第4巻 第4章

Greek Τότε δὲ κατιδὼν Βελισάριος τὸ Ῥωμαίων στράτευμα πλημμελῶς τε καὶ ξὺν πολλῇ ἀκοσμίᾳ φερόμενον ἤσχαλλε, δειμαίνων τὴν νύκτα ὅλην μὴ οἱ πολέμιοι, ξυμφρονήσαντές τε καὶ ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ξυνιστάμενοι, τὰ ἀνήκεστα αὐτοὺς δράσωσιν.

Dewing Then Belisarius, seeing the Roman army rushing about in confusion and great disorder, was disturbed, being fearful throughout the whole night lest the enemy, uniting by mutual agreement against him, should do him irreparable harm.

Greek ὅπερ εἰ γενέσθαι τρόπῳ ὅτῳ δὴ τηνικαῦτα ξυνέπεσεν, οἶμαι ἂν Ῥωμαίων οὐδένα διαφυγόντα ταύτης δὴ τῆς λείας ἀπόνασθαι.

Dewing And if this thing had happened at that time in any way at all, I believe that not one of the Romans would have escaped and enjoyed this booty.

Greek οἱ γὰρ στρατιῶται πένητες ἄνθρωποι κομιδῆ ὄντες καὶ χρημάτων μὲν ἐς ἄγαν μεγάλων, σωμάτων δὲ ὡραίων τε καὶ ὑπερφυῶς εὐπρεπῶν κύριοι ἐκ τοῦ αἰφνιδίου γεγενημένοι κατέχειν τὴν διάνοιαν οὐκέτι ἐδύναντο οὐδὲ κόρον τινὰ τῶν σφίσι παρόντων εὑρεῖν, ἀλλ’ οὕτως ἐμέθυον, καταβεβρεγμένοι τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν εὐτυχήμασιν, ὥστε αὐτὸς ἕκαστος ἅπαντα ἄγων ἐς Καρχηδόνα ἀναστρέφειν ἐβούλοντο.

Dewing For the soldiers, being extremely poor men, upon becoming all of a sudden masters of very great wealth and of women both young and extremely comely, were no longer able to restrain their minds or to find any satiety in the things they had, but were so intoxicated, drenched as they were by their present good fortunes, that each one wished to take everything with him back to Carthage.

Greek καὶ περιήρχοντο οὐ κατὰ συμμορίας, ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἕνα ἢ δύο, ὅπη ποτὲ αὐτοὺς ἡ ἐλπὶς ἄγοι, ἅπαντα κύκλῳ διερευνώμενοι ἔν τε νάπαις καὶ δυσχωρίαις καὶ εἴ που σπήλαιον παρατύχοι ἢ ἄλλο ὁτιοῦν ἐς κίνδυνον ἢ ἐνέδραν ἄγον.

Dewing And they were going about, not in companies but alone or by twos, wherever hope led them, searching out everything roundabout among the valleys and the rough country and wherever there chanced to be a cave or anything such as might bring them into danger or ambush.

Greek οὐδὲ γὰρ αὐτοὺς τῶν πολεμίων φόβος οὐδὲ ἡ Βελισαρίου αἰδὼς ἐσῄει οὐδὲ ἄλλο τῶν πάντων οὐδέν, ὅτι μὴ ἡ τῶν λαφύρων ἐπιθυμία, ταύτης τε ὑπερβιαζομένης ἐς ὀλιγωρίαν τῶν ἄλλων πάντων ἐτράποντο.

Dewing For neither did fear of the enemy nor their respect for Belisarius occur to them, nor indeed anything else at all except the desire for spoils, and being overmastered you this they came to think lightly of everything else.

Greek ἃ δὴ ἅπαντα ἐν νῷ ποιούμενος Βελισάριος ἐν ἀπόρῳ εἶχεν ᾗ τὸ παρὸν θέσθαι.

Dewing And Belisarius, taking note of all this, was at a loss as to how he should handle the situation.

Greek ἅμα δὲ ἡμέρᾳ ἐπὶ λόφου τινὸς τῆς ὁδοῦ ἀγχοῦ εἱστήκει, τήν τε οὐκέτι οὖσαν εὐκοσμίαν ἀνακαλούμενος καὶ πολλὰ πᾶσι στρατιώταις τε ὁμοῦ καὶ ἄρχουσι λοιδορούμενος.

Dewing But at daybreak he took his stand upon a certain hill near the road, appealing to the discipline which no longer existed and helping reproaches upon all, soldiers and officers alike.

