§17.473αὐτὰρ ἔμʼ Ἀντίνοος βάλε γαστέρος εἵνεκα λυγρῆς, §17.474οὐλομένης, ἣ πολλὰ κάκʼ ἀνθρώποισι δίδωσιν.
'But Antinous struck me because of my wretched belly, accursed, which gives many evils to men.
§17.475ἀλλʼ εἴ που πτωχῶν γε θεοὶ καὶ Ἐρινύες εἰσίν, §17.476Ἀντίνοον πρὸ γάμοιο τέλος θανάτοιο κιχείη. §17.477τὸν δʼ αὖτʼ Ἀντίνοος προσέφη, Εὐπείθεος υἱός· §17.478ἔσθιʼ ἕκηλος, ξεῖνε, καθήμενος, ἢ ἄπιθʼ ἄλλῃ, §17.479μή σε νέοι διὰ δώματʼ ἐρύσσωσʼ, οἷʼ ἀγορεύεις, §17.480ἢ ποδὸς ἢ καὶ χειρός, ἀποδρύψωσι δὲ πάντα. §17.481ὣς ἔφαθʼ, οἱ δʼ ἄρα πάντες ὑπερφιάλως νεμέσησαν· §17.482ὧδε δέ τις εἴπεσκε νέων ὑπερηνορεόντων· §17.483Ἀντίνοʼ, οὐ μὲν κάλʼ ἔβαλες δύστηνον ἀλήτην, §17.484οὐλόμενʼ, εἰ δή πού τις ἐπουράνιος θεός ἐστιν.
But if indeed there are gods and Furies of beggars, may the end of death overtake Antinous before his marriage.' To him in turn Antinous, son of Eupeithes, spoke: 'Eat in quiet, stranger, sitting down, or go elsewhere, lest the young men drag you through the house because of what you say, either by foot or by hand, and tear off all your skin.' So he spoke, and they were all exceedingly indignant; and thus would one of the arrogant young men say: 'Antinous, you did not do well to strike the wretched wanderer, doomed man, if indeed there is some heavenly god.
§17.485καί τε θεοὶ ξείνοισιν ἐοικότες ἀλλοδαποῖσι, §17.486παντοῖοι τελέθοντες, ἐπιστρωφῶσι πόληας, §17.487ἀνθρώπων ὕβριν τε καὶ εὐνομίην ἐφορῶντες. §17.488ὣς ἄρʼ ἔφαν μνηστῆρες, ὁ δʼ οὐκ ἐμπάζετο μύθων.
And the gods, looking like strangers from foreign lands, taking all kinds of shapes, go about the cities, watching the insolence and the lawfulness of men.' So indeed spoke the suitors, but he did not care for their words.
§17.489Τηλέμαχος δʼ ἐν μὲν κραδίῃ μέγα πένθος ἄεξε §17.490βλημένου, οὐδʼ ἄρα δάκρυ χαμαὶ βάλεν ἐκ βλεφάροιϊν, §17.491ἀλλʼ ἀκέων κίνησε κάρη, κακὰ βυσσοδομεύων.
And Telemachus in his heart nourished great grief for the one struck, yet he did not drop a tear from his eyelids to the ground, but in silence shook his head, planning evil in the deep of his heart.
§17.492τοῦ δʼ ὡς οὖν ἤκουσε περίφρων Πηνελόπεια §17.493βλημένου ἐν μεγάρῳ, μετʼ ἄρα δμῳῇσιν ἔειπεν· §17.494αἴθʼ οὕτως αὐτόν σε βάλοι κλυτότοξος Ἀπόλλων.
When wise Penelope heard of him being struck in the hall, she spoke among her handmaids: 'Would that the famous archer Apollo might so strike you yourself.' To her in turn the housekeeper Eurynome spoke: 'If only fulfillment might come to our prayers!
§17.495τὴν δʼ αὖτʼ Εὐρυνόμη ταμίη πρὸς μῦθον ἔειπεν· §17.496εἰ γὰρ ἐπʼ ἀρῇσιν τέλος ἡμετέρῃσι γένοιτο· §17.497οὐκ ἄν τις τούτων γε ἐΰθρονον Ἠῶ ἵκοιτο. §17.498τὴν δʼ αὖτε προσέειπε περίφρων Πηνελόπεια· §17.499μαῖʼ, ἐχθροὶ μὲν πάντες, ἐπεὶ κακὰ μηχανόωνται· §17.500Ἀντίνοος δὲ μάλιστα μελαίνῃ κηρὶ ἔοικε.
Then not one of these men would reach the beautiful-throned Dawn.' To her in turn wise Penelope spoke: 'Nurse, they are all enemies, since they devise evil; but Antinous especially is like black death.
A wretched stranger wanders through the house, begging of the men; for need impels him.
§17.503ἔνθʼ ἄλλοι μὲν πάντες ἐνέπλησάν τʼ ἔδοσάν τε, §17.504οὗτος δὲ θρήνυι πρυμνὸν βάλε δεξιὸν ὦμον. §17.505ἡ μὲν ἄρʼ ὣς ἀγόρευε μετὰ δμῳῇσι γυναιξίν, §17.506ἡμένη ἐν θαλάμῳ· ὁ δʼ ἐδείπνεε δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς·
There all the others filled his bag and gave, but this man struck his right shoulder at the base with a footstool.' She indeed spoke thus among her handmaid women, sitting in her chamber; but noble Odysseus was dining.
