BOOKI
THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’SVISITTOITHACA—THECHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
Opowiedz
Tellme,OMuse,ofthatingeniousherowhotravelleddaleko
farandwideafterhehadsackedthefamoustownofTroy.Wiele
Manycitiesdidhevisit,i
andmanywerethenationsz
withwhosemannersandcustomshewasacquainted;moreoverhesuffered
wiele
muchbyseawhiletryingtouratować
savehisownlifeandbringhismensafelydomu
home;butdowhathemighthecouldnot
uratować
savehismen,fortheyperishedprzez
throughtheirownsheerfollyineatingthecattleoftheSun-godHyperion;sothe
bóg
godpreventedthemfromeverreachingdomu
home.Tellme,too,aboutall
tych
thesethings,ohdaughterofJove,fromwhatsoeversourceyoumayznać
knowthem.Sonowall
którzy
whoescapeddeathinbattlelub
orbyshipwreckhadgotsafelydomu
homeexceptUlysses,andhe,choć
thoughhewaslongingtoreturntohisżony
wifeandcountry,wasdetainedbythegoddessCalypso,którzy
whohadgothimintoalargecavei
andwantedtomarryhim.Ale
Butasyearswentby,therecameaczas
timewhenthegodssettledże
thatheshouldgobacktoIthaca;nawet
eventhen,however,whenhewasamonghisownpeople,histroubleswerenotyetover;neverthelessallthegodshadnowbeguntopityhimexceptNeptune,
który
whostillpersecutedhimwithoutceasingi
andwouldnotlethimgetdomu
home.NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,
którzy
whoareattheworld’skońcu
end,andlieintwohalves,theonelookingWestandtheotherEast.[1]Hehadposzedł
gonetheretoacceptahecatombofsheepandoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathisfestival;ale
buttheothergodsmetinthedomu
houseofOlympianJove,andthesireofgodsandmenspokefirst.Atthat
momencie
momenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,whohadbeenkilledbyAgamemnon’ssyna
sonOrestes;sohesaidtothe
innych
othergods:.“Seenow,howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafterallnothingbuttheirownfolly.
Spójrz
LookatAegisthus;hemustneedsmakelovetoAgamemnon’swifeunrighteously
a
andthenkillAgamemnon,thoughhewiedział
knewitwouldbethedeathofhim;forIsentMercurytowarnhimnotto
robił
doeitherofthesethings,inasmuchasOresteswouldbesuretotakehisrevengegdy
whenhegrewupandwantedtoreturndomu
home.Mercurytoldhimthisinallgoodwill
ale
buthewouldnotlisten,a
andnowhehaspaidforwszystko
everythinginfull.”ThenMinerva
powiedziała
said,“Father,sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,itservedAegisthusright,a
andsoitwouldanyoneelsekto
whodoesashedid;ale
butAegisthusisneitherherenorthere;itisforUlyssesthatmy
serce
heartbleeds,whenIthinkofhissufferingsinthatlonelysea-girtisland,faraway,poorczłowiek
man,fromallhisfriends.Itisanislandcoveredwithforest,intheverymiddleofthesea,
i
andagoddesslivesthere,córka
daughterofthemagicianAtlas,wholooksafterthebottomoftheocean,i
andcarriesthegreatcolumnsthatkeepheaveni
andearthasunder.ThisdaughterofAtlashasgotholdofpoorunhappyUlysses,
i
andkeepstryingbyeveryrodzaju
kindofblandishmenttomakehimforgethisdomu
home,sothatheistiredoflife,i
andthinksofnothingbutjak
howhemayoncemoreseethesmokeofhisownchimneys.You,
panie
sir,takenoheedofthis,a
andyetwhenUlysseswasprzed
beforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyouwithmanyaburntsacrifice?Dlaczego
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingsoangrywithhim?”A
AndJovesaid,“Mychild,whatareyoumówisz
talkingabout?HowcanIforgetUlyssesthanwhomthereisno
bardziej
morecapablemanonearth,norbardziej
moreliberalinhisofferingstotheimmortalgodsthatżyją
liveinheaven?Bearinmind,however,
że
thatNeptuneisstillfuriouswithUlyssesforhavingblindedaneyeofPolyphemuskingoftheCyclopes.Polyphemusis
synem
sontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;therefore
chociaż
thoughhewillnotkillUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimbypreventinghimfromgettingdomu
home.Still,letuslayourheads
razem
togetherandseehowwecanhelphimtoreturn;Neptune
będzie
willthenbepacified,forjeśli
ifweareallofaumyśle
mindhecanhardlystandsię
outagainstus.”AndMinerva
powiedział
said,“Father,sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,jeśli