Greek τότε δὴ ὅσοις τετύχηκε πλησίον που εἶναι, καὶ μάλιστα οἱ τῆς Βελισαρίου οἰκίας ὄντες, τὰ μὲν ὑπάρχοντα σφίσι χρήματά τε καὶ ἀνδράποδα ξὺν τοῖς ὁμοσκήνοις τε καὶ ὁμοτραπέζοις ἐς Καρχηδόνα ἔπεμπον, αὐτοὶ δὲ παρὰ τὸν στρατηγὸν ἰόντες τῶν σφίσι παραγγελλομένων κατήκουον.

Dewing Then indeed, those who chanced to be near, and especially those who were of the household of Belisarius, sent the money and slaves which they had to Carthage with their tentmates and messmates, and themselves came up beside the general and gave heed to the orders given them.

Greek Ὁ δὲ Ἰωάννην μὲν τὸν Ἀρμένιον ξὺν διακοσίοις ἐκέλευε Γελίμερι ἕπεσθαι, καὶ μήτε νύκτα μήτε ἡμέραν ἀνιέντας διώκειν, ἕως αὐτὸν ζῶντα ἢ νεκρὸν λάβοιεν.

Dewing And he commanded John, the Armenian, with two hundred men to follow Gelimer, and without slackening their speed either night or day to pursue him, until they should take him living or dead.

Greek ἐς δὲ Καρχηδόνα τοῖς ἐπιτηδείοις ἐπέστελλε, Βανδίλοις, ὅσοι ἐς τὰ ἀμφὶ τὴν πόλιν χωρία ἐν ἱεροῖς ἱκέται ἐκάθηντο, πιστὰ διδοῦσι καὶ τὰ ὅπλα, ὅπως μή τι νεωτερίσωσιν, ἀφελομένοις ἔς τε τὴν πόλιν ἐσαγαγοῦσιν ἔχειν,

Dewing And he sent word to his associates in Carthage to lead into the city all the Vandals who were sitting as suppliants in sanctuaries in the places about the city, giving them pledges and taking away their weapons, that they might not begin an uprising, and to keep them there until he himself should come.

Greek ἄχρι αὐτὸς ἔλθοι. ξὺν δὲ τοῖς λειπομένοις πανταχόσε περιιὼν τούς τε στρατιώτας σπουδῇ ἤγειρε καὶ Βανδίλοις τοῖς ἀεὶ ἐν ποσὶ πίστεις ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας ἐδίδου. οὐ γὰρ ἔτι ἦν Βανδίλων οὐδένα ὅτι μὴ ἐν τοῖς ἱεροῖς ἱκέτην λαβεῖν.

Dewing And with those who were left he went about everywhere and gathered the soldiers hastily, and to all the Vandals he came upon he gave pledges for their safety. For it was no longer possible to catch anyone of the Vandals except as a suppliant in the sanctuaries.

Greek ὧν δὴ τὰ ὅπλα ἀφαιρούμενος, ξὺν στρατιώταις φυλάσσουσιν ἐς Καρχηδόνα ἔστελλεν, οὐ διδοὺς καιρὸν σφίσιν ἐπὶ Ῥωμαίους ξυνίστασθαι.

Dewing And from these he took away their weapons and sent them, with soldiers to guard them, to Carthage, not giving them time to unite against the Romans.

Greek καὶ ἐπεὶ ἅπαντά οἱ ὡς ἄριστα εἶχεν, ἐπὶ Γελίμερα καὶ αὐτὸς ξὺν τῷ πλείονι τοῦ στρατοῦ κατὰ τάχος ᾔει.

Dewing And when everything was as well settled as possible, he himself with the greater part of the army moved against Gelimer with all speed.

Greek ὁ δὲ Ἰωάννης ἐς πέντε ἡμέρας τε καὶ νύκτας τὴν δίωξιν ποιησάμενος οὐ πόρρω ἀπὸ Γελίμερος ἤδη ἐγεγόνει, ἀλλά οἱ τῇ ὑστεραίᾳ ἔμελλεν ἐς χεῖρας ἰέναι. ἐπεὶ δὲ οὐκ ἔδει Γελίμερα Ἰωάννῃ ἁλῶναι, τύχης ἐναντίωμα ξυνηνέχθη τοιόνδε.

Dewing But John, after continuing the pursuit five days and nights, had already come not far from Gelimer, and in fact he was about to engage with him on the following day. But since it was not fated that Gelimer should be captured by John, the following obstacle was contrived by fortune.

