§3.1Ἠέλιος δʼ ἀνόρουσε, λιπὼν περικαλλέα λίμνην, §3.2οὐρανὸν ἐς πολύχαλκον, ἵνʼ ἀθανάτοισι φαείνοι §3.3καὶ θνητοῖσι βροτοῖσιν ἐπὶ ζείδωρον ἄρουραν·
And the Sun rose, leaving the very beautiful pool, into the bronze heaven, that he might shine for the immortals and for mortal men upon the grain-giving earth.
§3.4οἱ δὲ Πύλον, Νηλῆος ἐυκτίμενον πτολίεθρον, §3.5ἷξον· τοὶ δʼ ἐπὶ θινὶ θαλάσσης ἱερὰ ῥέζον, §3.6ταύρους παμμέλανας, ἐνοσίχθονι κυανοχαίτῃ.
And they to Pylos, the well-built city of Neleus, came; and they on the shore of the sea were making sacred offerings, all-black bulls, to the dark-haired Earth-shaker.
And there were nine seats, and five hundred in each were sitting and holding before them at each seat nine bulls.
§3.9εὖθʼ οἱ σπλάγχνα πάσαντο, θεῷ δʼ ἐπὶ μηρίʼ ἔκαιον, §3.10οἱ δʼ ἰθὺς κατάγοντο ἰδʼ ἱστία νηὸς ἐίσης §3.11στεῖλαν ἀείραντες, τὴν δʼ ὥρμισαν, ἐκ δʼ ἔβαν αὐτοί·
When indeed they had tasted the inner parts and were burning the thigh-pieces for the god, then they steered straight in, and the sails of the well-balanced ship they furled and raised, and they moored her, and themselves went out.
§3.12ἐκ δʼ ἄρα Τηλέμαχος νηὸς βαῖνʼ, ἦρχε δʼ Ἀθήνη.
And Telemachus went up out of the ship, and Athena led.
§3.13τὸν προτέρη προσέειπε θεά, γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη· §3.14Τηλέμαχʼ, οὐ μέν σε χρὴ ἔτʼ αἰδοῦς, οὐδʼ ἠβαιόν· §3.15τοὔνεκα γὰρ καὶ πόντον ἐπέπλως, ὄφρα πύθηαι §3.16πατρός, ὅπου κύθε γαῖα καὶ ὅν τινα πότμον ἐπέσπεν.
And him first the goddess, flashing-eyed Athena, addressed: "Telemachus, there is no need for you to feel shame anymore, not even a little; for because of this you have sailed the sea, that you might inquire of your father, where the earth hides him and what fate he met.
But come now, go straight to Nestor, tamer of horses; let us see what counsel he keeps hidden in his breast.
§3.19λίσσεσθαι δέ μιν αὐτός, ὅπως νημερτέα εἴπῃ· §3.20ψεῦδος δʼ οὐκ ἐρέει· μάλα γὰρ πεπνυμένος ἐστί. §3.21τὴν δʼ αὖ Τηλέμαχος πεπνυμένος ἀντίον ηὔδα· §3.22Μέντορ, πῶς τʼ ἄρʼ ἴω;
And entreat him yourself, that he may speak the truth; and he will not tell a lie, for he is very wise." And to her in turn wise Telemachus answered: "Mentor, how then shall I go?
πῶς τʼ ἂρ προσπτύξομαι αὐτόν;
And how shall I greet him?
§3.23οὐδέ τί πω μύθοισι πεπείρημαι πυκινοῖσιν· §3.24αἰδὼς δʼ αὖ νέον ἄνδρα γεραίτερον ἐξερέεσθαι. §3.25τὸν δʼ αὖτε προσέειπε θεά, γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη· §3.26Τηλέμαχʼ, ἄλλα μὲν αὐτὸς ἐνὶ φρεσὶ σῇσι νοήσεις, §3.27ἄλλα δὲ καὶ δαίμων ὑποθήσεται· οὐ γὰρ ὀίω §3.28οὔ σε θεῶν ἀέκητι γενέσθαι τε τραφέμεν τε. §3.29ὣς ἄρα φωνήσασʼ ἡγήσατο Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη §3.30καρπαλίμως· ὁ δʼ ἔπειτα μετʼ ἴχνια βαῖνε θεοῖο.
I have not yet been tried in skilled speeches; and it is a shame for a young man to question an older one." And to him in turn the goddess, flashing-eyed Athena, addressed: "Telemachus, some things you yourself will devise in your mind, and other things the divinity will suggest; for I do not think that you were born and bred without the will of the gods." So having spoken, Pallas Athena led the way quickly; and he then followed in the footsteps of the goddess.
§3.31ἷξον δʼ ἐς Πυλίων ἀνδρῶν ἄγυρίν τε καὶ ἕδρας, §3.32ἔνθʼ ἄρα Νέστωρ ἧστο σὺν υἱάσιν, ἀμφὶ δʼ ἑταῖροι §3.33δαῖτʼ ἐντυνόμενοι κρέα τʼ ὤπτων ἄλλα τʼ ἔπειρον.
And they came to the gathering and the seats of the men of Pylos, where Nestor sat with his sons, and around them his companions were preparing the feast and roasting the meat and spitting other pieces.
§3.34οἱ δʼ ὡς οὖν ξείνους ἴδον, ἁθρόοι ἦλθον ἅπαντες, §3.35χερσίν τʼ ἠσπάζοντο καὶ ἑδριάασθαι ἄνωγον.
