Ο ΔΙΚΑΙΟΠΟΛΙΣ (α)

Ο ΔΙΚΑΙΟΠΟΛΙΣ (α)

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    ὁ Δικαιόπολις ̓Αθηναιός ἐστιν· οἰκει δὲ ὁ Δικαιόπολις οὐκ ἐν ταις ̓Αθήναις ἀλλὰ ἐν τοις ἀγροις · αὐτουργὸς γάρ ἐστιν. γεωργει οὐν τὸν κληρον καὶ πονει ἐν τοις ἀγροις. χαλεπὸς δέ ἐστιν ὁ βίος· ὁ γὰρ κληρός ἐστι μικρός, μακρὸς δὲ ὀ πόνος. 

Dicaeopolis is Athenian, Dicaeopolis not lives in Athens but in the field. He is a farmer. He cultivates his farm and works in the field. Life is hard, the farm is small and the work is much.

   ἀεὶ οὐν πονει ὁ Δικαιόπολις καὶ πολλάκις στενάζει καὶ λέγει· “ ὠ Ζευ, χαλεπός ἐστιν ὁ βίος· ἀπέραντος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ πόνος, μικρὸς δὲ ὁ κληρος καὶ οὐ πολὺν σιτον παρέχει.” 

Dicaeopolis always works and groans often(或是 often groans) and says, "oh~Zeus, life is hard, the work is endless, the farm is small and cannot produce much." 

    ἀλλὰ ἰσχυρός ἐστιν ὀ ἄνθρωπος καὶ ἄοκνος· πολλάκις οὐκ χαίρει· ἐλεύθερος γάρ ἐστι καὶ αὐτουργός· φιλει δὲ τὸν οἰκον. καλὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ κληρος καὶ σιτον παρέχει οὐ πολὺν ἀλλὰ ἰκανόν.

But the man(指Dicaeopolis的樣子) is strong and energetic, so rejoices often(常常覺得很快樂的意思), is free and farmer(他是自耕農), loves his home. the farm is beautiful and cannot provides much but enough.

(Balme, M. G. Athenaze: an Introduction to Ancient Greek. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.)