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The Odyssey | Gradually Hardening Ukrainian A1 Books

The Odyssey | Gradually Hardening Ukrainian A1 Books

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THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’SVISITTOITHACA—THECHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
Tell
мені
me,OMuse,ofthatingeniousherowhotravelled
далеко
farandwideafterhehadsackedthefamous
місто
townofTroy.
Manycitiesdidhevisit,
і
andmanywerethenationswithwhosemanners
і
andcustomshewasacquainted;
moreoverhesuffered
багато
muchbyseawhiletryingto
врятувати
savehisownlifeand
привести
bringhismensafelyhome;
але
butdowhathemighthecouldnot
врятувати
savehismen,fortheyperished
через
throughtheirownsheerfollyineatingthecattleoftheSun-godHyperion;
sothe
бог
godpreventedthemfromeverreaching
додому
home.
Tellme,too,about
всі
allthesethings,ohdaughterofJove,fromwhatsoeversourceyoumayknow
їх
them.
Sonowallwhoescaped
смерті
deathinbattleorbyshipwreckhadgotsafely
додому
homeexceptUlysses,andhe,
хоч
thoughhewaslongingto
повернутися
returntohiswifeandcountry,wasdetainedbythegoddessCalypso,
хто
whohadgothimintoalargecave
і
andwantedtomarryhim.
Але
Butasyearswentby,therecamea
час
timewhenthegodssettled
що
thatheshouldgobacktoIthaca;
eventhen,however,
коли
whenhewasamonghisown
народу
people,histroubleswerenotyetover;
nevertheless
всі
allthegodshadnowbeguntopityhimexceptNeptune,
який
whostillpersecutedhimwithoutceasing
і
andwouldnotlethimget
додому
home.
NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,
які
whoareattheworld’s
кінці
end,andlieintwohalves,the
одна
onelookingWestandtheotherEast.[1]Hehadgone
туди
theretoacceptahecatombofsheepandoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathisfestival;
але
buttheothergodsmetinthe
домі
houseofOlympianJove,andthesireofgods
і
andmenspokefirst.
Atthat
момент
momenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,whohadbeenkilledbyAgamemnon’s
сином
sonOrestes;
sohesaidtotheothergods:.
“See
тепер
now,howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafterallnothingbuttheirownfolly.
Подивіться
LookatAegisthus;
hemustneedsmakelovetoAgamemnon’swifeunrighteouslyandthen
вбити
killAgamemnon,thoughheknewitwouldbethedeathofhim;
forIsentMercurytowarnhimnottodoeitherof
цих
thesethings,inasmuchasOresteswouldbesuretotakehisrevenge
коли
whenhegrewupandwantedto
повернутися
returnhome.
Mercurytoldhim
це
thisinallgoodwill
але
buthewouldnotlisten,
і
andnowhehaspaidforeverythinginfull.”
ThenMinervasaid,“Father,
сину
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,itservedAegisthusright,
і
andsoitwouldanyoneelse
хто
whodoesashedid;
але
butAegisthusisneitherherenor
там
there;
itisforUlyssesthatmy
серце
heartbleeds,whenIthinkofhissufferingsinthatlonelysea-girtisland,faraway,poor
чоловік
man,fromallhisfriends.
Itisanislandcoveredwithforest,inthe
самому
verymiddleofthesea,
і
andagoddesslivesthere,
дочка
daughterofthemagicianAtlas,wholooksafterthebottomoftheocean,
і
andcarriesthegreatcolumnsthatkeepheaven
і
andearthasunder.
ThisdaughterofAtlashasgotholdof
бідного
poorunhappyUlysses,andkeepstryingbyeverykindofblandishmenttomakehim
забути
forgethishome,sothatheistiredof
життя
life,andthinksofnothingbut
як
howhemayoncemore
побачити
seethesmokeofhisownchimneys.
You,sir,take
не
noheedofthis,andyet
коли
whenUlysseswasbeforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyouwithmany
на
aburntsacrifice?
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingsoangrywithhim?”
І
AndJovesaid,“Mychild,whatareyoutalking
про
about?
HowcanIforgetUlyssesthanwhomthereis
немає
nomorecapablemanon
землі
earth,normoreliberalinhisofferingstotheimmortalgods
які
thatliveinheaven?
