or to bind to wild fig branches to err (or to accompany) rams (or insertions) Your daughter is sick and is in danger. <LYC.> By whom?
〈ΛΥΚ.〉 πρὸς τοῦ; τίς αὐτὴν πημονὴ δαμάζεται;
What distress subdues her?
μῶν κρυμὸς αὐτῆς πλευρὰ γυμνάζει χολῆς;
Does the chill of bile distress her ribside?
§683σοφοὶ δὲ συγκρύπτουσιν οἰκείας βλάβας.
The wise conceal their own misfortunes.
§684φεῦ, τῶν βροτείων ὡς ἀνώμαλοι τύχαι.
Alas, how unequal are the fortunes of mortals!
οἳ μὲν γὰρ εὗ πράσσουσι, τοῖς δὲ συμφοραὶ
σκληραὶ πάρεισιν εὐσεβοῦσιν εἰς θεούς,
καὶ πάντ’ ἀκριβῶς κἀπὶ φροντίδων βίον
οὕτω δικαίως ζῶσιν αἰσχύνης ἄτερ.
For some fare well, while harsh calamities are present for those who revere the gods, and who live so justly and without shame, keeping their life precise and full of cares.
§685ζεύγλας §686παρασάγγης §687πίμπρη, κάταιθε σάρκας, ἐμπλήσθητί μου
πίνων κελαινὸν αἷμα· πρόσθε γὰρ κάτω
γῆς εἶσιν ἄστρα, γῆ δ’ ἄνεισ’ ἐς αἰθέρα,
πρὶν ἐξ ἐμοῦ σοι θῶπ’ ἀπαντῆσαι λόγον.
strap of a yoke parasang Burn, consume my flesh, and fill yourself by drinking my dark blood; for the stars shall sooner go beneath the earth, and the earth rise into the ether, before a flattering word from me meets you.
§688ἥκιστα φαῦλος, ἀλλὰ πᾶν τοὐναντίον· τὸ σχῆμα σεμνὸς κοὺ ταπεινὸς οὐδ’ ἄγαν
εὔογκος ὡς ἂν δοῦλος, ἀλλὰ καὶ στολὴν
ἰδόντι λαμπρὸς καὶ ξύλῳ δραστήριος.
Not in the least low-born, but quite the contrary; dignified in posture, not humble, nor overly bulky as a slave might be, but also bright in dress to one who looks at him, and active with his club.
§689οὐδεὶς δ’ ἐς οἴκους δεσπότας ἀμείνονας
αὑτοῦ πρίασθαι βούλεται· σὲ δ’ εἰσορῶν
πᾶς τις δέδοικεν.
No one wishes to buy masters better than himself for his home; but looking at you, everyone is afraid.
ὄμμα γὰρ πυρὸς γέμεις,
ταῦρος λέοντος ὡς βλέπων πρὸς ἐμβολήν.
For your eye is full of fire, like a bull looking towards the onset of a lion.
§690τό γ’ εἶδος αὐτὸ σοῦ κατηγορεῖ
σιγῶντος ὡς εἴης ἂν οὐχ ὑπήκοος,
τάσσειν δὲ μᾶλλον ἢ ἐπιτάσσεσθαι θέλοις.
Your very appearance accuses you, even though you are silent, that you would not be obedient, but would wish to command rather than be commanded.
§691κλίθητι καὶ πίωμεν· ἐν τούτῳ δέ μου
τὴν πεῖραν εὐθὺς λάμβαν’ εἰ κρείσσων ἔσῃ.
Recline and let us drink; and in this, straightway take trial of me, whether you will be stronger.
§692τοῖς μὲν δικαίοις ἔνδικος, τοῖς δ’ αὖ κακοῖς
πάντων μέγιστος πολέμιος κατὰ χθόνα.
To the just, bringer of justice, but to the wicked, the greatest enemy of all upon the earth.
§693εἶα δή, [φίλον] ξύλον,
ἔγειρέ μοι σεαυτὸ καὶ γίγνου θρασύ.
Come now, dear club, rouse yourself for me and become bold.
§694βαυβῶμεν εἰσελθόντες· ἀπόμορξαι σέθεν
τὰ δάκρυα.
Let us enter and sleep; wipe away your tears.
§695φεῦ,
οὐδὲν δίκαιόν ἐστιν ἐν τῷ νῦν γένει.
Alas, there is nothing just in the present generation.
§696Ὦ γαῖα πατρίς, ἣν Πέλοψ ὁρίζεται,
χαῖρ’, ὅς τε πέτρον Ἀρκάδων δυσχείμερον
〈Πὰν〉 ἐμβατεύεις, ἔνθεν εὔχομαι γένος.
O fatherland earth, which Pelops bounds, hail, and you, Pan, who tread the wintry rock of Arcadians, whence I claim my race.
Αὔγη γὰρ Ἀλέου παῖς με τῷ Τιρυνθίῳ
τίκτει λαθραίως Ἡρακλεῖ· ξύνοιδ’ ὄρος
Παρθένιον, ἔνθα μητέρ’ ὠδίνων ἐμὴν
ἔλυσεν Εἰλείθυια.
For Auge, daughter of Aleus, bore me secretly to Tirynthian Heracles; Mount Parthenion knows it, where Eileithyia relieved my mother of her labor pains.
