§6.200ἦ μή πού τινα δυσμενέων φάσθʼ ἔμμεναι ἀνδρῶν;
Surely you do not think he is some hostile man?
§6.201οὐκ ἔσθʼ οὗτος ἀνὴρ διερὸς βροτὸς οὐδὲ γένηται, §6.202ὅς κεν Φαιήκων ἀνδρῶν ἐς γαῖαν ἵκηται §6.203δηιοτῆτα φέρων· μάλα γὰρ φίλοι ἀθανάτοισιν.
There is no living mortal man, nor shall there ever be, who shall come to the land of the Phaeacian men bringing hostility; for we are very dear to the immortals.
§6.204οἰκέομεν δʼ ἀπάνευθε πολυκλύστῳ ἐνὶ πόντῳ, §6.205ἔσχατοι, οὐδέ τις ἄμμι βροτῶν ἐπιμίσγεται ἄλλος.
And we dwell far off in the surging sea, at the edge of the world, and no other of mortal men associates with us.
§6.206ἀλλʼ ὅδε τις δύστηνος ἀλώμενος ἐνθάδʼ ἱκάνει, §6.207τὸν νῦν χρὴ κομέειν· πρὸς γὰρ Διός εἰσιν ἅπαντες §6.208ξεῖνοί τε πτωχοί τε, δόσις δʼ ὀλίγη τε φίλη τε.
But here is some unfortunate wanderer who has come hither, whom now we must care for; for from Zeus are all strangers and beggars, and a gift, though small, is welcome.
§6.209ἀλλὰ δότʼ, ἀμφίπολοι, ξείνῳ βρῶσίν τε πόσιν τε, §6.210λούσατέ τʼ ἐν ποταμῷ, ὅθʼ ἐπὶ σκέπας ἔστʼ ἀνέμοιο.
But give, my handmaidens, food and drink to the stranger, and bathe him in the river, where there is shelter from the wind.
§6.211ὣς ἔφαθʼ, αἱ δʼ ἔσταν τε καὶ ἀλλήλῃσι κέλευσαν, §6.212κὰδ δʼ ἄρʼ Ὀδυσσῆʼ εἷσαν ἐπὶ σκέπας, ὡς ἐκέλευσεν §6.213Ναυσικάα θυγάτηρ μεγαλήτορος Ἀλκινόοιο· §6.214πὰρ δʼ ἄρα οἱ φᾶρός τε χιτῶνά τε εἵματʼ ἔθηκαν, §6.215δῶκαν δὲ χρυσέῃ ἐν ληκύθῳ ὑγρὸν ἔλαιον, §6.216ἤνωγον δʼ ἄρα μιν λοῦσθαι ποταμοῖο ῥοῇσιν.
So she spoke, and they stood still and called to one another, and they seated Odysseus in a sheltered place, as she had bidden, Nausicaa, the daughter of great-hearted Alcinous; and by him they laid a cloak and a tunic, garments, and gave him soft olive oil in a golden flask, and bade him bathe in the streams of the river.
§6.217δή ῥα τότʼ ἀμφιπόλοισι μετηύδα δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς· §6.218ἀμφίπολοι, στῆθʼ οὕτω ἀπόπροθεν, ὄφρʼ ἐγὼ αὐτὸς §6.219ἅλμην ὤμοιιν ἀπολούσομαι, ἀμφὶ δʼ ἐλαίῳ §6.220χρίσομαι· ἦ γὰρ δηρὸν ἀπὸ χροός ἐστιν ἀλοιφή.
Then indeed noble Odysseus spoke among the handmaidens: "Handmaidens, stand thus far off, so that I myself may wash the salt from my shoulders, and with oil anoint myself; for indeed it is long since ointment has touched my skin.
§6.221ἄντην δʼ οὐκ ἂν ἐγώ γε λοέσσομαι· αἰδέομαι γὰρ §6.222γυμνοῦσθαι κούρῃσιν ἐυπλοκάμοισι μετελθών. §6.223ὣς ἔφαθʼ, αἱ δʼ ἀπάνευθεν ἴσαν, εἶπον δʼ ἄρα κούρῃ.
But before you I will not bathe; for I am ashamed to strip myself among fair-tressed maidens." So he spoke, and they went far off and told the maiden.
§6.224αὐτὰρ ὁ ἐκ ποταμοῦ χρόα νίζετο δῖος Ὀδυσσεὺς §6.225ἅλμην, ἥ οἱ νῶτα καὶ εὐρέας ἄμπεχεν ὤμους, §6.226ἐκ κεφαλῆς δʼ ἔσμηχεν ἁλὸς χνόον ἀτρυγέτοιο.
But noble Odysseus washed the salt with water from his skin, which covered his back and broad shoulders, and from his head he wiped away the scurf of the barren sea.
§6.227αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ δὴ πάντα λοέσσατο καὶ λίπʼ ἄλειψεν, §6.228ἀμφὶ δὲ εἵματα ἕσσαθʼ ἅ οἱ πόρε παρθένος ἀδμής, §6.229τὸν μὲν Ἀθηναίη θῆκεν Διὸς ἐκγεγαυῖα §6.230μείζονά τʼ εἰσιδέειν καὶ πάσσονα, κὰδ δὲ κάρητος §6.231οὔλας ἧκε κόμας, ὑακινθίνῳ ἄνθει ὁμοίας.