Bearinmind,however,
що
thatNeptuneisstillfuriouswithUlyssesforhavingblindedaneyeofPolyphemuskingof
на
theCyclopes.
PolyphemusissontoNeptunebythenymphThoosa,
дочкою
daughtertothesea-kingPhorcys;
therefore
хоча
thoughhewillnotkillUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimbypreventinghimfromgetting
додому
home.
Still,letuslayourheads
разом
togetherandseehowwe
можемо
canhelphimtoreturn;
Neptune
буде
willthenbepacified,for
якщо
ifweareallofamindhecanhardlystandoutagainstus.”
І
AndMinervasaid,“Father,sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,
якщо
if,then,thegodsnowmean
що
thatUlyssesshouldgethome,weshouldfirst
відправити
sendMercurytotheOgygianislandtotellCalypso
що
thatwehavemadeupourminds
і
andthatheisto
повернутися
return.
InthemeantimeIwillgotoIthaca,toputheartintoUlysses’
сина
sonTelemachus;
Iwillemboldenhimtocall
на
theAchaeansinassembly,andspeakoutto
на
thesuitorsofhismotherPenelope,
які
whopersistineatingupany
кількість
numberofhissheepandoxen;
Iwill
також
alsoconducthimtoSparta
і
andtoPylos,toseeifhe
може
canhearanythingaboutthe
повернення
returnofhisdearfather—for
це
thiswillmakepeoplespeak
добре
wellofhim.”
Sosayingsheboundonherglitteringgoldensandals,imperishable,
з
withwhichshecanfly
як
likethewindoverland
чи
orsea;
shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shodspear,sostout
і
andsturdyandstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroes
які
whohavedispleasedher,anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthegatewayofUlysses’house,disguisedasavisitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,
і
andsheheldabronzespearinherhand.
Там
Thereshefoundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesoftheoxenwhichtheyhadkilled
і
andeaten,andplayingdraughtsinfrontofthehouse.
Men-servantsandpageswerebustlingabouttowaituponthem,somemixingwinewith
водою
waterinthemixing-bowls,somecleaningdownthetableswithwetspongesandlayingthemout
знову
again,andsomecuttingupgreatquantitiesofmeat.
Telemachussawherlong
до
beforeanyoneelsedid.
Hewassittingmoodilyamongthesuitorsthinking
про
abouthisbravefather,andhowhewouldsendthemflyingoutofthe
дому
house,ifheweretocometohisown
знову
againandbehonouredasindaysgoneby.
Thusbroodingashesatamong
них
them,hecaughtsightofMinerva
і
andwentstraighttothegate,forhewasvexed
що
thatastrangershouldbekeptwaitingforadmittance.
Hetookherright
руку
handinhisown,andbadeher
дати
givehimherspear.
“Welcome,”said
він
he,“toourhouse,and
коли
whenyouhavepartakenof
їжу
foodyoushalltelluswhatyouhavecomefor.”
Heledthewayashespoke,
і
andMinervafollowedhim.
Whentheywerewithinhetookherspear
і
andsetitinthespear-stand
проти
againstastrongbearing-postalongwiththemany
іншими
otherspearsofhisunhappyfather,
і
andheconductedhertoarichlydecoratedseat
під
underwhichhethrewaclothofdamask.
Там
Therewasafootstoolalsoforherfeet,[2]
і
andhesetanotherseatnearherforhimself,
подалі
awayfromthesuitors,thatshemightnotbeannoyed
під час
whileeatingbytheirnoise
і
andinsolence,andthathemight
запитати
askhermorefreelyabouthisfather.
Amaidservantthenbroughtthem
воду
waterinabeautifulgoldenewerandpoureditintoasilverbasinforthemtowashtheirhands,andshedrewacleantablebesidethem.
Anupperservantbroughtthembread,andofferedthem
багато
manygoodthingsofwhattherewasinthe
домі
house,thecarverfetchedthemplatesof
усіх
allmannerofmeatsandsetcupsofgoldbytheirside,andamanservantbroughtthemwineandpoureditoutforthem.
