§2.362καί ῥʼ ὀλοφυρομένη ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα· §2.363τίπτε δέ τοι, φίλε τέκνον, ἐνὶ φρεσὶ τοῦτο νόημα
And she weeping spoke winged words to him: "Why indeed, dear child, has this thought come into your mind?
Where do you wish to go over much land, being an only and beloved child?
ὁ δʼ ὤλετο τηλόθι πάτρης §2.366διογενὴς Ὀδυσεὺς ἀλλογνώτῳ ἐνὶ δήμῳ.
And he has perished far from his country, heaven-born Odysseus, in a land of strangers.
§2.367οἱ δέ τοι αὐτίκʼ ἰόντι κακὰ φράσσονται ὀπίσσω, §2.368ὥς κε δόλῳ φθίῃς, τάδε δʼ αὐτοὶ πάντα δάσονται.
And they will immediately plot evils against you when you have gone, so that you may perish by guile, and they themselves will divide all these things.
§2.369ἀλλὰ μένʼ αὖθʼ ἐπὶ σοῖσι καθήμενος· οὐδέ τί σε χρὴ §2.370πόντον ἐπʼ ἀτρύγετον κακὰ πάσχειν οὐδʼ ἀλάλησθαι. §2.371τὴν δʼ αὖ Τηλέμαχος πεπνυμένος ἀντίον ηὔδα·
But stay here sitting on your own possessions; nor is there any need for you to suffer evils on the barren sea, nor to wander." And to her in turn wise Telemachus answered: "Take heart, nurse, since indeed not without a god is this plan.
§2.372θάρσει, μαῖʼ, ἐπεὶ οὔ τοι ἄνευ θεοῦ ἥδε γε βουλή. §2.373ἀλλʼ ὄμοσον μὴ μητρὶ φίλῃ τάδε μυθήσασθαι, §2.374πρίν γʼ ὅτʼ ἂν ἑνδεκάτη τε δυωδεκάτη τε γένηται, §2.375ἢ αὐτὴν ποθέσαι καὶ ἀφορμηθέντος ἀκοῦσαι, §2.376ὡς ἂν μὴ κλαίουσα κατὰ χρόα καλὸν ἰάπτῃ.
But swear not to tell these things to my dear mother, before at least the eleventh or twelfth day has come, or she herself misses me and hears of my departure, so that she may not, by weeping, ruin her fair skin." So he spoke, and the old woman swore a great oath of the gods.
§2.377ὣς ἄρʼ ἔφη, γρῆυς δὲ θεῶν μέγαν ὅρκον ἀπώμνυ. §2.378αὐτὰρ ἐπεί ῥʼ ὄμοσέν τε τελεύτησέν τε τὸν ὅρκον, §2.379αὐτίκʼ ἔπειτά οἱ οἶνον ἐν ἀμφιφορεῦσιν ἄφυσσεν, §2.380ἐν δέ οἱ ἄλφιτα χεῦεν ἐϋρραφέεσσι δοροῖσι.
But when indeed she had sworn and completed the oath, immediately then she drew him wine in two-handled jars, and poured him barley-meal in well-sewn skins.
§2.381Τηλέμαχος δʼ ἐς δώματʼ ἰὼν μνηστῆρσιν ὁμίλει.
And Telemachus, going to the halls, mingled with the suitors.
§2.382ἔνθʼ αὖτʼ ἄλλʼ ἐνόησε θεά, γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη.
Then in turn another thing did the goddess, flashing-eyed Athena, devise.
§2.383Τηλεμάχῳ ἐικυῖα κατὰ πτόλιν ᾤχετο πάντῃ, §2.384καί ῥα ἑκάστῳ φωτὶ παρισταμένη φάτο μῦθον, §2.385ἑσπερίους δʼ ἐπὶ νῆα θοὴν ἀγέρεσθαι ἀνώγει.
Likenend to Telemachus she went everywhere through the city, and standing beside each man she spoke her word, and bade them gather in the evening to the swift ship.
And she in turn of Noemon, the glorious son of Phronios, asked a swift ship; and he readily promised it to her.
§2.388δύσετό τʼ ἠέλιος σκιόωντό τε πᾶσαι ἀγυιαί, §2.389καὶ τότε νῆα θοὴν ἅλαδʼ εἴρυσε, πάντα δʼ ἐν αὐτῇ §2.390ὅπλʼ ἐτίθει, τά τε νῆες ἐύσσελμοι φορέουσι.
And the sun set, and all the ways grew dark, and then she drew the swift ship into the sea, and in it she put all the gear which well-benched ships carry.
§2.391στῆσε δʼ ἐπʼ ἐσχατιῇ λιμένος, περὶ δʼ ἐσθλοὶ ἑταῖροι §2.392ἁθρόοι ἠγερέθοντο· θεὰ δʼ ὤτρυνεν ἕκαστον.
And she moored her at the end of the harbor, and around her noble companions gathered in a crowd; and the goddess encouraged each one.
§2.393ἔνθʼ αὖτʼ ἄλλʼ ἐνόησε θεά, γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη.
Then in turn another thing did the goddess, flashing-eyed Athena, devise.
§2.394βῆ ῤʼ ἰέναι πρὸς δώματʼ Ὀδυσσῆος θείοιο· §2.395ἔνθα μνηστήρεσσιν ἐπὶ γλυκὺν ὕπνον ἔχευε, §2.396πλάζε δὲ πίνοντας, χειρῶν δʼ ἔκβαλλε κύπελλα.
She went to go to the house of divine Odysseus; there she poured sweet sleep upon the suitors, and she made them wander while drinking, and cast the cups from their hands.
