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BOOKI
THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’S
Visitan
VISITTOITHACA—THECHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
Tellme,O
Musa
Muse,ofthatingeniousherowho
viajó
travelledfarandwideafterhe
haber
hadsackedthefamoustownofTroy.
Manycitiesdidhe
visitó
visit,andmanywerethenations
con
withwhosemannersandcustomshewasacquainted;
moreoverhe
sufrió
sufferedmuchbyseawhile
tratando
tryingtosavehisown
vida
lifeandbringhismensafely
casa
home;
butdowhathe
pudo
mighthecouldnotsavehismen,forthey
perecieron
perishedthroughtheirownsheerfollyin
comer
eatingthecattleoftheSun-godHyperion;
so
el
thegodpreventedthemfromever
llegar
reachinghome.
Tellme,too,
acerca
aboutallthesethings,oh
hija
daughterofJove,fromwhatsoever
fuente
sourceyoumayknowthem.
So
ahora
nowallwhoescapeddeathin
batalla
battleorbyshipwreckhad
llegado
gotsafelyhomeexceptUlysses,
y
andhe,thoughhewaslongingto
regresar
returntohiswifeand
país
country,wasdetainedbythe
diosa
goddessCalypso,whohadgothiminto
una
alargecaveandwantedto
casarse
marryhim.
Butasyearswentby,there
llegó
cameatimewhenthegodssettledthathe
debía
shouldgobacktoIthaca;
eventhen,however,
cuando
whenhewasamonghis
propio
ownpeople,histroubleswerenotyetover;
nevertheless
todos
allthegodshadnow
comenzado
beguntopityhimexceptNeptune,who
todavía
stillpersecutedhimwithoutceasing
y
andwouldnotlethimget
casa
home.
NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,whoareattheworld’s
extremo
end,andlieintwohalves,theone
mirando
lookingWestandtheotherEast.[1]He
había
hadgonetheretoacceptahecatombof
ovejas
sheepandoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathis
festival
festival;
buttheothergods
reunieron
metinthehouseofOlympianJove,
y
andthesireofgods
y
andmenspokefirst.
At
ese
thatmomenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,who
había
hadbeenkilledbyAgamemnon’s
hijo
sonOrestes;
sohesaidto
los
theothergods:.
“Seenow,
cómo
howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafter
todo
allnothingbuttheirownfolly.
Mira
LookatAegisthus;
hemustneeds
hacer
makelovetoAgamemnon’swifeunrighteously
y
andthenkillAgamemnon,thoughhe
sabía
knewitwouldbethe
muerte
deathofhim;
forI
envié
sentMercurytowarnhimnotto
hiciera
doeitherofthesethings,inasmuchasOrestes
quisiera
wouldbesuretotakehis
venganza
revengewhenhegrewup
y
andwantedtoreturnhome.
Mercurio
Mercurytoldhimthisinall
buena
goodwillbuthewouldnot
escuchar
listen,andnowhehas
pagado
paidforeverythinginfull.”
ThenMinerva
dijo
said,“Father,sonofSaturn,
Rey
Kingofkings,itservedAegisthus
bien
right,andsoitwould
cualquier
anyoneelsewhodoesashedid;
pero
butAegisthusisneitherherenor
allí
there;
itisforUlysses
esa
thatmyheartbleeds,whenI
pienso
thinkofhissufferingsin
esa
thatlonelysea-girtisland,faraway,
pobre
poorman,fromallhisfriends.
Itisan
isla
islandcoveredwithforest,inthevery
medio
middleofthesea,anda
diosa
goddesslivesthere,daughterofthe
mago
magicianAtlas,wholooksafterthe
fondo
bottomoftheocean,and
lleva
carriesthegreatcolumnsthat
mantienen
keepheavenandearthasunder.
Esta
ThisdaughterofAtlashasgotholdof
pobre
poorunhappyUlysses,andkeeps
intentando
tryingbyeverykindofblandishmenttomakehim
olvidar
forgethishome,sothatheis
cansado
tiredoflife,andthinksof
nada
nothingbuthowhemay
una vez
oncemoreseethesmokeofhisownchimneys.
