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And hold as nought his mother's right of kin��
APOLLO
Yea�察�for it stands not with a common death��
That he should die�察�a chieftain and a king
Decked with the sceptre which high heaven confers´
Die�察�and by female hands�察�not smitten down
By a far´shooting bow�察�held stalwartly
By some strong Amazon。 Another doom
Was his�此�O Pallas�察�hear�察�and ye who sit
In judgment�察�to discern this thing aright� �
She with a specious voice of welcome true
Hailed him�察�returning from the mighty mart
Where war for life gives fame�察�triumphant home��
Then o'er the laver�察�as he bathed himself��
She spread from head to foot a covering net��
And in the endless mesh of cunning robes
Enwound and trapped her lord�察�and smote him down。
Lo�察�ye have heard what doom this chieftain met��
The majesty of Greece�察�the fleet's high lord��
Such as I tell it�察�let it gall your ears��
Who stand as judges to decide this cause。
LEADER
Zeus�察�as thou sayest�察�holds a father's death
As first of crimes�察�yet he of his own act
Cast into chains his father�察�Cronus old��
How suits that deed with that which now ye tell��
O ye who judge�察�I bid ye mark my words��
APOLLO
O monsters loathed of all�察�O scorn of gods��
He that hath bound may loose�此�a cure there is。
Yea�察�many a plan that can unbind the chain。
But when the thirsty dust sucks up man's blood
Once shed in death�察�he shall arise no more。
No chant nor charm for this my Sire hath wrought。
All else there is�察�he moulds and shifts at will��
Not scant of strength nor breath�察�whate'er he do。
LEADER
Think yet�察�for what acquittal thou dost plead��
He who hath shed a mother's kindred blood��
Shall he in Argos dwell�察�where dwelt his sire��
How shall he stand before the city's shrines��
How share the clansmen's holy lustral bowl��
APOLLO
This too I answer�察�mark a soothfast word
Not the true parent is the woman's womb
That bears the child�察�she doth but nurse the seed
New´sown�此�the male is parent�察�she for him��
As stranger for a stranger�察�hoards the germ
Of life�察�unless the god its promise blight。
And proof hereof before you will I set。
Birth may from fathers�察�without mothers�察�be��
See at your side a witness of the same��
Athena�察�daughter of Olympian Zeus��
Never within the darkness of the womb
Fostered nor fashioned�察�but a bud more bright
Than any goddess in her breast might bear。
And I�察�O Pallas�察�howsoe'er I may��
Henceforth will glorify thy town�察�thy clan��
And for this end have sent my suppliant here
Unto thy shrine�察�that he from this time forth
Be loyal unto thee for evermore��
O goddess´queen�察�and thou unto thy side
Mayst win and hold him faithful�察�and his line��
And that for aye this pledge and troth remain
To children's children of AtheniaD seed。
ATHENA
Enough is said�察�I bid the judges now
With pure intent deliver just award。
LEADER
We too have shot our every shaft of speech��
And now abide to hear the doom of law。
ATHENA ��to APOLLO and ORESTES��
Say�察�how ordaining shall I 'scape your blame��
APOLLO
I spake�察�ye heard�察�enough。 O stranger men��
Heed well your oath as ye decide the cause。
ATHENA
O men of Athens�察�ye who first do judge
The law of bloodshed�察�hear me now ordain。
Here to all time for Aegeus' Attic host
Shall stand this council´court of judges sworn��
Here the tribunal�察�set on Ares' Hill
Where camped of old the tented Amazons��
What time in hate of Theseus they assailed
Athens�察�and set against her citadel
A counterwork of new sky´pointing towers��
And there to Ares held their sacrifice��
Where now the rock hath name�察�even Ares' Hill。
And hence shall Reverence and her kinsman Fear
Pass to each free man's heart�察�by day and night
Enjoining�察�Thou shalt do no unjust thing��
So long as law stands as it stood of old
Unmarred by civic change。 Look you�察�the spring
Is pure�察�but foul it once with influx vile
And muddy clay�察�and none can drink thereof。
Therefore�察�O citizens�察�I bid ye bow
In awe to this command�察�Let no man live��
Uncurbed by law nor curbed by tyranny��
Nor banish ye the monarchy of Awe
Beyond the walls�察�untouched by fear divine��
No man doth justice in the world of men。
Therefore in purity and holy dread
Stand and revere�察�so shall ye have and hold
A saving bulwark of the state and land��
Such as no man hath ever elsewhere known��
Nor in far Scythia�察�nor in Pelops' realm。
Thus I ordain it now�察�a council´court
Pure and unsullied by the lust of gain��
Sacred and swift to vengeance�察�wakeful ever
To champion men who sleep�察�the country's guard。
Thus have I spoken�察�thus to mine own clan
Commended it for ever。 Ye who judge��
Arise�察�take each his vote�察�mete out the right��
Your oath revering。 Lo�察�my word is said。
��The twelve judges come forward�察�one by one�察�to the urns of
decision�察�the first votes�察�as each of the others follows�察�the
LEADER and APOLLO speak alternately。��
LEADER
I rede ye well�察�beware� �nor put to shame��
In aught�察�this grievous company of hell。
APOLLO
I too would warn you�察�fear mine oracles´
From Zeus they are�察�nor make them void of fruit。
LEADER
Presumptuous is thy claim�察�blood´guilt to judge��
And false henceforth thine oracles shall be。
APOLLO
Failed then the counsels of my sire�察�when turned
Ixion�察�first of slayers�察�to his side��
LEADER
These are but words�察�but I�察�if justice fail me��
Will haunt this land in grim and deadly deed。
APOLLO
Scorn of the younger and the elder gods
Art thou�此�'tis I that shall prevail anon。
LEADER
Thus didst thou too of old in Pheres' halls��
O'erreaching Fate to make a mortal deathless。
APOLLO
Was it not well�察�my worshipper to aid��
Then most of all when hardest was the need��
LEADER
I say thou didst annul the lots of life��
Cheating with wine the deities of eld。
APOLLO
I say thou shalt anon�察�thy pleadings foiled��
Spit venom vainly on thine enemies。
LEADER
Since this young god o'errides mine ancient right��
I tarry but to claim your law�察�not knowing
If wrath of mine shall blast your state or spare。
ATHENA
Mine is the right to add the final vote��
And I award it to Orestes' cause。
For me no mother bore within her womb��
And�察�save for wedlock evermore eschewed��
I vouch myself the champion of the man��
Not of the woman�察�yea�察�with all my soul�察�
In heart�察�as birth�察�a father's child alone。
Thus will I not too heinously regard
A woman's death who did her husband slay��
The guardian of her home�察�and if the votes
Equal do fall�察�Orestes shall prevail。
Ye of the judges who are named thereto��
Swiftly shake forth the lots from either urn。
��Two judges come forward�察�one to each urn。��
ORESTES
O bright Apollo�察�what shall be the end��
LEADER
O Night�察�dark mother mine�察�dost mark these things��
ORESTES
Now shall my doom be life�察�or strangling cords。
LEADER
And mine�察�lost honour or a wider sway。
APOLLO
O stranger judges�察�sum aright the count
Of votes cast forth�察�and�察�parting them�察�take heed
Ye err not in decision。 The default
Of one vote only bringeth ruin deep��
One�察�cast aright。 doth stablish house and home。
ATHENA
Behold�察�this man is free from guilt of blood��
For half the votes condemn him�察�half set free��
ORESTES
O Pallas�察�light and safety of my home��
Thou�察�thou hast given me back to dwell once more
In that my fatherland�察�amerced of which
I wandered�察�now shall Grecian lips say this��
The man is Argive once again�察�and dwells
Again within kiss father's wealthy hall��
By Pallas saved�察�by Loxias�察�and by Him��
The great third saviour�察�Zeus omnipotent´
Who thus in pity for my father's fate
Doth pluck me from my doom�察�beholding these��
Confederates of my mother。 Lo�察�I pass
To mine own home�察�but proffering this vow
Unto thy land and people�此�Nevermore��
Thro' all the manifold years of Time to be��
Shall any chieftain of mine Argive land
Bear hitherward his spears for fight arrayed。
For we�察�though lapped in earth we then shall lie��
By thwart adversities will work our will
On them who shall transgress this oath of mine��
Paths of despair and journeyings ill´starred
For them ordaining�察�till their task they rue。
But if this oath be rightly kept�察�to them
Will we the dead be full of grace�察�the while
With loyal league they honour Pallas' town。
And now farewell�察�thou and thy city's folk´
Firm be thine arms' grasp�察�closing with thy foes��
And�察�strong to save�察�bring victory to thy spear。
��ORESTES and APOLLO depart。��
CHORUS ��chanting��
Woe on you�察�younger gods� �the ancient right
Ye have o'erridden�察�rent it from my hands。
I am dishonoured of you�察�thrust to scorn��
But heavily my wrath
Shall on this land fling forth the drops that blast and burn��
Venom of vengeance�察�that shall work such scathe
As I have suffered�察�where that dew shall fall��
Shall leafless blight arise��
Wasting Earth's offspring�察�Justice�察�hear my call� �
And thorough all the land in deadly wise
Shall scatter venom�察�to exude again
In pestilence on men。
What cry avails me now�察�what deed of blood