to

Him into Phrygia to be reared apart

Plant things which are to be. And to my mind

Plant things which are to be. And to my mind

Shall come to mortals. But the God of heaven

And to all kings bring terror afterwards,

And to those men shall great disaster be,

Shalt be with them even to the seventh kingdom,

Of life to all men. But why did God place

This also in my mind to tell: what first,

For they shall pay to mighty Cronos's sons

And to the Persians and Assyrians

Evil shall straightaway come, and to all Egypt

And to the Carians and Pamphylians--

Evil to pass from one place to another,

Evil to pass from one place to another,

And to all mortals. Why now one by one

There shall an evil come to pious men

Of men most righteous, to whom both good will

Deceptions, whence to mortals on the earth

Which breeds unnumbered ills to mortal men,

Less favored, nor to widows cause distress,

Which he enjoined to do; and if, perchance,

To them alone the bounteous field yields fruit

God's measure. But to them shall also come

To leave the holy land. And thou shalt be

Carried to the Assyrians, and shalt see

Shall all fall to the ground, since in thy heart

Nor will to honor him; but images

To judge each man in blood and light of fire.

This race shall bear rule and begin to build

And plant in royal minds things yet to be.

And in my mind God put this first to say

Shall ruin every land. For high in air to thee

And out of heaven from holy ones to thee

Whose blood yet cries out to the lofty heaven.

To thee, O Egypt, shall a great blow come

And dreadful, to thy homes, which thou didst hope

Which they will call a comet, sign to men

From heaven to earth, and from the earth again

Raise thee to heaven, for mortals of low rank

And a calm peace to Asian land shall go.

But Macedonia shall to Asia bear

To Europe shall spring up from Cronian stock,

Call herself mistress, and then come to naught

But to thee most of all she'll bear and cause

Undying fame with those who are to come.

To die at Ilium; but he himself

Also to Lycia shall a Locrian race

To the seafaring Samians. On the soil

Shall slain men's dark blood babble to the sea;

But to thee, Italy, no foreign war

Chatter of teeth to the Campanians comes

Great wonder to the of the sea.

To the Galatians. And to Tenedos

To the Galatians. And to Tenedos

Commanded me to prophesy on earth.

Woe, woe to the race of Phœnician men

Woe, woe to thee, O Crete! To thee shall come

Woe, woe to thee, O Crete! To thee shall come

Woe, woe to thee, O Thrace! So shalt thou come

Rush on to ravage Hellas, thine shall be

Woe to thee, Gog and Magog, and to all,

Woe to thee, Gog and Magog, and to all,

Woe also to the soil of Lycia,

Suffering all fearful outrage; and to them

There shall not be one to supply the toil

Of battle and come to their help in life.

To enemies, but sorrow to the Greeks.

To enemies, but sorrow to the Greeks.

Unto the dead and sacrifice to idols?

Who put the error in thy heart to do

Ruled o'er the Greeks, who first to mortal men

Their hands to the broad heaven, shall begin

To call the great King helper, and to seek

To call the great King helper, and to seek

The rescuer from great wrath who is to be.

Shall reach its end. For offering to God

Ye should not make till all things come to pass,

To be all fulfilled; and strong force shall urge.

Of godly men who, keeping to the counsels

Unto all mortals. For to them alone

Nor pay they honor to the works of men

Their genuine fruit to men shall offer--wine,

Tossed to and fro, turn and propitiate God.

Offer to God Your hecatombs of bulls

Of its wealth, and to strife among themselves

Their flesh; and when these things are brought to pass,

To hold ill will, in heart abetting evils.

Envy is not a good to wretched men.

Destruction; for they'll purpose to despoil

To all rude people of an empty mind,

And to all shall dark Erebus appear.

Shall all fall to the earth, since they knew not

To the temple let its in procession go,

Make joy to God the Father at our homes,

To mortals], judgment great and power shall come

To mortals best fruit boundless, wheat, wine, oil;

And king to king be friend until the end

Holy law to the pious, unto whom

He pledged to open every land, the world