Thenthesuitorscamein
і
andtooktheirplacesonthebenches
і
andseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspouredwaterovertheirhands,maidswentround
з
withthebread-baskets,pagesfilledthemixing-bowls
з
withwineandwater,andtheylaidtheirhandsuponthegoodthings
які
thatwerebeforethem.
As
тільки
soonastheyhadhadenoughto
їсти
eatanddrinktheywantedmusic
і
anddancing,whicharethecrowningembellishmentsofabanquet,soaservantbroughtalyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforceto
співати
singtothem.
Assoonashetouchedhislyre
і
andbegantosingTelemachusspokelowtoMinerva,withhisheadclosetohersthat
не
nomanmighthear.
“I
сподіваюся
hope,sir,”saidhe,“thatyou
будете
willnotbeoffendedwithwhatIamgoingto
сказати
say.
Singingcomescheapto
тих
thosewhodonotpayforit,
і
andallthisisdoneatthecostofonewhoseboneslierottinginsomewilderness
або
orgrindingtopowderinthesurf.
If
ці
thesemenweretoseemy
батько
fathercomebacktoIthacatheywouldprayforlongerlegsratherthanalongerpurse,for
гроші
moneywouldnotservethem;
але
buthe,alas,hasfallenonanillfate,
і
andevenwhenpeopledo
іноді
sometimessaythatheiscoming,we
не
nolongerheedthem;
weshallneverseehimagain.
And
тепер
now,sir,tellmeand
скажіть
tellmetrue,whoyouareandwhereyoucomefrom.
Розкажіть
Tellmeofyourtown
і
andparents,whatmannerofshipyoucamein,
як
howyourcrewbroughtyoutoIthaca,
і
andofwhatnationtheydeclaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannothave
прийти
comebyland.
Tellme
також
alsotruly,forIwantto
знати
know,areyouastrangerto
цьому
thishouse,orhaveyoubeen
тут
hereinmyfather’stime?
Inthe
старі
olddayswehadmanyvisitorsformy
батько
fatherwentaboutmuchhimself.”
І
AndMinervaanswered,“Iwilltellyoutruly
і
andparticularlyallaboutit.
IamMentes,
син
sonofAnchialus,andIam
Король
KingoftheTaphians.
Ihave
прийшов
comeherewithmyship
і
andcrew,onavoyagetomenofaforeigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]withacargoofiron,
і
andIshallbringbackcopper.
Asformyship,itliesoveryonderofftheopencountry
далеко
awayfromthetown,intheharbourRheithron[5]
під
underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriends
до
beforeus,asoldLaerteswilltellyou,
якщо
ifyouwillgoandaskhim.
They
кажуть
say,however,thathenevercomesto
міста
townnow,andlivesbyhimselfin
на
thecountry,faringhardly,withanold
жінкою
womantolookafterhimandgethisdinnerforhim,
коли
whenhecomesintiredfrompotteringabouthisvineyard.
Theytoldmeyour
батько
fatherwasathomeagain,and
що
thatwaswhyIcame,butitseemsthegodsarestillkeepinghimback,forheisnot
помер
deadyetnotonthemainland.
Itismorelikelyheisonsomesea-girtislandinmidocean,
або
oraprisoneramongsavages
які
whoaredetaininghimagainsthiswill.
Iam
не
noprophet,andknowvery
мало
littleaboutomens,butIspeakasitisborneinuponmefromheaven,
і
andassureyouthathe
буде
willnotbeawaymuchlonger;
forheisa
чоловік
manofsuchresourcethat
навіть
eventhoughhewereinchainsofironhewouldfindsomemeansofgetting
додому
homeagain.
Buttellme,
і
andtellmetrue,canUlysses
дійсно
reallyhavesuchafinelookingfellowfora
сина
son?
Youareindeedwonderfully
як
likehimaboutthehead
і
andeyes,forwewereclosefriends
до
beforehesetsailforTroy
куди
wheretheflowerofall
на
theArgiveswentalso.
Sincethattimewehave
ніколи не
nevereitherofusseentheother.”
“Mymother,”answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIam
син
sontoUlysses,butitisawisechild
що
thatknowshisownfather.
WouldthatIwere
сином
sontoonewhohadgrownolduponhisownestates,for,
оскільки
sinceyouaskme,thereis
немає
nomoreill-starredmanunderheaven
ніж
thanhewhotheytellmeismyfather.”
