oedipus the king translation

    1180 is to ascertain quite clearly what to do. if I had to guess, I think I see him. her final pain.      320 Sphinx then committed suicide. prefer to rule and have to cope with fear what’s happening now by thinking of the past, My children, latest generation born from Cadmus, why are you sitting here with wreathed sticks. not merely on your own authority, When Laius fell in bloody death, where was he— From him, my king, a man investigating this. but if you ask me, I will answer you. O you unhappy man! the scales of justice will sink Oedipus No! He is bare footed, his hair is long, sparse and almost white and he is holding an old, shepherd’s crook instead of his golden staff. Aristophanes, For a Rich Text or PDF Format of this text, use the following links: Oedipus the King [RTF] or Oedipus the King [PDF] TRANSLATOR'S NOTE Oedipus the King: Text and Translation: Sophocles: Amazon.com.tr Çerez Tercihlerinizi Seçin Alışveriş deneyiminizi geliştirmek, hizmetlerimizi sunmak, müşterilerin hizmetlerimizi nasıl kullandığını anlayarak iyileştirmeler yapabilmek ve tanıtımları gösterebilmek için çerezler ve benzeri araçları kullanmaktayız. For whoever killed this man From within Laius’ palace. Chorus Gentle Jocasta is dead? Creon Surely you, too, must trust him now! I’ll fight on his behalf, as if this matter In my anger I will not conceal And you,                                390. beneath the stars. It’s not fair to judge these things by guesswork. she would have borne his children, if his hopes Apollo, who has sent his oracle will save us and will heal our city’s awful wound. Why then should I give all this up for the sake of your throne? Chorus Here he is before us all, no bronze shields but still he runs wild in the clamour and the hurt! bore you to your father Pan,                                               I do not believe Chorus Arrogance overfed with vanity and bloated with unearned riches, will turn a man into a tyrant. Oedipus Yes, wife, you did but still, dread overtook me. Oedipus Then I shall start from the beginning again and bring everything to the light. Don’t tell me what I’ve done is not the best. the oracular voice intoned a name. from this land in exile. from my own hands, do you remember me, Within the palace walls? Seven Against Thebes 1200. . Oedipus Truth does. how far you have sprung now! Black Fate, Black Fate, in what dark abyss have you thrown me now? But who is the man, the one You must know I’ve been shedding many tears sit in the market place with suppliant branches 1020 You are all ignorant. your lovely countenance! He was were not urging us, it would not be right, for you to simply leave things as they are, You should have looked into it. 1435. Alas, what I’m about to say now . They greet me with a smile, they come to me whenever they need something from you because they know they can depend on me. I grew up in his house. [1140]. Oedipus Oh, Zeus! Respect that oath he made before all heaven—. and deadly pestilence, that fiery god, Rid this shame born by the murdered king. Now I must fly into exile and there, Suffering like this is just too hard for anyone to endure alone. First I call on you, Athena the immortal, He came and told me. A sight even an enemy will feel sorrow for. our loftiest traditions consecrate, [Back How can it be possible for one to carry such marks as these indicating the wounds on his ankles and not try to find his parents. if my hands could touch them it would seem He screamed wildly and banged hard at the doors till the latches broke asunder. how I count your life as scarcely living. Not yet,                                           Or we could step inside. What was the work you did? Chorus Gone are the oracles addressed to Laius –no one believes them any more and nowhere the people believe in Apollo! born from a shameful mother, whose family        1400   Not until I discover the whole truth! Metamorphoses What man can ever feel that his joy is any more than a dream, since all it does is to appear and then disappear almost straight away? To be a king one needs skill! Come, come, my dears! For if such things are thought of as honourable, what purpose would my prayers to the gods have? I’ve been given all this without my asking it, yet Indicating the palace Creon, once my first and trusted friend, now seeks to take it all from me, sliding and hiding behind this scheming seer, this charlatan, this deviser of magic traps, who has eyes for a profit but not for his art. But as it turned out, The translator would like to acknowledge the invaluable help provided by Sir Richard Jebb’s translation and commentary. I was born like this. then I should let you know that Polybus feet” or “knowledge of one’s feet.” Both terms evoke a strongly ironic sense of were tracking down this act, I’d not get far                                   [220] Just as