the first ship having about a day and a night's start. Wine and barley-cakes were provided for the vessel by the Mitylenian ambassadors, and great promises made if they arrived in time; which caused the men to use such diligence upon the voyage that they took their meals of barley-cakes kneaded with oil and wine as they rowed, and only slept by turns while the others were at the oar.
Baldin, zuek eskatu zenigutenean, atenastarrengandik banantzerik nahi izan ez bagenuen, ez genuen inolako hutsik egin, zeren haiek lagundu egin ziguten tebastarren kontra zuek ezetza eman zenigutenean, eta ez zegoen ondo haiei traizioa egitea, batez ere haien mesedeak hartu, geuk eskatuta geure aliatu bihurtu eta gu euren hiritartasunaren partaide egin eta gero, eta, horregatik, espero izatekoa zen guk haien eskariei baiezkorik beroena ematea.