§18.284τὴν δʼ αὖτʼ Ἀντίνοος προσέφη, Εὐπείθεος υἱός, §18.285κούρη Ἰκαρίοιο, περίφρον Πηνελόπεια, §18.286δῶρα μὲν ὅς κʼ ἐθέλῃσιν Ἀχαιῶν ἐνθάδʼ ἐνεῖκαι, §18.287δέξασθʼ. οὐ γὰρ καλὸν ἀνήνασθαι δόσιν ἐστίν·
Antinous, son of Eupeithes, addressed her in turn: "Daughter of Icarius, wise Penelope, gifts indeed, whosoever of the Achaeans wishes to bring them here, do you accept; for it is not well to refuse a gift.
§18.288ἡμεῖς δʼ οὔτʼ ἐπὶ ἔργα πάρος γʼ ἴμεν οὔτε πῃ ἄλλῃ, §18.289πρίν γέ σε τῷ γήμασθαι Ἀχαιῶν ὅς τις ἄριστος. §18.290ὣς ἔφατʼ Ἀντίνοος, τοῖσιν δʼ ἐπιήνδανε μῦθος·
But we will not go to our lands before, nor anywhere else, until you marry that one of the Achaeans who is best." So spoke Antinous, and his word was pleasing to them.
§18.291δῶρα δʼ ἄρʼ οἰσέμεναι πρόεσαν κήρυκα ἕκαστος.
And they sent forth each a herald to bring gifts.
§18.292Ἀντινόῳ μὲν ἔνεικε μέγαν περικαλλέα πέπλον, §18.293ποικίλον· ἐν δʼ ἀρʼ ἔσαν περόναι δυοκαίδεκα πᾶσαι §18.294χρύσειαι, κληῗσιν ἐϋγνάμπτοις ἀραρυῖαι.
For Antinous his herald brought a great, most beautiful robe, embroidered, and in it were clasps, twelve in all, all of gold, fitted with well-curved clasps.
§18.295ὅρμον δʼ Εὐρυμάχῳ πολυδαίδαλον αὐτίκʼ ἔνεικε. §18.296χρύσεον, ἠλέκτροισιν ἐερμένον ἠέλιον ὥς.
And for Eurymachus his herald straightway brought a golden necklace, richly wrought, set with amber beads, like the sun.
§18.297ἕρματα δʼ Εὐρυδάμαντι δύω θεράποντες ἔνεικαν, §18.298τρίγληνα μορόεντα· χάρις δʼ ἀπελάμπετο πολλή.
And for Eurydamas two servants brought a pair of earrings, with three drops, mulberry-shaped, and from them shone great grace.
§18.299ἐκ δʼ ἄρα Πεισάνδροιο Πολυκτορίδαο ἄνακτος §18.300ἴσθμιον ἤνεικεν θεράπων, περικαλλὲς ἄγαλμα.
And from the house of lord Peisander, son of Polyctor, a servant brought a neck-band, a most beautiful ornament.
§18.301ἄλλο δʼ ἄρʼ ἄλλος δῶρον Ἀχαιῶν καλὸν ἔνεικεν.
And others of the Achaeans brought each some other beautiful gift.
§18.302ἡ μὲν ἔπειτʼ ἀνέβαινʼ ὑπερώϊα δῖα γυναικῶν, §18.303τῇ δʼ ἄρʼ ἅμʼ ἀμφίπολοι ἔφερον περικαλλέα δῶρα
Then she, the noble lady, went up to her upper chamber, and her handmaids carried for her the beautiful gifts.
§18.304οἱ δʼ εἰς ὀρχηστύν τε καὶ ἱμερόεσσαν ἀοιδὴν §18.305τρεψάμενοι τέρποντο, μένον δʼ ἐπὶ ἕσπερον ἐλθεῖν.
But the suitors turned to dancing and delightful song, and made merry, and they waited for evening to come.
§18.306τοῖσι δὲ τερπομένοισι μέλας ἐπὶ ἕσπερος ἦλθεν.
And as they made merry, dark evening came upon them.
