§636ὃς ἐκ πατρῴας ἥκων γενεᾶς ἄρι- §637στα πολυπόνων Ἀχαιῶν, §638οὐκέτι συντρόφοις §640ὀργαῖς ἔμπεδος, ἀλλʼ ἐκτὸς ὁμιλεῖ.
who, coming from an ancestral race the best of the much-toiling Achaeans, is no longer steadfast in his familiar disposition, but dwells outside.
§641ὦ τλᾶμον πάτερ, οἵ- §642αν σε μένει πυθέσθαι §643παιδὸς δύσφορον ἄταν, §644ἃν οὔπω τις ἔθρεψεν §645αἰὼν Αἰακιδᾶν ἄτερθε τοῦδε.
O wretched father, what a hard-to-bear ruin of your child awaits you to hear, which no generation of the Aeacidae has yet nurtured apart from this man.
§646ἅπανθʼ ὁ μακρὸς κἀναρίθμητος χρόνος §647φύει τʼ ἄδηλα καὶ φανέντα κρύπτεται· §648κοὐκ ἔστʼ ἄελπτον οὐδέν, ἀλλʼ ἁλίσκεται §649χὡ δεινὸς ὅρκος χοἱ περισκελεῖς φρένες.
All things the long and countless time both brings to birth when they are unseen, and hides when they have appeared; and nothing is unexpected, but even the dread oath and the stubborn mind are overcome.
§650κἀγὼ γάρ, ὃς τὰ δείνʼ ἐκαρτέρουν τότε, §651βαφῇ σίδηρος ὥς, ἐθηλύνθην στόμα §652πρὸς τῆσδε τῆς γυναικός· οἰκτίρω δέ νιν §653χήραν παρʼ ἐχθροῖς παῖδά τʼ ὀρφανὸν λιπεῖν.
For even I, who once endured such terrible things, like iron in the dipping, have had my sharp edge softened by this woman; and I pity to leave her a widow among enemies and my child an orphan.
§654ἀλλʼ εἶμι πρός τε λουτρὰ καὶ παρακτίους §655λειμῶνας, ὡς ἂν λύμαθʼ ἁγνίσας ἐμὰ §656μῆνιν βαρεῖαν ἐξαλύξωμαι θεᾶς· §657μολών τε χῶρον ἔνθʼ ἂν ἀστιβῆ κίχω §658κρύψω τόδʼ ἔγχος τοὐμόν, ἔχθιστον βελῶν, §659γαίας ὀρύξας ἔνθα μή τις ὄψεται· §660ἀλλʼ αὐτὸ νὺξ Ἅιδης τε σῳζόντων κάτω.
But I will go to the baths and the meadows by the shore, so that, having cleansed my defilements, I may escape the heavy wrath of the goddess; and going where I may find an untrodden spot, I will hide this sword of mine, most hateful of weapons, digging up the earth where no one shall see; but let Night and Hades keep it safe below.
§661ἐγὼ γὰρ ἐξ οὗ χειρὶ τοῦτʼ ἐδεξάμην §662παρʼ Ἕκτορος δώρημα δυσμενεστάτου, §663οὔπω τι κεδνὸν ἔσχον Ἀργείων πάρα.
For since I received this in my hand as a gift from Hector, my most bitter enemy, I have never yet had anything good from the Argives.
§664ἀλλʼ ἔστʼ ἀληθὴς ἡ βροτῶν παροιμία, §665ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα κοὐκ ὀνήσιμα. §666τοιγὰρ τὸ λοιπὸν εἰσόμεσθα μὲν θεοῖς §667εἴκειν, μαθησόμεσθα δʼ Ἀτρείδας σέβειν.
But the proverb of mortals is true: 'The gifts of enemies are no gifts and bring no profit.' Therefore for the future we shall know how to yield to the gods, and we shall learn to revere the Atreidae.
§668ἄρχοντές εἰσιν, ὥσθʼ ὑπεικτέον.
They are rulers, so we must submit.
τί μήν;
Why not?
§669καὶ γὰρ τὰ δεινὰ καὶ τὰ καρτερώτατα §670τιμαῖς ὑπείκει· τοῦτο μὲν νιφοστιβεῖς §671χειμῶνες ἐκχωροῦσιν εὐκάρπῳ θέρει· §672ἐξίσταται δὲ νυκτὸς αἰανὴς κύκλος §673τῇ λευκοπώλῳ φέγγος ἡμέρᾳ φλέγειν· §674δεινῶν τʼ ἄημα πνευμάτων ἐκοίμισε §675στένοντα πόντον· ἐν δʼ ὁ παγκρατὴς ὕπνος §676λύει πεδήσας, οὐδʼ ἀεὶ λαβὼν ἔχει.
For even the dread and most powerful things yield to authority: on the one hand, snow-laden winters give place to fruitful summer; and on the other, the dreary circle of night withdraws for white-horsed day to kindle her light; and the blast of dread winds lulls the groaning sea; and all-powerful Sleep releases those he has bound, nor does he hold them forever.
§677ἡμεῖς δὲ πῶς οὐ γνωσόμεσθα σωφρονεῖν;
And how shall we not know how to be wise?
§678ἐγὼ δʼ ἐπίσταμαι γὰρ ἀρτίως ὅτι §679ὅ τʼ ἐχθρὸς ἡμῖν ἐς τοσόνδʼ ἐχθαρτέος, §680ὡς καὶ φιλήσων αὖθις, ἔς τε τὸν φίλον §681τοσαῦθʼ ὑπουργῶν ὠφελεῖν βουλήσομαι, §682ὡς αἰὲν οὐ μενοῦντα.
