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BOOKI
THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’S
Besuch
VISITTOITHACA—THECHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTO
Die
THESUITORS.
Tellme,O
Muse
Muse,ofthatingeniousherowho
reiste
travelledfarandwideafterhehadsackedthefamous
stadt
townofTroy.
Manycitiesdidhevisit,
und
andmanywerethenationswith
deren
whosemannersandcustomshewasacquainted;
moreoverhe
litt
sufferedmuchbyseawhile
versuchte
tryingtosavehisown
leben
lifeandbringhismen
sicher
safelyhome;
butdowhathemighthe
konnte
couldnotsavehismen,fortheyperished
durch
throughtheirownsheerfollyineating
das
thecattleoftheSun-godHyperion;
so
der
thegodpreventedthemfromeverreachinghome.
Tell
mir
me,too,aboutallthesethings,oh
tochter
daughterofJove,fromwhatsoever
quelle
sourceyoumayknowthem.
So
nun
nowallwhoescapeddeathin
schlacht
battleorbyshipwreckhad
gebracht
gotsafelyhomeexceptUlysses,
und
andhe,thoughhewaslongingtoreturntohis
frau
wifeandcountry,wasdetainedbythe
göttin
goddessCalypso,whohadgothiminto
eine
alargecaveandwantedto
heiraten
marryhim.
Butasyearswentby,there
kam
cameatimewhenthegodssettled
dass
thatheshouldgobacktoIthaca;
selbst
eventhen,however,whenhewasamonghisownpeople,histroubleswerenot
doch
yetover;
neverthelessallthegodshadnow
begannen
beguntopityhimexceptNeptune,who
immer noch
stillpersecutedhimwithoutceasing
und
andwouldnotlethimgethome.
Nun
NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,whoareattheworld’s
ende
end,andlieintwohalves,theonelooking
Westen
WestandtheotherEast.[1]Hehad
gegangen
gonetheretoacceptahecatombofsheep
und
andoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathis
fest
festival;
buttheothergodsmetinthe
haus
houseofOlympianJove,andthesireofgods
und
andmenspokefirst.
Atthat
moment
momenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,whohadbeenkilledbyAgamemnon’s
sohn
sonOrestes;
sohesaidto
den
theothergods:.
“Seenow,howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafterall
nichts
nothingbuttheirownfolly.
LookatAegisthus;
he
muss
mustneedsmakelovetoAgamemnon’s
frau
wifeunrighteouslyandthenkillAgamemnon,
obwohl
thoughheknewitwouldbethe
tod
deathofhim;
forI
schickte
sentMercurytowarnhimnotto
tun
doeitherofthesethings,inasmuchasOresteswouldbe
sicher
suretotakehisrevenge
wenn
whenhegrewupandwantedtoreturnhome.
Mercury
sagte
toldhimthisinallgoodwill
aber
buthewouldnotlisten,
und
andnowhehaspaidfor
alles
everythinginfull.”
ThenMinervasaid,“Father,
sohn
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,itservedAegisthusright,
und
andsoitwouldanyoneelsewhodoesashedid;
aber
butAegisthusisneitherherenor
dort
there;
itisforUlysses
dass
thatmyheartbleeds,whenI
denke
thinkofhissufferingsin
dass
thatlonelysea-girtisland,far
weg
away,poorman,fromallhisfriends.
Itisan
insel
islandcoveredwithforest,intheverymiddleofthe
meer
sea,andagoddesslives
dort
there,daughterofthemagician
Atlas
Atlas,wholooksafterthebottomoftheocean,
und
andcarriesthegreatcolumnsthatkeep
himmel
heavenandearthasunder.
This
tochter
daughterofAtlashasgotholdofpoorunhappyUlysses,
und
andkeepstryingbyevery
art
kindofblandishmenttomakehim
vergessen
forgethishome,sothatheistiredof
leben
life,andthinksofnothingbuthowhe
kann
mayoncemoreseethe
rauch
smokeofhisownchimneys.
