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BOOKI
THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’SVISITTOITHACA—THE
Izziv
CHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
Povej
Tellme,OMuse,ofthatingeniousherowhotravelled
daleč
farandwideafterhehadsackedthefamous
mesto
townofTroy.
Manycitiesdidhevisit,
in
andmanywerethenationswith
katerih
whosemannersandcustomshewasacquainted;
moreoverhesuffered
veliko
muchbyseawhiletryingto
rešiti
savehisownlifeandbringhismen
varno
safelyhome;
butdowhathemighthecouldnot
rešiti
savehismen,fortheyperishedthroughtheirownsheerfollyineatingthe
živino
cattleoftheSun-godHyperion;
so
je
thegodpreventedthemfromeverreaching
domov
home.
Tellme,too,about
vseh
allthesethings,ohdaughterofJove,fromwhatsoever
vira
sourceyoumayknowthem.
Sonow
vsi
allwhoescapeddeathinbattle
ali
orbyshipwreckhadgot
varno
safelyhomeexceptUlysses,andhe,thoughhewaslongingto
vrniti
returntohiswifeandcountry,wasdetainedbythe
boginja
goddessCalypso,whohadgothimintoa
veliko
largecaveandwantedtomarry
ga
him.
Butasyearswentby,therecamea
čas
timewhenthegodssettledthathe
mora
shouldgobacktoIthaca;
eventhen,however,
ko
whenhewasamonghisownpeople,histroubleswerenotyetover;
nevertheless
vsi
allthegodshadnowbeguntopityhim
razen
exceptNeptune,whostillpersecutedhimwithoutceasing
in
andwouldnotlethimget
domov
home.
NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,
ki
whoareattheworld’s
koncu
end,andlieintwohalves,the
eden
onelookingWestandtheotherEast.[1]Hehadgonetheretoacceptahecatombof
ovc
sheepandoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathisfestival;
toda
buttheothergodsmetin
je
thehouseofOlympianJove,
in
andthesireofgods
in
andmenspokefirst.
AtthatmomenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,whohadbeenkilledbyAgamemnon’s
sin
sonOrestes;
sohesaidtotheothergods:.
“See
zdaj
now,howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafterall
nič
nothingbuttheirownfolly.
Poglej
LookatAegisthus;
hemustneedsmake
ljubiti
lovetoAgamemnon’swifeunrighteously
in
andthenkillAgamemnon,thoughheknewitwouldbethe
smrt
deathofhim;
forIsentMercurytowarnhimnottodoeitherof
teh
thesethings,inasmuchasOresteswouldbesuretotakehisrevenge
ko
whenhegrewupandwantedto
vrniti
returnhome.
Mercurytoldhim
to
thisinallgoodwill
vendar
buthewouldnotlisten,
in
andnowhehaspaidforeverythinginfull.”
ThenMinervasaid,“Father,
sin
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,itservedAegisthusright,
in
andsoitwouldanyoneelse
ki
whodoesashedid;
ampak
butAegisthusisneitherherenorthere;
itisforUlyssesthatmy
srce
heartbleeds,whenIthinkofhissufferingsinthatlonelysea-girt
otoku
island,faraway,poorman,from
vseh
allhisfriends.
Itisan
otok
islandcoveredwithforest,intheverymiddleofthe
morja
sea,andagoddesslives
tam
there,daughterofthemagicianAtlas,wholooksafterthe
dno
bottomoftheocean,andcarriesthegreatcolumnsthatkeep
nebo
heavenandearthasunder.
This
hči
daughterofAtlashasgotholdofpoorunhappyUlysses,
in
andkeepstryingbyeverykindofblandishmenttomakehimforgethis
dom
home,sothatheistiredoflife,
in
andthinksofnothingbut
kako
howhemayoncemoreseethe
dim
smokeofhisownchimneys.
You,
gospod
sir,takenoheedofthis,
in
andyetwhenUlysseswas
pred
beforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyou
z
withmanyaburntsacrifice?
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingso
jezen
angrywithhim?”
AndJovesaid,“My
otrok
child,whatareyoutalking
o
about?
HowcanIforgetUlysses
od
thanwhomthereisno
bolj
morecapablemanonearth,
niti
normoreliberalinhisofferingstotheimmortalgods
ki
thatliveinheaven?