You,
señor
sir,takenoheedof
esto
this,andyetwhenUlysseswasbeforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyou
con
withmanyaburntsacrifice?
Por qué
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingso
enojado
angrywithhim?”
AndJove
dijo
said,“Mychild,whatareyou
hablando
talkingabout?
HowcanI
olvidar
forgetUlyssesthanwhomthereis
no
nomorecapablemanon
tierra
earth,normoreliberalinhisofferingstotheimmortalgodsthat
viven
liveinheaven?
Bearinmind,however,thatNeptuneis
todavía
stillfuriouswithUlyssesforhavingblinded
un
aneyeofPolyphemuskingof
los
theCyclopes.
PolyphemusissontoNeptuneby
la
thenymphThoosa,daughterto
la
thesea-kingPhorcys;
thereforethoughhewillnot
matará
killUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimbypreventinghimfrom
llegar
gettinghome.
Still,letuslayourheads
juntas
togetherandseehowwe
podemos
canhelphimtoreturn;
Neptunewillthenbepacified,for
si
ifweareallofa
mente
mindhecanhardlystandout
contra
againstus.”
AndMinervasaid,“Father,
hijo
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,
si
if,then,thegodsnow
dijo
meanthatUlyssesshouldget
casa
home,weshouldfirstsend
Mercurio
MercurytotheOgygianislandto
dijo
tellCalypsothatwehavemadeupourminds
y
andthatheisto
regresar
return.
InthemeantimeI
iré
willgotoIthaca,toputheartintoUlysses’
hijo
sonTelemachus;
Iwillemboldenhimto
llamar
calltheAchaeansinassembly,
y
andspeakouttothesuitorsofhis
madre
motherPenelope,whopersistin
comer
eatingupanynumberofhis
ovejas
sheepandoxen;
Iwill
también
alsoconducthimtoSparta
y
andtoPylos,tosee
si
ifhecanhearanything
sobre
aboutthereturnofhis
querido
dearfather—forthiswillmake
gente
peoplespeakwellofhim.”
So
diciendo
sayingsheboundonherglittering
oro
goldensandals,imperishable,withwhichshe
puede
canflylikethewindover
tierra
landorsea;
shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shod
lanza
spear,sostoutandsturdy
y
andstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroeswhohavedispleasedher,
y
anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthe
puerta
gatewayofUlysses’house,disguisedas
una
avisitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,
y
andsheheldabronze
lanza
spearinherhand.
Thereshe
encontró
foundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesoftheoxenwhichthey
habían
hadkilledandeaten,and
jugando
playingdraughtsinfrontofthe
casa
house.
Men-servantsandpageswerebustlingabouttowaituponthem,
algunos
somemixingwinewithwaterinthemixing-bowls,
algunos
somecleaningdownthetables
con
withwetspongesandlayingthemout
de nuevo
again,andsomecuttingupgreatquantitiesofmeat.
Telemachus
vio
sawherlongbeforeanyoneelse
vio
did.
Hewassittingmoodily
entre
amongthesuitorsthinkingabouthis
valiente
bravefather,andhowhewould
enviaría
sendthemflyingoutofthe
casa
house,ifhewereto
venir
cometohisownagain
y
andbehonouredasindays
fuera
goneby.
Thusbroodingashe
sentaba
satamongthem,hecaughtsightofMinerva
y
andwentstraighttothe
puerta
gate,forhewasvexedthat
un
astrangershouldbekept
esperar
waitingforadmittance.
Hetookher
derecha
righthandinhisown,
y
andbadehergivehimher
lanza
spear.
“Welcome,”saidhe,“toour
casa
house,andwhenyouhavepartakenoffoodyoushalltelluswhatyouhavecomefor.”
He
lideró
ledthewayashe
hablaba
spoke,andMinervafollowedhim.