You,sir,take
nicht
noheedofthis,and
doch
yetwhenUlysseswasbeforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyouwithmanyaburntsacrifice?
Warum
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingso
wütend
angrywithhim?”
AndJovesaid,“My
kind
child,whatareyoutalkingabout?
How
kann
canIforgetUlyssesthanwhomthereisno
noch
morecapablemanonearth,nor
noch
moreliberalinhisofferingstotheimmortalgodsthat
leben
liveinheaven?
Bearinmind,
jedoch
however,thatNeptuneisstill
wütend
furiouswithUlyssesforhavingblindedaneyeofPolyphemus
könig
kingoftheCyclopes.
Polyphemusis
sohn
sontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,
tochter
daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;
deshalb
thereforethoughhewillnot
töten
killUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimbypreventinghimfromgettinghome.
Still,
lassen
letuslayourheads
zusammen
togetherandseehowwe
können
canhelphimtoreturn;
Neptunewillthenbepacified,for
wenn
ifweareallofa
verstand
mindhecanhardlystandout
gegen
againstus.”
AndMinervasaid,“Father,
sohn
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,
wenn
if,then,thegodsnow
meinen
meanthatUlyssesshouldgethome,we
sollte
shouldfirstsendMercurytotheOgygian
insel
islandtotellCalypsothatwe
haben
havemadeupourminds
und
andthatheistoreturn.
In
der
themeantimeIwillgotoIthaca,toputheartintoUlysses’
sohn
sonTelemachus;
Iwillemboldenhimto
rufen
calltheAchaeansinassembly,
und
andspeakouttothesuitorsofhis
mutter
motherPenelope,whopersistineatingup
jede
anynumberofhissheep
und
andoxen;
IwillalsoconducthimtoSparta
und
andtoPylos,tosee
ob
ifhecanhearanything
über
aboutthereturnofhisdearfather—forthis
werden
willmakepeoplespeakwellofhim.”
Sosayingsheboundonherglitteringgoldensandals,imperishable,withwhichshe
kann
canflylikethewind
über
overlandorsea;
shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shod
speer
spear,sostoutandsturdy
und
andstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroeswho
haben
havedispleasedher,anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthegatewayofUlysses’house,disguisedasa
besucher
visitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,
und
andsheheldabronze
speer
spearinherhand.
Thereshefoundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesoftheoxenwhichtheyhadkilled
und
andeaten,andplayingdraughtsinfrontofthe
haus
house.
Men-servantsandpageswerebustlingaboutto
warten
waituponthem,somemixing
wein
winewithwaterinthemixing-bowls,
einige
somecleaningdownthetableswithwetsponges
und
andlayingthemoutagain,
und
andsomecuttingupgreatquantitiesof
fleisch
meat.
Telemachussawherlong
bevor
beforeanyoneelsedid.
Hewassittingmoodily
unter
amongthesuitorsthinkingabouthisbrave
vater
father,andhowhewould
schicken
sendthemflyingoutof
den
thehouse,ifhewereto
kommen
cometohisownagain
und
andbehonouredasindaysgoneby.
Thusbroodingashesat
unter
amongthem,hecaughtsightofMinerva
und
andwentstraighttothegate,forhewasvexedthat
ein
astrangershouldbekept
warten
waitingforadmittance.
Hetookherright
hand
handinhisown,andbadeher
geben
givehimherspear.
“Welcome,”saidhe,“toour
haus
house,andwhenyouhavepartakenof
essen
foodyoushalltelluswhatyou
haben
havecomefor.”
Heled
den
thewayashespoke,
und
andMinervafollowedhim.
Whentheywerewithinhetookher
speer
spearandsetitin
den
thespear-standagainstastrongbearing-postalongwith
den
themanyotherspearsofhisunhappyfather,
und
andheconductedherto
ein
arichlydecoratedseatunderwhichhe
warf
threwaclothofdamask.