For I know just now that our enemy must be hated only so far as he may love us again, and towards our friend I shall wish to help by rendering services only so far as he will not remain a friend forever.
τοῖς πολλοῖσι γὰρ §683βροτῶν ἄπιστός ἐσθʼ ἑταιρείας λιμήν.
For to most mortals the haven of friendship is untrustworthy.
§684ἀλλʼ ἀμφὶ μὲν τούτοισιν εὖ σχήσει·
But as for these things, it will be well.
And you, woman, go inside and pray to the gods continually that the desires of my heart may be fulfilled.
§687ὑμεῖς θʼ, ἑταῖροι, ταὐτὰ τῇδέ μοι τάδε §688τιμᾶτε, Τεύκρῳ τʼ, ἢν μόλῃ, σημήνατε §689μέλειν μὲν ἡμῶν, εὐνοεῖν δʼ ὑμῖν ἅμα.
And you, companions, honor these same things for me, and signal to Teucer, if he comes, to care for us and at the same time to be well-disposed to you.
§690ἐγὼ γὰρ εἶμʼ ἐκεῖσʼ ὅποι πορευτέον· §691ὑμεῖς δʼ ἃ φράζω δρᾶτε, καὶ τάχʼ ἄν μʼ ἴσως §692πύθοισθε, κεἰ νῦν δυστυχῶ, σεσωμένον.
For I am going there where I must travel; but you, do what I tell you, and soon perhaps you may hear of me, even if I am now unfortunate, as saved.
§693ἔφριξʼ ἔρωτι, περιχαρὴς δʼ ἀνεπτάμαν.
I shiver with desire, and I fly up in joy!
§694ἰὼ ἰὼ Πὰν Πάν,
Io, io, Pan, Pan!
§695ὦ Πὰν Πὰν ἁλίπλαγκτε Κυλ- §696λανίας χιονοκτύπου §697πετραίας ἀπὸ δειράδος φάνηθʼ, ὦ §698θεῶν χοροποίʼ ἄναξ, ὅπως §699μοι Μύσια Κνώσιʼ ὀρ- §700χήματʼ αὐτοδαῆ ξυνὼν ἰάψῃς.
O Pan, Pan who wanders by the sea, appear from the snowy rocky ridge of Cyllene, O lord of the gods who leads the dance, so that joining me you may set in motion the self-taught dances of Mysia and Knossos.
§701νῦν γὰρ ἐμοὶ μέλει χορεῦσαι.
For now I care to dance.
§702Ἰκαρίων δʼ ὑπὲρ πελαγέων §703μολὼν ἄναξ Ἀπόλλων §704ὁ Δάλιος εὔγνωστος §705ἐμοὶ ξυνείη διὰ παντὸς εὔφρων.
And coming over the Icarian seas, may lord Apollo, the Delian, clearly known, be with me, always well-disposed.
§706ἔλυσεν αἰνὸν ἄχος ἀπʼ ὀμμάτων Ἄρης.
Ares has dispelled the dread pain from our eyes.
§707ἰὼ ἰὼ. νῦν αὖ,
Io, io!
§708νῦν, ὦ Ζεῦ, πάρα λευκὸν εὐ- §709άμερον πελάσαι φάος §710θοᾶν ὠκυάλων νεῶν, ὅτʼ Αἴας §711λαθίπονος πάλιν, θεῶν §712δʼ αὖ πάνθυτα θέσμιʼ ἐξ- §713ήνυσʼ εὐνομίᾳ σέβων μεγίστᾳ.
Now again, now, O Zeus, is it possible for a white bright day's light to approach our swift seafaring ships, since Ajax is again free from pain, and has accomplished the all-sacred laws of the gods, revering them with the greatest order.
§714πάνθʼ ὁ μέγας χρόνος μαραίνει· §715κοὐδὲν ἀναύδατον φατίσαιμʼ §716ἄν, εὖτέ γʼ ἐξ ἀέλπτων §717Αἴας μετανεγνώσθη §718θυμοῦ τʼ Ἀτρείδαις μεγάλων τε νεικέων.
Great time withers all things; and I would say nothing is impossible to declare, since from unexpected things Ajax has changed his mind from his anger and great quarrels against the Atreidae.
§719ἄνδρες φίλοι, τὸ πρῶτον ἀγγεῖλαι θέλω, §720Τεῦκρος πάρεστιν ἄρτι Μυσίων ἀπὸ §721κρημνῶν· μέσον δὲ προσμολὼν στρατήγιον §722κυδάζεται τοῖς πᾶσιν Ἀργείοις ὁμοῦ.
Friends, I wish to announce first: Teucer is just now present from the cliffs of Mysia; and coming to the middle of the general's quarters, he is being reviled by all the Argives together.
§723στείχοντα γὰρ πρόσωθεν αὐτὸν ἐν κύκλῳ §724μαθόντες ἀμφέστησαν, εἶτʼ ὀνείδεσιν §725ἤρασσον ἔνθεν κἄνθεν οὔτις ἔσθʼ ὃς οὔ, §726τὸν τοῦ μανέντος κἀπιβουλευτοῦ στρατῷ §727ξύναιμον ἀποκαλοῦντες, ὡς οὐκ ἀρκέσοι §728τὸ μὴ οὐ πέτροισι πᾶς καταξανθεὶς θανεῖν.
For learning of him coming from afar, they surrounded him in a circle, and then pelted him with insults from this side and that, there was no one who did not, calling him the kinsman of the madman and the plotter against the army, saying that he should not escape being stoned to death by everyone.