Cuando
Whentheywerewithinhe
tomó
tookherspearandsetitinthespear-stand
contra
againstastrongbearing-postalong
con
withthemanyotherspearsofhis
infeliz
unhappyfather,andheconductedherto
un
arichlydecoratedseatunder
cual
whichhethrewaclothofdamask.
Therewas
un
afootstoolalsoforherfeet,[2]
y
andhesetanotherseatnearherforhimself,
lejos
awayfromthesuitors,thatshe
pudiera
mightnotbeannoyedwhile
comía
eatingbytheirnoiseandinsolence,
y
andthathemightaskher
más
morefreelyabouthisfather.
A
criada
maidservantthenbroughtthem
agua
waterinabeautifulgoldenewer
y
andpoureditintoasilverbasinforthemto
lavasen
washtheirhands,andshe
dibujó
drewacleantablebeside
les
them.
Anupperservantbroughtthem
pan
bread,andofferedthemmanygoodthingsofwhattherewasinthe
casa
house,thecarverfetchedthemplatesof
toda
allmannerofmeatsandsetcupsof
oro
goldbytheirside,andamanservant
trajo
broughtthemwineandpoureditoutforthem.
Thenthesuitors
vino
cameinandtooktheirplacesonthebenches
y
andseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspoured
agua
waterovertheirhands,maidswentround
con
withthebread-baskets,pagesfilledthemixing-bowls
con
withwineandwater,andthey
pusieron
laidtheirhandsuponthegoodthingsthatwerebeforethem.
As
pronto
soonastheyhadhad
suficiente
enoughtoeatanddrinkthey
querían
wantedmusicanddancing,whichare
los
thecrowningembellishmentsofa
banquete
banquet,soaservantbroughtalyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforcetosingtothem.
As
pronto
soonashetouchedhislyre
y
andbegantosingTelemachus
habló
spokelowtoMinerva,withhis
cabeza
headclosetohersthat
ningún
nomanmighthear.
“Ihope,sir,”said
él
he,“thatyouwillnotbeoffended
con
withwhatIamgoingto
decir
say.
Singingcomescheapto
aquellos
thosewhodonotpayforit,
y
andallthisisdoneat
las
thecostofonewhoseboneslie
pudren
rottinginsomewildernessorgrindingto
polvo
powderinthesurf.
If
estos
thesemenweretoseemy
padre
fathercomebacktoIthacatheywould
rezarían
prayforlongerlegsrather
de
thanalongerpurse,for
dinero
moneywouldnotservethem;
pero
buthe,alas,hasfallenon
un
anillfate,andeven
cuando
whenpeopledosometimessaythatheis
viniendo
coming,wenolongerheed
les
them;
weshallneverseehimagain.
Y
Andnow,sir,tellme
y
andtellmetrue,whoyouare
y
andwhereyoucomefrom.
Tellmeofyour
ciudad
townandparents,whatmannerof
barco
shipyoucamein,howyour
tripulación
crewbroughtyoutoIthaca,
y
andofwhatnationthey
declararon
declaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannot
haber
havecomebyland.
Tellme
también
alsotruly,forIwantto
saber
know,areyouastrangerto
esta
thishouse,orhaveyoubeen
aquí
hereinmyfather’stime?
In
los
theolddayswehadmanyvisitorsformy
padre
fatherwentaboutmuchhimself.”
Y
AndMinervaanswered,“Iwill
diré
tellyoutrulyandparticularly
todo
allaboutit.
IamMentes,
hijo
sonofAnchialus,andIam
Rey
KingoftheTaphians.
I
he
havecomeherewithmy
barco
shipandcrew,ona
viaje
voyagetomenofaforeign
lengua
tonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]
con
withacargoofiron,
y
andIshallbringback
cobre
copper.
Asformyship,itliesoveryonderoffthe
abierto
opencountryawayfromthe
ciudad
town,intheharbourRheithron[5]
bajo
underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriends
antes
beforeus,asoldLaerteswill
dirá
tellyou,ifyouwill
ir
goandaskhim.
