but when they saw that the fortunes of the Persians were prevailing, then and not before, while the Hellenes with Leonidas were making their way with speed to the hillock, they separated from these and holding out their hands came near to the Barbarians, saying at the same time that which was most true, namely that they were on the side of the Medes and that they had been among the first to give earth and water to the king;
baina egoerak garbiro persiarren aldeko jitea hartzen zuela hauteman zutenean, orduan haiek, Leonidasekin egondako heleniarrak muinorantz arin-arinka atzera egiten zuten une huraxe aprobetxatuz, hauengandik banandu eta barbaroengana jo zuten eskuak luzatuz eta egia hutsa zena oihukatuz, hots, mediarren aldekoak zirela, erregeri lurra eta ura eman zioten lehenengoak zirela, Thermopyletara derrigortuta etorri behar izan zutela eta beraiek ez zirela monarkak jasandako ezbeharraren errudun. Azalpen horiei esker salbatu ahal izan ziren, hantxe zeudelako thesaliarrak ere haiek zioten guztiaren lekuko.