§18.358ἀγροῦ ἐπʼ ἐσχατιῆς—μισθὸς δέ τοι ἄρκιος ἔσται— §18.359αἱμασιάς τε λέγων καὶ δένδρεα μακρὰ φυτεύων;
"at the edge of the field—and your pay would be sure— gathering stones for dry walls and planting tall trees?
§18.360ἔνθα κʼ ἐγὼ σῖτον μὲν ἐπηετανὸν παρέχοιμι, §18.361εἵματα δʼ ἀμφιέσαιμι ποσίν θʼ ὑποδήματα δοίην.
There indeed I would provide you with abundant food, and clothe you with garments and give sandals for your feet.
§18.362ἀλλʼ ἐπεὶ οὖν δὴ ἔργα κάκʼ ἔμμαθες, οὐκ ἐθελήσεις §18.363ἔργον ἐποίχεσθαι, ἀλλὰ πτώσσειν κατὰ δῆμον §18.364βούλεαι, ὄφρʼ ἄν ἔχῃς βόσκειν σὴν γαστέρʼ ἄναλτον. §18.365τὸν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πολύμητις Ὀδυσσεύς· §18.366Εὐρύμαχʼ, εἰ γὰρ νῶϊν ἔρις ἔργοιο γένοιτο §18.367ὥρῃ ἐν εἰαρινῇ, ὅτε τʼ ἤματα μακρὰ πέλονται, §18.368ἐν ποίῃ, δρέπανον μὲν ἐγὼν εὐκαμπὲς ἔχοιμι, §18.369καὶ δὲ σὺ τοῖον ἔχοις, ἵνα πειρησαίμεθα ἔργου §18.370νήστιες ἄχρι μάλα κνέφαος, ποίη δὲ παρείη.
But since you have learned only bad deeds, you will not wish to go about work, but you prefer to go begging through the land, so that you may have food to feed your insatiable belly." Then Odysseus of many wiles addressed him in answer: "Eurymachus, if only there might be a contest in work between us two, in the spring season, when the days are long, in the meadow, and I had a well-curved scythe, and you had another like it, so that we might test our work, fasting until very late dusk, and there would be plenty of grass.
§18.371εἰ δʼ αὖ καὶ βόες εἶεν ἐλαυνέμεν, οἵ περ ἄριστοι, §18.372αἴθωνες, μεγάλοι, ἄμφω κεκορηότε ποίης, §18.373ἥλικες, ἰσοφόροι, τῶν τε σθένος οὐκ ἀλαπαδνόν, §18.374τετράγυον δʼ εἴη, εἴκοι δʼ ὑπὸ βῶλος ἀρότρῳ· §18.375τῷ κέ μʼ ἴδοις, εἰ ὦλκα διηνεκέα προταμοίμην.
Or if there were oxen to drive, the very best ones, fiery and large, both well-fed on grass, of equal age, equal-pulling, whose strength is not weak, and there were a four-acre field, and the soil would yield to the plow; then you would see me, whether I could cut a continuous straight furrow.
§18.376εἰ δʼ αὖ καὶ πόλεμόν ποθεν ὁρμήσειε Κρονίων §18.377σήμερον, αὐτὰρ ἐμοὶ σάκος εἴη καὶ δύο δοῦρε §18.378καὶ κυνέη πάγχαλκος, ἐπὶ κροτάφοις ἀραρυῖα, §18.379τῷ κέ μʼ ἴδοις πρώτοισιν ἐνὶ προμάχοισι μιγέντα, §18.380οὐδʼ ἄν μοι τὴν γαστέρʼ ὀνειδίζων ἀγορεύοις.
Or again, if the son of Cronos should stir up war from somewhere today, and I had a shield and two spears and a helmet all of bronze, fitted well upon my temples; then you would see me mingled among the foremost champions, nor would you speak mocking my belly.
§18.381ἀλλὰ μάλʼ ὑβρίξεις, καί τοι νόος ἐστὶν ἀπηνής· §18.382καί πού τις δοκέεις μέγας ἔμμεναι ἠδὲ κραταιός, §18.383οὕνεκα πὰρ παύροισι καὶ οὐκ ἀγαθοῖσιν ὁμιλεῖς.
But you are very insolent, and your mind is cruel; and surely you think yourself to be someone great and mighty, because you associate with few, and those not good men.
§18.384εἰ δʼ Ὀδυσεὺς ἔλθοι καὶ ἵκοιτʼ ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν, §18.385αἶψά κέ τοι τὰ θύρετρα, καὶ εὐρέα περ μάλʼ ἐόντα, §18.386φεύγοντι στείνοιτο διὲκ προθύροιο θύραζε. §18.387ὣς ἔφατʼ, Εὐρύμαχος δʼ ἐχολώσατο κηρόθι μᾶλλον, §18.388καί μιν ὑπόδρα ἰδὼν ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα· §18.389ἆ δείλʼ, ἦ τάχα τοι τελέω κακόν, οἷʼ ἀγορεύεις §18.390θαρσαλέως πολλοῖσι μετʼ ἀνδράσιν, οὐδέ τι θυμῷ §18.391ταρβεῖς·
But if Odysseus should come and reach his native land, straightway those doors, very wide though they are, would be narrow for you as you flee outward through the vestibule." So he spoke, and Eurymachus grew even more angry in his heart, and looking grimly at him, he addressed him with winged words: "Ah, wretch, surely I will quickly bring evil upon you for what you say so boldly among many men, and have no fear in your heart.
ἦ ῥά σε οἶνος ἔχει φρένας, ἤ νύ τοι αἰεὶ §18.392τοιοῦτος 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.
