第3巻 第14章

Greek Βελισάριος δέ, ἐπειδὴ τάχιστα ἐς τὴν νῆσον ἀπέβη, ἀπορούμενός τε ἤσχαλλε καὶ ἔστρεφεν αὐτοῦ τὴν διάνοιαν τὸ μὴ εἰδέναι ἐπὶ τίνας ποτὲ ἀνθρώπων τοὺς Βανδίλους ἴοι, ἢ ὁποίους ποτὲ τὰ πολέμια, μηδὲ ὅτῳ τρόπῳ ἢ ὁπόθεν ποτὲ σφίσιν ὁρμωμένοις πολεμητέα εἴη.

Dewing And as soon as Belisarius had disembarked upon the island, he began to feel restless, knowing not how to proceed, and his mind was tormented by the thought that he did not know what sort of men the Vandals were against whom he was going, and how strong they were in war, or in what manner the Romans would have to wage the war, or what place would be their base of operations.

Greek μάλιστα δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ στρατιῶται ξυνετάρασσον, κατωρρωδηκότες τε τὴν ναυμαχίαν καὶ προλέγειν ἥκιστα αἰσχυνόμενοι ὡς, ἢν μέν τις σφᾶς εἰς τὴν γῆν ἀποβήσειε, πειράσονται ἄνδρες ἀγαθοὶ ἐν τῇ μάχῃ γίγνεσθαι, ἢν δὲ πολέμια πλοῖα ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ἴοι, ἐς φυγὴν τραπήσονται· οὐ γὰρ οἷοί τέ εἰσι πολεμίοις τε ἀνδράσι καὶ ὕδασι διαμάχεσθαι.

Dewing But most of all he was disturbed by the soldiers, who were in mortal dread of sea‑fighting and had no shame in saying beforehand that, if they should be disembarked on the land, they would try to show themselves brave men in the battle, but if hostile ships assailed them, they would turn to flight; for, they said, they were not able to contend against two enemies at once, both men and water.

Greek τούτοις οὖν ἅπασιν ἀπορούμενος Προκόπιον τὸν αὑτοῦ πάρεδρον ἔστελλεν ἐς Συρακούσας, πευσόμενόν τε ἤν τινες τοῖς πολεμίοις ἐνέδραι εἰσὶ προλοχίζουσαι τὸν διάπλουν ἢ ἐν νήσῳ ἢ ἐν ἠπείρῳ, καὶ ὅπη μὲν τῆς Λιβύης προσορμίσασθαι σφίσιν ἄμεινον ἂν εἴη, ὁπόθεν δὲ ὁρμωμένοις τὸν πόλεμον πρὸς Βανδίλους διενεγκεῖν ξυνοίσει.

Dewing Being at a loss, therefore, because of all these things, he sent Procopius, his adviser, to Syracuse, to find out whether the enemy had any ships in ambush keeping watch over the passage across the sea, either on the island or on the continent, and where it would be best for them to anchor in Libya, and from what point as base it would be advantageous for them to start in carrying on the war against the Vandals.

Greek ἐπὰν δὲ τὰ ἐντεταλμένα ποιοίη, ἐπανήκοντά οἱ ἐκέλευεν ἐς Καύκανα τὸ χωρίον ξυμμῖξαι, διακοσίοις μάλιστα σταδίοις Συρακουσῶν διέχον, οὗ δὴ αὐτός τε καὶ ὁ ξύμπας στόλος ὁρμίσασθαι ἔμελλε.

Dewing And he bade him, when he should have accomplished his commands, return and meet him at the place called Caucana,⁠ about two hundred stades distant from Syracuse, where both he and the whole fleet were to anchor.

Greek τῷ δὲ λόγῳ τροφὰς αὐτὸν ἔπεμπεν ὠνησόμενον, ἅτε τῶν Γότθων ἀγορὰν σφίσιν ἐθελόντων διδόναι, δόξαν τοῦτο βασιλεῖ τε Ἰουστινιανῷ καὶ Ἀμαλασούνθῃ τῇ Ἀταλαρίχου μητρί, ὃς τότε παῖς τε ὢν καὶ ὑπὸ τῇ μητρὶ Ἀμαλασούνθῃ τρεφόμενος εἶχε τὸ Γότθων τε καὶ Ἰταλιωτῶν κράτος.

