Chapman 9.543-566
Maria Curley /
- Created on 2024-06-07 20:46:08
- Modified on 2024-07-22 21:28:30
- Translated by George Chapman (1615)
- Aligned by Maria Curley
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ἀλλʼ ὅτε δὴ τὴν νῆσον ἀφικόμεθʼ , ἔνθα περ ἄλλαι
νῆες ἐύσσελμοι μένον ἁθρόαι , ἀμφὶ δʼ ἑταῖροι
ἥατʼ ὀδυρόμενοι , ἡμέας ποτιδέγμενοι αἰεί ,
νῆα μὲν ἔνθʼ ἐλθόντες ἐκέλσαμεν ἐν ψαμάθοισιν ,
ἐκ δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ βῆμεν ἐπὶ ῥηγμῖνι θαλάσσης .
μῆλα δὲ Κύκλωπος γλαφυρῆς ἐκ νηὸς ἑλόντες
δασσάμεθʼ , ὡς μή τίς μοι ἀτεμβόμενος κίοι ἴσης .
ἀρνειὸν δʼ ἐμοὶ οἴῳ ἐυκνήμιδες ἑταῖροι
μήλων δαιομένων δόσαν ἔξοχα · τὸν δʼ ἐπὶ θινὶ
Ζηνὶ κελαινεφέι Κρονίδῃ , ὃς πᾶσιν ἀνάσσει ,
ῥέξας μηρίʼ ἔκαιον · ὁ δʼ οὐκ ἐμπάζετο ἱρῶν ,
ἀλλʼ ὅ γε μερμήριξεν ὅπως ἀπολοίατο πᾶσαι
νῆες ἐύσσελμοι καὶ ἐμοὶ ἐρίηρες ἑταῖροι .
ὣς τότε μὲν πρόπαν ἦμαρ ἐς ἠέλιον καταδύντα
ἥμεθα δαινύμενοι κρέα τʼ ἄσπετα καὶ μέθυ ἡδύ ·
ἦμος δʼ ἠέλιος κατέδυ καὶ ἐπὶ κνέφας ἦλθε ,
δὴ τότε κοιμήθημεν ἐπὶ ῥηγμῖνι θαλάσσης .
ἦμος δʼ ἠριγένεια φάνη ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ἠώς ,
δὴ τότʼ ἐγὼν ἑτάροισιν ἐποτρύνας ἐκέλευσα
αὐτούς τʼ ἀμβαίνειν ἀνά τε πρυμνήσια λῦσαι ·
οἱ δʼ αἶψʼ εἴσβαινον καὶ ἐπὶ κληῖσι καθῖζον ,
ἑξῆς δʼ ἑζόμενοι πολιὴν ἅλα τύπτον ἐρετμοῖς .
ἔνθεν δὲ προτέρω πλέομεν ἀκαχήμενοι ἦτορ ,
ἄσμενοι ἐκ θανάτοιο , φίλους ὀλέσαντες ἑταίρους .
νῆες ἐύσσελμοι μένον ἁθρόαι , ἀμφὶ δʼ ἑταῖροι
ἥατʼ ὀδυρόμενοι , ἡμέας ποτιδέγμενοι αἰεί ,
νῆα μὲν ἔνθʼ ἐλθόντες ἐκέλσαμεν ἐν ψαμάθοισιν ,
ἐκ δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ βῆμεν ἐπὶ ῥηγμῖνι θαλάσσης .
μῆλα δὲ Κύκλωπος γλαφυρῆς ἐκ νηὸς ἑλόντες
δασσάμεθʼ , ὡς μή τίς μοι ἀτεμβόμενος κίοι ἴσης .
ἀρνειὸν δʼ ἐμοὶ οἴῳ ἐυκνήμιδες ἑταῖροι
μήλων δαιομένων δόσαν ἔξοχα · τὸν δʼ ἐπὶ θινὶ
Ζηνὶ κελαινεφέι Κρονίδῃ , ὃς πᾶσιν ἀνάσσει ,
ῥέξας μηρίʼ ἔκαιον · ὁ δʼ οὐκ ἐμπάζετο ἱρῶν ,
ἀλλʼ ὅ γε μερμήριξεν ὅπως ἀπολοίατο πᾶσαι
νῆες ἐύσσελμοι καὶ ἐμοὶ ἐρίηρες ἑταῖροι .
ὣς τότε μὲν πρόπαν ἦμαρ ἐς ἠέλιον καταδύντα
ἥμεθα δαινύμενοι κρέα τʼ ἄσπετα καὶ μέθυ ἡδύ ·
ἦμος δʼ ἠέλιος κατέδυ καὶ ἐπὶ κνέφας ἦλθε ,
δὴ τότε κοιμήθημεν ἐπὶ ῥηγμῖνι θαλάσσης .
ἦμος δʼ ἠριγένεια φάνη ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ἠώς ,
δὴ τότʼ ἐγὼν ἑτάροισιν ἐποτρύνας ἐκέλευσα
αὐτούς τʼ ἀμβαίνειν ἀνά τε πρυμνήσια λῦσαι ·
οἱ δʼ αἶψʼ εἴσβαινον καὶ ἐπὶ κληῖσι καθῖζον ,
ἑξῆς δʼ ἑζόμενοι πολιὴν ἅλα τύπτον ἐρετμοῖς .
ἔνθεν δὲ προτέρω πλέομεν ἀκαχήμενοι ἦτορ ,
ἄσμενοι ἐκ θανάτοιο , φίλους ὀλέσαντες ἑταίρους .
But
then
our
rowers
were
,
Being warn’d , more arm’d , and stronglier stemm’d the flood
That bore back on us , till our ship made good
The other island , where our whole fleet lay ,
In which our friends lay mourning for our stay ,
And ev’ry minute look’d when we should land .
Where , now arriv’d , we drew up to the sand ,
The Cyclops’ sheep dividing , that none there
Of all our privates might be wrung , and bear
Too much on pow’r . The ram yet was alone
By all my friends made all my portion
Above all others ; and I made him then
A sacrifice for me and all my men
To cloud-compelling Jove that all commands ,
To whom I burn’d the thighs ; but my sad hands
Receiv’d no grace from him , who studied how
To offer men and fleet to overthrow .
All day , till sun-set , yet , we sat and eat ,
And lib’ral store took in of wine and meat .
The sun then down , and place resign’d to shade ,
We slept . Morn came , my men I rais’d , and made
All go aboard , weigh anchor , and away .
They boarded , sat , and beat the aged sea ;
And forth we made sail , sad for loss before ,
Any yet had comfort since we lost no more . "
Being warn’d , more arm’d , and stronglier stemm’d the flood
That bore back on us , till our ship made good
The other island , where our whole fleet lay ,
In which our friends lay mourning for our stay ,
And ev’ry minute look’d when we should land .
Where , now arriv’d , we drew up to the sand ,
The Cyclops’ sheep dividing , that none there
Of all our privates might be wrung , and bear
Too much on pow’r . The ram yet was alone
By all my friends made all my portion
Above all others ; and I made him then
A sacrifice for me and all my men
To cloud-compelling Jove that all commands ,
To whom I burn’d the thighs ; but my sad hands
Receiv’d no grace from him , who studied how
To offer men and fleet to overthrow .
All day , till sun-set , yet , we sat and eat ,
And lib’ral store took in of wine and meat .
The sun then down , and place resign’d to shade ,
We slept . Morn came , my men I rais’d , and made
All go aboard , weigh anchor , and away .
They boarded , sat , and beat the aged sea ;
And forth we made sail , sad for loss before ,
Any yet had comfort since we lost no more . "