wisely then and just as much revered by the people as he is now. Thebes. what you are doing when you request this— O you poor man, what madness came on you? wandering around unmarried. A foreigner to you, a friend to them. Will you listen to me? as if I were with them when I still could see. But it is wrong So! Oedipus By Apollo! how did it happen? I’ll leave—                          How old a man? Lady, I’m afraid I may have said too much. Promise me, you noble soul. Genealogy of Morals Orestes You’re in the way. who was shoving me aside. I cannot look at you. Met him anywhere around there? Then tell me clearly what you mean to say. Perhaps he is carrying good news! He lay there on his back. Castle Wetterstein 920 Because you and Polybus were not related. Though I am blind, I know that voice so well. with a fair following wind to carry him Enough! I cannot prove false I’ll never speak another word again. If you stay, you will provoke me. of this text, use You blame my nature, which now knows all. . Chorus True, my Lord. Old Polybus received you as a gift from my hands. completely sealed off from a world of pain. the following links: offered the throne because he was successful in saving the city from the Sphinx, with which she races through the Lycian hills. Let the Fate of my generation take me where it will. Jocasta Elders of Thebes, I thought I should come to the shrines with these wreaths of supplication and incense because Oedipus’ mind has taken wings due to all sorts of sorrows. which stabbed out my eyes was mine alone. So take care of them for me. Chorus Here he is, king. so in the name of all the gods, act quickly— As for the murder, myself, I’ll only believe the proven word and nothing less. Then he will be here. One marriage after another! Oedipus Go ahead! By all the gods, since you are acting now A Conversation Between D’Alembert and Diderot They have discovered him, this foul son of Laius’ generation. Do you know, Oedipus that you are the enemy of your people, both, here on Earth as well as below in Hades? . has willingly declared just what we came for. I cannot approve of what he said    1070 Thebes was a kingdom, but Athens, where the play was staged, was a "democracy." It seems the news he brings is good—if not. ISMENE: daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, a child to tolerate themselves. so listen to my words. they chose it as my special burying place—                         Oedipus highly disturbed by some new thought 726, Ah, what a fear! Could I still have the yearning to see my children, born as they have, in such an unholy marriage? pay due reverence to Apollo’s shrine, Is there any chance if you discover I have planned something, Jocasta For God’s sake, Oedipus! To rule in fear or to sleep in peace, having, in any case, equal access to power as his king and his sister? more so than in all other men. in all the city, until, as chance would have it, When Oedipus saw her. [340]. or was it the result of some disease? He cannot now withdraw what he once said. here in my grasp, I cannot end this now. My lord, since you extend your oath to me. Alas! Creon Well, that man said Laius was murdered by the hands of many thieves. Athenian writer of tragedies in his own lifetime. where he was from. Oedipus, my king! Oedipus the King: A New Translation: Sophocles: Amazon.com.tr Çerez Tercihlerinizi Seçin Alışveriş deneyiminizi geliştirmek, hizmetlerimizi sunmak, müşterilerin hizmetlerimizi nasıl kullandığını anlayarak iyileştirmeler yapabilmek ve tanıtımları gösterebilmek için çerezler ve benzeri araçları kullanmaktayız. His home is here, stranger, and he’s inside. The house of Labdacus is the Theban royal Herald Afraid you might commit sacrilege with your parents? how miserable you are, or where you live, You’re in the way. I serve Apollo,                                           What is mine is hers. Yes, let him guide you back. I won’t say it came straight from Apollo. You have failed to be a faithful relative! could I set eyes on you and hold your gaze? And when? They could never bring delight to eyes of mine. Discourse on the Revolutionary Upheavals on the Surface of the Earth declare that we were first set right again My poor, unfortunate heart, though, is hurt with these new sufferings of Thebes and all the more if upon them are added your own sufferings, my king. How sweet it would be to shut them both from thoughts of disaster. OEDIPUS THE KING Translation by F. Storr, BA Formerly Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge From the Loeb Library Edition Originally published by. In winter I’d drive my sheep down to my folds, And because you were afraid of her                                               [1000] you are still loyal to the house of Labdacus! Herald Strangers, can you please tell me where Oedipus’ palace is? Creon Your wishes can only be granted by Apollo. Oedipus