§740τί ποτε πέπονθας;
(Neoptolemus) "What has happened to you?
οὐκ ἐρεῖς, ἀλλʼ ὧδʼ ἔσει §741σιγηλός;
Will you not speak, but will you remain thus silent?
ἐν κακῷ δέ τῳ φαίνει κυρῶν. §742ἀπόλωλα, τέκνον, κοὐ δυνήσομαι κακὸν
You seem to be in some sore distress." (Philoctetes) "I am ruined, my child, and I shall not be able to hide this evil from you.
§743κρύψαι παρʼ ὑμῖν, ἀτταταῖ·
Attatai!
διέρχεται §744διέρχεται.
It pierces through, it pierces through!
δύστηνος, ὦ τάλας ἐγώ. §745ἀπόλωλα, τέκνον· βρύκομαι, τέκνον·
Wretched, oh miserable me!" "I am ruined, my child; I am being devoured, my child!
παπαῖ, §746ἀπαππαπαῖ, παπαππαπαππαπαππαπαῖ. §747πρὸς θεῶν, πρόχειρον εἴ τί σοι, τέκνον, πάρα §748ξίφος χεροῖν, πάταξον εἰς ἄκρον πόδα· §749ἀπάμησον ὡς τάχιστα· μὴ φείσῃ βίου.
Papai, apappapai, papappapappapappapapai!" "By the gods, if there is any sword ready to your hand, my child, strike my foot's extremity; cut it off as quickly as possible; do not spare my life.
ἴθʼ, ὦ παῖ. §751τί δʼ ἔστιν οὕτω νεοχμὸν ἐξαίφνης, ὅτου §752τοσήνδʼ ἰυγὴν καὶ στόνον σαυτοῦ ποεῖ; §753οἶσθʼ, ὦ τέκνον; §753aτί δʼ ἔστιν; §753bοἶσθʼ, ὦ παῖ; §753cτί σοί; §754οὐκ οἶδα. §754aπῶς οὐκ οἶσθα; παππαπαππαπαῖ.
Come, my child." (Neoptolemus) "But what is this so sudden and strange, for which you make such a shriek and groan from yourself?" (Philoctetes) "Do you know, my child?" (Neoptolemus) "What is it?" (Philoctetes) "Do you know, boy?" (Neoptolemus) "What is the matter with you?" (Philoctetes) "I do not know." (Neoptolemus) "How do you not know?" (Philoctetes) "Pappapappapai!" (Neoptolemus) "Terrible indeed is this onset of your sickness." (Philoctetes) "Terrible indeed, and unspeakable; but pity me." (Neoptolemus) "What then shall I do?" (Philoctetes) "Do not betray me through fear; for she comes after an interval, perhaps wandering, when she has been satiated." (Neoptolemus) "Alas, wretched that you are, wretched indeed, appearing through all these sufferings!" "Do you wish indeed that I take hold of you and touch you somewhere?" (Philoctetes) "No indeed, not that.
§755δεινόν γε τοὐπίσαγμα τοῦ νοσήματος. §756δεινὸν γὰρ οὐδὲ ῥητόν· ἀλλʼ οἴκτιρέ με. §757τί δῆτα δράσω; §757aμή με ταρβήσας προδῷς· §758ἥκει γὰρ αὕτη διὰ χρόνου πλάνοις ἴσως §759ὡς ἐξεπλήσθη. §759aἰὼ ἰὼ δύστηνε σύ, §760δύστηνε δῆτα διὰ πόνων πάντων φανείς. §761βούλει λάβωμαι δῆτα καὶ θίγω τί σου; §762μὴ δῆτα τοῦτό γʼ· ἀλλά μοι τὰ τόξʼ ἑλὼν §763τάδʼ, ὥσπερ ᾐτοῦ μʼ ἀρτίως, ἕως ἀνῇ
But take these bows of mine, as you were asking just now, until there abates this present torment of my sickness, save them and guard them.
§765τὸ πῆμα τοῦτο τῆς νόσου τὸ νῦν παρόν, §766σῷζʼ αὐτὰ καὶ φύλασσε. λαμβάνει γὰρ οὖν §767ὕπνος μʼ, ὅταν περ τὸ κακὸν ἐξίῃ τόδε· §768κοὐκ ἔστι λῆξαι πρότερον· ἀλλʼ ἐᾶν χρεὼν §769ἕκηλον εὕδειν.
For indeed, sleep takes me when this evil departs; and it is not possible to cease before; but you must let me sleep quietly.
ἢν δὲ τῷδε τῷ χρόνῳ §770μόλωσʼ ἐκεῖνοι, πρὸς θεῶν ἐφίεμαι §771ἑκόντα μηδʼ ἄκοντα μηδέ τῳ τέχνῃ §772κείνοις μεθεῖναι ταῦτα, μὴ σαυτόν θʼ ἅμα §773κἄμʼ, ὄντα σαυτοῦ πρόστροπον, κτείνας γένῃ. §774θάρσει προνοίας οὕνεκʼ· οὐ δοθήσεται §775πλὴν σοί τε κἀμοί·
And if during this time those men should come, by the gods I charge you neither willingly nor unwillingly nor by any art to yield these to them, lest you become the slayer of yourself and of me at the same time, who am your suppliant." (Neoptolemus) "Be of good courage as far as foresight is concerned; it shall not be given to any but to you and me.
ξὺν τύχῃ δὲ πρόσφερε. §776ἰδοὺ δέχου, παῖ· τὸν φθόνον δὲ πρόσκυσον §777μή σοι γενέσθαι πολύπονʼ αὐτὰ μηδʼ ὅπως §778ἐμοί τε καὶ τῷ πρόσθʼ ἐμοῦ κεκτημένῳ.
