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The Odyssey | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

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THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’SVISITTOITHACA—THECHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
Tellme,OMuse,ofthatingenioushero
который
whotravelledfarandwide
после
afterhehadsackedthefamous
город
townofTroy.
Manycitiesdidhevisit,
и
andmanywerethenations
с
withwhosemannersandcustomshewasacquainted;
moreoverhesuffered
много
muchbyseawhiletryingto
спасти
savehisownlifeandbringhismensafelyhome;
но
butdowhathemighthecouldnot
спасти
savehismen,fortheyperishedthroughtheirownsheerfollyineatingthecattleoftheSun-godHyperion;
sothe
бог
godpreventedthemfromeverreaching
дома
home.
Tellme,too,aboutallthesethings,oh
дочь
daughterofJove,fromwhatsoeversourceyoumayknow
их
them.
Sonowallwhoescaped
смерти
deathinbattleorbyshipwreckhadgotsafely
домой
homeexceptUlysses,andhe,thoughhewaslongingto
вернуться
returntohiswifeandcountry,wasdetainedbythegoddessCalypso,
кто
whohadgothimintoalargecave
и
andwantedtomarryhim.
Но
Butasyearswentby,therecamea
время
timewhenthegodssettled
что
thatheshouldgobacktoIthaca;
даже
eventhen,however,whenhewasamonghisownpeople,histroubleswerenot
но
yetover;
neverthelessallthegodshad
теперь
nowbeguntopityhimexceptNeptune,
который
whostillpersecutedhimwithoutceasing
и
andwouldnotlethimget
домой
home.
NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,
которые
whoareattheworld’send,
и
andlieintwohalves,theonelookingWest
и
andtheotherEast.[1]Hehadgone
туда
theretoacceptahecatombofsheep
и
andoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathisfestival;
но
buttheothergodsmetinthehouseofOlympianJove,
и
andthesireofgods
и
andmenspokefirst.
AtthatmomenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,
который
whohadbeenkilledbyAgamemnon’ssonOrestes;
sohesaidtotheothergods:.
“Seenow,
как
howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafterallnothingbuttheirownfolly.
Посмотрите
LookatAegisthus;
hemustneedsmake
любовь
lovetoAgamemnon’swifeunrighteously
и
andthenkillAgamemnon,thoughheknewitwouldbethedeathofhim;
forIsentMercurytowarnhimnottodoeitherofthesethings,inasmuchasOresteswouldbesuretotakehisrevenge
когда
whenhegrewupandwantedto
вернуться
returnhome.
Mercurytoldhim
это
thisinallgoodwill
но
buthewouldnotlisten,
и
andnowhehaspaidforeverythinginfull.”
ThenMinervasaid,“Father,
сын
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,itservedAegisthusright,
и
andsoitwouldanyoneelse
кто
whodoesashedid;
но
butAegisthusisneitherherenor
там
there;
itisforUlyssesthatmy
сердце
heartbleeds,whenIthinkofhissufferingsinthatlonelysea-girtisland,faraway,poorman,fromallhisfriends.
Itisanislandcoveredwithforest,intheverymiddleofthesea,
и
andagoddesslivesthere,
дочь
daughterofthemagicianAtlas,wholooksafterthebottomoftheocean,
и
andcarriesthegreatcolumnsthatkeepheaven
и
andearthasunder.
ThisdaughterofAtlashasgotholdofpoorunhappyUlysses,
и
andkeepstryingbyeverykindofblandishmentto
заставить
makehimforgethishome,sothatheistiredof
жизни
life,andthinksofnothingbut
как
howhemayoncemore
увидеть
seethesmokeofhisownchimneys.
You,
сэр
sir,takenoheedof
это
this,andyetwhenUlysseswas
перед
beforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyouwithmanyaburntsacrifice?
Почему
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingsoangrywithhim?”
И
AndJovesaid,“Mychild,whatareyoutalking
о
about?
HowcanIforgetUlyssesthanwhomthereis
нет
nomorecapablemanon
земле
earth,normoreliberalinhisofferingstotheimmortalgods
которые
thatliveinheaven?