Bearin
mislih
mind,however,thatNeptuneisstillfuriouswithUlyssesforhavingblindedan
oko
eyeofPolyphemuskingoftheCyclopes.
Polyphemusis
sin
sontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,
hčerko
daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;
zato
thereforethoughhewillnot
ubil
killUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimbypreventinghimfromgetting
domov
home.
Still,letuslayourheadstogether
in
andseehowwecanhelphimtoreturn;
Neptune
bo
willthenbepacified,for
če
ifweareallofamindhecanhardlystandoutagainstus.”
In
AndMinervasaid,“Father,sonofSaturn,
Kralj
Kingofkings,if,then,thegods
zdaj
nowmeanthatUlyssesshouldget
domov
home,weshouldfirstsendMercurytotheOgygian
otok
islandtotellCalypsothatwehavemadeupourminds
in
andthatheisto
vrniti
return.
InthemeantimeIwill
šel
gotoIthaca,toputheartintoUlysses’
sina
sonTelemachus;
IwillemboldenhimtocalltheAchaeansinassembly,
in
andspeakouttothesuitorsofhis
matere
motherPenelope,whopersistineatingupanynumberofhis
ovc
sheepandoxen;
Iwill
prav tako
alsoconducthimtoSparta
in
andtoPylos,toseeifhecanhearanything
o
aboutthereturnofhisdearfather—for
to
thiswillmakepeoplespeak
dobro
wellofhim.”
Sosayingsheboundonherglitteringgoldensandals,imperishable,
s
withwhichshecanfly
kot
likethewindoverland
ali
orsea;
shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shod
kopje
spear,sostoutandsturdy
in
andstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroes
ki
whohavedispleasedher,anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthegatewayofUlysses’
hišo
house,disguisedasavisitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,
in
andsheheldabronze
kopje
spearinherhand.
Thereshefound
je
thelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesof
je
theoxenwhichtheyhadkilled
in
andeaten,andplayingdraughtsinfrontof
je
thehouse.
Men-servantsandpageswerebustlingabouttowaituponthem,somemixing
vino
winewithwaterinthemixing-bowls,somecleaningdownthetables
z
withwetspongesandlayingthemout
ponovno
again,andsomecuttingupgreatquantitiesof
mesa
meat.
Telemachussawherlongbeforeanyoneelsedid.
Hewassittingmoodily
med
amongthesuitorsthinkingabouthisbrave
očetu
father,andhowhewouldsendthemflying
ven
outofthehouse,ifhewereto
prišel
cometohisownagain
in
andbehonouredasindaysgoneby.
Thusbroodingashesat
med
amongthem,hecaughtsightofMinerva
in
andwentstraighttothe
vrat
gate,forhewasvexedthata
tujec
strangershouldbekeptwaitingforadmittance.
Hetookher
desno
righthandinhisown,
in
andbadehergivehimher
kopje
spear.
“Welcome,”saidhe,“toour
hiši
house,andwhenyouhavepartakenoffoodyoushalltelluswhatyouhavecomefor.”
Heledthewayashespoke,andMinervafollowed
mu
him.
Whentheywerewithinhetookher
kopje
spearandsetitinthespear-stand
proti
againstastrongbearing-postalong
z
withthemanyotherspearsofhisunhappy
očeta
father,andheconductedhertoarichlydecoratedseat
pod
underwhichhethrewaclothofdamask.
Tam
Therewasafootstoolalsoforherfeet,[2]
in
andhesetanotherseat
blizu
nearherforhimself,awayfromthesuitors,
da
thatshemightnotbeannoyedwhileeatingbytheir
hrupa
noiseandinsolence,andthathemightaskher
bolj
morefreelyabouthisfather.
Je
Amaidservantthenbroughtthem
vodo
waterinabeautifulgoldenewer
in
andpoureditintoasilverbasinforthemtowashtheirhands,
in
andshedrewaclean
mizo
tablebesidethem.
Anupper
služabnik
servantbroughtthembread,andofferedthem
veliko
manygoodthingsofwhattherewasinthe
hiši
house,thecarverfetchedthemplatesofallmannerofmeats
in
andsetcupsofgoldbytheirside,
in
andamanservantbroughtthem
vino
wineandpoureditoutforthem.
