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LEADER
Ne'er to be slaves unto Aegyptus' race。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Doth your own hate�察�or doth the law forbid��
LEADER
Not as our lords�察�but as unloved�察�we chide them。
THE KING OF ARGOS
'Tis from such wedlock that advancement comes��
LEADER
How easy is it�察�from the weak to turn��
THE KING OF ARGOS
How then toward you can I be conscience´clear��
LEADER
Deny us�察�though Aegyptus' race demand。
THE KING OF ARGOS
A heavy task thou namest�察�a rash war。
LEADER
But Justice champions them who strike for her。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Yea�察�if their side was from the outset hers。
LEADER
Revere the gods thus crowned�察�who steer the State。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Awe thrills me�察�seeing these shrines with leafage crowned。
��The whole CHORUS now sings its responses to the KING。��
CHORUS
strophe 1
Yea�察�stern the wrath of Zeus�察�the suppliants' lord。
Child of Palaichthon�察�royal chief
Of thy Pelasgians�察�hear��
Bow down thine heart to my relief´
A fugitive�察�a suppliant�察�swift with fear��
A creature whom the wild wolves chase
O'er toppling crags�察�in piteous case
Aloud�察�afar she lows��
Calling the herdsman's trusty arm to save her from her foes��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Lo�察�with bowed heads beside our city shrines
Ye sit 'neath shade of new´plucked olive´boughs。
Our distant kin's resentment Heaven forefend��
Let not this hap�察�unhoped and unforeseen��
Bring war on us�此�for strife we covet not。
CHORUS
antistrophe 1
Justice�察�the daughter of right´dealing Zeus��
Justice�察�the queen of suppliants�察�look down��
That this our plight no ill may loose
Upon your town��
This word�察�even from the young�察�let age and wisdom learn��
If thou to suppliants show grace��
Thou shalt not lack Heaven's grace in turn��
So long as virtue's gifts on heavenly shrines have place。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Not at my private hearth ye sit and sue��
And if the city bear a common stain��
Be it the common toil to cleanse the same��
Therefore no pledge�察�no promise will I give��
Ere counsel with the commonwealth be held。
CHORUS
strophe 2
Nay�察�but the source of sway�察�the city's self�察�art thou��
A power unjudged� �thine�察�only thine��
To rule the right of hearth and shrine��
Before thy throne and sceptre all men bow��
Thou�察�in all causes lord�察�beware the curse divine��
THE KING OF ARGOS
May that curse fall upon mine enemies��
I cannot aid you without risk of scathe��
Nor scorn your prayers´unmerciful it were。
Perplexed�察�distraught I stand�察�and fear alike
The twofold chance�察�to do or not to do。
CHORUS
antistrophe 2
Have heed of him who looketh from on high��
The guard of woeful mortals�察�whosoe'er
Unto their fellows cry��
And find no pity�察�find no justice there。
Abiding in his wrath�察�the suppliants' lord
Doth smite�察�unmoved by cries�察�unbent by prayerful word。
THE KING OF ARGOS
But if Aegyptus' children grasp you here��
Claiming�察�their country's right�察�to hold you theirs
As next of kin�察�who dares to counter this��
Plead ye your country's laws�察�if plead ye may��
That upon you they lay no lawful hand。
CHORUS
strophe 3
Let me not fall�察�O nevermore��
A prey into the young men's hand��
Rather than wed whom I abhor��
By pilot´stars I flee this land��
O king�察�take justice to thy side��
And with the righteous powers decide��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Hard is the cause´make me not judge thereof。
Already I have vowed it�察�to do nought
Save after counsel with my people ta'en��
King though I be�察�that ne'er in after time��
If ill fate chance�察�my people then may say´
In aid of strangers thou the State hast slain。
CHORUS
antistrophe 3
Zeus�察�lord of kinship�察�rules at will
The swaying balance�察�and surveys
Evil and good�察�to men of ill
Gives evil�察�and to good men praise��
And thou´since true those scales do sway´
Shalt thou from justice shrink away��
THE KING OF ARGOS
A deep�察�a saving counsel here there needs´
An eye that like a diver to the depth
Of dark perplexity can pass and see��
Undizzied�察�unconfused。 First must we care
That to the State and to ourselves this thing
Shall bring no ruin�察�next�察�that wrangling hands
Shall grasp you not as prey�察�nor we ourselves
Betray you thus embracing sacred shrines��
Nor make the avenging all´destroying god��
Who not in hell itself sets dead men free��
A grievous inmate�察�an abiding bane。
´Spake I not right�察�of saving counsel's need��
CHORUS
strophe 4
Yea�察�counsel take and stand to aid
At justice' side and mine。
Betray not me�察�the timorous maid
Whom far beyond the brine
A godless violence cast forth forlorn。
antistrophe 4
O King�察�wilt thou behold´
Lord of this land�察�wilt thou behold me torn
From altars manifold��
Bethink thee of the young men's wrath and lust��
Hold off their evil pride��
strophe 5
Steel not thyself to see the suppliant thrust
From hallowed statues' side��
Haled by the frontlet on my forehead bound��
As steeds are led�察�and drawn
By hands that drag from shrine and altar´mound
My vesture's fringed lawn。
antistrophe 5
Know thou that whether for Aegyptus' race
Thou dost their wish fulfil��
Or for the gods and for each holy place´
Be thy choice good or ill��
Blow is with blow requited�察�grace with grace。
Such is Zeus' righteous will。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Yea�察�I have pondered�此�from the sea of doubt
Here drives at length the bark of thought ashore��
Landward with screw and windlass haled�察�and firm��
Clamped to her props�察�she lies。 The need is stern��
With men or gods a mighty strife we strive
Perforce�察�and either hap in grief concludes。
For�察�if a house be sacked�察�new wealth for old
Not hard it is to win´if Zeus the lord
Of treasure favour´more than quits the loss��
Enough to pile the store of wealth full high��
Or if a tongue shoot forth untimely speech��
Bitter and strong to goad a man to wrath��
Soft words there be to soothe that wrath away��
But what device shall make the war of kin
Bloodless�拭�that woe�察�the blood of many beasts��
And victims manifold to many gods��
Alone can cure。 Right glad I were to shun
This strife�察�and am more fain of ignorance
Than of the wisdom of a woe endured。
The gods send better than my soul foretells��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Of many cries for mercy�察�hear the end。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Say on�察�then�察�for it shall not 'scape mine ear。
LEADER
Girdles we have�察�and bands that bind our robes。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Even so�察�such things beseem a woman's wear。
LEADER
Know�察�then�察�with these a fair device there is´
THE KING OF ARGOS
Speak�察�then�此�what utterance doth this foretell��
LEADER
Unless to us thou givest pledge secure
THE KING OF ARGOS
What can thy girdles' craft achieve for thee��
LEADER
Strange votive tablets shall these statues deck。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Mysterious thy resolve´avow it clear。
LEADER
Swiftly to hang me on these sculptured gods��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Thy word is as a lash to urge my heart。
LEADER
Thou seest truth�察�for I have cleared thine eyes。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Yea�察�and woes manifold�察�invincible��
A crowd of ills�察�sweep on me torrent´like。
My bark goes forth upon a sea of troubles
Unfathomed�察�ill to traverse�察�harbourless。
For if my deed shall match not your demand��
Dire�察�beyond shot of speech�察�shall be the bane
Your death's pollution leaves unto this land。
Yet if against your kin�察�Aegyptus' race��
Before our gates I front the doom of war��
Will not the city's loss be sore�拭�Shall men
For women's sake incarnadine the ground��
But yet the wrath of Zeus�察�the suppliants' lord��
I needs must fear�此�most awful unto man
The terror of his anger。 Thou�察�old man��
The father of these maidens�察�gather up
Within your arms these wands of suppliance��
And lay them at the altars manifold
Of all our country's gods�察�that all the town
Know�察�by this sign�察�that ye come here to sue。
Nor�察�in thy haste�察�do thou say aught of me。
Swift is this folk to censure those who rule��
But�察�if they see these signs of suppliance��
It well may chance that each will pity you��
And loathe the young men's violent pursuit��
And thus a fairer favour you may find��
For�察�to the helpless�察�each man's heart is kind。
DANAUS
To us�察�beyond gifts manifold it is
To find a champion thus compassionate��
Yet send with me attendants�察�of thy folk��
Rightly to guide me�察�that I duly find
Each altar of your city's gods that stands
Before the fane�察�each dedicated shrine��
And that in safety through the city's ways
I may pass onwards�此�all unlike to yours
The outward semblance that I wear´the race
That Nilus rears is all dissimilar
To that of Inachus。 Keep watch and ward
Lest heedlessness bring death�此�full oft�察�I ween��
Friend hath slain friend�察�not knowing whom he slew。
THE KING OF
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