§1.271καὶ μαχόμην κατʼ ἔμʼ αὐτὸν ἐγώ· κείνοισι δʼ ἂν οὔ τις
And I fought on my own account; and with them no one of those who are now mortal men on earth could fight.
§1.272τῶν οἳ νῦν βροτοί εἰσιν ἐπιχθόνιοι μαχέοιτο· §1.273καὶ μέν μευ βουλέων ξύνιεν πείθοντό τε μύθῳ·
And indeed they listened to my counsels and obeyed my word.
§1.274ἀλλὰ πίθεσθε καὶ ὔμμες, ἐπεὶ πείθεσθαι ἄμεινον·
But do you also obey, since to obey is better.
§1.275μήτε σὺ τόνδʼ ἀγαθός περ ἐὼν ἀποαίρεο κούρην, §1.276ἀλλʼ ἔα ὥς οἱ πρῶτα δόσαν γέρας υἷες Ἀχαιῶν· §1.277μήτε σὺ Πηλείδη ἔθελʼ ἐριζέμεναι βασιλῆϊ §1.278ἀντιβίην, ἐπεὶ οὔ ποθʼ ὁμοίης ἔμμορε τιμῆς §1.279σκηπτοῦχος βασιλεύς, ᾧ τε Ζεὺς κῦδος ἔδωκεν.
Neither do you, though you are noble, take away the girl from him, but let her be, as the sons of the Achaeans first gave her to him as a prize; nor do you, son of Peleus, wish to strive with the king in opposition, since never does a scepter-bearing king, to whom Zeus has given glory, possess a similar share of honor.
§1.280εἰ δὲ σὺ καρτερός ἐσσι θεὰ δέ σε γείνατο μήτηρ, §1.281ἀλλʼ ὅ γε φέρτερός ἐστιν ἐπεὶ πλεόνεσσιν ἀνάσσει.
Even if you are strong and a goddess mother bore you, yet he is superior, since he rules over more people.
§1.282Ἀτρεΐδη σὺ δὲ παῦε τεὸν μένος· αὐτὰρ ἔγωγε §1.283λίσσομʼ Ἀχιλλῆϊ μεθέμεν χόλον, ὃς μέγα πᾶσιν §1.284ἕρκος Ἀχαιοῖσιν πέλεται πολέμοιο κακοῖο. §1.285τὸν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων· §1.286ναὶ δὴ ταῦτά γε πάντα γέρον κατὰ μοῖραν ἔειπες·
Son of Atreus, cease your anger; and I indeed entreat you to remit your anger against Achilles, who for all the Achaeans is a great bulwark against evil war." Then ruling Agamemnon answered him and said: "Yes, indeed, all these things, old man, you have spoken rightly.
§1.287ἀλλʼ ὅδʼ ἀνὴρ ἐθέλει περὶ πάντων ἔμμεναι ἄλλων, §1.288πάντων μὲν κρατέειν ἐθέλει, πάντεσσι δʼ ἀνάσσειν, §1.289πᾶσι δὲ σημαίνειν, ἅ τινʼ οὐ πείσεσθαι ὀΐω·
But this man wishes to be above all other men; he wishes to rule over all, and to lord it over all, and to give orders to all, which I think there is one who will not obey.
§1.290εἰ δέ μιν αἰχμητὴν ἔθεσαν θεοὶ αἰὲν ἐόντες §1.291τοὔνεκά οἱ προθέουσιν ὀνείδεα μυθήσασθαι; §1.292τὸν δʼ ἄρʼ ὑποβλήδην ἠμείβετο δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς· §1.293ἦ γάρ κεν δειλός τε καὶ οὐτιδανὸς καλεοίμην §1.294εἰ δὴ σοὶ πᾶν ἔργον ὑπείξομαι ὅττί κεν εἴπῃς·
If the gods who exist forever made him a warrior, do they therefore permit him to speak insults?" Then noble Achilles answered him, interrupting: "Indeed I would be called a coward and a nonentity if I yield to you in every matter, whatever you may say.
Lay these commands on others, but do not give orders to me; for I do not think I will obey you any longer.
§1.297ἄλλο δέ τοι ἐρέω, σὺ δʼ ἐνὶ φρεσὶ βάλλεο σῇσι· §1.298χερσὶ μὲν οὔ τοι ἔγωγε μαχήσομαι εἵνεκα κούρης §1.299οὔτε σοὶ οὔτέ τῳ ἄλλῳ, ἐπεί μʼ ἀφέλεσθέ γε δόντες·
And another thing I will tell you, and do you lay it to your heart: with my hands I will not fight for the sake of the girl either with you or with any other, since you who gave her have taken her away.
§1.300τῶν δʼ ἄλλων ἅ μοί ἐστι θοῇ παρὰ νηῒ μελαίνῃ §1.301τῶν οὐκ ἄν τι φέροις ἀνελὼν ἀέκοντος ἐμεῖο·
But of the other things that are mine by my swift black ship, of these you could take nothing away against my will.
§1.302εἰ δʼ ἄγε μὴν πείρησαι ἵνα γνώωσι καὶ οἵδε· §1.303αἶψά τοι αἷμα κελαινὸν ἐρωήσει περὶ δουρί. §1.304ὣς τώ γʼ ἀντιβίοισι μαχεσσαμένω ἐπέεσσιν
Come now, try, so that these men also may know; quickly your dark blood shall flow around my spear." Thus these two, having fought with opposing words, arose, and dissolved the assembly by the ships of the Achaeans.