І
AndMinervasaid,“Thereis
не
nofearofyourracedyingoutyet,whilePenelopehas
такий
suchafinesonasyouare.
Але
Buttellme,andtellmetrue,whatisthemeaningof
все
allthisfeasting,andwhoare
ці
thesepeople?
Whatisit
все
allabout?
Haveyousomebanquet,
або
oristhereaweddinginthefamily—fornooneseemstobebringinganyprovisionsofhisown?
А
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyarebehaving;
whatriotthey
роблять
makeoverthewholehouse;
itis
достатньо
enoughtodisgustanyrespectablepersonwhocomesnearthem.”
“Sir,”saidTelemachus,“asregardsyour
запитання
question,solongasmy
батько
fatherwashereitwas
добре
wellwithusandwiththe
домі
house,butthegodsintheirdispleasurehavewilleditotherwise,
і
andhavehiddenhimawaymoreclosely
ніж
thanmortalmanwaseveryethidden.
Icouldhaveborneit
краще
bettereventhoughhewere
помер
dead,ifhehadfallen
зі
withhismenbeforeTroy,
або
orhaddiedwithfriendsaroundhim
коли
whenthedaysofhisfightingweredone;
forthentheAchaeanswouldhavebuiltamound
над
overhisashes,andIshouldmyselfhavebeenheirtohisrenown;
але
butnowthestorm-windshavespiritedhimawaywe
знаємо
knownotwhither;
heisgonewithoutleavingsomuchasatrace
за
behindhim,andIinherit
нічого
nothingbutdismay.
Nordoesthe
справа
matterendsimplywithgriefforthelossofmyfather;
heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeofyet
іншого
anotherkind;
forthechiefsfromallourislands,Dulichium,Same,andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,as
також
alsoalltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,areeatingupmy
дім
houseunderthepretextofpayingtheircourttomy
матері
mother,whowillneitherpointblanksaythatshewillnotmarry,[7]nor
ще
yetbringmatterstoanend;
sotheyaremakinghavocofmyestate,
і
andbeforelongwilldosoalso
зі
withmyself.”
“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyoudoindeed
хочете
wantUlysseshomeagain.
Givehimhishelmet,shield,
і
andacoupleoflances,
і
andifheisthe
чоловік
manhewaswhenIfirstknewhiminour
домі
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,hewould
незабаром
soonlayhishandsabout
цих
theserascallysuitors,werehetostandoncemoreuponhisownthreshold.
HewasthencomingfromEphyra,
де
wherehehadbeentobegpoisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,
сина
sonofMermerus.
Ilusfearedtheever-livinggods
і
andwouldnotgivehimany,
але
butmyfatherlethimhavesome,forhewas
дуже
veryfondofhim.
IfUlyssesisthemanhethenwas
ці
thesesuitorswillhaveashortshrift
і
andasorrywedding.
“Butthere!
Itrestswithheaventodeterminewhetherheistoreturn,
і
andtakehisrevengeinhisown
домі
houseorno;
Iwould,however,urgeyoutosetabouttryingtogetridof
цих
thesesuitorsatonce.
Takemyadvice,call
на
theAchaeanheroesinassembly
завтра
to-morrowmorning—layyourcasebefore
ними
them,andcallheaventobearyouwitness.
Bidthesuitorstakethemselvesoff,
кожен
eachtohisownplace,
і
andifyourmother’smindissetonmarrying
знову
again,lethergobacktoherfather,whowillfindherahusband
і
andprovideherwithallthemarriagegiftsthatsodeara
дочка
daughtermayexpect.
Asforyourself,letmeprevailuponyouto
взяти
takethebestshipyoucanget,withacrewoftwentymen,
і
andgoinquestofyourfather
який
whohassolongbeenmissing.
Someone
може
maytellyousomething,or(and
люди
peopleoftenhearthingsinthisway)someheaven-sentmessage
може
maydirectyou.
FirstgotoPylos
і
andaskNestor;
thencegoontoSparta
і
andvisitMenelaus,forhegot
додому
homelastofalltheAchaeans;
якщо
ifyouhearthatyour
батько
fatherisaliveandonhisway
додому
home,youcanputupwiththewaste
ці
thesesuitorswillmakefor
ще
yetanothertwelvemonths.