Bearinmind,however,
что
thatNeptuneisstillfurious
с
withUlyssesforhavingblindedaneyeofPolyphemuskingoftheCyclopes.
Polyphemusis
сын
sontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;
thereforethoughhewillnotkillUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimbypreventinghimfromgetting
домой
home.
Still,letuslayourheads
вместе
togetherandseehowwecan
помочь
helphimtoreturn;
Neptune
будет
willthenbepacified,for
если
ifweareallofamindhecanhardlystandout
против
againstus.”
AndMinervasaid,“Father,
сын
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,
если
if,then,thegodsnowmean
что
thatUlyssesshouldgethome,we
должен
shouldfirstsendMercurytotheOgygianislandtotellCalypso
что
thatwehavemadeupourminds
и
andthatheisto
вернуться
return.
InthemeantimeIwillgotoIthaca,toputheartintoUlysses’sonTelemachus;
IwillemboldenhimtocalltheAchaeansinassembly,
и
andspeakouttothesuitorsofhismotherPenelope,
которые
whopersistineatingupany
количество
numberofhissheepandoxen;
Iwill
также
alsoconducthimtoSparta
и
andtoPylos,toseeifhe
может
canhearanythingaboutthereturnofhisdearfather—for
это
thiswillmakepeoplespeak
хорошо
wellofhim.”
Sosayingsheboundonherglitteringgoldensandals,imperishable,
с
withwhichshecanfly
как
likethewindoverland
или
orsea;
shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shodspear,sostout
и
andsturdyandstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroes
которые
whohavedispleasedher,anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthegatewayofUlysses’house,disguisedasavisitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,
и
andsheheldabronzespearinherhand.
Там
Thereshefoundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesoftheoxenwhichtheyhadkilled
и
andeaten,andplayingdraughtsin
перед
frontofthehouse.
Men-servants
и
andpageswerebustlingabouttowaitupon
их
them,somemixingwinewithwaterinthemixing-bowls,
некоторые
somecleaningdownthetables
с
withwetspongesandlayingthemout
снова
again,andsomecuttingupgreatquantitiesofmeat.
Telemachussawherlongbeforeanyoneelsedid.
Hewassittingmoodilyamongthesuitorsthinking
о
abouthisbravefather,andhowhewouldsendthemflyingoutofthehouse,
если
ifheweretocometohisown
снова
againandbehonouredasindaysgoneby.
Thusbroodingashesatamong
них
them,hecaughtsightofMinerva
и
andwentstraighttothegate,forhewasvexed
что
thatastrangershouldbekeptwaitingforadmittance.
Hetookherright
руку
handinhisown,andbadeher
дать
givehimherspear.
“Welcome,”said
он
he,“toourhouse,and
когда
whenyouhavepartakenoffoodyoushalltelluswhatyou
есть
havecomefor.”
Heledthewayashespoke,
и
andMinervafollowedhim.
Whentheywerewithinhetookherspear
и
andsetitinthespear-stand
против
againstastrongbearing-postalong
со
withthemanyotherspearsofhisunhappy
отца
father,andheconductedhertoarichlydecoratedseat
под
underwhichhethrewaclothofdamask.
Там
Therewasafootstoolalsoforherfeet,[2]
и
andhesetanotherseatnearherforhimself,
подальше
awayfromthesuitors,thatshemightnotbeannoyed
во время
whileeatingbytheirnoise
и
andinsolence,andthathemight
спросить
askhermorefreelyabouthisfather.
Amaidservantthenbroughtthemwaterinabeautifulgoldenewer
и
andpoureditintoasilverbasinforthemtowashtheirhands,
и
andshedrewacleantablebesidethem.
Anupperservantbroughtthembread,
и
andofferedthemmanygoodthingsofwhattherewasinthehouse,thecarverfetchedthemplatesofallmannerofmeats
и
andsetcupsofgoldbytheirside,
и
andamanservantbroughtthemwine
и
andpoureditoutforthem.
Thenthesuitorscamein
и
andtooktheirplacesonthebenches
и
andseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspouredwaterovertheirhands,maidswentround
с
withthebread-baskets,pagesfilledthemixing-bowls
с
withwineandwater,andtheylaidtheirhandsuponthegoodthings
которые
thatwerebeforethem.