And when they saw the strangers, they all came together in a crowd, and welcomed them with their hands and bade them sit.
§3.36πρῶτος Νεστορίδης Πεισίστρατος ἐγγύθεν ἐλθὼν §3.37ἀμφοτέρων ἕλε χεῖρα καὶ ἵδρυσεν παρὰ δαιτὶ §3.38κώεσιν ἐν μαλακοῖσιν ἐπὶ ψαμάθοις ἁλίῃσιν §3.39πάρ τε κασιγνήτῳ Θρασυμήδεϊ καὶ πατέρι ᾧ· §3.40δῶκε δʼ ἄρα σπλάγχνων μοίρας, ἐν δʼ οἶνον ἔχευεν §3.41χρυσείῳ δέπαϊ· δειδισκόμενος δὲ προσηύδα §3.42Παλλάδʼ Ἀθηναίην κούρην Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο· §3.43εὔχεο νῦν, ὦ ξεῖνε, Ποσειδάωνι ἄνακτι· §3.44τοῦ γὰρ καὶ δαίτης ἠντήσατε δεῦρο μολόντες.
First Peisistratus, the son of Nestor, coming near, took the hands of both and seated them at the feast on soft fleeces on the sand of the sea, beside his brother Thrasymedes and his father; and he gave them portions of the inner parts, and poured wine in a golden cup; and welcoming them he addressed Pallas Athena, daughter of aegis-bearing Zeus: "Pray now, stranger, to lord Poseidon; for his is the feast you have met with on coming here.
§3.45αὐτὰρ ἐπὴν σπείσῃς τε καὶ εὔξεαι, ἣ θέμις ἐστί, §3.46δὸς καὶ τούτῳ ἔπειτα δέπας μελιηδέος οἴνου §3.47σπεῖσαι, ἐπεὶ καὶ τοῦτον ὀίομαι ἀθανάτοισιν §3.48εὔχεσθαι· πάντες δὲ θεῶν χατέουσʼ ἄνθρωποι.
But when you have poured libations and prayed, as is right, give also to this one then the cup of honey-sweet wine to pour libations, since I think he too to the immortals prays; for all men have need of the gods.
§3.49ἀλλὰ νεώτερός ἐστιν, ὁμηλικίη δʼ ἐμοὶ αὐτῷ· §3.50τοὔνεκα σοὶ προτέρῳ δώσω χρύσειον ἄλεισον. §3.51ὣς εἰπὼν ἐν χειρὶ τίθει δέπας ἡδέος οἴνου· §3.52χαῖρε δʼ Ἀθηναίη πεπνυμένῳ ἀνδρὶ δικαίῳ, §3.53οὕνεκα οἷ προτέρῃ δῶκε χρύσειον ἄλεισον· §3.54αὐτίκα δʼ εὔχετο πολλὰ Ποσειδάωνι ἄνακτι· §3.55κλῦθι, Ποσείδαον γαιήοχε, μηδὲ μεγήρῃς §3.56ἡμῖν εὐχομένοισι τελευτῆσαι τάδε ἔργα.
But he is younger, of the same age as myself; therefore to you first I will give the golden cup." So saying, he placed in her hand the cup of sweet wine; and Athena rejoiced in the wise and just man, because to her first he gave the golden cup; and immediately she prayed much to lord Poseidon: "Hear, Poseidon, earth-holder, and do not grudge us who pray to accomplish these deeds.
§3.57Νέστορι μὲν πρώτιστα καὶ υἱάσι κῦδος ὄπαζε, §3.58αὐτὰρ ἔπειτʼ ἄλλοισι δίδου χαρίεσσαν ἀμοιβὴν §3.59σύμπασιν Πυλίοισιν ἀγακλειτῆς ἑκατόμβης.
To Nestor first of all and to his sons grant glory, and then to the others give a gracious return, to all the Pylians for this glorious hecatomb.
§3.60δὸς δʼ ἔτι Τηλέμαχον καὶ ἐμὲ πρήξαντα νέεσθαι, §3.61οὕνεκα δεῦρʼ ἱκόμεσθα θοῇ σὺν νηὶ μελαίνῃ. §3.62ὣς ἄρʼ ἔπειτʼ ἠρᾶτο καὶ αὐτὴ πάντα τελεύτα.
And grant besides that Telemachus and I may return, having accomplished that for which we came here with our swift black ship." Thus indeed she prayed, and herself was accomplishing all.
And she gave Telemachus the beautiful double-cup; and in the same way prayed the dear son of Odysseus.
And when they had roasted the outer meat and drawn it off, dividing the portions they feasted on the glorious feast.
§3.67αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ πόσιος καὶ ἐδητύος ἐξ ἔρον ἕντο, §3.68τοῖς ἄρα μύθων ἦρχε Γερήνιος ἱππότα Νέστωρ· §3.69νῦν δὴ κάλλιόν ἐστι μεταλλῆσαι καὶ ἐρέσθαι §3.70ξείνους, οἱ τινές εἰσιν, ἐπεὶ τάρπησαν ἐδωδῆς.
But when they had put away the desire of drink and food, to them Gerenian horseman Nestor began to speak: "Now indeed it is more fitting to inquire and ask the strangers, who they are, since they have enjoyed food.
§3.71ὦ ξεῖνοι, τίνες ἐστέ;
O strangers, who are you?
πόθεν πλεῖθʼ ὑγρὰ κέλευθα;
From where do you sail the watery paths?