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                                     440 BC

                                      AJAX

                                  by Sophocles

                         translated by R。 C。 Trevelyan




                 CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY

  ATHENA

  ODYSSEUS

  AJAX

  CHORUS OF SALAMINIANS

  TECMESSA�察�concubine of AJAX

  MESSENGER

  TEUCER�察�half´brother of AJAX

  MENELAUS

  AGAMEMNON

         Mute Persons

  EURYSACES�察�child of AJAX and TECMESSA

  Attendants�察�Heralds�察�etc。

AJAX

                        AJAX



    ��SCENE�此�Before the tent of AJAX in the Greek camp at Troy。 It is

    dawn。 ODYSSEUS is discovered examining the ground before the tent。

    ATHENA appears from above。��



  ATHENA

    SON of Laertes�察�ever do I behold thee

    Scheming to snatch some vantage o'er thy foes。

    And now among the tents that guard the ships

    Of Ajax�察�camped at the army's outmost verge��

    Long have I watched thee hunting in his trail��

    And scanning his fresh prints�察�to learn if now

    He be within or forth。 Skilled in the chase

    Thou seemest�察�as a keen´nosed Spartan hound。

    For the man but now has passed within�察�his face

    And slaughterous hands streaming with sweat and blood。

    No further need for thee to peer about

    Inside these doors。 But say what eager quest

    Is thine�察�that I who know may give thee light。

  ODYSSEUS

    Voice of Athena�察�dearest of Gods to me��

    How clearly�察�though thou be invisible��

    Do I hear thy call�察�and seize it with my soul��

    As when a bronze´mouthed Tyrrhene trumpet sounds��

    Rightly thou judgest that on a foe's trail��

    Broad´shielded Ajax�察�I range to and fro。

    Him�察�and no other�察�I have long been tracking。

    This very night against us he has wrought

    A deed incredible�察�if in truth 'tis he。

    For we know nothing sure�察�but drift in doubt。

    Gladly I assumed the burden of this task。

    For not long since we found that our whole spoil

    Had been destroyed�察�both herds and flocks�察�slaughtered

    By some man's hand�察�their guardians dead beside them。

    Now 'tis on him that all men lay this guilt��

    And a scout who had seen him swiftly bounding

    Across the plain alone with reeking sword��

    Informed me and bore witness。 I forthwith��

    Darting in hot chase�察�now pick out his tracks��

    But now�察�bewildered�察�know not whose they are。

    Timely thou comest。 As in past days�察�so

    In days to come I am guided by thy hand。

  ATHENA

    I know it�察�Odysseus�此�so on the path betimes

    A sentinel friendly to thy chase I came。

  ODYSSEUS

    Dear mistress�察�do I labour to good purpose��

  ATHENA

    Know 'twas by yonder man these deeds were wrought。

  ODYSSEUS

    And why did he so brandish a frenzied hand��

  ATHENA

    In grievous wrath for Achilles' panoply。

  ODYSSEUS

    Why then upon the flocks did he make this onslaught��

  ATHENA

    Your blood he deemed it was that stained his hand。

  ODYSSEUS

    Was this outrage designed against the Greeks��

  ATHENA

    He had achieved it too�察�but for my vigilance。

  ODYSSEUS

    What bold scheme could inspire such reckless daring��

  ATHENA

    By night he meant to steal on you alone。

  ODYSSEUS

    Did he come near us�拭�Did he reach his goal��

  ATHENA

    He stood already at the two chiefs' doors。

  ODYSSEUS

    What then withheld his eager hand from bloodshed��

  ATHENA

    'Twas I restrained him�察�casting on his eyes

    O'ermastering notions of that baneful ecstasy��

    That turned his rage on flocks and mingled droves

    Of booty yet unshared�察�guarded by herdsmen。

    Then plunging amid the thronging horns he slew��

    Smiting on all sides�察�and one while he fancied

    The Atreidae were the captives he was slaughtering��

    Now 'twas some other chief on whom he fell。

    And I�察�while thus he raved in maniac throes��

    Urged him on�察�drove him into the baleful toils。