if,then,thegodsnowmeanże
thatUlyssesshouldgethome,weshouldnajpierw
firstsendMercurytotheOgygianislandtopowiedział
tellCalypsothatwehavemadeupourmindsi
andthatheistoreturn.InthemeantimeIwill
by
gotoIthaca,toputheartintoUlysses’syna
sonTelemachus;IwillemboldenhimtocalltheAchaeansinassembly,
i
andspeakouttothesuitorsofhismatki
motherPenelope,whopersistineatingupanynumberofhissheepi
andoxen;IwillalsoconducthimtoSparta
i
andtoPylos,toseeifhemoże
canhearanythingaboutthereturnofhisdearfather—forthisbędą
willmakepeoplespeakwellofhim.”Sosayingsheboundonherglitteringgoldensandals,imperishable,
z
withwhichshecanflyjak
likethewindoverlandlub
orsea;shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shodspear,sostout
i
andsturdyandstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroesktórzy
whohavedispleasedher,anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthegatewayofUlysses’domu
house,disguisedasavisitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,i
andsheheldabronzespearinherhand.Tam
Thereshefoundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesoftheoxenktóre
whichtheyhadkilledandeaten,i
andplayingdraughtsinfrontofthehouse.Men-servantsandpageswerebustling
o
abouttowaituponthem,niektóre
somemixingwinewithwaterinthemixing-bowls,niektóre
somecleaningdownthetableswithwetspongesandlayingthemoutponownie
again,andsomecuttingupgreatquantitiesofmeat.Telemachussawher
długo
longbeforeanyoneelsedid.Hewas
siedział
sittingmoodilyamongthesuitorsthinkingo
abouthisbravefather,andhowhewouldwysłałby
sendthemflyingoutofthedomu
house,ifheweretocometohisownagaini
andbehonouredasindaysgoneby.Thusbroodingashesatamong
nich
them,hecaughtsightofMinervai
andwentstraighttothegate,forhewasvexedże
thatastrangershouldbekeptwaitingforadmittance.He
wziął
tookherrighthandinhisown,i
andbadehergivehimherspear.“Welcome,”saidhe,“toour
domu
house,andwhenyouhavepartakenofjedzenie
foodyoushalltelluswhatyouhavecomefor.”Heledthewayashe
mówił
spoke,andMinervafollowedhim.Kiedy
Whentheywerewithinhewziął
tookherspearandsetitinthespear-standagainstastrongbearing-postalongwiththemanyotherspearsofhisunhappyojca
father,andheconductedhertoarichlydecoratedseatpod
underwhichhethrewaclothofdamask.Nie
Therewasafootstoolalsoforherfeet,[2]i
andhesetanotherseatnearherforhimself,dala
awayfromthesuitors,thatshemightnotbeannoyedpodczas
whileeatingbytheirnoisei
andinsolence,andthathemightzapytać
askhermorefreelyabouthisojca
father.Amaidservantthen
przyniosła
broughtthemwaterinabeautifulgoldenewerandpoureditintoasilverbasinforthemtowashtheirhands,andshedrewacleantablebesidethem.Anupperservant
przyniósł
broughtthembread,andofferedthemwiele
manygoodthingsofwhattherewasinthedomu
house,thecarverfetchedthemplatesofallmannerofmeatsandsetcupsofgoldbytheirside,andamanservantprzyniósł
broughtthemwineandpoureditoutforthem.Thenthesuitorscameinandtooktheirplacesonthebenchesandseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspoured
wodę
waterovertheirhands,maidswentroundz
withthebread-baskets,pagesfilledthemixing-bowlsz
withwineandwater,andtheylaidtheirhandsuponthedobre
goodthingsthatwerebeforethem.Assoonasthey
mieli
hadhadenoughtoeati
anddrinktheywantedmusici
anddancing,whicharethecrowningembellishmentsofabanquet,soaservantprzyniósł
broughtalyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforcetosingtonich
them.Assoonashetouchedhislyre
i
andbegantosingTelemachusspokelowtoMinerva,z
withhisheadclosetohersthatnie
nomanmighthear.“I
nadzieję
hope,sir,”saidhe,“thatyouwillnotbeoffendedwithwhatIamgoingtopowiedzieć
say.Singingcomescheapto
tych
thosewhodonotpayforit,a
andallthisisdoneatthecostofonewhosebonesleżą
lierottinginsomewildernesslub
orgrindingtopowderinthesurf.Ifthesemenweretoseemy
ojciec
fathercomebacktoIthacatheywouldprayforlongerlegsratherthanalongerpurse,forpieniądze
moneywouldnotservethem;ale
buthe,alas,hasfallenonanillfate,i
andevenwhenpeopledoczasami
sometimessaythatheiscoming,wenie
nolongerheedthem;weshallneverseehimagain.
