and the reason why he sent the second time to ask for earth and water was this,-as many as had not given at the former time to Dareios when he sent, these he thought would certainly give now by reason of their fear:
Bi herrialdetara soilik ez zituen Xerxesek lurra galdatuz mezulariak bidali, Athenasera eta Lazedemonera, baina beste guztietara bidali zituen. Lurra eta ura galdatuz mezulariak bigarrenez bidaltzeko zuen zioa hauxe zen: