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first of all�察�how true and constant was your reverence for the royal
power of Laius�察�how�察�again�察�when Oedipus was ruler of our land�察�and
when he had perished�察�your steadfast loyalty still upheld their
children。 Since�察�then�察�his sons have fallen in one day by a twofold
doom�察�each smitten by the other�察�each stained with a brother's
blood�察�I now possess the throne and all its powers�察�by nearness of
kinship to the dead。
No man can be fully known�察�in soul and spirit and mind�察�until he
hath been seen versed in rule and law´giving。 For if any�察�being
supreme guide of the State�察�cleaves not to the best counsels�察�but��
through some fear�察�keeps his lips locked�察�I hold�察�and have ever
held�察�him most base�察�and if any makes a friend of more account than
his fatherland�察�that man hath no place in my regard。 For I´be Zeus
my witness�察�who sees all things always´would not be silent if I saw
ruin�察�instead of safety�察�coming to the citizens�察�nor would I ever deem
the country's foe a friend to myself�察�remembering this�察�that our
country is the ship that bears us safe�察�and that only while she
prospers in our voyage can we make true friends。
Such are the rules by which I guard this city's greatness。 And
in accord with them is the edict which I have now published to the
folk touching the sons of Oedipus�察�that Eteocles�察�who hath fallen
fighting for our city�察�in all renown of arms�察�shall be entombed�察�and
crowned with every rite that follows the noblest dead to their rest。
But for his brother�察�Polyneices�察�who came back from exile�察�and
sought to consume utterly with fire the city of his fathers and the
shrines of his fathers' gods�察�sought to taste of kindred blood�察�and to
lead the remnant into slavery�察�touching this man�察�it hath been
proclaimed to our people that none shall grace him with sepulture or
lament�察�but leave him unburied�察�a corpse for birds and dogs to eat��
a ghastly sight of shame。
Such the spirit of my dealing�察�and never�察�by deed of mine�察�shall
the wicked stand in honour before the just�察�but whoso hath good will
to Thebes�察�he shall be honoured of me�察�in his life and in his death。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Such is thy pleasure�察�Creon�察�son of Menoeceus�察�touching this
city's foe�察�and its friend�察�and thou hast power�察�I ween�察�to take
what order thou wilt�察�both for the dead�察�and for all us who live。
CREON
See�察�then�察�that ye be guardians of the mandate。
LEADER
Lay the burden of this task on some younger man。
CREON
Nay�察�watchers of the corpse have been found。
LEADER
What�察�then�察�is this further charge that thou wouldst give��
CREON
That ye side not with the breakers of these commands。
LEADER
No man is so foolish that he is enamoured of death。
CREON
In sooth�察�that is the meed�察�yet lucre hath oft ruined men
through their hopes。
��A GUARD enters from the spectators' left。��
GUARD
My liege�察�I will not say that I come breathless from speed�察�or
that have plied a nimble foot�察�for often did my thoughts make me
pause�察�and wheel round in my path�察�to return。 My mind was holding
large discourse with me�察�'Fool�察�why goest thou to thy certain doom��'
'Wretch�察�tarrying again�拭�And if Creon hears this from another�察�must
not thou smart for it��' So debating�察�I went on my way with lagging
steps�察�and thus a short road was made long。 At last�察�however�察�it
carried the day that I should come hither´to thee�察�and�察�though my tale
be nought�察�yet will I tell it�察�for I come with a good grip on one
hope�察�that I can suffer nothing but what is my fate。
CREON
And what is it that disquiets thee thus��
GUARD
I wish to tell thee first about myself´I did not do the deed´I did
not see the doer´it were not right that I should come to any harm。
CREON
Thou hast a shrewd eye for thy mark�察�well dost thou fence
thyself round against the blame�察�clearly thou hast some strange
thing to tell。
GUARD
Aye�察�truly�察�dread news makes one pause long。
CREON
Then tell it�察�wilt thou�察�and so get thee gone��
GUARD
Well�察�this is it。´The corpse´some one hath just given it burial��
and gone away�察�after sprinkling thirsty dust on the flesh�察�with such
other rites as piety enjoins。
CREON
What sayest thou�拭�What living man hath dared this deed��
GUARD
I know not�察�no stroke of pickaxe was seen there�察�no earth thrown
up by mattock�察�the ground was hard and dry�察�unbroken�察�without track of
wheels�察�the doer was one who had left no trace。 And when the first
day´watchman showed it to us�察�sore wonder fell on all。 The dead man
was veiled from us�察�not shut within a tomb�察�but lightly strewn with
dust�察�as by the hand of one who shunned a curse。 And no sign met the
eye as though any beast of prey or any dog had come nigh to him�察�or
torn him。
