18 The Funeral Games

CHAPTER 18 The Funeral Games To celebrate his victory over Hector—and to pay respect to the life of his friend—Achilles hosted funeral games in honor of Patroclus. The Achaean men competed in various sports and challenges. Achilles looked on. But none of this cheered Achilles. He was still drowned in sorrow for his friend. And he still kept Hector's corpse. Once the games were over, it was time to bury Patroclus. Achilles seemed to grieve even harder for his lost friend. He missed his friendship, his advice, and his humor. One

第十八章葬礼游戏为了庆祝他战胜赫克托勒斯，也为了对他的朋友的生命表示敬意，阿喀琉斯举办了葬礼游戏来纪念普特洛克勒斯。 亚该亚人参加各种运动和挑战。 阿喀琉斯在一旁看着。但这一切都不能使阿喀琉斯高兴起来。 他仍然沉浸在对朋友的悲痛中。 他还留着赫克托耳的尸体。 游戏一结束，就该埋葬普特洛克勒斯了。 阿喀琉斯似乎为他失去的朋友更加悲伤。 他想念他的友谊、他的忠告和他的幽默。 一个

night soon after Patroclus's funeral, Achilles could not sleep. He got up and went to his friend's grave. Achilles dragged Hector's corpse around Patroclus's grave three times. But that did not cure his sadness. The whole time, Apollo protected Hector's corpse. The god put an invisible shield around the dead warrior. This way his body could not be damaged as it was dragged. Apollo hoped that Hector's family could still bury him with dignity. Apollo appealed to the other gods. "Many of you stood by the murderous Achilles as he destroyed Hector. At least allow Hector to have a burial that is fitting for a prince. His family needs to see him. He fought well for Troy. His people need to mourn him properly." Zeus agreed. He declared that Hector's body should be returned to his father. But they could not steal his body back from

普特洛克勒斯葬礼后不久的一个晚上，阿喀琉斯无法入睡。 他起身走到他朋友的坟前。 阿喀琉斯拖着赫克托耳的尸体绕着普特洛克勒斯的坟墓转了三圈。 但这并没有治愈他的悲伤。 阿波罗一直保护着赫克托耳的尸体。 神给死去的战士戴上了看不见的盾牌。 这样他的身体在被拖拽时就不会受到损伤。 阿波罗希望赫克托耳的家人能够体面地埋葬他。 阿波罗向其他诸神求助。 "你们中的许多人都站在凶残的阿喀琉斯一边看着他毁灭赫克托耳。 至少让赫克托有个适合王子的葬礼吧。 他的家人需要见他。 他为特洛伊而战。他的人民需要好好哀悼他。” 宙斯答应了。他宣布将赫克托耳的遗体归还给他的父亲。 但他们无法把他的尸体从

Achilles. Thetis was always standing guard. Zeus called Thetis to Mount Olympus. "We must give Hector's body back to his people. I promise you that we will still give Achilles his rightful glory. But Hector's people need to say good-bye to him. Do what you must to persuade Achilles to give up Hector's body." Thetis went to her son. She found Achilles wailing at Patroclus's grave. She gently put her hand on her son's shoulder. "My dear boy," she said. "It is time to bury the bodies. Zeus himself commands you to give Hector's body back to his father." "I want the Trojans to suffer as I suffer," Achilles cried. "They do suffer," she said. "They lost many men, including their prince. They lost many battles. Now you must obey Zeus's orders." "Of course," he sighed. "But they must pay for our losses, too. Whoever brings us

阿基里斯。忒提斯总是站岗。 宙斯把忒提斯叫到奥林匹斯山。 "我们必须把赫克托耳的尸体还给他的族人。 我向你保证我们会给阿喀琉斯应得的荣耀。 但赫克托的人得跟他说再见。 尽你所能说服阿喀琉斯交出赫克托耳的尸体。” 忒提斯去找她的儿子。她发现阿喀琉斯在普特洛克勒斯的坟墓前哭泣。 她轻轻地把手放在儿子的肩上。 “我亲爱的孩子，”她说。“是埋葬尸体的时候了。 宙斯亲自命令你把赫克托耳的尸体还给他的父亲。” “我要让特洛伊人像我一样受苦，”阿喀琉斯喊道。 “他们确实很痛苦，”她说。 “他们失去了很多人，包括他们的王子。 他们输了许多战役。现在你必须服从宙斯的命令。” “当然，”他叹了口气。“但是他们也必须赔偿我们的损失。 无论谁带我们来

payment—treasure and gold—may take the body," Achilles told his mother. Zeus sent a messenger to tell the news to King Priam. The king sat alone in his bedroom. The wails of the Trojan men and women could be heard throughout the city. "Achilles will give back your son's body in exchange for treasure," the messenger said. "Send your ransom over to the Achaean ships and retrieve your son. But you must go on your own. Zeus will protect you on your journey." Priam wasted no time. A wagon full of treasure was prepared. He was an old man, and this was a dangerous mission. But Priam trusted that Zeus would protect him and his driver. Queen Hecuba said, "Are you a fool, dear husband? You cannot go yourself! How can you trust Achilles? It is too dangerous." "I must go," Priam said to his wife. "Even if

