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The Odyssey | Progressively Translated Dutch A1 Books

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THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’SVISITTOITHACA—THECHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
Vertel
Tellme,OMuse,ofthatingeniousherowhotravelled
ver
farandwideafterhe
had
hadsackedthefamoustownofTroy.
Vele
Manycitiesdidhevisit,
en
andmanywerethenationswithwhosemanners
en
andcustomshewasacquainted;
moreoverhesuffered
veel
muchbyseawhiletryingto
redden
savehisownlifeand
brengen
bringhismensafelyhome;
maar
butdowhathemighthe
kon
couldnotsavehismen,fortheyperished
door
throughtheirownsheerfollyin
eten
eatingthecattleoftheSun-godHyperion;
so
de
thegodpreventedthemfromeverreaching
huis
home.
Tellme,too,about
al
allthesethings,ohdaughterofJove,fromwhatsoeversourceyou
mag
mayknowthem.
Sonowall
die
whoescapeddeathinbattle
of
orbyshipwreckhadgotsafely
thuis
homeexceptUlysses,andhe,thoughhewas
verlangde
longingtoreturntohis
vrouw
wifeandcountry,wasdetainedby
de
thegoddessCalypso,whohadgothiminto
een
alargecaveandwantedto
trouwen
marryhim.
Butasyearswentby,
er
therecameatimewhen
de
thegodssettledthathe
moest
shouldgobacktoIthaca;
zelfs
eventhen,however,whenhewasamonghis
eigen
ownpeople,histroubleswerenotyetover;
nevertheless
alle
allthegodshadnowbeguntopityhimexceptNeptune,
die
whostillpersecutedhimwithoutceasing
en
andwouldnotlethimget
huis
home.
NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,
die
whoareattheworld’s
einde
end,andlieintwohalves,theonelookingWest
en
andtheotherEast.[1]Hehad
gegaan
gonetheretoacceptahecatombofsheep
en
andoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathisfestival;
maar
buttheothergodsmetinthe
huis
houseofOlympianJove,andthesireofgods
en
andmenspokefirst.
Atthat
moment
momenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,whohadbeen
gedood
killedbyAgamemnon’ssonOrestes;
sohesaidto
de
theothergods:.
“Seenow,
hoe
howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafterall
niets
nothingbuttheirownfolly.
Kijk
LookatAegisthus;
hemust
moet
needsmakelovetoAgamemnon’s
vrouw
wifeunrighteouslyandthenkillAgamemnon,thoughhe
wist
knewitwouldbethe
dood
deathofhim;
forI
stuurde
sentMercurytowarnhimnotto
doen
doeitherofthesethings,inasmuchasOrestes
zou
wouldbesuretotakehisrevengewhenhegrewup
en
andwantedtoreturnhome.
Mercury
vertelde
toldhimthisinall
goede
goodwillbuthewouldnot
luisteren
listen,andnowhehas
betaald
paidforeverythinginfull.”
ThenMinerva
zei
said,“Father,sonofSaturn,
Koning
Kingofkings,itservedAegisthusright,
en
andsoitwouldanyoneelse
die
whodoesashedid;
maar
butAegisthusisneitherherenor
daar
there;
itisforUlysses
dat
thatmyheartbleeds,whenI
denk
thinkofhissufferingsin
dat
thatlonelysea-girtisland,far
weg
away,poorman,fromallhisfriends.
Itisanislandcovered
met
withforest,intheverymiddleofthesea,
en
andagoddesslivesthere,
dochter
daughterofthemagicianAtlas,wholooksafterthebottomoftheocean,
en
andcarriesthegreatcolumnsthat
houden
keepheavenandearthasunder.
Deze
ThisdaughterofAtlashasgot
greep
holdofpoorunhappyUlysses,
en
andkeepstryingbyeverykindofblandishmenttomakehim
vergeten
forgethishome,sothatheistiredof
leven
life,andthinksofnothingbuthowhemay
eens
oncemoreseethesmokeofhis
eigen
ownchimneys.
You,sir,takenoheedofthis,
en
andyetwhenUlysseswasbeforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyou
met
withmanyaburntsacrifice?
Waarom
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingsoangrywithhim?”
En
AndJovesaid,“Mychild,whatareyoutalkingabout?
Hoe
HowcanIforgetUlysses
dan
thanwhomthereisnomorecapable
man
manonearth,normoreliberalinhisofferingsto
de
theimmortalgodsthatliveinheaven?
