The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 1
THE GODS IN COUNCIL—MINERVA'S VISIT TO ITHACA—THE CHALLENGE FROM TELEMACHUS TO THE SUITORS.
OS DEUSES EM CONSELHO—A VISITA DE MINERVA A ÍTACA—O DESAFIO DE TELÊMACO AOS PRETENDENTES.
Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy.
Fala-me, ó Musa, daquele herói engenhoso que viajou por terras longínquas e distantes depois de ter saqueado a famosa cidade de Troia.
Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted; moreover he suffered much by sea while trying to save his own life and bring his men safely home;
Muitas cidades ele visitou, e muitos foram os povos cujos modos e costumes ele conheceu; além disso, sofreu muito no mar enquanto tentava salvar a própria vida e levar os seus homens em segurança para casa;
but do what he might he could not save his men, for they perished through their own sheer folly in eating the cattle of the Sun-god Hyperion; so the god prevented them from ever reaching home.
mas por mais que fizesse, não pôde salvar os seus homens, pois eles pereceram pela sua própria e absoluta loucura ao comer o gado do deus do Sol, Hiperião; e assim o deus os impediu de alguma vez chegarem a casa.
Tell me, too, about all these things, oh daughter of Jove, from whatsoever source you may know them.
Fala-me também de todas essas coisas, ó filha de Júpiter, de qualquer fonte que as conheças.
So now all who escaped death in battle or by shipwreck had got safely home except Ulysses, and he, though he was longing to return to his wife and country, was detained by the goddess Calypso, who had got him into a large cave and wanted to marry him.
Assim, todos os que escaparam da morte em batalha ou em naufrágio tinham chegado em segurança a casa, exceto Ulisses, e ele, embora ansiasse por regressar à sua esposa e à sua terra, estava retido pela deusa Calipso, que o havia levado para uma grande caverna e queria casar com ele.
But as years went by, there came a time when the gods settled that he should go back to Ithaca; even then, however, when he was among his own people, his troubles were not yet over;
Mas com o passar dos anos, chegou o momento em que os deuses decidiram que ele deveria regressar a Ítaca; mesmo então, porém, quando estava entre o seu próprio povo, as suas tribulações ainda não tinham terminado;
nevertheless all the gods had now begun to pity him except Neptune, who still persecuted him without ceasing and would not let him get home.
no entanto, todos os deuses haviam começado agora a apiedarem-se dele, exceto Netuno, que ainda o perseguia sem cessar e não o deixava regressar a casa.
Vocabulary
- DEUSES
- Gods; plural of 'deus'
- CONSELHO
- Council; assembly for deliberation or advice
- VISITA
- Visit; act of going to see someone
- MINERVA
- Roman goddess of wisdom, equivalent to Athena
- ÍTACA
- Ithaca; Greek island, home of Odysseus
- DESAFIO
- Challenge; a difficult task or confrontation
- TELÊMACO
- Telemachus; son of Odysseus and Penelope
- PRETENDENTES
- Suitors; those seeking someone's hand in marriage
- Fala
- Speak; imperative form of 'falar'
- ó
- Oh; vocative exclamation used to address someone
- Musa
- Muse; divine source of artistic inspiration
- daquele
- Contraction of 'de' and 'aquele', meaning 'of that'
- herói
- Hero; a person of great courage or nobility
- engenhoso
- Ingenious; clever, resourceful, and inventive
- viajou
- Traveled; past tense of 'viajar'
- terras
- Lands; plural of 'terra', meaning countries or territories
- longínquas
- Faraway; distant and remote lands or places
- distantes
- Distant; far away in space or relationship
- depois
- After; following in time or order
- saqueado
- Sacked; plundered or looted a place violently
- famosa
- Famous; widely known and celebrated
- cidade
- City; a large urban settlement
- Troia
- Troy; ancient city besieged in Greek mythology
- Muitas
- Many; feminine plural form of 'muito'
- cidades
- Cities; plural of 'cidade'
- visitou
- Visited; past tense of 'visitar'
- muitos
- Many; masculine plural form of 'muito'
- povos
- Peoples; plural of 'povo', meaning nations or peoples
- cujos
- Whose; masculine plural relative possessive pronoun
- modos
- Ways; manners or customs of a group
- costumes
- Customs; traditional practices of a community
- conheceu
- Got to know; past tense of 'conhecer'
- além
- Beyond; furthermore, in addition to something
- disso
- Contraction of 'de isso', meaning 'of that'
- sofreu
- Suffered; past tense of 'sofrer'
- muito
- Much; a lot, greatly or very
- mar
- Sea; large body of salt water
- enquanto