Thenthesuitorscamein
in
andtooktheirplacesonthebenches
in
andseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspoured
vodo
waterovertheirhands,maidswentroundwiththebread-baskets,pagesfilledthemixing-bowlswithwine
in
andwater,andtheylaidtheirhandsuponthe
dobre
goodthingsthatwerebeforethem.
Assoonastheyhadhad
dovolj
enoughtoeatanddrinktheywantedmusic
in
anddancing,whicharethecrowningembellishmentsofabanquet,soa
služabnik
servantbroughtalyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforcetosingto
jim
them.
Assoonashetouchedhislyre
in
andbegantosingTelemachusspokelowtoMinerva,
z
withhisheadclosetohersthat
ne
nomanmighthear.
“Ihope,sir,”said
je
he,“thatyouwillnotbeoffendedwithwhatIamgoingto
rekel
say.
Singingcomescheapto
tiste
thosewhodonotpayforit,
in
andallthisisdoneatthecostofonewhosebones
ležijo
lierottinginsomewildernessorgrindingto
prah
powderinthesurf.
If
ti
thesemenweretoseemy
očeta
fathercomebacktoIthacatheywouldprayforlongerlegs
raje
ratherthanalongerpurse,for
denar
moneywouldnotservethem;
toda
buthe,alas,hasfallenonanill
usodo
fate,andevenwhenpeopledo
včasih
sometimessaythatheiscoming,we
ne
nolongerheedthem;
weshall
nikoli
neverseehimagain.
And
zdaj
now,sir,tellmeandtellmetrue,
kdo
whoyouareandwhereyoucome
od
from.
Tellmeofyour
mestu
townandparents,whatmannerofshipyoucame
v
in,howyourcrewbroughtyoutoIthaca,
in
andofwhatnationtheydeclaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannothavecomeby
kopnem
land.
Tellmealsotruly,forIwantto
vedeti
know,areyouastrangerto
tej
thishouse,orhaveyoubeen
tukaj
hereinmyfather’stime?
In
je
theolddayswehadmanyvisitorsformy
oče
fatherwentaboutmuchhimself.”
In
AndMinervaanswered,“Iwilltellyoutruly
in
andparticularlyallaboutit.
IamMentes,
sin
sonofAnchialus,andIam
Kralj
KingoftheTaphians.
I
so
havecomeherewithmyship
in
andcrew,onavoyagetomenofa
tujega
foreigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]
s
withacargoofiron,
in
andIshallbringback
baker
copper.
Asformyship,itliesover
tam
yonderofftheopencountryawayfromthe
mesta
town,intheharbourRheithron[5]
pod
underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriends
pred
beforeus,asoldLaertes
bo
willtellyou,ifyou
bo
willgoandaskhim.
They
pravijo
say,however,thathenevercomesto
mesto
townnow,andlivesbyhimselfinthecountry,faring
komaj
hardly,withanoldwomantolook
po
afterhimandgethis
večerjo
dinnerforhim,whenhecomesintiredfrompotteringabouthisvineyard.
Theytoldmeyour
oče
fatherwasathomeagain,
in
andthatwaswhyIcame,butitseemsthegodsarestillkeepinghimback,forheisnot
mrtev
deadyetnotonthemainland.
Itis
bolj
morelikelyheisonsomesea-girt
otoku
islandinmidocean,ora
ujetnik
prisoneramongsavageswhoaredetaininghim
proti
againsthiswill.
Iam
ne
noprophet,andknowvery
malo
littleaboutomens,butIspeakasitisborneinuponmefrom
neba
heaven,andassureyouthathe
bo
willnotbeawaymuchlonger;
forheisa
človek
manofsuchresourcethat
tudi
eventhoughhewereinchainsofironhewouldfindsomemeansofgetting
domov
homeagain.
Buttellme,
in
andtellmetrue,canUlyssesreallyhavesuchafinelookingfellowfora
sina
son?
Youareindeedwonderfullylikehimaboutthehead
in
andeyes,forwewereclosefriends
preden
beforehesetsailforTroywherethe
cvet
flowerofalltheArgiveswent
tudi
also.
Sincethattimewehave
nikoli
nevereitherofusseentheother.”
“Mymother,”answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIam
sin
sontoUlysses,butitisawise
otrok
childthatknowshisown
očeta
father.