Bearinmind,however,
dat
thatNeptuneisstillfuriouswithUlyssesfor
heeft
havingblindedaneyeofPolyphemus
koning
kingoftheCyclopes.
Polyphemusis
zoon
sontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,
dochter
daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;
thereforethoughhe
zal
willnotkillUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimbypreventinghimfromgetting
huis
home.
Still,letuslayourheads
samen
togetherandseehowwe
kunnen
canhelphimtoreturn;
Neptune
zal
willthenbepacified,for
als
ifweareallofa
geest
mindhecanhardlystandout
tegen
againstus.”
AndMinervasaid,“Father,
zoon
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,
als
if,then,thegodsnowmean
dat
thatUlyssesshouldgethome,weshould
eerst
firstsendMercurytotheOgygianislandto
vertellen
tellCalypsothatwehavemadeupourminds
en
andthatheisto
terugkeren
return.
InthemeantimeIwill
ga
gotoIthaca,toputheartintoUlysses’
zoon
sonTelemachus;
IwillemboldenhimtocalltheAchaeansinassembly,
en
andspeakouttothesuitorsofhis
moeder
motherPenelope,whopersistineatingup
een
anynumberofhissheep
en
andoxen;
IwillalsoconducthimtoSparta
en
andtoPylos,toseeifhe
kan
canhearanythingaboutthe
terugkeer
returnofhisdearfather—for
dit
thiswillmakepeoplespeak
goed
wellofhim.”
Sosayingsheboundonherglitteringgoldensandals,imperishable,withwhichshe
kan
canflylikethewindoverland
of
orsea;
shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shodspear,sostout
en
andsturdyandstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroes
die
whohavedispleasedher,anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthegatewayofUlysses’
huis
house,disguisedasavisitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,
en
andsheheldabronzespearinher
hand
hand.
Thereshefoundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesoftheoxen
die
whichtheyhadkilledandeaten,
en
andplayingdraughtsinfrontofthe
huis
house.
Men-servantsandpageswerebustlingabouttowaituponthem,somemixingwine
met
withwaterinthemixing-bowls,somecleaningdown
de
thetableswithwetsponges
en
andlayingthemoutagain,
en
andsomecuttingupgreatquantitiesofmeat.
Telemachus
zag
sawherlongbeforeanyoneelse
deed
did.
Hewassittingmoodilyamongthesuitors
dacht
thinkingabouthisbravefather,
en
andhowhewouldsendthemflying
uit
outofthehouse,ifhewereto
komen
cometohisownagain
en
andbehonouredasindaysgoneby.
Thusbroodingashe
zat
satamongthem,hecaughtsightofMinerva
en
andwentstraighttothegate,forhewasvexed
dat
thatastrangershouldbekept
wachten
waitingforadmittance.
Hetookherrighthandinhisown,
en
andbadehergivehimherspear.
“Welcome,”
zei
saidhe,“toourhouse,
en
andwhenyouhavepartakenof
gegeten
foodyoushalltelluswhatyou
hebt
havecomefor.”
Heled
de
thewayashespoke,
en
andMinervafollowedhim.
Whentheywerewithinhe
nam
tookherspearandsetitin
de
thespear-standagainstastrongbearing-postalong
met
withthemanyotherspearsofhisunhappy
vader
father,andheconductedherto
een
arichlydecoratedseatunderwhichhethrew
een
aclothofdamask.
Therewas
een
afootstoolalsoforherfeet,[2]
en
andhesetanotherseatnearherforhimself,
weg
awayfromthesuitors,thatshe
kunnen
mightnotbeannoyedwhile
eten
eatingbytheirnoiseandinsolence,
en
andthathemightaskhermorefreely
over
abouthisfather.
Amaidservantthen
bracht
broughtthemwaterina
prachtige
beautifulgoldenewerandpoureditinto
een
asilverbasinforthemtowashtheirhands,
en
andshedrewacleantablebeside
hen
them.
Anupperservantbroughtthembread,
en
andofferedthemmanygoodthingsofwhat
er
therewasinthehouse,thecarverfetchedthemplatesofallmannerofmeats
en
andsetcupsofgoldbytheir
zijde
side,andamanservantbroughtthemwine
en
andpoureditoutfor
hen
them.
