and altogether missing the mark of that which was about to happen, I have both made myself the murderer of my brother, when there was no need, and I have been deprived none the less of the kingdom;
Aitzitik, etorkizunaz oso-osorik huts eginez, ezeren beharrik gabe senide-hiltzaile bilakatu naiz, eta horrengatik ez didate gutxiago erregetza kendu; hain zuzen, Smerdis magoa baitzen nire aurka matxinatuko zela jainkoak ikuspenean azaldu zidana.