    Thereafter�察�when he had wearied of such labours��

    He bound with thongs such oxen as yet lived��

    With all the sheep�察�and drove them to his tents��

    As though his spoil were men�察�not horned cattle。

    Now lashed together in the hut he tortures them。

    But to thee too will I expose this madness��

    That seeing thou mayst proclaim it to all the Greeks。

    Boldly await him here�察�nor apprehend

    Mischance�察�for I will turn aside his eyes��

    Foiling his vision lest he see thy face。

                                 ��She calls to AJAX within the tent。��

    Hearken�察�thou who art pinioning with cords

    The wrists of captives�察�hither�察�I bid thee�察�come。

    Thou�察�Ajax�察�hear me�此�come to thy tent's door。

  ODYSSEUS

    What dost thou�察�Athena�拭�Do not summon him forth。

  ATHENA

    Abide in silence。 Earn not the name of coward。

  ODYSSEUS

    Nay�察�by the Gods�察�let him remain within。

  ATHENA

    What dost thou dread�拭�Was he not once a man��

  ODYSSEUS

    Yes�察�and to me a foeman�察�and still is。

  ATHENA

    To mock foes�察�is not that the sweetest mockery��

  ODYSSEUS

    I am content he should remain indoors。

  ATHENA

    To look upon a madman art thou afeard��

  ODYSSEUS

    Had he been sane�察�no fear had made me shrink。

  ATHENA

    Even now he shall not see thee�察�near as thou art。

  ODYSSEUS

    How so�察�if still with the same eyes he sees��

  ATHENA

    His orbs will I make dark�察�though vision is theirs。

  ODYSSEUS

    Well�察�all is possible�察�when 'tis a god contrives。

  ATHENA

    Stand then silent�察�abiding as thou art。

  ODYSSEUS

    Stay I must�察�yet I fain would be far hence。

  ATHENA

    Ho�察�Ajax� �Once again I summon thee。

    So slight is thy regard for thine ally��



              ��AJAX appears in the tent door�察�with a

               blood´stained scourge in his hand。��



  AJAX

    Oh hail�察�Athena� �Hail thou Zeus´born maid��

    Nobly hast thou stood by me。 Now will I crown thee

    With trophies all of gold for this rich conquest。

  ATHENA

    Thy words are welcome。 But now tell me this��

    Hast thou dyed well thy sword in the Argive host��

  AJAX

    Such vaunt is mine。 I disclaim not that glory。

  ATHENA

    Against the Atreidae didst thou arm thy hand��

  AJAX

    So that Ajax nevermore shall they insult。

  ATHENA

    The men are dead�察�if rightly I take thy meaning。

  AJAX

    Yes�察�dead。 Now let them rob me of my arms。

  ATHENA

    'Tis well。 And what then of Laertes' son��

    In what plight does he stand�拭�Or has he escaped thee��

  AJAX

    Wouldst thou know where is that accursed fox��

  ATHENA

    Even so´Odysseus�察�thine old adversary。

  AJAX

    Goddess�察�a most dear captive in my tent

    He sits。 I do not mean him to die yet。

  ATHENA

    Till thou hast done what�察�gained what further vantage��

  AJAX

    Till bound fast to a pillar beneath my roof´

  ATHENA

    What evil wilt thou inflict on the poor wretch��

  AJAX

    His back the scourge must crimson ere he dies。

  ATHENA

    Nay�察�do not torture so the wretched man。

  AJAX

    Athena�察�in all else will I do thy will��

    But his shall be no other doom than this。

  ATHENA

    Thou then�察�since thy delight is to act thus��

    Smite�察�spare not�察�abate nought of thy intent。

  AJAX

    To my work I return�此�and thus I charge thee��

    As now�察�so always fight thou upon my side。

                                      ��AJAX goes back into the tent。��

  ATHENA

    Seest thou�察�Odysseus�察�how great the strength of gods��

    Whom couldst thou find more prudent than this man��

    Or whom in act more valiant�察�when need called��

  ODYSSEUS

    I know none nobler�察�and I pity him

    In his misery�察�albeit he is my foe��

    Since he is yoked fast to an evil doom。

    My own lot I regard no less than his。

    For I see well�察�nought else are we but mere

    Phantoms�察�all we that live�察�mere fleeting shadows。

  ATHENA

    Warne

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