9 The Phaeacians Send Odysseus Home

CHAPTER 9 The Phaeacians Send Odysseus Home The king, the queen, and the rest of the court clapped after Odysseus finished his stories. It was hard to believe he had been through so much and survived. Odysseus was indeed as brave and strong as legend said he was. "Odysseus," said the king, "I think we all agree that you have been through enough. Soon you will leave Phaeacia to sail to Ithaca. You will take many gifts with you."

第九章费阿契亚人送奥德修斯回家。奥德修斯讲完故事后，国王、王后和宫廷里的其他人鼓掌。 很难相信他经历了这么多还活了下来。 奥德修斯确实像传说中所说的那样勇敢和强壮。 “奥德修斯，”国王说，“我想我们大家都同意你已经受够了。 很快你就会离开费阿西亚去伊萨卡岛。 你要带许多礼物去。”

The evening before Odysseus was to sail away, the king held a farewell banquet in the hero's honor. Even as he ate with the kind Phaeacians, Odysseus looked toward the sun. He wanted to speed its setting. He longed to be on his way home. In the morning, Odysseus and his Phaeacian crew boarded a great ship. Once it set sail, the ship bounded forward like an eager racehorse. The front curved like the neck of a beautiful stallion. The ship left a great wave of dark blue water in its wake as it moved gracefully and smoothly over the sea. The Phaeacians proudly sailed the ship toward Ithaca, Odysseus's home. Odysseus slept soundly the whole way, dreaming of Penelope and Telemachus. When they reached the Ithacan shore, the Phaeacians did not wake Odysseus. They gently lifted him off the ship and laid him down under an olive tree. Odysseus would be

在奥德修斯起航的前一天晚上，国王为这位英雄举行了告别宴会。 奥德修斯一边和善良的费阿喀斯人一起吃饭，一边望着太阳。 他想加速它的形成。 他渴望在回家的路上。 早晨，奥德修斯和他的费阿契斯船员登上了一艘大船。 一旦启航，这艘船就像一匹跃跃欲试的赛马一样向前飞奔。 它的正面像一匹漂亮的种马的脖子一样弯曲。 船优雅而平稳地在海面上行驶时，在船尾留下了一大片深蓝色的水。 费阿契亚人骄傲地将船驶向伊萨卡，奥德修斯的家。 奥德修斯一路上都睡得很香，梦见了佩内洛普和忒勒马科斯。 当他们到达伊萨坎海岸时，费阿喀斯人并没有叫醒奥德修斯。 他们轻轻地把他抬下船，放在一棵橄榄树下。 奥德修斯就是

hidden there until he woke up. The men arranged all the king's gifts on the ground around Odysseus. Then they left to sail back home. Poseidon saw the Phaeacian ship leaving Ithaca. The sea god knew it had brought Odysseus home. Poseidon felt the Phaeacians had disrespected him by helping Odysseus. He followed the ship back to Phaeacia. Just as it sailed into harbor, Poseidon turned the whole ship into stone. It then plunged to the bottom of the sea. The sea god wanted to teach the Phaeacians a lesson about disrespecting the gods. In fact, he did. The Phaeacian people saw it all happen. They never again showed kindness to any stranger passing through their land. When Odysseus woke, he didn't know where he was. He had been away for so long that he didn't even know his own home. Just

藏在那里，直到他醒来。 男人们把国王的所有礼物都放在奥德修斯周围的地上。 然后他们起航回家。 波塞冬看见费阿契人的船离开伊萨卡岛。 海神知道它把奥德修斯带回家了。 波塞冬觉得费阿喀斯人帮助奥德修斯是对他的不尊重。 他跟着船回到了费阿西亚。 就在它驶入港口时，波塞冬把整艘船变成了石头。 然后它就沉入海底了。 海神想给费阿契亚人一个教训，告诉他们不要不尊重神。 事实上，他做到了。费阿契亚人目睹了这一切。 他们再也没有对任何经过他们土地的陌生人表示过友好。 当奥德修斯醒来时，他不知道自己身在何处。 他离家太久了，连自己的家都不知道。 只是

as he always did when arriving somewhere new, he wondered, What will the people of this place be like? He looked around at the gifts the Phaeacians had given him. There were gold goblets, well-crafted jugs, and beautiful blankets. He searched for someplace to hide his treasure. At that moment, Athena came to him. She was disguised as a young shepherd. "My friend," said Odysseus, "you are the first person I have met in this new country. Can you tell me where I am?" The shepherd told him he was in Ithaca. Odysseus was used to lying to strangers about who he really was. He automatically said, "Oh, yes! Ithaca—I have heard of that place." Athena smiled and turned back into her goddess form. She joked with him. "Odysseus," she asked, "won't you ever stop

