Resourceful Odysseus then stripped off his rags and, holding the bow and the quiver full of arrows, he leapt upon the great threshold. He poured the swift shafts out before his feet and spoke to the suitors: “This final contest is accomplished. Now I shall see if I can hit another target no man has struck yet, and if Apollo grants me glory.”
Always thinking ahead, Odysseus stripped away his rags and leaped up onto the large threshold with his bow and quiver full of arrows. He emptied the arrows quickly at his feet and spoke among the suitors.
“This onerous game has reached its end, and now we will go for another target that no one has yet to hit, if Apollo answers my prayer and I can make it.”
Then resourceful Odysseus stripped the rags off his limbs and leapt up onto the broad threshold with the bow and the quiver full of arrows in his hands, and he spilled out the sleek arrows right there in front of his feet and spoke out among the suitors: “This contest has been decided, once and for all, and now I’ll find out if I can hit another target—one on which no man has ever yet scored a hit—if Apollo grants an answer to my prayer.”
Throwing off his rags, resourceful Odysseus sprang to the wide threshold with the bow and the full quiver, poured the arrows out at his feet, and addressed the Suitors: ‘Here is a clear end to the contest. Now I’ll see if I can hit another target no man has as yet, and may Apollo grant my prayer!’
Odysseus shrugged off the rags that hid his warrior’s body
From the others and leaped to stand on the great threshold.
His bid to reclaim Penelope, his lands, and his house had begun.
Flickering lights glinted from his heavy muscles. A glow lifted
Upward from his face. He dumped the quiver of swift shafts
At his feet. A shiver raced through the suitors at his grim smile.
“That game is over, lads,” he said. “Now, for another mark I’ve had
Yet to hit—which, with Apollo’s help and Zeus’s will, I shall!”
Now resourceful Odysseus bared his limbs from the rags and leapt onto the great threshold, with the bow in his hand and the quiver full of arrows. He poured out the swift arrows there in front of his feet, and said to the suitors: ‘So here is one hard trial brought to its end. Now for another target, which no man has yet hit – let me see if I can strike it, if Apollo will grant my prayer.’
But resourceful Odysseus stripped off his rags and sprang to the broad threshold with the bow and the quiver full of arrows, and poured out the swift arrows there before his feet, and spoke among the suitors:
“Here now is the end of this clear contest, and now another mark, which till now no man has ever struck, I shall see if I shall hit, and Apollo grant my prayer.”
Baring himself from his rags the resourceful Odysseus leapt towards the great threshold, holding the bow and a quiver full of arrows, and poured out the swift shafts there and then in front of his feet, and spoke out among the suitors: ‘So, this formidable contest has come to its end! Now I shall find out if I can hit a quite different target, Apollo granting my prayer, one which no man has yet struck.’
Throwing off his rags, the resourceful Odysseus leaped on to the great threshold with his bow and his full quiver, and poured out the swift arrows at his feet.
‘The match that was to seal your fate is over,’ he called out to the Suitors. ‘Now for another target which no man has yet hit – if I can hit it and Apollo grants my prayer.’
Odysseus bared his limbs of the rags and leapt up on to the great threshold, grasping the bow and the quiver full of shafts. He poured out the arrows at his feet and spoke thus among the suitors: ‘One contest that was to plague contestants is over now. But another mark is left, one that no one hitherto has hit. I mean to find out if I can strike it and if Apollo will grant me glory.’
Resourceful Odysseus now stripped off his tattered garments and sprang onto the large threshold with his bow and a quiver filled with swift arrows. These he poured out at his feet as he proclaimed among the suitors: “This fateful contest has in fact been ended. Now will I aim at another target, which no man has yet hit, to see if I may hit it and Apollo give me glory.”
Shedding his rags, the indomitable Odysseus leapt onto the great threshold with his bow and his full quiver, and poured out the winged arrows at his feet.
‘That match is played and won!’ he shouted to the Suitors. ‘Now for another target! No man has hit it yet; but with Apollo’s help I’ll try.’
Now Odysseus stript off his rags, and leapt upon the great doorstone, holding the bow and the quiver full of arrows. He spread the arrows before his feet, and called aloud to the company:
“So the great game is played! and now for another mark, which no man has ever hit: I will see if Apollo will hear my prayer and let me strike it.”