But when he had washed his whole body and anointed himself with oil, and had put on the garments which the unwedded maiden had given him, Athena, the daughter of Zeus, made him taller to look upon and stouter, and from his head she made curly hair flow down, like the hyacinth flower.
§6.232ὡς δʼ ὅτε τις χρυσὸν περιχεύεται ἀργύρῳ ἀνὴρ §6.233ἴδρις, ὃν Ἥφαιστος δέδαεν καὶ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη §6.234τέχνην παντοίην, χαρίεντα δὲ ἔργα τελείει, §6.235ὣς ἄρα τῷ κατέχευε χάριν κεφαλῇ τε καὶ ὤμοις.
And as when some skilled man pours gold over silver, whom Hephaestus and Pallas Athena have taught all manner of art, and he completes beautiful works, so indeed she poured grace upon his head and shoulders.
§6.236ἕζετʼ ἔπειτʼ ἀπάνευθε κιὼν ἐπὶ θῖνα θαλάσσης, §6.237κάλλεϊ καὶ χάρισι στίλβων· θηεῖτο δὲ κούρη.
Then he went and sat apart on the shore of the sea, gleaming with beauty and grace; and the maiden marveled.
§6.238δή ῥα τότʼ ἀμφιπόλοισιν ἐυπλοκάμοισι μετηύδα· §6.239κλῦτέ μευ, ἀμφίπολοι λευκώλενοι, ὄφρα τι εἴπω.
Then indeed she spoke among her fair-tressed handmaidens: "Hear me, my white-armed handmaidens, so that I may say something.
§6.240οὐ πάντων ἀέκητι θεῶν, οἳ Ὄλυμπον ἔχουσιν, §6.241Φαιήκεσσʼ ὅδʼ ἀνὴρ ἐπιμίσγεται ἀντιθέοισι· §6.242πρόσθεν μὲν γὰρ δή μοι ἀεικέλιος δέατʼ εἶναι, §6.243νῦν δὲ θεοῖσιν ἔοικε, τοὶ οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἔχουσιν.
Not without the will of all the gods who hold Olympus does this man associate with the godlike Phaeacians; for before indeed he seemed to me to be unseemly, but now he resembles the gods, who hold the wide heaven.
Would that such a man might be called my husband, dwelling here, and that it might please him to remain here.
§6.246ἀλλὰ δότʼ, ἀμφίπολοι, ξείνῳ βρῶσίν τε πόσιν τε. §6.247ὣς ἔφαθʼ, αἱ δʼ ἄρα τῆς μάλα μὲν κλύον ἠδʼ ἐπίθοντο, §6.248πὰρ δʼ ἄρʼ Ὀδυσσῆι ἔθεσαν βρῶσίν τε πόσιν τε.
But give, my handmaidens, food and drink to the stranger." So she spoke, and they indeed heard her and obeyed, and set before Odysseus food and drink.
Indeed he drank and ate, much-enduring noble Odysseus, greedily; for long indeed had he been without food.
§6.251αὐτὰρ Ναυσικάα λευκώλενος ἄλλʼ ἐνόησεν· §6.252εἵματʼ ἄρα πτύξασα τίθει καλῆς ἐπʼ ἀπήνης, §6.253ζεῦξεν δʼ ἡμιόνους κρατερώνυχας, ἂν δʼ ἔβη αὐτή, §6.254ὤτρυνεν δʼ Ὀδυσῆα, ἔπος τʼ ἔφατʼ ἔκ τʼ ὀνόμαζεν· §6.255ὄρσεο δὴ νῦν, ξεῖνε, πόλινδʼ ἴμεν ὄφρα σε πέμψω §6.256πατρὸς ἐμοῦ πρὸς δῶμα δαΐφρονος, ἔνθα σέ φημι §6.257πάντων Φαιήκων εἰδησέμεν ὅσσοι ἄριστοι.
But white-armed Nausicaa thought of another thing; she folded the garments and laid them on the beautiful wagon, yoked the strong-hoofed mules, and herself mounted, and urged Odysseus, and spoke to him, and addressed him: "Rouse yourself now, stranger, to go to the city, so that I may send you to the house of my wise father, where I declare you shall know all the best of the Phaeacians.
§6.258ἀλλὰ μάλʼ ὧδʼ ἔρδειν, δοκέεις δέ μοι οὐκ ἀπινύσσειν· §6.259ὄφρʼ ἂν μέν κʼ ἀγροὺς ἴομεν καὶ ἔργʼ ἀνθρώπων, §6.260τόφρα σὺν ἀμφιπόλοισι μεθʼ ἡμιόνους καὶ ἄμαξαν §6.261καρπαλίμως ἔρχεσθαι· ἐγὼ δʼ ὁδὸν ἡγεμονεύσω.
But act indeed in this way, and you seem to me not to be foolish: as long indeed as we go through the fields and the works of men, so long do you with the handmaidens after the mules and wagon walk swiftly; and I will lead the way.
§6.262αὐτὰρ ἐπὴν πόλιος ἐπιβήομεν, ἣν πέρι πύργος §6.263ὑψηλός, καλὸς δὲ λιμὴν ἑκάτερθε πόληος, §6.264λεπτὴ δʼ εἰσίθμη· νῆες δʼ ὁδὸν ἀμφιέλισσαι
But when we set foot in the city, around which is a high wall, and there is a beautiful harbor on each side of the city, and a narrow entrance; and curved ships along the road