第8巻 第18章

Greek Ἐν ᾧ δὲ ταῦτα ἐπράσσετο τῇδε, ἐν τούτῳ τάδε ξυνηνέχθη ἐν Εὐρώπῃ γενέσθαι. Γήπαιδες μέν, ὥσπερ μοι ἐν τοῖς ἔμπροσθεν λόγοις ἐρρήθη, τὰς σπονδὰς θέμενοι πρὸς Λαγγοβάρδας τοὺς σφίσι πολεμίους ὄντας ἐτύγχανον.

Dewing While these events were taking place as described, meanwhile the following transpired in Europe. The Gepaedes had in the first place, as I have stated in the previous narrative,⁠ confirmed a treaty with their enemies the Lombards.

Greek παντάπασι δὲ οὐχ οἷοί τε ὄντες τὰ διάφορα πρὸς αὐτοὺς διαλῦσαι πολεμητέα σφίσιν οὐ πολλῷ ὕστερον ᾤοντο εἶναι.

Dewing But being utterly unable to compose their differences with them, they decided not much later that they must make war.

Greek Γήπαιδες μὲν οὖν καὶ Λαγγοβάρδαι πανδημεὶ ἐπ’ ἀλλήλους τῷ πολέμῳ ἀκμάζοντες ᾔεσαν.

Dewing So the Gepaedes and the Lombards advanced in full force against each other, both being fully prepared for the war.

Greek ἡγεῖτο δὲ τῶν μὲν Γηπαίδων Θορισίν, τῶν δὲ Λαγγοβαρδῶν Αὐδουὶν ὄνομα, καὶ αὐτῶν ἑκατέρῳ ἀνδρῶν μυριάδες πολλαὶ εἵποντο. ἤδη μὲν οὖν ἄγχιστά πη ἀμφότεροι ἦλθον, οὔπω δὲ τὰ στρατόπεδα πρὸς ἀλλήλων καθεωρῶντο.

Dewing And the commanders were, on the side of the Gepaedes, Thorisin, and on that of the Lombards, Auduin, each of them being followed by many myriads of men. Now they had already come close to one another, but the two armies could not yet see each other.

Greek δείματα δὲ τὰ πανικὰ καλούμενα ἐξαπιναίως ἑκατέροις ἐπιπεσόντα φεύγοντας ἀπ’ αἰτίας οὐδεμιᾶς ἅπαντας ὀπίσω ἀπήνεγκε, μόνων τῶν ἀρχόντων αὐτοῦ ἀπολελειμμένων ξὺν ὀλίγοις τισίν.

Dewing But that fright which is called panic suddenly fell upon both armies and carried the men all backward in a flight which had no real cause, only the commanders being left where they were with a small number of men.

Greek οἵπερ αὐτοὺς ἀνθέλκειν τε καὶ τῆς ὑπαγωγῆς ἀναχαιτίζειν ἀποπειρασάμενοι οὐδὲν ἤνυον οὔτε θωπείαις οἰκτραῖς οὔτε ἀπειλαῖς φοβεραῖς χρώμενοι.

Dewing And though they strove to draw their men back and check the retreat, they could accomplish nothing either by the use of abject entreaty or by fearful threats.

Greek Περιδεὴς οὖν γεγονὼς Αὐδουὶν ὁρῶν διασκεδαννυμένους ἀκόσμως οὕτως ʽοὐ γὰρ ᾔδει τοὺς πολεμίους τὴν ὁμοίαν κεκληρῶσθαι τύχην’ τῶν οἱ ἑπομένων τινὰς ἐπὶ πρεσβείᾳ παρὰ τοὺς ἐναντίους εὐθὺς ἔπεμψε τὴν εἰρήνην αἰτησομένους.

Dewing So Auduin became thoroughly frightened at seeing the men taking to their heels in this disorderly manner (for he did not know that the enemy had shared the same fate), and straightway sent some of his followers on an embassy to his opponents to beg for peace.

