ثُمَّthen قامُواthey rose مِنfrom ثَمَّthere لِلقُرُبَاتِfor the offerings
ثُمَّ قامُوا مِن ثَمَّ لِلقُرُبَاتِ
بِكُؤوسٍwith cups لِلِخَمرِfor the wine مُزدَوِجاتِdouble
بِكُؤوسٍ لِلِخَمرِ مُزدَوِجاتِ
Then they rose from there to make the offerings,
with double wine cups.
فَأراقُواso they poured libations وللسَّفائِنِand to the ships عادَتreturned
فَأراقُوا وللسَّفائِنِ عادَت
رُسلُهُمtheir envoys تَقتَفِيfollowing لأُوذِيسَof Odysseus إِثراa footprint
رُسلُهُم تَقتَفِي لأُوذِيسَ إِثرا
They poured libations, and to the ships returned
their envoys, following Odysseus’ footsteps.
والجَوارِيand the maids بِأَمرِat the command of فطرُقلَPatroclus قُمنَthey rose
والجَوارِي بِأَمرِ فطرُقلَ قُمنَ
لِفِنِكسٍfor Phoenix غَضَّsoft الفِراشِthe bedding أَقَمنَthey prepared
لِفِنِكسٍ غَضَّ الفِراشِ أَقَمنَ
And the maids rose at Patroclus’ command
and made a soft bed for Phoenix
مِنof جُلُودِskins of النِّعاجِthe ewes تَحتَbeneath غِطاءٍa covering
مِن جُلُودِ النِّعاجِ تَحتَ غِطاءٍ
وَبَهِيُّand fine الكَتَّانِthe linen يُسبَلُis draped سِتراas a cover
وَبَهِيُّ الكَتَّانِ يُسبَلُ سِترا
from ewe hides beneath a covering,
and fine linen was draped as a cover.
ثُمَّthen فِينِكسُPhoenix نامَslept يَرقُبُawaiting صُبحاdawn
ثُمَّ فِينِكسُ نامَ يَرقُبُ صُبحا
وأَخِيلٌand Achilles إِلىto الزَّوَاياthe recesses تَنَحَّىwithdrew
وأَخِيلٌ إِلى الزَّوَايا تَنَحَّى
Then Phoenix slept, awaiting dawn,
and Achilles withdrew into the recesses.
وذُمِيذاand Diomede مِنfrom لَسبُسٍLesbos بِنتُdaughter of فُرياPhurya- (name fragment)
وذُمِيذا مِن لَسبُسٍ بِنتُ فُريا
سَ-s (completes Phuryas) تَلِيهِwas beside him فيin مَرقَدٍa bed شِيدَwas built خِدراas a private bower
سَ تَلِيهِ في مَرقَدٍ شِيدَ خِدرا
And Diomede of Lesbos, daughter of Phuryas,
lay beside him in a bed fashioned as a private bower.
ثُمَّthen فَطرُقلُPatroclus فيin الخِباءِthe tent المُقَابِلopposite
ثُمَّ فَطرُقلُ في الخِباءِ المُقَابِل
وَليَتهُshe was beside him إِيفِيسُIphis ذاتُpossessing الشَّمائِلgracious qualities
وَليَتهُ إِيفِيسُ ذاتُ الشَّمائِل
Then Patroclus lay in the opposite tent;
Iphis of gracious bearing lay beside him.
مِنfrom أَخيلٍAchilles أُنِيلَهاhe was given her مُذwhen غَزاhe invaded إِسfirst part of Scyros
مِن أَخيلٍ أُنِيلَها مُذ غَزا إِس
كِيرُساcompletion of Scyros مِنfrom إِيفِسEphis وأحرَزَand he gained وَفراabundance
كِيرُسا مِن إِيفِس وأحرَزَ وَفرا
Achilles had given her to him when he conquered Scyros
from Ephis and gained abundant spoils.
وإذِand when الوَفدُthe delegation خَيمَthe tents of أَترِيذَAtreides حَلاَّarrived
وإذِ الوَفدُ خَيمَ أَترِيذَ حَلاَّ
نَهَضَrose الجَمعُthe gathering مُكرِماًshowing honor ومُجِلاَّand showing reverence
نَهَضَ الجَمعُ مُكرِماً ومُجِلاَّ
And when the delegation reached Atreides’ tents,
the gathering rose, honoring and revering them.
وأَتَوهُمand they brought them بِأَكؤُسٍwith cups مِنof نُضَارٍpure gold
وأَتَوهُم بِأَكؤُسٍ مِن نُضَارٍ
مُتَقَصِّينَseeking details أَمرَهُمtheir mission كَيفَhow قَرَّاit turned out
مُتَقَصِّينَ أَمرَهُم كَيفَ قَرَّا
They brought them cups of pure gold,
asking how their mission had turned out.
