嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
栽怩弌傍利 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

the wasps-及1何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��




                                     420 BC

                                   THE WASPS

                                by Aristophanes

                              anonymous translator



                  CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY



    PHILOCLEON

    BDELYCLEON�察�his Son

    SOSIAS�察�Slave of Philocleon

    XANTHIAS�察�Slave of Philocleon

    BOYS

    DOGS

    A GUEST

    A BAKER'S WIFE

    AN ACCUSER

    CHORUS OF WASPS

WASPS

    ��SCENE�此�In the background is the house of PHILOCLEON�察�surrounded

    by a huge net。 Two slaves are on guard�察�one of them asleep。 On the

    roof is BDELYCLEON。��



  SOSIAS ��waking XANTHIAS UP��

    Why�察�Xanthias� �what are you doing�察�wretched man��

  XANTHIAS

    I am teaching myself how to rest�察�I have been awake and on watch

the whole night。

  SOSIAS

    So you want to earn trouble for your ribs�察�eh�拭�Don't you know what

sort of animal we are guarding here��

  XANTHIAS

    Aye indeed� �but I want to put my cares to sleep for a while。

                                             ��He falls asleep again。��

  SOSIAS

    Beware what you do。 I too feel soft sleep spreading over my eyes��

  XANTHIAS。

    Are you crazy�察�like a Corybant��

  SOSIAS

    No� �It's Bacchus who lulls me off。

  XANTHIAS

    Then you serve the same god as myself。 just now a heavy slumber

settled on my eyelids like a hostile Mede�察�I nodded and�察�faith� �I

had a wondrous dream。

  SOSIAS

    Indeed� �and so had I。 A dream such as I never had before。 But

first tell me yours。

  XANTHIAS

    I saw an eagle�察�a gigantic bird�察�descend upon the market´place�察�it

seized a brazen buckler with its talons and bore it away into the

highest heavens�察�then I saw it was Cleonymus had thrown it away。

  SOSIAS

    This Cleonymus is a riddle worth propounding among guests。 How can

one and the same animal have cast away his buckler both on land�察�in

the sky and at sea��

  XANTHIAS

    Alas� �what ill does such a dream portend for me��

  SOSIAS

    Rest undisturbed� �Please the gods�察�no evil will befall you。

  XANTHIAS

    Nevertheless�察�it's a fatal omen when a man throws away his

weapons。 But what was your dream�拭�Let me hear。

  SOSIAS

    Oh� �it is a dream of high import。 It has reference to the hull

of the State�察�to nothing less。

  XANTHIAS

    Tell it to me quickly�察�show me its very keel。

  SOSIAS

    In my first slumber I thought I saw sheep�察�wearing cloaks and

carrying staves�察�met in assembly on the Pnyx�察�a rapacious whale was

haranguing them and screaming like a pig that is being grilled。

  XANTHIAS

    Faugh� �faugh��

  SOSIAS

    What's the matter��

  XANTHIAS

    Enough�察�enough�察�spare me。 Your dream stinks vilely of old leather。

  SOSIAS

    Then this scoundrelly whale seized a balance and set to weighing

ox´fat。

  XANTHIAS

    Alas� �it's our poor Athenian people�察�whom this accursed beast

wishes to cut up and despoil of their fat。

  SOSIAS

    Seated on the ground close to it�察�I saw Theorus�察�who had the

head of crow。 Then Alcibiades said to me in his lisping way�察 �Do you

thee�拭�Theoruth hath a crow'th head。;

