ثمthen انبرىrose to speak أخيلAchilles للخطابto address them
ثم انبرى أخيل للخطاب
منتدباًstepping forward لثالثfor the third الألعابthe games
منتدباً لثالث الألعاب
Then Achilles rose to speak,
Then Achilles stood up to speak
Stepping forward for the third of the games,
Appointed for the third contest
يريshowing القرومthe champions تحفprizes الصراعof wrestling
يري القروم تحف الصراع
محثحثاًurging on لهولهtoward its terror الرواعthe fearful
محثحثاً لهوله الرواع
Showing the champions the wrestling prizes,
He showed the crowds the wrestling garb
Urging the fearful to brave its terrors.
Urging them to watch the bout
للصارعfor the wrestler الفائزthe winner مرجلٌa cauldron أغرgleaming
للصارع الفائز مرجلٌ أغر
قيمتهits value اثناtwo عشرٌten منof البقرcattle
قيمته اثنا عشرٌ من البقر
For the winning wrestler, a gleaming cauldron,
For the victor, a tripod cauldron
Its worth twelve head of cattle;
Worth twelve oxen in value
وللصريعand for the defeated غادةٌa maiden مروعهfrightened
وللصريع غادةٌ مروعه
قيمتهاher value لاnot تتعدىexceeds الأربعهfour
قيمتها لا تتعدى الأربعه
And for the defeated, a frightened maiden,
And for the fallen, a maiden
Her value not exceeding four.
Worth no more than four
وصاحand he cried ياO أبطالchampions منwhoever منكمamong you رغبwishes
وصاح يا أبطال من منكم رغب
بخوضto enter ذاthis الميدانthe arena حالاًat once ينتصبlet him stand up
بخوض ذا الميدان حالاً ينتصب
And he cried: “Champions, whoever among you wishes
He shouted, " Heroes, who among you
To enter this arena, let him rise at once.”
Desires to enter this arena?"
فقامthen rose أولاًfirst أياسAjax الأكبرthe Greater
فقام أولاً أياس الأكبر
ثمthen أذيسOdysseus السائسthe leader المدبرthe strategist
ثم أذيس السائس المدبر
Then Ajax the Greater rose first,
First stood Ajax the Elder
Then Odysseus, the leader and strategist.
Then Odysseus the cunning advisor
تمنطقاthey girded themselves وبرزاand they came forward بلاwithout عددequipment
تمنطقا وبرزا بلا عدد
والتقياand they met واشتبكاand they grappled يداًhand بيدto hand
والتقيا واشتبكا يداً بيد
They girded themselves and came forth unarmed,
They girded themselves and stepped forth
And met and grappled, hand to hand.
And collided hand against hand
تلاصقاthey clung together تلاصقthe close joining الجسرينof the two beams
تلاصقا تلاصق الجسرين
فيin السقفthe roof بالبناءby the builder قائمينstanding upright
في السقف بالبناء قائمين
They clung together like two beams,
They clung together like two rafters
Set upright in the roof by the builder,
Standing in a roof's construction
قدindeed رسخاthey stood firm بحكمةthrough the skill البناءof the builder
قد رسخا بحكمة البناء
لصدto repel فعلthe force الغيثof rain والأنواءand storms
لصد فعل الغيث والأنواء
Firmly fixed by the builder’s skill,
Fixed firmly by the mason's wisdom
To withstand the force of rain and storms.
To withstand rain and gales
حتىuntil عرىthe joints الأضلعof the ribs كادتalmost تنكسرbroke
حتى عرى الأضلع كادت تنكسر
والرشحand sweat شيالٌunclear; probably “streaming” كغيثٍlike rain منهمرpouring
والرشح شيالٌ كغيثٍ منهمر
Until the joints of their ribs almost broke,
Until their ribs were exposed, nearly broken
And sweat streamed like pouring rain [reading uncertain],
And sweat poured like a downpour
وكلفand stains الدماءof blood حمراًred تجريflowed
وكلف الدماء حمراً تجري
علىover الصفاحthe flanks وفقارand the vertebrae الظهرof the back
على الصفاح وفقار الظهر
And red stains of blood ran
And blood flowed crimson
Over their flanks and the vertebrae of their backs.
Down their chests and spines
والكلand each وارٍablaze بأوارwith the blaze الأملof hope
والكل وارٍ بأوار الأمل
للفوزto win بالنصرvictory وذاكand that المرجلthe cauldron
للفوز بالنصر وذاك المرجل
And each was ablaze with the fire of hope
And all watched intently
Of winning victory and that cauldron.
Hoping for victory and the cauldron
فلاso neither أذيسٌOdysseus بأياسٍover Ajax ظفراprevailed
فلا أذيسٌ بأياسٍ ظفرا
ولاnor أياسٌAjax نالattained منهfrom him وطراa desired end
ولا أياسٌ نال منه وطرا
So neither did Odysseus prevail over Ajax,
But neither Ajax nor Odysseus prevailed
Nor did Ajax achieve his aim against him.
