The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 5
Now all the rest, as many as fled from sheer destruction, were at home, and had escaped both war and sea, but Odysseus only, craving for his wife and for his homeward path, the lady nymph Calypso held, that fair goddess, in her hollow caves, longing to have him for her lord.
Ahora todos los demás, tantos como habían huido de la destrucción total, estaban en casa y habían escapado tanto de la guerra como del mar, pero solo a Odiseo, que anhelaba a su esposa y el camino de regreso a su hogar, lo retenía la noble ninfa Calipso, aquella hermosa diosa, en sus cuevas huecas, deseando tenerlo como su señor.
But when now the year had come in the courses of the seasons, wherein the gods had ordained that he should return home to Ithaca, not even there was he quit of labours, not even among his own; but all the gods had pity on him save Poseidon, who raged continually against godlike Odysseus, till he came to his own country.
Pero cuando llegó el año en el transcurso de las estaciones en que los dioses habían ordenado que regresara a su hogar en Ítaca, ni siquiera entonces se vio libre de trabajos, ni siquiera entre los suyos; pero todos los dioses se compadecieron de él salvo Poseidón, quien se enfurecía continuamente contra el divino Odiseo, hasta que llegó a su propia tierra.
Howbeit Poseidon had now departed for the distant Ethiopians, the Ethiopians that are sundered in twain, the uttermost of men, abiding some where Hyperion sinks and some where he rises.
Sin embargo, Poseidón había partido ahora hacia los lejanos etíopes, los etíopes que están divididos en dos, los más remotos de los hombres, morando unos donde Hiperión se pone y otros donde él se alza.
There he looked to receive his hecatomb of bulls and rams, there he made merry sitting at the feast, but the other gods were gathered in the halls of Olympian Zeus.
Allí esperaba recibir su hecatombe de toros y carneros, allí se regocijaba sentado en el banquete, pero los demás dioses estaban reunidos en los salones del Olímpico Zeus.
Then among them the father of men and gods began to speak, for he bethought him in his heart of noble Aegisthus, whom the son of Agamemnon, far-famed Orestes, slew.
Entonces, entre ellos, el padre de hombres y dioses comenzó a hablar, pues recordó en su corazón al noble Egisto, a quien el hijo de Agamenón, el muy célebre Orestes, había dado muerte.
Thinking upon him he spake out among the Immortals: 'Lo you now, how vainly mortal men do blame the gods! For of us they say comes evil, whereas they even of themselves, through the blindness of their own hearts, have sorrows beyond that which is ordained.
Pensando en él habló entre los Inmortales: '¡Mirad ahora cuán vanamente los hombres mortales culpan a los dioses! Pues de nosotros dicen que proviene el mal, mientras que ellos mismos, por la ceguera de sus propios corazones, tienen pesares más allá de lo que está ordenado.
Vocabulary
- Ahora
- At this moment; now
- todos
- All, every one of a group
- los
- Definite article, masculine plural: the
- demás
- The others, the rest of them
- tantos
- So many, as many (masculine plural)
- como
- As, like; used in comparisons
- habían
- They had (third person plural pluperfect)
- huido
- Fled, escaped from a place or danger
- de
- Of, from; common Spanish preposition
- la
- Definite article, feminine singular: the
- destrucción
- The act of destroying something completely
- total
- Complete, entire, absolute in extent
- estaban
- They were (imperfect tense of estar)
- en
- In, at; basic Spanish preposition of location
- casa
- Home, house; one's place of residence
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- escapado
- Escaped, having gotten away from danger
- tanto
- So much, as much (singular form)
- guerra
- War, armed conflict between groups or nations
- del
- Contraction of de + el: of the
- mar
- The sea, large body of salt water
- pero
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- solo
- Only, alone; just one person or thing
- a
- To, at; basic Spanish preposition
- que
- That, who, which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- anhelaba
- He yearned for, longed deeply for something
- su
- His, her, your, their (possessive adjective)
- esposa
- Wife, female spouse or partner in marriage
- el
- Definite article, masculine singular: the
- camino
- Road, path, way to a destination
- regreso
- Return, the act of going back home
- hogar
- Home, hearth; one's domestic dwelling place
- lo
- Him, it; direct object pronoun, masculine
- retenía
- She was keeping, holding him back
- noble
- Noble, of distinguished character or high rank
- aquella
- That (feminine), referring to something distant
- hermosa
- Beautiful, lovely (feminine adjective)
- diosa
- Goddess, a female divine being
- sus
- His, her, their (plural possessive adjective)
- cuevas
- Caves, natural underground hollow chambers
- huecas
- Hollow, empty inside (feminine plural adjective)
- deseando
- Desiring, wishing for something strongly
- tenerlo
- To have him, to keep him with her
- señor