Tyrannos ? You too, can see that our trees let drop their best flowers to the ground just before they become fruit; that our herds drop dead as they graze and our women have all become barren. Everything you speak is all so cryptic—                              Creon Here, inside Thebes, Apollo said! Disease infects fruit blossoms in our land. your suppliant branches. If I alone Both, man and herald came and tried to push me out of the way. it is enough, it seems to me, enough Herald No, madam. I wish you well. A despicable pestilence, my lord, has taken our Thebes within its murderous grip! the one who killed his father didn’t work, On Perpetual Peace who stands pre-eminent before the rest! the murderer of the man whose house it was. Creon, are these my darlings I hear sobbing? Come then, my children! Mock my excellence, He bangs at the door from within with his staff until the door opens. When the ruling king had fallen in this way, what bad trouble blocked your path, preventing you, she sang her cryptic song and so forced us, shed light on darkness. Oedipus And where are these men? You can hurt neither me nor anyone else who has eyes and can see. But he is weak Oedipus If I have saved this city I am content. 50 Oedipus the King [PDF]. To be a king is a much envied life. What have you planned for me? O generations of mortal men, Do not preach me all that. he was a wise man then. Since I do nothing without first being advised by you Apollo, you, our closest ally, I come to you in prayer with these offerings. for this disease infects no one but me. from seeking out the facts of my own birth. I left my home in Corinth. dwelling on the mountain tops No tower, no ship is worth anything if it is bereft of men. If some conspirator moves against me, Old man, to whom it seems clearly to belong (in spite of the manuscripts) and adding a No! Even if it were his own hand, let him speak because no harm will come to him save for exile. That’s really why I came—so your return to leave our home and come out here? Ask me no more, please! (15) Creon Oedipus! Jebb’s translation and commentary. Enter Shepherd with two of Oedipus’ servants. That child he mentioned— for he is our pollution, as the Pythian god [Enter CREON. Chorus How can I look at your Fate and praise the Fate of any other human? . Chorus Tell us, child of Golden Hope, of the love that is as wide as the sky! No, no, I’m not. for I would never have been saved from death to dissolve and dull what I felt in my heart? What harbour will not echo with your cries? The happiness they’ve enjoyed earlier was true happiness but now, this day, we see only deep sadness, curses, death and shame.   1450 inspire in me no confidence or fear. I’d be doing many things against my will. Did you not grasp my words before,                                   and for our barren, godless, ruined land. and for your husband, too. Get out of it, you… you stupid man! to force the gods to speak against their will. Turn your back and go! in earlier days. I would not have come to kill my father, As much as you desire. Oedipus the King stands here to demonstrate for me                                     For I decree I beg you, my lord, consent to this— Ban him from your homes, every one of you,                      We use cookies for essential site functions and for social media integration. You must hear this man, and as you listen, have no natural desire to be king You would move something made of stone to rage! a relative of theirs—don’t let them sink, Have pity. Am I not depraved? Strangers, can you tell me where I find with no clear glimpse of past or future. Chorus I beg you king, listen and think! when that winged Sphinx went after him who attains a greater happiness                                                     [1190] What is the good of them now when I saw no good with them before? War: An Introduction to Homer’s Iliad and of abandoned by the gods and by my friends, (3) Oedipus provided the answer (a human being), and thus saved the city. [990]. survived. Apart from you they have no one.      1600 170 If you did not look so old, you’d find out To you I’ll speak, lady,                           [700] How can it have two such effects at once? [1030]. See now in what monstrous storm of misfortune he has fallen. In a land called Phocis. But these men here know I’m a reasonable man. Insolence gives birth to tyranny— And look there! But no one has seen without a single clue. Do you know if you came across this man Well, if the killer [930]. if these prophecies fail to be fulfilled                                    How could the furrow where your father planted,               Oedipus Meropi, old man. pays tribute to you as his native land But I urge you— No one, my children. We are all gathered here. Makes to leave 435. But still, feel them with my hands and then I’ll grieve. But, you, too, Oedipus, with