Greek ἐν τοῖς ξὺν Ἰωάννῃ διώκουσιν Οὐλίαριν τὸν Βελισαρίου δορυφόρον τετύχηκεν εἶναι.

Dewing Among those pursuing with John it happened that there was Uliaris, the aide of Belisarius.

Greek ἦν δὲ οὗτος ἀνὴρ θυμοειδὴς μὲν καὶ πρὸς ἀλκὴν ψυχῆς τε καὶ σώματος ἱκανῶς πεφυκώς, οὐ λίαν δὲ κατεσπουδασμένος, ἀλλ’ οἴνῳ τε καὶ γελοίοις ὡς τὰ πολλὰ χαίρων.

Dewing Now this man was a passionate fellow and well favoured in strength of reheat and body, but not a very serious man, but one who generally took delight in wine and debauchery.

Greek οὗτος Οὐλίαριν ἡμέρᾳ τῆς διώξεως ἕκτῃ οἰνωμένος ἀμφὶ ἡλίου ἀνατολὰς ὄρνιν τινὰ ἐπὶ δένδρου καθήμενον εἶδε, καὶ τὸ τόξον κατὰ τάχος ἐντείνας κατὰ τοῦ ὄρνιθος ἠφίει τὸ βέλος.

Dewing This Uliaris on the sixth day of the pursuit, being drunk, saw a base bird sitting in a tree at about sunrise, and he quickly stretched his bow and despatched a missile at the bird.

Greek καὶ τοῦ μὲν ὄρνιθος ἀποτυγχάνει, Ἰωάννην δὲ ὄπισθεν ἐς τὸν αὐχένα οὔτι ἑκουσίως βάλλει.

Dewing And he missed the bird, but John, who was behind it, he hit in the neck by no will of his own.

Greek ὁ δὲ καιρίαν τυπεὶς ἐξ ἀνθρώπων χρόνῳ ὀλίγῳ ὕστερον ἠφανίσθη, πολὺν αὑτοῦ πόθον βασιλεῖ τε Ἰουστινιανῷ καὶ Βελισαρίῳ τῷ στρατηγῷ καὶ Ῥωμαίοις ἅπασι καὶ Καρχηδονίοις ἀπολιπών.

Dewing And since the wound was mortal, John passed away a short time afterwards, leaving great sorrow at his loss to the Emperor Justinian and Belisarius, the general, and to all the Romans and Carthaginians.

Greek ἀνδρίας τε γὰρ καὶ τῆς ἄλλης ἀρετῆς εὖ ἥκων, πρᾷόν τε τοῖς ἐντυγχάνουσι παρεῖχεν αὑτὸν καὶ ἐπιεικέστατον οὐδενὸς ἧσσον. Ἰωάννης μὲν οὖν τὴν πεπρωμένην οὕτως ἀνέπλησεν.

Dewing For in manliness and every sort of virtue he was well endowed, and he shewed himself, to those who associated with him, gentle and equitable to a degree quite unsurpassed. Thus, then, John fulfilled his destiny.

Greek Οὐλίαρις δὲ ἐπεὶ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ἐγεγόνει, ἐς κώμην τινὰ πλησίον που οὖσαν καταφυγὼν ἐν τῷ κατὰ ταύτην ἱερῷ ἱκέτης ἐκάθητο.

Dewing As for Uliaris, when he came to himself, he fled to a certain village which was near by and sat as a suppliant in the sanctuary there.

Greek οἱ δὲ στρατιῶται Γελίμερα διώκειν οὐκέτι ὥρμηντο, ἀλλ’ Ἰωάννην μὲν ἕως περιῆν ἐθεράπευον, ἐπεὶ δὲ ἐκεῖνος ἐτελεύτησε, τά τε νομιζόμενα ἐς τὴν αὐτοῦ ὁσίαν ἐποίουν καὶ τὸν πάντα λόγον Βελισαρίῳ δηλώσαντες αὐτοῦ ἔμενον.

Dewing And the soldiers no longer pressed the pursuit of Gelimer, but they cared for John as long as he survived, and when he had died they carried out all the customary rites in his burial, and reporting the whole matter to Belisarius they remained where they were.

Greek ὅς, ἐπειδὴ τάχιστα ἤκουσεν, ἔς τε τὸν Ἰωάννου τάφον ἀφίκετο καὶ τὸ ἐκείνου πάθος ἀπέκλαιεν.

Dewing And as soon as he heard of it, he came to John's burial, and bewailed his fate.