Nor gained advantage over the other
فضجرso grew impatient الحضارthe spectators أجمعوناall of them
فضجر الحضار أجمعونا
فعندso at ذاthat moment صاحcried ابنson of تيلاموناTelamon
فعند ذا صاح ابن تيلامونا
So all the spectators grew impatient,
The crowds grew weary
And then Telamon’s son cried:
And then the son of Telamon called
أذيسOdysseus طالhas lasted long الأمرthe matter فارفعنيso lift me هناhere
أذيس طال الأمر فارفعني هنا
وإنand if تشأyou wish رفعتكI shall lift you الآنnow أناI
وإن تشأ رفعتك الآن أنا
“Odysseus, this has gone on long; lift me here,
"Odysseus, this is taking too long
And if you wish, I shall lift you now;
Lift me up now, or I'll lift you
وزفسand Zeus موكولٌentrusted لهto him باقيthe rest of العناthe toil
وزفس موكولٌ له باقي العنا
ثمthen علىupon النورthe light (possibly corrupt) أياسقAjax (apparently misspelled) رفعهhe lifted him
ثم على النور أياسق رفعه
And the rest of the toil is entrusted to Zeus.”
To settle who gets the rest of the glory"
Then Ajax lifted him [“upon the light” is unclear in the source],
Ajax lifted him as he desired
ولمand not يكنwas ذاكthat man لينسىto forget خدعهhis tricks
ولم يكن ذاك لينسى خدعه
عنقاًswiftly علىon الساقthe leg أياساًAjax ضرباhe struck
عنقاً على الساق أياساً ضربا
But the other was not about to forget his tricks.
But Odysseus did not forget his cunning
Swiftly he struck Ajax on the leg;
Grabbing his leg and throwing Ajax back
فالتوتso it buckled الركبةthe knee ثمthen انقلباhe toppled over
فالتوت الركبة ثم انقلبا
وفوقand upon صدرهhis chest أذيسٌOdysseus وقعاhe fell
وفوق صدره أذيسٌ وقعا
His knee buckled, then he toppled over,
His knee buckled and both fell down
And Odysseus fell upon his chest.
With Odysseus atop his chest
والجمعand the crowd يستعجبmarveled مماat what صنعاhe had done
والجمع يستعجب مما صنعا
ثمthen أذيسOdysseus رامtried أنto يحتملهlift him
ثم أذيس رام أن يحتمله
And the crowd marveled at what he had done.
And the crowd marveled at their feat
Then Odysseus tried to lift him,
Then Odysseus tried to lift him up
لكنهbut he لمnot يقوcould أنto يقلقلهbudge him
لكنه لم يقو أن يقلقله
حتىuntil أوىhe bent الركبةthe knee والقرمانand the two champions
حتى أوى الركبة والقرمان
But he could not budge him,
But could not even rock him
Until he bent his knee, and the two champions
Until both kneeled, rubbing dust
كلاهماboth of them خراthey fell يعفرانwere covered in dust
كلاهما خرا يعفران
ثالثةًa third time هماthey both intended بأنto يصطدماclash with each other
ثالثةً هما بأن يصطدما
Both fell, covered in dust.
As they tried to collide again
A third time they meant to clash,
But Achilles settled the bout
لكنماbut الأمرthe matter أخيلٌAchilles حسماhe settled
لكنما الأمر أخيلٌ حسما
كفىenough صراعاًwrestling وكفىand enough أذيهharm
كفى صراعاً وكفى أذيه
But Achilles settled the matter:
“Enough wrestling, enough pain
“Enough wrestling, and enough harm!
You both have proven your valor
كلاكماboth of you قدindeed أبرزshown الحميهfighting spirit
كلاكما قد أبرز الحميه
فلكماso for you both الجزاءthe reward بالسويهequally
فلكما الجزاء بالسويه
Both of you have shown your fighting spirit;
You’ll have equal rewards
So the reward is yours in equal shares.
That’s enough - others remain
كفاstop, both of you إاصunclear word لتبرزso they may come forward البقيهthe rest
كفا إاص لتبرز البقيه
فسمعاso they listened وأمرهand his command أطاعاthey obeyed
فسمعا وأمره أطاعا
Stop, both of you, [unclear word], so the rest may come forward.”
Obey and leave the arena"
So they listened and obeyed his command,
They listened and obeyed his order
وانفصلاand they separated وغادراand they left الصراعاthe wrestling
وانفصلا وغادرا الصراعا
ونفضاand they shook off الغبارthe dust ثمthen لبساthey dressed
ونفضا الغبار ثم لبسا
And separated and abandoned the wrestling.
Parted and left the wrestling
And they shook off the dust, then dressed,
Dusted themselves off and dressed
كلٌّeach رداهhis cloak ومضىand went away فجلساthen they sat down
كلٌّ رداه ومضى فجلسا
Each in his cloak, and went off and sat down.
Each donned his tunic and sat down
Sol 6.1