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THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’SVISITTOITHACA—THECHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
Fortell
Tellme,OMuse,ofthatingeniousherowhotravelled
langt
farandwideafterhe
hadde
hadsackedthefamoustownofTroy.
Mange
Manycitiesdidhevisit,
og
andmanywerethenations
med
withwhosemannersandcustomshewasacquainted;
moreoverhesuffered
mye
muchbyseawhiletryingto
redde
savehisownlifeand
bringe
bringhismensafelyhome;
men
butdowhathemighthe
kunne
couldnotsavehismen,fortheyperished
gjennom
throughtheirownsheerfollyin
spise
eatingthecattleoftheSun-godHyperion;
sothe
guden
godpreventedthemfromeverreaching
hjem
home.
Tellme,too,about
alle
allthesethings,ohdaughterofJove,fromwhatsoeversourceyou
kan
mayknowthem.
Sonow
alle
allwhoescapeddeathinbattle
eller
orbyshipwreckhadgotsafely
hjem
homeexceptUlysses,andhe,
om
thoughhewaslongingto
returnere
returntohiswifeand
land
country,wasdetainedbythegoddessCalypso,
som
whohadgothiminto
en
alargecaveandwantedto
gifte
marryhim.
Butasyearswentby,there
kom
cameatimewhenthegodssettledthathe
skulle
shouldgobacktoIthaca;
selv
eventhen,however,whenhewasamonghis
eget
ownpeople,histroubleswerenotyet
over
over;
neverthelessallthegodshad
nå
nowbeguntopityhimexceptNeptune,
som
whostillpersecutedhimwithoutceasing
og
andwouldnotlethim
komme
gethome.
NowNeptunehadgoneoffto
den
theEthiopians,whoareat
den
theworld’send,andliein
to
twohalves,theonelookingWest
og
andtheotherEast.[1]He
hadde
hadgonetheretoacceptahecatombofsheep
og
andoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathisfestival;
men
buttheothergodsmetin
de
thehouseofOlympianJove,
og
andthesireofgods
og
andmenspokefirst.
Atthat
øyeblikket
momenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,who
hadde
hadbeenkilledbyAgamemnon’s
sønn
sonOrestes;
sohesaidto
de
theothergods:.
“Seenow,
hvordan
howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafter
alt
allnothingbuttheirownfolly.
Se
LookatAegisthus;
hemust
må
needsmakelovetoAgamemnon’s
kone
wifeunrighteouslyandthenkillAgamemnon,
om
thoughheknewitwouldbethe
døden
deathofhim;
forI
sendte
sentMercurytowarnhimnotto
gjøre
doeitherofthesethings,inasmuchasOrestes
ville
wouldbesuretotakehisrevenge
når
whenhegrewupandwantedto
returnere
returnhome.
Mercurytoldhim
dette
thisinallgoodwill
men
buthewouldnotlisten,
og
andnowhehaspaidforeverythinginfull.”
ThenMinerva
sa
said,“Father,sonofSaturn,
Konge
Kingofkings,itservedAegisthus
rett
right,andsoitwould
enhver
anyoneelsewhodoesashedid;
men
butAegisthusisneitherherenor
der
there;
itisforUlyssesthatmy
hjerte
heartbleeds,whenIthinkofhissufferingsinthatlonelysea-girtisland,
langt
faraway,poorman,from
alle
allhisfriends.
Itisanislandcoveredwithforest,in
de
theverymiddleofthesea,
og
andagoddesslivesthere,
datter
daughterofthemagicianAtlas,who
ser
looksafterthebottomof
de
theocean,andcarriesthe
store
greatcolumnsthatkeepheaven
og
andearthasunder.
ThisdaughterofAtlas
har
hasgotholdofpoorunhappyUlysses,
og
andkeepstryingbyeverykindofblandishmenttomakehim
glemme
forgethishome,sothatheistiredof
livet
life,andthinksofnothing
men
buthowhemayoncemore
se
seethesmokeofhis
egne
ownchimneys.