Therewasafootstool
auch
alsoforherfeet,[2]andhesetanotherseatnearherforhimself,
weg
awayfromthesuitors,thatshemightnotbeannoyedwhileeatingbytheir
lärm
noiseandinsolence,andthathemight
fragen
askhermorefreelyabouthis
vater
father.
Amaidservantthenbroughtthemwaterinabeautifulgoldenewer
und
andpoureditintoasilver
becken
basinforthemtowashtheirhands,
und
andshedrewaclean
tisch
tablebesidethem.
Anupper
knecht
servantbroughtthembread,andofferedthem
viele
manygoodthingsofwhattherewasin
der
thehouse,thecarverfetchedthemplatesofallmannerofmeats
und
andsetcupsofgoldbytheir
seite
side,andamanservantbroughtthem
wein
wineandpoureditoutforthem.
Thenthesuitors
kamen
cameinandtooktheirplacesonthebenches
und
andseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspoured
wasser
waterovertheirhands,maids
gingen
wentroundwiththebread-baskets,pagesfilledthemixing-bowlswith
wein
wineandwater,andthey
legten
laidtheirhandsuponthegoodthingsthatwere
vor
beforethem.
Assoonastheyhadhad
genug
enoughtoeatanddrinktheywanted
musik
musicanddancing,whicharethecrowningembellishmentsofabanquet,soa
knecht
servantbroughtalyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforceto
singen
singtothem.
Assoonashetouchedhislyre
und
andbegantosingTelemachusspokelowtoMinerva,withhis
kopf
headclosetohersthat
kein
nomanmighthear.
“I
hoffe
hope,sir,”saidhe,“thatyou
werden
willnotbeoffendedwithwhatIamgoingto
sagen
say.
Singingcomescheaptothosewhodonot
bezahlen
payforit,andallthisisdoneatthe
kosten
costofonewhoseboneslierottinginsome
wüste
wildernessorgrindingtopowderinthesurf.
Wenn
Ifthesemenwereto
sehen
seemyfathercomebacktoIthacatheywould
beten
prayforlongerlegsrather
als
thanalongerpurse,for
geld
moneywouldnotservethem;
aber
buthe,alas,hasfallenon
ein
anillfate,andeven
wenn
whenpeopledosometimessay
dass
thatheiscoming,we
nicht
nolongerheedthem;
weshall
nie
neverseehimagain.
And
jetzt
now,sir,tellmeand
sagen
tellmetrue,whoyouare
und
andwhereyoucomefrom.
Erzählen
Tellmeofyourtown
und
andparents,whatmannerof
schiff
shipyoucamein,howyour
besatzung
crewbroughtyoutoIthaca,
und
andofwhatnationtheydeclaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannot
sein
havecomebyland.
Tellme
auch
alsotruly,forIwantto
wissen
know,areyouastrangertothis
haus
house,orhaveyoubeen
hier
hereinmyfather’stime?
Intheolddayswehad
viele
manyvisitorsformyfather
ging
wentaboutmuchhimself.”
AndMinervaanswered,“I
werde
willtellyoutrulyand
besonders
particularlyallaboutit.
IamMentes,
sohn
sonofAnchialus,andIam
König
KingoftheTaphians.
Ihavecomeherewithmy
schiff
shipandcrew,ona
reise
voyagetomenofaforeigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]witha
ladung
cargoofiron,andIshallbringback
kupfer
copper.
Asformyship,it
liegt
liesoveryonderofftheopencountry
entfernt
awayfromthetown,in
der
theharbourRheithron[5]underthewooded
berg
mountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriends
vor
beforeus,asoldLaertes
wird
willtellyou,ifyou
wird
willgoandaskhim.