Thenthesuitorscamein
en
andtooktheirplaceson
de
thebenchesandseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspoured
water
waterovertheirhands,maids
gingen
wentroundwiththebread-baskets,pagesfilled
de
themixing-bowlswithwineand
water
water,andtheylaidtheirhandsupon
de
thegoodthingsthatwerebefore
hen
them.
Assoonasthey
hadden
hadhadenoughtoeat
en
anddrinktheywantedmusic
en
anddancing,whicharethecrowningembellishmentsof
een
abanquet,soaservant
bracht
broughtalyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforceto
zingen
singtothem.
Assoonashetouchedhislyre
en
andbegantosingTelemachus
sprak
spokelowtoMinerva,withhis
hoofd
headclosetohersthat
geen
nomanmighthear.
“I
hoop
hope,sir,”saidhe,“thatyou
zult
willnotbeoffendedwithwhatIam
ga
goingtosay.
Singingcomescheaptothosewhodonot
betalen
payforit,andall
dit
thisisdoneatthecostof
een
onewhoseboneslierottinginsomewilderness
of
orgrindingtopowderin
de
thesurf.
Ifthesemenwereto
zien
seemyfathercomebacktoIthacatheywouldprayforlongerlegsratherthan
een
alongerpurse,formoneywouldnotservethem;
maar
buthe,alas,hasfallenon
een
anillfate,andeven
wanneer
whenpeopledosometimessay
dat
thatheiscoming,wenolongerheedthem;
weshall
nooit
neverseehimagain.
And
nu
now,sir,tellmeand
zeg
tellmetrue,whoyouare
en
andwhereyoucomefrom.
Vertel
Tellmeofyourtown
en
andparents,whatmannerofshipyou
gekomen
camein,howyourcrew
gebracht
broughtyoutoIthaca,andofwhatnationtheydeclaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannot
hebben
havecomebyland.
Tellme
ook
alsotruly,forIwantto
weten
know,areyouastrangerto
dit
thishouse,orhaveyoubeen
hier
hereinmyfather’stime?
Intheolddayswe
hadden
hadmanyvisitorsformy
vader
fatherwentaboutmuchhimself.”
En
AndMinervaanswered,“Iwill
vertellen
tellyoutrulyandparticularlyall
over
aboutit.
IamMentes,
zoon
sonofAnchialus,andIam
Koning
KingoftheTaphians.
Ihave
gekomen
comeherewithmyship
en
andcrew,onavoyagetomenof
een
aforeigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]
met
withacargoofiron,
en
andIshallbringbackcopper.
Asformyship,it
ligt
liesoveryonderoffthe
open
opencountryawayfromthe
stad
town,intheharbourRheithron[5]
onder
underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriendsbeforeus,as
oude
oldLaerteswilltellyou,ifyou
zal
willgoandaskhim.
They
zeggen
say,however,thathenever
komt
comestotownnow,andlivesbyhimselfinthecountry,faringhardly,
met
withanoldwomantolookafterhim
en
andgethisdinnerfor
hem
him,whenhecomesintiredfrompotteringabouthisvineyard.
Theytoldmeyour
vader
fatherwasathomeagain,
en
andthatwaswhyI
gekomen
came,butitseemsthegodsare
nog steeds
stillkeepinghimback,forheisnot
dood
deadyetnotonthemainland.
Itismorelikelyheisonsomesea-girtislandinmidocean,
of
oraprisoneramongsavages
die
whoaredetaininghimagainsthis
wil
will.
Iamnoprophet,
en
andknowverylittleaboutomens,
maar
butIspeakasitisborneinuponmefromheaven,
en
andassureyouthathe
zal
willnotbeawaymuchlonger;
forheis
een
amanofsuchresource
dat
thateventhoughhewereinchainsofironhe
zou
wouldfindsomemeansofgetting
thuis
homeagain.
Buttellme,
en
andtellmetrue,canUlysses
echt
reallyhavesuchafinelookingfellowfora
zoon
son?
Youareindeedwonderfully
zoals
likehimaboutthehead
en
andeyes,forwewereclosefriends
voordat
beforehesetsailforTroy
waar
wheretheflowerofalltheArgives
ging
wentalso.
Sincethattimewe
hebben
havenevereitherofus
gezien
seentheother.”
“Mymother,”answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIam
zoon
sontoUlysses,butitis
een
awisechildthatknowshis
eigen
ownfather.