You,sir,take
ingen
noheedofthis,and
likevel
yetwhenUlysseswasbeforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyou
med
withmanyaburntsacrifice?
Hvorfor
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingsoangrywithhim?”
Og
AndJovesaid,“Mychild,whatareyou
snakker
talkingabout?
HowcanI
glemme
forgetUlyssesthanwhomthereisno
mer
morecapablemanonearth,nor
mer
moreliberalinhisofferingsto
de
theimmortalgodsthatliveinheaven?
Bearinmind,however,
at
thatNeptuneisstillfuriouswithUlyssesfor
ha
havingblindedaneyeofPolyphemus
konge
kingoftheCyclopes.
Polyphemusis
sønn
sontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,
datter
daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;
therefore
om
thoughhewillnotkillUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimbypreventinghimfrom
komme
gettinghome.
Still,letuslayourheads
sammen
togetherandseehowwe
kan
canhelphimtoreturn;
Neptune
vil
willthenbepacified,for
hvis
ifweareallof
et
amindhecanhardly
stå
standoutagainstus.”
AndMinerva
sa
said,“Father,sonofSaturn,
Konge
Kingofkings,if,then,thegods
nå
nowmeanthatUlyssesshould
komme
gethome,weshouldfirst
sende
sendMercurytotheOgygianislandto
fortelle
tellCalypsothatwehavemadeupourminds
og
andthatheistoreturn.
InthemeantimeI
vil
willgotoIthaca,to
sette
putheartintoUlysses’sonTelemachus;
I
vil
willemboldenhimtocalltheAchaeansinassembly,
og
andspeakouttothesuitorsofhis
mor
motherPenelope,whopersistin
spise
eatingupanynumberofhissheep
og
andoxen;
IwillalsoconducthimtoSparta
og
andtoPylos,toseeifhe
kan
canhearanythingaboutthereturnofhis
kjære
dearfather—forthiswillmake
folk
peoplespeakwellofhim.”
So
sier
sayingsheboundonherglitteringgoldensandals,imperishable,
med
withwhichshecanflylikethewind
over
overlandorsea;
shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shodspear,sostout
og
andsturdyandstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroeswho
har
havedispleasedher,anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthegatewayofUlysses’house,disguisedas
en
avisitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,
og
andsheheldabronzespearinher
hånden
hand.
Thereshefoundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesoftheoxenwhichthey
hadde
hadkilledandeaten,and
spille
playingdraughtsinfrontofthe
huset
house.
Men-servantsandpageswerebustling
om
abouttowaituponthem,
noen
somemixingwinewithwaterinthemixing-bowls,
noen
somecleaningdownthetables
med
withwetspongesandlayingthem
ut
outagain,andsomecutting
opp
upgreatquantitiesofmeat.
Telemachus
så
sawherlongbeforeanyoneelse
gjorde
did.
Hewassittingmoodilyamongthesuitors
tenker
thinkingabouthisbravefather,
og
andhowhewouldsendthemflying
ut
outofthehouse,ifhewereto
komme
cometohisownagain
og
andbehonouredasindaysgoneby.
Thusbroodingashe
satt
satamongthem,hecaughtsightofMinerva
og
andwentstraighttothegate,forhewasvexedthat
en
astrangershouldbekept
venter
waitingforadmittance.
Hetookher
høyre
righthandinhisown,
og
andbadehergivehimherspear.
“Welcome,”
sa
saidhe,“toourhouse,
og
andwhenyouhavepartakenof
maten
foodyoushalltelluswhatyou
har
havecomefor.”
Heledthe
veien
wayashespoke,andMinerva
fulgte
followedhim.