Greek ἀποκλαύσας δὲ καὶ περιαλγήσας τῇ πάσῃ συμφορᾷ πολλοῖς τε ἄλλοις καὶ χρημάτων προσόδῳ τὸν Ἰωάννου τάφον ἐτίμησε.

Dewing And after weeping over him and grieving bitterly at the whole occurrence, he honoured the tomb of John with many gifts and especially by providing for it a regular income.

Greek δεινὸν μέντοι Οὐλίαριν οὐδὲν ἔδρασεν, ἐπεὶ οἱ στρατιῶται Ἰωάννην σφίσιν ἐπισκῆψαι ὅρκοις ἔφασκον δεινοτάτοις μηδεμίαν ἐς αὐτὸν γενέσθαι τίσιν ἅτε οὐκ ἐκ προνοίας τὸ μίασμα ἐργασάμενον.

Dewing However, he did nothing severe to Uliaris, since the soldiers said that John had enjoined upon them by the most dread oaths that no vengeance should come to him, since he had not performed the unholy deed with deliberate intent.

Greek Ταύτῃ μὲν οὖν Γελίμερ διαφεύγει τὸ μὴ ὑπὸ τοῖς πολεμίοις ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ γενέσθαι. Βελισάριος δὲ αὐτὸν τὸ ἐντεῦθεν ἐδίωκεν, ἐς πόλιν τε Νουμιδῶν ἐχυράν, ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ κειμένην, ἀφικόμενος, δέκα ἡμερῶν ὁδῷ Καρχηδόνος διέχουσαν, ἣν δὴ Ἱππονερέγιον καλοῦσιν, ἔμαθε Γελίμερα ἐς Παπούαν τὸ ὄρος ἀναβάντα οὐκέτι ἁλώσιμον Ῥωμαίοις εἶναι.

Dewing Thus, then, Gelimer escaped falling into the hands of the enemy on that day. And from that time on Belisarius pursued him, but upon reaching a strong city of Numidia situated on the sea, ten days distant from Carthage, which they call Hippo Regius,⁠ he learned that Gelimer had ascended the mountain Papua and could no longer be captured by the Romans.

Greek τοῦτο δὲ τὸ ὄρος ἐστὶ μὲν ἐν τοῖς Νουμιδίας ἐσχάτοις ἀπότομόν τε ἐπὶ πλεῖστον καὶ δεινῶς ἄβατον ʽπέτραι γὰρ ὑψηλαὶ ἐς αὐτὸ πανταχόθεν ἀνέχουσἰ, κατῴκηνται δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ Μαυρούσιοι βάρβαροι, οἳ τῷ Γελίμερι φίλοι τε καὶ ἐπίκουροι ἦσαν, καὶ πόλις ἀρχαία Μηδεὸς ὄνομα παρὰ τοῦ ὄρους τὰ ἔσχατα κεῖται.

Dewing Now this mountain is situated at the extremity of Numidia and is exceedingly precipitous and climbed only with the greatest difficulty (for lofty cliffs rise up toward it from every side), and on it dwell barbarian Moors, who were friends and allies to Gelimer, and an ancient city named Medeus⁠ lies on the outskirts of the mountain.

Greek ἐνταῦθα Γελίμερ ξὺν τοῖς ἑπομένοις ἡσύχαζε. Βελισάριος δὲ ʽοὐδὲ γὰρ τοῦ ὄρους ἀποπειρᾶσθαι ἄλλως τε καὶ χειμῶνος ὥρᾳ οἷός τε ἦν, ἔτι τέ οἱ τῶν πραγμάτων ᾐωρημένων Καρχηδόνος ἀπολελεῖφθαι ἀξύμφορον ἐνόμιζεν εἶναἰ στρατιώτας τε ἀπολεξάμενος καὶ ἄρχοντα Φάραν τῇ τοῦ ὄρους προσεδρείᾳ κατέστησεν.

Dewing There Gelimer rested with his followers. But as for Belisarius, he was not able to make any attempt at all on the mountain, much less in the winter season, and since his affairs were still in an uncertain state, he did not think it advisable to be away from Carthage; and so he chose out soldiers, with Pharas as their leader, and set them to maintain the siege of the mountain.

Greek ἦν δὲ ὁ Φάρας οὗτος δραστήριός τε καὶ λίαν κατεσπουδασμένος καὶ ἀρετῆς εὖ ἥκων, καίπερ Ἔρουλος ὢν γένος.

Dewing Now this Pharas was energetic and thoroughly serious and upright in every way, although he was an Erulian by birth.