As
только
soonastheyhadhadenoughtoeat
и
anddrinktheywantedmusic
и
anddancing,whicharethecrowningembellishmentsofabanquet,soaservantbroughtalyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforceto
спеть
singtothem.
Assoonashetouchedhislyre
и
andbegantosingTelemachusspokelowtoMinerva,
с
withhisheadclosetohersthat
не
nomanmighthear.
“I
надеюсь
hope,sir,”saidhe,“thatyouwillnotbeoffendedwithwhatIamgoingto
сказать
say.
Singingcomescheapto
тех
thosewhodonotpayforit,
и
andallthisisdoneatthecostofonewhoseboneslierottinginsomewilderness
или
orgrindingtopowderinthesurf.
Если
Ifthesemenweretoseemy
отец
fathercomebacktoIthacatheywouldprayforlongerlegsratherthanalongerpurse,for
деньги
moneywouldnotservethem;
но
buthe,alas,hasfallenonanillfate,
и
andevenwhenpeopledo
иногда
sometimessaythatheiscoming,we
не
nolongerheedthem;
weshallneverseehimagain.
И
Andnow,sir,tellme
и
andtellmetrue,whoyouare
и
andwhereyoucomefrom.
Tellmeofyourtown
и
andparents,whatmannerofshipyoucamein,
как
howyourcrewbroughtyoutoIthaca,
и
andofwhatnationtheydeclaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannothavecomebyland.
Tellme
также
alsotruly,forIwantto
знать
know,areyouastrangertothishouse,
или
orhaveyoubeenhereinmyfather’stime?
Intheolddayswehadmanyvisitorsformy
отец
fatherwentaboutmuchhimself.”
И
AndMinervaanswered,“Iwilltellyoutruly
и
andparticularlyallaboutit.
IamMentes,
сын
sonofAnchialus,andIam
Король
KingoftheTaphians.
Ihavecome
сюда
herewithmyshipandcrew,onavoyagetomenofaforeigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]
с
withacargoofiron,
и
andIshallbringbackcopper.
Asformyship,itliesoveryonderofftheopencountry
вдали
awayfromthetown,intheharbourRheithron[5]
под
underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriendsbefore
нас
us,asoldLaerteswilltellyou,
если
ifyouwillgoandaskhim.
They
говорят
say,however,thathenevercomesto
город
townnow,andlivesbyhimselfinthecountry,faringhardly,withanoldwomantolookafterhim
и
andgethisdinnerforhim,
когда
whenhecomesintiredfrompottering
о
abouthisvineyard.
Theytoldmeyour
отец
fatherwasathomeagain,
и
andthatwaswhyIcame,butitseemsthegodsare
все еще
stillkeepinghimback,forheisnot
умер
deadyetnotonthemainland.
Itismorelikelyheisonsomesea-girtislandinmidocean,
или
oraprisoneramongsavages
которые
whoaredetaininghimagainsthiswill.
Iam
не
noprophet,andknowvery
мало
littleaboutomens,butIspeakasitisborneinuponmefromheaven,
и
andassureyouthathe
будет
willnotbeawaymuchlonger;
forheisamanof
такой
suchresourcethateventhoughhewereinchainsofironhewouldfindsomemeansofgetting
домой
homeagain.
Buttellme,
и
andtellmetrue,canUlysses
действительно
reallyhavesuchafinelookingfellowforason?
Youareindeedwonderfully
как
likehimaboutthehead
и
andeyes,forwewereclosefriendsbeforehesetsailforTroywhere
в
theflowerofalltheArgiveswent
тоже
also.
Sincethattimewehavenevereitherofusseentheother.”
“Mymother,”answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIam
сын
sontoUlysses,butitisawise
ребенок
childthatknowshisown
отца
father.
WouldthatIweresontoone
кто
whohadgrownolduponhisownestates,for,sinceyouask
меня
me,thereisnomoreill-starredman
под
underheaventhanhewhotheytellmeismyfather.”
