Euenius Parts 1&2

έστιν εν τη Απολλώνια ιερά ήλιου πρόβατα

In Apollonia there are flocks of sheep sacred to the sun

α τας μεν ημέρας βόσκεται παρά ποταμόν τινα

which graze along a certain river during the days

τας δε νύκτας ηρημενοι άνδρες

And during the nights, chosen men

οι πλουτω τε και γενει δοκιμωτατοι των αστών

the most notable in both wealth and birth of the citizens

φυλαττουσιν ενιαυτον έκαστος

guard them, each man for a year

περί πολλού γαρ δη ποιουνται οι Απολλωνιαται τα πρόβατα ταύτα

The Apollonians value these sheep highly

εκ θεοπροπιου τίνος

after a certain prophecy

εν δε αντρω αυλιζονται απο της πολεως εκας

And they lie out at night in a cave far from the city

ενθα δη τοτε ο Ευηνιος ούτος ηρημενος εφυλαττε

Indeed, at that time this man, Euenius, having been chosen, was on guard there

και πότε αυτού κατακοιμηθεντος

And once, after he had gone to sleep

λυκοι εις το αντρον εισελθοντες διεφθειραν των προβατων ως εξηκοντα

wolves having come into the cave, destroyed about sixty of the sheep

ο δε, ως ησθετο, είχε σιγή και εφραζεν ουδενι

And he, when he realised this, kept silence and told nobody

εν νω έχων αντικαταστησειν πριαμενος

intending to substitute them by buying

αλλά οι δε Απολλωνιαται

But the Apollonians

ως επυθοντο γαρ ταύτα γενομενα

when they found out about these things that had happened

ου… ελαθεν αυτούς

did not escape their notice

υπαγαγοντες αυτον υπο δικαστηριον

having brought him before the judge, under a court of justice

κατεκριναν της… οτερηθηναι οψεως

condemned him to be deprived of his sight

επεί δε τον Ευενιον εξετυφλωσαν

And when they had blinded Euenius

αυτικα μετά ταύτα

immediately after this

ούτε πρόβατα ετικτεν

neither were the sheep giving birth for them

ούτε γη έφερεν καρπον

nor was the land producing fruit

ομοίως

in the same way

επερωτώμενοις δε αυτοις εν τε Δωδωνη και εν Δελφοις

And to them when they inquired in both Dodona and in Delphi

το αιτιον του παρόντος κακού

about the cause of the present evil

τοιαδε εφραζον οι θεοί

the gods said such things

αδίκως… εστερησατε

You have unjustly deprived

τον φύλακα των ιερών προβάτων Ευηνιον της όψεως

the guard of the sacred sheep, Euenius, of his sight

ημεις γαρ εφωρμησαμεν τους λυκους

For we stirred up the wolves

ου προτερον τε παυσομεθα τιμωρουντες εκείνω

and we will not stop seeking vengeance for him

πριν αν δικας δωτε ας αν αυτος εληται και δικαιοι

until you pay him whatever penalty he himself has chosen and thinks right

τούτων δε τελουμενων

While these things are being accomplished

αυτοί δωσομεν Ευηνιω δοσιν τοιαυτην

we ourselves will give Euenius such a gift

ην έχοντα πολλοί ανθρώπων μακαριουσιν αυτόν

having which, many men will think him blessed

οι δε Απολλωνιαται απόρρητα ποιησαμενοι τα χρηστηρια ταύτα

And the Apollonians, having made these oracles secret

πρόυθεσαν αστοις τισι διαπραξαι

assigned them to certain citizens to carry out

οι δε αυτοις διεπραξαν ώδε

They carried them out for them like this

καθήμενου Ευηνιου εν θακω

while Euenius was sitting on a seat

ελθοντες παριζοντο αυτώ

they came and sat beside him

και λογους ἀλλους ἐποιουντο

and spoke about other things

εἰς ὅ κατεβαινον

until they ended up

συλλυπουμενοι τῳ παθει

expressing sympathy for his suffering

ταυτη δε υπαγοντες

Leading him on in this way

ηρωτων τινα δικήν αν ελοιτο

they were asking him what penalty he would choose

ει εθελοιεν Απολλωνιαται δικας υποστηναι δώσειν

if the Apollonians were willing to promise to pay the penalty

των ποιηθεντων

for what had been done