  XANTHIAS

    Ah� �that's very well lisped indeed��

  SOSIAS

    Isn't this mighty strange�拭�Theorus turning into a crow��

  XANTHIAS

    No�察�it is glorious。

  SOSIAS

    Why��

  XANTHIAS

    Why�拭�He was a man and now he has suddenly become a crow�察�does it

not foretoken that he will take his flight from here and go to the

crows��

  SOSIAS

    Interpreting dreams so aptly certainly is worth two obols。

  XANTHIAS ��turning to the audience��

    Come�察�I must explain the matter to the spectators。 But first a few

words of preamble�此�expect nothing very high´flown from us�察�nor any

jests stolen from Megara�察�we have no slaves�察�who throw baskets of nuts

to the spectators�察�nor any Heracles to be robbed of his dinner�察�nor

does Euripides get loaded with contumely�察�and despite the happy chance

that gave Cleon his fame we shall not go out of our way to belabour

him again�察�Our little subject is not wanting in sense�察�it is well

within your capacity and at the same time cleverer than many vulgar

comedies。´We have a master of great renown�察�who is now sleeping up

there on the other story。 He has bidden us keep guard over his father��

whom he has locked in�察�so。 that he may not go out。 This father has a

curious complaint�察�not one of you could hit upon or guess it�察�if I did

not tell you。´Well then�察�try� �I hear Amynias�察�the son of Pronapus��

over there�察�saying�察 �He is addicted to gambling。; He's wrong� �He is

imputing his own malady to others。 Yet love is indeed the principal

part of his disease。 Ah� �here Sosias is telling Dercylus�察 �He loves

drinking。; Wrong again� �the love of wine is a good man's failing。

;Well then�察─�says Nicostratus of the Scambonian deme�察 �he either loves

sacrifices or else strangers。; God no� �he is not fond of strangers��

Nicostratus�察�for he who says ;Philoxenus; means a pederast�察�It's

mere waste of time�察�you will not find it out。 If you want to know

it�察�keep silence� �I will tell your our master's complaint�察�of all men��

it is he who is fondest of the Heliaea。 Thus�察�to be judging is his

hobby�察�and he groans if he is not sitting on the first seat。 He does

not close an eye at night�察�and if he dozes off for an instant his mind

flies instantly to the clepsydra。 He is so accustomed to hold the

balloting pebble�察�that he awakes with his three fingers pinched

together as if he were offering incense to the new moon。 If he sees

scribbled on some doorway�察 �How charming is Demos�察�the son of

Pyrilampes� ─�he will write beneath it�察 �How charming is Cemos� ─�His

cock crowed one evening�察�said he�察 �He has had money from the accused

to awaken me too late。 As soon as he rises from supper he bawls for

his shoes and away he rushes down there before dawn to sleep

beforehand�察�glued fast to the column like an oyster。 He is a merciless

judge�察�never failing to draw the convicting line and return home

with his nails full of wax like a bumble´bee。 Fearing he might run

short of pebbles he keeps enough at home to cover a sea´beach�察�so that

he may have the means of recording his sentence。 Such is his

madness�察�and all advice is useless�察�he only judges the more each

day。 So we keep him under lock and key�察�to prevent his going out��

for his son is broken´hearted over this mania。 At first he tried him

with gentleness�察�wanted to persuade him to wear the cloak no longer��

to go out no more�察�unable to convince him�察�he had him bathed and

purified according to the ritual without any greater success�察�and then

handed him over to the Corybantes�察�but the old man escaped them�察�and

carrying off the kettledrum�察�rushed right into the midst of the

Heliasts。 As Cybele could do nothing with her rites�察�his son took

him to Aegina and forcibly made him lie one night in the temple of

Asclepius�察�the God of Healing�察�but before daylight there he was to

be seen at the gate of the tribunal。 Since then we let him go out no

more�察�but he escaped us by the drains or by the skylight�察�so we

stuffed up every opening with old rags and made all secure�察�then he

drove short sticks into the wall and sprang from rung to rung like a

magpie。 Now we have stretched´nets all around the court and we keep

watch and ward。 The old man's name is Philocleon�察�it's the best name

he could have�察�and the son is called Edelycleon�察�for he is a man

very fit to cure an insolent fellow of his boasting。

  BDELYCLEON ��from the roof��

    Xanthias� �Sosias� �Are you asleep��

  XANTHIAS

    Alas��

  SOSIAS

    What is the matter��

  XANTHIAS

    Why�察�Bdelycleon is getting up。

  BDELYCLEON

    Will neither of you come here�拭�My father has got into the

stove´chamber and is ferreting about like a rat in his hole。 Take care

he does not escape through the bath drain。 You there�察�put all your

weight against the door。

  XANTHIAS

    Yes�察�master。

  BDELYCLEON

    By Zeus� �what is that noise in the chimney�拭�Hullo� �who are you��

  PHILOCLEON ��poking his head out of the chimney��

    I am the smoke going up。

  BDELYCLEON

    Smoke�拭�smoke of what wood��

  PHILOCLEON

    Of fig´wood。

  BDELYCLEON

    Ah� �that's the most acrid of all。 But you shall not get out。 Where

is the chimney cover�拭�Come down again。 Now�察�up with another cross´bar。

Now look out for some fresh dodge。 But am I not the most unfortunate

of men�拭�Henceforward I shall only be called the son of Capnius。

  XANTHIAS

    He is pushing the door。

  BDELYCLEON

    Throw your weight upon it�察�come�察�put heart into the work。 I will

come and help you。 Watch both lock and bolt。 Take care he does not

gnaw through the peg。

  PHILOCLEON ��from within��

    What are you doing�察�you wretches�拭�Let me go out�察�it is

imperative that I go and judge�察�or Dracontides will be acquitted。

  XANTHIAS

    Would you mind that��

  PHILOCLEON

    Once at Delphi�察�the god�察�whom I was consulting�察�foretold�察�that

if an accused man escaped me�察�I should die of consumption。

  XANTHIAS

    Apollo the Saviour�察�what a prophecy��

  PHILOCLEON

    Ah� �I beseech you�察�if you do not want my death�察�let me go。

  XANTHIAS

    No�察�Philocleon�察�no never�察�by Posidon��

  PHILOCLEON

    Well then�察�I shall gnaw through the net with my teeth。

  XANTHIAS

    But you have no teeth。

  PHILOCLEON

    Oh� �you rascal�察�how can I kill you�拭�How�拭�Give me a sword�察�quick��

or a conviction tablet。

  BDELYCLEON

    Our friend is planning some great crime。

  PHILOCLEON

    No�察�by Zeus� �but I want to go and sell my ass and its panniers��

for it's the first of the month。

  BDELYCLEON

    Could I not sell it just as well��

  PHILOCLEON

    Not as well as I could。

  BDELYCLEON

    No�察�but better。

  PHILOCLEON

    Bring out the ass anyway。

  XANTHIAS

    What a clever excuse he has found now� �What cunning to get you

to let him go out��

  BDELYCLEON

    Yes�察�but I hav
卦指朕村 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��