И
AndMinervasaid,“Thereisnofearofyourracedyingoutyet,
пока
whilePenelopehassuchafine
сын
sonasyouare.
Buttellme,
и
andtellmetrue,whatisthemeaningof
все
allthisfeasting,andwhoare
эти
thesepeople?
Whatisit
все
allabout?
Haveyousomebanquet,
или
oristhereaweddinginthefamily—for
не
nooneseemstobebringinganyprovisionsofhisown?
И
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyarebehaving;
whatriotthey
делают
makeoverthewholehouse;
itis
достаточно
enoughtodisgustanyrespectable
человека
personwhocomesnearthem.”
“Sir,”saidTelemachus,“asregardsyourquestion,solongasmy
отец
fatherwashereitwas
хорошо
wellwithusandwiththehouse,butthegodsintheirdispleasurehavewilleditotherwise,
и
andhavehiddenhimaway
более
morecloselythanmortalmanwaseveryethidden.
Icouldhaveborneit
лучше
bettereventhoughhewere
умер
dead,ifhehadfallenwithhismen
перед
beforeTroy,orhaddiedwithfriends
вокруг
aroundhimwhenthedaysofhisfightingweredone;
forthentheAchaeanswouldhavebuiltamound
над
overhisashes,andIshouldmyselfhavebeenheirtohisrenown;
но
butnowthestorm-windshavespiritedhimawayweknownotwhither;
heisgonewithoutleavingsomuchasatracebehindhim,
и
andIinheritnothingbutdismay.
Nordoesthe
дело
matterendsimplywithgriefforthelossofmy
отца
father;
heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeofyetanother
рода
kind;
forthechiefsfrom
все
allourislands,Dulichium,Same,
и
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,as
также
alsoalltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,areeatingupmy
дом
houseunderthepretextofpayingtheircourttomymother,who
будет
willneitherpointblanksay
что
thatshewillnotmarry,[7]noryetbringmatterstoan
конец
end;
sotheyaremakinghavocofmyestate,
и
andbeforelongwilldosoalso
со
withmyself.”
“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudoindeed
хотите
wantUlysseshomeagain.
Givehimhishelmet,shield,
и
andacoupleoflances,
и
andifheisthemanhewaswhenI
впервые
firstknewhiminourhouse,drinking
и
andmakingmerry,hewould
вскоре
soonlayhishandsabouttheserascallysuitors,werehetostandoncemoreuponhis
собственный
ownthreshold.
HewasthencomingfromEphyra,
где
wherehehadbeentobegpoisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,sonofMermerus.
Ilusfearedtheever-livinggods
и
andwouldnotgivehimany,
но
butmyfatherlethimhavesome,forhewas
очень
veryfondofhim.
IfUlyssesisthemanhethenwasthesesuitors
будет
willhaveashortshrift
и
andasorrywedding.
“Butthere!
Itrestswithheaventodeterminewhetherheistoreturn,
и
andtakehisrevengeinhisown
дом
houseorno;
Iwould,however,urgeyoutosetabouttryingtogetridofthesesuitorsatonce.
Takemyadvice,calltheAchaeanheroesinassembly
завтра
to-morrowmorning—layyourcasebefore
ними
them,andcallheaventobearyouwitness.
Bidthesuitorstakethemselvesoff,
каждый
eachtohisownplace,
и
andifyourmother’smindissetonmarrying
снова
again,lethergobacktoherfather,
который
whowillfindherahusband
и
andprovideherwithallthemarriagegiftsthatsodeara
дочь
daughtermayexpect.
Asforyourself,letmeprevailuponyouto
взять
takethebestshipyoucan
получить
get,withacrewoftwentymen,
и
andgoinquestofyour
отца
fatherwhohassolongbeenmissing.
Someone
может
maytellyousomething,or(and
люди
peopleoftenhearthingsinthisway)someheaven-sentmessage
может
maydirectyou.
FirstgotoPylos
и
andaskNestor;
thencegoontoSparta
и
andvisitMenelaus,forhegot
домой
homelastofalltheAchaeans;
если
ifyouhearthatyour
отец
fatherisaliveandonhisway
домой
home,youcanputupwiththewaste
эти
thesesuitorswillmakeforyetanothertwelvemonths.
