BOOKI
THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’SVISITTOITHACA—THE
Wyzwanie
CHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.Opowiedz
Tellme,OMuse,ofthatingeniousherowhopodróżował
travelledfarandwideafterhehadsackedthefamoustownofTroy.Wiele
Manycitiesdidhevisit,i
andmanywerethenationsz
withwhosemannersandcustomshewasacquainted;moreoverhesuffered
wiele
muchbyseawhiletryingtouratować
savehisownlifeandbringhismenbezpiecznie
safelyhome;butdowhathemighthecouldnot
uratować
savehismen,fortheyperishedprzez
throughtheirownsheerfollyineatingthebydło
cattleoftheSun-godHyperion;sothe
bóg
godpreventedthemfromeverreachingdomu
home.Tellme,too,aboutall
tych
thesethings,ohdaughterofJove,fromwhatsoeverźródła
sourceyoumayknowthem.Sonowall
którzy
whoescapeddeathinbattlelub
orbyshipwreckhadgotbezpiecznie
safelyhomeexceptUlysses,andon
he,thoughhewaslongingtoreturntohisżony
wifeandcountry,wasdetainedbythegoddessCalypso,którzy
whohadgothimintoadużej
largecaveandwantedtopoślubić
marryhim.Butasyearswentby,therecamea
czas
timewhenthegodssettledże
thatheshouldgobacktoIthaca;nawet
eventhen,however,whenhewaswśród
amonghisownpeople,histroubleswerenotyetover;neverthelessallthegodshadnowbeguntopityhimexceptNeptune,
który
whostillpersecutedhimwithoutceasingi
andwouldnotlethimgetdomu
home.NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,
którzy
whoareattheworld’skońcu
end,andlieintwohalves,theonelookingZachód
WestandtheotherEast.[1]Hehadposzedł
gonetheretoacceptahecatombofowiec
sheepandoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathisfestival;ale
buttheothergodsmetinthedomu
houseofOlympianJove,andthesireofgodsandmenspokefirst.Atthat
momencie
momenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,whohadbeenkilledbyAgamemnon’ssyna
sonOrestes;sohesaidtothe
innych
othergods:.“Seenow,howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafterallnothingbuttheirownfolly.
Spójrz
LookatAegisthus;hemustneedsmakelovetoAgamemnon’swifeunrighteously
a
andthenkillAgamemnon,thoughhewiedział
knewitwouldbethedeathofhim;forIsentMercuryto
ostrzegł
warnhimnottodoeitheroftych
thesethings,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-girtwyspie
island,faraway,poorman,fromallhisfriends.Itisan
wyspa
islandcoveredwithforest,intheveryśrodku
middleofthesea,andabogini
goddesslivesthere,daughterofthemagicianAtlas,wholooksafterthebottomoftheocean,i
andcarriesthegreatcolumnsthatkeepheaveni
andearthasunder.ThisdaughterofAtlashasgotholdofpoorunhappyUlysses,
i
andkeepstryingbyeveryrodzaju
kindofblandishmenttomakehimforgethisdomu
home,sothatheiszmęczony
tiredoflife,andthinksofniczym
nothingbuthowhemayoncemoreseethedym
smokeofhisownchimneys.You,
panie
sir,takenoheedofthis,a
andyetwhenUlysseswasprzed
beforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyouwithmanyaburntsacrifice?Dlaczego
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingsowściekły
angrywithhim?”AndJovesaid,“My
dziecko
child,whatareyoutalkingo
about?HowcanIforgetUlyssesthanwhomthereisno
bardziej
morecapablemanonearth,ani
normoreliberalinhisofferingstotheimmortalgodsthatżyją
liveinheaven?Bearinmind,
jednak
however,thatNeptuneisstillwściekły