就像他每次来到一个新地方都会做的那样，他想知道，这个地方的人会是什么样的？ 他环顾四周，看着费阿昔人送给他的礼物。 那里有金制的高脚杯、精心制作的水壶和漂亮的毯子。 他想找个地方藏他的财宝。 这时，雅典娜向他走来。 她伪装成一个年轻的牧羊人。 “我的朋友，”奥德修斯说，“你是我在这个新国家遇到的第一个人。 你能告诉我我在哪儿吗？”牧羊人告诉他他在伊萨卡岛。 奥德修斯习惯于向陌生人撒谎，隐瞒自己的真实身份。 他不假思索地说：“哦，是的！伊萨卡——我听说过那个地方。” 雅典娜笑了笑，又变成了女神的样子。 她和他开玩笑。“奥德修斯，”她问道，“你就不能停下来吗

your tricks? You do not have to lie to protect yourself. It is me, Athena! I have been keeping watch over you during your journey." "You are one to speak about lying," he teased her back. "You are always in disguises! And where were you before I reached the Phaeacians? Where were you when I was suffering? Is this some kind of trick now? Or am I finally back in Ithaca?" "I am very sorry for your suffering," Athena said. "I did not want to anger Poseidon. He still wants revenge upon you for blinding his son. But let me make it up to you now." Athena helped Odysseus finish hiding the Phaeacians' gifts. "Now," Athena went on, "I will help you come up with a plan for you to return home. I will help you face those wicked suitors." First, they decided, Odysseus was to tell no

你的技巧吗?你不必为了保护自己而撒谎。 是我，雅典娜！你在路上，我一直在看顾你。” “你还说什么说谎呢，"他揶揄她说。 “你总是化装！”在我到达费阿昔人之前你在哪里？ 我受苦的时候你在哪里？ 这是什么把戏吗？ 还是我终于回到了伊萨卡？”“我对你的痛苦感到非常抱歉，”雅典娜说。 “我不想激怒波塞冬。 他还想报复你害他儿子失明的事。 但现在让我补偿你吧。” 雅典娜帮助奥德修斯把费阿契亚人的礼物藏了起来。 “现在，”雅典娜接着说，“我会帮你想出一个回家的计划。 我会帮你面对那些邪恶的追求者。” 首先，他们决定让奥德修斯拒绝

one else his true identity. No one should know he had returned to Ithaca. To make this easier, Athena disguised Odysseus as an old beggar man. She covered his body with wrinkles. She made his blond hair disappear so he looked bald. Athena turned his clothes to rags, then sent him to his own home. When he got there, he was to speak to his loyal old swineherd. This man lived in a small house on Odysseus's property. In the meantime, Athena would go to Sparta to see Telemachus. It was time for him to stop searching for his father and come home. "My family doesn't know I am alive," Odysseus suddenly realized. "I cannot wait to see my wife and son. Please, Athena, bring me to them now!" "No, you must stay in disguise until I tell you to reveal your true identity," Athena

另一个是他的真实身份。 不能让人知道他回到了伊萨卡。 为了方便起见，雅典娜把奥德修斯伪装成一个老乞丐。 她在他身上铺满了皱纹。 她把他的金发弄没了，让他看起来秃顶。 雅典娜把他的衣服撕成了破布，然后把他送回了自己的家。 当他到达那里时，他要和他忠诚的老猪倌说话。 这个人住在奥德修斯的小房子里。 与此同时，雅典娜会去斯巴达见忒勒马科斯。 现在是他停止寻找父亲回家的时候了。 “我的家人不知道我还活着，”奥德修斯突然意识到。 “我迫不及待地想见到我的妻子和儿子。 求你了，雅典娜，现在就带我去见他们！”“不，你必须伪装起来，直到我让你暴露你的真实身份，”雅典娜