Если
Ifontheotherhandyouhearofhis
смерти
death,comehomeatonce,celebratehisfuneralriteswithallduepomp,buildabarrowtohismemory,
и
andmakeyourmothermarry
снова
again.
Then,havingdoneallthis,thinkit
хорошо
welloverinyourmind
как
how,byfairmeansorfoul,youmay
убить
killthesesuitorsinyourownhouse.
Youare
слишком
toooldtopleadinfancyanylonger;
haveyounotheard
как
howpeoplearesingingOrestes’praisesforhavingkilledhisfather’smurdererAegisthus?
Youareafine,smartlookingfellow;
showyourmettle,then,
и
andmakeyourselfanameinstory.
Теперь
Now,however,Imustgo
вернуться
backtomyshipandtomycrew,
которые
whowillbeimpatientifIkeepthemwaitinglonger;
thinkthematteroverforyourself,
и
andrememberwhatIhavesaidtoyou.”
“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
очень
verykindofyoutotalktomeinthis
образом
way,asthoughIwereyour
собственный
ownson,andIwilldo
все
allyoutellme;
I
знаю
knowyouwanttobegettingonwithyourvoyage,
но
butstayalittlelongertillyouhavetakenabath
и
andrefreshedyourself.
Iwillthengiveyouapresent,
и
andyoushallgoonyourwayrejoicing;
Iwillgiveyouoneofgreatbeauty
и
andvalue—akeepsakesuchas
только
onlydearfriendsgivetooneanother.”
Minervaanswered,“Donottrytokeep
меня
me,forIwouldbeonmy
путь
wayatonce.
Asforanypresentyoumaybedisposedto
сделать
makeme,keepittillIcomeagain,
и
andIwilltakeit
домой
homewithme.
Youshallgivemea
очень
verygoodone,andIwillgiveyouoneof
не
nolessvalueinreturn.”
С
Withthesewordssheflewaway
как
likeabirdintothe
воздух
air,butshehadgivenTelemachuscourage,
и
andhadmadehimthink
больше
morethaneverabouthisfather.
Hefeltthe
изменение
change,wonderedatit,andknew
что
thatthestrangerhadbeenagod,sohewentstraightto
где
wherethesuitorsweresitting.
Phemiuswas
прежнему
stillsinging,andhishearerssatraptinsilenceashetoldthesadtaleofthereturnfromTroy,
и
andtheillsMinervahadlaidupontheAchaeans.
Penelope,
дочь
daughterofIcarius,heardhissongfromherroomupstairs,
и
andcamedownbythe
большой
greatstaircase,notalone,butattendedby
двух
twoofherhandmaids.
Whenshereachedthesuitorsshestoodbyoneofthebearingposts
которые
thatsupportedtheroofofthecloisters[8]
с
withastaidmaidenoneithersideof
нее
her.
Sheheldaveil,moreover,
перед
beforeherface,andwasweepingbitterly.
“Phemius,”shecried,“youknow
много
manyanotherfeatofgods
и
andheroes,suchaspoetslovetocelebrate.
Singthesuitorssomeoneofthese,
и
andletthemdrinktheirwineinsilence,
но
butceasethissadtale,foritbreaksmysorrowful
сердце
heart,andremindsmeofmylosthusbandwhomImourneverwithoutceasing,
и
andwhosenamewasgreatoverallHellas
и
andmiddleArgos.”[9].
“Mother,”answeredTelemachus,“letthebardsingwhathehasamindto;
bardsdonotmaketheillsthey
поют
singof;
itisJove,not
они
they,whomakesthem,and
кто
whosendswealorwoeuponmankindaccordingtohisowngoodpleasure.
Этот
Thisfellowmeansnoharmbysingingtheill-fatedreturnoftheDanaans,for
люди
peoplealwaysapplaudthelatestsongsmostwarmly.
Makeupyourmindtoit
и
andbearit;
Ulyssesisnotthe
единственный
onlymanwhonevercamebackfromTroy,
но
butmanyanotherwentdownaswellas
он
he.
