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BOOKI
THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’S
Besøg
VISITTOITHACA—THECHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
Fortæl
Tellme,OMuse,ofthat
geniale
ingeniousherowhotravelledfar
og
andwideafterhehadsacked
den
thefamoustownofTroy.
Manycitiesdidhe
besøgte
visit,andmanywerethenations
med
withwhosemannersandcustomshewasacquainted;
moreoverhe
led
sufferedmuchbyseawhile
forsøgte
tryingtosavehisown
liv
lifeandbringhismen
trygt
safelyhome;
butdowhathe
kunne
mighthecouldnotsavehismen,forthey
omkom
perishedthroughtheirownsheerfollyin
spise
eatingthecattleoftheSun-godHyperion;
sothe
gud
godpreventedthemfromever
nå
reachinghome.
Tellme,too,
om
aboutallthesethings,oh
datter
daughterofJove,fromwhatsoever
kilde
sourceyoumayknowthem.
So
nu
nowallwhoescapeddeathin
kamp
battleorbyshipwreckhadgot
sikkert
safelyhomeexceptUlysses,and
han
he,thoughhewaslongingto
vende tilbage
returntohiswifeand
land
country,wasdetainedbythegoddessCalypso,whohadgothiminto
en
alargecaveandwantedtomarry
ham
him.
Butasyearswentby,there
kom
cameatimewhenthegodssettledthathe
skulle
shouldgobacktoIthaca;
eventhen,however,
da
whenhewasamonghis
eget
ownpeople,histroubleswerenotyetover;
ikke desto mindre
neverthelessallthegodshad
nu
nowbeguntopityhim
bortset fra
exceptNeptune,whostillpersecutedhim
uden
withoutceasingandwouldnot
lade
lethimgethome.
NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,
som
whoareattheworld’s
ende
end,andlieintwohalves,theone
ser
lookingWestandtheotherEast.[1]Hehadgonetheretoacceptahecatombofsheep
og
andoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathis
festival
festival;
buttheothergodsmetin
de
thehouseofOlympianJove,
og
andthesireofgods
og
andmenspokefirst.
Atthat
øjeblik
momenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,whohadbeen
dræbt
killedbyAgamemnon’ssonOrestes;
sohe
sagde
saidtotheothergods:.
“See
nu
now,howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafter
alt
allnothingbuttheirownfolly.
Se
LookatAegisthus;
hemustneedsmake
elske
lovetoAgamemnon’swifeunrighteously
og
andthenkillAgamemnon,thoughhe
vidste
knewitwouldbethe
død
deathofhim;
forI
sendte
sentMercurytowarnhimnotto
gøre
doeitherofthesethings,inasmuchasOrestes
ville
wouldbesuretotakehis
hævne
revengewhenhegrewup
og
andwantedtoreturnhome.
Merkur
Mercurytoldhimthisinall
god
goodwillbuthewouldnot
lytte
listen,andnowhehas
betalt
paidforeverythinginfull.”
ThenMinerva
sagde
said,“Father,sonofSaturn,
Konge
Kingofkings,itservedAegisthus
ret
right,andsoitwould
enhver
anyoneelsewhodoesashedid;
men
butAegisthusisneitherhere
eller
northere;
itisforUlysses
at
thatmyheartbleeds,whenI
tænker
thinkofhissufferingsin
at
thatlonelysea-girtisland,far
væk
away,poorman,fromallhisfriends.
Itisan
ø
islandcoveredwithforest,inthevery
midt
middleofthesea,anda
gudinde
goddesslivesthere,daughterofthemagician
Atlas
Atlas,wholooksafterthebottomoftheocean,
og
andcarriesthegreatcolumnsthat
holder
keepheavenandearthasunder.
Denne
ThisdaughterofAtlashasgotholdof
stakkels
poorunhappyUlysses,andkeeps
forsøger
tryingbyeverykindofblandishmenttomakehim
glemme
forgethishome,sothatheis
træt
tiredoflife,andthinksof
intet
nothingbuthowhemay
gang
oncemoreseethesmokeofhis
egne
ownchimneys.