Whentheywerewithinhe
tok
tookherspearandsetitinthespear-stand
mot
againstastrongbearing-postalong
med
withthemanyotherspearsofhisunhappy
far
father,andheconductedhertoarichlydecoratedseat
under
underwhichhethrewaclothofdamask.
Therewasafootstool
også
alsoforherfeet,[2]andhe
satte
setanotherseatnearherforhimself,
borte
awayfromthesuitors,thatshe
kunne
mightnotbeannoyedwhile
spiste
eatingbytheirnoiseandinsolence,
og
andthathemightaskher
mer
morefreelyabouthisfather.
Amaidservantthen
brakte
broughtthemwaterina
vakker
beautifulgoldenewerandpoureditintoasilverbasinforthemtowashtheirhands,
og
andshedrewacleantablebeside
dem
them.
Anupperservantbroughtthembread,
og
andofferedthemmanygoodthingsofwhattherewasinthe
huset
house,thecarverfetchedthemplatesof
alle
allmannerofmeatsand
satte
setcupsofgoldbytheirside,
og
andamanservantbroughtthemwine
og
andpoureditoutfor
dem
them.
Thenthesuitorscamein
og
andtooktheirplacesonthebenches
og
andseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspoured
vann
waterovertheirhands,maids
gikk
wentroundwiththebread-baskets,pagesfilledthemixing-bowls
med
withwineandwater,andtheylaidtheirhandsuponthe
gode
goodthingsthatwerebefore
dem
them.
Assoonasthey
hadde
hadhadenoughtoeat
og
anddrinktheywantedmusic
og
anddancing,whicharethecrowningembellishmentsof
en
abanquet,soaservantbrought
en
alyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforceto
synge
singtothem.
Assoonashetouchedhislyre
og
andbegantosingTelemachus
snakket
spokelowtoMinerva,withhis
hodet
headclosetohersthat
ingen
nomanmighthear.
“I
håper
hope,sir,”saidhe,“thatyou
vil
willnotbeoffendedwithwhatIamgoingto
si
say.
Singingcomescheapto
dem
thosewhodonotpayfor
det
it,andallthisis
gjort
doneatthecostof
en
onewhoseboneslierottingin
noen
somewildernessorgrindingtopowderinthesurf.
Hvis
Ifthesemenwereto
se
seemyfathercomebacktoIthacathey
ville
wouldprayforlongerlegsratherthan
en
alongerpurse,formoney
ville
wouldnotservethem;
but
han
he,alas,hasfallenon
en
anillfate,andeven
når
whenpeopledosometimessay
at
thatheiscoming,wenolongerheed
dem
them;
weshallneverseehim
igjen
again.
Andnow,sir,tellme
og
andtellmetrue,whoyouare
og
andwhereyoucomefrom.
Fortell
Tellmeofyourtown
og
andparents,whatmannerofshipyoucame
i
in,howyourcrewbroughtyoutoIthaca,
og
andofwhatnationtheydeclaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannot
ha
havecomebyland.
Tellme
også
alsotruly,forIwantto
vite
know,areyouastrangerto
dette
thishouse,orhaveyoubeen
her
hereinmyfather’stime?
Inthe
gamle
olddayswehadmanyvisitorsformy
far
fatherwentaboutmuchhimself.”
Og
AndMinervaanswered,“Iwill
fortelle
tellyoutrulyandparticularly
alt
allaboutit.
IamMentes,
sønn
sonofAnchialus,andIam
Konge
KingoftheTaphians.
I
har
havecomeherewithmyship
og
andcrew,onavoyagetomenofaforeigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]
med
withacargoofiron,
og
andIshallbringbackcopper.
Asformyship,it
ligger
liesoveryonderoffthe
åpne
opencountryawayfromthe
byen
town,intheharbourRheithron[5]
under
underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriends
før
beforeus,asoldLaertes
vil
willtellyou,ifyou
vil
willgoandaskhim.