WouldthatIwere
zoon
sontoonewhohadgrown
oud
olduponhisownestates,for,
aangezien
sinceyouaskme,thereis
geen
nomoreill-starredmanunderheaven
dan
thanhewhotheytellmeismyfather.”
En
AndMinervasaid,“Thereis
geen
nofearofyourracedyingoutyet,
terwijl
whilePenelopehassuchafine
zoon
sonasyouare.
But
zeg
tellme,andtellmetrue,whatis
de
themeaningofallthisfeasting,
en
andwhoarethesepeople?
Whatisitall
over
about?
Haveyousomebanquet,
of
oristhereaweddingin
de
thefamily—fornooneseemstobe
brengen
bringinganyprovisionsofhis
eigen
own?
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyarebehaving;
whatriotthey
maken
makeoverthewholehouse;
itis
genoeg
enoughtodisgustanyrespectable
persoon
personwhocomesnearthem.”
“Sir,”
zei
saidTelemachus,“asregardsyour
vraag
question,solongasmy
vader
fatherwashereitwas
goed
wellwithusandwiththe
huis
house,butthegodsintheirdispleasure
hebben
havewilleditotherwise,and
hebben
havehiddenhimawaymoreclosely
dan
thanmortalmanwaseveryethidden.
I
kunnen
couldhaveborneitbettereventhoughhewere
dood
dead,ifhehadfallen
met
withhismenbeforeTroy,
of
orhaddiedwithfriendsaroundhimwhenthedaysofhisfightingweredone;
forthen
de
theAchaeanswouldhavebuilt
een
amoundoverhisashes,
en
andIshouldmyselfhavebeenheirtohisrenown;
maar
butnowthestorm-windshavespiritedhimawaywe
weten
knownotwhither;
heisgone
zonder
withoutleavingsomuchas
een
atracebehindhim,andIinherit
niets
nothingbutdismay.
Nordoesthe
zaak
matterendsimplywithgriefforthelossofmy
vader
father;
heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeofyet
andere
anotherkind;
forthechiefsfromallourislands,Dulichium,Same,
en
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,as
ook
alsoalltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,are
eten
eatingupmyhouseunderthepretextof
betalen
payingtheircourttomy
moeder
mother,whowillneitherpointblank
zeggen
saythatshewillnotmarry,[7]noryet
brengen
bringmatterstoanend;
sotheyaremakinghavocofmyestate,
en
andbeforelongwilldoso
ook
alsowithmyself.”
“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudoindeed
wil
wantUlysseshomeagain.
Givehimhishelmet,shield,
en
andacoupleoflances,
en
andifheisthe
man
manhewaswhenI
eerst
firstknewhiminour
huis
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,he
zou
wouldsoonlayhishands
over
abouttheserascallysuitors,wereheto
staan
standoncemoreuponhis
eigen
ownthreshold.
Hewasthen
kwam
comingfromEphyra,wherehehadbeentobegpoisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,
zoon
sonofMermerus.
Ilusfeared
de
theever-livinggodsandwouldnot
geven
givehimany,butmy
vader
fatherlethimhavesome,forhewas
erg
veryfondofhim.
IfUlyssesis
de
themanhethenwasthesesuitors
zullen
willhaveashortshrift
en
andasorrywedding.
“But
daar
there!
Itrestswithheaventodeterminewhetherheisto
terugkeren
return,andtakehisrevengeinhis
eigen
ownhouseorno;
Iwould,however,urgeyoutosetabouttryingtogetridofthesesuitorsatonce.
Takemyadvice,call
de
theAchaeanheroesinassemblyto-morrowmorning—layyour
zaak
casebeforethem,andcallheaventobearyouwitness.
Bid
de
thesuitorstakethemselvesoff,
elk
eachtohisownplace,
en
andifyourmother’smindisseton
trouwen
marryingagain,lethergobacktoher
vader
father,whowillfindher
een
ahusbandandprovideherwith
alle
allthemarriagegiftsthatso
lieve
dearadaughtermayexpect.
Asforyourself,
laat
letmeprevailuponyouto
nemen
takethebestshipyou
kunt
canget,withacrewoftwentymen,
en
andgoinquestofyour
vader
fatherwhohassolongbeenmissing.
Some
een
onemaytellyousomething,
of
or(andpeopleoftenhearthingsin
deze
thisway)someheaven-sentmessage
kan
maydirectyou.