They
dicen
say,however,thathenever
viene
comestotownnow,andlivesbyhimselfinthe
campo
country,faringhardly,withanoldwomantolookafterhim
y
andgethisdinnerforhim,
cuando
whenhecomesintiredfrompotteringabouthisvineyard.
They
dijeron
toldmeyourfatherwasat
casa
homeagain,andthatwaswhyI
venido
came,butitseemsthegodsarestillkeepinghimback,forheisnot
muerto
deadyetnotonthe
continente
mainland.
Itismorelikelyheisonsomesea-girt
isla
islandinmidocean,or
un
aprisoneramongsavageswhoare
deteniendo
detaininghimagainsthiswill.
Iam
no
noprophet,andknowvery
poco
littleaboutomens,butI
hablo
speakasitisborneinuponmefrom
cielo
heaven,andassureyouthathewillnotbe
lejos
awaymuchlonger;
forheis
un
amanofsuchresourcethat
incluso
eventhoughhewereinchainsofironhe
es
wouldfindsomemeansofgetting
casa
homeagain.
Buttellme,
y
andtellmetrue,canUlyssesreally
tener
havesuchafinelookingfellowfor
un
ason?
Youareindeed
maravillosamente
wonderfullylikehimaboutthe
cabeza
headandeyes,forwewereclosefriendsbeforeheset
zarpara
sailforTroywherethe
flor
flowerofalltheArgives
fue
wentalso.
Sincethattimewe
hemos
havenevereitherofus
visto
seentheother.”
“Mymother,”
respondió
answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIamsontoUlysses,
pero
butitisawisechildthat
conoce
knowshisownfather.
WouldthatIwere
hijo
sontoonewhohadgrownolduponhisownestates,for,sinceyou
preguntas
askme,thereisno
más
moreill-starredmanunderheaven
de
thanhewhotheytellmeismyfather.”
Y
AndMinervasaid,“Thereis
no
nofearofyourracedyingoutyet,
mientras
whilePenelopehassuchafine
hijo
sonasyouare.
Buttellme,
y
andtellmetrue,whatisthe
significado
meaningofallthisfeasting,
y
andwhoarethesepeople?
Whatisit
todo
allabout?
Haveyousome
banquete
banquet,oristherea
boda
weddinginthefamily—fornoone
parece
seemstobebringinganyprovisionsofhis
tienes
own?
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyare
comportando
behaving;
whatriottheymakeover
la
thewholehouse;
itis
suficiente
enoughtodisgustanyrespectable
persona
personwhocomesnearthem.”
“Sir,”
dijo
saidTelemachus,“asregardsyour
pregunta
question,solongasmy
padre
fatherwashereitwas
bien
wellwithusandwiththe
casa
house,butthegodsintheirdispleasure
han
havewilleditotherwise,and
han
havehiddenhimawaymoreclosely
de
thanmortalmanwaseveryet
escondido
hidden.
Icouldhaveborneit
mejor
bettereventhoughhewere
muerto
dead,ifhehadfallen
con
withhismenbeforeTroy,
o
orhaddiedwithfriends
alrededor
aroundhimwhenthedaysofhis
lucha
fightingweredone;
forthen
los
theAchaeanswouldhavebuilt
un
amoundoverhisashes,
y
andIshouldmyselfhavebeen
heredero
heirtohisrenown;
but
ahora
nowthestorm-windshavespiritedhim
lejos
awayweknownotwhither;
heis
ido
gonewithoutleavingsomuchas
un
atracebehindhim,andI
heredo
inheritnothingbutdismay.