They
sier
say,however,thathenever
kommer
comestotownnow,andlivesbyhimselfinthecountry,faringhardly,
med
withanoldwomantolookafterhim
og
andgethisdinnerfor
ham
him,whenhecomesintiredfrompottering
om
abouthisvineyard.
Theytoldmeyour
faren
fatherwasathomeagain,
og
andthatwaswhyI
kom
came,butitseemsthegodsare
fortsatt
stillkeepinghimback,forheisnot
død
deadyetnotonthemainland.
Itis
mer
morelikelyheison
noen
somesea-girtislandinmidocean,
eller
oraprisoneramongsavages
som
whoaredetaininghimagainsthis
vilje
will.
Iamnoprophet,
og
andknowverylittleaboutomens,
men
butIspeakasitisborneinuponmefromheaven,
og
andassureyouthathe
vil
willnotbeawaymuchlonger;
forheis
en
amanofsuchresource
at
thateventhoughhewereinchainsofironhe
ville
wouldfindsomemeansof
komme
gettinghomeagain.
Buttell
meg
me,andtellmetrue,
kan
canUlyssesreallyhavesuch
en
afinelookingfellowfor
en
ason?
Youareindeedwonderfully
som
likehimaboutthehead
og
andeyes,forwewere
nære
closefriendsbeforehesetsailforTroy
hvor
wheretheflowerofalltheArgives
gikk
wentalso.
Sincethattimewe
har
havenevereitherofus
sett
seentheother.”
“Mymother,”
svarte
answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIam
sønn
sontoUlysses,butitis
et
awisechildthatknowshis
egen
ownfather.
WouldthatIwere
sønn
sontoonewhohadgrown
gammel
olduponhisownestates,
for
for,sinceyouaskme,thereisno
mer
moreill-starredmanunderheaven
enn
thanhewhotheytellmeismyfather.”
Og
AndMinervasaid,“Thereis
ingen
nofearofyourrace
dør
dyingoutyet,whilePenelope
har
hassuchafinesonasyouare.
Men
Buttellme,andtellmetrue,whatisthemeaningof
alle
allthisfeasting,andwhoare
disse
thesepeople?
Whatisit
alt
allabout?
Haveyousomebanquet,
eller
oristhereaweddinginthefamily—for
ingen
nooneseemstobe
bringe
bringinganyprovisionsofhis
egen
own?
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyarebehaving;
whatriotthey
gjør
makeoverthewholehouse;
itis
nok
enoughtodisgustanyrespectable
person
personwhocomesnearthem.”
“Sir,”
sa
saidTelemachus,“asregardsyour
spørsmål
question,solongasmy
far
fatherwashereitwas
bra
wellwithusandwiththe
huset
house,butthegodsintheirdispleasure
har
havewilleditotherwise,and
har
havehiddenhimawaymoreclosely
enn
thanmortalmanwaseveryethidden.
I
kunne
couldhaveborneitbetter
selv
eventhoughheweredead,ifhehadfallen
med
withhismenbeforeTroy,
eller
orhaddiedwithfriends
rundt
aroundhimwhenthedaysofhisfightingweredone;
forthentheAchaeans
ville
wouldhavebuiltamound
over
overhisashes,andIshouldmyself
ha
havebeenheirtohisrenown;
men
butnowthestorm-windshavespiritedhim
bort
awayweknownotwhither;
heisgone
uten
withoutleavingsomuchas
et
atracebehindhim,andIinherit
ingenting
nothingbutdismay.
Nordoesthe
saken
matterendsimplywithgriefforthelossofmy
faren
father;
heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeof
enda
yetanotherkind;
forthechiefsfrom
alle
allourislands,Dulichium,Same,
og
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,asalso
alle
alltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,are
spiser
eatingupmyhouseunder
de
thepretextofpayingtheircourttomy
mor
mother,whowillneitherpointblank
si
saythatshewillnotmarry,[7]nor
ennå
yetbringmatterstoanend;
sotheyaremakinghavocofmyestate,
og
andbeforelongwilldosoalso
med
withmyself.”
