Sophocles Antigone 583

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Felices, quibus malorum immune labitur aevum! Quibus enim divinitus quassatur domus, horum vita nulla vacat calamitate, ad omnem posteritatem proserpente , haud secus ac maris fluctus , si quando Boreae vehemens flatus in salsam incurrit caliginem, ab imo atram evolvit, ventis infestatam , arenam, plangoribusque percussa resonant litora.

Antigone. Sophocles. Berlin. 1806.

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Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) (Latin) (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806))

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Editions (12)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 583 focus
εὐδαίμονες, οἷσι κακῶν
ἄγευστος αἰών. οἷς γὰρ ἂν
580
σεισθῇ θεόθεν δόμος, ἄτας
οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει, γενεᾶς
ἐπὶ 1 πλῆθος ἕρπον·
ὁμοῖον ὥστε ποντίαις
οἶδμα δυσπνόοις ὅταν
585
Θρήσσῃσιν ἔρεβος ὕφαλον ἐπιδράμῃ πνοαῖς,
κυλίνδει βυσσόθεν κελαινὰν
θῖνα καὶ δυσάνεμον·
στόνῳ βρέμουσι δ᾽ ἀντιπλῆγες ἀκταί.
a
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 583 focus
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 583 focus
εὐδαίμονες, οἷσι κακῶν
575
ἄγευστος αἰών! οἷς γὰρ ἂν
σεισθῇ θεόθεν δόμος, ἄτας
οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει, γενεᾶς
ἐπὶ πλῆθος ἕρπον, ὥστε ποντίας ἁλὸς
οἶδμα, δυσπνόοις ὅταν
580
Θρήσσῃσιν ἔρεβος ὕφαλον ἐπιδράμῃ πνοαῖς,
κυλίνδει βυσσόθεν
κελαινὰν θῖνα καὶ δυσάνεμον,
στόνῳ βρέμουσι δ᾽ ἀντιπλῆγες ἀκταί.
1
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 583 focus
εὐδαίμονες οἶσι κακῶν ἄγευστος αἰών.
οἷς γὰρ ἂν σεισθῇ θεόθεν δόμος, ἄτας
οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει γενεᾶς ἐπὶ πλῆθος ἕρπον·
585
ὅμοιον ὥστε ποντίαις
οἶδμα δυσπνόοις ὅταν
Θρῄσσαισιν ἔρεβος ὕφαλον ἐπιδράμῃ πνοαῖς,
κυλίνδει βυσσόθεν κελαινὰν
590
θῖνα καὶ δυσάνεμον,
στόνῳ βρέμουσι δ᾽ ἀντιπλῆγες ἀκταί.
α
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 583 focus
εὐδαίμονες οἷσι κακῶν ἄγευστος αἰών·
οἷς γὰρ ἂν σεισθῇ θεόθεν δόμος, ἄτας
οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει γενεᾶς ἐπὶ πλῆθος ἕρπον·
585
ὅμοιον ὥστε πόντιον
οἶδμα, δυσπνόοις ὅταν
Θρήσσῃσιν ἔρεβος ὕφαλον ἐπιδράμῃ πνοαῖς,
κυλίνδει βυσσόθεν
590
κελαινὰν θῖνα καὶ δυσάνεμοι
στόνῳ βρέμουσιν ἀντιπλῆγες ἀκταί.
1
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 583 focus
εὐδαίμονες οἷσι κακῶν ἄγευστος αἰών·
οἷς γὰρ ἂν σεισθῇ θεόθεν δόμος, ἄτας
οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει γενεᾶς ἐπὶ πλῆθος ἕρπον·
585
ὅμοιον ὥστε ποντίας
οἶδμα, δυσπνόοις ὅταν
Θρῄσσῃσιν ἔρεβος ὕφαλον ἐπιδράμῃ πνοαῖς,
κυλίνδει βυσσόθεν
590
κελαινὰν θῖνα καὶ δυσάνεμοι
στόνῳ βρέμουσιν ἀντιπλῆγες ἀκταί.
1
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 583 focus
εὐδαίμονες οἷσι κακῶν ἄγευστος αἰών·
οἷς γὰρ ἂν σεισθῆι θεόθεν δόμος, ἄτας
οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει, γενεᾶς ἐπὶ πλῆθος ἕρπον·
585
ὅμοιον ὥστε † ποντίας ἁλὸς †
οἶδμα, δυσπνόοις ὅταν
Θρήισσηισιν ἔρεβος ὕφαλον ἐπιδράμηι πνοαῖς,
κυλίνδει βυσσόθεν
590
κελαινὰν θῖνα, καὶ δυσανέμωι
στόνωι βρέμουσιν ἀντιπλῆγες ἀκταί.
1
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 583 focus
εὐδαίμονες, οἷσι κακῶν ἄγευστος αἰών.
οἷς γὰρ ἂν σεισθῇ θεόθεν δόμος, ἄτας
580
οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει, γενεᾶς
ἐπὶ πλῆθος ἕρπον·
ὅμοιον ὥστε ποντίαις
οἶδμα δυσπνόοις ὅταν
θρήσσῃσιν ἔρεβος ὕφαλον ἐπιδράμῃ πνοαῖς,
585
κυλίνδει βυσσόθεν κελαινὰν
θῖνα καὶ δυσάνεμον,
στόνῳ βρέμουσι δ᾽ ἀντιπλῆγες ἀκταί.
1
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 583 focus
εὐδαίμονες οἷσι κακῶν ἄγευστος αἰών. 1
οἷς γὰρ ἂν σεισθῇ θεόθεν δόμος, ἄτας 2
οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει, γενεᾶς ἐπὶ πλῆθος ἕρπον· 3
585
ὅμοιον ὥστε ποντίαις οἶδμα δυσπνόοις ὅταν 4
Θρῄσσαισιν ἔρεβος ὕφαλον ἐπιδράμῃ πνοαῖς, 5
κυλίνδει βυσσόθεν κελαινὰν θῖνα, καὶ 6
590
δυσάνεμοι στόνῳ βρέμουσιν ἀντιπλῆγες ἀκταί. 7
1
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 583 focus
εὐδαίμονες οἷσι κακῶν ἄγευστος αἰών.