§1.305ἀνστήτην, λῦσαν δʼ ἀγορὴν παρὰ νηυσὶν Ἀχαιῶν· §1.306Πηλεΐδης μὲν ἐπὶ κλισίας καὶ νῆας ἐΐσας §1.307ἤϊε σύν τε Μενοιτιάδῃ καὶ οἷς ἑτάροισιν·
The son of Peleus went to his shelters and well-balanced ships with the son of Menoetius and his companions.
§1.308Ἀτρεΐδης δʼ ἄρα νῆα θοὴν ἅλα δὲ προέρυσσεν, §1.309ἐν δʼ ἐρέτας ἔκρινεν ἐείκοσιν, ἐς δʼ ἑκατόμβην §1.310βῆσε θεῷ, ἀνὰ δὲ Χρυσηΐδα καλλιπάρῃον §1.311εἷσεν ἄγων· ἐν δʼ ἀρχὸς ἔβη πολύμητις Ὀδυσσεύς.
And the son of Atreus launched a swift ship into the sea, and chose twenty rowers for her, and put a hecatomb on board for the god, and led the fair-cheeked Chryseis and seated her; and Odysseus of many wiles went on board as leader.
§1.312οἳ μὲν ἔπειτʼ ἀναβάντες ἐπέπλεον ὑγρὰ κέλευθα,
So they embarked and sailed over the watery paths.
§1.313λαοὺς δʼ Ἀτρεΐδης ἀπολυμαίνεσθαι ἄνωγεν·
And the son of Atreus ordered the people to purify themselves.
§1.314οἳ δʼ ἀπελυμαίνοντο καὶ εἰς ἅλα λύματα βάλλον, §1.315ἕρδον δʼ Ἀπόλλωνι τεληέσσας ἑκατόμβας §1.316ταύρων ἠδʼ αἰγῶν παρὰ θῖνʼ ἁλὸς ἀτρυγέτοιο· §1.317κνίση δʼ οὐρανὸν ἷκεν ἑλισσομένη περὶ καπνῷ.
And they purified themselves and cast the offscourings into the sea, and offered to Apollo perfect hecatombs of bulls and goats by the shore of the barren sea; and the savor went up to heaven, swirling with the smoke.
§1.318ὣς οἳ μὲν τὰ πένοντο κατὰ στρατόν· οὐδʼ Ἀγαμέμνων §1.319λῆγʼ ἔριδος τὴν πρῶτον ἐπηπείλησʼ Ἀχιλῆϊ, §1.320ἀλλʼ ὅ γε Ταλθύβιόν τε καὶ Εὐρυβάτην προσέειπε, §1.321τώ οἱ ἔσαν κήρυκε καὶ ὀτρηρὼ θεράποντε· §1.322ἔρχεσθον κλισίην Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος· §1.323χειρὸς ἑλόντʼ ἀγέμεν Βρισηΐδα καλλιπάρῃον·
Thus they were busied with these things through the camp; but Agamemnon did not cease from the strife which he had first threatened against Achilles, but he spoke to Talthybius and Eurybates, who were his heralds and active attendants: "Go to the shelter of Achilles, son of Peleus; take the fair-cheeked Briseis by the hand and bring her here.
§1.324εἰ δέ κε μὴ δώῃσιν ἐγὼ δέ κεν αὐτὸς ἕλωμαι §1.325ἐλθὼν σὺν πλεόνεσσι· τό οἱ καὶ ῥίγιον ἔσται. §1.326ὣς εἰπὼν προΐει, κρατερὸν δʼ ἐπὶ μῦθον ἔτελλε·
If he does not give her, I will go myself and take her, going with more men; and that will be even more horrible for him." So saying, he sent them away, and laid a strong command upon them.
§1.327τὼ δʼ ἀέκοντε βάτην παρὰ θῖνʼ ἁλὸς ἀτρυγέτοιο, §1.328Μυρμιδόνων δʼ ἐπί τε κλισίας καὶ νῆας ἱκέσθην, §1.329τὸν δʼ εὗρον παρά τε κλισίῃ καὶ νηῒ μελαίνῃ §1.330ἥμενον· οὐδʼ ἄρα τώ γε ἰδὼν γήθησεν Ἀχιλλεύς.
And the two went unwillingly along the shore of the barren sea, and came to the shelters and ships of the Myrmidons, and found him sitting by his shelter and his black ship; and Achilles did not rejoice when he saw them.
§1.331τὼ μὲν ταρβήσαντε καὶ αἰδομένω βασιλῆα §1.332στήτην, οὐδέ τί μιν προσεφώνεον οὐδʼ ἐρέοντο· §1.333αὐτὰρ ὃ ἔγνω ᾗσιν ἐνὶ φρεσὶ φώνησέν τε· §1.334χαίρετε κήρυκες Διὸς ἄγγελοι ἠδὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν, §1.335ἆσσον ἴτʼ· οὔ τί μοι ὔμμες ἐπαίτιοι ἀλλʼ Ἀγαμέμνων, §1.336ὃ σφῶϊ προΐει Βρισηΐδος εἵνεκα κούρης.
The two, fearing and showing reverence to the king, stood, and did not address him at all nor ask him anything; but he knew in his mind, and spoke: "Welcome, heralds, messengers of Zeus and of men, draw near; you are not at all guilty in my eyes, but Agamemnon is, who sent you two for the sake of the girl Briseis.
§1.337ἀλλʼ ἄγε διογενὲς Πατρόκλεες ἔξαγε κούρην
But come, Zeus-born Patroclus, bring out the girl