§5.49.1ἐλπίδας ὥρμησε πρὸς ταύτας τὰς ἐπιβολάς.
despairing of his hopes, he set out on these enterprises.
ἐν ᾧ καιρῷ πάλιν ἁθροισθέντος τοῦ συνεδρίου, καὶ κελεύσαντος λέγειν τοῦ βασιλέως ὑπὲρ τοῦ πῶς δεῖ χρῆσθαι ταῖς ἐπὶ τὸν Μόλωνα παρασκευαῖς, αὖτις Ἐπιγένους καταρξαμένου καὶ λέγοντος περὶ τῶν ἐνεστώτων, §5.49.2ὡς ἔδει μὲν πάλαι μὴ μέλλειν κατὰ τὴν αὑτοῦ συμβουλίαν πρὸ τοῦ τηλικαῦτα προτερήματα λαβεῖν τοὺς ἐχθρούς, οὐ μὴν ἀλλὰ καὶ νῦν ἔτι φάσκοντος δεῖν ἔχεσθαι τῶν πραγμάτων,
At this time, the council having assembled again, and the king having bidden them speak as to how they should employ the preparations against Molo, Epigenes again took the lead and spoke on the present situation, saying that they ought not to have hesitated long ago, in accordance with his own advice, before the enemy gained such advantages, but nevertheless declaring that even now they must still apply themselves to the business.
§5.49.3πάλιν Ἑρμείας ἀκρίτως καὶ προπετῶς ἐξοργισθεὶς ἤρξατο λοιδορεῖν τὸν εἰρημένον.
Upon this, Hermeias again, becoming angry without reason and headlong, began to abuse the aforesaid Epigenes.
§5.49.4ἅμα δὲ φορτικῶς μὲν αὑτὸν ἐγκωμιάζων, ἀστόχους δὲ καὶ ψευδεῖς ποιούμενος κατηγορίας Ἐπιγένους, μαρτυρόμενος δὲ τὸν βασιλέα μὴ παριδεῖν οὕτως ἀλόγως μηδʼ ἀποστῆναι τῶν περὶ Κοίλης Συρίας ἐλπίδων, §5.49.5προσέκοπτε μὲν τοῖς πολλοῖς, ἐλύπει δὲ καὶ τὸν Ἀντίοχον, μόλις δὲ κατέπαυσε τὴν ἁψιμαχίαν, πολλὴν ποιησαμένου τοῦ βασιλέως σπουδὴν εἰς τὸ διαλύειν αὐτούς.
At the same time, while vulgarly eulogizing himself, and making aimless and false accusations against Epigenes, and calling upon the king not to overlook things so unreasonably, nor to abandon his hopes regarding Coele-Syria, he offended the majority and also annoyed Antiochus, and only with difficulty put an end to the altercation, the king having made great efforts to reconcile them.
§5.49.6δόξαντος δὲ τοῖς πολλοῖς Ἐπιγένους ἀναγκαιότερα καὶ συμφορώτερα λέγειν, ἐκυρώθη τὸ διαβούλιον στρατεύειν ἐπὶ τὸν Μόλωνα καὶ τούτων ἔχεσθαι τῶν πράξεων.
Since Epigenes seemed to the majority to speak what was more necessary and advantageous, the decision was ratified to march against Molo and to apply themselves to these operations.
§5.49.7ταχὺ δὲ συνυποκριθεὶς καὶ μεταπεσὼν Ἑρμείας, καὶ φήσας δεῖν ἅπαντας τὸ κριθὲν ἀπροφασίστως συμπράττειν, οὗτος αὐτὸς ἕτοιμος ἦν
But Hermeias, quickly play-acting and shifting ground, and saying that all must without excuse cooperate in what had been decided, was himself ready...