Nordoesthe
asunto
matterendsimplywithgriefforthelossofmy
padre
father;
heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeofyet
otro
anotherkind;
forthechiefsfromallourislands,Dulichium,Same,
y
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,as
también
alsoalltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,areeatingupmy
casa
houseunderthepretextof
pagar
payingtheircourttomy
madre
mother,whowillneitherpointblank
dirá
saythatshewillnotmarry,[7]noryet
llevará
bringmatterstoanend;
sotheyaremaking
estragos
havocofmyestate,andbefore
tiempo
longwilldosoalsowithmyself.”
“Is
eso
thatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyou
hecho
doindeedwantUlysseshomeagain.
Givehimhishelmet,shield,
y
andacoupleoflances,
y
andifheisthe
hombre
manhewaswhenI
primera
firstknewhiminour
casa
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,hewould
pronto
soonlayhishandsabout
estos
theserascallysuitors,werehetostand
una vez
oncemoreuponhisown
umbral
threshold.
HewasthencomingfromEphyra,
donde
wherehehadbeento
pidiendo
begpoisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,
hijo
sonofMermerus.
Ilusfeared
los
theever-livinggodsandwouldnot
daría
givehimany,butmy
padre
fatherlethimhavesome,forhewasveryfondofhim.
Si
IfUlyssesisthemanhethenwas
estos
thesesuitorswillhaveashortshrift
y
andasorrywedding.
“Butthere!
Itrestswith
cielo
heaventodeterminewhetherheisto
regresar
return,andtakehisrevengeinhisown
casa
houseorno;
Iwould,however,urgeyoutosetabout
tratar
tryingtogetridof
estos
thesesuitorsatonce.
Takemyadvice,
llama
calltheAchaeanheroesinassembly
mañana
to-morrowmorning—layyourcasebefore
ellos
them,andcallheaventobearyou
testigo
witness.
Bidthesuitorstakethemselves
de
off,eachtohisown
lugar
place,andifyourmother’smindisseton
casarse
marryingagain,lethergobacktoher
padre
father,whowillfindhera
marido
husbandandprovideherwith
todos
allthemarriagegiftsthatsodeara
hija
daughtermayexpect.
Asforyourself,letmeprevailuponyouto
tomes
takethebestshipyou
puedas
canget,withacrewoftwentymen,
y
andgoinquestofyour
padre
fatherwhohassolongbeenmissing.
Someone
puede
maytellyousomething,or(and
gente
peopleoftenhearthingsin
esta
thisway)someheaven-sentmessage
puede
maydirectyou.
FirstgotoPylos
y
andaskNestor;
thencegoontoSparta
y
andvisitMenelaus,forhe
llegó
gothomelastofalltheAchaeans;
si
ifyouhearthatyour
padre
fatherisaliveandonhis
camino
wayhome,youcanputupwith
el
thewastethesesuitorswill
harán
makeforyetanothertwelvemonths.
Si
Ifontheotherhandyouhearofhis
muerte
death,comehomeatonce,
celebre
celebratehisfuneralriteswith
toda
allduepomp,buildabarrowtohis
memoria
memory,andmakeyourmothermarry
de nuevo
again.
Then,havingdoneall
esto
this,thinkitwelloverinyour
mente
mindhow,byfairmeans
o
orfoul,youmaykill
estos
thesesuitorsinyourown
casa
house.
Youaretoooldto
alegar
pleadinfancyanylonger;
haveyounot
oído
heardhowpeoplearesingingOrestes’praisesforhavingkilledhisfather’s
asesino
murdererAegisthus?
Youareafine,smartlookingfellow;
muestra
showyourmettle,then,andmakeyourself
un
anameinstory.
Now,however,I
debo
mustgobacktomy
nave
shipandtomycrew,whowillbeimpatient
si
ifIkeepthemwaitinglonger;
piensa
thinkthematteroverforyourself,
y
andrememberwhatIhave
dicho
saidtoyou.”
“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
muy
verykindofyoutotalktomein
esta
thisway,asthoughIwereyour
propio
ownson,andIwill
haré
doallyoutellme;
I
sé
knowyouwanttobegettingonwithyour
viaje
voyage,butstayalittlelongertillyou
hayas
havetakenabathand
refrescado
refreshedyourself.