And
teraz
now,sir,tellmeandpowiedz
tellmetrue,whoyouareandwhereyoucomefrom.Opowiedz
Tellmeofyourtowni
andparents,whatmannerofshipyoucamein,jak
howyourcrewbroughtyoutoIthaca,i
andofwhatnationtheydeclaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannothavecomebyland.Powiedz
Tellmealsotruly,forIwanttowiedzieć
know,areyouastrangertotym
thishouse,orhaveyoubeentu
hereinmyfather’stime?Intheolddayswe
mieliśmy
hadmanyvisitorsformyojciec
fatherwentaboutmuchhimself.”AndMinerva
odpowiedziała
answered,“Iwilltellyoutrulyandparticularlyallaboutit.IamMentes,
syn
sonofAnchialus,andIamKingoftheTaphians.Ihavecome
tutaj
herewithmyshipandcrew,onavoyagetomenofaforeigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]withacargoofiron,andIshallprzyniosę
bringbackcopper.Asformyship,it
leży
liesoveryonderofftheopencountrydala
awayfromthetown,intheharbourRheithron[5]pod
underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriendsprzed
beforeus,asoldLaerteswillpowie
tellyou,ifyouwillpójdziesz
goandaskhim.They
mówią
say,however,thathenevercomestomiasta
townnow,andlivesbyhimselfinthecountry,faringhardly,withanoldwomantolookafterhimi
andgethisdinnerforhim,kiedy
whenhecomesintiredfrompotteringabouthisvineyard.They
powiedzieli
toldmeyourfatherwasatdomu
homeagain,andthatwaswhyIprzyszedłem
came,butitseemsthegodsarestillkeepinghimback,forheisnotdeadyetnotonthemainland.Itis
bardziej
morelikelyheisonsomesea-girtislandinmidocean,lub
oraprisoneramongsavagesktórzy
whoaredetaininghimagainsthiswill.Iam
nie
noprophet,andknowveryniewiele
littleaboutomens,butImówię
speakasitisborneinuponmefromheaven,i
andassureyouthathebędzie
willnotbeawaymuchlonger;forheisamanofsuchresource
że
thateventhoughhewereinchainsofironhewouldznalazłby
findsomemeansofgettingdomu
homeagain.Buttellme,
i
andtellmetrue,canUlyssesnaprawdę
reallyhavesuchafinelookingfellowforasyna
son?Youareindeedwonderfullylikehimaboutthe
głowie
headandeyes,forwewereclosefriendszanim
beforehesetsailforTroygdzie
wheretheflowerofalltheArgiveswentrównież
also.Sincethattimewehavenevereitherofus
widzieliśmy
seentheother.”“Mymother,”
odpowiedział
answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIamsynem
sontoUlysses,butitisawisedziecko
childthatknowshisownojca
father.WouldthatIwere
synem
sontoonewhohadgrownolduponhisownestates,for,sinceyouaskmnie
me,thereisnomoreill-starredmanpod
underheaventhanhewhotheytellmeismyfather.”A
AndMinervasaid,“Thereisnofearofyourracedyingoutjeszcze
yet,whilePenelopehassuchafinesyna
sonasyouare.But
powiedz
tellme,andtellmetrue,whatisthemeaningofalltej
thisfeasting,andwhoarethesepeople?Whatisitall
o
about?Haveyousomebanquet,oristhereaweddinginthefamily—fornooneseemstobebringing
żadnych
anyprovisionsofhisown?I
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyarebehaving;whatriottheymakeoverthewhole
domu
house;itisenoughtodisgustanyrespectable
osobę
personwhocomesnearthem.”“Sir,”saidTelemachus,“asregardsyourquestion,so
długo
longasmyfatherwastu
hereitwaswellwithusi
andwiththehouse,butthegodsintheirdispleasurehavewilleditotherwise,i
andhavehiddenhimawaybardziej
morecloselythanmortalmanwaseveryethidden.Icouldhaveborneit
lepiej
