Libanius → Elpidius, newly promoted official
Tradução moderna em inglês
You have reached the rank your good sense was always going to bring you -- a good sense that is both genuine and not lost on the emperor's attention. You were already well-disposed toward me before, and now you might reasonably add affection to goodwill, on account of our family connection.
As for the ambassadors, I would love to write on their behalf, but I do not yet dare make such requests before I have received a letter from you first.
Texto latino / grego
Ἐλπιδίῳ. (355) Ἥκεις εἰς τοῦτο τάξεως, οἷ σε ἔμελλον ἄξειν αἱ φρένες ἀγαθαί τε οὖσαι καὶ τὸν τοῦ βασιλέως οὐ λανθάνουσαι νοῦν. ἐμοὶ δὲ καὶ πρόσθεν εὐνοικῶς εἶχες, νῦν δ’ ἂν καὶ προσθείης τὸ φιλεῖν εἰκότως διὰ τὸ κῆδος. περὶ δὲ τῶν πρέσβεων ἥδι- στα μὲν ἂν ἐπέστελλον, τολμῶ δὲ οὔπω τὰ τοιαῦτα πρὶν παρὰ σοῦ μοι γράμματα ἐλθεῖν.