furiouswithUlyssesforhavingblindedanoka
eyeofPolyphemuskingoftheCyclopes.Polyphemusis
synem
sontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;dlatego
thereforethoughhewillnotzabije
killUlyssesoutright,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
firstsendMercurytotheOgygianwyspę
islandtotellCalypsothatwema
havemadeupourmindsi
andthatheistoreturn.Inthe
międzyczasie
meantimeIwillgotoIthaca,toputheartintoUlysses’syna
sonTelemachus;IwillemboldenhimtocalltheAchaeansinassembly,
i
andspeakouttothesuitorsofhismatki
motherPenelope,whopersistineatingupanynumberofhisowiec
sheepandoxen;Iwillalso
przeprowadzę
conducthimtoSpartaandtoPylos,toseeifhemoże
canhearanythingaboutthereturnofhisdearfather—forthisbędą
willmakepeoplespeakwellofhim.”Sosayingsheboundonherglittering
złote
goldensandals,imperishable,withwhichshemoże
canflylikethewindnad
overlandorsea;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,andsomecuttingupgreatquantitiesofmięsa
meat.Telemachussawherlong
przed
beforeanyoneelsedid.Hewas
siedział
sittingmoodilyamongthesuitorsthinkingo
abouthisbravefather,andhowhewouldwysłałby
sendthemflyingoutofthedomu
house,ifheweretocometohisownagaini
andbehonouredasindaysgoneby.Thusbroodingashesat
wśród
amongthem,hecaughtsightofMinervai
andwentstraighttothebramy
gate,forhewasvexedże
thatastrangershouldbekeptwaitingforadmittance.He
wziął
tookherrighthandinhisown,i
andbadehergivehimherspear.“Welcome,”saidhe,“toour
domu
house,andwhenyouhavepartakenofjedzenie
foodyoushalltelluswhatyouhavecomefor.”He
prowadził
ledthewayashemówił
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
broughtthemwaterinabeautifulgoldenewerandwlała
poureditintoasilverbasinforthemtowashtheirhands,andshedrewacleanstół
tablebesidethem.Anupper
sługa
servantbroughtthembread,andzaoferował
offeredthemmanygoodthingsofwhattherewasinthedomu
house,thecarverfetchedthemplatesofallmannerofmeatsandsetcupsofzłote
goldbytheirside,andamanservantprzyniósł
broughtthemwineandpoureditoutforthem.Thenthesuitorscameinandtooktheirplacesonthebenchesandseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspoured
wodę
waterovertheirhands,maidswentroundz
withthebread-baskets,pagesfilledthemixing-bowlsz
withwineandwater,andtheylaidtheirhandsuponthedobre
goodthingsthatwerebeforethem.Assoonasthey
mieli
hadhadenoughtoeati
anddrinktheywantedmusici
anddancing,whicharethecrowningembellishmentsofabanquet,soasługa
servantbroughtalyretoPhemius,whomtheyzmusili
compelledperforcetosingtonich
them.Assoonashetouchedhislyre
i
andbegantosingTelemachusspokelowtoMinerva,z
withhisheadclosetohersthatnie
nomanmighthear.“I
nadzieję
hope,sir,”saidhe,“thatyouwillnotbeoffendedwithwhatIamgoingtopowiedzieć
say.Singingcomescheapto
tych
thosewhodonotpayforit,a
andallthisisdoneatthecostofonektórego
whoseboneslierottinginsomepustyni
wildernessorgrindingtopowderinthesurf.Ifthesemenweretoseemy
ojciec
fathercomebacktoIthacatheywouldprayforlongerlegsratherthanalongerpurse,forpieniądze
moneywouldnotservethem;ale
buthe,alas,hasfallenonanilllosem
fate,andevenwhenpeopledoczasami
sometimessaythatheiscoming,wenie
nolongerheedthem;weshallneverseehimagain.