WouldthatIwere
sin
sontoonewhohadgrownolduponhisownestates,for,sinceyouask
mi
me,thereisnomoreill-starredman
pod
underheaventhanhewhotheytellmeismyfather.”
In
AndMinervasaid,“Thereisnofearofyour
rasa
racedyingoutyet,whilePenelopehassuchafine
sina
sonasyouare.
But
povej
tellme,andtellmetrue,whatisthemeaningofall
tega
thisfeasting,andwhoare
ti
thesepeople?
Whatisit
vse
allabout?
Haveyousomebanquet,
ali
oristhereaweddinginthefamily—for
ne
nooneseemstobebringing
nobenih
anyprovisionsofhisown?
In
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyarebehaving;
whatriottheymakeoverthewhole
hiši
house;
itisenoughtodisgustanyrespectable
osebo
personwhocomesnearthem.”
“Sir,”saidTelemachus,“asregardsyourquestion,solongasmy
oče
fatherwashereitwas
dobro
wellwithusandwith
je
thehouse,butthegodsintheirdispleasure
so
havewilleditotherwise,and
so
havehiddenhimawaymore
tesno
closelythanmortalmanwaseveryethidden.
Icouldhaveborneit
bolje
bettereventhoughhewere
mrtev
dead,ifhehadfallen
s
withhismenbeforeTroy,
ali
orhaddiedwithfriends
okrog
aroundhimwhenthedaysofhisfightingweredone;
forthentheAchaeanswouldhavebuiltamound
nad
overhisashes,andIshouldmyselfhavebeen
dedič
heirtohisrenown;
but
zdaj
nowthestorm-windshavespiritedhim
stran
awayweknownotwhither;
heisgonewithoutleavingsomuchasatrace
za
behindhim,andIinherit
nič
nothingbutdismay.
Nordoesthematterendsimply
z
withgriefforthelossofmy
očeta
father;
heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeof
še
yetanotherkind;
forthechiefsfromallourislands,Dulichium,Same,
in
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,as
tudi
alsoalltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,areeatingupmy
hišo
houseunderthepretextofpayingtheircourttomymother,who
bo
willneitherpointblanksaythatshe
bo
willnotmarry,[7]noryetbringmatterstoanend;
sotheyaremakinghavocofmyestate,
in
andbeforelongwilldoso
tudi
alsowithmyself.”
“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudo
res
indeedwantUlysseshomeagain.
Daj
Givehimhishelmet,shield,
in
andacoupleoflances,
in
andifheisthe
moški
manhewaswhenI
prvič
firstknewhiminour
hiši
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,hewould
kmalu
soonlayhishandsabout
te
theserascallysuitors,werehetostandoncemoreuponhisown
pragu
threshold.
HewasthencomingfromEphyra,
kjer
wherehehadbeentobeg
strup
poisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,
sina
sonofMermerus.
Ilusfearedtheever-livinggods
in
andwouldnotgivehimany,butmy
oče
fatherlethimhavesome,forhewas
zelo
veryfondofhim.
IfUlyssesisthe
moški
manhethenwasthesesuitors
bodo
willhaveashortshrift
in
andasorrywedding.
“But
tam
there!
Itrestswithheaventodeterminewhetherheistoreturn,
in
andtakehisrevengeinhisown
hiši
houseorno;
Iwould,however,urgeyoutosetabouttryingtogetridof
teh
thesesuitorsatonce.
Takemy
nasvet
advice,calltheAchaeanheroesinassembly
jutri
to-morrowmorning—layyourcasebefore
jim
them,andcallheaventobearyou
priča
witness.
Bidthesuitorstakethemselvesoff,
vsak
eachtohisownplace,
in
andifyourmother’smindissetonmarrying
ponovno
again,lethergobacktoher
očetu
father,whowillfindhera
moža
husbandandprovideherwithallthemarriagegiftsthatso
draga
dearadaughtermayexpect.
Asforyourself,
naj
letmeprevailuponyoutotakethebestshipyou
lahko
canget,withacrewoftwentymen,
in
andgoinquestofyour
očeta
fatherwhohassolongbeenmissing.
Someone
lahko
maytellyousomething,or(andpeople
pogosto
oftenhearthingsinthisway)someheaven-sentmessage
lahko
maydirectyou.
