for a strange thing it would be if, when we have subdued and kept as our servants Sacans, Indians, Ethiopians, Assyrians, and other nations many in number and great, who have done no wrong to the Persians, because we desired to add to our dominions, we should not take vengeance on the Hellenes who committed wrong against us unprovoked.
Izan ere, lotsagarria litzateke persiarroi inolako okerrik egin ez diguten sakak, indiarrak, ethiopiarrak, asyriarrak eta beste herri boteretsu asko menperatu eta esklabo egin baldin baditugu geure inperioa hedatu nahi hutsagatik, lotsagarri litzateke, diot, heleniarrak, guk horretaratu gabe erasoka hasi zaizkigunak, ez zigortzea.