§19.140δῶρα δʼ ἐγὼν ὅδε πάντα παρασχέμεν ὅσσά τοι ἐλθὼν §19.141χθιζὸς ἐνὶ κλισίῃσιν ὑπέσχετο δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς.
"And I here am ready to provide all those gifts which noble Odysseus went to your hut and promised yesterday.
§19.142εἰ δʼ ἐθέλεις, ἐπίμεινον ἐπειγόμενός περ Ἄρηος, §19.143δῶρα δέ τοι θεράποντες ἐμῆς παρὰ νηὸς ἑλόντες §19.144οἴσουσʼ, ὄφρα ἴδηαι ὅ τοι μενοεικέα δώσω. §19.145τὸν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς· §19.146Ἀτρεΐδη κύδιστε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν Ἀγάμεμνον §19.147δῶρα μὲν αἴ κʼ ἐθέλῃσθα παρασχέμεν, ὡς ἐπιεικές, §19.148ἤ τʼ ἐχέμεν παρὰ σοί· νῦν δὲ μνησώμεθα χάρμης §19.149αἶψα μάλʼ· οὐ γὰρ χρὴ κλοτοπεύειν ἐνθάδʼ ἐόντας §19.150οὐδὲ διατρίβειν· ἔτι γὰρ μέγα ἔργον ἄρεκτον· §19.151ὥς κέ τις αὖτʼ Ἀχιλῆα μετὰ πρώτοισιν ἴδηται §19.152ἔγχεϊ χαλκείῳ Τρώων ὀλέκοντα φάλαγγας.
But if you wish, wait, though eager for war, and my squires shall take the gifts from my ship and bring them, so that you may see what fitting things I shall give you." And swift-footed Achilles answered him, saying: "Son of Atreus, most glorious Agamemnon, lord of men, as for the gifts, if you wish to provide them, as is fitting, or to keep them, that is with you; but now let us think of battle straightway; for it is not right to dally here or to waste time, for a great work is still undone; so that many a one may again see Achilles among the foremost destroying the phalanxes of the Trojans with his bronze spear.
§19.153ὧδέ τις ὑμείων μεμνημένος ἀνδρὶ μαχέσθω. §19.154τὸν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πολύμητις Ὀδυσσεύς· §19.155μὴ δʼ οὕτως, ἀγαθός περ ἐών, θεοείκελʼ Ἀχιλλεῦ §19.156νήστιας ὄτρυνε προτὶ Ἴλιον υἷας Ἀχαιῶν §19.157Τρωσὶ μαχησομένους, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ὀλίγον χρόνον ἔσται §19.158φύλοπις, εὖτʼ ἂν πρῶτον ὁμιλήσωσι φάλαγγες §19.159ἀνδρῶν, ἐν δὲ θεὸς πνεύσῃ μένος ἀμφοτέροισιν.
Let each of you mark this in his mind and fight his man." And resourceful Odysseus answered him, saying: "Do not thus, brave though you are, godlike Achilles, urge the sons of the Achaeans to go fasting to Ilium to fight the Trojans, since the battle will be for no short time when once the phalanxes of men meet, and a god breathes strength into both sides.
§19.160ἀλλὰ πάσασθαι ἄνωχθι θοῇς ἐπὶ νηυσὶν Ἀχαιοὺς §19.161σίτου καὶ οἴνοιο· τὸ γὰρ μένος ἐστὶ καὶ ἀλκή.
But bid the Achaeans by their swift ships taste of food and wine; for therein is strength and valor.
§19.162οὐ γὰρ ἀνὴρ πρόπαν ἦμαρ ἐς ἠέλιον καταδύντα §19.163ἄκμηνος σίτοιο δυνήσεται ἄντα μάχεσθαι· §19.164εἴ περ γὰρ θυμῷ γε μενοινάᾳ πολεμίζειν, §19.165ἀλλά τε λάθρῃ γυῖα βαρύνεται, ἠδὲ κιχάνει §19.166δίψά τε καὶ λιμός, βλάβεται δέ τε γούνατʼ ἰόντι.
For a man cannot fight against the enemy all day until the setting of the sun without food; for even if in his heart he is eager to fight, yet his limbs grow heavy unawares, and thirst and hunger come upon him, and his knees fail him as he goes.
§19.167ὃς δέ κʼ ἀνὴρ οἴνοιο κορεσσάμενος καὶ ἐδωδῆς §19.168ἀνδράσι δυσμενέεσσι πανημέριος πολεμίζῃ, §19.169θαρσαλέον νύ οἱ ἦτορ ἐνὶ φρεσίν, οὐδέ τι γυῖα §19.170πρὶν κάμνει πρὶν πάντας ἐρωῆσαι πολέμοιο.
But the man who is sated with wine and food and fights all day with hostile men, has a courageous heart in his breast, nor do his limbs grow weary until all have withdrawn from the battle.
§19.171ἀλλʼ ἄγε λαὸν μὲν σκέδασον καὶ δεῖπνον ἄνωχθι §19.172ὅπλεσθαι· τὰ δὲ δῶρα ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν Ἀγαμέμνων §19.173οἰσέτω ἐς μέσσην ἀγορήν, ἵνα πάντες Ἀχαιοὶ §19.174ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ἴδωσι, σὺ δὲ φρεσὶ σῇσιν ἰανθῇς.
But come, dismiss the host and bid them prepare their meal; and let the lord of men Agamemnon bring the gifts into the midst of the assembly, so that all Achaeans may see them with their eyes, and your own heart may be warmed.