FirstgotoPylos
in
andaskNestor;
thencegoontoSparta
in
andvisitMenelaus,forhegot
domov
homelastofalltheAchaeans;
če
ifyouhearthatyour
oče
fatherisaliveandonhis
poti
wayhome,youcanputupwiththe
zapravljanje
wastethesesuitorswillmakefor
še
yetanothertwelvemonths.
Ifontheotherhandyouhearofhis
smrt
death,comehomeatonce,celebratehisfuneralrites
z
withallduepomp,buildabarrowtohis
spomin
memory,andmakeyourmothermarry
ponovno
again.
Then,havingdoneallthis,thinkit
dobro
welloverinyourmind
kako
how,byfairmeansorfoul,you
lahko
maykillthesesuitorsinyourown
hiši
house.
Youaretoooldtopleadinfancyanylonger;
haveyounotheard
kako
howpeoplearesingingOrestes’praisesforhavingkilledhisfather’smurdererAegisthus?
Youareafine,smartlookingfellow;
pokaži
showyourmettle,then,andmakeyourselfa
ime
nameinstory.
Now,however,Imustgobacktomyship
in
andtomycrew,who
bo
willbeimpatientifIkeepthemwaitinglonger;
thinkthematteroverforyourself,
in
andrememberwhatIhavesaidtoyou.”
“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
zelo
verykindofyoutotalktomein
ta
thisway,asthoughIwereyourown
sin
son,andIwilldo
vse
allyoutellme;
I
vem
knowyouwanttobegettingonwithyour
potovanje
voyage,butstayalittlelongertillyouhavetakenabath
in
andrefreshedyourself.
Iwillthen
dal
giveyouapresent,andyoushall
šel
goonyourwayrejoicing;
Iwill
dal
giveyouoneofgreatbeauty
in
andvalue—akeepsakesuchas
samo
onlydearfriendsgiveto
eno
oneanother.”
Minervaanswered,“Donottrytokeepme,forIwouldbeonmywayatonce.
Asforanypresentyoumaybedisposedtomake
mi
me,keepittillIcomeagain,andIwilltakeit
domov
homewithme.
Youshall
dal
givemeaverygood
eno
one,andIwillgiveyou
eno
oneofnolessvalueinreturn.”
S
Withthesewordssheflewawaylikeabirdintothe
zrak
air,butshehadgivenTelemachus
pogum
courage,andhadmadehimthink
bolj
morethaneverabouthis
očetu
father.
Hefeltthechange,wonderedatit,
in
andknewthatthestrangerhadbeena
bog
god,sohewentstraightto
kjer
wherethesuitorsweresitting.
Phemiuswasstillsinging,
in
andhishearerssatraptinsilenceashetoldthe
žalostno
sadtaleofthereturnfromTroy,
in
andtheillsMinervahadlaidupontheAchaeans.
Penelope,
hči
daughterofIcarius,heardhis
pesem
songfromherroomupstairs,
in
andcamedownbythegreatstaircase,not
sama
alone,butattendedbytwoofherhandmaids.
Ko
Whenshereachedthesuitorsshestoodbyoneofthebearingposts
ki
thatsupportedtheroofofthecloisters[8]
s
withastaidmaidenoneithersideofher.
Sheheld
je
aveil,moreover,beforeherface,
in
andwasweepingbitterly.
“Phemius,”shecried,“youknow
veliko
manyanotherfeatofgods
in
andheroes,suchaspoetslovetocelebrate.
Sing
je
thesuitorssomeoneofthese,
in
andletthemdrinktheir
vino
wineinsilence,butceasethis
žalostno
sadtale,foritbreaksmysorrowful
srce
heart,andremindsmeofmylost
moža
husbandwhomImournever
brez
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewas
veliko
greatoverallHellasandmiddleArgos.”[9].
“Mother,”answeredTelemachus,“letthebardsingwhathehasamind
da
to;
bardsdonotmaketheillsthey
pojejo
singof;
itisJove,notthey,
ki
whomakesthem,andwhosendsweal
ali
orwoeuponmankindaccordingtohisown
dobro
goodpleasure.
Thisfellowmeans
ne
noharmbysingingtheill-fated
vrnitev
returnoftheDanaans,forpeople
vedno
alwaysapplaudthelatestsongs
najbolj
mostwarmly.
