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The Odyssey | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

The Odyssey | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

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BOOKI
THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’S
Bezoek
VISITTOITHACA—THECHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
Vertel
Tellme,OMuse,ofthat
ingenieuze
ingeniousherowhotravelledfar
en
andwideafterhehadsacked
de
thefamoustownofTroy.
Vele
Manycitiesdidhevisit,
en
andmanywerethenationswith
waarvan
whosemannersandcustomshewasacquainted;
moreoverhe
leed
sufferedmuchbyseawhile
probeerde
tryingtosavehisown
leven
lifeandbringhismen
veilig
safelyhome;
butdowhathe
kon
mighthecouldnotsavehismen,fortheyperished
door
throughtheirownsheerfollyin
eten
eatingthecattleoftheSun-godHyperion;
so
de
thegodpreventedthemfromever
kwamen
reachinghome.
Tellme,too,
over
aboutallthesethings,oh
dochter
daughterofJove,fromwhatsoever
bron
sourceyoumayknowthem.
So
nu
nowallwhoescapeddeathin
strijd
battleorbyshipwreckhadgot
veilig
safelyhomeexceptUlysses,and
hij
he,thoughhewaslongingto
terug
returntohiswifeand
land
country,wasdetainedbythe
godin
goddessCalypso,whohadgothiminto
een
alargecaveandwantedto
trouwen
marryhim.
Butasyearswentby,
er
therecameatimewhen
de
thegodssettledthathe
moest
shouldgobacktoIthaca;
zelfs
eventhen,however,whenhewas
onder
amonghisownpeople,histroubleswerenotyetover;
niettemin
neverthelessallthegodshad
nu
nowbeguntopityhim
behalve
exceptNeptune,whostillpersecutedhim
zonder
withoutceasingandwouldnot
liet
lethimgethome.
NowNeptunehad
gegaan
goneofftotheEthiopians,
die
whoareattheworld’s
einde
end,andlieintwohalves,theonelooking
Westen
WestandtheotherEast.[1]Hehad
gegaan
gonetheretoacceptahecatombof
schapen
sheepandoxen,andwas
genoot
enjoyinghimselfathisfestival;
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
wouldbesuretotakehis
wraak
revengewhenhegrewup
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.
Itisan
eiland
islandcoveredwithforest,inthevery
midden
middleofthesea,anda
godin
goddesslivesthere,daughterofthe
tovenaar
magicianAtlas,wholooksafterthe
bodem
bottomoftheocean,and
draagt
carriesthegreatcolumnsthat
houden
keepheavenandearthasunder.
Deze
ThisdaughterofAtlashasgot
greep
holdofpoorunhappyUlysses,
en
andkeepstryingbyeverykindofblandishmenttomakehim
vergeten
forgethishome,sothatheis
moe
tiredoflife,andthinksof
niets
nothingbuthowhemay
eens
oncemoreseethesmokeofhis
eigen
ownchimneys.
You,sir,takenoheedofthis,
en
andyetwhenUlysseswasbeforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyou
met
withmanyaburntsacrifice?
Waarom
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingso
boos
angrywithhim?”
AndJove
zei
said,“Mychild,whatareyoutalkingabout?
Hoe
HowcanIforgetUlysses
dan
thanwhomthereisnomorecapable
man
manonearth,normoreliberalinhisofferingsto
de
theimmortalgodsthatlivein
hemel
heaven?
Bearinmind,however,
dat
thatNeptuneisstillfuriouswithUlyssesfor
heeft
havingblindedaneyeofPolyphemus
koning
kingoftheCyclopes.
Polyphemusis
zoon
sontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,
dochter
daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;
daarom
thereforethoughhewillnot
doden
killUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimby
verhinderen
preventinghimfromgettinghome.
Still,
laten
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
firstsendMercurytotheOgygian
eiland
islandtotellCalypsothatwe
hebben
havemadeupourminds
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.”
Sosayingsheboundonherglittering
gouden
goldensandals,imperishable,withwhichshe
kan
canflylikethewindover
land
landorsea;
shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shod
speer
spear,sostoutandsturdy
en
andstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroes
die
whohavedispleasedher,anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthegatewayofUlysses’
huis
house,disguisedasavisitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,
en
andsheheldabronze
speer
spearinherhand.