You,sir,takenoheedof
dette
this,andyetwhenUlysseswas
før
beforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyou
med
withmanyaburntsacrifice?
Hvorfor
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingso
vred
angrywithhim?”
AndJove
sagde
said,“Mychild,whatareyou
taler
talkingabout?
HowcanI
glemme
forgetUlyssesthanwhomthereis
ikke
nomorecapablemanonearth,
eller
normoreliberalinhisofferingsto
de
theimmortalgodsthatlivein
himlen
heaven?
Bearinmind,however,
at
thatNeptuneisstillfuriouswithUlyssesfor
have
havingblindedaneyeofPolyphemuskingoftheCyclopes.
Polyphemusis
søn
sontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,
datter
daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;
derfor
thereforethoughhewillnot
dræbe
killUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimby
forhindre
preventinghimfromgettinghome.
Still,
lad
letuslayourheads
sammen
togetherandseehowwe
kan
canhelphimtoreturn;
Neptune
vil
willthenbepacified,for
hvis
ifweareallofa
sind
mindhecanhardlystand
ud
outagainstus.”
AndMinerva
sagde
said,“Father,sonofSaturn,
Konge
Kingofkings,if,then,thegods
nu
nowmeanthatUlyssesshouldget
hjem
home,weshouldfirstsend
Merkur
MercurytotheOgygianislandto
fortælle
tellCalypsothatwehavemadeupourminds
og
andthatheisto
vende tilbage
return.
InthemeantimeI
vil
willgotoIthaca,to
sætte
putheartintoUlysses’sonTelemachus;
I
vil
willemboldenhimtocalltheAchaeansinassembly,
og
andspeakouttothesuitorsofhis
mor
motherPenelope,whopersistin
spise
eatingupanynumberofhissheep
og
andoxen;
IwillalsoconducthimtoSparta
og
andtoPylos,toseeifhe
kan
canhearanythingaboutthereturnofhis
kære
dearfather—forthiswillmake
folk
peoplespeakwellofhim.”
So
siger
sayingsheboundonherglittering
gyldne
goldensandals,imperishable,withwhichshe
kan
canflylikethewind
over
overlandorsea;
she
greb
graspedtheredoubtablebronze-shodspear,sostout
og
andsturdyandstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroeswho
har
havedispleasedher,anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthe
porten
gatewayofUlysses’house,disguisedasa
gæst
visitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,
og
andsheheldabronze
spyd
spearinherhand.
Thereshe
fandt
foundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesoftheoxenwhichthey
havde
hadkilledandeaten,and
spillede
playingdraughtsinfrontofthe
huset
house.
Men-servantsandpageswerebustling
om
abouttowaituponthem,
nogle
somemixingwinewithwaterinthemixing-bowls,
nogle
somecleaningdownthetables
med
withwetspongesandlayingthem
ud
outagain,andsomecutting
op
upgreatquantitiesofmeat.
Telemachus
så
sawherlongbeforeanyoneelse
gjorde
did.
Hewassittingmoodily
blandt
amongthesuitorsthinkingabouthisbrave
far
father,andhowhewould
sende
sendthemflyingoutofthe
huset
house,ifhewereto
komme
cometohisownagain
og
andbehonouredasindaysgoneby.
Thusbroodingashe
sad
satamongthem,hecaughtsightofMinerva
og
andwentstraighttothe
porten
gate,forhewasvexedthat
en
astrangershouldbekept
venter
waitingforadmittance.
Hetookher
højre
righthandinhisown,
og
andbadehergivehimher
spyd
spear.
“Welcome,”saidhe,“toour
hus
house,andwhenyouhavepartakenoffoodyoushall
fortælle
telluswhatyouhavecomefor.”
He
førte
ledthewayashe
talte
spoke,andMinervafollowedhim.