Greek ἄνδρα δὲ Ἔρουλον μὴ ἐς ἀπιστίαν τε καὶ μέθην ἀνεῖσθαι, ἀλλ’ ἀρετῆς μεταποιεῖσθαι, χαλεπόν τε καὶ ἐπαίνου πολλοῦ ἄξιον.

Dewing And for an Erulian not to give himself over to treachery and drunkenness, but to strive after uprightness, is no easy matter and merits abundant praise.⁠

Greek Φάρας δὲ οὐ μόνος τῆς εὐκοσμίας ἀντείχετο, ἀλλὰ καὶ Ἐρούλων ὅσοι αὐτῷ εἵποντο. τοῦτον δὴ τὸν Φάραν ἐς τὸν τοῦ ὄρους πρόποδα Βελισάριος καθῆσθαι τὴν τοῦ χειμῶνος ὥραν ἐκέλευε καὶ φυλακὴν ἀκριβῆ ἔχειν, ὡς μήτε τὸ ὄρος ἀπολιπεῖν Γελίμερι δυνατὰ εἴη μήτε τι τῶν ἀναγκαίων ἐς αὐτὸ ἐσκομίζεσθαι.

Dewing But not only was it Pharas who maintained orderly conduct, but also all the Erulians who followed him. This Pharas, then, Belisarius commanded to establish himself at the foot of the mountain during the winter season and to keep close guard, so that it would neither be possible for Gelimer to leave the mountain nor for any supplies to be brought in to him. And Pharas acted accordingly.

Greek καὶ Φάρας μὲν κατὰ ταῦτα ἐποίει. Βελισάριος δὲ Βανδίλους ὅσοι ἐς Ἱππονερέγιον πρὸς τοῖς ἱεροῖς ἱκέται ἐκάθηντο, πολλοί τε καὶ ἄριστοι, ἀνέστησέ τε πιστὰ λαβόντας καὶ ἐς Καρχηδόνα ξὺν φυλακῇ ἔπεμψεν. ἐνταῦθα δὲ αὐτῷ καί τι τοιόνδε ξυμπεσεῖν ἔτυχεν.

Dewing Then Belisarius turned to the Vandals who were sitting as suppliants in the sanctuaries in Hippo Regius, — and there were many of them and of the nobility — and he caused them all to accept pledges and arise, and then he sent them to Carthage with a guard. And there it came about that the following event happened to him.

Greek Ἐν τῇ Γελίμερος οἰκίᾳ γραμματεὺς ἦν τις Βονιφάτιος Λίβυς, ἐκ Βυζακίου ὁρμώμενος, πιστὸς τῷ Γελίμερι ἐς τὰ μάλιστα.

Dewing In the house of Gelimer there was a certain scribe named Boniface, a Libyan, and a native of Byzacium, a man exceedingly faithful to Gelimer.

Greek τοῦτον δὴ τὸν Βονιφάτιον Γελίμερ κατ’ ἀρχὰς τοῦδε τοῦ πολέμου ἐς ναῦν ἐμβιβάσας ἄριστα πλέουσαν, ἐν ταύτῃ τε ἅπαντα τὸν βασιλικὸν πλοῦτον ἐνθέμενος ἐκέλευεν ἐς τὸν τοῦ Ἱππονερεγίου λιμένα ὁρμίζεσθαι, καὶ ἢν τὰ πράγματα σφίσιν οὐκ εὖ καθιστάμενα ἴδοι, τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντα πλεῖν κατὰ τάχος ἐς Ἱσπανίαν, παρὰ Θεῦδίν τε ἀφικέσθαι τὸν τῶν Οὐισιγότθων ἡγούμενον, ἔνθα δὴ καὶ αὐτὸς διασώζεσθαι ἐκαραδόκει, πονηρᾶς γινομένης Βανδίλοις τῆς τοῦ πολέμου τύχης.

Dewing At the beginning of this war Gelimer had put this Boniface on a very swift-sailing ship, and pla­cing all the royal treasure in it commanded him to anchor in the harbour of Hippo Regius, and if he should see that the situation was not favourable to their side, he was to sail with all speed to Spain with the money, and go to Theudis, the leader of the Visigoths, where he was expecting to find safety for himself also, should the fortune of war prove adverse for the Vandals.