Then evil words flew fast and loud among us�察�guard accusing guard��
und it would e'en have come to blows at last�察�nor was there any to
hinder。 Every man was the culprit�察�and no one was convicted�察�but all
disclaimed knowledge of the deed。 And we were ready to take red´hot
iron in our hands�察�to walk through fire�察�to make oath by the gods that
we had not done the deed�察�that we were not privy to the planning or
the doing。
At last�察�when all our searching was fruitless�察�one spake�察�who made
us all bend our faces on the earth in fear�察�for we saw not how we
could gainsay him�察�or escape mischance if we obeyed。 His counsel was
that this deed must be reported to thee�察�and not hidden。 And this
seemed best�察�and the lot doomed my hapless self to win this prize。
So here I stand�察�as unwelcome as unwilling�察�well I wot�察�for no man
delights in the bearer of bad news。
LEADER
O king�察�my thoughts have long been whispering�察�can this deed��
perchance�察�be e'en the work of gods��
CREON
Cease�察�ere thy words fill me utterly with wrath�察�lest thou be
found at once an old man and foolish。 For thou sayest what is not to
be borne�察�in saying that the gods have care for this corpse。 Was it
for high reward of trusty service that they sought to hide his
nakedness�察�who came to burn their pillared shrines and sacred
treasures�察�to burn their land�察�and scatter its laws to the winds�拭�Or
dost thou behold the gods honouring the wicked�拭�It cannot be。 No� �From
the first there were certain in the town that muttered against me��
chafing at this edict�察�wagging their heads in secret�察�and kept not
their necks duly under the yoke�察�like men contented with my sway。
'Tis by them�察�well I know�察�that these have been beguiled and
bribed to do this deed。 Nothing so evil as money ever grew to be
current among men。 This lays cities low�察�this drives men from their
homes�察�this trains and warps honest souls till they set themselves
to works of shame�察�this still teaches folk to practise villainies�察�and
to know every godless deed。
But all the men who wrought this thing for hire have made it
sure that�察�soon or late�察�they shall pay the price。 Now�察�as Zeus
still hath my reverence�察�know this´I tell it thee on my oath�此�If ye
find not the very author of this burial�察�and produce him before mine
eyes�察�death alone shall not be enough for you�察�till first�察�hung up
alive�察�ye have revealed this outrage�察�that henceforth ye may thieve
with better knowledge whence lucre should be won�察�and learn that it is
not well to love gain from every source。 For thou wilt find that
ill´gotten pelf brings more men to ruin than to weal。
GUARD
May I speak�拭�Or shall I just turn and go��
CREON
Knowest thou not that even now thy voice offends��
GUARD
Is thy smart in the ears�察�or in the soul��
CREON
And why wouldst thou define the seat of my pain��
GUARD
The doer vexes thy mind�察�but I�察�thine ears。
CREON
Ah�察�thou art a born babbler�察�'tis well seen。
GUARD
May be�察�but never the doer of this deed。
CREON
Yea�察�and more�察�the seller of thy life for silver。
GUARD
Alas� �'Tis sad�察�truly�察�that he who judges should misjudge。
CREON
Let thy fancy play with 'judgment' as it will�察�but�察�if ye show
me not the doers of these things�察�ye shall avow that dastardly gains
work sorrows。
��CREON goes into the palace。��
GUARD
Well�察�may he be found� �so 'twere best。 But�察�be he caught or be
he not´fortune must settle that´truly thou wilt not see me here again。
Saved�察�even now�察�beyond hope and thought�察�I owe the gods great thanks。
��The GUARD goes out on the spectators' left。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe 1
Wonders are many�察�and none is more wonderful than man�察�the power
that crosses the white sea�察�driven by the stormy south´wind�察�making
a path under surges that threaten to engulf him�察�and Earth�察�the eldest
of the gods�察�the immortal�察�the unwearied�察�doth he wear�察�turning the
soil with the offspring of horses�察�as the ploughs go to and fro from
year to year。
antistrophe 1
And the light´hearted race of birds�察�and the tribes of savage
beasts�察�and the sea´brood of the deep�察�he snares in the meshes of
his woven toils�察�he leads captive�察�man excellent in wit。 And he
masters by his arts the beast whose lair is in the wilds�察�who roams
the hills�察�he tames the horse of shaggy mane�察�he puts the yoke upon
its neck�察�he tames the tireless mountain bull。
strophe 2
And speech�察�and wind´swift thought�察�and all the moods that mould a
state�察�hath he taught himself�察�and how to flee the arrows of the
frost�察�when 'tis hard lodging under the clear sky�察�and the arrows of
the rushing rain�察�yea�察�he hath resource for all�察�without resource he
meets nothing that must come�此�only against Death shall he call for aid
in vain�察�but from baffling maladies he hath devised
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