σκόπει οὖν ἀντ᾽ ἐμοῦ ὑπὲρ τῶν νεανίσκων ὅτι δεόμεθα παρὰ τῶνδε πυνθάνεσθαι, καὶ συμβούλευε διαλεγόμενος τούτοις
Inquire, instead of me on behalf of the youngsters, regarding whatever we need to learn from them, and advise us conversing with them.
The L.oeb’s translation: So take my place in inquiring on behalf of the young men make out what it is that we want our friends here to tell us, and be our adviser by discussing it with them. Wordy and blurry.