Iwillthen
daré
giveyouapresent,andyoushallgoonyour
camino
wayrejoicing;
Iwillgiveyouoneof
gran
greatbeautyandvalue—akeepsakesuchas
sólo
onlydearfriendsgivetooneanother.”
Minerva
respondió
answered,“Donottrytokeepme,forIwouldbeonmy
camino
wayatonce.
Asfor
cualquier
anypresentyoumaybe
dispuesto
disposedtomakeme,keepittillIcomeagain,
y
andIwilltakeit
casa
homewithme.
Youshallgivemea
muy
verygoodone,andIwillgiveyou
uno
oneofnolessvalueinreturn.”
Con
Withthesewordssheflewaway
como
likeabirdintothe
aire
air,butshehadgivenTelemachus
coraje
courage,andhadmadehim
pensar
thinkmorethaneverabouthis
padre
father.
Hefeltthechange,wonderedatit,
y
andknewthatthestranger
había
hadbeenagod,sohe
fue
wentstraighttowherethesuitorsweresitting.
Phemiuswasstill
cantando
singing,andhishearerssatraptin
silencio
silenceashetoldthe
triste
sadtaleofthereturnfromTroy,
y
andtheillsMinervahadlaidupontheAchaeans.
Penelope,
hija
daughterofIcarius,heardhis
canción
songfromherroomupstairs,
y
andcamedownbythe
gran
greatstaircase,notalone,butattendedby
dos
twoofherhandmaids.
Whenshe
llegó
reachedthesuitorsshestoodbyoneofthebearingpoststhatsupportedthe
techo
roofofthecloisters[8]withastaid
doncella
maidenoneithersideofher.
She
sostenía
heldaveil,moreover,beforeher
rostro
face,andwasweepingbitterly.
“Phemius,”shecried,“you
conoces
knowmanyanotherfeatofgods
y
andheroes,suchaspoets
aman
lovetocelebrate.
Singthesuitorssome
uno
oneofthese,andletthem
beben
drinktheirwineinsilence,
pero
butceasethissadtale,forit
rompe
breaksmysorrowfulheart,and
recuerda
remindsmeofmylost
marido
husbandwhomImournever
sin
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewasgreat
sobre
overallHellasandmiddleArgos.”[9].
“Mother,”
respondió
answeredTelemachus,“letthebard
cante
singwhathehasa
mente
mindto;
bardsdonot
hacen
maketheillstheysing
de
of;
itisJove,notthey,who
hace
makesthem,andwhosendsweal
o
orwoeuponmankindaccordingtohis
propio
owngoodpleasure.
Thisfellowmeans
no
noharmbysingingtheill-fated
regreso
returnoftheDanaans,for
gente
peoplealwaysapplaudthelatestsongs
más
mostwarmly.
Makeupyourmindtoit
y
andbearit;
Ulyssesisnot
el
theonlymanwhonevercamebackfromTroy,
pero
butmanyanotherwentdownaswellas
él
he.
Go,then,withinthe
casa
houseandbusyyourselfwithyourdailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,
y
andtheorderingofyourservants;
for
habla
speechisman’smatter,andmine
encima
aboveallothers[10]—foritisIwhoammasterhere.”
She
fue
wentwonderingbackintothe
casa
house,andlaidherson’s
dicho
sayinginherheart.
Then,going
escaleras
upstairswithherhandmaidsintoher
habitación
room,shemournedherdear
marido
husbandtillMinervashedsweet
sueño
sleepoverhereyes.
But
los
thesuitorswereclamorousthroughout
los
thecoveredcloisters[11],andprayedeach
uno
onethathemightbeher
cama
bedfellow.
ThenTelemachusspoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,letusfeastatour
placer
pleasurenow,andlettherebe
no
nobrawling,foritisararethingto
escuchar
hearamanwithsucha
divina
divinevoiceasPhemiushas;
pero
butinthemorningmeetmein
plena
fullassemblythatImay
dé
giveyouformalnoticetodepart,
y
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,
girando
turnandturnabout,atyour
propio
owncost.