“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudoindeed
vil
wantUlysseshomeagain.
Givehimhishelmet,shield,
og
andacoupleoflances,
og
andifheisthe
mannen
manhewaswhenI
først
firstknewhiminour
hus
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,he
ville
wouldsoonlayhishandsabout
disse
theserascallysuitors,wereheto
stå
standoncemoreuponhis
egen
ownthreshold.
Hewasthen
kom
comingfromEphyra,wherehe
hadde
hadbeentobegpoisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,
sønn
sonofMermerus.
Ilusfeared
de
theever-livinggodsandwouldnot
gi
givehimany,butmy
far
fatherlethimhavesome,forhewas
veldig
veryfondofhim.
IfUlyssesisthe
mannen
manhethenwasthesesuitors
vil
willhaveashortshrift
og
andasorrywedding.
“But
der
there!
Itrestswithheaventodeterminewhetherheistoreturn,
og
andtakehisrevengeinhis
eget
ownhouseorno;
I
vil
would,however,urgeyoutosetabout
prøve
tryingtogetridof
disse
thesesuitorsatonce.
Takemyadvice,
kalle
calltheAchaeanheroesinassemblyto-morrowmorning—layyour
sak
casebeforethem,andcallheaventobearyouwitness.
Bidthesuitors
ta
takethemselvesoff,eachtohis
eget
ownplace,andifyourmother’smindisseton
gifte
marryingagain,lethergo
tilbake
backtoherfather,who
vil
willfindherahusband
og
andprovideherwithallthemarriagegiftsthatso
kjære
dearadaughtermayexpect.
Asforyourself,
la
letmeprevailuponyouto
ta
takethebestshipyou
kan
canget,withacrewoftwentymen,
og
andgoinquestofyour
far
fatherwhohassolongbeenmissing.
Noen
Someonemaytellyou
noe
something,or(andpeopleoften
hører
hearthingsinthisway)
noen
someheaven-sentmessagemaydirectyou.
Først
FirstgotoPylosand
spør
askNestor;
thencegoontoSparta
og
andvisitMenelaus,forhe
kom
gothomelastofalltheAchaeans;
hvis
ifyouhearthatyour
faren
fatherisaliveandonhis
vei
wayhome,youcanputupwiththewaste
disse
thesesuitorswillmakefor
enda
yetanothertwelvemonths.
Ifontheotherhandyou
hører
hearofhisdeath,come
hjem
homeatonce,celebratehisfuneralrites
med
withallduepomp,build
en
abarrowtohismemory,
og
andmakeyourmothermarry
igjen
again.
Then,havingdoneallthis,
tenke
thinkitwelloverinyour
sinn
mindhow,byfairmeans
eller
orfoul,youmaykillthesesuitorsinyour
eget
ownhouse.
Youaretoo
gammel
oldtopleadinfancyanylonger;
haveyounot
hørt
heardhowpeoplearesingingOrestes’praisesforhaving
drept
killedhisfather’smurdererAegisthus?
Youare
en
afine,smartlookingfellow;
vis
showyourmettle,then,and
gjør
makeyourselfanamein
historien
story.
Now,however,Imust
gå
gobacktomyship
og
andtomycrew,who
vil
willbeimpatientifIkeepthem
vente
waitinglonger;
thinkthematter
over
overforyourself,andrememberwhatI
har
havesaidtoyou.”
“Sir,”
svarte
answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
veldig
verykindofyouto
snakke
talktomeinthis
måten
way,asthoughIwereyour
egen
ownson,andIwill
gjøre
doallyoutellme;
I
vet
knowyouwanttobegettingon
med
withyourvoyage,butstay
et
alittlelongertillyou
har
havetakenabathandrefreshedyourself.
