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BOOKI
THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’SVISITTOITHACA—THE
Izazov
CHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
Tell
mi
me,OMuse,ofthatingeniousherowhotravelled
daleko
farandwideafterhehadsackedthe
poznati
famoustownofTroy.
Manycitiesdidhevisit,
i
andmanywerethenationswith
čije
whosemannersandcustomshewasacquainted;
moreoverhesuffered
mnogo
muchbyseawhiletryingto
spasiti
savehisownlifeand
dovesti
bringhismensafelyhome;
ali
butdowhathemighthecouldnot
spasiti
savehismen,fortheyperishedthroughtheirownsheerfollyineatingthe
stoku
cattleoftheSun-godHyperion;
sothe
bog
godpreventedthemfromeverreaching
kući
home.
Tellme,too,about
svim
allthesethings,ohdaughterofJove,fromwhatsoeversourceyoumay
znati
knowthem.
Sonowall
koji
whoescapeddeathinbattle
ili
orbyshipwreckhadgot
sigurno
safelyhomeexceptUlysses,and
on
he,thoughhewaslongingtoreturntohis
ženi
wifeandcountry,wasdetainedbythe
boginja
goddessCalypso,whohadgothiminto
je
alargecaveandwantedtomarryhim.
Ali
Butasyearswentby,therecame
je
atimewhenthegodssettledthatheshouldgobacktoIthaca;
čak
eventhen,however,whenhewas
među
amonghisownpeople,histroubleswerenot
još
yetover;
neverthelessallthegodshad
sada
nowbeguntopityhim
osim
exceptNeptune,whostillpersecutedhimwithoutceasing
i
andwouldnotlethimget
kući
home.
NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,
koji
whoareattheworld’s
kraju
end,andlieintwohalves,the
jedna
onelookingWestandthe
druga
otherEast.[1]Hehadgone
tamo
theretoacceptahecatombof
ovaca
sheepandoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathisfestival;
ali
buttheothergodsmetinthe
kući
houseofOlympianJove,andthesireofgods
i
andmenspokefirst.
AtthatmomenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,whohadbeenkilledbyAgamemnon’s
sin
sonOrestes;
sohesaidtotheothergods:.
“See
sada
now,howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatis
nakon
afterallnothingbuttheirownfolly.
LookatAegisthus;
he
mora
mustneedsmakelovetoAgamemnon’s
ženom
wifeunrighteouslyandthenkillAgamemnon,
iako
thoughheknewitwouldbethe
smrt
deathofhim;
forIsentMercurytowarnhimnottodo
ni
eitherofthesethings,inasmuchasOresteswouldbesuretotakehisrevenge
kad
whenhegrewupandwantedto
vratiti
returnhome.
Mercurytoldhimthisinallgoodwill
ali
buthewouldnotlisten,
a
andnowhehaspaidforeverythinginfull.”
ThenMinervasaid,“Father,
sine
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,itservedAegisthusright,
i
andsoitwouldanyoneelsewhodoesashedid;
ali
butAegisthusisneitherherenor
tamo
there;
itisforUlyssesthatmy
srce
heartbleeds,whenIthinkofhissufferingsinthatlonelysea-girt
otok
island,faraway,poorman,from
svih
allhisfriends.
Itisan
otok
islandcoveredwithforest,intheverymiddleofthe
mora
sea,andagoddesslives
tamo
there,daughterofthemagicianAtlas,wholooksafterthe
dno
bottomoftheocean,andcarriesthegreatcolumnsthatkeep
nebo
heavenandearthasunder.
This
kći
daughterofAtlashasgotholdofpoorunhappyUlysses,
i
andkeepstryingbyeverykindofblandishmenttomakehimforgethis
dom
home,sothatheis
umoran
tiredoflife,andthinksofnothingbut
kako
howhemayoncemore
vidjeti
seethesmokeofhisownchimneys.
You,
gospodine
sir,takenoheedofthis,
a
andyetwhenUlysseswasbeforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyouwithmany
je
aburntsacrifice?
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingso
ljut
angrywithhim?”
AndJovesaid,“My
dijete
child,whatareyoutalking
o
about?
HowcanIforgetUlysses
od
thanwhomthereisnomorecapablemanon
zemlji
earth,normoreliberalinhisofferingstotheimmortalgods
koji
thatliveinheaven?