your own eyes, you can see how the whole of Thebes is in the grips of a battering sea storm of troubles and how she cannot raise her head from its murderous waves! For ancient oracles which dealt with Laius D’Alembert’s Dream [180] Creon Give me my turn, Oedipus! nothing from birds or picked up from the gods. 462. short of killing him with your own hands. What has he got to do with anything? Those are the insults they will hurl at you. of the children in his house—their father, too, Shepherd Waves his crook angrily at the herald. [460] Teiresias I have already hidden them. What words should I utter to him? one from Delphi and one from Daulia. I found you in Cithaeron’s forest valleys. These petty squabbles of yours can bring about large and bitter consequences. unless he had financial help from Thebes? If you know something about our pain tell us. Is that what’s happening? Kant, Alas! Speak out to everyone. than any pain I feel for my own life. groping the ground before him with a stick. to where our animals graze in the fields. That old happiness, And has that suffering man found some relief. Lysistrata Do you know the family you come from? from the golden string of your bent bow Their solemn chants ring out— Then I will start afresh, and once again Ask all you want. Do not stop the good fight for the city. After a careful search He will be enough. If anyone knows anything about whose hand it was that had murdered Labdakus’ son, Laius, I order him to reveal everything. What horrible things you’ll hear and see, what grief you’ll suffer if you still care at all for this here palace. No. down on his beard, and not in single drops, of terrible disaster sweeps around him. [880] I shall speak for your own good, not mine. Well away! an answer to our question: the only cure Even my ears! We fall before you in prayer and ask you to find, if you can, some remedy for our pains, either from some man’s wisdom or some god’s voice because I can see that the thoughts of experienced men are always the wisest. god of light.       1750   Chorus There the children die and left upon the earth unburied, uncried for, uncleansed, polluting our city. to look into the problem we now faced. It was you, Oedipus, who came here, to our Thebes, to the land of Cadmus and who has saved us from the grips of that witch, that Sphinx, who held us all inside here, within the walls of the city, in dreadful fear. I can see that your reasoning is bad, Oedipus! In my wretched life, why should I have eyes. It was from in there, my Lord. ], O sweet speaking voice of Zeus, What shall I say? hidden in the untamed wood, to open up the gates and thus reveal That was my constant fear. That is something I could do, of course,                              Oedipus the King, also called If Teiresias Oedipus, a stranger to Thebes, became king of the city after the murder of king O light, let me look at you one final time, what he’s doing. Even if he were someone in my own household, among my own folks and even if I happen to know who it is, then let me suffer all that my curse has delivered upon the murderer. Creon So much hatred in your compromise! That’s why I want to see him here before me. Your kind wife, Jocasta, would know better though. (5)                                    Oedipus Where did you get the child from? Go into your palace then, king Oedipus and think about these things and if you find me a liar then you can truly say I know nothing of prophesies. From that change he will derive no pleasure. To your King! gave me, for I did not seek it out— [820] You dare to utter shameful words like this? for she is his queen, true mistress of his house. Dead here, before me rather than alive elsewhere. Chorus What frenzy took hold of you poor, luckless man? Where did you get it? She ran through the hall straight to her marriage bed. For a Rich Text or PDF Format And this disaster— and when I was born, you gave birth again, a lovely voyage, but the harbour’s doomed? O you most honoured citizens of Thebes,     1460 [20] Do you intend just brings me more distress. appropriates all things impiously,                                        to betray me and destroy the city? Dreadful, unheard of, never-seen-before, misery. if that’s the reason you’re a fugitive                                          1230. As far as these predictions go, from now on. (13) Could he be in the fields or somewhere around here?   290     We all tremble in fear when we see the captain of our ship so shaken with dread. Corinth! A suppliant returning from Apollo’s shrine or are you trying to test me with your question? uttered at earth’s central navel stone. Aristophanes, does he have for me? What appalling Fate! I want to ask you many things—there’s much At that I let the stars guide my path and left Corinth behind me. That is their burden. As I look at you, my king, What can you say. and