§18.393ἦ ἀλύεις, ὅτι Ἶρον ἐνίκησας τὸν ἀλήτην; §18.394ὣς ἄρα φωνήσας σφέλας ἔλλαβεν· αὐτὰρ Ὀδυσσεὺς §18.395Ἀμφινόμου πρὸς γοῦνα καθέζετο Δουλιχιῆος, §18.396Εὐρύμαχον δείσας·
Are you beside yourself because you have beaten the vagabond Irus?" So speaking, he seized a footstool; but Odysseus sat down at the knees of Amphinomus of Dulichium, fearing Eurymachus.
ὁ δʼ ἄρʼ οἰνοχόον βάλε χεῖρα §18.397δεξιτερήν· πρόχοος δὲ χαμαὶ βόμβησε πεσοῦσα, §18.398αὐτὰρ ὅ γʼ οἰμώξας πέσεν ὕπτιος ἐν κονίῃσι.
And Eurymachus struck the cupbearer on his right hand; and the pitcher fell clattering to the ground, and he groaning fell backward in the dust.
§18.399μνηστῆρες δʼ ὁμάδησαν ἀνὰ μέγαρα σκιόεντα, §18.400ὧδε δέ τις εἴπεσκεν ἰδὼν ἐς πλησίον ἄλλον· §18.401αἴθʼ ὤφελλʼ ὁ ξεῖνος ἀλώμενος ἄλλοθʼ ὀλέσθαι §18.402πρὶν ἐλθεῖν· τῷ οὔ τι τόσον κέλαδον μετέθηκε.
Then the suitors clamored throughout the shadowy halls, and thus would one speak, looking at his neighbor: "Would that the wandering stranger had perished elsewhere before coming here; then he would not have brought such an uproar among us.
§18.403νῦν δὲ περὶ πτωχῶν ἐριδαίνομεν, οὐδέ τι δαιτὸς §18.404ἐσθλῆς ἔσσεται ἦδος, ἐπεὶ τὰ χερείονα νικᾷ. §18.405τοῖσι δὲ καὶ μετέειφʼ ἱερὴ ἲς Τηλεμάχοιο §18.406δαιμόνιοι, μαίνεσθε καὶ οὐκέτι κεύθετε θυμῷ §18.407βρωτὺν οὐδὲ ποτῆτα· θεῶν νύ τις ὔμμʼ ὀροθύνει.
But now we are wrangling about beggars, and there will be no pleasure in the good feast, since the worse things prevail." Then the sacred strength of Telemachus spoke among them: "Fools, you are mad, and no longer hide in your hearts your food and drink; surely some god is stirring you up.
§18.408ἀλλʼ εὖ δαισάμενοι κατακείετε οἴκαδʼ ἰόντες, §18.409ὁππότε θυμὸς ἄνωγε· διώκω δʼ οὔ τινʼ ἐγώ γε. §18.410ὣς ἔφαθʼ, οἱ δʼ ἄρα πάντες ὀδὰξ ἐν χείλεσι φύντες §18.411Τηλέμαχον θαύμαζον, ὃ θαρσαλέως ἀγόρευε.
But now that you have dined well, go home and lay down to sleep, whenever your heart bids you; but I drive no one away." So he spoke, and they all bit their lips and marveled at Telemachus, because he spoke so boldly.
§18.412τοῖσιν δʼ Ἀμφίνομος ἀγορήσατο καὶ μετέειπε §18.413Νίσου φαίδιμος υἱός, Ἀρητιάδαο ἄνακτος· §18.414ὦ φίλοι, οὐκ ἂν δή τις ἐπὶ ῥηθέντι δικαίῳ §18.415ἀντιβίοις ἐπέεσσι καθαπτόμενος χαλεπαίνοι· §18.416μήτε τι τὸν ξεῖνον στυφελίζετε μήτε τινʼ ἄλλον §18.417δμώων, οἳ κατὰ δώματʼ Ὀδυσσῆος θείοιο.
And Amphinomus spoke and addressed them, the glorious son of Nisus, the king, son of Aretias: "Friends, surely no one should be angry and attack with hostile words against what has been spoken justly; do not ill-treat the stranger nor any of the servants who are in the house of divine Odysseus.
§18.418ἀλλʼ ἄγετʼ, οἰνοχόος μὲν ἐπαρξάσθω δεπάεσσιν, §18.419ὄφρα σπείσαντες κατακείομεν οἴκαδʼ ἰόντες·
But come, let the cupbearer pour the first drops into the cups, so that we may pour libations and go home to sleep.
§18.420τὸν ξεῖνον δὲ ἐῶμεν ἐνὶ μεγάροις Ὀδυσῆος §18.421Τηλεμάχῳ μελέμεν· τοῦ γὰρ φίλον ἵκετο δῶμα. §18.422ὣς φάτο, τοῖσι δὲ πᾶσιν ἑαδότα μῦθον ἔειπε.
And let us leave the stranger in the halls of Odysseus to be cared for by Telemachus, for to his dear house he came." So he spoke, and his word was pleasing to them all.
§18.423τοῖσιν δὲ κρητῆρα κεράσσατο Μούλιος ἥρως, §18.424κῆρυξ Δουλιχιεύς· θεράπων δʼ ἦν Ἀμφινόμοιο· §18.425νώμησεν δʼ ἄρα πᾶσιν ἐπισταδόν· οἱ δὲ θεοῖσι §18.426σπείσαντες μακάρεσσι πίον μελιηδέα οἶνον.
And the hero Mulius mixed the bowl for them, the herald of Dulichium, who was the squire of Amphinomus; and he distributed it to all in turn; and they poured libations to the blessed gods and drank the honey-sweet wine.