Da
Whentheywerewithinhe
tog
tookherspearandsetitinthespear-stand
mod
againstastrongbearing-postalong
med
withthemanyotherspearsofhisunhappy
far
father,andheconductedhertoarichly
dekoreret
decoratedseatunderwhichhe
kastede
threwaclothofdamask.
Therewas
en
afootstoolalsoforherfeet,[2]
og
andhesetanotherseatnearherforhimself,
væk
awayfromthesuitors,thatshe
kunne
mightnotbeannoyedwhile
spiste
eatingbytheirnoiseandinsolence,
og
andthathemightaskher
mere
morefreelyabouthisfather.
A
tjenestepige
maidservantthenbroughtthem
vand
waterinabeautifulgoldenewer
og
andpoureditintoasilverbasinforthemto
vaske
washtheirhands,andshedrewa
rent
cleantablebesidethem.
An
øverste
upperservantbroughtthembread,
og
andofferedthemmanygoodthingsofwhat
der
therewasinthehouse,thecarverfetchedthemplatesof
alle
allmannerofmeatsandsetcupsofgoldbytheirside,
og
andamanservantbroughtthem
vin
wineandpoureditoutfor
dem
them.
Thenthesuitorscamein
og
andtooktheirplacesonthebenches
og
andseats.[3]Forthwithmenservants
hældte
pouredwaterovertheirhands,maids
gik
wentroundwiththebread-baskets,pages
fyldte
filledthemixing-bowlswithwine
og
andwater,andtheylaidtheirhandsuponthe
gode
goodthingsthatwerebefore
dem
them.
Assoonastheyhadhad
nok
enoughtoeatanddrinkthey
ønskede
wantedmusicanddancing,whicharethecrowningembellishmentsof
en
abanquet,soaservant
bragte
broughtalyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforceto
synge
singtothem.
Assoonashetouchedhislyre
og
andbegantosingTelemachus
talte
spokelowtoMinerva,withhishead
tæt
closetohersthatno
mand
manmighthear.
“Ihope,sir,”said
han
he,“thatyouwillnotbe
fornærmet
offendedwithwhatIamgoingto
sige
say.
Singingcomescheapto
dem
thosewhodonotpayforit,
og
andallthisisdoneatthecostof
en
onewhoseboneslierottinginsomewilderness
eller
orgrindingtopowderinthesurf.
Hvis
Ifthesemenwereto
se
seemyfathercomebacktoIthacathey
ville
wouldprayforlongerlegsratherthan
en
alongerpurse,formoney
ville
wouldnotservethem;
but
han
he,alas,hasfallenon
en
anillfate,andeven
når
whenpeopledosometimessay
at
thatheiscoming,we
ikke
nolongerheedthem;
weshall
aldrig
neverseehimagain.
And
nu
now,sir,tellmeand
fortæl
tellmetrue,whoyouare
og
andwhereyoucomefrom.
Tellmeofyour
by
townandparents,whatmannerof
skib
shipyoucamein,howyour
besætning
crewbroughtyoutoIthaca,
og
andofwhatnationthey
erklærede
declaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannot
have
havecomebyland.
Tellme
også
alsotruly,forIwantto
vide
know,areyouastrangerto
dette
thishouse,orhaveyoubeen
her
hereinmyfather’stime?
Inthe
gamle
olddayswehadmanyvisitorsformy
far
fatherwentaboutmuchhimself.”
Og
AndMinervaanswered,“Iwill
fortælle
tellyoutrulyandparticularly
alt
allaboutit.
IamMentes,
søn
sonofAnchialus,andIam
Konge
KingoftheTaphians.
Ihavecome
her
herewithmyshipand
besætning
crew,onavoyagetomenofa
fremmed
foreigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]
med
withacargoofiron,
og
andIshallbringback
kobber
copper.
Asformyship,it
ligger
liesoveryonderoffthe
åbne
opencountryawayfromthe
byen
town,intheharbourRheithron[5]
under
underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriends
før
beforeus,asoldLaertes
vil
willtellyou,ifyou
vil
willgoandaskhim.