Ifonthe
otro
otherhandyouchooseto
persistir
persistinspunginguponone
hombre
man,heavenhelpme,butJoveshall
cuentas
reckonwithyouinfull,
y
andwhenyoufallinmyfather’s
casa
housethereshallbeno
hombre
mantoavengeyou.”
Thesuitorsbittheirlipsasthey
escuchaban
heardhim,andmarvelledattheboldnessofhis
discurso
speech.
Then,Antinous,sonofEupeithes,
dijo
said,“Thegodsseemtohave
dado
givenyoulessonsinbluster
y
andtalltalking;
mayJove
nunca
nevergrantyoutobechiefinIthacaasyour
padre
fatherwasbeforeyou.”
Telemachus
respondió
answered,“Antinous,donotchide
con
withme,but,godwilling,I
seré
willbechieftooifI
puedo
can.
Isthistheworst
destino
fateyoucanthinkoffor
mí
me?
Itisnobadthingtobe
un
achief,foritbringsbothriches
y
andhonour.
Still,nowthatUlyssesis
muerto
deadtherearemanygreatmeninIthaca
tanto
botholdandyoung,and
algunos
someothermaytakethelead
entre
amongthem;
neverthelessIwillbechiefinmyown
casa
house,andwillrulethosewhomUlysses
ha
haswonforme.”
ThenEurymachus,
hijo
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswith
cielo
heaventodecidewhoshallbechief
entre
amongus,butyoushallbemasterinyourown
casa
houseandoveryourownpossessions;
noone
mientras
whilethereisamaninIthacashall
hará
doyouviolencenorrobyou.
Y
Andnow,mygoodfellow,I
quiero
wanttoknowaboutthis
extraño
stranger.
Whatcountrydoeshecome
de
from?
Ofwhatfamilyishe,
y
andwhereishisestate?
Ha
Hashebroughtyounewsabout
el
thereturnofyourfather,
o
orwasheonbusinessofhisown?
He
parecía
seemedawelltodo
hombre
man,buthehurriedoffso
repentinamente
suddenlythathewasgonein
un
amomentbeforewecould
hecho
gettoknowhim.”
“My
padre
fatherisdeadandgone,”
respondió
answeredTelemachus,“andevenifsomerumour
llegue
reachesmeIputno
más
morefaithinitnow.
My
madre
motherdoesindeedsometimessendfor
un
asoothsayerandquestionhim,
pero
butIgivehisprophecyings
no
noheed.
Asforthe
extraño
stranger,hewasMentes,sonofAnchialus,chiefof
los
theTaphians,anoldfriendofmyfather’s.”
Pero
Butinhishearthe
sabía
knewthatithadbeen
la
thegoddess.
Thesuitorsthen
regresaron
returnedtotheirsingingand
baile
dancinguntiltheevening;
but
cuando
whennightfellupontheirpleasuringthey
fueron
wenthometobedeachinhisownabode.[12]Telemachus’s
habitación
roomwashighupin
una
atower[13]thatlookedontotheoutercourt;
hither,then,hehied,brooding
y
andfullofthought.
A
buena
goodoldwoman,Euryclea,daughterofOps,the
hijo
sonofPisenor,wentbeforehim
con
withacoupleofblazingtorches.
Laertes
había
hadboughtherwithhis
propio
ownmoneywhenshewasquite
joven
young;
hegavetheworthoftwentyoxenforher,
y
andshewedasmuchrespecttoherinhishouseholdashedidtohisownwedded
esposa
wife,buthedidnot
llevó
takehertohisbedforhe
temía
fearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]Sheitwaswho
ahora
nowlightedTelemachustohis
habitación
room,andshelovedhimbetterthananyoftheotherwomeninthehousedid,forshe
había
hadnursedhimwhenhewas
un
ababy.
