for the Paionians from the Strymon had been commanded by an oracle of their god to march against the Perinthians; and if the Perinthians, when encamped opposite to them, should shout aloud and call to them by their name, they were to attack them; but if they should not shout to them, they were not to attack them: and thus the Paionians proceeded to do.
Izan ere, Strymon aldeko peoniarrei beren jainkoaren orakulu batek perinthoarren aurka joateko agindu zielarik eta perinthoarrok aurrez aurre kanpaturik zituztela beraien izena oihukatuz deitzen bazieten eraso egiteko, baina horrela ez bazieten deitzen ez erasotzeko, peoniarrek horixe egin zuten, hain zuzen ere.