bettereventhoughheweredead,ifhehadfallenwithhismenprzed
beforeTroy,orhaddiedwithfriendswokół
aroundhimwhenthedaysofhisfightingweredone;forthentheAchaeanswouldhavebuiltamoundoverhisashes,
a
andIshouldmyselfhavebeenheirtohisrenown;ale
butnowthestorm-windshavespiritedhimawaywewiemy
knownotwhither;heisgone
bez
withoutleavingsomuchasatracebehindhim,a
andIinheritnothingbutdismay.Nordoesthematterendsimplywithgriefforthelossofmy
ojca
father;heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeofyet
innego
anotherkind;forthechiefsfromallourislands,Dulichium,Same,
i
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,asrównież
alsoalltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,areeatingupmydom
houseunderthepretextofpayingtheircourttomymatki
mother,whowillneitherpointblankpowie
saythatshewillnotmarry,[7]norjeszcze
yetbringmatterstoankońca
end;sotheyaremakinghavocofmyestate,
a
andbeforelongwilldosoteż
alsowithmyself.”“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudoindeed
chcesz
wantUlysseshomeagain.Givehimhishelmet,shield,andacoupleoflances,and
jeśli
ifheisthemanhewaswhenIpo raz pierwszy
firstknewhiminourdomu
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,hewouldwkrótce
soonlayhishandsabouttych
theserascallysuitors,werehetostanął
standoncemoreuponhisownthreshold.HewasthencomingfromEphyra,
gdzie
wherehehadbeentobegpoisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,syna
sonofMermerus.Ilusfearedtheever-livinggods
i
andwouldnotgivehimany,ale
butmyfatherlethimmieć
havesome,forhewasbardzo
veryfondofhim.IfUlyssesisthemanhethenwasthesesuitors
będą
willhaveashortshrifti
andasorrywedding.“But
tam
there!Itrestswithheaventodeterminewhetherheistoreturn,
i
andtakehisrevengeinhisowndomu
houseorno;Iwould,however,urgeyoutosetabouttryingtogetridof
tych
thesesuitorsatonce.Takemyadvice,calltheAchaeanheroesinassembly
jutro
to-morrowmorning—layyourcasebeforeim
them,andcallheaventobearyouwitness.Bidthesuitorstakethemselvesoff,
każdy
eachtohisownplace,andjeśli
ifyourmother’smindissetonmarryingponownie
again,lethergobacktoherojca
father,whowillfindherahusbandandprovideherwithwszystkie
allthemarriagegiftsthatsodearacórka
daughtermayexpect.Asforyourself,
pozwól
letmeprevailuponyoutowziął
takethebestshipyoucanget,withacrewoftwentymen,andposzedł
goinquestofyourojca
fatherwhohassolongbeenmissing.Someone
może
maytellyousomething,or(andpeopleoftensłyszą
hearthingsinthisway)someheaven-sentmessagemoże
maydirectyou.FirstgotoPylos
i
andaskNestor;thencegoontoSparta
i
andvisitMenelaus,forhegotdomu
homelastofalltheAchaeans;jeśli
ifyouhearthatyourojciec
fatherisaliveandonhisdrodze
wayhome,youcanputupwiththewastethesesuitorsbędą
willmakeforyetanothertwelvemonths.Jeśli
Ifontheotherhandyouusłyszysz
hearofhisdeath,comedomu
homeatonce,celebratehisfuneralriteswithallduepomp,buildabarrowtohismemory,i
andmakeyourmothermarryagain.Then,havingdoneall
tego
this,thinkitwelloverinyourumyśle
mindhow,byfairmeanslub
orfoul,youmaykilltych
thesesuitorsinyourowndomu
house.Youaretoooldtopleadinfancyanylonger;
haveyounot
słyszałeś
heardhowpeoplearesingingOrestes’praisesforhavingkilledhisfather’smurdererAegisthus?Youareafine,smartlookingfellow;
