§42.13.1reliquum orationis adhortatio fuit.
The remainder of his speech was an exhortation.
“non ego haec” inquit “incertis iactata rumoribus et cupidius credita, quia vera esse de inimico crimina volebam, adfero ad vos, patres conscripti, sed conperta et explorata, haud secus quam si speculator missus a vobis subiecta oculis referrem;
"I do not bring these matters to you, conscript fathers," he said, "as things bandied about by uncertain rumors and too eagerly believed because I wished the accusations against my enemy to be true, but as things discovered and fully explored, in no other way than if I were a scout sent by you reporting what had been brought before my own eyes.
§42.13.2neque relicto regno meo, quod amplum et egregium vos fecistis, mare tantum traiecissem, ut vana ad vos adferendo fidem abrogarem mihi;
Nor would I, having left my own kingdom, which you made large and outstanding, have crossed so great a sea, so that by bringing vain things to you I might destroy my own credibility.
§42.13.3cernebam nobilissimas Asiae et Graeciae civitates in dies magis denudantis iudicia sua, mox, si permitteretur, eo processuras, unde receptum ad paenitendum non haberent;
I saw that the most noble states of Asia and Greece were day by day exposing their judgments more, and would soon, if permitted, advance to a point from which they would have no retreat for repentance.
§42.13.4cernebam Persea non continentem se Macedoniae regno, alia armis occupantem, alia, quae vi subigi non possent, favore ac benivolentia conplectentem;
I saw Perseus not confining himself to the kingdom of Macedonia, but occupying some places by arms, and embracing others, which could not be subdued by force, with favor and goodwill.
§42.13.5videbam, quam inpar esset sors, cum ille vobis bellum pararet, vos ei securam pacem praestaretis, quamquam mihi quidem non parare, sed gerere paene bellum videbatur.
I saw how unequal the lot was, when he was preparing war against you, while you were guaranteeing secure peace to him, although indeed to me he seemed not to be preparing, but almost waging war.
Abrupolim, socium atque amicum vestrum, regno expulit; §42.13.6Arthetaurum Illyrium, quia scripta ab eo quaedam vobis conperit, socium item atque amicum vestrum, interfecit; §42.13.7euersam et Callicritum Thebanos, principes civitatis, quia liberius adversus eum in concilio Boeotorum locuti fuerant delaturosque ad vos, quae agerentur, professi erant, tollendos curavit; §42.13.8auxilium Byzantiis adversus foedus tulit; Dolopiae bellum intulit; Thessaliam et Doridem cum exercitu pervasit, ut in bello intestino deterioris partis auxilio meliorem adfligeret; §42.13.9confudit et miscuit omnia in Thessalia Perrhaebiaque spe novarum tabularum, ut manu debitorum obnoxia sibi optumates opprimeret.
He expelled Abrupolis, your ally and friend, from his kingdom; he killed Arthetaurus the Illyrian, likewise your ally and friend, because he discovered that certain letters had been written by him to you; he saw to it that Eversas and Callicritus, the Thebans, leading men of their state, were done away with, because they had spoken too freely against him in the council of the Boeotians and had declared that they would report to you what was being done; he brought aid to the Byzantines contrary to the treaty; he made war on Dolopia; he traversed Thessaly and Doris with an army, so that in an internal war he might afflict the better party by the aid of the worse; he confounded and mixed up everything in Thessaly and Perrhaebia with the hope of new tablets, so that by a band of debtors beholden to him he might oppress the nobles.
§42.13.10haec cum vobis quiescentibus et patientibus fecerit et concessam sibi Graeciam esse a vobis videat, pro certo habet neminem sibi, antequam in Italiam traiecerit, armatum occursurum.
Since he has done these things while you were quiet and patient, and sees that Greece has been conceded to him by you, he holds it for certain that no one, before he crosses into Italy, will meet him in arms.
§42.13.11hoc quam vobis tutum aut honestum sit, vos videritis: ego certe mihi turpe esse duxi, prius Persea ad bellum inferendum, quam me socium ad praedicendum, ut caveretis, venire in Italiam.
How safe or honorable this is for you, you yourselves will see; I certainly deemed it shameful for me that Perseus should come to Italy to bring war, before I, your ally, came to forewarn you so that you might take precautions.
§42.13.12functus necessario mihi officio, et quodam modo liberata atque exonerata fide mea, quid ultra facere possum, quam uti deos deasque precer, ut vos et vestrae rei publicae et nobis sociis atque amicis, qui ex vobis pendemus, consulatis?”
Having performed the duty necessary for me, and my faith being in a certain way freed and unburdened, what more can I do than pray to the gods and goddesses that you may consult for yourselves, for your republic, and for us, your allies and friends, who depend upon you?"