Therewith the wily Odysseus shed his rags, grasped the bow with its filled quiver and made one leap to the doorsill, where he tumbled out the swift shafts at his feet before calling in a great voice to the suitors, “At last, at last the ending of this fearful strain! Before me, by favour of Apollo if my luck holds, stands a virgin target never yet hit.”
Then crafty Odysseus stripped off his rags and sprang to the broad threshold with his bow and quiver full of arrows. Pouring out the swift shafts at his feet, he thus addressed the suitors:
“Well, that dreadful ordeal is at an end! Now I will hit another mark, at which no man ever yet has aimed, if Apollo grants my prayer and I am thus able!”
Then shrewd Odysseus threw aside his rags and leaped upon the wide threshold with his bow and his quiver full of arrows. The swift-flying arrows he cast out before his feet, and said to the suitors: “This dread rivalry has now been settled. Now I shall aim for another mark which no man yet has reached, if only I may hit it, and Apollo may grant my prayer.”
But Odysseus of many wiles stripped off his rags and sprang to the great threshold with the bow and the quiver full of arrows, and poured forth the swift arrows right there before his feet, and spoke among the wooers:
“Lo, now at last is this decisive contest ended; and now as for another mark, which till now no man has ever smitten, I will know if haply I may strike it, and Apollo grant me glory.”
Then Ulysses tore off his rags, and sprang on to the broad pavement with his bow and his quiver full of arrows. He shed the arrows on to the ground at his feet and said, “The mighty contest is at an end. I will now see whether Apollo will vouchsafe it to me to hit another mark which no man has yet hit.”
Then wise Odysseus threw off his rags and sprang to the broad threshold, bow in hand and quiver full of arrows. Out he poured the swift shafts at his feet, and thus addressed the suitors:
“So the dread ordeal ends! Now to another mark I turn, to hit what no man ever hit before, will but Apollo grant my prayer.”
Then Odysseus of many counsels stripped him of his rags and leaped on to the great threshold with his bow and quiver full of arrows, and poured forth all the swift shafts there before his feet, and spake among the wooers:
“Lo, now is this terrible trial ended at last; and now will I know of another mark, which never yet man has smitten, if perchance I may hit it and Apollo grant me renown.”
But he, the much-counselling Ulysses, divested himself of his rags, and leaped upon the large platform, holding the bow, and quiver full of arrows: and he poured out the swift arrows there before his feet; and addressed the suitors :
‘This unavoidable contest has at last been accomplished: but now again I will aim at another mark, which no man has as yet struck, and I will know if I can hit it, but may Apollo grant me glory.’
Ανταρ but ὁ he Οδυσσευς Ulysses πολυμητις of much counsel γυμνωθη stripped himself ῥακεων of his rags, αλτο δε and leapt επι μεγαν ουδον on the great threshold, εχων having βιον his bow ηδε and φαρετρην quiver, εμπλειην full ιων of arrows, εκχευατο δε and he shed out ταχεας οιστους the swift shafts αυτου there προσθε ποδων before his feet, εειπε δε and spake μετα μνηστηρσιν among the suitors.
“Ουτος μεν δη αεθλος this ααατος not to be reversed εκτετελεσται has been completed; νυν αυτε now again σκοπου αλλον another mark, ον which ου τις ανηρ no man πω βαλεν has yet hit, εισομαι I will know αι if τυχωμι κεν I may attain, Απολλων δε and Apollo πορῃ μοι may grant me ευχος triumph.”
But much-planning Ulysses stripped himself of his rags, and leaped upon the large threshold, holding the bow, and the quiver full of arrows: and he poured out the swift arrows there before his feet; and addressed the suitors:
“This decisive contest has at length been accomplished: but now I will see whether I can hit another mark, which no man as yet has struck, but may Apollo give me glory.”
But the much-counselling Ulysses threw open his rags, and lept on the large threshold, holding the bow, and quiver full of arrows: and he poured out the swift arrows there before his feet; and addressed the suitors;
“This harmful contest has at length been accomplished: but now I will aim at another mark, which no man has as yet struck, if I can hit it, but may Apollo give me glory.”