Theysay,
men
however,thathenevercomesto
byen
townnow,andlivesbyhimselfinthecountry,faring
næppe
hardly,withanoldwomantolookafterhim
og
andgethisdinnerfor
ham
him,whenhecomesin
træt
tiredfrompotteringabouthis
vingård
vineyard.
Theytoldmeyour
far
fatherwasathomeagain,
og
andthatwaswhyI
kom
came,butitseemsthegodsare
stadig
stillkeepinghimback,forheisnot
død
deadyetnotonthe
fastlandet
mainland.
Itismorelikelyheisonsomesea-girt
ø
islandinmidocean,or
en
aprisoneramongsavageswhoare
tilbageholder
detaininghimagainsthiswill.
Iamno
profet
prophet,andknowverylittle
om
aboutomens,butIspeakasitisborneinuponmefrom
himlen
heaven,andassureyouthathe
vil
willnotbeawaymuchlonger;
forheis
en
amanofsuchresource
at
thateventhoughhewereinchainsofironhe
ville
wouldfindsomemeansof
komme
gettinghomeagain.
Buttellme,
og
andtellmetrue,canUlysses
virkelig
reallyhavesuchafinelooking
fyr
fellowforason?
Youareindeedwonderfullylikehimaboutthe
hoved
headandeyes,forwewereclosefriends
før
beforehesetsailforTroy
hvor
wheretheflowerofalltheArgives
gik
wentalso.
Sincethattimewe
har
havenevereitherofusseentheother.”
“Mymother,”
svarede
answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIam
søn
sontoUlysses,butitis
et
awisechildthatknowshis
egen
ownfather.
WouldthatIwere
søn
sontoonewhohadgrown
gammel
olduponhisownestates,
for
for,sinceyouaskme,thereis
ingen
nomoreill-starredmanunder
himlen
heaventhanhewhothey
siger
tellmeismyfather.”
Og
AndMinervasaid,“Thereis
ingen
nofearofyourracedyingout
endnu
yet,whilePenelopehassuch
en
afinesonasyouare.
Men
Buttellme,andtellme
sandt
true,whatisthemeaningof
alt
allthisfeasting,andwhoarethese
mennesker
people?
Whatisitall
om
about?
Haveyousomebanquet,
eller
oristhereaweddinginthefamily—for
ingen
nooneseemstobe
bringe
bringinganyprovisionsofhis
egen
own?
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyare
opfører
behaving;
whatriottheymake
over
overthewholehouse;
itis
nok
enoughtodisgustanyrespectable
person
personwhocomesnearthem.”
“Sir,”
sagde
saidTelemachus,“asregardsyour
spørgsmål
question,solongasmy
far
fatherwashereitwas
godt
wellwithusandwiththe
huset
house,butthegodsintheirdispleasure
har
havewilleditotherwise,and
har
havehiddenhimawaymoreclosely
end
thanmortalmanwaseveryethidden.
I
kunne
couldhaveborneitbettereventhoughhewere
død
dead,ifhehadfallen
med
withhismenbeforeTroy,
eller
orhaddiedwithfriends
omkring
aroundhimwhenthedaysofhisfightingweredone;
forthentheAchaeans
ville
wouldhavebuiltamound
over
overhisashes,andIshouldmyself
have
havebeenheirtohisrenown;
men
butnowthestorm-windshavespiritedhim
væk
awayweknownotwhither;
heisgone
uden
withoutleavingsomuchas
et
atracebehindhim,andI
arver
inheritnothingbutdismay.
Nordoes
det
thematterendsimplywith
sorg
griefforthelossofmy
far
father;
heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeof
endnu
yetanotherkind;
forthechiefsfrom
alle
allourislands,Dulichium,Same,
og
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,asalso
alle
alltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,are
æder
eatingupmyhouseunder
de
thepretextofpayingtheircourttomy
mor
mother,whowillneitherpointblank
sige
saythatshewillnotmarry,[7]
eller
noryetbringmattersto
en
anend;
sotheyare
gøre
makinghavocofmyestate,
og
andbeforelongwilldoso
også
alsowithmyself.”
