ὡς φάτο: βῆ δ' ὰρ' ὄνειρος ἐπεὶ τὸν μῦθον ἄκουσε.
καρπαλίμως δ' ἵ̈κανε θοὰς ἐπὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν:
βῆ δ' ἄρ' ἐπ' Ἀτρείδην Ἀγαμέμνονα: τὸν δ' ἐκίχανεν
εὕδοντ' ἐν κλισίῃ: περι δ' ἀμβρόσιος κέχυθ' ὕπνος.
στῆ δ' άρ ὑπερ κεφαλῆς Νηληΐῳ υἷϊ ἐοικὼς
Νέστορι: τόν ῥα μάλιστα γερόντων τῖ' Ἀγαμέμνων:
τῷ μιν ἐεισάμενος. προσεφώνεε θεῖος ὄνειρος:
εὕδεις Ἀτρέος υἱὲ δαΐφρονος ἱ̈πποδάμοιο.
οὐ χρὴ παννύχιον εὕδειν βουληφόρον ἄνδρα.
ᾧ λαοί τ' ἐπιτετράφαται καὶ τόσσα μέμηλε:
νῦν δ' ἐμέθεν ξύνες ὦκα. Διὸς δέ τοι ἄγγελός εἰμι:
ὃς σεῦ ἄνευθεν, ἐὼν μέγα κήδεται ἢδ' ἐλεαίρει:
θωρῆξαί σ' ἐκέλευε κάρη κομόωντας Ἀχαιοὺς
πανσυδίῃ: νῦν γάρ κεν ἕλοις πόλιν εὐρυάγυιαν
Τρώων : οὐ γὰρ ἔτ' ἀμφὶς Ὀλύμπια δώματ' ἔχοντες:
ἀθάνατοι φράζονται: ἐπέγναμψεν γὰρ ἅπαντας
Ἥρη λισσομένη: Τρώεσσι δὲ κήδε' ἐφ ἧπται
ἐκ Διός, ἀλλὰ σὺ σῇσιν ἔχε φρεσί: μὴ δέ σε λήθη
αἱρείτω. εὖτ' ἄν σε μελίφρων ὕπνος ἀνήῃ:
So spake he, and the Dream went his way, when he had heard this saying. Forthwith he came to the swift ships of the Achaeans, and went his way to Agamemnon, son of Atreus, and found him sleeping in his hut, and over him was shed ambrosial slumber. So he took his stand above his head, in the likeness of the son of Neleus, even Nestor, whom above all the elders Agamemnon held in honour; likening himself to him, the Dream from heaven spake, saying: "Thou sleepest, son of wise-hearted Atreus, the tamer of horses. To sleep the whole night through beseemeth not a man that is a counsellor, to whom a host is entrusted, and upon whom rest so many cares. But now, hearken thou quickly unto me, for I am a messenger to thee from Zeus, who, far away though he be, hath exceeding care for thee and pity. He biddeth thee arm the long-haired Achaeans with all speed, since now thou mayest take the broad-wayed city of the Trojans. For the immortals that have homes upon Olympus are no longer divided in counsel, since Hera hath bent the minds of all by her supplication, and over the Trojans hang woes by the will of Zeus. But do thou keep this in thy heart, nor let forgetfulness lay hold of thee, whenso honey-hearted sleep shall let thee go."
