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                                     440 BC

                                      AJAX

                                  by Sophocles

                         translated by R。 C。 Trevelyan




                 CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY

  ATHENA

  ODYSSEUS

  AJAX

  CHORUS OF SALAMINIANS

  TECMESSA�察�concubine of AJAX

  MESSENGER

  TEUCER�察�half´brother of AJAX

  MENELAUS

  AGAMEMNON

         Mute Persons

  EURYSACES�察�child of AJAX and TECMESSA

  Attendants�察�Heralds�察�etc。

AJAX

                        AJAX



    ��SCENE�此�Before the tent of AJAX in the Greek camp at Troy。 It is

    dawn。 ODYSSEUS is discovered examining the ground before the tent。

    ATHENA appears from above。��



  ATHENA

    SON of Laertes�察�ever do I behold thee

    Scheming to snatch some vantage o'er thy foes。

    And now among the tents that guard the ships

    Of Ajax�察�camped at the army's outmost verge��

    Long have I watched thee hunting in his trail��

    And scanning his fresh prints�察�to learn if now

    He be within or forth。 Skilled in the chase

    Thou seemest�察�as a keen´nosed Spartan hound。

    For the man but now has passed within�察�his face

    And slaughterous hands streaming with sweat and blood。

    No further need for thee to peer about

    Inside these doors。 But say what eager quest

    Is thine�察�that I who know may give thee light。

  ODYSSEUS

    Voice of Athena�察�dearest of Gods to me��

    How clearly�察�though thou be invisible��

    Do I hear thy call�察�and seize it with my soul��

    As when a bronze´mouthed Tyrrhene trumpet sounds��

    Rightly thou judgest that on a foe's trail��

    Broad´shielded Ajax�察�I range to and fro。

    Him�察�and no other�察�I have long been tracking。

    This very night against us he has wrought

    A deed incredible�察�if in truth 'tis he。

    For we know nothing sure�察�but drift in doubt。

    Gladly I assumed the burden of this task。

    For not long since we found that our whole spoil

    Had been destroyed�察�both herds and flocks�察�slaughtered

    By some man's hand�察�their guardians dead beside them。

    Now 'tis on him that all men lay this guilt��

    And a scout who had seen him swiftly bounding

    Across the plain alone with reeking sword��

    Informed me and bore witness。 I forthwith��

    Darting in hot chase�察�now pick out his tracks��

    But now�察�bewildered�察�know not whose they are。

    Timely thou comest。 As in past days�察�so

    In days to come I am guided by thy hand。

  ATHENA

    I know it�察�Odysseus�此�so on the path betimes

    A sentinel friendly to thy chase I came。

  ODYSSEUS

    Dear mistress�察�do I labour to good purpose��

  ATHENA

    Know 'twas by yonder man these deeds were wrought。

  ODYSSEUS

    And why did he so brandish a frenzied hand��

  ATHENA

    In grievous wrath for Achilles' panoply。

  ODYSSEUS

    Why then upon the flocks did he make this onslaught��

  ATHENA

    Your blood he deemed it was that stained his hand。

  ODYSSEUS

    Was this outrage designed against the Greeks��

  ATHENA

    He had achieved it too�察�but for my vigilance。

  ODYSSEUS

    What bold scheme could inspire such reckless daring��

  ATHENA

    By night he meant to steal on you alone。

  ODYSSEUS

    Did he come near us�拭�Did he reach his goal��

  ATHENA

    He stood already at the two chiefs' doors。

  ODYSSEUS

    What then withheld his eager hand from bloodshed��

  ATHENA

    'Twas I restrained him�察�casting on his eyes

    O'ermastering notions of that baneful ecstasy��

    That turned his rage on flocks and mingled droves

    Of booty yet unshared�察�guarded by herdsmen。

    Then plunging amid the thronging horns he slew��

    Smiting on all sides�察�and one while he fancied

    The Atreidae were the captives he was slaughtering��

    Now 'twas some other chief on whom he fell。

    And I�察�while thus he raved in maniac throes��

    Urged him on�察�drove him into the baleful toils。

    Thereafter�察�when he had wearied of such labours��

    He bound with thongs such oxen as yet lived��

    With all the sheep�察�and drove them to his tents��

    As though his spoil were men�察�not horned cattle。

    Now lashed together in the hut he tortures them。

    But to thee too will I expose this madness��

    That seeing thou mayst proclaim it to all the Greeks。

    Boldly await him here�察�nor apprehend

    Mischance�察�for I will turn aside his eyes��

    Foiling his vision lest he see thy face。

                                 ��She calls to AJAX within the tent。��

    Hearken�察�thou who art pinioning with cords

    The wrists of captives�察�hither�察�I bid thee�察�come。

    Thou�察�Ajax�察�hear me�此�come to thy tent's door。

  ODYSSEUS

    What dost thou�察�Athena�拭�Do not summon him forth。

  ATHENA

    Abide in silence。 Earn not the name of coward。

  ODYSSEUS

    Nay�察�by the Gods�察�let him remain within。

  ATHENA

    What dost thou dread�拭�Was he not once a man��

  ODYSSEUS

    Yes�察�and to me a foeman�察�and still is。

  ATHENA

    To mock foes�察�is not that the sweetest mockery��

  ODYSSEUS

    I am content he should remain indoors。

  ATHENA

    To look upon a madman art thou afeard��

  ODYSSEUS

    Had he been sane�察�no fear had made me shrink。

  ATHENA

    Even now he shall not see thee�察�near as thou art。

  ODYSSEUS

    How so�察�if still with the same eyes he sees��

  ATHENA

    His orbs will I make dark�察�though vision is theirs。

  ODYSSEUS

    Well�察�all is possible�察�when 'tis a god contrives。

  ATHENA

    Stand then silent�察�abiding as thou art。

  ODYSSEUS

    Stay I must�察�yet I fain would be far hence。

  ATHENA

    Ho�察�Ajax� �Once again I summon thee。

    So slight is thy regard for thine ally��



              ��AJAX appears in the tent door�察�with a

               blood´stained scourge in his hand。��



  AJAX

    Oh hail�察�Athena� �Hail thou Zeus´born maid��

    Nobly hast thou stood by me。 Now will I crown thee

    With trophies all of gold for this rich conquest。

  ATHENA

    Thy words are welcome。 But now tell me this��

    Hast thou dyed well thy sword in the Argive host��

  AJAX

    Such vaunt is mine。 I disclaim not that glory。

  ATHENA

    Against the Atreidae didst thou arm thy hand��

  AJAX

    So that Ajax nevermore shall they insult。

  ATHENA

    The men are dead�察�if rightly I take thy meaning。

  AJAX

    Yes�察�dead。 Now let them rob me of my arms。

  ATHENA

    'Tis well。 And what then of Laertes' son��

    In what plight does he stand�拭�Or has he escaped thee��

  AJAX

    Wouldst thou know where is that accursed fox��

  ATHENA

    Even so´Odysseus�察�thine old adversary。

  AJAX

    Goddess�察�a most dear captive in my tent

    He sits。 I do not mean him to die yet。

  ATHENA

    Till thou hast done what�察�gained what further vantage��

  AJAX

    Till bound fast to a pillar beneath my roof´

  ATHENA

    What evil wilt thou inflict on the poor wretch��

  AJAX

    His back the scourge must crimson ere he dies。

  ATHENA

    Nay�察�do not torture so the wretched man。

  AJAX

    Athena�察�in all else will I do thy will��

    But his shall be no other doom than this。

  ATHENA

    Thou then�察�since thy delight is to act thus��

    Smite�察�spare not�察�abate nought of thy intent。

  AJAX

    To my work I return�此�and thus I charge thee��

    As now�察�so always fight thou upon my side。

                                      ��AJAX goes back into the tent。��

  ATHENA

    Seest thou�察�Odysseus�察�how great the strength of gods��

    Whom couldst thou find more prudent than this man��

    Or whom in act more valiant�察�when need called��

  ODYSSEUS

    I know none nobler�察�and I pity him

    In his misery�察�albeit he is my foe��

    Since he is yoked fast to an evil doom。

    My own lot I regard no less than his。

    For I see well�察�nought else are we but mere

    Phantoms�察�all we that live�察�mere fleeting shadows。

  ATHENA

    Warned therefore by his fate�察�never do thou

    Thyself utter proud words against the gods��

    Nor swell with insolence�察�if thou shouldst vanquish

    Some rival by main strength or by wealth's power。

    For a day can bring all mortal greatness low��

    And a day can lift it up。 But the gods love

    The wise of heart�察�the froward they abhor。



    ��ATHENA vanishes and ODYSSEUS departs。 The CHORUS OF SALAMINIANS

enters。��



  CHORUS ��singing��

    Son of Telamon�察�lord of Salamis' isle��

    On its wave´washed throne mid the breaking sea��

    I rejoice when fair are thy fortunes��

    But whene'er thou art smitten by the stroke of Zeus��

    Or the vehement blame of the fierce´tongued Greeks��

    Then sore am I grieved�察�and for fear I quake��

    As a fluttering dove with a scared eye。

    Even so by rumour murmuring loud

    Of the night late´spent our ears are assailed。

    'Tis a tale of shame�察�how thou on the plains

    Where the steeds roam wild�察�didst ruin the Danaan

    Flocks and herds��

    Our spear´won booty as yet unshared��

    With bright sword smiting and slaughtering。

    Such now are the slanders Odysseus forges

    And whispers abroad into all men's ears��

    Winning easy belief�此�so specious the tale

    He is spreading against thee�察�and each new hearer

    Rejoices more than he who told��

    Exulting in thy degradation。

    For the shaft that is aimed at the noble of soul

    Smites home without fail�此�but whoe'er should accuse me

    Of such misdeeds�察�no faith would he win。

    'Tis the stronger whom creeping jealousy strikes。

    Yet small men reft of help from the mighty

    Can ill be trusted to guard their walls。

    Best prosper the lowly in league with the great��

    And the great have need to be served by the less。

    But none to the knowledge of such plain truths

    May lead minds witless and froward。

    Even such are the men who murmur against thee��

    And vainly witho
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