“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudoindeed
vil
wantUlysseshomeagain.
Givehimhis
hjelm
helmet,shield,andacoupleoflances,
og
andifheisthe
mand
manhewaswhenI
første
firstknewhiminour
hus
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,he
ville
wouldsoonlayhishands
om
abouttheserascallysuitors,wereheto
stå
standoncemoreuponhis
egen
ownthreshold.
HewasthencomingfromEphyra,
hvor
wherehehadbeentobeg
gift
poisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,
søn
sonofMermerus.
Ilusfeared
de
theever-livinggodsandwouldnot
give
givehimany,butmy
far
fatherlethimhavesome,forhewas
meget
veryfondofhim.
IfUlyssesis
den
themanhethenwasthesesuitors
vil
willhaveashortshrift
og
andasorrywedding.
“But
der
there!
Itrestswithheavento
afgøre
determinewhetherheisto
vende tilbage
return,andtakehisrevengeinhis
eget
ownhouseorno;
I
vil
would,however,urgeyoutosetabout
forsøge
tryingtogetridofthesesuitorsatonce.
Tag
Takemyadvice,calltheAchaeanheroesinassemblyto-morrowmorning—layyour
sag
casebeforethem,andcall
himlen
heaventobearyouwitness.
Bid
de
thesuitorstakethemselvesoff,
hver
eachtohisownplace,
og
andifyourmother’smindis
indstillet
setonmarryingagain,lether
gå
gobacktoherfather,
som
whowillfindhera
mand
husbandandprovideherwith
alle
allthemarriagegiftsthatso
kære
dearadaughtermayexpect.
Asforyourself,
lad
letmeprevailuponyouto
tage
takethebestshipyou
kan
canget,withacrewoftwentymen,
og
andgoinquestofyour
far
fatherwhohassolongbeen
savnet
missing.
Someonemaytellyou
noget
something,or(andpeopleoften
hører
hearthingsinthisway)someheaven-sent
budskab
messagemaydirectyou.
First
gå
gotoPylosandaskNestor;
thencegoontoSparta
og
andvisitMenelaus,forhe
kom
gothomelastofalltheAchaeans;
hvis
ifyouhearthatyour
far
fatherisaliveandonhis
vej
wayhome,youcanputupwith
det
thewastethesesuitorswill
gøre
makeforyetanothertwelvemonths.
Hvis
Ifontheotherhandyou
hører
hearofhisdeath,come
hjem
homeatonce,celebratehisfuneralrites
med
withallduepomp,build
en
abarrowtohismemory,
og
andmakeyourmothermarry
igen
again.
Then,havingdoneall
dette
this,thinkitwelloverinyour
sind
mindhow,byfairmeans
eller
orfoul,youmaykillthesesuitorsinyour
eget
ownhouse.
Youaretoo
gammel
oldtopleadinfancyanylonger;
haveyounot
hørt
heardhowpeoplearesingingOrestes’praisesforhaving
dræbt
killedhisfather’smurdererAegisthus?
Youare
en
afine,smartlookingfellow;
vis
showyourmettle,then,and
gør
makeyourselfanameinstory.
Nu
Now,however,Imustgo
tilbage
backtomyshipandtomy
besætning
crew,whowillbeimpatient
hvis
ifIkeepthemwaitinglonger;
tænk
thinkthematteroverforyourself,
og
andrememberwhatIhavesaidtoyou.”
“Sir,”
svarede
answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
meget
verykindofyouto
tale
talktomeinthis
måde
way,asthoughIwereyour
egen
ownson,andIwill
gøre
doallyoutellme;
I
ved
knowyouwanttobe
bliv
gettingonwithyourvoyage,
men
butstayalittlelongertillyou
har
havetakenabathandrefreshedyourself.