pokaż
showyourmettle,then,andzrób
makeyourselfanameinstory.Teraz
Now,however,Imustgobacktomyshipi
andtomycrew,whobędzie
willbeimpatientifIkeepthemwaitinglonger;pomyśl
thinkthematteroverforyourself,i
andrememberwhatIhavepowiedziałem
saidtoyou.”“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
bardzo
verykindofyoutomówisz
talktomeinthissposób
way,asthoughIwereyourownsynem
son,andIwilldoallyoupowiesz
tellme;Iknowyou
chcesz
wanttobegettingonwithyourvoyage,ale
butstayalittlelongertillyouhaveweźmiesz
takenabathandrefreshedyourself.Iwillthen
dam
giveyouapresent,andyoushallpójdziesz
goonyourwayrejoicing;Iwill
dają
giveyouoneofgreatbeautyi
andvalue—akeepsakesuchastylko
onlydearfriendsgivetojedną
oneanother.”Minervaanswered,“Donot
próbuj
trytokeepme,forIwouldbeonmydrodze
wayatonce.Asforanypresentyoumaybedisposedto
zrobić
makeme,keepittillIcomeagain,a
andIwilltakeitdomu
homewithme.Youshallgivemea
bardzo
verygoodone,andIwillgiveyoujedną
oneofnolessvalueinreturn.”Z
Withthesewordssheflewawayjak
likeabirdintotheair,ale
butshehadgivenTelemachuscourage,i
andhadmadehimthinkbardziej
morethaneverabouthisfather.He
czuł
feltthechange,wonderedatit,i
andknewthatthestrangerhadbeenabogiem
god,sohewentstraighttoktórym
wherethesuitorsweresitting.Phemiuswas
wciąż
stillsinging,andhishearerssiedzieli
satraptinsilenceashetoldthesadtaleofthereturnfromTroy,andtheillsMinervahadlaidupontheAchaeans.Penelope,
córka
daughterofIcarius,heardhissongfromherroomupstairs,i
andcamedownbythegreatstaircase,notsama
alone,butattendedbytwoofherhandmaids.Whenshereachedthesuitorsshe
stanęła
stoodbyoneofthebearingpostsktóre
thatsupportedtheroofofthecloisters[8]withastaidmaidenoneithersideofher.She
trzymała
heldaveil,moreover,beforeherface,i
andwasweepingbitterly.“Phemius,”shecried,“youknow
wiele
manyanotherfeatofgodsi
andheroes,suchaspoetslovetocelebrate.Singthesuitorssome
jedną
oneofthese,andletthemdrinktheirwineinsilence,ale
butceasethissadtale,foritłamie
breaksmysorrowfulheart,andremindsmeofmylosthusbandwhomImourneverbez
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewasgreatoverallHellasi
andmiddleArgos.”[9].“Mother,”answeredTelemachus,“letthebard
śpiewać
singwhathehasamindto;bardsdonotmaketheillsthey
śpiewają
singof;itisJove,not
oni
they,whomakesthem,andwhoposyła
sendswealorwoeuponmankindaccordingtohisowngoodpleasure.Thisfellowmeans
nie
noharmbysingingtheill-fatedpowrót
returnoftheDanaans,forpeoplezawsze
alwaysapplaudthelatestsongsmostwarmly.Make
się
upyourmindtoiti
andbearit;Ulyssesisnotthe
jedynym
onlymanwhonevercamebackfromTroy,ale
butmanyanotherwentdownaswellason
he.Go,then,withinthe
domu
houseandbusyyourselfwithyourdailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,i
andtheorderingofyourservants;forspeechisman’smatter,
a
andmineaboveallothers[10]—foritisIwhoammasterhere.”Shewentwonderingbackintothe
domu
house,andlaidherson’ssayinginhersercu
heart.Then,goingupstairswithherhandmaidsintoherroom,shemournedherdear
męża
husbandtillMinervashedsweetsen
sleepoverhereyes.Butthesuitorswereclamorousthroughoutthecoveredcloisters[11],
i
andprayedeachonethathemightbeherłóżku