- Lord, master, sir; male authority figure
- Pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- cuando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- llegó
- He/she arrived, reached a destination
- año
- Year, a period of twelve months
- transcurso
- Course, passage of time or events
- las
- Definite article, feminine plural: the
- estaciones
- Seasons; the four divisions of the year
- dioses
- Gods, divine beings of mythology or religion
- ordenado
- Ordered, commanded; having been instructed to do
- regresara
- That he return; imperfect subjunctive of regresar
- ni
- Nor, not even; negative conjunction
- siquiera
- Even, at least; used in negative constructions
- entonces
- Then, at that time; temporal adverb
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, themselves
- vio
- He/she saw; preterite of ver
- libre
- Free, liberated from constraint or obligation
- trabajos
- Labors, hardships, troubles endured over time
- entre
- Among, between; preposition of position
- suyos
- His own people, his own (plural possessive)
- compadecieron
- They pitied, felt compassion for someone
- él
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- salvo
- Except, save for; excluding one from a group
- quien
- Who, whom; relative pronoun for persons
- enfurecía
- Was enraging, growing furious against someone
- continuamente
- Continuously, without stopping, all the time
- contra
- Against; preposition expressing opposition
- divino
- Divine, godlike, of heavenly or sacred nature
- hasta
- Until, up to; preposition of limit
- propia
- Own, one's own (feminine singular adjective)
- tierra
- Land, earth, homeland, ground underfoot
- Sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- embargo
- Sin embargo: however, nevertheless, nonetheless
- había
- There was/had; third person singular of haber
- partido
- Departed, set out on a journey
- ahora
- Now, at this present moment in time
- hacia
- Toward, in the direction of something
- lejanos
- Distant, far-off, remote (masculine plural)
- están
- They are (present tense of estar)
- divididos
- Divided, split into separate groups or parts
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- más
- More, most; comparative adverb or adjective
- remotos
- Remote, very distant, far from civilization
- hombres
- Men, human beings (masculine plural noun)
- morando
- Dwelling, residing, living in a place
- unos
- Some, a few (masculine plural indefinite article)
- donde
- Where; relative adverb of place
- pone
- Sets, puts; the sun sets in the west
- otros
- Others, the rest (masculine plural pronoun)
- alza
- Rises, lifts up; the sun rises at dawn
- Allí
- There, in that place (adverb of location)
- esperaba
- He was hoping, waiting, expecting something
- recibir
- To receive, to accept something offered
- toros
- Bulls, adult male cattle used in sacrifice
- allí
- There, at that location (adverb)
- regocijaba
- He was rejoicing, delighting in celebration
- sentado
- Seated, sitting down (past participle)
- banquete
- Banquet, a large ceremonial feast or dinner
- reunidos
- Gathered together, assembled in one place
- salones
- Halls, large rooms for gatherings or meetings
- Entonces
- Then, at that point in time
- ellos
- They; third person masculine plural pronoun
- padre
- Father; male parent or paternal figure
- comenzó
- He began, started doing something (preterite)
- hablar
- To speak, to talk, to communicate verbally
- pues
- For, since, well; causal or filler conjunction
- recordó
- He remembered, recalled something to mind
- corazón
- Heart; center of emotion or feeling
- al
- Contraction of a + el: to the
- hijo
- Son; male child of a parent
- muy
- Very; intensifying adverb before adjectives
- célebre
- Famous, renowned, well-known and celebrated
- dado
- Given; past participle of dar
- muerte
- Death; the end of life
- Pensando
- Thinking, reflecting on something in one's mind
- habló
- He/she spoke (preterite tense of hablar)
- Inmortales
- Immortals, beings who never die; gods
- Mirad
- Look! Behold! (imperative plural of mirar)
- cuán
- How (exclamatory); used before adjectives/adverbs
- vanamente
- Vainly, in vain, without good reason
- mortales
- Mortals, human beings subject to death
- culpan
- They blame, hold responsible for wrongdoing
- Pues
- For, well, since; causal or explanatory particle
- nosotros
- We, us; first person plural pronoun
- dicen
- They say, claim (present tense of decir)
- proviene
- It comes from, originates from a source
- mal
- Evil, harm, bad thing or wrongdoing
- mientras
- While, whereas; temporal or contrastive conjunction
- mismos
- Themselves, the same ones (emphatic pronoun)
- por
- By, through, because of; versatile preposition
- ceguera
- Blindness; inability to see or understand
- propios
- Their own (masculine plural possessive adjective)
- corazones
- Hearts; centers of emotion (plural noun)
- tienen
- They have (present tense of tener)
- pesares
- Sorrows, griefs, painful regrets or troubles
- allá
- Over there, yonder; adverb of distant place
- está
- He/she/it is (present tense of estar)
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