§17.507ἡ δʼ ἐπὶ οἷ καλέσασα προσηύδα δῖον ὑφορβόν· §17.508ἔρχεο, δῖʼ Εὔμαιε, κιὼν τὸν ξεῖνον ἄνωχθι §17.509ἐλθέμεν, ὄφρα τί μιν προσπτύξομαι ἠδʼ ἐρέωμαι §17.510εἴ που Ὀδυσσῆος ταλασίφρονος ἠὲ πέπυσται §17.511ἢ ἴδεν ὀφθαλμοῖσι· πολυπλάγκτῳ γὰρ ἔοικε. §17.512τὴν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφης, Εὔμαιε συβῶτα
And she, having called the noble swineherd to her, addressed him: 'Go, noble Eumaeus, go and bid the stranger to come, so that I may welcome him and ask him if perchance he has heard of stout-hearted Odysseus or seen him with his eyes; for he seems like one who has wandered much.' To her answering you did speak, Eumaeus, swineherd: 'If indeed, O Queen, the Achaeans would be silent!
§17.513εἰ γάρ τοι, βασίλεια, σιωπήσειαν Ἀχαιοί· §17.514οἷʼ ὅ γε μυθεῖται, θέλγοιτό κέ τοι φίλον ἦτορ.
Such things as he tells, your dear heart would be charmed.
§17.515τρεῖς γὰρ δή μιν νύκτας ἔχον, τρία δʼ ἤματʼ ἔρυξα §17.516ἐν κλισίῃ· πρῶτον γὰρ ἔμʼ ἵκετο νηὸς ἀποδράς· §17.517ἀλλʼ οὔ πω κακότητα διήνυσεν ἣν ἀγορεύων.
For three nights I held him, and for three days I kept him in my hut—for first to me he came, having fled from a ship— but not yet has he finished telling of his woes.
§17.518ὡς δʼ ὅτʼ ἀοιδὸν ἀνὴρ ποτιδέρκεται, ὅς τε θεῶν ἒξ §17.519ἀείδει δεδαὼς ἔπεʼ ἱμερόεντα βροτοῖσι, §17.520τοῦ δʼ ἄμοτον μεμάασιν ἀκουέμεν, ὁππότʼ ἀείδῃ· §17.521ὣς ἐμὲ κεῖνος ἔθελγε παρήμενος ἐν μεγάροισι.
And as when a man looks upon a singer, who sings delightful words to mortals, having learned from the gods, and they desire to listen to him without ceasing whenever he sings, so he charmed me as he sat by me in the halls.
He claims to be a guest-friend of Odysseus' father, living in Crete, where the race of Minos is.
§17.524ἔνθεν δὴ νῦν δεῦρο τόδʼ ἵκετο πήματα πάσχων, §17.525προπροκυλινδόμενος· στεῦται δʼ Ὀδυσῆος ἀκοῦσαι, §17.526ἀγχοῦ, Θεσπρωτῶν ἀνδρῶν ἐν πίονι δήμῳ, §17.527ζωοῦ· πολλὰ δʼ ἄγει κειμήλια ὅνδε δόμονδε. §17.528τὸν δʼ αὖτε προσέειπε περίφρων Πηνελόπεια· §17.529ἔρχεο, δεῦρο κάλεσσον, ἵνʼ ἀντίον αὐτὸς ἐνίσπῃ.
Thence indeed he has now come hither, suffering woes, rolling forward and forward; and he asserts he has heard of Odysseus near at hand, in the rich country of the Thesprotians, alive; and he is bringing many treasures to his own home.' To him in turn wise Penelope spoke: 'Go, call him hither, so that he himself may speak face to face.
And let these men play, either sitting at the doors or here in the house, since their heart is cheerful.
§17.532αὐτῶν μὲν γὰρ κτήματʼ ἀκήρατα κεῖτʼ ἐνὶ οἴκῳ, §17.533σῖτος καὶ μέθυ ἡδύ· τὰ μὲν οἰκῆες ἔδουσιν, §17.534οἱ δʼ εἰς ἡμέτερον πωλεύμενοι ἤματα πάντα, §17.535βοῦς ἱερεύοντες καὶ ὄϊς καὶ πίονας αἶγας, §17.536εἰλαπινάζουσιν πίνουσί τε αἴθοπα οἶνον, §17.537μαψιδίως· τὰ δὲ πολλὰ κατάνεται.
For their own possessions lie undamaged in their houses, bread and sweet wine; their servants eat those, while they themselves, coming to our house day after day, slaughtering oxen and sheep and fat goats, feast and drink sparkling wine, recklessly; and much is wasted.
οὐ γὰρ ἔπʼ ἀνήρ, §17.538οἷος Ὀδυσσεὺς ἔσκεν, ἀρὴν ἀπὸ οἴκου ἀμῦναι.
For there is no man present, such as Odysseus was, to ward off ruin from the house.
§17.539εἰ δʼ Ὀδυσεὺς ἔλθοι καὶ ἵκοιτʼ ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν, §17.540αἶψά κε σὺν ᾧ παιδὶ βίας ἀποτίσεται ἀνδρῶν. §17.541ὣς φάτο, Τηλέμαχος δὲ μέγʼ ἔπταρεν, ἀμφὶ δὲ δῶμα
But if Odysseus should come and reach his native land, soon with his son he would take vengeance on the violence of the men.' So she spoke, and Telemachus sneezed loudly, and around the house...