Thereshe
vond
foundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesoftheoxen
die
whichtheyhadkilledandeaten,
en
andplayingdraughtsinfrontofthe
huis
house.
Men-servantsandpageswerebustlingabouttowaituponthem,somemixing
wijn
winewithwaterinthemixing-bowls,somecleaningdown
de
thetableswithwetsponges
en
andlayingthemoutagain,
en
andsomecuttingupgreatquantitiesof
vlees
meat.
Telemachussawherlong
voordat
beforeanyoneelsedid.
Hewas
zat
sittingmoodilyamongthesuitors
dacht
thinkingabouthisbravefather,
en
andhowhewouldsendthem
vliegen
flyingoutofthehouse,ifhewereto
komen
cometohisownagain
en
andbehonouredasindaysgoneby.
Thusbroodingashe
zat
satamongthem,hecaughtsightofMinerva
en
andwentstraighttothegate,forhewasvexed
dat
thatastrangershouldbekept
wachten
waitingforadmittance.
Hetookherrighthandinhisown,
en
andbadehergivehimher
speer
spear.
“Welcome,”saidhe,“toour
huis
house,andwhenyouhavepartakenof
gegeten
foodyoushalltelluswhatyou
hebt
havecomefor.”
Heled
de
thewayashespoke,
en
andMinervafollowedhim.
Whentheywerewithinhe
nam
tookherspearandsetitin
de
thespear-standagainstastrongbearing-postalong
met
withthemanyotherspearsofhisunhappy
vader
father,andheconductedherto
een
arichlydecoratedseatunderwhichhe
gooide
threwaclothofdamask.
Er
Therewasafootstoolalsoforherfeet,[2]
en
andhesetanotherseatnearherforhimself,
weg
awayfromthesuitors,thatshe
kunnen
mightnotbeannoyedwhile
eten
eatingbytheirnoiseandinsolence,
en
andthathemightaskhermorefreely
over
abouthisfather.
Amaidservantthen
bracht
broughtthemwaterina
prachtige
beautifulgoldenewerandpoureditinto
een
asilverbasinforthemto
wassen
washtheirhands,andshe
trok
drewacleantablebeside
hen
them.
Anupperservantbroughtthem
brood
bread,andofferedthemmany
goede
goodthingsofwhattherewasinthe
huis
house,thecarverfetchedthemplatesofallmannerofmeats
en
andsetcupsofgoldbytheir
zijde
side,andamanservantbroughtthem
wijn
wineandpoureditoutfor
hen
them.
Thenthesuitorscamein
en
andtooktheirplaceson
de
thebenchesandseats.[3]Forthwithmenservants
gieten
pouredwaterovertheirhands,maids
gingen
wentroundwiththebread-baskets,pages
vulden
filledthemixing-bowlswithwine
en
andwater,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.
Singingcomes
goedkoop
cheaptothosewhodonot
betalen
payforit,andall
dit
thisisdoneatthecostof
een
onewhoseboneslierottinginsome
wildernis
wildernessorgrindingtopowderin
de
thesurf.
Ifthesemenwereto
zien
seemyfathercomebacktoIthacatheywould
bidden
prayforlongerlegsratherthan
een
alongerpurse,formoneywouldnot
dienen
servethem;
buthe,alas,has
gevallen
fallenonanillfate,
en
andevenwhenpeopledo
soms
sometimessaythatheis
komt
coming,wenolongerheedthem;
weshall
nooit
neverseehimagain.
And
nu
now,sir,tellmeand
zeg
tellmetrue,whoyouare
en
andwhereyoucomefrom.
Vertel
Tellmeofyourtown
en
andparents,whatmannerof
schip
shipyoucamein,howyour
bemanning
crewbroughtyoutoIthaca,
en
andofwhatnationthey
verklaard
declaredthemselvestobe—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
andIshallbringback
koper
copper.
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,faring
nauwelijks
hardly,withanoldwomantolookafterhim
en
andgethisdinnerfor
hem
him,whenhecomesin
moe
tiredfrompotteringabouthis
wijngaard
vineyard.
Theytoldmeyour
vader
fatherwasathomeagain,
en
andthatwaswhyI
gekomen
came,butitseemsthegodsare
nog steeds
stillkeepinghimback,forheisnot
dood
deadyetnotonthe
vasteland
mainland.
