§2.1ἄλλοι μέν ῥα θεοί τε καὶ ἀνέρες ἱπποκορυσταὶ §2.2εὗδον παννύχιοι, Δία δʼ οὐκ ἔχε νήδυμος ὕπνος, §2.3ἀλλʼ ὅ γε μερμήριζε κατὰ φρένα ὡς Ἀχιλῆα §2.4τιμήσῃ, ὀλέσῃ δὲ πολέας ἐπὶ νηυσὶν Ἀχαιῶν.
The other gods and chariot-driving men slept all night long, but sweet sleep did not hold Zeus; but he was pondering in his mind how he might honor Achilles, and destroy many beside the ships of the Achaeans.
And this plan seemed best to his mind: to send a destructive dream to Agamemnon, son of Atreus.
§2.7καί μιν φωνήσας ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα· §2.8βάσκʼ ἴθι οὖλε ὄνειρε θοὰς ἐπὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν· §2.9ἐλθὼν ἐς κλισίην Ἀγαμέμνονος Ἀτρεΐδαο §2.10πάντα μάλʼ ἀτρεκέως ἀγορευέμεν ὡς ἐπιτέλλω·
And he spoke and addressed him with winged words: "Go, destructive Dream, to the swift ships of the Achaeans; go to the hut of Agamemnon, son of Atreus, and tell him everything very accurately, just as I command you.
Command him to arm the long-haired Achaeans with all speed; for now he may take the wide-wayed city of the Trojans.
§2.13Τρώων· οὐ γὰρ ἔτʼ ἀμφὶς Ὀλύμπια δώματʼ ἔχοντες §2.14ἀθάνατοι φράζονται· ἐπέγναμψεν γὰρ ἅπαντας §2.15Ἥρη λισσομένη, Τρώεσσι δὲ κήδεʼ ἐφῆπται. §2.16ὣς φάτο, βῆ δʼ ἄρʼ ὄνειρος ἐπεὶ τὸν μῦθον ἄκουσε· §2.17καρπαλίμως δʼ ἵκανε θοὰς ἐπὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν, §2.18βῆ δʼ ἄρʼ ἐπʼ Ἀτρεΐδην Ἀγαμέμνονα· τὸν δὲ κίχανεν §2.19εὕδοντʼ ἐν κλισίῃ, περὶ δʼ ἀμβρόσιος κέχυθʼ ὕπνος.
For the immortals who hold Olympian dwellings are no longer divided in counsel; for Hera has bent them all by her entreaties, and woes are hung over the Trojans from Zeus." So he spoke, and the Dream went when he had heard the message; and quickly he came to the swift ships of the Achaeans, and went to Agamemnon, son of Atreus; and him he found sleeping in his hut, and celestial sleep was poured around him.
§2.20στῆ δʼ ἄρʼ ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς Νηληΐῳ υἷι ἐοικώς §2.21Νέστορι, τόν ῥα μάλιστα γερόντων τῖʼ Ἀγαμέμνων· §2.22τῷ μιν ἐεισάμενος προσεφώνεε θεῖος ὄνειρος· §2.23εὕδεις Ἀτρέος υἱὲ δαΐφρονος ἱπποδάμοιο· §2.24οὐ χρὴ παννύχιον εὕδειν βουληφόρον ἄνδρα §2.25ᾧ λαοί τʼ ἐπιτετράφαται καὶ τόσσα μέμηλε·
And he stood above his head, looking like Nestor, son of Neleus, whom of all the elders Agamemnon honored most; likeness to him the divine dream addressed him: "You sleep, son of wise Atreus, tamer of horses; it is not right for a counsel-giving man to sleep all night, to whom people are entrusted and so many things are a care.
§2.26νῦν δʼ ἐμέθεν ξύνες ὦκα· Διὸς δέ τοι ἄγγελός εἰμι, §2.27ὃς σεῦ ἄνευθεν ἐὼν μέγα κήδεται ἠδʼ ἐλεαίρει.
Now listen to me quickly; for I am a messenger to you from Zeus, who, though he is far away, cares for you greatly and pities you.
He has commanded you to arm the long-haired Achaeans with all speed; for now you may take the wide-wayed city of the Trojans.
§2.30Τρώων· οὐ γὰρ ἔτʼ ἀμφὶς Ὀλύμπια δώματʼ ἔχοντες §2.31ἀθάνατοι φράζονται· ἐπέγναμψεν γὰρ ἅπαντας §2.32Ἥρη λισσομένη, Τρώεσσι δὲ κήδεʼ ἐφῆπται §2.33ἐκ Διός·
For the immortals who hold Olympian dwellings are no longer divided in counsel; for Hera has bent them all by her entreaties, and woes are hung over the Trojans from Zeus.
ἀλλὰ σὺ σῇσιν ἔχε φρεσί, μηδέ σε λήθη §2.34αἱρείτω εὖτʼ ἄν σε μελίφρων ὕπνος ἀνήῃ. §2.35ὣς ἄρα φωνήσας ἀπεβήσετο, τὸν δὲ λίπʼ αὐτοῦ §2.36τὰ φρονέοντʼ ἀνὰ θυμὸν ἅ ῥʼ οὐ τελέεσθαι ἔμελλον· §2.37φῆ γὰρ ὅ γʼ αἱρήσειν Πριάμου πόλιν ἤματι κείνῳ §2.38νήπιος, οὐδὲ τὰ ᾔδη ἅ ῥα Ζεὺς μήδετο ἔργα· §2.39θήσειν γὰρ ἔτʼ ἔμελλεν ἐπʼ ἄλγεά τε στοναχάς τε §2.40Τρωσί τε καὶ Δαναοῖσι διὰ κρατερὰς ὑσμίνας.
