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the suppliants-及3何蛍

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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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