FirstgotoPylos
en
andaskNestor;
thencegoontoSparta
en
andvisitMenelaus,forhegot
thuis
homelastofalltheAchaeans;
als
ifyouhearthatyour
vader
fatherisaliveandonhis
weg
wayhome,youcanputupwith
de
thewastethesesuitorswill
maken
makeforyetanothertwelvemonths.
Als
Ifontheotherhandyou
hoort
hearofhisdeath,come
huis
homeatonce,celebratehisfuneralrites
met
withallduepomp,build
een
abarrowtohismemory,
en
andmakeyourmothermarry
opnieuw
again.
Then,havingdoneallthis,
denk
thinkitwelloverinyour
geest
mindhow,byfairmeans
of
orfoul,youmaykillthesesuitorsinyour
eigen
ownhouse.
Youaretoo
oud
oldtopleadinfancyanylonger;
heb
haveyounotheardhow
mensen
peoplearesingingOrestes’praisesfor
heb
havingkilledhisfather’smurdererAegisthus?
Youare
een
afine,smartlookingfellow;
toon
showyourmettle,then,and
maak
makeyourselfanamein
verhaal
story.
Now,however,Imustgo
terug
backtomyshipandtomycrew,
die
whowillbeimpatientifIkeepthem
wachten
waitinglonger;
thinkthematter
over
overforyourself,andrememberwhatI
heb
havesaidtoyou.”
“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
heel
verykindofyouto
praten
talktomeinthis
manier
way,asthoughIwereyour
eigen
ownson,andIwill
doen
doallyoutellme;
I
weet
knowyouwanttobegettingon
met
withyourvoyage,butstay
een
alittlelongertillyou
hebt
havetakenabathandrefreshedyourself.
I
zal
willthengiveyouapresent,
en
andyoushallgoonyour
weg
wayrejoicing;
Iwillgiveyou
een
oneofgreatbeautyandvalue—akeepsakesuchas
alleen
onlydearfriendsgiveto
een
oneanother.”
Minervaanswered,“Donottryto
houden
keepme,forIwouldbeonmy
weg
wayatonce.
Asfor
elk
anypresentyoumaybedisposedto
maken
makeme,keepittillI
kom
comeagain,andIwill
nemen
takeithomewithme.
Youshall
geven
givemeaverygoodone,
en
andIwillgiveyouoneofnolessvalueinreturn.”
Met
Withthesewordssheflew
weg
awaylikeabirdinto
de
theair,butshehad
gegeven
givenTelemachuscourage,andhadmadehim
denken
thinkmorethaneverabouthis
vader
father.
Hefeltthechange,wonderedatit,
en
andknewthatthestrangerhadbeen
een
agod,sohewentstraightto
waar
wherethesuitorsweresitting.
Phemiuswas
nog steeds
stillsinging,andhishearers
zaten
satraptinsilenceashe
vertelde
toldthesadtaleofthe
terugkeer
returnfromTroy,andtheillsMinerva
had
hadlaidupontheAchaeans.
Penelope,
dochter
daughterofIcarius,heardhissongfromher
kamer
roomupstairs,andcamedownby
de
thegreatstaircase,notalone,
maar
butattendedbytwoofherhandmaids.
Toen
Whenshereachedthesuitorsshe
stond
stoodbyoneofthebearingposts
die
thatsupportedtheroofofthecloisters[8]
met
withastaidmaidenoneithersideof
haar
her.
Sheheldaveil,moreover,beforeher
gezicht
face,andwasweepingbitterly.
“Phemius,”shecried,“you
kent
knowmanyanotherfeatofgods
en
andheroes,suchaspoetslovetocelebrate.
Zing
Singthesuitorssomeoneofthese,
en
andletthemdrinktheirwineinsilence,
maar
butceasethissadtale,forit
breekt
breaksmysorrowfulheart,andremindsmeofmy
verloren
losthusbandwhomImournever
zonder
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewas
groot
greatoverallHellasandmiddleArgos.”[9].
“Mother,”answeredTelemachus,“let
de
thebardsingwhathehasamindto;
bardsdonot
maken
maketheillstheysingof;
itisJove,notthey,
die
whomakesthem,andwho
zendt
sendswealorwoeuponmankindaccordingtohis
eigen
owngoodpleasure.
Thisfellow
bedoelt
meansnoharmbysingingtheill-fated
terugkeer
returnoftheDanaans,for
mensen
peoplealwaysapplaudthelatestsongsmostwarmly.