Ifontheotherhandyouhearofhisdeath,come
додому
homeatonce,celebratehisfuneralriteswithallduepomp,buildabarrowtohismemory,andmakeyourmothermarry
знову
again.
Then,havingdoneallthis,thinkit
добре
welloverinyourmind
як
how,byfairmeansorfoul,youmay
вбити
killthesesuitorsinyourownhouse.
Youare
занадто
toooldtopleadinfancyanylonger;
haveyounotheard
як
howpeoplearesingingOrestes’praisesforhavingkilledhisfather’smurdererAegisthus?
Youareafine,smartlookingfellow;
showyourmettle,then,
і
andmakeyourselfanameinstory.
Тепер
Now,however,Imustgo
повернутися
backtomyshipandtomycrew,
які
whowillbeimpatientifIkeepthemwaitinglonger;
thinkthematteroverforyourself,
і
andrememberwhatIhavesaidtoyou.”
“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
дуже
verykindofyoutotalktomeinthisway,asthoughIwereyour
власний
ownson,andIwilldo
все
allyoutellme;
I
знаю
knowyouwanttobegettingonwithyourvoyage,
але
butstayalittlelongertillyouhavetakenabath
і
andrefreshedyourself.
Iwillthengiveyouapresent,
і
andyoushallgoonyourwayrejoicing;
Iwill
дають
giveyouoneofgreatbeauty
і
andvalue—akeepsakesuchas
тільки
onlydearfriendsgivetooneanother.”
Minervaanswered,“Donottrytokeep
мене
me,forIwouldbeonmywayatonce.
Asforanypresentyoumaybedisposedto
зробити
makeme,keepittillIcomeagain,
і
andIwilltakeit
додому
homewithme.
Youshallgivemea
дуже
verygoodone,andIwillgiveyou
одну
oneofnolessvalueinreturn.”
З
Withthesewordssheflewaway
як
likeabirdintothe
повітря
air,butshehadgivenTelemachuscourage,
і
andhadmadehimthink
більше
morethaneverabouthisfather.
Hefeltthechange,wonderedatit,
і
andknewthatthestrangerhadbeena
богом
god,sohewentstraightto
де
wherethesuitorsweresitting.
Phemiuswas
ще
stillsinging,andhishearerssatraptinsilenceashetoldthesadtaleofthe
повернення
returnfromTroy,andtheillsMinervahadlaidupontheAchaeans.
Penelope,
дочка
daughterofIcarius,heardhissongfromherroomupstairs,andcamedownby
на
thegreatstaircase,notalone,butattendedby
двох
twoofherhandmaids.
Whenshereachedthesuitorsshestoodby
одного
oneofthebearingposts
що
thatsupportedtheroofofthecloisters[8]withastaidmaidenoneithersideof
неї
her.
Sheheldaveil,moreover,
перед
beforeherface,andwasweepingbitterly.
“Phemius,”shecried,“youknow
багато
manyanotherfeatofgods
і
andheroes,suchaspoets
люблять
lovetocelebrate.
Singthesuitorssome
одну
oneofthese,andletthemdrinktheirwineinsilence,
але
butceasethissadtale,foritbreaksmysorrowful
серце
heart,andremindsmeofmylosthusbandwhomImourneverwithoutceasing,
і
andwhosenamewasgreatoverallHellas
і
andmiddleArgos.”[9].
“Mother,”answeredTelemachus,“letthebardsingwhathehasamindto;
bardsdonot
роблять
maketheillstheysingof;
itisJove,not
вони
they,whomakesthem,andwhosendsweal
або
orwoeuponmankindaccordingtohisowngoodpleasure.
Цей
Thisfellowmeansnoharmbysinging
на
theill-fatedreturnoftheDanaans,for
люди
peoplealwaysapplaudthelatestsongsmostwarmly.
Зробіть
Makeupyourmindtoit
і
andbearit;
Ulyssesisnotthe
єдиний
onlymanwhonevercamebackfromTroy,
але
butmanyanotherwentdownaswellas
він
he.
