It is not merely Socrates who is on trial.

不仅是苏格拉底在受审
Socrates intends to put the democracy of Athens itself on trial.

苏格拉底也意图审问雅典民主政治
Not only does the Apology force Socrates to defend himself

不仅是《申辩篇》迫使苏格拉底
before the city of Athens, but Socrates puts the city of Athens

在雅典城邦前自辩苏格拉底也在审问雅典城邦
on trial and makes it defend itself before the high court of philosophy.

并让其在哲学的最高法庭前自辩
So, the ensuing debate within the dialogue can be read as a struggle

所以对话中随后发生的辩论可被解读为
again over who has title to rule.

一场就谁有统治权的争论
Is it the people?

是人民吗
Is it the court of Athens, the d?mos, to use the Greek word

是雅典的法院吗还是d?mos
for "the people," or is it Socrates the philosopher-king

即希腊语中的"人民" 还是苏格拉底
who should be vested with ultimate political authority?

所说的应被授予绝对政治权力的哲学王
That is, of course, the quest and it's taken up

这当然是一种追求并且这在《理想国》中