Makeupyourmindtoit
in
andbearit;
Ulyssesisnotthe
edini
onlymanwhonevercamebackfromTroy,
ampak
butmanyanotherwentdownaswellashe.
Pojdi
Go,then,withinthehouse
in
andbusyyourselfwithyourdailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,
in
andtheorderingofyourservants;
forspeechisman’smatter,
in
andmineaboveallothers[10]—foritisIwhoammasterhere.”
Shewentwonderingbackinto
je
thehouse,andlaidherson’ssayinginher
srcu
heart.
Then,goingupstairswithherhandmaidsintoher
sobo
room,shemournedherdear
možem
husbandtillMinervashedsweetsleepoverhereyes.
Toda
Butthesuitorswereclamorousthroughoutthecoveredcloisters[11],
in
andprayedeachonethathemightbeherbedfellow.
ThenTelemachusspoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,letusfeastatourpleasurenow,
in
andlettherebenobrawling,foritisa
redka
rarethingtohearaman
z
withsuchadivinevoiceasPhemiushas;
butinthe
zjutraj
morningmeetmeinfullassemblythatImay
dal
giveyouformalnoticetodepart,
in
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,turn
in
andturnabout,atyourowncost.
Če
Ifontheotherhandyouchoosetopersistinspungingupon
enega
oneman,heavenhelpme,
toda
butJoveshallreckonwithyouin
celoti
full,andwhenyoufallinmyfather’s
hiši
housethereshallbenomanto
maščeval
avengeyou.”
Thesuitorsbittheirlipsastheyheard
ga
him,andmarvelledattheboldnessofhis
govora
speech.
Then,Antinous,sonofEupeithes,said,“Thegodsseemto
so
havegivenyoulessonsinbluster
in
andtalltalking;
mayJove
nikoli
nevergrantyoutobechiefinIthacaasyour
oče
fatherwasbeforeyou.”
Telemachusanswered,“Antinous,donotchidewith
mi
me,but,godwilling,I
bo
willbechieftooifI
lahko
can.
Isthistheworst
usoda
fateyoucanthinkofforme?
Itis
ni
nobadthingtobeachief,foritbringsbothriches
in
andhonour.
Still,nowthatUlyssesis
mrtev
deadtherearemanygreatmeninIthacabothold
in
andyoung,andsomeother
lahko
maytaketheleadamong
njimi
them;
neverthelessIwillbechiefinmyown
hiši
house,andwillrulethosewhomUlysseshaswonforme.”
ThenEurymachus,
sin
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswithheavento
odloči
decidewhoshallbechief
med
amongus,butyoushallbemasterinyourown
hiši
houseandoveryourownpossessions;
ne
noonewhilethereisa
človek
maninIthacashalldoyou
nasilja
violencenorrobyou.
And
zdaj
now,mygoodfellow,Iwantto
vedeti
knowaboutthisstranger.
Whatcountrydoeshecome
iz
from?
Ofwhatfamilyishe,
in
andwhereishisestate?
Hashebroughtyou
novice
newsaboutthereturnofyour
očeta
father,orwasheonbusinessofhisown?
Heseemedawelltodo
človek
man,buthehurriedoffso
nenadoma
suddenlythathewasgoneinamoment
preden
beforewecouldgettoknowhim.”
“My
oče
fatherisdeadandgone,”answeredTelemachus,“andevenifsomerumourreachesmeIput
ne
nomorefaithinit
zdaj
now.
Mymotherdoesindeed
včasih
sometimessendforasoothsayer
in
andquestionhim,butIgivehisprophecyings
ne
noheed.
Asforthe
tujca
stranger,hewasMentes,sonofAnchialus,chiefoftheTaphians,an
stari
oldfriendofmyfather’s.”
Toda
Butinhisheartheknewthatithadbeenthe
boginja
goddess.
Thesuitorsthenreturnedtotheirsinging
in
anddancinguntiltheevening;
toda
butwhennightfellupontheirpleasuringtheywenthometobed
vsak
eachinhisownabode.[12]Telemachus’s
soba
roomwashighupinatower[13]
ki
thatlookedontothe
zunanji
outercourt;
hither,then,hehied,brooding
in
andfullofthought.
A
dobra
goodoldwoman,Euryclea,daughterofOps,the
sina
sonofPisenor,wentbeforehim
z
withacoupleofblazingtorches.