Hand it to me with good fortune." (Philoctetes) "Here, receive it, child; and worship Nemesis, lest they become a source of much pain to you, or turn out as they did to me and to him who owned them before me." (Neoptolemus) "O gods, may this be granted to us both!
§779ὦ θεοί, γένοιτο ταῦτα νῷν· γένοιτο δὲ §780πλοῦς οὔριός τε κεὐσταλὴς ὅποι ποτὲ §781θεὸς δικαιοῖ χὠ στόλος πορσύνεται.
And may our voyage be favorable and swift, to wherever the god deems right and our fleet is bound." (Philoctetes) "But indeed I fear lest you pray in vain, my child.
§782ἀλλʼ οὖν δέδοικα μὴ ἀτέλεστʼ εὔχῃ, τέκνον. §783στάζει γὰρ αὖ μοι φοίνιον τόδʼ ἐκ βυθοῦ §784κηκῖον αἷμα, καί τι προσδοκῶ νέον.
For again this dark-red blood drops from my depth, gushing forth, and I expect some new distress.
§785παπαῖ, φεῦ.
Papai, pheu!
§786παπαῖ μάλʼ, ὦ πούς, οἷά μʼ ἐργάσει κακά.
Papai indeed, O foot, what evils you will work on me!
οἴμοι μοι τάλας.
Ah me, wretched!
§789ἔχετε τὸ πρᾶγμα· μὴ φύγητε μηδαμῇ.
You have the matter; do not flee in any way.
§790ἀτταταῖ.
Attatai!
O Cephallenian stranger, would that through your chest this pain might hold you.
φεῦ, παπαῖ, §793παπαῖ μάλʼ αὖθις.
Pheu, papai, papai once again!
ὦ διπλοῖ στρατηλάται, §794Ἀγάμεμνον, ὦ Μενέλαε, πῶς ἂν ἀντʼ ἐμοῦ §795τὸν ἴσον χρόνον τρέφοιτε τήνδε τὴν νόσον;
O twin commanders, Agamemnon, O Menelaus, how I wish that instead of me you might nourish this sickness for an equal time!
ἰώ μοι.
Io to me!
O Death, Death, how is it that, though constantly invoked day after day, you can never come?
§798ὦ τέκνον ὦ γενναῖον, ἀλλὰ συλλαβὼν §800τῷ Λημνίῳ τῷδʼ ἀνακαλουμένῳ πυρὶ §801ἔμπρησον, ὦ γενναῖε·
O child, noble child, take me and burn me in this invoked Lemnian fire, noble one!
κἀγώ τοί ποτε §802τὸν τοῦ Διὸς παῖδʼ ἀντὶ τῶνδε τῶν ὅπλων, §803ἃ νῦν σὺ σῴζεις, τοῦτʼ ἐπηξίωσα δρᾶν.
For I too once, for the son of Zeus, in return for these weapons which you now guard, deemed it right to do this very thing.
τί φής, παῖ;
What do you say, boy?
§805τί φής;
What do you say?
τί σιγᾷς;
Why are you silent?
ποῦ ποτʼ ὤν, τέκνον, κυρεῖς; §806ἀλγῶ πάλαι δὴ τἀπὶ σοὶ στένων κακά. §807ἀλλʼ, ὦ τέκνον, καὶ θάρσος ἴσχʼ· ὡς ἥδε μοι §808ὀξεῖα φοιτᾷ καὶ ταχεῖʼ ἀπέρχεται.
Where on earth are you, my child?" (Neoptolemus) "I have been grieving for a long time, groaning at your misfortunes." (Philoctetes) "But, my child, have courage too; for this pain assaults sharply and departs quickly.
§809ἀλλʼ ἀντιάζω, μή με καταλίπῃς μόνον. §810θάρσει, μενοῦμεν. §810aἦ μενεῖς; §810bσαφῶς φρόνει. §811οὐ μήν σʼ ἔνορκόν γʼ ἀξιῶ θέσθαι, τέκνον. §812ὡς οὐ θέμις γʼ ἐμοὔστι σοῦ μολεῖν ἄτερ. §813ἔμβαλλε χειρὸς πίστιν. §813aἐμβάλλω μενεῖν. §814ἐκεῖσε νῦν μʼ, ἐκεῖσε §814aποῖ λέγεις; §814bἄνω
But I entreat you, do not leave me alone." (Neoptolemus) "Be of good courage, we will remain." (Philoctetes) "Will you indeed remain?" (Neoptolemus) "Be well assured." (Philoctetes) "Yet I do not think it right to bind you by an oath, child." (Neoptolemus) "Since it is not lawful for me to go without you." (Philoctetes) "Give me the pledge of your hand." (Neoptolemus) "I pledge to remain." (Philoctetes) "To there now, to there..." (Neoptolemus) "Where do you mean?" (Philoctetes) "Upward!" (Neoptolemus) "Why are you raving again?
§815τί παραφρονεῖς αὖ; τί τὸν ἄνω λεύσσεις κύκλον; §816μέθες μέθες με. §816aποῖ μεθῶ; §816bμέθες ποτέ. §817οὔ φημʼ ἐάσειν. §817aἀπό μʼ ὀλεῖς, ἢν προσθίγῃς. §818καὶ δὴ μεθίημʼ, εἴ τι δὴ πλέον φρονεῖς.
Why do you look at the sky above?" (Philoctetes) "Let me go, let me go!" (Neoptolemus) "Where shall I let you go?" (Philoctetes) "Let me go, at last!" (Neoptolemus) "I say I will not let you go." (Philoctetes) "You will destroy me, if you touch me." (Neoptolemus) "And indeed I let go, if you are indeed in your better mind."