And
teraz
now,sir,tellmeandpowiedz
tellmetrue,whoyouareandwhereyoucomefrom.Opowiedz
Tellmeofyourtowni
andparents,whatmannerofstatku
shipyoucamein,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,onavoyagetomenofaobcego
foreigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]withacargoofżelaza
iron,andIshallbringbackcopper.Asformy
statku
ship,itliesoveryonderofftheopencountrydala
awayfromthetown,intheharbourRheithron[5]pod
underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriendsprzed
beforeus,asoldLaerteswillpowie
tellyou,ifyouwillpójdziesz
goandaskhim.They
mówią
say,however,thathenevercomestomiasta
townnow,andlivesbyhimselfinthecountry,faringtrudem
hardly,withanoldwomantolookafterhimi
andgethisdinnerforhim,kiedy
whenhecomesintiredfrompotteringabouthisvineyard.They
powiedzieli
toldmeyourfatherwasatdomu
homeagain,andthatwaswhyIprzyszedłem
came,butitseemsthegodsarestillkeepinghimback,forheisnotdeadyetnotonthekontynencie
mainland.Itismorelikelyheisonsomesea-girt
wyspie
islandinmidocean,oraprisonerwśród
amongsavageswhoaredetaininghimprzeciwko
againsthiswill.Iam
nie
noprophet,andknowveryniewiele
littleaboutomens,butImówię
speakasitisborneinuponmefromnieba
heaven,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,butitisamądre
wisechildthatknowshisownojca
father.WouldthatIwere
synem
sontoonewhohadgrownolduponhisownestates,for,sinceyouaskmnie
me,thereisnomoreill-starredmanpod
underheaventhanhewhotheytellmeismyfather.”A
AndMinervasaid,“Thereisnofearofyourrasa
racedyingoutyet,whilePenelopema
hassuchafinesonasyouare.Ale
Buttellme,andtellmetrue,whatisthemeaningofalltej
thisfeasting,andwhoarethesepeople?Whatisitall
o
about?Haveyousomebanquet,oristherea
wesele
weddinginthefamily—fornoonewydaje
seemstobebringinganyprovisionsofhisown?I
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyarezachowują
behaving;whatriottheymakeoverthewhole
domu
house;itisenoughtodisgustanyrespectable
osobę
personwhocomesnearthem.”“Sir,”saidTelemachus,“asregardsyourquestion,so
długo
longasmyfatherwastu
hereitwaswellwithusi
andwiththehouse,butthegodsintheirdispleasurehavewilleditinaczej
otherwise,andhavehiddenhimawaybardziej
morecloselythanmortalmanwaseveryethidden.Icouldhaveborneit
lepiej
bettereventhoughheweredead,ifhehadfallenwithhismenprzed
beforeTroy,orhaddiedwithfriendswokół
aroundhimwhenthedaysofhisfightingweredone;forthentheAchaeanswouldhave
zbudowaliby
builtamoundoverhisashes,a
andIshouldmyselfhavebeenspadkobiercą
heirtohisrenown;but
teraz
nowthestorm-windshavespiritedhimawaywewiemy
knownotwhither;heisgone
bez
withoutleavingsomuchasatracebehindhim,a
andIinheritnothingbutdismay.Nordoesthematterend
po prostu
simplywithgrieffortheutraty
lossofmyfather;heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeofyet
innego
anotherkind;forthechiefsfromallourislands,Dulichium,Same,
i
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,asrównież
alsoalltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,areeatingupmydom
houseunderthepretextofpayingtheircourttomymatki
mother,whowillneitherpointblankpowie
saythatshewillnotmarry,[7]norjeszcze
yetbringmatterstoankońca
end;sotheyaremakinghavocofmy
posiadłości
estate,andbeforelongwillzrobią
dosoalsowithmyself.”“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudoindeed
chcesz
wantUlysseshomeagain.Givehimhis
hełm
helmet,shield,andacoupleoflances,andjeśli
ifheisthemanhewaswhenIpo raz pierwszy
firstknewhiminourdomu
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,hewouldwkrótce
soonlayhishandsabouttych
theserascallysuitors,werehetostanął
standoncemoreuponhisownprogu
threshold.HewasthencomingfromEphyra,
gdzie
wherehehadbeentobegpoisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,syna
sonofMermerus.Ilusfearedtheever-livinggods
i
andwouldnotgivehimany,ale
butmyfatherlethimmieć
havesome,forhewasbardzo
veryfondofhim.IfUlyssesisthemanhethenwasthesesuitors
będą
willhaveashortshrifti
andasorrywedding.“But
tam