Greek οἵπερ, ἐπεὶ παρὰ τὸν ἄρχοντα τῶν Γηπαίδων Θορισὶν ἀφικόμενοι τὰ πρασσόμενα εἶδον, ἔκ τε τῶν ἐν σφίσιν αὐτοῖς τετυχηκότων κατενόησαν τὰ τοῖς πολεμίοις ξυνενεχθέντα καὶ τῷ Θορισὶν ἐς ὄψιν ἐλθόντες ἀνεπυνθάνοντο αὐτοῦ ὅπη ποτέ οἱ γῆς τῶν ἀρχομένων τὸ πλῆθος εἴη.

Dewing But these men, when they came to Thorisin, the commander of the Gepaedes, and observed what was taking place and under from their own experience what had befallen their enemies, enquired of Thorisin, when they came into his presence, where in the world the host of his subjects was.

Greek καὶ ὃς τῶν ξυμπεπτωκότων οὐδὲν ἀρνηθεὶς “Φεύγουσιν οὐδενὸς διώκοντοσ” ἔφη. οἱ δὲ ὑπολαβόντες “Ταὐτὸ τοῦτο,” φασί, “Λαγγοβάρδαι πεπόνθασιν. ἀληθιζομένῳ γάρ σοι, ὦ βασιλεῦ, οὐδέν τι τῶν ἡμετέρων ἀποκρυψόμεθα.

Dewing And he, for his part, without making any denial of what had happened, said, "They are fleeing, though no man pursues." Thereupon the envoys said to him in reply, "This is the very thing which has happened to the Lombards also. For seeing that you speak the truth, O king, we shall conceal nothing on our side.

Greek οὐκοῦν ἐπειδὴ τὰ γένη ταῦτα διολωλέναι ὡς ἥκιστα βουλομένῳ τῷ θεῷ ἐστὶ καὶ ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ διέλυσε τὴν παράταξιν, σωτήριον ἀμφοτέροις ἐπιβαλὼν δέος, φέρε δὴ καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐπιχωρήσωμεν τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ γνώμῃ, τὸν πόλεμον καταλύοντες.” “Ἔστω, γινέσθω ταῦτα,” ὁ Θορισὶν ἔφη. δυοῖν τε οὕτως ἐνιαυτοῖν ἐκεχειρίαν πεποίηνται,

Dewing Accordingly, since it is not at all the will of God that these nations should utterly perish, and since for this reason He dissolved the battle lines, smiting both armies with a saving fear, come now, let us too yield to the will of God by putting an end to the war." "Very well, let it be so," said Thorisin.

Greek ὅπως μεταξὺ ἐπικηρυκευόμενοί τε καὶ παρ’ ἀλλήλους ἀεὶ φοιτῶντες ἅπαντα ἐς τὸ ἀκριβὲς τὰ διάφορα διαλύσωσι. τότε μὲν οὖν οὕτως ἑκάτεροι ἀνεχώρησαν.

Dewing Thus they made a two years' truce, to the end that by maintaining diplomatic relations with one another in the interval, they might make a thorough settlement of all their differences. So at that time they each withdrew with this understanding.

Greek Ἐν δὲ τῇ ἐκεχειρίᾳ ταύτῃ οὐχ οἷοί τε γεγενημένοι ἐς τῶν ἀντιλεγομένων τὴν διάλυσιν ἀλλήλοις ξυμβῆναι, αὖθις ἐπὶ τὰ πολέμια ἔργα χωρεῖν ἔμελλον.

Dewing But finding themselves unable during this truce to come to such terms with each other as to reach a settlement of the disputed points, they were once more on the point of resorting to warfare.

Greek δειμαίνοντές τε Γήπαιδες τὴν Ῥωμαίων ἀρχὴν ʽἐπίδοξοι γὰρ ἦσαν ὡς Λαγγοβάρδαις ξυντάξονταἰ τῶν τινὰς Οὔννων ἐς τὴν ὁμαιχμίαν ἐπάγεσθαι διενοοῦντο.

Dewing But the Gepaedes, fearing the Roman power (for it was expected that the Romans would array themselves with the Lombards), were purposing to invite some of the Huns to an offensive and defensive alliance.

