[30] ἐγὼ τοίνυν δέομαι ὑμῶν μὴ τοὺς τοιούτους λόγους πιστοτέρους ἡγήσασθαι τῶν ἔργων, [GEN of comparison]
So I beg you not to consider such words/claims to be more credible than the facts,
μηδὲ περὶ ὧν αὐτοὶ σύνιστε, τοιαῦτ᾽ ἀνασχέσθαι τῶν ἐμῶν ἐχθρῶν λεγόντων,
and not about things which you yourselves know very well, which you should hold up more than the words of my enemies.
ἐνθυμουμένους καὶ ἐκ τῶν εἰρημένων καὶ ἐκ τῆς ἄλλης πολιτείας.
taking to heart both what I have said and the rest of my conduct as a citizen.
[31] ἐγὼ γὰρ τὰ ἐμοὶ προστεταγμένα ἅπαντα προθυμότερον πεποίηκα
For I have completed all of my civic duties more assiduously
ἢ ὡς ὑπὸ τῆς πόλεως ἠναγκαζόμην,
than as required by the city,
καὶ τριηραρχῶν καὶ εἰσφορὰς εἰσφέρων
serving as trierarch and paying the war property tax
καὶ χορηγῶν καὶ τἆλλα λῃτουργῶν
and defraying the cost of the chorus and the other liturgies
οὐδενὸς ἧττον πολυτελῶς τῶν πολιτῶν.
not one of the citizens besting (my) munificence.
[32] καίτοι ταῦτα μὲν μετρίως ποιῶν ἀλλὰ μὴ προθύμως
And if doing these things moderately, but not strenuously
οὔτ᾽ ἂν περὶ φυγῆς οὔτ᾽ ἂν περὶ τῆς ἄλλης οὐσίας ἠγωνιζόμην,
I would not be, neither about exile nor about the rest of my property, struggling,
πλείω δ᾽ ἂν ἐκεκτήμην, οὐδὲν ἀδικῶν οὐδ᾽ ἐπικίνδυνον ἐμαυτῷ καταστήσας τὸν βίον:
and I would have acquired more, wronging no one and not endangering my life:
ταῦτα δὲ πράξας, ἃ οὗτός μου κατηγορεῖ,
but doing this, which this fellow accuses me of,
ἐκέρδαινον μὲν οὐδέν,
gaining not one bit,
ἐμαυτὸν δ᾽ εἰς κίνδυνον καθίστην.
while putting myself in danger.
[33] καίτοι πάντες ἂν ὁμολογήσαιτε δικαιότερον εἶναι τοῖς μεγάλοις χρῆσθαι τεκμηρίοις περὶ τῶν μεγάλων,
And indeed all of you might agree more just it is, to use those great proofs about great things,
καὶ πιστότερα ἡγεῖσθαι περὶ ὧν ἅπασα ἡ πόλις μαρτυρεῖ,
and more credible to consider, that which the entire city witnessed,
μᾶλλον ἢ περὶ ὧν μόνος οὗτος κατηγορεῖ.
rather than that which only this one accuses me of.
[34] ἔτι τοίνυν, ὦ βουλή, ἐκ τῶν ἄλλων σκέψασθε.
And furthermore, gentlemen, consider in another light.
μάρτυρας γὰρ ἔχων αὐτῷ προσῆλθον,
For I went to him, with witnesses,
λέγων ὅτι μοι πάντες ἔτι εἰσὶν οἱ θεράποντες,
saying that I still have all the slaves,
οὓς ἐκεκτήμην ἐπειδὴ παρέλαβον τὸ χωρίον,
who I owned since taking over the estate,
καὶ ἕτοιμός εἰμι,
and was ready,
εἴ τινα βούλοιτο,
if he wanted any one,
παραδοῦναι βασανίζειν,
to offer for torture,
ἡγούμενος οὕτως ἂν τὸν ἔλεγχον ἰσχυρότερον γενέσθαι
believing thus might the strongest proof/test be
τῶν τούτου λόγων καὶ τῶν ἔργων τῶν ἐμῶν.
of his words and my deeds.
οὗτος δ᾽ οὐκ ἤθελεν,
but he did not wish,
[35] οὐδὲν φάσκων πιστὸν εἶναι τοῖς θεράπουσιν.
ἐμοὶ δὲ δοκεῖ θαυμαστὸν εἶναι,
εἰ περὶ αὑτῶν μὲν οἱ βασανιζόμενοι κατηγοροῦσιν,
εὖ εἰδότες ὅτι ἀποθανοῦνται,
περὶ δὲ τῶν δεσποτῶν,
οἷς πεφύκασι κακονούστατοι,
μᾶλλον ἂν ἕλοιντο ἀνέχεσθαι βασανιζόμενοι
ἢ κατειπόντες ἀπηλλάχθαι τῶν παρόντων κακῶν.