Themistocles wrote thus, having, as I suppose, two things together in his mind, namely that either the inscriptions might elude the notice of the king and cause the Ionians to change and come over to the side on which he was, or that having been reported and denounced to Xerxes they might cause the Ionians to be distrusted by him, and so he might keep them apart from the sea-fights.
Nire ustez, Themistoklesek helburu bikoitzarekin idaztarazi zituen letrok: joniarrek beren jarrera aldatu eta, erregek mezu horren berririk ez balu, heleniarren aldera iragan zitezen, edota, mezu horren edukia Xerxesi maltzurki jakinarazi ondoren, joniarrak susmagarri bihurtu eta itsas borroketatik at utz zitzan.