O besedilu
Trst in oljka
- Vir
- Ezopove basni
- Avtor
- Ezop / Karl Halm
- Jezik branja
- English
- Jezik izvirnika
- Ancient Greek
- Čas branja
- 1 min branja
- Obseg
- 1 stran
- Naslov izvirnika
- 179b. Ἄλλως. Κάλαμος καὶ Ἐλαία. (F. 59. C.143 et p.340.)
O izvirniku
Ezopove basni
Kratke basni, kjer živali v nekaj potezah razkrijejo človeške slabosti. Bralni jezik je English, izvirnik pa prihaja iz vira Ezopove basni v jeziku Ancient Greek.
Besedilo
Trst in oljka
A reed and an olive tree were arguing over which had greater endurance, steadiness, and strength. The olive tree taunted the reed for being weak and bending so easily before every wind, but the reed said nothing. It waited a little while, until a strong wind arose. The reed, though shaken and bent by the gusts, came through unharmed, while the olive tree, rooted firmly in place and resisting the winds, snapped beneath their force. Then the reed reproached the olive tree for taking vain [and fruitless] pride in its own strength.
The fable shows that those who yield to circumstances and to those stronger than themselves fare better than those who contend with their superiors. [Or, that one should not stand against those who are stronger.]
Izvirnik
179b. Ἄλλως. Κάλαμος καὶ Ἐλαία. (F. 59. C.143 et p.340.)
Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.
Διὰ καρτερίαν καὶ ἡσυχίαν καὶ ἰσχύν κάλαμος καὶ ἐλαία ἤριζον. Τοῦ δὲ καλάμου ὀνειδιζομένου ὑπὸ τῆς ἐλαίας, ὡς ἀδύνατός ἐστι καὶ ῥᾳδίως ὑποκλίνεται πᾶσι τοῖς ἀνέμοις, ὁ κάλαμος οὐδὲν ἐφθέγξατο. Καὶ μικρὸν ὑπομείνας, ἐπειδὴ ἀνέμου ἰσχυροῦ γενομένου ὁ μὲν κάλαμος σεισθεὶς καὶ ὑποκλιθεὶς τοῖς ἀνέμοις, ῥᾳδίως διεσώθη, ἡ δὲ ἐλαία ῥιζωθεῖσα, ἐπειδὴ ἀντέτεινε τοῖς ἀνέμοις, τῇ βίᾳ κατεκλάσθη, ἤλεγξεν αὐτὴν, ὅτι ματαίως [καὶ μάτην] ἐπαίρεται ἐπὶ τῇ οἰκείᾳ δυνάμει.
Ὁ μῦθος δηλοῖ, ὅτι οὕτω καὶ οἱ πρὸς τὸν καιρὸν καὶ τοὺς κρείττονας αὑτῶν μὴ ἀνθιστάμενοι κρείττονές εἰσι τῶν πρὸς μείζονας φιλονεικούντων. [Ἤ, ὅτι οὐ δεῖ τοῖς κρείττοσιν ἀντιπίπτειν.]
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