Heopenedthe
puerta
doorofhisbedroom
y
andsatdownuponthe
cama
bed;
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Nowwhenthechildof
mañana
morning,rosy-fingeredDawn,appearedTelemachus
levantó
roseanddressedhimself.
He
ató
boundhissandalsontohiscomely
pies
feet,girdedhisswordabouthis
hombro
shoulder,andlefthisroomlookinglike
un
animmortalgod.
Heatonce
envió
sentthecriersroundtocallthe
gente
peopleinassembly,sotheycalledthem
y
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;
then,
cuando
whentheyweregottogether,hewentto
la
theplaceofassemblyspearinhand—not
solo
alone,forhistwohoundswent
con
withhim.
Minervaendowedhimwith
una
apresenceofsuchdivinecomelinessthat
todos
allmarvelledathimashewentby,
y
andwhenhetookhis
lugar
placeinhisfather’sseat
incluso
eventheoldestcouncillorsmadewayforhim.
Aegyptius,
un
amanbentdoublewithage,
y
andofinfiniteexperience,wasthe
primero
firsttospeak.
HissonAntiphushad
ido
gonewithUlyssestoIlius,
tierra
landofnoblesteeds,butthesavageCyclopshad
matado
killedhimwhentheywere
todos
allshutupinthe
cueva
cave,andhadcookedhis
última
lastdinnerforhim.[17]Hehad
tres
threesonsleft,ofwhom
dos
twostillworkedontheirfather’s
tierra
land,whilethethird,Eurynomus,was
uno
oneofthesuitors;
neverthelesstheir
padre
fathercouldnotgetover
la
thelossofAntiphus,andwas
todavía
stillweepingforhimwhenhe
comenzó
beganhisspeech.
“MenofIthaca,”he
dijo
said,“hearmywords.
From
el
thedayUlyssesleftustherehasbeen
no
nomeetingofourcouncillorsuntil
ahora
now;
whothencanitbe,whether
viejo
oldoryoung,thatfindsitso
necesario
necessarytoconveneus?
Hashegotwindofsomehost
acerca
approaching,anddoeshewishtowarnus,
o
orwouldhespeakuponsome
otro
othermatterofpublicmoment?
Iam
seguro
sureheisanexcellent
persona
person,andIhopeJove
es
willgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”
Telemachus
tomó
tookthisspeechasofgood
presagio
omenandroseatonce,forhewasburstingwithwhathe
tenía
hadtosay.
Hestoodinthe
medio
middleoftheassemblyandthegoodheraldPisenor
trajo
broughthimhisstaff.
Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”
dijo
saidhe,“itisI,asyou
soy
willshortlylearn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisIwhoamthe
más
mostaggrieved.
Ihavenotgotwindof
ningún
anyhostapproachingaboutwhichI
quisiera
wouldwarnyou,noris
hay
thereanymatterofpublicmomentonwhichI
quisiera
wouldspeak.
Mygrievanceis
puramente
purelypersonal,andturnson
dos
twogreatmisfortuneswhichhave
caído
fallenuponmyhouse.
The
primero
firstoftheseisthelossofmy
excelente
excellentfather,whowaschief
entre
amongallyouherepresent,
y
andwaslikeafathertoeveryoneofyou;
the
segundo
secondismuchmoreserious,
y
anderelongwillbetheutter
ruina
ruinofmyestate.
Thesonsof
todos
allthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmy
madre
mothertomarrythemagainsther
voluntad
will.
Theyareafraidto
ir
gotoherfatherIcarius,askinghimto
elija
choosetheonehelikesbest,
y
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhis
hija
daughter,butdaybydaythey
mantienen
keephangingaboutmyfather’s
casa
house,sacrificingouroxen,sheep,
y
andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,
y
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughtto
la
thequantityofwinethey
beben
drink.
Noestatecanstand
tal
suchrecklessness;
wehavenow
no
noUlyssestowardoff
daño
harmfromourdoors,andIcannot
mantener
holdmyownagainstthem.