وأَغاand Aga- (name fragment) مَمَنُونُ-memnon (completes Agamemnon) استَهَلَّbegan السُّؤَالاthe questioning
وأَغا مَمَنُونُ استَهَلَّ السُّؤَالا
قُلsay أُذِيسٌOdysseus فَخرَpride of الاخاءَةِthe Achaeans حالاat once
قُل أُذِيسٌ فَخرَ الاخاءَةِ حالا
And Agamemnon began his questioning:
“Speak at once, Odysseus, pride of the Achaeans:
أَأَرعَوىhas he relented? مُقبِلاًturning toward لِصَدِّto repel الأَعادِيthe enemies
أَأَرعَوى مُقبِلاً لِصَدِّ الأَعادِي
أَمor بِغُلِّfettered by الاَحقادِgrudges يُكمِنُhe harbors شَرَّاevil
أَم بِغُلِّ الاَحقادِ يُكمِنُ شَرَّا
has he relented, ready to repel the enemy,
or does he harbor evil, fettered by rancor?”
قالَhe said بَلrather غَيظُهُhis anger العَنِيفُviolent أَشَدُّstronger
قالَ بَل غَيظُهُ العَنِيفُ أَشَدُّ
عَنfrom حِباءٍa gift تَحبُوyou bestow وَعَنكَand from you يَصُدُّhe turns away
عَن حِباءٍ تَحبُو وَعَنكَ يَصُدُّ
He said: “No, his violent anger is stronger still;
he turns from the gifts you offer, and from you.
ويَقُولُand he says اشدُدَنَّdo strengthen فيمَنamong those سِوَاهُother than him
ويَقُولُ اشدُدَنَّ فيمَن سِوَاهُ
لِنَجاةِfor the salvation of السَّفِينِthe ships والجَيشِand the army أَزراstrength; support
لِنَجاةِ السَّفِينِ والجَيشِ أَزرا
He says to find strength in men other than himself,
to save the ships and the army.
وعَلىand to جُملةِall of المُلُوكِthe kings يُشيرُhe advises
وعَلى جُملةِ المُلُوكِ يُشيرُ
أَنto يَؤُوبُواthey return لأَهلِهِمto their families ويَسيرُواand they depart
أَن يَؤُوبُوا لأَهلِهِم ويَسيرُوا
He advises all the kings
to return to their families and depart.
ولَقدand indeed قالَhe said سَوفwill يَقذِفُhe will launch لِلبَحto the sea (word begins here)
ولَقد قالَ سَوف يَقذِفُ لِلبَح
رِcompletion of “sea” بأَشراعِهِwith his sails ويقفُلُand he returns home فجرَاat dawn
رِ بأَشراعِهِ ويقفُلُ فجرَا
He also said he would put out to sea
under sail and return home at dawn.
قالَhe said ِإليُونُIlium لاno مَرامَmeans of reaching إِلَيهاto it
قالَ ِإليُونُ لا مَرامَ إِلَيها
إِنَّindeed زَفساًZeus أَلقَىhas laid يَدَيهِhis two hands عَلَيهاupon it
إِنَّ زَفساً أَلقَى يَدَيهِ عَلَيها
He said: ‘Ilium is beyond reach;
Zeus has laid his hands upon it
وقُلُوبضand the hearts (apparent typo) الفُرسانِthe warriors فِيهاwithin it لَقَدindeed شَfirst part of “he stressed”
وقُلُوبض الفُرسانِ فِيها لَقَد شَ
دَّدَcompletion of “he stressed” ماwhat قالَhe said طَيَّاin brief ونَشرَاand in detail
دَّدَ ما قالَ طَيَّا ونَشرَا
and upon its warriors’ hearts.’ He stressed
his words, in brief and in detail.
وأَياساًand Ajax كذَاكlikewise فَيجَيكَthen he will answer you (unclear spelling) فاسأَلso ask
وأَياساً كذَاك فَيجَيكَ فاسأَل
ماwhat وَعَوهُthey heard and retained it وثَمَّand there فِينكسُPhoenix قدhas ظَلremained
ما وَعَوهُ وثَمَّ فِينكسُ قد ظَل
Ask Ajax likewise—he will answer you—
what they heard. Phoenix has stayed there
مَعُهُwith him رادعاًrestraining يَسيرُhe will go إِذاif ماconditional emphasis
مَعُهُ رادعاً يَسيرُ إِذا ما
رامَلاhe wished (unclear form) مُخرَجاًa departure غَداًtomorrow فَهوَfor he أَدرىknows best
رامَلا مُخرَجاً غَداً فَهوَ أَدرى
with him, holding him back, and will go if
he wishes to leave tomorrow; he knows best.”