I
vil
willthengiveyouapresent,
og
andyoushallgoonyour
vej
wayrejoicing;
Iwillgiveyouoneof
stor
greatbeautyandvalue—akeepsakesuchasonly
kære
dearfriendsgivetooneanother.”
Minerva
svarede
answered,“Donottryto
holde
keepme,forIwouldbeonmy
vej
wayatonce.
Asforanypresentyoumaybedisposedto
lave
makeme,keepittillI
kommer
comeagain,andIwill
tage
takeithomewithme.
Youshall
give
givemeaverygoodone,
og
andIwillgiveyouoneof
ikke
nolessvalueinreturn.”
Med
Withthesewordssheflew
væk
awaylikeabirdintotheair,
men
butshehadgivenTelemachus
mod
courage,andhadmadehim
tænke
thinkmorethaneverabouthis
far
father.
Hefeltthechange,
undrede
wonderedatit,andknewthatthestranger
havde
hadbeenagod,sohe
gik
wentstraighttowherethesuitorswere
sad
sitting.
Phemiuswasstillsinging,
og
andhishearerssatraptin
stilhed
silenceashetoldthesadtaleofthereturnfromTroy,
og
andtheillsMinervahadlaidupontheAchaeans.
Penelope,
datter
daughterofIcarius,heardhis
sang
songfromherroomupstairs,
og
andcamedownbythe
store
greatstaircase,notalone,butattendedby
to
twoofherhandmaids.
Whenshe
nåede
reachedthesuitorsshestoodbyoneof
de
thebearingpoststhatsupported
de
theroofofthecloisters[8]
med
withastaidmaidenoneithersideof
hende
her.
Sheheldaveil,moreover,
før
beforeherface,andwasweepingbitterly.
“Phemius,”shecried,“you
kender
knowmanyanotherfeatofgods
og
andheroes,suchaspoets
elsker
lovetocelebrate.
Singthesuitorssomeoneofthese,
og
andletthemdrinktheir
vin
wineinsilence,butceasethissadtale,foritbreaksmysorrowful
hjerte
heart,andremindsmeofmy
tabte
losthusbandwhomImournever
uden
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewasgreat
over
overallHellasandmiddleArgos.”[9].
“Mother,”
svarede
answeredTelemachus,“letthebard
synge
singwhathehasamind
til
to;
bardsdonotmaketheillsthey
synger
singof;
itisJove,not
de
they,whomakesthem,andwho
sender
sendswealorwoeupon
menneskeheden
mankindaccordingtohisown
gode
goodpleasure.
Thisfellowmeans
ikke
noharmbysingingtheill-fatedreturnoftheDanaans,for
folk
peoplealwaysapplaudthelatestsongs
mest
mostwarmly.
Makeupyourmindtoit
og
andbearit;
Ulyssesisnot
den
theonlymanwhonevercame
tilbage
backfromTroy,butmanyanother
gik
wentdownaswellashe.
Gå
Go,then,withinthehouse
og
andbusyyourselfwithyour
daglige
dailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,
og
andtheorderingofyourservants;
for
tale
speechisman’smatter,andmine
over
aboveallothers[10]—foritisI
der
whoammasterhere.”
She
gik
wentwonderingbackintothe
huset
house,andlaidherson’ssayinginher
hjerte
heart.
Then,goingupstairswithherhandmaidsintoher
værelse
room,shemournedherdear
mand
husbandtillMinervashedsweet
søvn
sleepoverhereyes.
But
de
thesuitorswereclamorousthroughout
de
thecoveredcloisters[11],andprayedeachone
at
thathemightbeherbedfellow.
ThenTelemachus
talte
spoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,
lad
letusfeastatourpleasure
nu
now,andlettherebe
ikke
nobrawling,foritis
en
ararethingtohear
en
amanwithsucha
guddommelig
divinevoiceasPhemiushas;
men
butinthemorningmeetmein
fuld
fullassemblythatImay
give
giveyouformalnoticetodepart,
og
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,
vende
turnandturnabout,atyour
egen
owncost.