§697πτώχ’ ἀμφίβληστρα σώματος λαβὼν ῥάκη
ἀλκτήρια τύχης §698δεῖ γάρ με δόξαι πτωχὸν [εἶναι τήμερον],
εἶναι μὲν ὅσπερ εἰμί, φαίνεσθαι δὲ μή.
having taken beggar's rags to cover the body, a defense against fortune For I must seem to be a beggar today, to be who I am, but not to appear so.
mistress of this business and plan O Phoebus Apollo of Lycia, what indeed will you do to me?
§701μοχθεῖν ἀνάγκη τοὺς θέλοντας εὐτυχεῖν.
Those who wish to fare well must labor.
§702τόλμα σὺ κἄν τι τραχὺ νείμωσιν θεοί.
Endure, even if the gods allot something harsh.
§703μή μοι φθονήσητ’, ἄνδρες Ἑλλήνων ἄκροι,
εἰ πτωχὸς ὢν τέτληκ’ ἐν ἐσθλοῖσιν λέγειν.
Do not grudge me, chief men of the Greeks, if though being a beggar I have dared to speak among the noble.
§704οἶδ’ ἄνδρα Μυσὸν Τήλεφον. . εἴτε δὲ
Μυσὸς 〈γεγὼς〉 ἦν εἴτε κἄλλοθέν ποθεν,
πῶς. . . . Τήλεφος γνωρίζεται;
I know the Mysian man Telephus... and whether he was Mysian by birth or from somewhere else, how is Telephus recognized?
§705κώπης ἀνάσσων κἀποβὰς εἰς Μυσίαν
ἐτραυματίσθην πολεμίῳ βραχίονι.
Ruling the oar and disembarking in Mysia, I was wounded by a hostile arm.
§706Ἀγάμεμνον, οὐδ’ εἰ πέλεκυν ἐν χεροῖν ἔχων
μέλλοι τις εἰς τράχηλον ἐμβαλεῖν ἐμόν,
σιγήσομαι δίκαιά γ’ ἀντειπεῖν ἔχων.
Agamemnon, even if someone with an axe in hand were about to strike my neck, I shall not keep silent, having just things to say in reply.
§707καλῶς ἔχοι μοι· Τηλέφῳ δ’ ἁγὼ φρονῶ
May it go well with me; but what I think of Telephus...
§708ἐρεῖ τις, οὐ χρῆν· ἀλλὰ τί ἐχρῆν εἴπατε.
Someone will say, 'it was not necessary'; but tell me what was necessary.
§709καθῆσθ’ ἂν ἐν δόμοισιν;
Would you have sat at home?
ἦ πολλοῦ γε δεῖ.
Far from it indeed.
§710τὸν δὲ Τήλεφον
οὐκ οἰόμεσθα;
And of Telephus, do we not think so?
νοῦς ἄρ’ ὑμῖν οὐκ ἔνι.
Then there is no mind in you.
§711εἶτα δὴ θυμούμεθα
παθόντες οὐδὲν μεῖζον ἢ δεδρακότες;
Then indeed do we rage, having suffered nothing greater than we did?
§712ἅπασαν ἡμῶν τὴν πόλιν κακορροθεῖ
He slanders our whole city.
§713ὦ πόλις Ἄργους, κλύεθ’ οἷα λέγει
O city of Argos, hear what things he says!
§714τί γάρ με πλοῦτος ὠφελεῖ νόσον;
For what does wealth benefit me in sickness?
σμίκρ’ ἂν θέλοιμι καὶ καθ’ ἡμέραν ἔχων
ἄλυπος οἰκεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ πλουτῶν νοσεῖν.
I would wish rather to dwell without pain, having little day by day, than to be sick while being rich.
§715οὔ τἄρ’ Ὀδυσσεύς ἐστιν αἱμύλος μόνος· χρεία διδάσκει, κἂν βραδύς τις ᾖ, σοφόν.
So Odysseus is not the only wily one; necessity teaches wisdom, even if one is slow.
§716σὺ δ’ εἶκ’ ἀνάγκῃ καὶ θεοῖσι μὴ μάχου· τόλμα δὲ προσβλέπειν με καὶ φρονήματος
χάλα.
Yield to necessity and do not fight the gods; and dare to look at me and relax your pride.
τά τοι μέγιστα πολλάκις θεὸς
ταπείν’ ἔθηκε καὶ συνέστειλεν πάλιν.
Indeed, the god often makes the greatest things humble and contracts them again.
§717τί δ’, ὦ τάλας;
What indeed, wretched one?
σὺ τῷδε πείθεσθαι μέλλεις;
Are you about to obey this man?
§718ὥρα σε θυμοῦ κρείσσονα γνώμην ἔχειν.
It is time for you to have a judgment superior to anger.
§719Ἕλληνες ὄντες βαρβάροις δουλεύσομεν;
Being Greeks, shall we serve barbarians?
§720κακῶς ὀλοίατ’· ἄξιον γὰρ Ἑλλάδι.
May they perish miserably; for it is worthy of Greece.
§721κακός τίς ἐστι προξένῳ σοὶ χρώμενος.
Someone is wicked who uses you as a patron.
§722ἴθ’ ὅποι χρήζεις· οὐκ ἀπολοῦμαι
τῆς σῆς Ἑλένης εἵνεκα
Go wherever you wish; I shall not perish for the sake of your Helen.