης ἀπηλλάττοντο πᾶσαι, τοῖς θεοῖς ἀνίσχουσαι τὰς χεῖρας καὶ καταρώμεναι λαβεῖν αὐτὴν ἐκείνην πεῖραν τούτων, ἃ κατὰ τῶν πέλας ἐπανετείνετο πράξειν.
But they, seizing upon this pretext, all departed, raising their hands to the gods and praying that she herself might experience those very things which she threatened to do to her neighbors.