Ifonthe
anden
otherhandyouchooseto
fortsætte
persistinspunginguponone
mand
man,heavenhelpme,butJoveshallreckon
med
withyouinfull,and
når
whenyoufallinmyfather’s
hus
housethereshallbeno
mand
mantoavengeyou.”
Thesuitorsbittheirlipsasthey
hørte
heardhim,andmarvelledattheboldnessofhis
tale
speech.
Then,Antinous,sonofEupeithes,
sagde
said,“Thegodsseemto
have
havegivenyoulessonsinbluster
og
andtalltalking;
mayJove
aldrig
nevergrantyoutobe
høvding
chiefinIthacaasyour
far
fatherwasbeforeyou.”
Telemachus
svarede
answered,“Antinous,donotchide
med
withme,but,godwilling,I
vil
willbechieftooifI
kan
can.
Isthistheworst
skæbne
fateyoucanthinkofforme?
Itis
ikke
nobadthingtobea
høvding
chief,foritbringsbothriches
og
andhonour.
Still,nowthatUlyssesis
død
deadtherearemanygreatmeninIthaca
både
botholdandyoung,and
nogle
someothermaytakethelead
blandt
amongthem;
neverthelessIwillbe
høvding
chiefinmyownhouse,
og
andwillrulethosewhomUlysses
har
haswonforme.”
ThenEurymachus,
søn
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswith
himlen
heaventodecidewhoshallbechief
blandt
amongus,butyoushallbemasterinyourown
hus
houseandoveryourownpossessions;
ingen
noonewhilethereisa
mand
maninIthacashalldoyou
vold
violencenorrobyou.
And
nu
now,mygoodfellow,I
vil
wanttoknowaboutthisstranger.
What
land
countrydoeshecomefrom?
Ofwhat
familie
familyishe,andwhereishis
ejendom
estate?
Hashebroughtyou
nyheder
newsaboutthereturnofyourfather,
eller
orwasheonbusinessofhis
egen
own?
Heseemedawelltodo
mand
man,buthehurriedoffsosuddenlythathewasgoneina
øjeblik
momentbeforewecouldgetto
kende
knowhim.”
“Myfatheris
død
deadandgone,”answeredTelemachus,“andevenifsomerumour
når
reachesmeIputno
mere
morefaithinitnow.
My
mor
motherdoesindeedsometimessendfor
en
asoothsayerandquestionhim,
men
butIgivehisprophecyings
ikke
noheed.
Asforthestranger,hewasMentes,
søn
sonofAnchialus,chiefof
den
theTaphians,anoldfriendofmyfather’s.”
Men
Butinhishearthe
vidste
knewthatithadbeenthegoddess.
Thesuitorsthenreturnedtotheir
sang
singinganddancinguntiltheevening;
men
butwhennightfellupontheirpleasuringthey
gik
wenthometobedeachinhis
egen
ownabode.[12]Telemachus’sroomwas
højt
highupinatower[13]
der
thatlookedontothe
ydre
outercourt;
hither,then,hehied,brooding
og
andfullofthought.
A
god
goodoldwoman,Euryclea,daughterofOps,the
søn
sonofPisenor,wentbeforehim
med
withacoupleofblazingtorches.
Laertes
havde
hadboughtherwithhis
egne
ownmoneywhenshewas
ganske
quiteyoung;
hegavetheworthoftwentyoxenfor
hende
her,andshewedasmuch
respekt
respecttoherinhis
husstand
householdashedidtohis
egen
ownweddedwife,buthe
gjorde
didnottakehertohis
seng
bedforhefearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]Sheitwaswho
nu
nowlightedTelemachustohis
værelse
room,andshelovedhim
bedre
betterthananyofthe
andre
otherwomeninthehouse
gjorde
did,forshehadnursedhim
da
whenhewasababy.
He
åbnede
openedthedoorofhis
sengen
bedroomandsatdownuponthe
sengen
bed;
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DISGUISEDASMENTOR.
