The Athenians, hearing these arguments constantly repeated in their assemblies by the Egestaeans and their supporters, voted first to send envoys to Egesta, to see if there was really the money that they talked of in the treasury and temples, and at the same time to ascertain in what posture was the war with the Selinuntines.
Atenastarrek arrazoi hauek guztiak entzunik batzarretan maiz, hala Egestakoen ahotik, nola berauen alde azaltzen zirenengandik, Egestara enbaxadoreak bidaltzea ebatzi zuten, lehenik eta behin, ea altxor publikoan eta tenpluetan benetan dirurik zeukaten egiaztatzera, baita Selinuntekoen aurkako gerra zein egoeratan zegoen j akitera.