bedfellow.ThenTelemachusspoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,
niech
letusfeastatourpleasureteraz
now,andlettherebenobrawling,foritisararethingtosłyszeć
hearamanwithsuchadivinevoiceasPhemiusma
has;butinthemorning
spotkać
meetmeinfullassemblyże
thatImaygiveyouformalnoticetodepart,i
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,turni
andturnabout,atyourwłasny
owncost.Ifonthe
drugiej
otherhandyouchoosetopersistinspunginguponjednego
oneman,heavenhelpme,ale
butJoveshallreckonwithyouinfull,a
andwhenyoufallinmyfather’sdomu
housethereshallbenomantoavengeyou.”Thesuitorsbittheirlipsasthey
słyszeli
heardhim,andmarvelledattheboldnessofhisspeech.Then,Antinous,
syn
sonofEupeithes,said,“Thegodsseemtohavegivenyoulessonsinblusteri
andtalltalking;mayJove
nigdy nie
nevergrantyoutobechiefinIthacaasyourojciec
fatherwasbeforeyou.”Telemachus
odpowiedział
answered,“Antinous,donotchideze
withme,but,godwilling,Iwillbechiefteż
tooifIcan.Isthistheworstfateyoucanthinkoffor
mnie
me?Itisnobadthingtobeachief,foritbrings
zarówno
bothrichesandhonour.Still,
teraz
nowthatUlyssesisdeadnie
therearemanygreatmeninIthacazarówno
botholdandyoung,andsomeothermogą
maytaketheleadamongnich
them;neverthelessIwillbechiefinmyown
domu
house,andwillrulethosewhomUlysseshaswygrał
wonforme.”ThenEurymachus,
syn
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswithheaventodecidekto
whoshallbechiefamongus,ale
butyoushallbemasterinyourowndomu
houseandoveryourownpossessions;noonewhilethereisa
człowiek
maninIthacashalldoyouviolencenorrobyou.A
Andnow,mygoodfellow,Iwanttowiedzieć
knowaboutthisstranger.What
kraju
countrydoeshecomefrom?Ofwhat
rodziny
familyishe,andwhereishisestate?Hashe
przyniósł
broughtyounewsaboutthereturnofyourojca
father,orwasheonbusinessofhisown?Heseemedawelltodoman,
ale
buthehurriedoffsosuddenlyże
thathewasgoneinachwili
momentbeforewecouldgettoknowhim.”“My
ojciec
fatherisdeadandgone,”odpowiedział
answeredTelemachus,“andevenifsomerumourreachesmeIputnie
nomorefaithinitnow.My
matka
motherdoesindeedsometimessendforasoothsayeri
andquestionhim,butIgivehisprophecyingsnie
noheed.Asforthestranger,hewasMentes,
syn
sonofAnchialus,chiefoftheTaphians,to
anoldfriendofmyfather’s.”Ale
Butinhishearthewiedział
knewthatithadbeenthegoddess.Thesuitorsthen
powrócili
returnedtotheirsinginganddancinguntiltheevening;ale
butwhennightfellupontheirpleasuringtheyposzedł
wenthometobedeachinhisownabode.[12]Telemachus’sroomwashighsię
upinatower[13]thatlookedontotheoutercourt;hither,then,hehied,brooding
i
andfullofthought.A
dobra
goodoldwoman,Euryclea,daughterofOps,thesyna
sonofPisenor,wentbeforehimwithacoupleofblazingtorches.Laerteshadboughtherwithhisown
pieniądze
moneywhenshewasquitemłoda
young;hegavetheworthoftwentyoxenfor
jej
her,andshewedasmuchrespecttoherinhishouseholdashedidtohisownweddedżony
wife,buthedidnottakehertohisłóżka
bedforhefearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]Sheitwaswhoteraz
nowlightedTelemachustohisroom,i
andshelovedhimbetterniż
thananyoftheotherwomeninthedomu
housedid,forshehadnursedhimgdy
whenhewasababy.Heopenedthe
drzwi
doorofhisbedroomi
andsatdownuponthełóżku