Makeupyourmindtoit
en
andbearit;
Ulyssesisnot
de
theonlymanwhonevercamebackfromTroy,
maar
butmanyanotherwentdownas
goed
wellashe.
Go,then,within
het
thehouseandbusyyourselfwithyourdailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,
en
andtheorderingofyourservants;
forspeechisman’s
zaak
matter,andmineaboveallothers[10]—foritisIwhoammasterhere.”
She
ging
wentwonderingbackintothe
huis
house,andlaidherson’ssayinginher
hart
heart.
Then,goingupstairswithherhandmaidsintoher
kamer
room,shemournedherdear
man
husbandtillMinervashedsweet
slaap
sleepoverhereyes.
But
de
thesuitorswereclamorousthroughout
de
thecoveredcloisters[11],andprayed
elk
eachonethathemightbeherbedfellow.
ThenTelemachus
sprak
spoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,letusfeastatourpleasure
nu
now,andlettherebe
geen
nobrawling,foritis
een
ararethingtohear
een
amanwithsuchadivinevoiceasPhemius
heeft
has;
butinthemorning
ontmoet
meetmeinfullassemblythatI
kan
maygiveyouformalnoticetodepart,
en
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,turn
en
andturnabout,atyour
eigen
owncost.
Ifontheotherhandyouchoosetopersistinspunginguponone
man
man,heavenhelpme,butJoveshallreckon
met
withyouinfull,andwhenyou
valt
fallinmyfather’shouse
er
thereshallbenomantoavengeyou.”
De
Thesuitorsbittheirlipsasthey
hoorden
heardhim,andmarvelledat
de
theboldnessofhisspeech.
Then,Antinous,
zoon
sonofEupeithes,said,“Thegodsseemto
hebben
havegivenyoulessonsinbluster
en
andtalltalking;
mayJove
nooit
nevergrantyoutobechiefinIthacaasyour
vader
fatherwasbeforeyou.”
Telemachusanswered,“Antinous,donotchidewith
me
me,but,godwilling,I
zal
willbechieftooifI
kan
can.
Isthistheworstfateyou
kunt
canthinkofforme?
Itis
geen
nobadthingtobe
een
achief,foritbrings
zowel
bothrichesandhonour.
Still,
nu
nowthatUlyssesisdead
er
therearemanygreatmeninIthaca
zowel
botholdandyoung,andsomeother
kan
maytaketheleadamong
hen
them;
neverthelessIwillbechiefinmy
eigen
ownhouse,andwillrule
die
thosewhomUlysseshaswonforme.”
ThenEurymachus,
zoon
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswithheaventodecide
wie
whoshallbechiefamong
ons
us,butyoushallbe
meester
masterinyourownhouse
en
andoveryourownpossessions;
noonewhile
er
thereisamaninIthacashall
doen
doyouviolencenorrobyou.
En
Andnow,mygoodfellow,I
wil
wanttoknowaboutthisstranger.
What
land
countrydoeshecomefrom?
Ofwhat
familie
familyishe,andwhereishisestate?
Heeft
Hashebroughtyounewsabout
de
thereturnofyourfather,
of
orwasheonbusinessofhis
eigen
own?
Heseemedawellto
doen
doman,buthehurriedoffsosuddenly
dat
thathewasgonein
een
amomentbeforewecouldgetto
kennen
knowhim.”
“Myfatheris
dood
deadandgone,”answeredTelemachus,“and
zelfs
evenifsomerumourreachesmeIputno
meer
morefaithinitnow.
My
moeder
motherdoesindeedsometimessendfor
een
asoothsayerandquestionhim,
maar
butIgivehisprophecyings
geen
noheed.
Asforthestranger,hewasMentes,
zoon
sonofAnchialus,chiefof
de
theTaphians,anoldfriendofmyfather’s.”
Maar
Butinhishearthe
wist
knewthatithadbeenthegoddess.
De
Thesuitorsthenreturnedtotheir
zingen
singinganddancinguntiltheevening;
maar
butwhennightfellupontheirpleasuringthey
gingen
wenthometobedeachinhis
eigen
ownabode.[12]Telemachus’sroomwas
hoog
highupinatower[13]
die
thatlookedontotheoutercourt;
hither,then,hehied,brooding
en
andfullofthought.
A
goede
goodoldwoman,Euryclea,daughterofOps,
de
thesonofPisenor,wentbeforehim
met
withacoupleofblazingtorches.
