§213ἆρα καταγελάσεσθέ μου ὡς μεθύοντος;
"Will you laugh at me as a drunk man?
ἐγὼ δέ, κἂν ὑμεῖς γελᾶτε, ὅμως εὖ οἶδʼ ὅτι ἀληθῆ λέγω.
But I, even if you laugh, nevertheless know well that I speak the truth.
ἀλλά μοι λέγετε αὐτόθεν, ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς εἰσίω ἢ μή;
But tell me right now, shall I enter on agreed conditions or not?
συμπίεσθε ἢ οὔ; πάντας οὖν ἀναθορυβῆσαι καὶ κελεύειν εἰσιέναι καὶ κατακλίνεσθαι, καὶ τὸν Ἀγάθωνα καλεῖν αὐτόν.
Will you drink with me or not?" Then everyone raised a clamor and ordered him to enter and recline, and Agathon himself called him.
καὶ τὸν ἰέναι ἀγόμενον ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ περιαιρούμενον ἅμα τὰς ταινίας ὡς ἀναδήσοντα, ἐπίπροσθε τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ἔχοντα οὐ κατιδεῖν τὸν Σωκράτη, ἀλλὰ καθίζεσθαι παρὰ τὸν Ἀγάθωνα ἐν μέσῳ Σωκράτους τε καὶ ἐκείνου· παραχωρῆσαι γὰρ τὸν Σωκράτη ὡς ἐκεῖνον κατιδεῖν.
And he went, led by the people, and at the same time taking off the ribbons so as to bind them on, and having them before his eyes, did not see Socrates, but sat down beside Agathon, between Socrates and him; for Socrates had made room so that he could see him.
παρακαθεζόμενον δὲ αὐτὸν ἀσπάζεσθαί τε τὸν Ἀγάθωνα καὶ ἀναδεῖν.
And sitting down beside him, he embraced Agathon and crowned him.
εἰπεῖν οὖν τὸν Ἀγάθωνα Ὑπολύετε, παῖδες, Ἀλκιβιάδην, ἵνα ἐκ τρίτων κατακέηται. πάνυ γε, εἰπεῖν τὸν Ἀλκιβιάδην· ἀλλὰ τίς ἡμῖν ὅδε τρίτος συμπότης; καὶ ἅμα μεταστρεφόμενον αὐτὸν ὁρᾶν τὸν Σωκράτη, ἰδόντα δὲ ἀναπηδῆσαι καὶ εἰπεῖν ὦ Ἡράκλεις, τουτὶ τί ἦν;
Then Agathon said, "Boys, take off Alcibiades' sandals, so that he may recline as the third occupant." "Certainly," said Alcibiades; "but who is this third drinking companion of ours?" And at the same time, turning around, he saw Socrates, and having seen him, leaped up and said, "Heracles, what is this?
Σωκράτης οὗτος;
Is this Socrates?
ἐλλοχῶν αὖ με ἐνταῦθα κατέκεισο, ὥσπερ εἰώθεις ἐξαίφνης ἀναφαίνεσθαι ὅπου ἐγὼ ᾤμην ἥκιστά σε ἔσεσθαι.
Were you lying in wait for me here again, as you are accustomed to appear suddenly where I thought you would least of all be?
καὶ νῦν τί ἥκεις;
And now why have you come?
καὶ τί αὖ ἐνταῦθα κατεκλίνης;
And why did you recline here again?
ὡς οὐ παρὰ Ἀριστοφάνει οὐδὲ εἴ τις ἄλλος γελοῖος ἔστι τε καὶ βούλεται, ἀλλὰ διεμηχανήσω ὅπως παρὰ τῷ καλλίστῳ τῶν ἔνδον κατακείσῃ. καὶ τὸν Σωκράτη, Ἀγάθων, φάναι, ὅρα εἴ μοι ἐπαμύνεις· ὡς ἐμοὶ ὁ τούτου ἔρως τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐ φαῦλον πρᾶγμα γέγονεν.