Bearin
umu
mind,however,thatNeptuneisstill
bijesan
furiouswithUlyssesforhavingblindedan
oko
eyeofPolyphemuskingof
na
theCyclopes.
PolyphemusissontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,
kćeri
daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;
zato
thereforethoughhewillnot
ubiti
killUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimbypreventinghimfromgetting
kući
home.
Still,letuslayourheads
zajedno
togetherandseehowwecan
pomoći
helphimtoreturn;
Neptune
će
willthenbepacified,for
ako
ifweareallofa
uma
mindhecanhardlystandout
protiv
againstus.”
AndMinervasaid,“Father,
sine
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,
ako
if,then,thegodsnowmeanthatUlyssesshouldget
kući
home,weshouldfirstsendMercuryto
na
theOgygianislandtotellCalypsothatwehavemadeupourminds
i
andthatheistoreturn.
Inthe
međuvremenu
meantimeIwillgotoIthaca,toputheartintoUlysses’
sina
sonTelemachus;
Iwillemboldenhimtocall
na
theAchaeansinassembly,and
govoriti
speakouttothesuitorsofhis
majke
motherPenelope,whopersistineatingupany
broj
numberofhissheepandoxen;
I
će
willalsoconducthimtoSparta
i
andtoPylos,toseeifhe
može
canhearanythingaboutthereturnofhisdearfather—forthis
će
willmakepeoplespeakwellofhim.”
Sosayingsheboundonherglitteringgoldensandals,imperishable,
s
withwhichshecanfly
kao
likethewindoverland
ili
orsea;
shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shod
koplje
spear,sostoutandsturdy
i
andstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroes
koji
whohavedispleasedher,anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthegatewayofUlysses’
kuću
house,disguisedasavisitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,
i
andsheheldabronze
koplje
spearinherhand.
Thereshefoundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesoftheoxenwhichtheyhadkilled
i
andeaten,andplayingdraughtsin
ispred
frontofthehouse.
Men-servantsandpageswerebustlingabouttowaituponthem,
neki
somemixingwinewithwaterinthemixing-bowls,
neki
somecleaningdownthetables
s
withwetspongesandlayingthemoutagain,and
neki
somecuttingupgreatquantitiesof
mesa
meat.
Telemachussawherlong
prije
beforeanyoneelsedid.
Hewassittingmoodily
među
amongthesuitorsthinkingabouthisbrave
ocu
father,andhowhewould
poslati
sendthemflyingoutofthe
kuće
house,ifheweretocometohisown
opet
againandbehonouredasindaysgoneby.
Thusbroodingashesat
među
amongthem,hecaughtsightofMinerva
i
andwentstraighttothegate,forhewasvexedthat
je
astrangershouldbekeptwaitingforadmittance.
Hetookherright
ruku
handinhisown,andbadehergivehimher
koplje
spear.
“Welcome,”saidhe,“toour
kuću
house,andwhenyouhavepartakenof
hranu
foodyoushalltelluswhatyouhavecomefor.”
Heledthe
put
wayashespoke,andMinervafollowed
ga
him.
Whentheywerewithinhetookher
koplje
spearandsetitin
na
thespear-standagainstastrongbearing-postalong
s
withthemanyotherspearsofhisunhappy
oca
father,andheconductedherto
je
arichlydecoratedseatunder
koje
whichhethrewaclothofdamask.
Tu
Therewasafootstoolalsoforherfeet,[2]
i
andhesetanotherseat
blizu
nearherforhimself,awayfromthesuitors,
da
thatshemightnotbeannoyed
dok
whileeatingbytheirnoise
i
andinsolence,andthathemight
pitati
askhermorefreelyabouthis
ocu
father.
Amaidservantthenbroughtthem
vodu
waterinabeautifulgoldenewerandpoureditinto
je
asilverbasinforthemtowashtheirhands,andshedrew
je
acleantablebesidethem.
Anupper
sluga
servantbroughtthembread,andofferedthem
mnogo
manygoodthingsofwhattherewasinthe
kući
house,thecarverfetchedthemplatesof
svim
allmannerofmeatsandsetcupsofgoldbytheirside,and
je
amanservantbroughtthemwineandpoureditoutforthem.
Thenthesuitorscamein
i
andtooktheirplacesonthebenches
i
andseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspouredwaterovertheirhands,maidswentround
s
withthebread-baskets,pagesfilledthemixing-bowls
s
withwineandwater,andtheylaidtheirhandsuponthe
dobre
goodthingsthatwerebefore
im
them.