Itismorelikelyheisonsomesea-girt
eiland
islandinmidocean,or
een
aprisoneramongsavageswhoaredetaininghim
tegen
againsthiswill.
Iam
geen
noprophet,andknowvery
weinig
littleaboutomens,butI
spreek
speakasitisborneinuponmefrom
hemel
heaven,andassureyouthathe
zal
willnotbeawaymuchlonger;
forheis
een
amanofsuchresource
dat
thateventhoughhewereinchainsofironhe
zou
wouldfindsomemeansofgetting
thuis
homeagain.
Buttellme,
en
andtellmetrue,canUlysses
echt
reallyhavesuchafinelooking
kerel
fellowforason?
Youare
inderdaad
indeedwonderfullylikehimaboutthe
hoofd
headandeyes,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-starredmanunder
hemel
heaventhanhewhothey
zegt
tellmeismyfather.”
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—howatrociouslytheyare
gedragen
behaving;
whatriottheymake
over
overthewholehouse;
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
thanmortalmanwaseveryet
verborgen
hidden.
Icouldhaveborneit
beter
bettereventhoughhewere
dood
dead,ifhehadfallen
met
withhismenbeforeTroy,
of
orhaddiedwithfriendsaroundhimwhenthedaysofhisfightingweredone;
forthen
de
theAchaeanswouldhavebuilt
een
amoundoverhisashes,
en
andIshouldmyselfhavebeen
erfgenaam
heirtohisrenown;
but
nu
nowthestorm-windshavespiritedhimawaywe
weten
knownotwhither;
heisgone
zonder
withoutleavingsomuchas
een
atracebehindhim,andI
erf
inheritnothingbutdismay.
Nordoesthe
zaak
matterendsimplywithgriefforthe
verlies
lossofmyfather;
heaven
heeft
haslaidsorrowsuponmeofyet
andere
anotherkind;
forthechiefsfromallourislands,Dulichium,Same,
en
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,as
ook
alsoalltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,are
eten
eatingupmyhouseunderthe
voorwendsel
pretextofpayingtheircourttomy
moeder
mother,whowillneitherpointblank
zeggen
saythatshewillnotmarry,[7]noryet
brengen
bringmatterstoanend;
sotheyaremakinghavocofmy
landgoed
estate,andbeforelongwill
doen
dosoalsowithmyself.”
“Is
dat
thatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudoindeed
wil
wantUlysseshomeagain.
Givehimhis
helm
helmet,shield,andacoupleoflances,
en
andifheisthe
man
manhewaswhenI
eerst
firstknewhiminour
huis
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,he
zou
wouldsoonlayhishands
over
abouttheserascallysuitors,wereheto
staan
standoncemoreuponhis
eigen
ownthreshold.
Hewasthen
kwam
comingfromEphyra,wherehehadbeento
bedelen
begpoisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,
zoon
sonofMermerus.
Ilusfeared
de
theever-livinggodsandwouldnot
geven
givehimany,butmy
vader
fatherlethimhavesome,forhewas
erg
veryfondofhim.
IfUlyssesis
de
themanhethenwasthesesuitors
zullen
willhaveashortshrift
en
andasorrywedding.
“But
daar
there!
Itrestswithheavento
bepalen
determinewhetherheisto
terugkeren
return,andtakehisrevengeinhis
eigen
ownhouseorno;
Iwould,
echter
however,urgeyoutosetabouttryingtogetridofthesesuitorsatonce.
Takemyadvice,call
de
theAchaeanheroesinassemblyto-morrowmorning—layyour
zaak
casebeforethem,andcall
hemel
heaventobearyouwitness.
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,celebratehis
begrafenis
funeralriteswithallduepomp,
bouw
buildabarrowtohismemory,
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
backtomyshipandtomy
bemanning
crew,whowillbeimpatient
als
ifIkeepthemwaitinglonger;
denk
thinkthematteroverforyourself,
en
andrememberwhatIhave
gezegd
saidtoyou.”
“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
heel
verykindofyouto
praten
talktomeinthis
manier
way,asthoughIwereyour
eigen
ownson,andIwill
doen
doallyoutellme;
I
weet
knowyouwanttobegettingon
met
withyourvoyage,butstay
een
alittlelongertillyou
hebt
havetakenabathand
verfrissend
refreshedyourself.
