2 Achilles Weeps

CHAPTER 2 Achilles Weeps King Agamemnon sent two men to Achilles's camp to take his slave. He did not feel guilty about this. Agamemnon did not think he was doing anything wrong. As king, he thought he should get anything he wanted. If someone disagreed, he was being disloyal. Achilles therefore deserved to lose his slave to satisfy the king. "If he won't give her to you," Agamemnon told his men, "tell him I will go myself and take her by force." The two men were not happy about their

国王阿伽门农派两个人去阿喀琉斯的营地带走他的奴隶。 他对此并不感到内疚。 阿伽门农并不认为自己做错了什么。 作为国王，他认为他应该得到他想要的任何东西。 如果有人不同意，他就是不忠。 因此，阿喀琉斯理应失去他的奴隶来满足国王。 “如果他不把她给你，”阿伽门农告诉他的手下，“告诉他我将亲自去用武力带走她。” 这两个人对他们的婚姻不满意

task but were loyal to their king. They feared Achilles's anger. When they arrived at Achilles's camp, they did not have to speak. Achilles knew why they were there. He put the men at ease. "Do not be afraid," Achilles said. "I do not blame you. Sit down and have dinner with us. Let us not fight." Achilles, Patroclus, and the two men enjoyed a large meal inside his tent. They ate, drank, and told stories of battles they had fought together. It was a short break during a difficult time. When the meal was over, Achilles stood up and walked to the entrance. "Take what you came for," he said. He asked Patroclus to get his slave. "But remember that you are taking from me—a friend and fellow soldier," he said to the men. "While gods and mortals watch, a ruthless king takes what is not his. King

但他们忠于他们的国王。 他们害怕阿喀琉斯的愤怒。 当他们到达阿喀琉斯的营地时，他们不必说话。 阿喀琉斯知道他们为什么在那里。 他使人们放松下来。“不要害怕，”阿喀琉斯说。 “我不怪你。坐下来和我们一起吃晚饭吧。 我们不要打架了。”阿喀琉斯、普特洛克勒斯和另外两个人在他的帐篷里大吃了一顿。 他们吃，喝，讲他们一起战斗的故事。 这是困难时期的短暂休息。 吃完饭后，阿喀琉斯站起来向入口走去。 “拿着你要的东西，”他说。 他让普特洛克勒斯去找他的奴隶。 “但请记住，你们是在夺走我——一个朋友和战友，”他对士兵们说。 “在众神和凡人的注视下，一个无情的国王夺走了不属于他的东西。 王

Agamemnon is making a grave mistake." Achilles watched as the men took his slave. They walked her along the shore, back to King Agamemnon's camp. Achilles wept angry tears. He left his camp to walk by himself. He sat down beside the sea to think. He prayed to his mother, Thetis, a goddess of the sea. "Oh, Mother," he cried aloud. "I have been wronged. I have never been so angry before. It is raging through me. It is filling my eyes with tears. I have been cheated. I need revenge!" Achilles's noble mother heard him weeping. She rose from the sea and sat down beside him. Thetis stroked his head gently and whispered his name. "Achilles, my child, tell me what troubles you." "Mother! Agamemnon disgraces me, but Zeus and the gods do nothing. My own soldiers do nothing!"

阿伽门农犯了一个严重的错误。” 阿喀琉斯看着人们带走了他的奴隶。 他们沿着海岸送她回到阿伽门农国王的营地。 阿喀琉斯流下了愤怒的眼泪。 他离开营地独自行走。 他坐在海边思考。 他向他的母亲，海之女神忒提斯祈祷。 “哦，妈妈，”他大声叫道。 “我被冤枉了。我从来没有这么生气过。 它在我心中肆虐。它让我热泪盈眶。 我被骗了。我要报仇！”阿喀琉斯高贵的母亲听到了他的哭声。 她从海上站起来，坐在他身边。 忒提斯轻轻地抚摸着他的头，低声说着他的名字。 “阿喀琉斯，我的孩子，告诉我你有什么烦恼。” “妈妈!阿伽门农让我蒙羞，但宙斯和众神却无动于衷。 我自己的士兵什么也不做！”

Achilles told his mother what had happened between him and the king. "I have always been loyal to my king. I never questioned him or his plans. But Apollo was punishing us all for the actions of Agamemnon. And now I must pay twice!" He then added, "Mother, I want revenge on Agamemnon for his cruelty. Please tell Zeus about my troubles. You have often said that Zeus owes you a favor. You rescued him once when other gods tried to imprison him." Thetis spoke gently. "What should I ask of Zeus? How can he help you take revenge against Agamemnon?" She stroked his hair as she spoke. She had never seen her son so angry. He was shaking with rage. "Ask Zeus to aid the Trojans in battle," Achilles said. "I want Agamemnon to know he made a mistake by mistreating me. I am his greatest warrior. He should not disgrace me in front of the whole army."

阿喀琉斯把他和国王之间发生的事告诉了他的母亲。 “我一直忠于我的国王。 我从未质疑过他或他的计划。 但阿波罗是在惩罚我们所有人因为阿伽门农的行为。 现在我必须付出两次代价！”他接着说：“母亲，我要报复阿伽门农的残忍。 请把我的烦恼告诉宙斯。 你经常说宙斯欠你一个人情。 有一次别的神要囚禁他，你救了他。” 忒提斯温和地说。“我该向宙斯请求什么呢？” 他怎么能帮你报复阿伽门农呢？”她边说边抚摸着他的头发。 她从未见过儿子这么生气。 他气得浑身发抖。“请求宙斯在战斗中帮助特洛伊人，”阿喀琉斯说。 “我想让阿伽门农知道他虐待我是一个错误。 我是他最伟大的战士。 他不该在全军面前羞辱我。”

"Oh, my son," Thetis said. She held his hand and looked into his eyes. Like any mother, Thetis wanted to protect her child. She thought about all the Achaeans who fought with Agamemnon against the Trojans. If all-powerful Zeus sided with the Trojans— even for a short while—many Achaeans could be hurt. Agamemnon was proud. If he did not admit his error quickly, many of his soldiers might die. However, Thetis knew she had only one choice. She loved her son most of all. And his feud with Agamemnon meant Achilles would stay away from the battlefield for a few days more. "I will go to Olympus and plead your case to Zeus," she said. "Stay here and do not fight in Agamemnon's battles. I will return as quickly as I possibly can." Thetis left her son to go to Mount Olympus to see Zeus. Achilles sat alone by the sea until darkness fell.

“哦，我的儿子，”忒提斯说。 她握着他的手，看着他的眼睛。 和所有母亲一样，忒提斯想要保护她的孩子。 她想起了所有和阿伽门农一起抗击特洛伊人的亚该亚人。 如果全能的宙斯站在特洛伊人一边——哪怕只是一小会儿——许多亚该亚人都会受到伤害。 阿伽门农很自豪。如果他不迅速承认自己的错误，他的许多士兵可能会死亡。 然而，忒提斯知道她只有一个选择。 她最爱的是她的儿子。 他和阿伽门农的宿怨意味着阿喀琉斯还要离开战场几天。 “我要去奥林匹斯山，向宙斯为你的事辩护，”她说。 "待在这里，不要参加阿伽门农的战斗。 我会尽快回来的。” 忒提斯离开她的儿子到奥林匹斯山去见宙斯。 阿喀琉斯独自坐在海边，直到夜幕降临。