I
vil
willthengiveyouapresent,
og
andyoushallgoonyour
vei
wayrejoicing;
Iwillgiveyouoneof
stor
greatbeautyandvalue—akeepsakesuchas
bare
onlydearfriendsgivetooneanother.”
Minerva
svarte
answered,“Donottryto
holde
keepme,forIwouldbeonmy
vei
wayatonce.
Asfor
noen
anypresentyoumaybedisposedto
gjøre
makeme,keepittillI
kommer
comeagain,andIwill
ta
takeithomewithme.
Youshall
gi
givemeaverygoodone,
og
andIwillgiveyouoneofnolessvalueinreturn.”
Med
Withthesewordssheflew
bort
awaylikeabirdintotheair,
men
butshehadgivenTelemachuscourage,
og
andhadmadehimthink
mer
morethaneverabouthis
far
father.
Hefeltthechange,wonderedatit,
og
andknewthatthestranger
hadde
hadbeenagod,sohe
gikk
wentstraighttowherethesuitorswere
satt
sitting.
Phemiuswasstillsinging,
og
andhishearerssatraptinsilenceashe
fortalte
toldthesadtaleofthereturnfromTroy,
og
andtheillsMinervahadlaidupontheAchaeans.
Penelope,
datter
daughterofIcarius,heardhissongfromher
rommet
roomupstairs,andcamedownby
den
thegreatstaircase,notalone,
men
butattendedbytwoofherhandmaids.
Da
Whenshereachedthesuitorsshestoodbyoneof
de
thebearingpoststhatsupported
de
theroofofthecloisters[8]
med
withastaidmaidenoneither
side
sideofher.
Sheheld
et
aveil,moreover,beforeher
ansiktet
face,andwasweepingbitterly.
“Phemius,”shecried,“you
kjenner
knowmanyanotherfeatofgods
og
andheroes,suchaspoets
elsker
lovetocelebrate.
Singthesuitors
noen
someoneofthese,and
la
letthemdrinktheirwineinsilence,
men
butceasethissadtale,forit
bryter
breaksmysorrowfulheart,andremindsmeofmy
tapte
losthusbandwhomImournever
uten
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewas
stor
greatoverallHellasandmiddleArgos.”[9].
“Mother,”
svarte
answeredTelemachus,“letthebard
synge
singwhathehasa
tankene
mindto;
bardsdonotmaketheillsthey
synger
singof;
itisJove,not
de
they,whomakesthem,and
som
whosendswealorwoeuponmankindaccordingtohis
egen
owngoodpleasure.
Thisfellowmeans
ingen
noharmbysingingtheill-fatedreturnoftheDanaans,for
folk
peoplealwaysapplaudthelatestsongs
mest
mostwarmly.
Makeupyourmindtoit
og
andbearit;
Ulyssesisnot
den
theonlymanwhonever
kom
camebackfromTroy,but
mange
manyanotherwentdownas
godt
wellashe.
Go,then,withinthe
huset
houseandbusyyourselfwithyourdailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,
og
andtheorderingofyourservants;
forspeechisman’s
sak
matter,andmineaboveallothers[10]—foritisI
som
whoammasterhere.”
She
gikk
wentwonderingbackintothe
huset
house,andlaidherson’ssayinginher
hjerte
heart.
Then,goingupstairswithherhandmaidsintoher
rommet
room,shemournedherdear
ektemann
husbandtillMinervashedsweet
søvn
sleepoverhereyes.
But
de
thesuitorswereclamorousthroughout
de
thecoveredcloisters[11],andprayed
hver
eachonethathemightbeher
seng
bedfellow.
ThenTelemachusspoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,
la
letusfeastatourpleasure
nå
now,andlettherebenobrawling,foritis
en
ararethingtohear
en
amanwithsuchadivinevoiceasPhemius
har
has;
butinthemorning
møt
meetmeinfullassemblythatI
kan
maygiveyouformalnoticetodepart,
og
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,turn
og
andturnabout,atyour
egen
owncost.