Iwillthen
geven
giveyouapresent,andyoushall
gaan
goonyourwayrejoicing;
I
zal
willgiveyouoneof
grote
greatbeautyandvalue—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
andIwillgiveyouoneofno
minder
lessvalueinreturn.”
Withthesewordsshe
vloog
flewawaylikeabirdinto
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,heardhis
lied
songfromherroomupstairs,
en
andcamedownbythe
grote
greatstaircase,notalone,but
bijgewoond
attendedbytwoofherhandmaids.
Toen
Whenshereachedthesuitorsshe
stond
stoodbyoneofthebearingposts
die
thatsupportedtheroofofthecloisters[8]
met
withastaidmaidenoneithersideof
haar
her.
Sheheldaveil,moreover,beforeher
gezicht
face,andwasweepingbitterly.
“Phemius,”shecried,“you
kent
knowmanyanotherfeatofgods
en
andheroes,suchaspoetsloveto
vieren
celebrate.
Singthesuitorssome
een
oneofthese,andletthem
drinken
drinktheirwineinsilence,
maar
butceasethissadtale,forit
breekt
breaksmysorrowfulheart,andremindsmeofmy
verloren
losthusbandwhomImournever
zonder
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewas
groot
greatoverallHellasand
midden
middleArgos.”[9].
“Mother,”answeredTelemachus,“let
de
thebardsingwhathehasamindto;
bardsdonot
maken
maketheillstheysingof;
itisJove,notthey,
die
whomakesthem,andwho
zendt
sendswealorwoeupon
mensheid
mankindaccordingtohisowngoodpleasure.
Deze
Thisfellowmeansnoharmby
zingen
singingtheill-fatedreturnoftheDanaans,for
mensen
peoplealwaysapplaudthelatestsongsmostwarmly.
Makeupyourmindtoit
en
andbearit;
Ulyssesisnot
de
theonlymanwhonevercamebackfromTroy,
maar
butmanyanotherwentdownas
goed
wellashe.
Go,then,within
het
thehouseandbusyyourselfwithyour
dagelijkse
dailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,
en
andtheorderingofyourservants;
for
spraak
speechisman’smatter,andmine
boven
aboveallothers[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
amanwithsucha
goddelijke
divinevoiceasPhemiushas;
maar
butinthemorningmeetmein
volledige
fullassemblythatImay
geven
giveyouformalnoticeto
vertrekken
depart,andfeastatoneanother’shouses,turn
en
andturnabout,atyour
eigen
owncost.
Ifontheotherhandyou
kiest
choosetopersistinspunginguponone
man
man,heavenhelpme,butJoveshallreckon
met
withyouinfull,andwhenyou
valt
fallinmyfather’shouse
er
thereshallbenomanto
wreken
avengeyou.”
Thesuitorsbittheirlipsasthey
hoorden
heardhim,andmarvelledat
de
theboldnessofhisspeech.
Then,Antinous,
zoon
sonofEupeithes,said,“Thegods
lijken
seemtohavegivenyoulessonsinbluster
en
andtalltalking;
mayJove
nooit
nevergrantyoutobechiefinIthacaasyour
vader
fatherwasbeforeyou.”
Telemachusanswered,“Antinous,donotchidewith
me
me,but,godwilling,I
zal
willbechieftooifI
kan
can.
Isthistheworst
lot
fateyoucanthinkoffor
me
me?
Itisnobad
zaak
thingtobeachief,forit
brengt
bringsbothrichesandhonour.
Toch
Still,nowthatUlyssesis
dood
deadtherearemanygreatmeninIthaca
zowel
botholdandyoung,andsomeother
kan
maytaketheleadamong
hen
them;
neverthelessIwillbechiefinmy
eigen
ownhouse,andwillrule
die
thosewhomUlysseshaswonforme.”
ThenEurymachus,
zoon
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswith
hemel
heaventodecidewhoshallbechief
onder
amongus,butyoushallbe
meester
masterinyourownhouse
en
andoveryourownpossessions;
noonewhile
er
thereisamaninIthacashall
doen
doyouviolencenorrobyou.
En
Andnow,mygoodfellow,I
wil
wanttoknowaboutthis
vreemdeling
stranger.
Whatcountrydoeshe
komt
comefrom?
Ofwhatfamilyis
hij
he,andwhereishis
landgoed
estate?