Laertes
had
hadboughtherwithhis
eigen
ownmoneywhenshewas
heel
quiteyoung;
hegavetheworthoftwentyoxenfor
haar
her,andshewedasmuchrespecttoherinhishouseholdashe
deed
didtohisownwedded
vrouw
wife,buthedidnot
nam
takehertohisbedforhefearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]Sheitwas
die
whonowlightedTelemachustohis
kamer
room,andshelovedhimbetter
dan
thananyoftheotherwomeninthe
huis
housedid,forshehadnursedhimwhenhewasa
baby
baby.
Heopenedthedoorofhis
bed
bedroomandsatdownuponthe
bed
bed;
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Now
toen
whenthechildofmorning,rosy-fingeredDawn,appearedTelemachusrose
en
anddressedhimself.
Heboundhissandalsontohiscomelyfeet,girdedhisswordabouthisshoulder,
en
andlefthisroomlooking
als
likeanimmortalgod.
Heatonce
zond
sentthecriersroundtocallthe
volk
peopleinassembly,sotheycalledthem
en
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;
then,
toen
whentheyweregottogether,hewentto
de
theplaceofassemblyspearinhand—not
alleen
alone,forhistwohoundswent
met
withhim.
Minervaendowedhim
met
withapresenceofsuchdivinecomeliness
dat
thatallmarvelledathimashewentby,
en
andwhenhetookhis
plaats
placeinhisfather’sseat
zelfs
eventheoldestcouncillorsmadewayfor
hem
him.
Aegyptius,amanbentdouble
met
withage,andofinfiniteexperience,was
de
thefirsttospeak.
His
zoon
sonAntiphushadgonewithUlyssestoIlius,landofnoblesteeds,
maar
butthesavageCyclopshad
gedood
killedhimwhentheywereallshutupinthecave,
en
andhadcookedhislast
diner
dinnerforhim.[17]Hehad
drie
threesonsleft,ofwhom
twee
twostillworkedontheirfather’sland,
terwijl
whilethethird,Eurynomus,was
een
oneofthesuitors;
neverthelesstheir
vader
fathercouldnotgetover
het
thelossofAntiphus,andwas
nog steeds
stillweepingforhimwhenhebeganhisspeech.
“MenofIthaca,”he
zei
said,“hearmywords.
From
de
thedayUlyssesleftus
er
therehasbeennomeetingofourcouncillors
tot
untilnow;
whothencanitbe,whether
oud
oldoryoung,thatfindsitsonecessarytoconvene
ons
us?
Hashegotwindofsomehostapproaching,
en
anddoeshewishtowarn
ons
us,orwouldhespeakuponsome
andere
othermatterofpublicmoment?
Iam
zeker
sureheisanexcellent
persoon
person,andIhopeJove
zal
willgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”
Telemachus
nam
tookthisspeechasof
goed
goodomenandroseatonce,forhewasburstingwithwhathe
had
hadtosay.
Hestoodinthemiddleoftheassembly
en
andthegoodheraldPisenor
bracht
broughthimhisstaff.
Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”
zei
saidhe,“itisI,asyou
zult
willshortlylearn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisI
die
whoamthemostaggrieved.
I
heb
havenotgotwindof
een
anyhostapproachingaboutwhichI
zou
wouldwarnyou,noris
er
thereanymatterofpublic
moment
momentonwhichIwould
spreken
speak.
Mygrievanceispurelypersonal,
en
andturnsontwogreatmisfortunes
die
whichhavefallenuponmy
huis
house.
Thefirstoftheseisthelossofmyexcellent
vader
father,whowaschiefamongallyou
hier
herepresent,andwaslikea
vader
fathertoeveryoneofyou;
the
tweede
secondismuchmoreserious,
en
anderelongwillbetheutterruinofmyestate.
De
Thesonsofallthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmy
moeder
mothertomarrythemagainsther
wil
will.
Theyareafraidto
gaan
gotoherfatherIcarius,
vragen
askinghimtochoosetheonehelikesbest,
en
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhis
dochter
daughter,butdaybydaythey
blijven
keephangingaboutmyfather’s
huis
house,sacrificingouroxen,sheep,
en
andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,
en
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughttothequantityofwinethey
drinken
drink.
Noestatecanstandsuchrecklessness;
we
hebben
havenownoUlyssestoward
af
offharmfromourdoors,
en
andIcannotholdmyown
tegen
againstthem.