Go,then,withinthehouse
і
andbusyyourselfwithyourdailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,
і
andtheorderingofyourservants;
forspeechisman’s
справа
matter,andmineaboveallothers[10]—foritisIwhoammasterhere.”
Shewentwondering
назад
backintothehouse,andlaidherson’ssayinginher
серці
heart.
Then,goingupstairswithherhandmaidsintoherroom,shemournedherdearhusbandtillMinervashed
солодкий
sweetsleepoverhereyes.
Але
Butthesuitorswereclamorousthroughoutthecoveredcloisters[11],
і
andprayedeachonethathemightbeher
ліжку
bedfellow.
ThenTelemachusspoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,
нехай
letusfeastatourpleasurenow,and
нехай
lettherebenobrawling,foritisarare
річ
thingtohearaman
з
withsuchadivinevoiceasPhemiushas;
але
butinthemorningmeetmeinfullassemblythatImaygiveyouformalnoticetodepart,
і
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,turn
і
andturnabout,atyour
власний
owncost.
Ifontheother
боку
handyouchoosetopersistinspungingupon
одного
oneman,heavenhelpme,
але
butJoveshallreckonwithyouinfull,
і
andwhenyoufallinmyfather’s
домі
housethereshallbenomantoavengeyou.”
Thesuitorsbittheirlipsastheyheardhim,
і
andmarvelledattheboldnessofhisspeech.
Then,Antinous,
син
sonofEupeithes,said,“Thegodsseemtohavegivenyoulessonsinbluster
і
andtalltalking;
mayJove
ніколи не
nevergrantyoutobechiefinIthacaasyour
батько
fatherwasbeforeyou.”
Telemachusanswered,“Antinous,donotchide
зі
withme,but,godwilling,Iwillbechief
теж
tooifIcan.
Isthistheworstfateyoucanthinkoffor
мене
me?
Itisnobadthingtobeachief,foritbringsbothriches
і
andhonour.
Still,nowthatUlyssesis
помер
deadtherearemanygreatmeninIthaca
як
botholdandyoung,andsomeother
може
maytaketheleadamong
них
them;
neverthelessIwillbechiefinmyown
домі
house,andwillrulethosewhomUlysseshaswonforme.”
ThenEurymachus,
син
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswithheaventodecide
хто
whoshallbechiefamong
нас
us,butyoushallbemasterinyourown
домі
houseandoveryourownpossessions;
не
noonewhilethereisa
людина
maninIthacashalldoyouviolencenorrobyou.
А
Andnow,mygoodfellow,I
хочу
wanttoknowaboutthisstranger.
Whatcountrydoeshecome
з
from?
Ofwhatfamilyis
він
he,andwhereishisestate?
Hashebroughtyou
новини
newsaboutthereturnofyourfather,
чи
orwasheonbusinessofhisown?
Heseemeda
добре
welltodoman,buthehurriedoffsosuddenly
що
thathewasgoneina
мить
momentbeforewecouldgettoknowhim.”
“My
батько
fatherisdeadandgone,”answeredTelemachus,“and
навіть
evenifsomerumourreachesmeIput
не
nomorefaithinitnow.
My
мати
motherdoesindeedsometimessendfor
на
asoothsayerandquestionhim,
але
butIgivehisprophecyings
не
noheed.
Asforthestranger,hewasMentes,
син
sonofAnchialus,chiefoftheTaphians,an
старий
oldfriendofmyfather’s.”
Але
Butinhisheartheknew
що
thatithadbeenthegoddess.
Thesuitorsthenreturnedtotheirsinging
і
anddancinguntiltheevening;
але
butwhennightfellupontheirpleasuringtheywent
додому
hometobedeachinhisownabode.[12]Telemachus’sroomwashighupinatower[13]
що
thatlookedontotheoutercourt;
hither,then,hehied,brooding
і
andfullofthought.
Agood
стара
oldwoman,Euryclea,daughterofOps,the
сина
sonofPisenor,wentbeforehimwithacoupleofblazingtorches.
Laerteshadboughtherwithhisown
гроші
moneywhenshewasquiteyoung;
hegavetheworthoftwentyoxenforher,
і
andshewedasmuchrespecttoherinhishouseholdashedidtohisownweddedwife,
але
buthedidnottakehertohis
ліжко
bedforhefearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]SheitwaswhonowlightedTelemachustohisroom,
і
andshelovedhimbetter
ніж
thananyoftheotherwomeninthe
домі
housedid,forshehadnursedhim
коли
whenhewasababy.