Greek Βονιφάτιος δέ, ἕως μὲν τὰ Βανδίλων ἐλπίδα εἶχεν, αὐτοῦ ἔμενεν· ἐπεὶ δὲ τάχιστα ἡ ἐν Τρικαμάρῳ μάχη καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ἅπερ ἐρρήθη ἐγεγόνει, ἄρας τὰ ἱστία ἔπλει καθάπερ οἱ ἐπέστελλε Γελίμερ.

Dewing So Boniface, as long as he felt hope for the cause of the Vandals, remained there; but as soon as the battle in Tricamarum took place, with all the other events which have been related, he spread his canvas and sailed away just as Gelimer had directed him.

Greek ἀλλὰ πνεύματος αὐτὸν ἐναντίωμα εἰς τὸν τοῦ Ἱππονερεγίου λιμένα οὔτι ἑκούσιον αὖθις ἤνεγκεν. ὡς δὲ τοὺς πολεμίους ἀγχοῦ ἤδη που ἠκηκόει εἶναι, τοὺς ναύτας πολλὰ ὑποσχόμενος ἐλιπάρει ἐς ἄλλην τινὰ ἤπειρον ἢ νῆσον βιασαμένους ἰέναι.

Dewing But an opposing wind brought him back, much against his will, into the harbour of Hippo Regius. And since he had already heard that the enemy were somewhere near, he entreated the sailors with many promises to row with all their might for some other continent or for an island.

Greek οἱ δὲ ʽοὐ γὰρ ἐδύναντο χειμῶνος σφίσι χαλεποῦ λίαν ἐπιπεσόντος καὶ τὸ τῆς θαλάσσης ῥόθιον ἅτε ἐν Τυρρηνικῷ πελάγει ἐς ὕψος μέγα ἐγείροντοσ̓, τότε δὴ αὐτοί τε καὶ Βονιφάτιος ἐς ἔννοιαν ἦλθον ὡς ἄρα ὁ θεὸς τὰ χρήματα Ῥωμαίοις διδόναι ἐθέλων τὴν ναῦν οὐκ ἐῴη ἀνάγεσθαι.

Dewing But they were unable to do so, since a very severe storm had fallen upon them and the waves of the sea were rising to a great height, seeing that it was the Tuscan sea,⁠ and then it occurred to them and to Boniface that, after all, God wished to give the money to the Romans and so was not allowing the ship to put out.

Greek μόλις μέντοι τοῦ λιμένος ἔξω γενόμενοι ξὺν κινδύνῳ μεγάλῳ τὴν ναῦν ἀνεκώχευον.

Dewing However, though they had got outside the harbour, they encountered great danger in bringing their ship back to anchorage.

Greek ὡς δὲ ἀφίκετο Βελισάριος εἰς τὸ Ἱππονερέγιον, πέμπει τινὰς παρ’ αὐτὸν Βονιφάτιος. οὓς δὴ ἐν ἱερῷ καθῆσθαι ἐκέλευεν, ἐροῦντας μὲν ὡς πρὸς Βονιφατίου σταλεῖεν τοῦ τὰ Γελίμερος χρήματα ἔχοντος, ἀποκρυψομένους δὲ ὅπη ποτὲ εἴη, πρίν γε δὴ τὰ πιστὰ λάβοιεν ὡς τὰ Γελίμερος χρήματα διδοὺς αὐτὸς ἀπαλλάξει κακῶν ἀπαθής, ἔχων ὅσα αὐτοῦ οἰκεῖα εἴη.

Dewing And when Belisarius arrived at Hippo Regius, Boniface sent some men to him. These he commanded to sit in a sanctuary, and they were to say that they had been sent by Boniface, who had the money of Gelimer, but to conceal the place where he was, until they should receive the pledges of Belisarius that upon giving Gelimer's money he himself should escape free from harm, having all that was his own.

Greek καὶ οἱ μὲν ταῦτα ἔπρασσον, Βελισάριος δὲ ἥσθη τε τῇ εὐαγγελίᾳ καὶ ὀμεῖσθαι οὐκ ἀπηξίου.

Dewing These men, then, acted according to these instructions, and Belisarius was pleased at the good news and did not decline to take an oath.

Greek στείλας τε τῶν ἐπιτηδείων τινὰς τόν τε Γελίμερος πλοῦτον ἔλαβε καὶ Βονιφάτιον ξὺν τοῖς χρήμασι τοῖς αὐτοῦ ἀφῆκε, πάμπολύ τι χρῆμα τοῦ Γελίμερος συλήσαντα πλούτου.

Dewing And sending some of his associates he took the treasure of Gelimer and released Boniface in possession of his own money and also with an enormous sum which he plundered from Gelimer's treasure.