They
sagen
say,however,thathenevercomesto
stadt
townnow,andlivesbyhimselfin
die
thecountry,faringhardly,withanold
frau
womantolookafterhim
und
andgethisdinnerforhim,
wenn
whenhecomesintiredfrompotteringabouthis
weinberg
vineyard.
Theytoldmeyour
vater
fatherwasathomeagain,
und
andthatwaswhyI
gekommen
came,butitseemsthegodsare
immer noch
stillkeepinghimback,forheisnot
tot
deadyetnotonthe
festland
mainland.
Itismorelikelyheisonsomesea-girt
insel
islandinmidocean,or
ein
aprisoneramongsavageswhoaredetaininghim
gegen
againsthiswill.
Iamno
prophet
prophet,andknowverylittle
über
aboutomens,butIspeakasitisborneinuponmefrom
himmel
heaven,andassureyouthathe
wird
willnotbeawaymuchlonger;
forheis
ein
amanofsuchresource
dass
thateventhoughhewereinchainsofironhe
würde
wouldfindsomemeansofgettinghome
wieder
again.
Buttellme,andtellmetrue,
kann
canUlyssesreallyhavesuchafinelookingfellowfora
sohn
son?
Youareindeedwonderfullylikehimabout
die
theheadandeyes,forwewereclosefriends
bevor
beforehesetsailforTroywhere
die
theflowerofalltheArgives
ging
wentalso.
Sincethattimewe
haben
havenevereitherofus
gesehen
seentheother.”
“Mymother,”answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIam
sohn
sontoUlysses,butitis
ein
awisechildthatknowshisown
vater
father.
WouldthatIwere
sohn
sontoonewhohadgrown
alt
olduponhisownestates,for,sinceyou
fragst
askme,thereisnomoreill-starred
mann
manunderheaventhanhewhothey
sagt
tellmeismyfather.”
Und
AndMinervasaid,“Thereisno
angst
fearofyourracedyingoutyet,
während
whilePenelopehassuchafine
sohn
sonasyouare.
Buttell
mir
me,andtellmetrue,whatis
die
themeaningofallthisfeasting,
und
andwhoarethesepeople?
Whatisitallabout?
Haben
Haveyousomebanquet,oristherea
hochzeit
weddinginthefamily—fornoone
scheint
seemstobebringinganyprovisionsofhisown?
Und
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyare
sich verhalten
behaving;
whatriottheymake
über
overthewholehouse;
itisenoughtodisgust
jede
anyrespectablepersonwhocomesnearthem.”
“Sir,”saidTelemachus,“asregardsyour
frage
question,solongasmy
vater
fatherwashereitwas
gut
wellwithusandwith
die
thehouse,butthegodsintheirdispleasure
haben
havewilleditotherwise,and
haben
havehiddenhimawaymorecloselythanmortalmanwaseveryet
versteckt
hidden.
Icouldhaveborneit
besser
bettereventhoughhewere
tot
dead,ifhehadfallenwithhismen
vor
beforeTroy,orhaddiedwithfriends
herum
aroundhimwhenthedaysofhisfightingweredone;
forthentheAchaeans
geworden
wouldhavebuiltamound
über
overhisashes,andIshouldmyselfhavebeen
erbe
heirtohisrenown;
but
jetzt
nowthestorm-windshavespiritedhimawaywe
wissen
knownotwhither;
heis
gegangen
gonewithoutleavingsomuchas
eine
atracebehindhim,andIinherit
nichts
nothingbutdismay.
Nordoesthe
sache
matterendsimplywithgriefforthe
verlust
lossofmyfather;
heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeofyet
noch eine
anotherkind;
forthechiefsfrom
alle
allourislands,Dulichium,Same,
und
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,as
auch
alsoalltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,areeatingupmy
haus
houseunderthepretextof
zahlen
payingtheircourttomy
mutter
mother,whowillneitherpointblank
sagen
saythatshewillnotmarry,[7]noryet
bringen
bringmatterstoanend;
sotheyaremakinghavocofmyestate,
und
andbeforelongwilldoso
auch
alsowithmyself.”