Nowwhen
den
thechildofmorning,rosy-fingered
Dawn
Dawn,appearedTelemachusroseand
klædte
dressedhimself.
Heboundhissandalsontohiscomely
fødder
feet,girdedhisswordabouthisshoulder,
og
andlefthisroomlookinglike
en
animmortalgod.
Heatonce
sendte
sentthecriersroundtocallthepeopleinassembly,sotheycalledthem
og
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;
then,
da
whentheyweregottogether,he
gik
wenttotheplaceofassembly
spyd
spearinhand—notalone,forhis
to
twohoundswentwithhim.
Minervaendowedhimwith
en
apresenceofsuchdivinecomeliness
at
thatallmarvelledathimashe
gik
wentby,andwhenhe
tog
tookhisplaceinhisfather’sseat
selv
eventheoldestcouncillorsmadewayfor
ham
him.
Aegyptius,amanbent
dobbelt
doublewithage,andof
uendelig
infiniteexperience,wasthefirstto
tale
speak.
HissonAntiphushadgone
med
withUlyssestoIlius,landof
ædle
noblesteeds,butthesavageCyclops
havde
hadkilledhimwhentheywere
alle
allshutupinthecave,
og
andhadcookedhislast
middag
dinnerforhim.[17]Hehad
tre
threesonsleft,ofwhom
to
twostillworkedontheirfather’sland,
mens
whilethethird,Eurynomus,was
en
oneofthesuitors;
neverthelesstheir
far
fathercouldnotgetoverthe
tabet
lossofAntiphus,andwas
stadig
stillweepingforhimwhenhe
begyndte
beganhisspeech.
“MenofIthaca,”he
sagde
said,“hearmywords.
From
den
thedayUlyssesleftus
der
therehasbeennomeetingofourcouncillors
indtil
untilnow;
whothencanitbe,whether
gammel
oldoryoung,thatfindsitso
nødvendigt
necessarytoconveneus?
Hashegotwindofsomehostapproaching,
og
anddoeshewishto
advare
warnus,orwouldhe
tale
speakuponsomeothermatterofpublicmoment?
Iam
sikker
sureheisanexcellent
person
person,andIhopeJove
vil
willgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”
Telemachus
tog
tookthisspeechasof
godt
goodomenandroseatonce,forhewasbursting
med
withwhathehadto
sige
say.
Hestoodinthe
midt
middleoftheassemblyand
den
thegoodheraldPisenorbroughthimhisstaff.
Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”said
han
he,“itisI,asyou
vil
willshortlylearn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisIwhoamthe
mest
mostaggrieved.
Ihavenot
fået
gotwindofanyhostapproachingaboutwhichI
vil
wouldwarnyou,noristhere
nogen
anymatterofpublicmomentonwhichI
vil
wouldspeak.
Mygrievanceis
rent
purelypersonal,andturnson
to
twogreatmisfortuneswhichhavefallenuponmy
hus
house.
Thefirstoftheseis
den
thelossofmyexcellent
far
father,whowaschiefamongallyou
her
herepresent,andwaslikea
far
fathertoeveryoneofyou;
den
thesecondismuchmore
alvorlig
serious,anderelongwillbe
den
theutterruinofmy
ejendom
estate.
Thesonsofallthechiefmen
blandt
amongyouarepesteringmy
mor
mothertomarrythemagainstherwill.
Theyare
bange
afraidtogotoher
far
fatherIcarius,askinghimto
vælge
choosetheonehelikes
bedst
best,andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhis
datter
daughter,butdaybydaythey
holder
keephangingaboutmyfather’s
hus
house,sacrificingouroxen,sheep,
og
andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,
og
andnevergivingsomuchasa
men
thoughttothequantityof
vin
winetheydrink.
Noestate
kan
canstandsuchrecklessness;
we
har
havenownoUlyssestowardoff
skade
harmfromourdoors,andIcannot
holde
holdmyownagainstthem.