They also sent envoys to Corinth and Lacedaemon to procure a force of allies to join them, and to induce the Lacedaemonians for their sakes openly to address themselves in real earnest to the war against the Athenians, that they might either have to leave Sicily or be less able to send reinforcements to their army there.
Lazedemon eta Korintora enbaxadoreak bidali zituzten, aliatuek laguntza eman zezaten eskatzera eta lazedemondarrak konbentzitzera Atenasen kontra irmo eta irekiago j o zezaten, azken hauei Siziliatik erretirarazteko, edo, gutxienez, Sizilian zeudenei laguntzera tropa gehiago bidaltzeko aukera gutxiago izan zezaten.