“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudoindeedwantUlysseshome
wieder
again.
Givehimhishelmet,
schild
shield,andacoupleoflances,
und
andifheisthe
mann
manhewaswhenIfirstknewhiminour
haus
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,he
würde
wouldsoonlayhishands
über
abouttheserascallysuitors,wereheto
stehen
standoncemoreuponhisown
schwelle
threshold.
HewasthencomingfromEphyra,
wo
wherehehadbeentobeg
gift
poisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,
sohn
sonofMermerus.
Ilusfeared
die
theever-livinggodsandwouldnot
geben
givehimany,butmy
vater
fatherlethimhavesome,forhewas
sehr
veryfondofhim.
IfUlyssesis
der
themanhethenwasthesesuitors
werden
willhaveashortshrift
und
andasorrywedding.
“But
da
there!
Itrestswithheaventodetermine
ob
whetherheistoreturn,
und
andtakehisrevengeinhisown
haus
houseorno;
Iwould,
jedoch
however,urgeyoutosetabout
versuchen
tryingtogetridofthesesuitorsatonce.
Nehmen
Takemyadvice,calltheAchaeanheroesinassembly
morgen
to-morrowmorning—layyourcasebeforethem,
und
andcallheaventobearyouwitness.
Bidthesuitorstakethemselvesoff,
jeder
eachtohisownplace,
und
andifyourmother’smindisseton
heiraten
marryingagain,lethergobacktoher
vater
father,whowillfindher
eine
ahusbandandprovideherwith
alle
allthemarriagegiftsthatso
liebe
dearadaughtermayexpect.
Asforyourself,
lassen
letmeprevailuponyouto
nehmen
takethebestshipyou
können
canget,withacrewoftwentymen,
und
andgoinquestofyour
vater
fatherwhohassolongbeen
vermisst
missing.
Someonemaytellyousomething,or(and
menschen
peopleoftenhearthingsin
diese
thisway)someheaven-sentmessage
kann
maydirectyou.
FirstgotoPylos
und
andaskNestor;
thencegoontoSparta
und
andvisitMenelaus,forhegothomelastofalltheAchaeans;
wenn
ifyouhearthatyour
vater
fatherisaliveandonhis
weg
wayhome,youcanputupwith
die
thewastethesesuitorswill
machen
makeforyetanothertwelvemonths.
Wenn
Ifontheotherhandyou
hören
hearofhisdeath,comehomeatonce,
feiern
celebratehisfuneralriteswithallduepomp,
bauen
buildabarrowtohismemory,
und
andmakeyourmothermarry
wieder
again.
Then,havingdoneallthis,thinkit
gut
welloverinyourmindhow,byfairmeansorfoul,youmay
töten
killthesesuitorsinyourown
haus
house.
Youaretoooldtopleadinfancyanylonger;
haveyounotheardhow
leute
peoplearesingingOrestes’praisesforhavingkilledhisfather’s
mörder
murdererAegisthus?
Youareafine,smartlooking
kerl
fellow;
showyourmettle,then,
und
andmakeyourselfanamein
geschichte
story.
Now,however,Imustgobacktomy
schiff
shipandtomycrew,who
werden
willbeimpatientifIkeepthem
warten
waitinglonger;
thinkthematteroverforyourself,
und
andrememberwhatIhavesaidtoyou.”
“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
sehr
verykindofyouto
sprechen
talktomeinthis
weise
way,asthoughIwereyourown
sohn
son,andIwilldoallyou
sagen
tellme;
Iknowyouwanttobegettingonwithyour
reise
voyage,butstayalittlelongertillyouhave
genommen
takenabathandrefreshedyourself.