Ifonthe
annen
otherhandyouchoosetopersistinspungingupon
en
oneman,heavenhelpme,
men
butJoveshallreckonwithyouin
sin helhet
full,andwhenyoufallinmyfather’s
hus
housethereshallbeno
mann
mantoavengeyou.”
Thesuitorsbittheirlipsasthey
hørte
heardhim,andmarvelledattheboldnessofhisspeech.
Then,Antinous,
sønn
sonofEupeithes,said,“Thegodsseemto
ha
havegivenyoulessonsinbluster
og
andtalltalking;
mayJove
aldri
nevergrantyoutobechiefinIthacaasyour
far
fatherwasbeforeyou.”
Telemachus
svarte
answered,“Antinous,donotchide
med
withme,but,godwilling,I
vil
willbechieftooifI
kan
can.
Isthistheworstfateyou
kan
canthinkofforme?
Itisno
dårlig
badthingtobeachief,forit
bringer
bringsbothrichesandhonour.
Likevel
Still,nowthatUlyssesis
død
deadtherearemanygreatmeninIthaca
både
botholdandyoung,and
noen
someothermaytaketheleadamong
dem
them;
neverthelessIwillbechiefinmy
eget
ownhouse,andwillrule
de
thosewhomUlysseshaswonforme.”
ThenEurymachus,
sønn
sonofPolybus,answered,“It
hviler
restswithheaventodecidewhoshallbechiefamong
oss
us,butyoushallbemasterinyourown
hus
houseandoveryourownpossessions;
ingen
noonewhilethereisa
mann
maninIthacashalldoyouviolencenorrobyou.
Og
Andnow,mygoodfellow,I
vil
wanttoknowaboutthisstranger.
What
land
countrydoeshecomefrom?
Ofwhat
familie
familyishe,andwhereishisestate?
Har
Hashebroughtyounews
om
aboutthereturnofyourfather,
eller
orwasheonbusinessofhis
egen
own?
Heseemedawellto
gjøre
doman,buthehurriedoffsosuddenly
at
thathewasgoneina
øyeblikk
momentbeforewecouldgetto
kjenne
knowhim.”
“Myfatheris
død
deadandgone,”answeredTelemachus,“and
selv
evenifsomerumourreachesmeI
setter
putnomorefaithinit
nå
now.
Mymotherdoesindeed
noen ganger
sometimessendforasoothsayer
og
andquestionhim,butI
gir
givehisprophecyingsnoheed.
Asfor
den
thestranger,hewasMentes,
sønn
sonofAnchialus,chiefof
den
theTaphians,anoldfriendofmyfather’s.”
Men
Butinhishearthe
visste
knewthatithadbeenthegoddess.
De
Thesuitorsthenreturnedtotheir
sang
singinganddancinguntilthe
kvelden
evening;
butwhennightfellupontheirpleasuringthey
gikk
wenthometobedeachinhis
egen
ownabode.[12]Telemachus’sroomwas
høyt
highupinatower[13]
som
thatlookedontotheoutercourt;
hither,then,hehied,brooding
og
andfullofthought.
A
god
goodoldwoman,Euryclea,daughterofOps,the
sønnen
sonofPisenor,wentbeforehim
med
withacoupleofblazingtorches.
Laertes
hadde
hadboughtherwithhis
egne
ownmoneywhenshewas
ganske
quiteyoung;
hegavetheworthoftwentyoxenfor
henne
her,andshewedasmuchrespecttoherinhishouseholdashe
gjorde
didtohisownwedded
kone
wife,buthedidnot
tok
takehertohisbedforhefearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]Sheitwaswho
nå
nowlightedTelemachustohis
rom
room,andshelovedhim
bedre
betterthananyofthe
andre
otherwomeninthehouse
gjorde
did,forshehadnursedhim
da
whenhewasababy.