But keep this in your mind, and let not forgetfulness take hold of you when honey-hearted sleep leaves you." So he spoke and departed, and left him there, pondering in his mind things that were not to be accomplished; for the fool thought he would take Priam's city on that very day, nor did he know the deeds that Zeus was planning; for he was still to bring pains and groanings upon both Trojans and Danaans through mighty combats.
§2.41ἔγρετο δʼ ἐξ ὕπνου, θείη δέ μιν ἀμφέχυτʼ ὀμφή·
And he awoke from sleep, and the divine voice was poured around him.
§2.42ἕζετο δʼ ὀρθωθείς, μαλακὸν δʼ ἔνδυνε χιτῶνα §2.43καλὸν νηγάτεον, περὶ δὲ μέγα βάλλετο φᾶρος· §2.44ποσσὶ δʼ ὑπὸ λιπαροῖσιν ἐδήσατο καλὰ πέδιλα, §2.45ἀμφὶ δʼ ἄρʼ ὤμοισιν βάλετο ξίφος ἀργυρόηλον· §2.46εἵλετο δὲ σκῆπτρον πατρώϊον ἄφθιτον αἰεὶ §2.47σὺν τῷ ἔβη κατὰ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν χαλκοχιτώνων·
He sat upright, and put on his soft tunic, beautiful and new, and threw his great cloak around him; and under his shining feet he bound his beautiful sandals, and about his shoulders he cast his silver-studded sword; and he took his ancestral sceptre, ever imperishable, with which he went along the ships of the bronze-clad Achaeans.
§2.48ἠὼς μέν ῥα θεὰ προσεβήσετο μακρὸν Ὄλυμπον §2.49Ζηνὶ φόως ἐρέουσα καὶ ἄλλοις ἀθανάτοισιν· §2.50αὐτὰρ ὃ κηρύκεσσι λιγυφθόγγοισι κέλευσε §2.51κηρύσσειν ἀγορὴν δὲ κάρη κομόωντας Ἀχαιούς·
Now the goddess Dawn went up to high Olympus to announce the light to Zeus and to the other immortals; but he commanded the clear-voiced heralds to summon the long-haired Achaeans to the assembly.
§2.52οἳ μὲν ἐκήρυσσον, τοὶ δʼ ἠγείροντο μάλʼ ὦκα·
And they made the summons, and the people gathered right quickly.
But first he held a council of the great-hearted elders by the ship of Nestor, the Pylos-born king.
§2.55τοὺς ὅ γε συγκαλέσας πυκινὴν ἀρτύνετο βουλήν· §2.56κλῦτε φίλοι· θεῖός μοι ἐνύπνιον ἦλθεν ὄνειρος §2.57ἀμβροσίην διὰ νύκτα· μάλιστα δὲ Νέστορι δίῳ §2.58εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε φυήν τʼ ἄγχιστα ἐῴκει·
Having called them together, he set before them a close counsel: "Hear me, friends; a divine dream came to me in my sleep through the immortal night; and in form, stature, and build it was most like noble Nestor.
§2.59στῆ δʼ ἄρʼ ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς καί με πρὸς μῦθον ἔειπεν· §2.60εὕδεις Ἀτρέος υἱὲ δαΐφρονος ἱπποδάμοιο· §2.61οὐ χρὴ παννύχιον εὕδειν βουληφόρον ἄνδρα, §2.62ᾧ λαοί τʼ ἐπιτετράφαται καὶ τόσσα μέμηλε·
It stood above my head, and spoke a word to me: 'You sleep, son of wise Atreus, tamer of horses; it is not right for a counsel-giving man to sleep all night, to whom people are entrusted and so many things are a care.
§2.63νῦν δʼ ἐμέθεν ξύνες ὦκα· Διὸς δέ τοι ἄγγελός εἰμι, §2.64ὃς σεῦ ἄνευθεν ἐὼν μέγα κήδεται ἠδʼ ἐλεαίρει·
Now listen to me quickly; for I am a messenger to you from Zeus, who, though he is far away, cares for you greatly and pities you.
He has commanded you to arm the long-haired Achaeans with all speed; for now you may take the wide-wayed city of the Trojans.
§2.67Τρώων· οὐ γὰρ ἔτʼ ἀμφὶς Ὀλύμπια δώματʼ ἔχοντες §2.68ἀθάνατοι φράζονται· ἐπέγναμψεν γὰρ ἅπαντας §2.69Ἥρη λισσομένη, Τρώεσσι δὲ κήδεʼ ἐφῆπται §2.70ἐκ Διός·
For the immortals who hold Olympian dwellings are no longer divided in counsel; for Hera has bent them all by her entreaties, and woes are hung over the Trojans from Zeus.
ἀλλὰ σὺ σῇσιν ἔχε φρεσίν· ὣς ὃ μὲν εἰπὼν
But keep this in your mind.' So he spoke and [departed]"