- While; during the time that something happens
- tentava
- Was trying; imperfect tense of 'tentar'
- salvar
- To save; to rescue from danger or death
- própria
- Own; belonging to oneself, one's very own
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive
- levar
- To take; to carry or bring someone somewhere
- homens
- Men; plural of 'homem'
- segurança
- Safety; the condition of being free from danger
- casa
- Home; one's place of residence
- mais
- More; greater in number, degree, or amount
- fizesse
- Did/made; imperfect subjunctive of 'fazer'
- pôde
- Could; past tense of 'poder'
- pois
- Because; since; conjunction giving reason or cause
- pereceram
- Perished; died, past tense of 'perecer'
- absoluta
- Absolute; total, complete without exception
- loucura
- Madness; foolishness or extreme reckless behavior
- comer
- To eat; the act of consuming food
- gado
- Cattle; livestock, especially cows or oxen
- deus
- God; a divine or supernatural being
- Sol
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- Hiperião
- Hyperion; Titan god of the sun in Greek mythology
- assim
- Thus; in this way or therefore
- impediu
- Prevented; stopped something from happening
- alguma
- Some; any; feminine singular indefinite adjective
- vez
- Time; an instance or occasion of something
- chegarem
- To arrive; infinitive used for third-person plural
- também
- Also; too; in addition to something else
- todas
- All; feminine plural of 'todo'
- essas
- Those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- coisas
- Things; objects or matters in general
- filha
- Daughter; a female child of a parent
- Júpiter
- Jupiter; king of the Roman gods
- qualquer
- Any; whichever, no matter which
- fonte
- Source; a place or origin of information
- conheças
- May you know; present subjunctive of 'conhecer'
- Assim
- Thus; so, in this way or therefore
- todos
- All; everyone, masculine plural of 'todo'
- escaparam
- Escaped; got away, past tense of 'escapar'
- morte
- Death; the end of life
- batalha
- Battle; a combat between opposing forces
- naufrágio
- Shipwreck; destruction of a ship at sea
- tinham
- Had; imperfect tense of 'ter' (they had)
- chegado
- Arrived; past participle of 'chegar'
- exceto
- Except; with the exclusion of something or someone
- Ulisses
- Ulysses; Latin name of Odysseus, the Greek hero
- embora
- Although; even though, despite the fact that
- ansiasse
- Longed for; imperfect subjunctive of 'ansiar'
- regressar
- To return; to go back to a place
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband
- terra
- Land; earth, ground, or one's homeland
- retido
- Held back; detained, past participle of 'reter'
- deusa
- Goddess; a female divine being
- Calipso
- Calypso; nymph who detained Odysseus on her island
- levado
- Taken; past participle of 'levar'
- grande
- Great; large in size, importance, or degree
- caverna
- Cave; a large natural underground hollow space
- queria
- Wanted; imperfect tense of 'querer'
- casar
- To marry; to unite in marriage
- passar
- To pass; the passing of time
- anos
- Years; plural of 'ano'
- chegou
- Arrived; past tense of 'chegar'
- momento
- Moment; a brief period or specific point in time
- deuses
- Gods; plural of 'deus'
- decidiram
- Decided; past tense of 'decidir'
- deveria
- Should; conditional tense of 'dever'
- Ítaca
- Ithaca; island home of Odysseus in Greece
- mesmo
- Even; same; used for emphasis or identity
- então
- Then; at that time or as a consequence
- porém
- However; but, expressing contrast or reservation
- quando
- When; at the time that something happens
- entre
- Among; between two or more things or people
- próprio
- Own; belonging to oneself, one's very own
- povo
- People; a nation or community sharing culture
- tribulações
- Tribulations; great troubles or severe suffering
- ainda
- Still; yet, even now or up to this point
- terminado
- Ended; finished, past participle of 'terminar'
- entanto
- Meanwhile; used in 'no entanto' meaning 'however'
- haviam
- Had; imperfect of 'haver' for third-person plural
- começado
- Begun; started, past participle of 'começar'
- agora
- Now; at this present moment in time
- apiedarem
- To take pity; to feel compassion for someone
- Netuno
- Neptune; Roman god of the sea, Poseidon's equivalent
- perseguia
- Was pursuing; imperfect tense of 'perseguir'
- sem
- Without; lacking something or in the absence of
- cessar
- To cease; to stop or put an end to something
- deixava
- Let; was allowing, imperfect tense of 'deixar'
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