Laerteshadboughther
z
withhisownmoneywhenshewasquiteyoung;
hegavetheworthoftwentyoxenforher,
in
andshewedasmuchrespecttoherinhishouseholdashedidtohisownwedded
žene
wife,buthedidnottakehertohis
posteljo
bedforhefearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]Sheitwas
ki
whonowlightedTelemachustohis
sobo
room,andshelovedhimbetterthananyofthe
druga
otherwomeninthehousedid,forshehadnursedhim
ko
whenhewasababy.
Heopenedthe
vrata
doorofhisbedroom
in
andsatdownuponthe
posteljo
bed;
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Now
ko
whenthechildofmorning,rosy-fingered
Dawn
Dawn,appearedTelemachusroseanddressedhimself.
Heboundhissandalsontohiscomely
noge
feet,girdedhisswordabouthisshoulder,
in
andlefthisroomlooking
kot
likeanimmortalgod.
Heatoncesentthecriersroundtocallthepeopleinassembly,sotheycalledthem
in
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;
then,
ko
whentheyweregottogether,hewenttothe
mesto
placeofassemblyspearinhand—not
sam
alone,forhistwohoundswent
z
withhim.
Minervaendowedhimwithapresenceof
take
suchdivinecomelinessthatallmarvelledathimashewentby,
in
andwhenhetookhis
mesto
placeinhisfather’sseat
tudi
eventheoldestcouncillorsmade
pot
wayforhim.
Aegyptius,a
moški
manbentdoublewithage,
in
andofinfiniteexperience,wasthe
prvi
firsttospeak.
HissonAntiphushadgone
z
withUlyssestoIlius,landofnoblesteeds,
vendar
butthesavageCyclopshadkilledhim
ko
whentheywereallshutupinthe
jami
cave,andhadcookedhislast
večerjo
dinnerforhim.[17]Hehad
tri
threesonsleft,ofwhom
dva
twostillworkedontheirfather’sland,
medtem ko
whilethethird,Eurynomus,was
eden
oneofthesuitors;
neverthelesstheir
oče
fathercouldnotgetoverthelossofAntiphus,
in
andwasstillweepingforhim
ko
whenhebeganhisspeech.
“MenofIthaca,”hesaid,“hearmywords.
From
je
thedayUlyssesleftustherehasbeennomeetingofourcouncillors
do
untilnow;
whothencanitbe,whether
star
oldoryoung,thatfindsitso
potrebno
necessarytoconveneus?
Hashegotwindofsomehostapproaching,
in
anddoeshewishtowarn
nas
us,orwouldhespeakuponsomeothermatterofpublicmoment?
Iamsureheisanexcellentperson,
in
andIhopeJovewillgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”
Telemachustookthisspeechasof
dobro
goodomenandroseatonce,forhewasburstingwithwhathehadto
povedati
say.
Hestoodinthemiddleoftheassembly
in
andthegoodheraldPisenorbroughthimhisstaff.
Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”saidhe,“itis
Sem
I,asyouwillshortlylearn,
ki
whohaveconvenedyou,foritisI
ki
whoamthemostaggrieved.
IhavenotgotwindofanyhostapproachingaboutwhichIwouldwarnyou,
niti
noristhereanymatterofpublicmomentonwhichIwouldspeak.
Mygrievanceis
čisto
purelypersonal,andturnson
dve
twogreatmisfortuneswhichhavefallenuponmy
hišo
house.
Thefirstoftheseisthelossofmyexcellentfather,
ki
whowaschiefamongallyou
tukaj
herepresent,andwaslikeafathertoeveryoneofyou;
the
druga
secondismuchmoreserious,
in
anderelongwillbetheutterruinofmy
posestvo
estate.
Thesonsofallthechiefmen
med
amongyouarepesteringmy
mamo
mothertomarrythemagainstherwill.
TheyareafraidtogotoherfatherIcarius,askinghimtochoosetheonehelikesbest,
in
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhis
hčerko
daughter,butdaybydaytheykeephanging
o
aboutmyfather’shouse,sacrificingouroxen,
ovce
sheep,andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,
in
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughttothequantityof
vina
winetheydrink.
Noestatecanstand
takšne
suchrecklessness;
wehavenow
ne
noUlyssestowardoff
škodo
harmfromourdoors,andIcannotholdmyown
proti
againstthem.