Assoonastheyhadhad
dovoljno
enoughtoeatanddrinktheywantedmusic
i
anddancing,whicharethecrowningembellishmentsof
je
abanquet,soaservantbrought
je
alyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforcetosingto
im
them.
Assoonashetouchedhislyre
i
andbegantosingTelemachusspokelowtoMinerva,
s
withhisheadclosetohersthat
ne
nomanmighthear.
“Ihope,sir,”saidhe,“thatyouwillnotbeoffendedwithwhatIamgoingto
reći
say.
Singingcomescheapto
one
thosewhodonotpayfor
to
it,andallthisisdoneatthecostofone
čije
whoseboneslierottinginsome
divljini
wildernessorgrindingtopowderinthesurf.
If
ovi
thesemenweretoseemy
oca
fathercomebacktoIthacatheywouldprayforlongerlegsratherthanalongerpurse,for
novac
moneywouldnotservethem;
ali
buthe,alas,hasfallenonanillfate,
i
andevenwhenpeopledo
ponekad
sometimessaythatheiscoming,we
ne
nolongerheedthem;
weshall
nikada
neverseehimagain.
And
sada
now,sir,tellmeandtellmetrue,
tko
whoyouareandwhereyoucomefrom.
Tellmeofyour
gradu
townandparents,whatmannerof
brodu
shipyoucamein,howyour
posada
crewbroughtyoutoIthaca,
i
andofwhatnationtheydeclaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannothave
doći
comebyland.
Tellmealsotruly,forI
želim
wanttoknow,areyoua
stranac
strangertothishouse,orhaveyoubeen
ovdje
hereinmyfather’stime?
Intheolddayswehadmanyvisitorsformy
oca
fatherwentaboutmuchhimself.”
I
AndMinervaanswered,“Iwilltellyou
istinski
trulyandparticularlyallaboutit.
IamMentes,
sin
sonofAnchialus,andIam
Kralj
KingoftheTaphians.
I
su
havecomeherewithmyshipandcrew,ona
putovanje
voyagetomenofaforeigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]withacargoofiron,andIshallbring
natrag
backcopper.
Asformy
broda
ship,itliesoveryonderofftheopencountry
daleko
awayfromthetown,intheharbourRheithron[5]
ispod
underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriends
prije
beforeus,asoldLaertes
će
willtellyou,ifyou
će
willgoandaskhim.
They
kažu
say,however,thathenevercomesto
grad
townnow,andlivesbyhimselfin
na
thecountry,faringhardly,withanold
ženom
womantolookafterhim
i
andgethisdinnerforhim,
kad
whenhecomesintiredfrompotteringabouthisvineyard.
Theytoldmeyour
otac
fatherwasathomeagain,
i
andthatwaswhyIcame,butitseemsthegodsarestillkeepinghimback,forheisnot
mrtav
deadyetnotonthe
kopnu
mainland.
Itismorelikelyheisonsomesea-girt
otoku
islandinmidocean,ora
zarobljenik
prisoneramongsavageswhoaredetaininghim
protiv
againsthiswill.
Iamno
prorok
prophet,andknowverylittle
o
aboutomens,butIspeakasitisborneinuponmefrom
neba
heaven,andassureyouthathewillnotbe
daleko
awaymuchlonger;
forheisa
čovjek
manofsuchresourcethat
čak
eventhoughhewereinchainsofironhewouldfind
neki
somemeansofgettinghomeagain.
Ali
Buttellme,andtellmetrue,
može
canUlyssesreallyhavesuchafinelooking
momka
fellowforason?
Youareindeed
čudesno
wonderfullylikehimaboutthehead
i
andeyes,forwewereclosefriends
prije
beforehesetsailforTroy
gdje
wheretheflowerofalltheArgiveswentalso.
Sincethattimewehave
nikada
nevereitherofusseentheother.”
“Mymother,”answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIam
sin
sontoUlysses,butitisa
mudro
wisechildthatknowshisown
oca
father.
WouldthatIwere
sin
sontoonewhohadgrownolduponhisownestates,for,sinceyouaskme,
postoji
thereisnomoreill-starred
čovjek
manunderheaventhanhe
tko
whotheytellmeismyfather.”
