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İngilizce Yunanca

25 And these slaves themselves, upon whom he alleges that he has expended the money, they have never handed over to me. On the contrary, they tell the idlest tale imaginable, to the effect that the man who pledged the slaves to my father is the vilest sort of a fellow, who has left many friendly loansThe ἔρανος, originally a meal to which each contributed his due portion, came not unnaturally to mean a club to which each member contributed, and from which he could claim help, if need arose. Then it was also used, as here, of the contribution or better, the loan, made to such members. unpaid, and who is overwhelmed with debt; and to prove this against him they have called a large number of witnesses. But as for the slaves—who got them; how they went out of the house; who took them away; or in what suit they lost them by judgement, they are unable to say.

26 Yet, if there were any truth in what they allege they would not be bringing forward witnesses to prove this man’s vile character (with which I have no concern), but would be holding on to the slaves, or would show who took them, and would have left not one of them out of sight. But as it is, though they admit that the slaves were left by my father, and though they took possession of them and enjoyed the profits from them for ten years, they have in the most ruthless manner possible done away with the whole factory.

26 To prove that I am speaking the truth in this, take, please, and read the depositions.

26 The Depositions