Greek ἔπεμψαν οὖν παρὰ τῶν Κουτριγούρων τοὺς ἄρχοντας, οἳ δὴ ἐνθένδε ᾤκηνται Λίμνης τῆς Μαιώτιδος, καὶ αὐτῶνἐδέοντο πόλεμον τὸν πρὸς Λαγγοβάρδας ξυνδιενεγκεῖν σφίσιν.

Dewing They sent, accordingly, to the rulers of the Cutrigurs, who live on the western side of the Maeotic Lake, and begged that they assist them in carrying on the war against the Lombards.

Greek οἱ δὲ αὐτοῖς δισχιλίους τε καὶ μυρίους εὐθὺς ἔπεμψαν, ὧν ἄλλοι τε ἡγοῦντο καὶ Χινιαλών, ἀνὴρ διαφερόντως ἀγαθὸς τὰ πολέμια.

Dewing And these Huns straightway sent them twelve thousand men, under different commanders, among whom was Chinialon, an especially capable warrior.

Greek Γήπαιδες δὲ τούτων δὴ τῶν βαρβάρων τῇ παρουσίᾳ ἐν τῷ παρόντι ἀχθόμενοι, ἐπεὶ οὔπω ὁ τῆς μάχης ἐνειστήκει καιρός, ἀλλ’ ἐνιαυτὸς ταῖς ξυνθήκαις ἔτι ἐλέλειπτο, πείθουσιν αὐτοὺς καταθεῖν μεταξὺ τὴν βασιλέως γῆν, πάρεργον τῆς σφετέρας ἀκαιρίας πεποιημένοι τὴν ἐς Ῥωμαίους ἐπιβουλήν.

Dewing But the Gepaedes were for the moment embarrassed by the presence of these barbarians, since the time had not yet arrived when a battle could be fought, for the truce still had a year to run, and so they persuaded them to overrun the emperor's land in the interval, thus turning their embarrassment to their profit by delivering this attack on the Romans.

Greek ἐπεὶ δὲ Ῥωμαῖοι τὴν διάβασιν ποταμοῦ Ἴστρου ἐς τὸ ἀκριβὲς ἔν τε Ἰλλυριοῖς καὶ τοῖς ἐπὶ Θρᾴκης χωρίοις ἐφρούρουν, αὐτοὶ τούτους δὴ τοὺς Οὔννους ἐν χώρᾳ τῇ κατ’ αὐτοὺς διαπορθμεύσαντες ποταμὸν Ἴστρον ἐς τὰ Ῥωμαίων ἤθη ἀφίεσαν.

Dewing But since the Romans were guarding carefully the crossing of the Ister River both in Illyricum and in the land of Thrace, they themselves ferried these Huns across the Ister at the point where their own territory touched the river and turned them loose in the Roman domain.

Greek Καὶ οἱ μὲν πάντα σχεδόν τι ἐληΐσαντο τὰ ἐκείνῃ χωρία, βασιλεὺς δὲ Ἰουστινιανὸς ἐπενόει τάδε. πέμψας παρὰ Οὔννων τῶν Οὐτιγούρων τοὺς ἄρχοντας, οἳ δὴ ἐπέκεινα Λίμνης ᾤκηνται τῆς Μαιώτιδος, ἐμέμφετό τε καὶ ἄδικον αὐτῶν ἀπεκάλει τὴν ἐς Κουτριγούρους ἀπραγμοσύνην, εἴπερ τὸ τοὺς φίλους διαφθειρομένους περιορᾶν ἐν τοῖς τῶν ἔργων ἀδικωτάτοις καταλέγειν δεήσει. αὐτῶν γὰρ Κουτρίγουροι,

Dewing And they had indeed plundered practically the whole country there, when the Emperor Justinian hit upon the following plan. Sending to the rulers of the Utigur Huns, who live on the eastern side of the Maeotic Lake, he reproached them and branded as unjust their inactivity with regard to the Cutrigurs, if indeed one ought to consider the act of watching without protest the destruction of one's friends as the height of injustice.