Go,then,withinthe
дом
houseandbusyyourselfwithyourdailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,
и
andtheorderingofyourservants;
forspeechisman’s
дело
matter,andmineaboveallothers[10]—foritisI
кто
whoammasterhere.”
Shewentwonderingbackintothe
дом
house,andlaidherson’ssayinginherheart.
Then,goingupstairs
со
withherhandmaidsintoherroom,shemournedherdearhusbandtillMinervashed
сладкий
sweetsleepoverhereyes.
Но
Butthesuitorswereclamorousthroughoutthecoveredcloisters[11],
и
andprayedeachonethathemightbeherbedfellow.
ThenTelemachusspoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,letusfeastatourpleasurenow,
и
andlettherebenobrawling,foritisararethingto
слышать
hearamanwithsuchadivinevoiceasPhemiushas;
но
butinthemorningmeetmeinfullassemblythatImaygiveyouformalnoticetodepart,
и
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,turn
и
andturnabout,atyourowncost.
Если
Ifontheotherhandyouchoosetopersistinspungingupononeman,heavenhelpme,
но
butJoveshallreckonwithyouinfull,
и
andwhenyoufallinmyfather’shousethereshallbe
не
nomantoavengeyou.”
Thesuitorsbittheirlipsastheyheardhim,
и
andmarvelledattheboldnessofhisspeech.
Then,Antinous,
сын
sonofEupeithes,said,“Thegodsseemtohavegivenyoulessonsinbluster
и
andtalltalking;
mayJovenevergrantyoutobechiefinIthacaasyour
отец
fatherwasbeforeyou.”
Telemachusanswered,“Antinous,donotchidewith
меня
me,but,godwilling,Iwillbechief
тоже
tooifIcan.
Is
это
thistheworstfateyoucanthinkoffor
меня
me?
Itisnobadthingtobeachief,foritbringsbothriches
и
andhonour.
Still,nowthatUlyssesisdeadthereare
много
manygreatmeninIthaca
как
botholdandyoung,andsome
другой
othermaytaketheleadamong
них
them;
neverthelessIwillbechiefinmyownhouse,
и
andwillrulethosewhomUlysseshaswonforme.”
ThenEurymachus,
сын
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswithheaventodecide
кто
whoshallbechiefamong
нас
us,butyoushallbemasterinyourownhouse
и
andoveryourownpossessions;
не
noonewhilethereisamaninIthacashalldoyouviolencenorrobyou.
And
теперь
now,mygoodfellow,I
хочу
wanttoknowaboutthisstranger.
What
страны
countrydoeshecomefrom?
Ofwhat
семьи
familyishe,andwhereishisestate?
Hashebroughtyounewsaboutthereturnofyour
отца
father,orwasheonbusinessofhisown?
Heseemeda
хорошо
welltodoman,buthehurriedoffsosuddenly
что
thathewasgoneina
мгновение
momentbeforewecouldgettoknowhim.”
“My
отец
fatherisdeadandgone,”answeredTelemachus,“and
даже
evenifsomerumourreachesmeIput
не
nomorefaithinitnow.
My
мать
motherdoesindeedsometimessendforasoothsayer
и
andquestionhim,butIgivehisprophecyings
не
noheed.
Asforthestranger,hewasMentes,
сын
sonofAnchialus,chiefoftheTaphians,an
старый
oldfriendofmyfather’s.”
Но
Butinhisheartheknewthatithadbeenthegoddess.
Thesuitorsthenreturnedtotheirsinging
и
anddancinguntiltheevening;
но
butwhennightfellupontheirpleasuringtheywent
домой
hometobedeachinhisownabode.[12]Telemachus’s
комната
roomwashighupinatower[13]thatlookedontotheoutercourt;
hither,then,hehied,brooding
и
andfullofthought.
Agoodoldwoman,Euryclea,
дочь
daughterofOps,thesonofPisenor,went
перед
beforehimwithacoupleofblazingtorches.