A
AndMinervasaid,“Thereis
nema
nofearofyourracedyingoutyet,
dok
whilePenelopehassuchafine
sina
sonasyouare.
Buttell
mi
me,andtellmetrue,whatisthemeaningof
svih
allthisfeasting,andwhoarethese
ljudi
people?
Whatisitall
o
about?
Haveyousomebanquet,
ili
oristhereaweddinginthefamily—for
ne
nooneseemstobebringing
nikakve
anyprovisionsofhisown?
I
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyarebehaving;
what
nered
riottheymakeoverthewhole
kući
house;
itisenoughtodisgust
bilo
anyrespectablepersonwhocomes
blizu
nearthem.”
“Sir,”saidTelemachus,“asregardsyourquestion,solongasmy
otac
fatherwashereitwas
dobro
wellwithusandwiththehouse,butthegodsintheirdispleasure
su
havewilleditotherwise,and
su
havehiddenhimawaymoreclosely
nego
thanmortalmanwaseveryethidden.
Icould
su
haveborneitbettereventhoughhewere
mrtav
dead,ifhehadfallen
sa
withhismenbeforeTroy,
ili
orhaddiedwithfriends
oko
aroundhimwhenthedaysofhisfightingweredone;
forthentheAchaeanswouldhavebuiltamound
nad
overhisashes,andIshouldmyselfhavebeen
nasljednik
heirtohisrenown;
but
sada
nowthestorm-windshavespiritedhimawayweknownotwhither;
heisgone
bez
withoutleavingsomuchasa
traga
tracebehindhim,andIinherit
ništa
nothingbutdismay.
Nordoesthe
stvar
matterendsimplywithgriefforthelossofmy
oca
father;
heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeof
još
yetanotherkind;
forthechiefsfromallourislands,Dulichium,Same,
i
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,asalsoallthe
glavni
principalmenofIthacaitself,areeatingupmy
kuću
houseunderthepretextofpayingtheircourttomy
majci
mother,whowillneitherpointblank
reći
saythatshewillnotmarry,[7]nor
još
yetbringmatterstoan
kraja
end;
sotheyaremakinghavocofmy
imanje
estate,andbeforelongwill
učiniti
dosoalsowithmyself.”
“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudo
zaista
indeedwantUlysseshomeagain.
Daj
Givehimhishelmet,shield,
i
andacoupleoflances,
i
andifheisthe
čovjek
manhewaswhenI
prvi
firstknewhiminour
kući
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,hewould
ubrzo
soonlayhishandsabout
te
theserascallysuitors,werehetostand
jednom
oncemoreuponhisown
pragu
threshold.
HewasthencomingfromEphyra,
gdje
wherehehadbeentobeg
otrov
poisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,
sina
sonofMermerus.
Ilusfearedtheever-livinggods
i
andwouldnotgivehimany,
ali
butmyfatherlethimhavesome,forhewas
jako
veryfondofhim.
IfUlyssesisthe
čovjek
manhethenwasthesesuitors
će
willhaveashortshrift
i
andasorrywedding.
“But
tu
there!
Itrestswithheaventodeterminewhetherheisto
vratiti
return,andtakehisrevengeinhisown
kući
houseorno;
Iwould,
međutim
however,urgeyoutosetabouttryingtogetridof
ovih
thesesuitorsatonce.
Takemy
savjet
advice,calltheAchaeanheroesinassembly
sutra
to-morrowmorning—layyourcasebefore
njih
them,andcallheaventobearyou
svjedok
witness.
Bidthesuitorstakethemselvesoff,
svaki
eachtohisownplace,and
ako
ifyourmother’smindissetonmarrying
ponovno
again,lethergobacktoher
ocu
father,whowillfindhera
muža
husbandandprovideherwith
sve
allthemarriagegiftsthatso
draga
dearadaughtermayexpect.
Asforyourself,letmeprevailuponyoutotakethebest
brod
shipyoucanget,with
je
acrewoftwentymen,
i
andgoinquestofyour
ocem
fatherwhohassolongbeenmissing.
Someone
može
maytellyousomething,or(and
ljudi
peopleoftenhearthingsin
ovaj
thisway)someheaven-sentmessage
može
maydirectyou.