فأَصاخُواso they listened attentively وَكُلًّهُمand all of them بِسَكِينَهin stillness
فأَصاخُوا وَكُلًّهُم بِسَكِينَه
ذُعِرًواthey were terrified لاضطِرامِby the blazing of تِلكَthat الضَغِينَهrancor
ذُعِرًوا لاضطِرامِ تِلكَ الضَغِينَه
They listened, all in stillness,
terrified by the blaze of that rancor.
وَأطالُواand they prolonged الوُجُومَtheir gloom والصَّمتَand silence حَتًّىuntil
وَأطالُوا الوُجُومَ والصَّمتَ حَتًّى
هَبَّsprang up ذُوميذُDiomedes صائِحاًshouting ياO ابنَson of أَتراAtreus
هَبَّ ذُوميذُ صائِحاً يا ابنَ أَترا
And long they remained downcast and silent, until
Diomedes sprang up, crying: “O son of Atreus,
حَبَّذَاwould that لَوif لَمdid not تَبغِyou seek ياO ذَاpossessor of الجَلالِmajesty
حَبَّذَا لَو لَم تَبغِ يا ذَا الجَلالِ
صُلحَpeace with آخِيلَAchilles بالهِبَاتِthrough the gifts الغَواليcostly
صُلحَ آخِيلَ بالهِبَاتِ الغَوالي
would that you had not sought, O majestic lord,
peace with Achilles through costly gifts!
هُوَhe عاتٍdefiant بِنَفسِهِby his own nature وغَشُومٌand overbearing
هُوَ عاتٍ بِنَفسِهِ وغَشُومٌ
وَلَقَدand indeed زِدتَهُyou made him more عُتُوَّاdefiant وجَبراand arrogant
وَلَقَد زِدتَهُ عُتُوَّا وجَبرا
He is defiant and overbearing by nature,
and you have made him more defiant and arrogant.
فلنَدَعهُso let us leave him وَشَأنَهُand his own affairs أَأَقاماwhether he stays
فلنَدَعهُ وَشَأنَهُ أَأَقاما
أَمor مَضىhe goes سَوفَwill يَقحَمَنَّhe will surely plunge into الصِّدَاماthe clash
أَم مَضى سَوفَ يَقحَمَنَّ الصِّدَاما
Let us leave him to his own affairs, whether he stays
or goes; he will surely plunge into the clash
ذَاكَthat لَمَّاwhen تَهيِجُهُrouses him النَّفسُthe spirit أَمor تَدfirst part of “call”
ذَاكَ لَمَّا تَهيِجُهُ النَّفسُ أَم تَد
عُوهُcompletion of “call him” آلُthe dwellers of العُلىthe heights فَيَأتيthen he comes مِكَرَّاcharging again
عُوهُ آلُ العُلى فَيَأتي مِكَرَّا
when his spirit rouses him, or
those on high call him, and he comes charging again.
فاستَرِيحُواso rest ذَاthis الآنَnow واand (fragment) أتُواgo to الرُّقاداsleep
فاستَرِيحُوا ذَا الآنَ وا أتُوا الرُّقادا
إِذsince جَمِيعاًall together طِبِناwe have enjoyed ourselves شَرَاباًdrink وزَاداand food
إِذ جَمِيعاً طِبِنا شَرَاباً وزَادا
So rest now, and go to sleep,
since we have all enjoyed drink and food.
فَبِهدَاso by this (apparent typo) تُؤتَونَyou are granted قَوَّةَstrength of بَأسٍbattle
فَبِهدَا تُؤتَونَ قَوَّةَ بَأسٍ
وغَداand tomorrow الفَجرَat dawn فاسطُرِthen array الجُندَthe troops سَطراَin a rank
وغَدا الفَجرَ فاسطُرِ الجُندَ سَطراَ
Thus you will be granted strength for battle.
Tomorrow at dawn, array the troops in ranks,
والعِجَالَand the chariots اصففَُنdo line up أَمامَbefore السَّفِينِthe ships
والعِجَالَ اصففَُن أَمامَ السَّفِينِ
ثُمَّthen فيat الصَّدرِthe forefront أَورِkindle نارَthe fire of المَنُونِdeath
ثُمَّ في الصَّدرِ أَورِ نارَ المَنُونِ
and line up the chariots before the ships;
then at the forefront kindle the fire of death.”
جاهَرُواthey proclaimed aloud بالثناwith praise أراقُواthey poured libations وكٌلٌand each
جاهَرُوا بالثنا أراقُوا وكٌلٌ
راحَwent يَأتيgoing to فِراشَهُhis bed مُستَقِرَّاsettling down
راحَ يَأتي فِراشَهُ مُستَقِرَّا
They voiced their praise, poured libations, and each
went to his bed and settled down.
Sol 6.1