Friday, May 01, 2009
Greek 4D translation
Look here, rhapsode, can you see? What lawlessness. For the unfortunate foreigner is sitting on the altar, being a supliant, but the public slaves are dragging him away, the foreigner takes hold of the altar and is calling upon the gods. City, oh city.
- Drag this man away from the altar, being a Spartan.
- I call upon the gods -
- But the foreigner is taking hold of the altar, Satyros.
- Cut off the hands.
- I call upon you, men.
- The foreigner is calling upon us, Rhapsode, and he doesn't stop calling.
- But nevertheless be quiet, O Dikaiopolis, and no one can do anyhting. Can you not see these public slaves, the ones who have the daggers?
(He does not stop calling upon the gods)
- Oh gods, look down on what I am undergoing. See clearly those who are irreverent against god's suppliant and a foreigner.
(The public slaves drag away from the altar of the gods the man calling)
Stop, man, calling upon the gods. And you, public slaves, lead away the man to the other Spartans.
- Do you, men, drag away the fleeing to the sanctuary? Do you kill the ones turning to supplication? But, by Castor and Pollux, clearly you are being unjust men and irreverent to the gods.
- But who is this man?
- He happens to be an embassador.
- What do you say? An embassador? What lawlessness. You kill embassadors?
- He is an embassador, and he is travelling towards the great king of Persia. It is clear you are well-disposed towards the Spartans. Therefore be quiet and stop calling upon the Spartan.
(And the public slaves lead away the Spartan towards the market. ANd the foreigner does not stop shouting and it is clear he is suffering at the hands of the Athenians).
- It is clear that the gos hate the man, for they will kill him, despite being an embassador and a suppliant. Surely this is a great retribution from the gods taking hold of him because of the ancestors and the ancestors' aggression. But what is our city suffering? What is happening? The war appears as being a violent teacher, rhapsode. For in peace this doesn't happen. For in peace there is both good government and plenty in the city. And in the war lawlessness and lack of provisions.
- 'How bad government provides plenty of bad cities, good govt and good order and perfect evrywhere appear. ¶ 1:45 AM
- Drag this man away from the altar, being a Spartan.
- I call upon the gods -
- But the foreigner is taking hold of the altar, Satyros.
- Cut off the hands.
- I call upon you, men.
- The foreigner is calling upon us, Rhapsode, and he doesn't stop calling.
- But nevertheless be quiet, O Dikaiopolis, and no one can do anyhting. Can you not see these public slaves, the ones who have the daggers?
(He does not stop calling upon the gods)
- Oh gods, look down on what I am undergoing. See clearly those who are irreverent against god's suppliant and a foreigner.
(The public slaves drag away from the altar of the gods the man calling)
Stop, man, calling upon the gods. And you, public slaves, lead away the man to the other Spartans.
- Do you, men, drag away the fleeing to the sanctuary? Do you kill the ones turning to supplication? But, by Castor and Pollux, clearly you are being unjust men and irreverent to the gods.
- But who is this man?
- He happens to be an embassador.
- What do you say? An embassador? What lawlessness. You kill embassadors?
- He is an embassador, and he is travelling towards the great king of Persia. It is clear you are well-disposed towards the Spartans. Therefore be quiet and stop calling upon the Spartan.
(And the public slaves lead away the Spartan towards the market. ANd the foreigner does not stop shouting and it is clear he is suffering at the hands of the Athenians).
- It is clear that the gos hate the man, for they will kill him, despite being an embassador and a suppliant. Surely this is a great retribution from the gods taking hold of him because of the ancestors and the ancestors' aggression. But what is our city suffering? What is happening? The war appears as being a violent teacher, rhapsode. For in peace this doesn't happen. For in peace there is both good government and plenty in the city. And in the war lawlessness and lack of provisions.
- 'How bad government provides plenty of bad cities, good govt and good order and perfect evrywhere appear. ¶ 1:45 AM