FirstgotoPylos
i
andaskNestor;
thencegoontoSparta
i
andvisitMenelaus,forhegot
kući
homelastofalltheAchaeans;
ako
ifyouhearthatyour
otac
fatherisaliveandonhis
putu
wayhome,youcanputupwiththewaste
ovi
thesesuitorswillmakefor
još
yetanothertwelvemonths.
Ifonthe
druge
otherhandyouhearofhis
smrt
death,comehomeatonce,celebratehisfuneralriteswith
svim
allduepomp,buildabarrowtohis
sjećanje
memory,andmakeyourmothermarry
ponovno
again.
Then,havingdoneallthis,thinkit
dobro
welloverinyourmind
kako
how,byfairmeansorfoul,youmay
ubiti
killthesesuitorsinyourown
kući
house.
Youaretoooldtopleadinfancyanylonger;
haveyounotheard
kako
howpeoplearesingingOrestes’praisesforhavingkilledhisfather’smurdererAegisthus?
Youareafine,
pametan
smartlookingfellow;
showyourmettle,then,
i
andmakeyourselfanameinstory.
Sada
Now,however,Imustgo
vratiti
backtomyshipandtomycrew,who
će
willbeimpatientifIkeepthemwaitinglonger;
thinkthematteroverforyourself,
i
andrememberwhatIhavesaidtoyou.”
“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeenverykindofyoutotalktomein
ovaj
thisway,asthoughIwereyour
vlastiti
ownson,andIwill
učiniti
doallyoutellme;
I
znam
knowyouwanttobegettingonwithyour
putovanje
voyage,butstayalittlelongertillyouhavetakenabath
i
andrefreshedyourself.
Iwillthen
dati
giveyouapresent,andyoushall
ići
goonyourwayrejoicing;
Iwill
daju
giveyouoneofgreatbeauty
i
andvalue—akeepsakesuchas
samo
onlydearfriendsgiveto
jednu
oneanother.”
Minervaanswered,“Donottryto
zadržati
keepme,forIwouldbeonmywayatonce.
Asfor
bilo
anypresentyoumaybedisposedtomake
mi
me,keepittillIcomeagain,
a
andIwilltakeit
kući
homewithme.
Youshall
dati
givemeaverygood
jednu
one,andIwillgiveyou
jednu
oneofnolessvalueinreturn.”
S
Withthesewordssheflewaway
kao
likeabirdintothe
zrak
air,butshehadgivenTelemachus
hrabrost
courage,andhadmadehimthink
više
morethaneverabouthis
ocu
father.
Hefeltthechange,wonderedatit,
i
andknewthatthestrangerhadbeen
je
agod,sohewent
ravno
straighttowherethesuitorsweresitting.
Phemiuswas
još
stillsinging,andhishearerssatraptin
tišini
silenceashetoldthesadtaleofthereturnfromTroy,andtheillsMinervahadlaidupontheAchaeans.
Penelope,
kći
daughterofIcarius,heardhis
pjesmu
songfromherroomupstairs,
i
andcamedownbythegreatstaircase,not
sama
alone,butattendedbytwoofherhandmaids.
Kad
Whenshereachedthesuitorsshestoodbyoneofthebearingposts
koji
thatsupportedtheroofofthecloisters[8]
s
withastaidmaidenoneithersideofher.
Sheheld
je
aveil,moreover,beforeherface,
i
andwasweepingbitterly.
“Phemius,”shecried,“youknow
mnoge
manyanotherfeatofgods
i
andheroes,suchaspoets
vole
lovetocelebrate.
Singthesuitorssome
jednu
oneofthese,andletthemdrinktheir
vino
wineinsilence,butcease
ovom
thissadtale,foritbreaksmysorrowful
srce
heart,andremindsmeofmylost
muža
husbandwhomImournever
bez
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewasgreatoverallHellas
i
andmiddleArgos.”[9].
“Mother,”answeredTelemachus,“let
na
thebardsingwhathehas
je
amindto;
bardsdonotmaketheillstheysingof;
itisJove,not
oni
they,whomakesthem,and
koji
whosendswealorwoeupon
čovječanstvo
mankindaccordingtohisowngoodpleasure.
Ovaj
Thisfellowmeansnoharmbysingingtheill-fated
povratak
returnoftheDanaans,for
ljudi
peoplealwaysapplaudthelatestsongsmost
toplo
warmly.
Makeupyourmindtoit
i
andbearit;
Ulyssesisnotthe
jedini
onlymanwhonevercamebackfromTroy,
ali
butmanyanotherwentdownaswellas
on
he.