on Phoebus, who shoots from far away. And he took with him down to Hades all these useless oracles, worthless for anything at all! Herald Goodness! She is accompanied by one or Oedipus Throw me out of this land quickly so that the eyes of no other Theban will fall on me. But you, all-conquering, all-ruling Zeus. as my own father? May I be cast asunder without gods or friends by my side if I desire such a thing! Come boy, give me your hand. I want you to die, not just run off—, You are determined not to change your mind. and murdered him. I will not keep them from you, for who is there. Chorus My Lord, I know a mortal who sees as excellently as Apollo. to help with our defence. Laius was killed. Are these, these revelations you have just uttered – have they come out of your own head or out of Creon’s? He married Laius’s in what he wants to do, and I’ll be finished. With these very hands I had gripped at the man whose wife I hold now. Even in darkness, my friend, I can still recognise your voice! armed with lightning fire and leading on and needs someone to lead him on his way. Against him Zeus’s son now springs,                                              Teiresias Had you not called for me, Oedipus I would not be here in the first place. Oedipus Do you think you will always be happy uttering words like these? Only the gods are privy to our deeds! Tell me again. By the Gods, my Lord, don’t hurt me! O my lord, you noble heart, let me do that— sitting on the altar steps. our god-like prophet, in whom truth resides I did not know you would speak so stupidly. [1090] There’s no point trying to sort out what he said. you see how people here of every age On the Nature of Things Enter Creon. How can I ask him. OEDIPUS turns and Like a wild bull he wanders now, Attendant He groans with anger, calling us to open the doors so he can show all the Cadmians the real father killer, the real murderer of his father and of his mother – O, how hard it is for these words to be told! This work may be freely reproduced, stored and transmitted, electronically or otherwise, for any non-commercial purpose. a crafty bogus priest, who can only see whoever speaks to him of dreadful things. But never let my father’s city be condemned My plate was always theirs. You live in endless darkness of the night, All this is Apollo’s business and one day he’ll disclose for us the evil hand. family (i.e., Laius, Jocasta, and Creon). She would be wrong, for I consider myself the son of wide-armed Fate, so why should I feel any shame? a husband from a husband, children from a child. Oedipus Forget it? What god drove you to it? Oedipus’ two sons, Eteocles and Polyneices, would Someone must call, I’ll do everything I can. He will be a poor, although he now is rich. As you can see—one by one they swoop away,                 He will leave our land untouched. 622-626 of the Greek text. . He shouts at everyone for me to raise as my own foster son. The Furies are the A wound that has been allowed to grow and fester insideThebes. Let us get up, children. Did what? After the death of king Laius, the Sphinx tyrannized Thebes by not He will be blind, although he now can see. [420] Bring me the shepherd! brought on by choice and not by accident. They shared. What is your news? or arrest me and then have me killed. thoughtlessly and say what I don’t mean. 370 The chorus points towards Creon in the distance. Chorus And bright-eyed Bacchus, master of the maenads. [Back to Text] so pleasing to our king. spurred on by the rash power of his rage. Oedipus If his words agree with yours then I am doomed. to punish me in one of two dreadful ways—. Take my hand. roaming here and there? Come, in the name of all the gods, tell me this—, did you plan to do it because you thought, I was a coward or a fool? you know your birth carried an awful fate. He was big—with hair starting to turn white. Polybus has taken them, You must not keep on filling up your heart, Why should a man whose life seems ruled by chance. 90. obviously unhappy to concede, I am afraid, Those eyes of yours, Is Oedipus’ father dead? If things work out well. The same is true of any other man                                      Are these the thoughts inside your wrath? Chorus Send your burning bolt to him, Zeus. Children, it would not be appropriate for me. Creon Yes. Or was it his own thinking? [Creon speaks to the attending servants. Diderot, what actions you will hear about and see, Cadmus moved from Sidon in Asia Minor to Greece and founded Thebes. [780] to chase after the king’s place without friends. without a single clue. when he strives to benefit himself, No one, my children. Tell us: of what consists your qualification? Sweet mountain, Kitheron! Oedipus Could we bring him here in a hurry? So don’t concern yourself with prophecies. It was the second of Sophocles's three Theban plays to be produced, but it comes first in the internal chronology, followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Neither a stranger nor a citizen could ever let me into his home nor even speak with me but he would send me on my cursed way. why you have come. From then on I thought of it just as a place. off to the shores of the evening god, like birds why did you give the child to this old man? And now Polybus has died, killed by Fate A stone without remorse?     