οἷς γὰρ ἂν σεισθῇ θεόθεν δόμος, ἄτας
οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει γενεᾶς ἐπὶ πλῆθος ἕρπον·
585
ὁμοῖον ὥστε πόντιον
οἶδμα δυσπνόοις ὅταν
Θρῄσσαισιν ἔρεβος ὕφαλον ἐπιδράμῃ πνοαῖς,
κυλίνδει βυσσόθεν κελαινὰν
590
θῖνα καὶ δυσάνεμοι
στόνῳ βρέμουσιν ἀντιπλῆγες ἀκταί.
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 583 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 583 focus
εὐδαίμονες οἷσι κακῶν ἄγευστος αἰών.
οἷς γὰρ ἂν σεισθῆι θεόθεν δόμος, ἄτας
οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει γενεᾶς ἐπὶ πλῆθος ἕρπον··
585
ὅμοιον ὥστε πόντιον
οἶδμα, δυσπνόοις ὅταν
Θρήισσαισιν ἔρεβος ὕφαλον ἐπιδράμηι πνοαῖς,
κυλίνδει βυσσόθεν
590
κελαινὰν θῖνα, καὶ
δυσάνεμοι στόνωι βρέμουσιν ἀντιπλῆγες ἀκταί.
Translations (10)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 583 focus
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 583 focus
¡Dichosos todos los que pasan la vida sin probar un infortunio! Porque aquellos cuya casa recibe una sacudida de los dioses, no queda calamidad que no caiga sobre toda su descendencia, al modo que cuando el oleaje, hinchado por los impetuosos vientos marinos de la Tracia, se rompe en el negro abismo del mar y revuelve desde su fondo el negro y turbulento limo y retumban con estruendo las orillas que lo rechazan.
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 583 focus
Blest is the life that never tasted woe.
When once the blow
Hath fallen upon a house with Heaven-sent doom,
585
Trouble descends in ever-widening gloom
Through all the number of the tribe to flow;
As when the briny surge
That Thrace-born tempests urge
590
(The big wave ever gathering more and more)
Runs o’er the darkness of the deep,
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 583 focus
Ihr Seligen, deren Geschick kein Leid gekostet!
580
Wem sein Wohnhaus Götter erschütterten, niemals
Läßt der Fluch ihn, fort von Geschlecht zu Geschlecht sich wälzend:
Gleichwie das aufgeschwoll'ne Meer,
Wann, vom Thrakersturm erregt,
Es mächtig in die düstere Tiefe hinab sich wälzt,
585
Vom Abgrund auf den schwarzen Meersand
Wühlt und dumpf im stöhnenden
Orkan die flutgeschlag'nen Ufer tosen.
Erste Gegenstrophe.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 583 focus
Behold, O king ! thy youngest hope appear
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 583 focus
¡Dichosos los que jamás han probado el infortunio! Porque cuando los dioses dejan caer su airada diestra sobre una familia, las desgracias se suceden en ella sin cesar y avanzan toda su posteridad: cual la ola que recorre el oscuro abismo del mar de Tracia, impelida por furioso vendaval, levanta del fondo negra turbulenta arena, y viene á estrellarse allá en la playa con hórrido gemido.
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 583 focus
Gsiüxseelige solcher Zeit, da man nicht schmeket das Uebel;
Denn, wenn sich reget von Himmlischen
605
Einmal ein Haus, fehlts dem an Wahnsinn nicht,
In der Folge, wenn es
Sich mehrt. Denn gleich, wenn unten,
Auf Pontischer See, bei übelwehenden
Thrazischen Winden, die Nacht unter dem Salze
610
Eine Hüpte befallen;
Von Grund aus wälzt sie das dunkle
Gestad’ um, das zersauste,
Und von Gestöhne rauschen die geschlagnen Ufer,
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 583 focus
Blest are they whose days have not tasted of evil. For when a house hath once been shaken from heaven, there the curse fails nevermore, passing from life to life of the race; even as, when the surge is driven over the darkness of the deep by the fierce breath of 590 Thracian sea-winds, it rolls up the black sand from the depths, and there is a sullen roar from wind-vexed headlands that front the blows of the storm.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 583 focus
Glide smoothly on, untaught to taste of woe!
But when (heav'n-sent) sfflictions flow,
Wide-wasting the impetuous torrent pours;
The house from its foundations shakes,
And ruin all its sons o'ertakes.
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 583-630 focus