§19.175ὀμνυέτω δέ τοι ὅρκον ἐν Ἀργείοισιν ἀναστὰς §19.176μή ποτε τῆς εὐνῆς ἐπιβήμεναι ἠδὲ μιγῆναι· §19.177ἣ θέμις ἐστὶν ἄναξ ἤ τʼ ἀνδρῶν ἤ τε γυναικῶν· §19.178καὶ δὲ σοὶ αὐτῷ θυμὸς ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ἵλαος ἔστω.
And let him rise and swear an oath to you among the Argives that he never entered her bed nor lay with her, as is the custom, O king, of men and women; and let your own heart in your breast be reconciled.
And thereafter let him make amends to you in his hut with a rich feast, so that you may lack nothing of justice.
§19.181Ἀτρεΐδη σὺ δʼ ἔπειτα δικαιότερος καὶ ἐπʼ ἄλλῳ §19.182ἔσσεαι. οὐ μὲν γάρ τι νεμεσσητὸν βασιλῆα §19.183ἄνδρʼ ἀπαρέσσασθαι ὅτε τις πρότερος χαλεπήνῃ. §19.184τὸν δʼ αὖτε προσέειπεν ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν Ἀγαμέμνων· §19.185χαίρω σεῦ Λαερτιάδη τὸν μῦθον ἀκούσας· §19.186ἐν μοίρῃ γὰρ πάντα διίκεο καὶ κατέλεξας.
And you, son of Atreus, shall thereafter be more just to others; for it is no shameful thing for a king to make amends to a man when he was the first to wax wroth." Then the lord of men Agamemnon answered him: "I rejoice, son of Laertes, to hear your word; for you have spoken and set forth all things in due order.
This oath I am willing to swear, and my heart bids me, nor shall I swear falsely before the god.
αὐτὰρ Ἀχιλλεὺς §19.189μιμνέτω αὐτόθι τεῖος ἐπειγόμενός περ Ἄρηος· §19.190μίμνετε δʼ ἄλλοι πάντες ἀολλέες, ὄφρά κε δῶρα §19.191ἐκ κλισίης ἔλθῃσι καὶ ὅρκια πιστὰ τάμωμεν.
But let Achilles remain here for a while, though eager for war, and do you others all remain assembled, until the gifts come from the hut and we cut our trustworthy oaths.
§19.192σοὶ δʼ αὐτῷ τόδʼ ἐγὼν ἐπιτέλλομαι ἠδὲ κελεύω· §19.193κρινάμενος κούρητας ἀριστῆας Παναχαιῶν §19.194δῶρα ἐμῆς παρὰ νηὸς ἐνεικέμεν, ὅσσʼ Ἀχιλῆϊ §19.195χθιζὸν ὑπέστημεν δώσειν, ἀγέμεν τε γυναῖκας.
And to you yourself I give this charge and command: choose the best young men of all the Achaeans to bring from my ship the gifts which we yesterday promised to give to Achilles, and to bring the women.
§19.196Ταλθύβιος δέ μοι ὦκα κατὰ στρατὸν εὐρὺν Ἀχαιῶν §19.197κάπρον ἑτοιμασάτω ταμέειν Διί τʼ Ἠελίῳ τε. §19.198τὸν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς· §19.199Ἀτρεΐδη κύδιστε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν Ἀγάμεμνον §19.200ἄλλοτέ περ καὶ μᾶλλον ὀφέλλετε ταῦτα πένεσθαι, §19.201ὁππότε τις μεταπαυσωλὴ πολέμοιο γένηται §19.202καὶ μένος οὐ τόσον ᾖσιν ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἐμοῖσι.
And let Talthybius quickly prepare for me throughout the wide camp of the Achaeans a boar to sacrifice to Zeus and to the Sun." Then swift-footed Achilles answered him, saying: "Son of Atreus, most glorious Agamemnon, lord of men, at some other time you ought rather to busy yourselves with these things, when there is some pause in the fighting and the fury is not so great in my breast.
§19.203νῦν δʼ οἳ μὲν κέαται δεδαϊγμένοι, οὓς ἐδάμασσεν §19.204Ἕκτωρ Πριαμίδης, ὅτε οἱ Ζεὺς κῦδος ἔδωκεν, §19.205ὑμεῖς δʼ ἐς βρωτὺν ὀτρύνετον·
But now those lie mangled whom Hector, son of Priam, slew when Zeus gave him glory, and you urge us to eat.
ἦ τʼ ἂν ἔγωγε §19.206νῦν μὲν ἀνώγοιμι πτολεμίζειν υἷας Ἀχαιῶν §19.207νήστιας ἀκμήνους, ἅμα δʼ ἠελίῳ καταδύντι §19.208τεύξεσθαι μέγα δόρπον, ἐπὴν τεισαίμεθα λώβην.
Truly, for my part, I would now bid the sons of the Achaeans fight fasting and hungry, and at the setting of the sun prepare a great meal, when we have avenged our outrage.
§19.209πρὶν δʼ οὔ πως ἂν ἔμοιγε φίλον κατὰ λαιμὸν ἰείη §19.210οὐ πόσις οὐδὲ βρῶσις ἑταίρου τεθνηῶτος §19.211ὅς μοι ἐνὶ κλισίῃ δεδαϊγμένος ὀξέϊ χαλκῷ
Till then, for me at least, down my throat shall pass neither drink nor food, since my companion is dead, who lies mangled in my hut with sharp bronze."