and for the following reasons he left behind the asses and the weaker men of his army,-the asses in order that they might make a noise which should be heard, and the men really because of their weakness, but on a pretence stated openly that he was about to attack the Scythians with the effective part of the army, and that they meanwhile were to be defenders of the camp.
astoak, arrantza-hotsa sor zezaten; gizonak, berriz, ahultasunagatik utzi zituen, nahiz eta garbi aitzakia honengatik egin zuen: berak gudarosteko talde sanoarekin szythiarrei erasotzen zien bitartean, haiek denboraldi horretan kanpamendua defendatuko zutelakoan.