Go,then,withinthe
kuću
houseandbusyyourselfwithyourdailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,
i
andtheorderingofyourservants;
for
govor
speechisman’smatter,andmine
iznad
aboveallothers[10]—foritisIwhoam
gospodar
masterhere.”
Shewentwonderingbackintothe
kuću
house,andlaidherson’ssayinginher
srce
heart.
Then,goingupstairswithherhandmaidsintoher
sobu
room,shemournedherdear
muža
husbandtillMinervashedsweetsleep
preko
overhereyes.
Butthesuitorswereclamorousthroughoutthecoveredcloisters[11],
i
andprayedeachonethathemightbeherbedfellow.
ThenTelemachusspoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,
neka
letusfeastatourpleasure
sada
now,andlettherebe
ne
nobrawling,foritisarare
stvar
thingtohearaman
s
withsuchadivinevoiceasPhemiushas;
ali
butinthemorningmeetmeinfullassemblythatImaygiveyouformalnoticetodepart,
i
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,turn
i
andturnabout,atyourown
trošak
cost.
Ifontheother
strane
handyouchoosetopersistinspungingupononeman,
nebo
heavenhelpme,butJoveshall
računati
reckonwithyouinfull,
i
andwhenyoufallinmyfather’s
kući
housethereshallbenomanto
osvetiti
avengeyou.”
Thesuitorsbittheirlipsastheyheard
ga
him,andmarvelledattheboldnessofhisspeech.
Then,Antinous,
sin
sonofEupeithes,said,“Thegodsseemto
su
havegivenyoulessonsinbluster
i
andtalltalking;
mayJove
nikada
nevergrantyoutobe
poglavica
chiefinIthacaasyour
otac
fatherwasbeforeyou.”
Telemachusanswered,“Antinous,donotchidewith
me
me,but,godwilling,Iwillbe
poglavica
chieftooifIcan.
Is
ovo
thistheworstfateyou
možeš
canthinkofforme?
Itisno
loše
badthingtobea
poglavica
chief,foritbringsbothriches
i
andhonour.
Still,nowthatUlyssesis
mrtav
deadtherearemanygreatmeninIthacabotholdandyoung,and
neki
someothermaytakethelead
među
amongthem;
neverthelessIwillbe
poglavica
chiefinmyownhouse,
i
andwillrulethosewhomUlysseshaswonforme.”
ThenEurymachus,
sin
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswithheaventodecide
tko
whoshallbechiefamong
nama
us,butyoushallbe
gospodar
masterinyourownhouse
i
andoveryourownpossessions;
noone
dok
whilethereisamaninIthacashalldoyou
nasilje
violencenorrobyou.
And
sada
now,mygoodfellow,I
želim
wanttoknowaboutthisstranger.
Whatcountrydoeshecome
iz
from?
Ofwhatfamilyishe,
i
andwhereishisestate?
Hashebroughtyou
vijesti
newsaboutthereturnofyour
oca
father,orwasheonbusinessofhisown?
Heseemed
je
awelltodoman,
ali
buthehurriedoffso
iznenada
suddenlythathewasgonein
je
amomentbeforewecouldgettoknowhim.”
“My
otac
fatherisdeadandgone,”answeredTelemachus,“and
čak
evenifsomerumourreachesmeIput
ne
nomorefaithinit
sada
now.
Mymotherdoesindeed
ponekad
sometimessendforasoothsayer
i
andquestionhim,butIgivehisprophecyings
ne
noheed.
Asforthestranger,hewasMentes,
sin
sonofAnchialus,chiefoftheTaphians,an
stari
oldfriendofmyfather’s.”
Ali
Butinhisheartheknewthatithadbeenthe
boginja
goddess.
Thesuitorsthenreturnedtotheirsinging
i
anddancinguntiltheevening;
ali
butwhennightfellupontheirpleasuringtheywent
kući
hometobedeachinhisownabode.[12]Telemachus’s
soba
roomwashighupin
je
atower[13]thatlookedontotheoutercourt;
hither,then,hehied,brooding
i
andfullofthought.
A
dobra
goodoldwoman,Euryclea,daughterofOps,the
sina
sonofPisenor,wentbeforehim
s
withacoupleofblazingtorches.