You managed it so that you are not reclining next to Aristophanes, nor anyone else who is and wishes to be ridiculous, but you devised how you might recline beside the most beautiful of those inside!" And Socrates said, "Agathon, see if you can protect me; for this man's love has become no light matter for me.
ἀπʼ ἐκείνου γὰρ τοῦ χρόνου, ἀφʼ οὗ τούτου ἠράσθην, οὐκέτι ἔξεστίν μοι οὔτε προσβλέψαι οὔτε διαλεχθῆναι καλῷ οὐδʼ ἑνί, ἢ οὑτοσὶ ζηλοτυπῶν με καὶ φθονῶν θαυμαστὰ ἐργάζεται καὶ λοιδορεῖταί τε καὶ τὼ χεῖρε μόγις ἀπέχεται.
For from that time, since I fell in love with him, it is no longer allowed to me either to look at or to converse with even one beautiful person, or else this man, being jealous of me and envying me, does amazing things, and both rails at me and with difficulty keeps his hands off me.
ὅρα οὖν μή τι καὶ νῦν ἐργάσηται, ἀλλὰ διάλλαξον ἡμᾶς, ἢ ἐὰν ἐπιχειρῇ βιάζεσθαι, ἐπάμυνε, ὡς ἐγὼ τὴν τούτου μανίαν τε καὶ φιλεραστίαν πάνυ ὀρρωδῶ. ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἔστι, φάναι τὸν Ἀλκιβιάδην, ἐμοὶ καὶ σοὶ διαλλαγή.
See to it then that he does not do something even now, but reconcile us, or if he attempts to use violence, protect me, as I thoroughly dread this man's madness and passion for love." "But there is no reconciliation," Alcibiades said, "between you and me.
ἀλλὰ τούτων μὲν εἰς αὖθίς σε τιμωρήσομαι· νῦν δέ μοι, Ἀγάθων, φάναι, μετάδος τῶν ταινιῶν, ἵνα ἀναδήσω καὶ τὴν τούτου ταυτηνὶ τὴν θαυμαστὴν κεφαλήν, καὶ μή μοι μέμφηται ὅτι σὲ μὲν ἀνέδησα, αὐτὸν δὲ νικῶντα ἐν λόγοις πάντας ἀνθρώπους, οὐ μόνον πρῴην ὥσπερ σύ, ἀλλʼ ἀεί, ἔπειτα οὐκ ἀνέδησα. καὶ ἅμʼ αὐτὸν λαβόντα τῶν ταινιῶν ἀναδεῖν τὸν Σωκράτη καὶ κατακλίνεσθαι.
But for these things indeed I will punish you at another time; but now, Agathon," he said, "give me some of the ribbons, so that I may crown this man's amazing head here, and so that he may not blame me that I crowned you, but him who conquers all human beings in speeches, not only the day before yesterday as you did, but always, I then did not crown." And at the same time, taking some of the ribbons, he crowned Socrates and reclined.
ἐπειδὴ δὲ κατεκλίνη, εἰπεῖν· εἶεν δή, ἄνδρες· δοκεῖτε γάρ μοι νήφειν.
And when he had reclined, he said, "Well then, gentlemen; for you seem to me to be sober.
οὐκ ἐπιτρεπτέον οὖν ὑμῖν, ἀλλὰ ποτέον· ὡμολόγηται γὰρ ταῦθʼ ἡμῖν.
So this must not be permitted to you, but you must drink; for this has been agreed upon by us.
ἄρχοντα οὖν αἱροῦμαι τῆς πόσεως, ἕως ἂν ὑμεῖς ἱκανῶς πίητε, ἐμαυτόν.
So as ruler of the drinking, until you have drunk enough, I choose myself.
ἀλλὰ φερέτω, Ἀγάθων, εἴ τι ἔστιν ἔκπωμα μέγα.
But let someone bring, Agathon, if there is some large cup."