330 or skill in knowing things, the mortal man the gods despise the most. my fate was to defile my mother’s bed, And if the killer is afraid, I tell him I’ll not do anything. through fear, hides himself or a friend of his, against my orders, here’s what I shall do—, that no one in this land, in which I rule, as your own king, shall give that killer shelter. O light, let me look at you one final time. My hopes are fluttering here and there, but did not return. I will learn little. But the hand who ignores all this bears life more easily. and from now on not speak to these men or me. I say a man who throws away a noble friend I am not yet so mistaken in my mind Do you seek information, so I didn’t learn what I had come to find. Jocasta By all the gods, Oedipus! Who then will marry you? Oedipus True. [100] Another shepherd gave you to me. What news do you have for us? I wish to learn. translations are freely available to students, teachers, artists, and the (16) The city of Corinth stood on the narrow stretch of land 1446. the finest man of all those bred in Thebes,                                    What feasts will you attend and not come home. it is not yours alone. Who? Let him come also with a burning torch, to send away the most odious of all gods. Then we saw her. 40, Come then, our Lord and King! Lady, I caught him committing treason,                                He is indeed dead. make you deserve as much. . If he thinks that all these troubles our city is suffering right now are caused by some evil word of mine or some deed, well then, let me tell you that, no, I’d rather be dead –cut my life’s string short then do such a thing. The lights are switched on again, and again at an overwhelming intensity. you should bring this quarrel to a close. If before now you have ever driven off Creon, I beg you, their true parents are lost and you are their only relative. conceiving you where he, too, was conceived. So I sent him. Is there something you need from me? Immortal voice, O child of golden Hope,                            And he will turn out to be the brother toward the city state which nurtured you. I do have some hope left, at least enough If I could see, I don’t know how my eyes He passed the test and endeared himself I call the god who binds his hair with gold. who might provide some knowledge men could use? In the name of all the gods, tell me. they had to banish for impiety I deserve to know why you are so distressed. with all these things. You all know me! an event referred to repeatedly in the text of the play. for she is his queen, true mistress of his house. seeking to exile me from Thebes or kill me. Yes, of course we did. to learn from him what I might do or say Oedipus Curses to the man whoever it was, that man who had saved me from the wild hooks on my feet, who had saved me from the wilderness, from those grazing lands, from death, only to give me this detestable end. Lady, I’m afraid I may have said too much. Euripides, she sang her cryptic song and so forced us But I think you and your conspirator in this This one you fear, Chorus They pray with deep sighs for their bitter sufferings. By Apollo! Amphitrite was a goddess of the sea, married to Am I not utterly abhorrent? [JOCASTA sets her offerings on the altar. but first I wish to know what the god says Chorus All this, my king, is dreadful for all of us. By the gods, no more! I shall assist you willingly in every way. creating an incestuous blood family Diderot, I’ll tell you. How can it have such double strength? A long time— children from the child of that same womb, wives and mothers—the most atrocious act, that human beings commit! So now and for all future time be dark!”. (the Isthmus) connecting the Peloponnese with mainland Greece, a very strategic Shepherd, I have been polite with you so far and you have still not answered any of my questions. poor wretched man, have tolerated you He has not been foolish in the past, and now, which may be false, when he has sworn an oath. Jocasta and Oedipus have just done to themselves. (22) It is not entirely clear from these final lines whether At dinner there a man who was quite drunk. Ah, you marriage rites—you gave birth to me. can welcome such a sight. which now knows all. You’d best answer that. the way that you’ve been questioning me. You’re worried for nothing! Most of my life I’ve spent looking after sheep. 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