109. When Themistocles perceived that he would not be able to persuade them, or at least the greater number of them, to sail to the Hellespont, he changed his counsel and turning to the Athenians (for these were grieved most at the escape of the enemy and were anxious to sail to the Hellespont even by themselves alone, if the others were not willing) to them he spoke as follows:
109. Themistoklesek, konturatu zenean ezin izango zuela gehiengoa konbentzitu Helespontorantz itsasoratzeko, jarreraz aldatu eta honako hauxe esan zien athenastarrei (berauek baitziren barbaroen ihesak gehien sumintzen zituenak eta Helespontorantz itsasoratzeko prest zeudenak, nahiz eta beren kabuz eta arriskuz izan, gainerakoek joaterik nahi ez baldin bazuten ere):