Then he proceeded to cut down the trees in the lands of the Thebans, although they were on the side of the Medes, moved not at all by enmity to them, but pressed by urgent necessity both to make a defence for his camp, and also he was making it for a refuge, in case that when he engaged battle things should not turn out for him as he desired.
Leku honetan, thebastarrak mediarren aldekoak izan arren, basoak mozteko agindua eman zuen, ez haienganako etsaitasunez, baizik eta behar-beharrezko zuelako kanpamendua defentsa-hesi sendoz hornitzeko, borrokaldiaren emaitza nahi zuen bezalakoa ez bazen, babeslekua izan zezan.