1. Socrates believed that if one knows about good and evil (201) he will
do good, but will not do evil. 2. Therefore he wished to help mankind
("la homaron"), teaching them what the good is. 3. He also wished to
discover for himself what is right and what is wrong. 4. So he asked
every one whom he met (about) his opinions, and the one-talking-with
[him] would also notice whether his own ideas were right or not. 5. But
the fellow-citizens of Socrates were jealous, and hated him, because
they did not understand him. 6. Therefore they accused him, called him a
sinner, and sent around (245) false reports ("falsajn sciigojn") about
him. 7. Because he said that conscience guided him (in the form of a
soft voice at his ear), they accused him of ("pri") introducing (218,
b) new gods. 8. They also said that he was corrupting the youth of the
city. 9. If Socrates had pleaded guilty, and begged for a fine instead
of the death-punishment, without doubt he would have been pardoned and
fined ("monpunita"). 10. But he said "I have never in my life sinned in
any way, and I do not deserve any sort of punishment." So the judges
condemned him to death by the drinking of poison.