§2.397οἱ δʼ εὕδειν ὤρνυντο κατὰ πτόλιν, οὐδʼ ἄρʼ ἔτι δὴν §2.398ἥατʼ, ἐπεί σφισιν ὕπνος ἐπὶ βλεφάροισιν ἔπιπτεν.
And they hastened to sleep through the city, nor did they sit long, since sleep was falling upon their eyelids.
§2.399αὐτὰρ Τηλέμαχον προσέφη γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη §2.400ἐκπροκαλεσσαμένη μεγάρων ἐὺ ναιεταόντων, §2.401Μέντορι εἰδομένη ἠμὲν δέμας ἠδὲ καὶ αὐδήν· §2.402Τηλέμαχʼ, ἤδη μέν τοι ἐυκνήμιδες ἑταῖροι §2.403ἥατʼ ἐπήρετμοι τὴν σὴν ποτιδέγμενοι ὁρμήν· §2.404ἀλλʼ ἴομεν, μὴ δηθὰ διατρίβωμεν ὁδοῖο. §2.405ὣς ἄρα φωνήσασʼ ἡγήσατο Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη §2.406καρπαλίμως· ὁ δʼ ἔπειτα μετʼ ἴχνια βαῖνε θεοῖο.
But to Telemachus spoke flashing-eyed Athena, having called him out of the well-built halls, likened to Mentor both in form and in voice: "Telemachus, already indeed your well-greaved companions sit at the oars, waiting for your departure; but let us go, that we may not for a long time delay the journey." So having spoken, Pallas Athena led the way quickly; and he then followed in the footsteps of the goddess.
§2.407αὐτὰρ ἐπεί ῥʼ ἐπὶ νῆα κατήλυθον ἠδὲ θάλασσαν, §2.408εὗρον ἔπειτʼ ἐπὶ θινὶ κάρη κομόωντας ἑταίρους.
But when indeed they had come down to the ship and the sea, they found then on the shore their long-haired companions.
§2.409τοῖσι δὲ καὶ μετέειφʼ ἱερὴ ἲς Τηλεμάχοιο· §2.410δεῦτε, φίλοι, ἤια φερώμεθα· πάντα γὰρ ἤδη §2.411ἁθρόʼ ἐνὶ μεγάρῳ.
And to them spoke the sacred strength of Telemachus: "Come, friends, let us carry the provisions; for all indeed are gathered in the hall.
μήτηρ δʼ ἐμὴ οὔ τι πέπυσται, §2.412οὐδʼ ἄλλαι δμωαί, μία δʼ οἴη μῦθον ἄκουσεν. §2.413ὣς ἄρα φωνήσας ἡγήσατο, τοὶ δʼ ἅμʼ ἕποντο.
And my mother has not heard at all, nor the other maidservants, but one alone has heard the word." So having spoken he led the way, and they followed together.
And they carrying all things put them on the well-benched ship, as the dear son of Odysseus commanded.
§2.416ἂν δʼ ἄρα Τηλέμαχος νηὸς βαῖνʼ, ἦρχε δʼ Ἀθήνη, §2.417νηὶ δʼ ἐνὶ πρυμνῇ κατʼ ἄρʼ ἕζετο· ἄγχι δʼ ἄρʼ αὐτῆς §2.418ἕζετο Τηλέμαχος.
And Telemachus went up on the ship, and Athena led, and she sat down in the stern of the ship; and near her sat Telemachus.
τοὶ δὲ πρυμνήσιʼ ἔλυσαν, §2.419ἂν δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ βάντες ἐπὶ κληῖσι καθῖζον.
And they loosed the stern cables, and going on board themselves sat upon the benches.
§2.420τοῖσιν δʼ ἴκμενον οὖρον ἵει γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη, §2.421ἀκραῆ Ζέφυρον, κελάδοντʼ ἐπὶ οἴνοπα πόντον.
And to them a favorable wind sent flashing-eyed Athena, a strong West Wind, blowing hard over the wine-dark sea.
And Telemachus urging his companions commanded them to lay hold of the gear; and they heard him urging.
§2.424ἱστὸν δʼ εἰλάτινον κοίλης ἔντοσθε μεσόδμης §2.425στῆσαν ἀείραντες, κατὰ δὲ προτόνοισιν ἔδησαν, §2.426ἕλκον δʼ ἱστία λευκὰ ἐυστρέπτοισι βοεῦσιν.
And the fir mast inside the hollow mast-holder they set up, raising it, and bound it with the forestays, and they hauled the white sails with well-twisted ox-hide ropes.
§2.427ἔπρησεν δʼ ἄνεμος μέσον ἱστίον, ἀμφὶ δὲ κῦμα §2.428στείρῃ πορφύρεον μεγάλʼ ἴαχε νηὸς ἰούσης· §2.429ἡ δʼ ἔθεεν κατὰ κῦμα διαπρήσσουσα κέλευθον.
And the wind filled the middle of the sail, and around the keel the purple wave screamed loudly as the ship went; and she ran through the wave, accomplishing her path.
§2.430δησάμενοι δʼ ἄρα ὅπλα θοὴν ἀνὰ νῆα μέλαιναν §2.431στήσαντο κρητῆρας ἐπιστεφέας οἴνοιο, §2.432λεῖβον δʼ ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖς αἰειγενέτῃσιν, §2.433ἐκ πάντων δὲ μάλιστα Διὸς γλαυκώπιδι κούρῃ.
And having bound the gear throughout the swift black ship, they set up mixing-bowls crowned with wine, and poured libations to the immortal gods who live forever, and of all most of all to the flashing-eyed daughter of Zeus.
§2.434παννυχίη μέν ῥʼ ἥ γε καὶ ἠῶ πεῖρε κέλευθον.
And all night long and through the dawn she cleft her path.