Iwillthen
geben
giveyouapresent,andyoushall
gehen
goonyourwayrejoicing;
I
werde
willgiveyouoneofgreat
schönheit
beautyandvalue—akeepsakesuchas
nur
onlydearfriendsgivetooneanother.”
Minervaanswered,“Donottrytokeep
mich
me,forIwouldbeonmy
weg
wayatonce.
Asforanypresentyoumaybedisposedtomake
mir
me,keepittillIcomeagain,
und
andIwilltakeithomewith
mir
me.
Youshallgivemea
sehr
verygoodone,andI
werde
willgiveyouoneof
nicht
nolessvalueinreturn.”
Withthesewordsshe
flog
flewawaylikeabirdinto
die
theair,butshehadgivenTelemachus
mut
courage,andhadmadehim
denken
thinkmorethaneverabouthis
vater
father.
Hefeltthechange,wonderedatit,
und
andknewthatthestrangerhadbeen
ein
agod,sohewent
direkt
straighttowherethesuitorsweresitting.
Phemiuswas
immer noch
stillsinging,andhishearerssatraptin
stille
silenceashetoldthesad
geschichte
taleofthereturnfromTroy,
und
andtheillsMinervahad
gelegt
laidupontheAchaeans.
Penelope,
tochter
daughterofIcarius,heardhis
lied
songfromherroomupstairs,
und
andcamedownbythegreat
treppe
staircase,notalone,butattendedby
zwei
twoofherhandmaids.
Whenshereachedthesuitorsshestoodby
einem
oneofthebearingpoststhatsupportedthe
dach
roofofthecloisters[8]withastaid
mädchen
maidenoneithersideof
ihr
her.
Sheheldaveil,moreover,
vor
beforeherface,andwasweepingbitterly.
“Phemius,”shecried,“youknow
viele
manyanotherfeatofgods
und
andheroes,suchaspoetsloveto
feiern
celebrate.
Singthesuitorssomeoneofthese,
und
andletthemdrinktheir
wein
wineinsilence,butceasethissad
geschichte
tale,foritbreaksmysorrowful
herz
heart,andremindsmeofmylost
ehemann
husbandwhomImournever
ohne
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewasgreat
über
overallHellasandmiddleArgos.”[9].
“Mother,”answeredTelemachus,“let
den
thebardsingwhathehasa
sinn
mindto;
bardsdonotmake
die
theillstheysingof;
itisJove,notthey,whomakesthem,
und
andwhosendswealorwoeupon
menschen
mankindaccordingtohisowngoodpleasure.
Dieser
Thisfellowmeansnoharmbysingingtheill-fated
rückkehr
returnoftheDanaans,for
leute
peoplealwaysapplaudthelatestsongsmostwarmly.
Makeupyourmindtoit
und
andbearit;
Ulyssesisnot
der
theonlymanwhonevercamebackfromTroy,
aber
butmanyanotherwentdownaswellashe.
Gehen
Go,then,withinthehouse
und
andbusyyourselfwithyourdailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,
und
andtheorderingofyourservants;
for
rede
speechisman’smatter,andmine
über
aboveallothers[10]—foritisIwhoammasterhere.”
She
ging
wentwonderingbackintothe
haus
house,andlaidherson’s
spruch
sayinginherheart.
Then,
ging
goingupstairswithherhandmaidsintoher
zimmer
room,shemournedherdear
ehemann
husbandtillMinervashedsweet
schlaf
sleepoverhereyes.
Butthesuitorswereclamorousthroughoutthecoveredcloisters[11],
und
andprayedeachonethathe
könnte
mightbeherbedfellow.
ThenTelemachusspoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,letusfeastatour
vergnügen
pleasurenow,andlettherebenobrawling,foritis
eine
ararethingtohear
eine
amanwithsuchadivine
stimme
voiceasPhemiushas;
butin
den
themorningmeetmeinfullassemblythatImaygiveyouformalnoticetodepart,
und
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,turn
und
andturnabout,atyourown
kosten
cost.
