§3.1Cuius facti ne prius fama ad regem quam ipse perveniret, dedit operam.
He took care that the report of this deed should not reach the king before he himself did.
itaque omnibus insciis eo, ubi erat rex, venit posteroque die Thuyn, hominem maximi corporis terribilique facie, quod et niger et capillo longo barbaque erat promissa, optima veste texit, quam satrapae regii gerere consuerant, ornavit etiam torque atque armillis aureis ceteroque regio cultu; §3.2ipse agresti duplici amiculo circumdatus hirtaque tunica, gerens in capite galeam venatoriam, dextra manu clavam, sinistra copulam, ita vinctum ante se Thuynem agebat, ut si feram bestiam captam duceret.
And so, without anyone knowing, he came to the place where the king was; and on the following day, he clothed Thuys—a man of very large stature and terrifying appearance, because he was dark-skinned and had long hair and a flowing beard—in the finest robe, which the royal satraps were accustomed to wear, and also adorned him with a collar and golden bracelets, and other royal attire; he himself, wrapped in a rustic double cloak and a rough tunic, wearing on his head a hunter's cap, with a club in his right hand and a leash in his left, drove the bound Thuys before him in such a manner as if he were leading a captured wild beast.
§3.3quae cum omnes aspicerent propter novitatem ornatus ignotamque formam ob eamque rem magnus esset concursus, fuit nonnemo qui agnosceret Thuyn regique nuntiaret.
When everyone beheld this sight on account of the novelty of the attire and his unfamiliar appearance, and for that reason there was a great crowd, there was someone who recognized Thuys and reported it to the king.
§3.4primo non accredidit itaque Pharnabazum misit exploratum.
At first he did not believe it, and so he sent Pharnabazus to investigate.
a quo ut rem gestam comperit, statim admitti iussit, magno opere delectatus cum facto tum ornatu, inprimis quod nobilis rex in potestatem inopinanti venerat.
When he learned the truth of the matter from him, he immediately ordered them to be admitted, being greatly delighted both by the deed and by the attire, especially because a noble king had come into his power when he least expected it.
§3.5itaque magnifice Datamen donatum ad exercitum misit, qui tum contrahebatur duce Pharnabazo et Tithrauste ad bellum Aegyptium, parique eum atque illos imperio esse iussit.
Therefore, having richly rewarded Datames, he sent him to the army, which was then being assembled under the leadership of Pharnabazus and Tithraustes for the Egyptian war, and ordered him to be of equal authority with them.
postea vero quam Pharnabazum rex revocavit, illi summa imperii tradita est.
But after the king recalled Pharnabazus, the supreme command was handed over to him.