you must not die to be revenged, as Gobrias did; for, being closely grappled in combat with a lord of Persia, Darius coming in sword in hand, and fearing to strike lest he should kill Gobrias, he called out to him boldly to fall on, * The author, as we have already mentioned, is addressing Margaret de Valois. though he should run them both through at once.
Ez da hil nahi behar mendekatzeko, Gobriasek egin bezala: zeren, oso hertsiki buruz buruko borrokan zelarik Persiako jaun batekin, Dario agerturik ezpata eskuan, jotzeko herabe baitzen, Gobrias hil beldurrez, oihukatu baitzion eman zezan ausarki, biak aldez alde jo behar bazituen ere.