Ifontheotherhandyouchoosetopersistinspunginguponone
mann
man,heavenhelpme,butJoveshall
rechnen
reckonwithyouinfull,
und
andwhenyoufallinmyfather’s
haus
housethereshallbeno
mann
mantoavengeyou.”
Thesuitorsbittheirlipsastheyheard
ihn
him,andmarvelledattheboldnessofhis
rede
speech.
Then,Antinous,sonofEupeithes,said,“Thegods
scheinen
seemtohavegivenyoulessonsinbluster
und
andtalltalking;
mayJove
nie
nevergrantyoutobe
häuptling
chiefinIthacaasyour
vater
fatherwasbeforeyou.”
Telemachusanswered,“Antinous,donotchidewith
mir
me,but,godwilling,I
werde
willbechieftooifI
kann
can.
Isthistheworst
schicksal
fateyoucanthinkoffor
mich
me?
Itisnobad
sache
thingtobeachief,foritbringsbothrichesandhonour.
Still,
jetzt
nowthatUlyssesisdeadthereare
viele
manygreatmeninIthacabothold
und
andyoung,andsomeother
können
maytaketheleadamongthem;
dennoch
neverthelessIwillbechiefinmyown
haus
house,andwillrulethosewhomUlysseshaswonforme.”
ThenEurymachus,
sohn
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswith
himmel
heaventodecidewhoshallbechief
unter
amongus,butyoushallbemasterinyourown
haus
houseandoveryourownpossessions;
noonewhilethereisa
mann
maninIthacashalldoyou
gewalt
violencenorrobyou.
And
jetzt
now,mygoodfellow,Iwantto
wissen
knowaboutthisstranger.
What
land
countrydoeshecomefrom?
Ofwhat
familie
familyishe,andwhereishis
anwesen
estate?
Hashebroughtyounews
über
aboutthereturnofyourfather,orwasheonbusinessofhisown?
He
schien
seemedawelltodo
mann
man,buthehurriedoffso
plötzlich
suddenlythathewasgonein
ein
amomentbeforewecouldgettoknowhim.”
“My
vater
fatherisdeadandgone,”answeredTelemachus,“and
selbst
evenifsomerumourreachesmeIput
nicht
nomorefaithinit
jetzt
now.
Mymotherdoesindeed
manchmal
sometimessendforasoothsayer
und
andquestionhim,butIgivehisprophecyingsnoheed.
Asforthestranger,hewasMentes,
sohn
sonofAnchialus,chiefoftheTaphians,
ein
anoldfriendofmyfather’s.”
Aber
Butinhisheartheknew
dass
thatithadbeenthe
göttin
goddess.
Thesuitorsthenreturnedtotheirsinging
und
anddancinguntiltheevening;
aber
butwhennightfellupontheirpleasuringthey
gingen
wenthometobedeachinhisownabode.[12]Telemachus’s
zimmer
roomwashighupinatower[13]thatlookedontotheoutercourt;
hither,then,hehied,brooding
und
andfullofthought.
Agoodold
frau
woman,Euryclea,daughterofOps,the
sohn
sonofPisenor,wentbeforehimwith
eine
acoupleofblazingtorches.
Laerteshad
gekauft
boughtherwithhisown
geld
moneywhenshewasquiteyoung;
hegavethe
wert
worthoftwentyoxenfor
ihr
her,andshewedasmuch
respekt
respecttoherinhis
haushalt
householdashedidtohisownwedded
frau
wife,buthedidnottakehertohis
bett
bedforhefearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]Sheitwaswho
jetzt
nowlightedTelemachustohis
zimmer
room,andshelovedhim
besser
betterthananyoftheotherwomeninthe
haus
housedid,forshehadnursedhimwhenhewasa
baby
baby.
Heopenedthedoorofhis
bett
bedroomandsatdownuponthe
bett
bed;
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Mentor
MENTOR.