He
åpnet
openedthedoorofhis
sengen
bedroomandsatdownuponthe
sengen
bed;
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Nå
Nowwhenthechildofmorning,rosy-fingeredDawn,appearedTelemachusrose
og
anddressedhimself.
Heboundhissandalsontohiscomelyfeet,girdedhissword
om
abouthisshoulder,andlefthis
rommet
roomlookinglikeanimmortal
gud
god.
Heatoncesentthecriersroundtocallthepeopleinassembly,sotheycalledthem
og
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;
then,
da
whentheyweregottogether,he
gikk
wenttotheplaceofassemblyspearinhand—not
alene
alone,forhistwohounds
gikk
wentwithhim.
Minervaendowedhimwith
en
apresenceofsuchdivinecomelinessthat
alle
allmarvelledathimashe
gikk
wentby,andwhenhe
tok
tookhisplaceinhisfather’sseat
selv
eventheoldestcouncillorsmade
vei
wayforhim.
Aegyptius,a
mann
manbentdoublewithage,
og
andofinfiniteexperience,was
den
thefirsttospeak.
His
sønn
sonAntiphushadgonewithUlyssestoIlius,landofnoblesteeds,
men
butthesavageCyclopshadkilledhim
da
whentheywereallshut
opp
upinthecave,and
hadde
hadcookedhislastdinnerforhim.[17]He
hadde
hadthreesonsleft,ofwhom
to
twostillworkedontheirfather’sland,
mens
whilethethird,Eurynomus,was
en
oneofthesuitors;
neverthelesstheir
far
fathercouldnotgetoverthelossofAntiphus,
og
andwasstillweepingforhim
da
whenhebeganhisspeech.
“MenofIthaca,”he
sa
said,“hearmywords.
From
den
thedayUlyssesleftus
det
therehasbeennomeetingofourcouncillors
til
untilnow;
whothencanitbe,whether
gammel
oldoryoung,thatfindsitsonecessarytoconvene
oss
us?
Hashegotwindof
noen
somehostapproaching,anddoeshewishtowarn
oss
us,orwouldhespeakupon
noen
someothermatterofpublic
øyeblikk
moment?
Iamsureheis
en
anexcellentperson,andI
håper
hopeJovewillgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”
Telemachus
tok
tookthisspeechasof
godt
goodomenandroseatonce,forhewasbursting
med
withwhathehadto
si
say.
Hestoodinthemiddleof
den
theassemblyandthegoodheraldPisenor
brakte
broughthimhisstaff.
Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”
sa
saidhe,“itisI,asyou
vil
willshortlylearn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisIwhoamthe
mest
mostaggrieved.
Ihavenot
fått
gotwindofanyhostapproaching
om
aboutwhichIwouldwarnyou,noris
det
thereanymatterofpublic
øyeblikk
momentonwhichIwould
snakke
speak.
Mygrievanceispurelypersonal,
og
andturnsontwogreatmisfortunes
som
whichhavefallenuponmy
hus
house.
Thefirstoftheseis
den
thelossofmyexcellent
far
father,whowaschiefamong
alle
allyouherepresent,andwaslikea
far
fathertoeveryoneofyou;
den
thesecondismuchmore
alvorlig
serious,anderelongwillbe
den
theutterruinofmyestate.
Thesonsof
alle
allthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmy
mor
mothertomarrythemagainsther
vilje
will.
Theyareafraidto
gå
gotoherfatherIcarius,
be
askinghimtochoosetheonehe
liker
likesbest,andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhis
datter
daughter,butdaybydaythey
holder
keephangingaboutmyfather’s
hus
house,sacrificingouroxen,sheep,
og
andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,
og
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughttothequantityofwinethey
drikker
drink.
Noestatecanstand
slik
suchrecklessness;
wehavenow
ingen
noUlyssestowardoffharmfromourdoors,
og
andIcannotholdmy
egen
ownagainstthem.