But I had soon reason to repent those foolish words: for that malicious reprobate, having often endeavoured in vain to persuade both the captains that I might be thrown into the sea (which they would not yield to, after the promise made me that I should not die), however, prevailed so far, as to have a punishment inflicted on me, worse, in all human appearance, than death itself.
Baina laster damutu nintzen hitz txoro hauek esan izanaz; zeren eta, gaizto maltzur hark, alferrik saiatu ondoren itsasora bota behar nindutela konbentzitzen bi kapitainak (ez baitzuten hauek amore eman, ez nintzela hilko agindu ondoren niri), halere lortu zuen zigor bat eman ziezadaten, edozein giza ikuspegitatik heriotza bera baino ere okerragoa zena.