§18.307αὐτίκα λαμπτῆρας τρεῖς ἵστασαν ἐν μεγάροισιν, §18.308ὄφρα φαείνοιεν· περὶ δὲ ξύλα κάγκανα θῆκαν, §18.309αὖα πάλαι, περίκηλα, νέον κεκεασμένα χαλκῷ, §18.310καὶ δαΐδας μετέμισγον· ἀμοιβηδὶς δʼ ἀνέφαινον §18.311δμῳαὶ Ὀδυσσῆος ταλασίφρονος.
Straightway they set up three braziers in the halls, to give light; and round about them they placed dry wood, long dried, well-seasoned, newly split with the bronze, and they mixed in torches; and by turns they kept them burning, the handmaids of much-enduring Odysseus.
αὐτὰρ ὁ τῇσιν §18.312αὐτὸς διογενῆς μετέφη πολύμητις Ὀδυσσεύς· §18.313δμῳαὶ Ὀδυσσῆος, δὴν οἰχομένοιο ἄνακτος, §18.314ἔρχεσθε πρὸς δώμαθʼ, ἵνʼ αἰδοίη βασίλεια· §18.315τῇ δὲ παρʼ ἠλάκατα στροφαλίζετε, τέρπετε δʼ αὐτὴν §18.316ἥμεναι ἐν μεγάρῳ, ἢ εἴρια πείκετε χερσίν· §18.317αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ τούτοισι φάος πάντεσσι παρέξω.
But to them he himself, the Zeus-born, heavy-witted Odysseus, spoke: "Handmaids of Odysseus, the lord who has been long gone, go to the chambers where the revered queen is; and spin the yarn by her side, and delight her, sitting in the hall, or card the wool with your hands; but I will provide light for all these men.
§18.318ἤν περ γάρ κʼ ἐθέλωσιν ἐΰθρονον Ἠῶ μίμνειν, §18.319οὔ τί με νικήσουσι· πολυτλήμων δὲ μάλʼ εἰμί. §18.320ὣς ἔφαθʼ, αἱ δʼ ἐγέλασσαν, ἐς ἀλλήλας δὲ ἴδοντο.
For even if they wish to wait for the fair-throned Dawn, they shall not conquer me; for I am much-enduring." So he spoke, and they laughed, and looked at one another.
§18.321τὸν δʼ αἰσχρῶς ἐνένιπε Μελανθὼ καλλιπάρῃος, §18.322τὴν Δολίος μὲν ἔτικτε, κόμισσε δὲ Πηνελόπεια, §18.323παῖδα δὲ ὣς ἀτίταλλε, δίδου δʼ ἄρʼ ἀθύρματα θυμῷ· §18.324ἀλλʼ οὐδʼ ὣς ἔχε πένθος ἐνὶ φρεσὶ Πηνελοπείης, §18.325ἀλλʼ ἥ γʼ Εὐρυμάχῳ μισγέσκετο καὶ φιλέεσκεν.
But Melantho of the fair cheeks rated him shamefully— she whom Dolius begot, but Penelope reared her, and cherished her as her own child, and gave her playthings to her heart's desire; yet even so she had no sorrow in her heart for Penelope, but was ever trysting with Eurymachus and was his lemman.
§18.326ἥ ῥʼ Ὀδυσῆʼ ἐνένιπεν ὀνειδείοις ἐπέεσσιν· §18.327ξεῖνε τάλαν, σύ γέ τις φρένας ἐκπεπαταγμένος ἐσσί, §18.328οὐδʼ ἐθέλεις εὕδειν χαλκήϊον ἐς δόμον ἐλθών, §18.329ἠέ που ἐς λέσχην, ἀλλʼ ἐνθάδε πόλλʼ ἀγορεύεις, §18.330θαρσαλέως πολλοῖσι μετʼ ἀνδράσιν, οὐδέ τι θυμῷ §18.331ταρβεῖς·
She then rated Odysseus with abusive words: "Wretched stranger, you are surely one whose wits are clean gone, since you will not go to sleep at a smithy, or somewhere to a public lounge, but chatter here so much, boldly among many men, and have no fear in your heart.
ἦ ῥά σε οἶνος ἔχει φρένας, ἤ νύ τοι αἰεὶ §18.332τοιοῦτος νόος ἐστίν· ὃ καὶ μεταμώνια βάζεις.
Surely wine has mastered your wits, or else your mind is ever such, and that is why you babble vainly.