阿喀琉斯对他的母亲说：“金钱——宝藏和黄金——可以带走尸体。” 宙斯派了一个信使把这个消息告诉了国王普里阿摩斯。 国王独自坐在卧室里。 特洛伊男人和女人的哀号响彻全城。 “阿喀琉斯会用你儿子的身体来换取宝藏，”信使说。 “把你的赎金送到亚该亚人的船上，把你的儿子救回来。 但你必须自己去。 宙斯会在旅途中保护你的。” 普里阿摩斯没有浪费时间。他们准备了一辆装满财宝的马车。 他是一个老人，这是一个危险的任务。 但普里阿摩斯相信宙斯会保护他和他的司机。 赫库巴王后说：“亲爱的丈夫，你是个傻瓜吗？ 你不能自己去！你怎么能相信阿喀琉斯？ 这太危险了。”“我得走了，”普里阿摩斯对他的妻子说。 “即使

I die at the hands of Achilles, I must get my son's body back. Don't you feel we deserve to say goodbye?" Priam continued his preparation. The king disguised himself as a peasant. Then he climbed into the wagon full of treasure for Achilles. Queen Hecuba rushed up to the wagon and said, "Quick! Offer wine to Zeus before you leave. Make him happy so he will protect you." King Priam grabbed a jug from his wagon nearby. He poured some wine to the earth and gave generous praise to Zeus. Zeus looked favorably upon the offering. He sent an eagle soaring over their heads. "Zeus seems pleased!" Priam told his wife. "I will go to the Achaean camp without fear." Priam arrived at Achilles's tent in the dark of night. He entered the tent and knelt down beside Achilles. He kissed Achilles's hand— the hand that killed so many of his sons. "I have lost many sons in this war," King

我死在阿喀琉斯之手，我必须把我儿子的尸体拿回来。 你不觉得我们应该说再见吗？”普里阿摩斯继续他的准备。 国王把自己化装成一个农民。 然后，他爬上了装满阿喀琉斯宝藏的马车。 王后赫库巴跑到马车前说：“快！在你离开之前给宙斯献上酒。 让他开心，这样他就会保护你。” 普里阿摩斯国王从附近的马车上抓起一个罐子。 他向大地倒了一些酒，并慷慨地赞美了宙斯。 宙斯赞许地看着祭品。 他让一只鹰从他们头顶飞过。 “宙斯似乎很高兴！”普里阿姆告诉他的妻子。 “我要去亚该亚人的营地，没有恐惧。” 普里阿摩斯在漆黑的夜里来到阿喀琉斯的帐篷。 他走进帐篷，跪在阿喀琉斯身边。 他吻了阿喀琉斯的手——那只杀死了他许多儿子的手。 “我在这场战争中失去了很多儿子，”金说

Priam said. "Troy has lost too many good men. It will take a long time to recover. But no pain is as great as losing Hector. Pity me, Achilles. I am a broken old man. Let me bury my son with the honor he deserves." Eventually, Achilles found the strength to speak. "You are a brave man to come here. I could easily kill you now. But I will not hurt you. And I will give you back your son. The gods played with our lives. We were only toys in their games. And now we must suffer. But our sorrow will not bring our loved ones back." Achilles left the tent. He asked some of his men to prepare Hector's body by carefully wrapping it in robes. Achilles lifted Hector's body and placed him in Priam's wagon. He felt calm for the first time since Patroclus had died. His thoughts were with his dear friend. "How long will it take you to honor and

普里阿摩斯说。“特洛伊损失了太多优秀的战士。 恢复需要很长时间。 但没有比失去赫克托更痛苦的了。 可怜我吧，阿喀琉斯。我是一个破碎的老人。 让我以他应得的荣誉埋葬我的儿子。” 最后，阿喀琉斯终于有了说话的力气。 “你来这里是一个勇敢的人。 我现在可以轻易地杀了你。 但我不会伤害你。我会把你儿子还给你。 众神玩弄我们的生命。 我们只是他们游戏中的玩具。 现在我们必须受苦。但我们的悲伤不会让我们的亲人复活。” 阿喀琉斯离开了帐篷。他让手下小心翼翼地把赫克托耳的尸体裹在长袍里。 阿喀琉斯抬起赫克托耳的尸体，把他放在普里阿摩斯的马车上。 自从普特洛克勒斯死后，他第一次感到平静。 他挂念着他亲爱的朋友。 “你要花多长时间来尊重和