there!Itrestswithheaventodetermine
czy
whetherheistoreturn,i
andtakehisrevengeinhisowndomu
houseorno;Iwould,
jednak
however,urgeyoutosetabouttryingtogetridoftych
thesesuitorsatonce.Takemyadvice,calltheAchaeanheroesinassembly
jutro
to-morrowmorning—layyourcasebeforeim
them,andcallheaventobearyouwitness.Bidthesuitorstakethemselvesoff,
każdy
eachtohisownplace,andjeśli
ifyourmother’smindissetonmarryingponownie
again,lethergobacktoherojca
father,whowillfindherahusbandandzapewni
provideherwithallthemarriagegiftsthatsodearacórka
daughtermayexpect.Asforyourself,
pozwól
letmeprevailuponyoutowziął
takethebestshipyoucanget,withacrewoftwentymen,andposzedł
goinquestofyourojca
fatherwhohassolongbeenmissing.Someone
może
maytellyousomething,or(andpeopleczęsto
oftenhearthingsinthisway)someheaven-sentmessagemoże
maydirectyou.FirstgotoPylos
i
andaskNestor;thencegoontoSparta
i
andvisitMenelaus,forhegotdomu
homelastofalltheAchaeans;jeśli
ifyouhearthatyourojciec
fatherisaliveandonhisdrodze
wayhome,youcanputupwiththewastethesesuitorsbędą
willmakeforyetanothertwelvemonths.Jeśli
Ifontheotherhandyouusłyszysz
hearofhisdeath,comedomu
homeatonce,celebratehispogrzeb
funeralriteswithallduepomp,zbuduj
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,Imustgobacktomystatek
shipandtomycrew,whobędzie
willbeimpatientifIkeepthemwaitinglonger;pomyśl
thinkthematteroverforyourself,i
andrememberwhatIhavepowiedziałem
saidtoyou.”“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
bardzo
verykindofyoutomówisz
talktomeinthissposób
way,asthoughIwereyourownsynem
son,andIwilldoallyoupowiesz
tellme;Iknowyou
chcesz
wanttobegettingonwithyourpodróż
voyage,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,heardhissongfromherroomgórze
upstairs,andcamedownbythegreatstaircase,notsama
alone,butattendedbytwoofherhandmaids.Whenshe
dotarła
reachedthesuitorsshestoodbyjednym
oneofthebearingpostsktóre
thatsupportedtheroofofthecloisters[8]withastaidmaidenoneithersideofher.She
trzymała
heldaveil,moreover,beforeherface,i
andwasweepingbitterly.“Phemius,”shecried,“youknow
wiele
manyanotherfeatofgodsi
andheroes,suchaspoetslovetoświętować
celebrate.Singthesuitorssome
jedną
oneofthese,andletthemdrinktheirwino
wineinsilence,butceasetę
thissadtale,foritłamie
breaksmysorrowfulheart,andremindsmeofmylosthusbandwhomImourneverbez
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewasgreatoverallHellasi
andmiddleArgos.”[9].“Mother,”answeredTelemachus,“letthebard
śpiewać
singwhathehasamindto;bardsdonotmaketheillsthey
śpiewają
singof;itisJove,not
oni
they,whomakesthem,andwhoposyła
sendswealorwoeuponmankindwedług
accordingtohisowngoodpleasure.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;for
mowa
speechisman’smatter,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
letusfeastatourprzyjemność
pleasurenow,andlettherebenobrawling,foritisararethingtosłyszeć
hearamanwithsuchadivinegłosem
voiceasPhemiushas;butinthe
rano
morningmeetmeinfullassemblyże
thatImaygiveyouoficjalne
formalnoticetodepart,andfeastatoneanother’shouses,turni
andturnabout,atyourwłasny
owncost.Ifonthe
drugiej
otherhandyouchoosetopersistinspunginguponjednego
oneman,heavenhelpme,ale
butJoveshallreckonwithyouinfull,a
andwhenyoufallinmyfather’sdomu
housethereshallbenomantopomścił
avengeyou.”Thesuitorsbittheirlipsasthey
słyszeli
heardhim,andmarvelledattheboldnessofhismowy
speech.Then,Antinous,sonofEupeithes,
powiedział
said,“Thegodsseemtohavegivenyoulessonsinblusteri
andtalltalking;mayJove
nigdy nie
nevergrantyoutobechiefinIthacaasyourojciec
fatherwasbeforeyou.”Telemachus
odpowiedział
answered,“Antinous,donotchideze
withme,but,godwilling,Iwillbechiefteż
tooifIcan.Isthistheworst
los
fateyoucanthinkofformnie
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
maninIthacashalldoyouviolenceani
norrobyou.Andnow,my
dobry
goodfellow,Iwanttowiedzieć
knowaboutthisstranger.What
kraju
countrydoeshecomefrom?Ofwhat
rodziny
familyishe,andwhereishisestate?Hashe
przyniósł