§18.333ἦ ἀλύεις, ὅτι Ἶρον ἐνίκησας τὸν ἀλήτην;
Are you beside yourself because you have beaten the vagabond Irus?
§18.334μή τίς τοι τάχα Ἴρου ἀμείνων ἄλλος ἀναστῇ, §18.335ὅς τίς σʼ ἀμφὶ κάρη κεκοπὼς χερσὶ στιβαρῇσι §18.336δώματος ἐκπέμψῃσι, φορύξας αἵματι πολλῷ. §18.337τὴν δʼ ἄρʼ ὑπόδρα ἰδὼν προσέφη πολύμητις Ὀδυσσεύς· §18.338ἦ τάχα Τηλεμάχῳ ἐρέω, κύον, οἷʼ ἀγορεύεις, §18.339κεῖσʼ ἐλθών, ἵνα σʼ αὖθι διὰ μελεϊστὶ τάμῃσιν. §18.340ὣς εἰπὼν ἐπέεσσι διεπτοίησε γυναῖκας.
Take care lest some other, better than Irus, rise up soon, who shall smite you about the head with sturdy hands and send you out of the house, befouled with much blood." Then looking grimly at her, Odysseus of many wiles addressed her: "Surely I will straightway tell Telemachus, you bitch, what things you say, going over there, so that he may cut you limb from limb on the spot." So speaking, he dismayed the women with his words.
§18.341βὰν δʼ ἴμεναι διὰ δῶμα, λύθεν δʼ ὑπὸ γυῖα ἑκάστης §18.342ταρβοσύνῃ· φὰν γάρ μιν ἀληθέα μυθήσασθαι.
And they went through the hall, and the limbs of each were loosened with fear; for they thought he spoke the truth.
§18.343αὐτὰρ ὁ πὰρ λαμπτῆρσι φαείνων αἰθομένοισιν §18.344ἑστήκειν ἐς πάντας ὁρώμενος· ἄλλα δέ οἱ κῆρ §18.345ὥρμαινε φρεσὶν ᾗσιν, ἅ ῥʼ οὐκ ἀτέλεστα γένοντο.
But he stood by the burning braziers, giving light, looking upon them all; but other things his heart was pondering, things which were not to remain unfulfilled.
§18.346μνηστῆρας δʼ οὐ πάμπαν ἀγήνορας εἴα Ἀθήνη §18.347λώβης ἴσχεσθαι θυμαλγέος, ὄφρʼ ἔτι μᾶλλον §18.348δύη ἄχος κραδίην Λαερτιάδεω Ὀδυσῆος.
But Athena would by no means suffer the proud suitors to refrain from heart-wounding outrage, so that yet more grief might sink into the heart of Odysseus, son of Laertes.
§18.349τοῖσιν δʼ Εὐρύμαχος, Πολύβου πάϊς, ἦρχʼ ἀγορεύειν, §18.350κερτομέων Ὀδυσῆα· γέλω δʼ ἑτάροισιν ἔτευχε. §18.351κέκλυτέ μευ, μνηστῆρες ἀγακλειτῆς βασιλείης, §18.352ὄφρʼ εἴπω τά με θυμὸς ἐνὶ στήθεσσι κελεύει.
And among them Eurymachus, son of Polybus, began to speak, mocking Odysseus; and he made laughter for his companions: "Hear me, suitors of the glorious queen, that I may say what the heart in my breast bids me.
§18.353οὐκ ἀθεεὶ ὅδʼ ἀνὴρ Ὀδυσήϊον ἐς δόμον ἵκει· §18.354ἔμπης μοι δοκέει δαίδων σέλας ἔμμεναι αὐτοῦ §18.355κὰκ κεφαλῆς, ἐπεὶ οὔ οἱ ἔνι τρίχες οὐδʼ ἠβαιαί. §18.356ἦ ῥʼ, ἅμα τε προσέειπεν Ὀδυσσῆα πτολίπορθον· §18.357ξεῖνʼ, ἦ ἄρ κʼ ἐθέλοις θητευέμεν, εἴ σʼ ἀνελοίμην,
Not without the will of the gods does this man come to the house of Odysseus; at any rate, I think the light of the torches comes from him, even from his head, since there is no hair on it, not even a little." He spoke, and therewith addressed Odysseus, the sacker of cities: "Stranger, would you indeed be willing to serve, if I should take you,