2. Thus said Artaphrenes with reference to the revolt; and Histiaios fearing Artaphrenes because he understood the matter, ran away the next night at nightfall and went to the sea-coast, having deceived king Dareios, seeing that he had engaged to subdue Sardinia the largest of islands, and instead of that he was endeavouring to take upon himself leadership of the Ionians in the war against Dareios.
Eta Histieo, Artaphrenesek egia ezagutzen ote zuen susmoak asaldatuta, itsasorantz abiatu zen gau hartan bertan, Dariori egindako iruzurra burutuz horrela; zeren Sardinia, munduko uharterik handiena konkistatuko zuela prometatu arren, joniarren aitzinean jartzen ahalegindu baitzen Darioren aurkako gerran.