Dewing But he let it be understood that he was sending him to buy provisions, since the Goths were willing to give them a market, this having been decided upon by the Emperor Justinian and Amalasountha, the mother of Antalaric,⁠ who was at this time a boy being reared under the care of his mother, Amalasountha, and held sway over both the Goths and the Italians.

Greek ἐπειδὴ γὰρ Θευδέριχος τετελευτήκει καὶ ἐς τὸν θυγατριδοῦν Ἀταλάριχον, ὀρφανὸν τοῦ πατρὸς ἤδη πρότερον γεγονότα, ἡ βασιλεία ἧκε, δειμαίνουσα ἡ Ἀμαλασοῦνθα περί τε τῷ παιδὶ καὶ τῇ βασιλείᾳ φίλον Ἰουστινιανὸν ἐς τὰ μάλιστα ἑταιρισαμένη τά τε ἄλλα ἐπήκουεν αὐτῷ ἐπιτάττοντι καὶ τότε ἀγορὰν διδόναι τῷ στρατοπέδῳ ἐπηγγέλλετο καὶ ἐποίει ταῦτα.

Dewing For when Theoderic had died and the kingdom came to his nephew, Antalaric, who had already before this lost his father, Amalasountha was fearful both for her child and for the kingdom and cultivated the friendship of Justinian very carefully, and she gave heed to his commands in all matters and at that time promised to provide a market for his army and did so.

Greek Γενόμενος δὲ ἐν ταῖς Συρακούσαις Προκόπιος καὶ ἀνδρὸς παρὰ δόξαν ἐπιτυχὼν πολίτου μέν οἱ καὶ φίλου ὑπάρχοντος ἐκ παιδός, ἐπ’ ἐργασίᾳ δὲ τῇ κατὰ θάλασσαν ἀπὸ παλαιοῦ ἐν Συρακούσαις ᾠκημένου, ἐπύθετο ὅσων ἔχρῃζεν·

Dewing Now when Procopius reached Syracuse, he unexpectedly met a man who had been a fellow-citizen and friend of his from childhood who had been living in Syracuse for a long time engaged in the shipping business, and he learned from him what he wanted;

Greek οὗτος γὰρ ὁ ἀνὴρ οἰκέτην αὐτῷ ἐπέδειξε, τριταῖόν οἱ ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκ Καρχηδόνος ἥκοντα, ὃς δὴ ἔφασκεν ὡς οὐδέ τινα πρὸς Βανδίλων ἐνέδραν τῷ στόλῳ ἔσεσθαι ἄξιον εἶναι ὑφορᾶσθαι.

Dewing for this man showed him a domestic who had three days before that very day come from Carthage, and he said that they need not suspect that there would be any ambush set for the fleet by the Vandals.

Greek πρὸς οὐδενὸς γὰρ ἐκείνους ἀνθρώπων πεπύσθαι στράτευμα ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ἐν τούτῳ τῷ χρόνῳ ἰέναι, ἀλλὰ καὶ στρατεύσασθαι ὀλίγῳ ἔμπροσθεν ἐπὶ Γώδαν εἴ τι ἐν Βανδίλοις δραστήριον ἦν.

Dewing For from no one in the world had they learned that an army was coming against them at that time, but all the active men among the Vandals had actually a little before gone on an expedition against Godas.

Greek καὶ διὰ ταῦτα Γελίμερα πολέμιον οὐδὲν ἐννοοῦντα, Καρχηδόνος τε καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ἁπάντων ὠλιγορηκότα τῶν ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ χωρίων, ἐν Ἑρμιόνῃ διατριβὴν ἔχειν, ἥ ἐστιν ἐν Βυζακίῳ ἡμερῶν τεττάρων ὁδῷ τῆς ἠιόνος διέχουσα· ὥστε πάρεστιν αὐτοῖς πλεῖν τε οὐδὲν δειμαίνουσι δύσκολον καὶ προσορμίζεσθαι ἔνθα ἂν αὐτοὺς τὸ πνεῦμα καλοίη.

Dewing And for this reason Gelimer, with no thought of an enemy in his mind and regardless of Carthage and all the other places on the sea, was staying in Hermione, which is in Byzacium, four days' journey from the coast; so that it was possible for them to sail without fearing any difficulty and to anchor wherever the wind should call them.