Hashebroughtyou
nieuws
newsaboutthereturnofyour
vader
father,orwasheon
zaken
businessofhisown?
He
leek
seemedawelltodo
man
man,buthehurriedoffso
plotseling
suddenlythathewasgonein
een
amomentbeforewecouldgetto
kennen
knowhim.”
“Myfatheris
dood
deadandgone,”answeredTelemachus,“and
zelfs
evenifsomerumourreachesmeIputno
meer
morefaithinitnow.
My
moeder
motherdoesindeedsometimessendfor
een
asoothsayerandquestionhim,
maar
butIgivehisprophecyings
geen
noheed.
Asforthe
vreemdeling
stranger,hewasMentes,sonofAnchialus,chiefof
de
theTaphians,anoldfriendofmyfather’s.”
Maar
Butinhishearthe
wist
knewthatithadbeenthe
godin
goddess.
Thesuitorsthenreturnedtotheir
zingen
singinganddancinguntilthe
avond
evening;
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,andshewedasmuch
respect
respecttoherinhishouseholdashe
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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DISGUISEDASMENTOR.
Nowwhenthe
kind
childofmorning,rosy-fingeredDawn,
verscheen
appearedTelemachusroseanddressedhimself.
Heboundhissandalsontohiscomely
voeten
feet,girdedhisswordabouthis
schouder
shoulder,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
withapresenceofsuch
goddelijke
divinecomelinessthatallmarvelledathimashewentby,
en
andwhenhetookhis
plaats
placeinhisfather’sseat
zelfs
eventheoldestcouncillorsmadewayfor
hem
him.
Aegyptius,amanbent
verdubbeld
doublewithage,andof
oneindige
infiniteexperience,wasthefirstto
spreken
speak.
HissonAntiphushad
gegaan
gonewithUlyssestoIlius,
land
landofnoblesteeds,butthesavageCyclops
had
hadkilledhimwhentheywereallshutupinthe
grot
cave,andhadcookedhis
laatste
lastdinnerforhim.[17]He
had
hadthreesonsleft,ofwhom
twee
twostillworkedontheirfather’s
land
land,whilethethird,Eurynomus,was
een
oneofthesuitors;
neverthelesstheir
vader
fathercouldnotgetover
het
thelossofAntiphus,andwas
nog steeds
stillweepingforhimwhenhe
begon
beganhisspeech.
“MenofIthaca,”he
zei
said,“hearmywords.
From
de
thedayUlyssesleftus
er
therehasbeennomeetingofourcouncillors
tot
untilnow;
whothencanitbe,whether
oud
oldoryoung,thatfindsitso
noodzakelijk
necessarytoconveneus?
Hashegot
wind
windofsomehostapproaching,
en
anddoeshewishto
waarschuwen
warnus,orwouldhe
spreken
speakuponsomeothermatterof
openbaar
publicmoment?
Iamsureheis
een
anexcellentperson,andI
hoop
hopeJovewillgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”
Telemachus
nam
tookthisspeechasof
goed
goodomenandroseatonce,forhewas
barstte
burstingwithwhathehadto
zeggen
say.
Hestoodinthe
midden
middleoftheassemblyandthe
goede
goodheraldPisenorbroughthimhis
staf
staff.
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.
Mygrievanceispurely
persoonlijk
personal,andturnsontwo
grote
greatmisfortuneswhichhavefallenuponmy
huis
house.
Thefirstoftheseisthe
verlies
lossofmyexcellentfather,
die
whowaschiefamongallyou
hier
herepresent,andwaslikea
vader
fathertoeveryoneofyou;
the
tweede
secondismuchmoreserious,
en
anderelongwillbetheutter
ruïne
ruinofmyestate.
Thesonsof
alle
allthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmy
moeder
mothertomarrythemagainsther
wil
will.
Theyareafraidto
gaan
gotoherfatherIcarius,
vragen
askinghimtochoosetheonehelikesbest,
en
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhis
dochter
daughter,butdaybydaythey
blijven
keephangingaboutmyfather’s
huis
house,sacrificingouroxen,sheep,
en
andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,
en
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughttothe
hoeveelheid
quantityofwinetheydrink.
Geen
Noestatecanstandsuchrecklessness;
we
hebben
havenownoUlyssestoward
af
offharmfromourdoors,
en
andIcannotholdmyown
tegen
againstthem.