Laerteshadboughtherwithhisown
деньги
moneywhenshewasquite
молодой
young;
hegavetheworthoftwentyoxenforher,
и
andshewedasmuchrespecttoherinhishouseholdashedidtohisownweddedwife,
но
buthedidnottakehertohis
постель
bedforhefearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]Sheitwas
кто
whonowlightedTelemachustohisroom,
и
andshelovedhimbetter
чем
thananyoftheotherwomeninthehousedid,forshehadnursedhim
когда
whenhewasababy.
Heopenedthe
дверь
doorofhisbedroom
и
andsatdownuponthe
кровать
bed;
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И
ANDOFTHESUITORS—TELEMACHUSMAKESHISPREPARATIONS
И
ANDSTARTSFORPYLOSWITHMINERVADISGUISEDASMENTOR.
Теперь
Nowwhenthechildofmorning,rosy-fingeredDawn,appearedTelemachusrose
и
anddressedhimself.
Heboundhissandalsontohiscomelyfeet,girdedhisswordabouthisshoulder,
и
andlefthisroomlooking
как
likeanimmortalgod.
Heatoncesentthecriersroundtocallthepeopleinassembly,sotheycalledthem
и
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;
then,
когда
whentheyweregottogether,hewenttothe
место
placeofassemblyspearinhand—not
один
alone,forhistwohoundswent
с
withhim.
Minervaendowedhimwithapresenceof
такой
suchdivinecomelinessthatallmarvelledathimashewentby,
и
andwhenhetookhisplaceinhisfather’sseat
даже
eventheoldestcouncillorsmadewayforhim.
Aegyptius,amanbentdouble
с
withage,andofinfiniteexperience,wasthefirsttospeak.
His
сын
sonAntiphushadgonewithUlyssestoIlius,landofnoblesteeds,
но
butthesavageCyclopshadkilledhim
когда
whentheywereallshutupinthecave,
и
andhadcookedhislast
ужин
dinnerforhim.[17]Hehad
три
threesonsleft,ofwhom
двое
twostillworkedontheirfather’sland,whilethethird,Eurynomus,wasoneofthesuitors;
neverthelesstheir
отец
fathercouldnotgetoverthelossofAntiphus,
и
andwasstillweepingforhim
когда
whenhebeganhisspeech.
“MenofIthaca,”hesaid,“hearmywords.
Fromthe
дня
dayUlyssesleftustherehasbeen
не
nomeetingofourcouncillorsuntilnow;
кто
whothencanitbe,whether
старый
oldoryoung,thatfindsitsonecessarytoconvene
нас
us?
Hashegotwindofsomehostapproaching,
и
anddoeshewishtowarn
нас
us,orwouldhespeakuponsomeothermatterofpublicmoment?
Iam
уверен
sureheisanexcellentperson,
и
andIhopeJovewillgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”
Telemachustook
эту
thisspeechasofgoodomen
и
androseatonce,forhewasburstingwithwhathehadto
сказать
say.
Hestoodinthemiddleoftheassembly
и
andthegoodheraldPisenorbroughthimhisstaff.
Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”saidhe,“itis
Я
I,asyouwillshortlylearn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisIwhoamthemostaggrieved.
IhavenotgotwindofanyhostapproachingaboutwhichIwouldwarnyou,noristhereanymatterofpublicmomentonwhichIwouldspeak.
Mygrievanceispurelypersonal,
и
andturnsontwogreatmisfortuneswhichhavefallenuponmy
дом
house.
Thefirstoftheseisthelossofmyexcellentfather,
который
whowaschiefamongallyou
здесь
herepresent,andwaslikeafathertoeveryoneofyou;
thesecondis
гораздо
muchmoreserious,anderelong
будет
willbetheutterruinofmyestate.
Thesonsofallthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmy
мать
mothertomarrythemagainstherwill.
Theyareafraidto
пойти
gotoherfatherIcarius,askinghimtochoosetheonehelikesbest,
и
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhisdaughter,
но
butdaybydaytheykeephangingaboutmyfather’shouse,sacrificingouroxen,sheep,
и
andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,
и
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughttothequantityofwinetheydrink.
Не
Noestatecanstandsuchrecklessness;
we
у
havenownoUlyssestowardoffharmfromourdoors,
и
andIcannotholdmyownagainst
им
them.