for they had violated the rules which prevailed among all men by slaying heralds, but he would not do that himself which he blamed them for having done, nor would he free the Lacedemonians from their guilt by slaying these in return.
zeren haiek, gizakien artean indarrean diren arauak hautsiz, heraldoak erail bazituzten, bera ez zela eroriko haiei egozten zien krimen berean, eta ez zeukala asmorik, beraiei heriotza errepresaliaz ezarriz, lazedemondarrak delitu hartatik jaregiteko.