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ASSEMBLYOFTHEPEOPLEOFITHACA—SPEECHESOFTELEMACHUS
I
ANDOFTHESUITORS—TELEMACHUSMAKESHISPREPARATIONSI
ANDSTARTSFORPYLOSWITHMINERVADISGUISEDASMENTOR.Now
kiedy
whenthechildofmorning,rosy-fingeredDawn,appearedTelemachusrosei
anddressedhimself.Heboundhissandalsontohiscomelyfeet,girdedhisswordabouthisshoulder,
i
andlefthisroomlookingjak
likeanimmortalgod.Heatonce
wysłał
sentthecriersroundtocallthepeopleinassembly,sotheycalledthema
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;then,
kiedy
whentheyweregottogether,hewenttotheplaceofassemblyspearinhand—notsam
alone,forhistwohoundswentwithnim
him.Minervaendowedhimwithapresenceofsuchdivinecomeliness
że
thatallmarvelledathimashewentby,a
andwhenhetookhisplaceinhisfather’sseatnawet
eventheoldestcouncillorsmadewayforhim.Aegyptius,a
człowiek
manbentdoublewithage,i
andofinfiniteexperience,wasthepierwszym
firsttospeak.HissonAntiphus
miał
hadgonewithUlyssestoIlius,landofnoblesteeds,ale
butthesavageCyclopshadzabił
killedhimwhentheywereallshutsię
upinthecave,andmiał
hadcookedhislastdinnerforhim.[17]Hemiał
hadthreesonsleft,ofwhomdwóch
twostillworkedontheirfather’sland,whilethethird,Eurynomus,wasjednym
oneofthesuitors;neverthelesstheir
ojciec
fathercouldnotgetoverthelossofAntiphus,i
andwasstillweepingforhimgdy
whenhebeganhisspeech.“MenofIthaca,”he
powiedział
said,“hearmywords.Fromthe
dnia
dayUlyssesleftustherehasbeennomeetingofourcouncillorsuntilteraz
now;whothencanitbe,whetheroldoryoung,thatfindsitsonecessarytoconvene
nas
us?Hashegotwindofsomehostapproaching,
i
anddoeshewishtowarnnas
us,orwouldhespeakuponsomeothermatterofpublicchwili
moment?Iamsureheisanexcellentperson,
i
andIhopeJovewillgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”Telemachus
wziął
tookthisspeechasofdobry
goodomenandroseatonce,forhewasburstingwithwhathemiał
hadtosay.Hestoodinthemiddleoftheassembly
a
andthegoodheraldPisenorprzyniósł
broughthimhisstaff.Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”
powiedział
saidhe,“itisI,asyouwillshortlylearn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisIwhoamthenajbardziej
mostaggrieved.Ihavenotgotwindofanyhostapproaching
o
aboutwhichIwouldwarnyou,norisnie
thereanymatterofpublicmomentonwhichIwouldmówić
speak.Mygrievanceispurelypersonal,
i
andturnsontwogreatmisfortunesktóre
whichhavefallenuponmydom
house.Thefirstoftheseisthelossofmyexcellentfather,
który
whowaschiefamongallyoututaj
herepresent,andwaslikeafathertokażdego
everyoneofyou;the
druga
secondismuchmoreserious,i
anderelongwillbetheutterruinofmyestate.Thesonsofallthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmy
matkę
mothertomarrythemagainstherwill.Theyareafraidto
pójść
gotoherfatherIcarius,askinghimtochoosetheonehelikesbest,i
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhiscórki
daughter,butdaybydaytheykeephangingo
aboutmyfather’shouse,sacrificingouroxen,sheep,i
andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,i
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughttothequantityofwinetheypiją
drink.Noestatecanstandsuchrecklessness;
we
mamy
havenownoUlyssestowardoffharmfromourdoors,a
andIcannotholdmyownprzed
againstthem.