Nowwhenthechildofmorning,rosy-fingeredDawn,
erschien
appearedTelemachusroseanddressedhimself.
Heboundhissandalsontohiscomely
füße
feet,girdedhisswordabouthis
schulter
shoulder,andlefthisroom
sah aus
lookinglikeanimmortalgod.
Heatonce
schickte
sentthecriersroundtocall
das
thepeopleinassembly,sotheycalledthem
und
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;
then,
als
whentheyweregottogether,hewentto
der
theplaceofassemblyspearinhand—not
allein
alone,forhistwohoundswentwith
ihm
him.
Minervaendowedhimwith
eine
apresenceofsuchdivinecomeliness
dass
thatallmarvelledathimashe
ging
wentby,andwhenhetookhis
platz
placeinhisfather’sseat
sogar
eventheoldestcouncillorsmadewayfor
ihm
him.
Aegyptius,amanbentdoublewith
alter
age,andofinfiniteexperience,was
der
thefirsttospeak.
His
sohn
sonAntiphushadgonewithUlyssestoIlius,
land
landofnoblesteeds,butthesavageCyclopshadkilledhim
als
whentheywereallshutupinthe
höhle
cave,andhadcookedhislast
abendessen
dinnerforhim.[17]Hehad
drei
threesonsleft,ofwhom
zwei
twostillworkedontheirfather’s
land
land,whilethethird,Eurynomus,was
einer
oneofthesuitors;
neverthelesstheir
vater
fathercouldnotgetover
den
thelossofAntiphus,andwas
immer noch
stillweepingforhimwhenhe
begann
beganhisspeech.
“MenofIthaca,”hesaid,“hearmywords.
Fromthe
tag
dayUlyssesleftustherehasbeennomeetingofourcouncillorsuntil
jetzt
now;
whothencanitbe,
ob
whetheroldoryoung,thatfindsitso
notwendig
necessarytoconveneus?
Hashegot
wind
windofsomehostapproaching,
und
anddoeshewishto
warnen
warnus,orwouldhe
sprechen
speakuponsomeothermatterofpublicmoment?
Iam
sicher
sureheisanexcellent
person
person,andIhopeJove
wird
willgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”
Telemachustook
diese
thisspeechasofgood
omen
omenandroseatonce,forhewasburstingwithwhathehadto
sagen
say.
Hestoodinthe
mitte
middleoftheassemblyand
der
thegoodheraldPisenorbroughthimhisstaff.
Then,
wandte
turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”saidhe,“itis
Ich
I,asyouwillshortly
erfahren
learn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisIwhoam
der
themostaggrieved.
Ihavenot
bekommen
gotwindofanyhostapproaching
über
aboutwhichIwouldwarnyou,noristhereany
sache
matterofpublicmomentonwhichI
würde
wouldspeak.
Mygrievanceis
rein
purelypersonal,andturnson
zwei
twogreatmisfortuneswhichhavefallenuponmy
haus
house.
Thefirstoftheseis
der
thelossofmyexcellent
vater
father,whowaschiefamongallyou
hier
herepresent,andwaslike
ein
afathertoeveryoneofyou;
the
zweite
secondismuchmoreserious,
und
anderelongwillbetheutter
ruin
ruinofmyestate.
Thesonsof
aller
allthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmy
mutter
mothertomarrythemagainstherwill.
Theyareafraidto
gehen
gotoherfatherIcarius,askinghimto
wählen
choosetheonehelikesbest,
und
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhis
tochter
daughter,butdaybydaytheykeephangingaboutmyfather’s
haus
house,sacrificingouroxen,sheep,
und
andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,
und
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughtto
die
thequantityofwinethey
trinken
drink.
Noestatecanstandsuchrecklessness;
we
haben
havenownoUlyssestowardoff
schaden
harmfromourdoors,andIcannotholdmyown
gegen
againstthem.