broughtyounewsaboutthereturnofyourojca
father,orwasheonbusinessofhisown?He
wydawał
seemedawelltodoman,ale
buthehurriedoffsonagle
suddenlythathewasgoneinachwili
momentbeforewecouldgettoknowhim.”“My
ojciec
fatherisdeadandgone,”odpowiedział
answeredTelemachus,“andevenifsomerumourdotrze
reachesmeIputnomorefaithinitnow.My
matka
motherdoesindeedsometimessendforasoothsayeri
andquestionhim,butIgivehisprophecyingsnie
noheed.Asforthestranger,hewasMentes,
syn
sonofAnchialus,chiefoftheTaphians,to
anoldfriendofmyfather’s.”Ale
Butinhishearthewiedział
knewthatithadbeenthebogini
goddess.Thesuitorsthenreturnedtotheirsinging
i
anddancinguntiltheevening;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
bed;BOOKII
ASSEMBLYOFTHEPEOPLEOFITHACA—SPEECHESOFTELEMACHUS
I
ANDOFTHESUITORS—TELEMACHUSMAKESHISPREPARATIONSI
ANDSTARTSFORPYLOSWITHMINERVADISGUISEDASMENTOR.Now
kiedy
whenthechildofmorning,rosy-fingeredDawn
Dawn,appearedTelemachusroseanddressedhimself.Heboundhissandalsontohiscomely
stóp
feet,girdedhisswordabouthisshoulder,i
andlefthisroomlookingjak
likeanimmortalgod.Heatonce
wysłał
sentthecriersroundtocallthepeopleinassembly,sotheycalledthema
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;then,
kiedy
whentheyweregottogether,hewenttotheplaceofassemblyspearinhand—notsam
alone,forhistwohoundswentwithnim
him.Minervaendowedhimwithapresenceofsuch
boskiej
divinecomelinessthatallmarvelledathimashewentby,a
andwhenhetookhisplaceinhisfather’sseatnawet
eventheoldestcouncillorsmadewayforhim.Aegyptius,a
człowiek
manbentdoublewithage,i
andofinfiniteexperience,wasthepierwszym
firsttospeak.HissonAntiphus
miał
hadgonewithUlyssestoIlius,ziemi
landofnoblesteeds,butthedziki
savageCyclopshadkilledhimwhentheywereallshutsię
upinthecave,andmiał
hadcookedhislastdinnerforhim.[17]Hemiał
hadthreesonsleft,ofwhomdwóch
twostillworkedontheirfather’sziemi
land,whilethethird,Eurynomus,wasjednym
oneofthesuitors;neverthelesstheir
ojciec
fathercouldnotgetoverthestraty
lossofAntiphus,andwaswciąż
stillweepingforhimwhenhebeganhismowę
speech.“MenofIthaca,”he
powiedział
said,“hearmywords.Fromthe
dnia
dayUlyssesleftustherehasbeennomeetingofourcouncillorsuntilteraz
now;whothencanitbe,
czy
whetheroldoryoung,thatfindsitsokonieczne
necessarytoconveneus?Hashe
dostał
gotwindofsomehostapproaching,i
anddoeshewishtoostrzec
warnus,orwouldhemówić
speakuponsomeothermatterofpublicchwili
moment?Iamsureheisanexcellentperson,
i
andIhopeJovewillgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”Telemachus
wziął
tookthisspeechasofdobry
goodomenandroseatonce,forhewasburstingwithwhathemiał
hadtosay.Hestoodinthe
środku
middleoftheassemblyandthedobry
goodheraldPisenorbroughthimhisstaff.Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”
powiedział
saidhe,“itisI,asyouwillwkrótce
shortlylearn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisIwhoamthenajbardziej
mostaggrieved.Ihavenotgotwindofanyhostapproaching
o
aboutwhichIwouldwarnyou,ani
noristhereanymatterofpublicmomentonwhichIwouldmówić
speak.Mygrievanceispurely
osobiste
personal,andturnsontwogreatmisfortunesktóre
whichhavefallenuponmydom
house.Thefirstoftheseisthelossofmyexcellentfather,
który
whowaschiefamongallyoututaj
herepresent,andwaslikeafathertokażdego
everyoneofyou;the
druga
secondismuchmoreserious,i
anderelongwillbetheutterruinofmymajątku
estate.Thesonsofallthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmy
matkę
mothertomarrythemagainstherwill.Theyareafraidto
pójść
gotoherfatherIcarius,askinghimtowybrał
choosetheonehelikesbest,i
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhiscórki
daughter,butdaybydaytheykeephangingo
aboutmyfather’shouse,sacrificingouroxen,owce
sheep,andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,i
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughttothequantityofwina
winetheydrink.Noestate
może
canstandsuchrecklessness;we
mamy
havenownoUlyssestowardoffharmfromourdoors,a
andIcannotholdmyownprzed
againstthem.