Greek ταῦτα Προκόπιος ἀκούσας τῆς τε χειρὸς τοῦ οἰκέτου λαβόμενος ἐπὶ τὸν λιμένα ἐβάδιζε τὴν Ἀρέθουσαν, ἔνθα δή οἱ τὸ πλοῖον ὡρμίζετο, πυνθανόμενός τε τοῦ ἀνθρώπου συχνὰ καὶ διερευνώμενος ἕκαστα. ἐσβὰς δὲ ξὺν αὐτῷ ἐς τὴν ναῦν αἴρεσθαί τε τὰ ἱστία ἐκέλευσε καὶ πλεῖν κατὰ τάχος ἐς Καύκανα.

Dewing When Procopius heard this, he took the hand of the domestic and walked to the harbour of Arethousa where his boat lay at anchor, making many enquiries of the man and searching out every detail. And going on board ship with him, he gave orders to raise the sails and to make all speed for Caucana.

Greek καὶ ἐπεὶ ὁ τοῦ οἰκέτου δεσπότης ἐπὶ τῆς ἠιόνος θαυμάζων εἱστήκει ὅτι οἱ οὐκ ἀπεδίδου τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀναβοήσας Προκόπιος, πλεούσης ἤδη τῆς νεώς, παρῃτεῖτο μή οἱ χαλεπῶς ἔχειν·

Dewing And since the master of the domestic stood on the shore wondering that he did not give him back the man, Procopius shouted out, when the ship was already under way, begging him not to be angry with him;

Greek χρῆναι γὰρ τὸν οἰκέτην τῷ τε στρατηγῷ συμμῖξαι καὶ ἐς τὴν Λιβύην τῷ στρατῷ καθηγησάμενον οὐκ ἐς μακρὰν εἰς τὰς Συρακούσας ἐπανήκειν, χρήματα μεγάλα περιβαλλόμενον.

Dewing for it was necessary that the domestic should meet the general, and, after leading the army to Libya, would return after no long time to Syracuse with much more money in his pocket.

Greek Ἀφικόμενοι δὲ ἐς τὰ Καύκανα εὑρίσκουσιν ἅπαντας ἐν πένθει μεγάλῳ. Δωρόθεος γὰρ ὁ τῶν ἐν Ἀρμενίοις καταλόγων στρατηγὸς ἐνταῦθα ἐτετελευτήκει, πολὺν αὑτοῦ πόθον τῷ παντὶ στρατοπέδῳ ἀπολιπών.

Dewing But upon coming to Caucana they found all in deep grief. For Dorotheus, the general of the troops of Armenia, had died there, leaving to the whole army a great sense of loss.

Greek Βελισάριος δέ, ἐπεί οἱ ὅ τε οἰκέτης ἐς ὄψιν ἦλθε καὶ τὸν πάντα λόγον ἔφρασε, περιχαρὴς γενόμενος καὶ Προκόπιον πολλὰ ἐπαινέσας, ἐκέλευσε σημῆναι τὸν ἀπόπλουν ταῖς σάλπιγξιν.

Dewing But Belisarius, when the domestic had come before him and related his whole story, became exceedingly glad, and after bestowing many praises upon Procopius, he issued orders to give the signal for departure with the trumpets.

Greek ἀράμενοί τε κατὰ τάχος τὰ ἱστία, Γαύλῳ τε καὶ Μελίτῃ ταῖς νήσοις προσέσχον, αἳ τό τε Ἀδριατικὸν καὶ Τυρρηνικὸν πέλαγος διορίζουσιν.

Dewing And setting sail quickly they touched at the islands of Gaulus and Melita,⁠ which mark the boundary between the Adriatic and Tuscan Seas.

Greek ἔνθα δὴ αὐτοῖς Εὔρου πολύ τι πνεῦμα ἐπιπεσὸν τῇ ὑστεραίᾳ τὰς ναῦς ἐς τὴν Λιβύης ἀκτὴν ἤνεγκεν ἐς χωρίον, ὃ δὴ Κεφαλὴν Βράχους τῇ σφετέρᾳ γλώσσῃ καλοῦσι Ῥωμαῖοι. Καπούτβαδα γὰρ ὁ τόπος προσαγορεύεται, πέντε ἡμερῶν ὁδὸν εὐζώνῳ ἀνδρὶ Καρχηδόνος διέχων.

Dewing There a strong east wind arose for them, and on the following day it carried the ships to the point of Libya, at the place which the Romans call in their own tongue "Shoal's Head." For its name is "Caputvada," and it is five days' journey from Carthage for an unencumbered traveller.