Greek ἔφη, πλησιοχώρων ὄντων ἀφροντιστήσαντες, καὶ ταῦτα ἐκ Βυζαντίου χρήματα μεγάλα κομιζόμενοι ἀνὰ πᾶν ἔτος, τρόπῳ οὐδενὶ τῆς ἐς Ῥωμαίους ἀδικίας οὐ θέλουσιν ἀποπαύεσθαι, ἀλλ’ ὁσημέραι καταθέουσί τε καὶ ληΐζονται αὐτοὺς οὐδενὶ λόγῳ.

Dewing "For the Cutrigurs," he said, "paying no heed to their neighbours, the Utigurs, and that too though they receive great sums of money every year from Byzantium, are unwilling in any degree to cease from their injustice toward the Romans, but they are every day raiding and plundering them for no good reason.

Greek τούτων δὲ αὐτοὶ οὐδὲν τὸ μέρος κερδαίνοντες, οὐδὲ τῆς λείας Κουτριγούροις διαλαγχάνοντες, οὐ προσποιοῦνται κακουμένους Ῥωμαίους, καίπερ αὐτοῖς φίλοι ἐκ παλαιοῦ ἐς τὰ μάλιστα ὄντες.

Dewing And though the Utigurs themselves gain no portion of this plunder nor share in the booty with the Cutrigurs, they are not taking the side of the Romans who are being wronged, though they have been on terms of close friendship with them from ancient times."

Greek ταῦτα σημήνας τοῖς Οὐτιγούροις Ἰουστινιανὸς βασιλεὺς καὶ χρήμασι μὲν αὐτοὺς δωρησάμενος, ὑπομνήσας δὲ ὅσων δώρων καὶ προτερον πολλάκις πρὸς αὐτοῦ ἔτυχον, ἀναπείθει σφᾶς ἔφοδον αὐτίκα ἐς τῶν Κουτριγούρων τοὺς ὑπολελειμμένους ποιήσασθαι.

Dewing Thus the Emperor Justinian, by sending this message to the Utigurs, and not only making a gift of money to them but also reminding them of all the gifts they had previously received from him on many occasions, persuaded them immediately to make an attack upon those of the Cutrigurs who had been left behind.

Greek Οἱ δὲ Γότθων τῶν σφίσι προσοίκων, οἳ δὴ Τετραξῖται καλοῦνται, δισχιλίους ἐς ξυμμαχίαν ἐπαγόμενοι διέβησαν πανδημεὶ ποταμὸν Τάναϊν.

Dewing So they first drew into alliance with them two thousand of the Goths called Tetraxitae, who are their neighbours, and then crossed the Tanais River in full force.

Greek ἦρχε δὲ αὐτῶν Σανδίλ, ἀνὴρ ξυνετώτατος μὲν καὶ πολέμων πολλῶν ἔμπειρος, ἐς ἀλκὴν δὲ καὶ ἀνδρίαν ἱκανῶς πεφυκώς.

Dewing And they were commanded by Sandil, a man of the greatest cleverness and experienced in many wars, and one, moreover, well endowed with prowess and fortitude.

Greek ἐπεὶ δὲ τοῦ ποταμοῦ τὴν διάβασιν ἐποιήσαντο, τῶν Κουτριγούρων πολλοῖς ὑπαντιάσασιν ἐς χεῖρας ἦλθον. ὧνπερ ἰσχυρότατα τοὺς ἐπιόντας ἀμυνομένων ἐπὶ μακρότατον μὲν ἡ μάχη ἐγεγόνει, μετὰ δὲ Οὐτίγουροι τρεψάμενοι τοὺς ἐναντίους πολλοὺς ἔκτειναν. ὀλίγοι δέ τινες φεύγοντες, ὅπη αὐτῶν ἑκάστῳ δυνατὰ γέγονε, διεσώθησαν. καὶ αὐτῶν οἱ πολέμιοι παῖδάς τε καὶ γυναῖκας ἀνδραποδίσαντες ἐπ’ οἴκου ἀπεκομίσθησαν.

Dewing So after they had made the crossing of the river, they engaged with a large number of the Cutrigurs who disputed their advance. And since this force offered a most vigorous resistance to their assailants, the battle continued for a very long time, but finally the Utigurs routed their opponents and slew many. And only a small number of them, by fleeing wherever each man found it possible, saved themselves. Then their enemy made slaves of their women and children and so departed on their homeward way.