Laerteshadboughtherwithhisown
novcem
moneywhenshewasquiteyoung;
hegavetheworthoftwentyoxenforher,
i
andshewedasmuchrespecttoherinhishouseholdashedidtohisownweddedwife,
ali
buthedidnottakehertohisbedforhefearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]Sheitwaswho
sada
nowlightedTelemachustohis
sobu
room,andshelovedhimbetter
nego
thananyoftheotherwomeninthe
kući
housedid,forshehadnursedhim
kad
whenhewasababy.
Heopened
na
thedoorofhisbedroom
i
andsatdownuponthe
krevetu
bed;
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Nowwhenthechildof
jutra
morning,rosy-fingeredDawn,appearedTelemachusrose
i
anddressedhimself.
Heboundhissandalsontohiscomely
noge
feet,girdedhisswordabouthis
ramena
shoulder,andlefthisroomlooking
kao
likeanimmortalgod.
Heatoncesentthecriersroundtocallthe
narod
peopleinassembly,sotheycalledthem
a
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;
then,
kada
whentheyweregottogether,hewentto
na
theplaceofassemblyspearinhand—notalone,forhis
dva
twohoundswentwithhim.
Minervaendowedhimwith
je
apresenceofsuchdivinecomeliness
da
thatallmarvelledathimashewentby,and
kad
whenhetookhisplaceinhisfather’sseat
čak
eventheoldestcouncillorsmade
put
wayforhim.
Aegyptius,a
čovjek
manbentdoublewithage,
i
andofinfiniteexperience,wasthe
prvi
firsttospeak.
HissonAntiphushadgone
s
withUlyssestoIlius,landofnoblesteeds,
ali
butthesavageCyclopshadkilledhim
kad
whentheywereallshutupinthe
pećini
cave,andhadcookedhislast
večeru
dinnerforhim.[17]Hehad
tri
threesonsleft,ofwhom
dva
twostillworkedontheirfather’sland,
dok
whilethethird,Eurynomus,was
jedan
oneofthesuitors;
neverthelesstheir
otac
fathercouldnotgetoverthe
gubitak
lossofAntiphus,andwasstillweepingforhim
kad
whenhebeganhisspeech.
“MenofIthaca,”hesaid,“hearmywords.
Fromthe
dana
dayUlyssesleftustherehasbeennomeetingofourcouncillors
do
untilnow;
whothencanitbe,whether
star
oldoryoung,thatfindsitso
potrebno
necessarytoconveneus?
Hashegot
vjetar
windofsomehostapproaching,
i
anddoeshewishto
upozoriti
warnus,orwouldhespeakupon
neki
someothermatterofpublicmoment?
Iam
siguran
sureheisanexcellent
osoba
person,andIhopeJove
će
willgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”
Telemachustook
ovaj
thisspeechasofgood
znak
omenandroseatonce,forhewasburstingwithwhathehadto
reći
say.
Hestoodinthemiddleoftheassembly
i
andthegoodheraldPisenorbroughthimhisstaff.
Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”said
on
he,“itisI,asyouwill
ubrzo
shortlylearn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisI
koji
whoamthemostaggrieved.
Ihavenotgot
vjetar
windofanyhostapproaching
o
aboutwhichIwouldwarnyou,
niti
noristhereanymatterofpublicmomentonwhichIwouldspeak.
Mygrievanceis
čisto
purelypersonal,andturnson
dvije
twogreatmisfortuneswhichhavefallenuponmy
kuću
house.
Thefirstoftheseisthe
gubitak
lossofmyexcellentfather,
koji
whowaschiefamongallyou
ovdje
herepresent,andwaslikeafatherto
svakog
everyoneofyou;
the
drugi
secondismuchmoreserious,
i
anderelongwillbetheutter
ruševina
ruinofmyestate.
Thesonsof
svih
allthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmy
majku
mothertomarrythemagainstherwill.
Theyareafraidto
otići
gotoherfatherIcarius,askinghimtochoosetheonehelikesbest,
i
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhis
kćer
daughter,butdaybydaytheykeephanging
o
aboutmyfather’shouse,sacrificingouroxen,
ovce
sheep,andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,
i
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughttothequantityof
vina
winetheydrink.
Noestate
može
canstandsuchrecklessness;
wehave
sada
nownoUlyssestowardoffharmfromourdoors,
a
andIcannotholdmyown
protiv
againstthem.