Heopened
на
thedoorofhisbedroom
і
andsatdownuponthe
ліжко
bed;
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ASSEMBLYOFTHE
Народу
PEOPLEOFITHACA—SPEECHESOFTELEMACHUS
І
ANDOFTHESUITORS—TELEMACHUSMAKESHISPREPARATIONS
І
ANDSTARTSFORPYLOSWITHMINERVADISGUISEDASMENTOR.
Now
коли
whenthechildofmorning,rosy-fingeredDawn,appearedTelemachusrose
і
anddressedhimself.
Heboundhissandalsontohiscomelyfeet,girdedhisswordabouthisshoulder,
і
andlefthisroomlookinglikeanimmortal
бога
god.
Heatoncesentthecriersroundtocallthepeopleinassembly,sotheycalledthem
і
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;
then,
коли
whentheyweregottogether,hewentto
на
theplaceofassemblyspearinhand—notalone,forhis
дві
twohoundswentwithhim.
Minervaendowedhimwithapresenceof
такої
suchdivinecomelinessthatallmarvelledathimashewentby,
і
andwhenhetookhisplaceinhisfather’sseat
навіть
eventheoldestcouncillorsmadewayforhim.
Aegyptius,a
чоловік
manbentdoublewithage,
і
andofinfiniteexperience,wasthefirsttospeak.
His
син
sonAntiphushadgonewithUlyssestoIlius,landofnoblesteeds,
але
butthesavageCyclopshadkilledhim
коли
whentheywereallshutupinthecave,andhadcookedhislastdinnerforhim.[17]Hehad
троє
threesonsleft,ofwhomtwostillworkedontheirfather’sland,whilethethird,Eurynomus,was
одним
oneofthesuitors;
neverthelesstheir
батько
fathercouldnotgetoverthelossofAntiphus,
і
andwasstillweepingforhim
коли
whenhebeganhisspeech.
“MenofIthaca,”hesaid,“hearmywords.
Fromthe
дня
dayUlyssesleftustherehasbeen
не
nomeetingofourcouncillors
до
untilnow;
whothencanitbe,whether
старий
oldoryoung,thatfindsitsonecessarytoconvene
нас
us?
Hashegotwindofsomehostapproaching,
і
anddoeshewishtowarn
нас
us,orwouldhespeakuponsomeothermatterofpublicmoment?
Iam
впевнений
sureheisanexcellent
людина
person,andIhopeJovewillgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”
Telemachustook
цю
thisspeechasofgoodomen
і
androseatonce,forhewasburstingwithwhathehadto
сказати
say.
Hestoodinthemiddleoftheassembly
і
andthegoodheraldPisenorbroughthimhisstaff.
Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”saidhe,“itis
Я
I,asyouwillshortlylearn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisIwhoamthe
найбільш
mostaggrieved.
Ihavenotgotwindofanyhostapproaching
про
aboutwhichIwouldwarnyou,noristhereanymatterofpublicmomenton
який
whichIwouldspeak.
Mygrievanceispurelypersonal,
і
andturnsontwogreatmisfortunes
які
whichhavefallenuponmy
дім
house.
Thefirstoftheseisthelossofmyexcellent
батько
father,whowaschiefamong
усіх
allyouherepresent,andwas
як
likeafathertoeveryoneofyou;
the
другий
secondismuchmoreserious,
і
anderelongwillbetheutterruinofmyestate.
Thesonsof
всіх
allthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmymothertomarrythem
проти
againstherwill.
Theyare
бояться
afraidtogotoherfatherIcarius,askinghimtochoosetheonehelikesbest,
і
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhisdaughter,
але
butdaybydaytheykeephanging
про
aboutmyfather’shouse,sacrificingouroxen,sheep,
і
andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,
і
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughttothequantityofwinetheydrink.
Не
Noestatecanstandsuchrecklessness;
wehave
тепер
nownoUlyssestowardoffharmfromourdoors,
і
andIcannotholdmyownagainst
їм
them.