Commentary

Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))

mvp-comment-173-1 πολλὰ … κοὐδέν 1

mvp-comment-173-2 καί 2

mvp-comment-173-3 τὰ δεινά 3

Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus

332-383. mvp-comment-190-1 Most wonderful of wondrous things is man, Who traverses the surging brine, And wearies mighty earth with yearly furrow. His craft ensnares the finny produce of the seas And taketh captive beast and bird. He compasseth a way to master the monster of the wilds, And brings under his yoke the horse with flowing mane And the never-wearied mountain bull. Selftaught in speech and thought and civil ways, And in providing shelter from the cold and rain, There is no end to his devices. Nothing but death ever finds him unprepared. Even diseases, not to be avoided, are escaped by him. Inventive beyond hope, he moveth now to evil, and again to good. When weaving with his wit the law of justice and piety He is exalted in the city, but outcast when he harbours wickedness for deeds of crime. May I never live with such an one, and may he never share my counsels. 332. Aesch. Cho. 585, πολλὰ μὲν γὰ τρέφει δεινὰ δειμάτων ἄχη,.. ἀλλ᾽ ὑπέρτολμον ἀνδρὸς φρόνημα τίς λέγοι; Troch. Iamb. Troch.

332-383. mvp-comment-190-2 δεινά = ' wonderful,' or mighty, is in transition from the earlier sense of fearful to the later sense of clever. Cp.

332-383. mvp-comment-190-3 ὀλοόφρων.