O darochair tra Capaneius, rochuir Ioif mac Saduirn dorcata
4289]
do dreich an talman. Rathimsaigsead na Tiabanda uili co
4290]
haeninad, & tangadar a mna & a macaim a tigib & a templaib,
4291]
uair nir-lamsad eirgi coruigi sin re gairbthreas Capaneuis doib.
4292]
Rameabaid immorro {folio 49a} do Gregaib andsin on chathraig, &
4293]
cena ni har teithead na Tiabanda sin, acht ar eagla Ioif mic
4294]
Shaduirn da loscad mar doloisc Capaneius.
O 'dcondcadar milid menmnacha chlaindi Caithim mic
4296]
Aigenoir sin, ralensad co longphort & co lepthaib iad, & is iad
4297]
so rolen ar tus iad do Thiabandaib na Gregu .i. Eourimedon óg
4298]
anrata mac Pain, & Lapidus lanchalma, & a mac maraen ris .i.
4299]
Alatriius; & rochuirsed na treinfhir sin ara aidbli ar na
4300]
Gregaib, no co rangadar a longphort. Et rabadar ag forbais
4301]
forro iarsin. Ba hingnad isinn uair sin udmailli na tuicten,
4302]
& na fir robadar isinn uair roime ag forbais ar na Tiabanda
4303]
beith daib-sinn ag forbais forro-sam a chedoir o rathuit
4304]
Capaneius. Et is iad dothuit ré Tiabandaib 'ma doirrsib an
4305]
longphuirt sin an ogbaid thangadar a cathraig Ercail a sochraidi
4306]
na nGreg no cor-erig ant airsid engnama .i. Enipeius, & co
4307]
raseind sdocc comairci dona feraib do dul isin longphort anunn
4308]
ar teithed na Tiabanda, & mar dobái Enipeius ag seinm a
4309]
sduicc, tarla saigead croda corranach da indsaigid, co rus-fagaib
4310]
can anmain, & co roibi a sdocc fas ag fogrugud da eis.
Comrag rig na Teibi & rig na togla andso .i. da mac Eidip .i.
4312]
Poilinicseis mor & Eitiocleis óg anrata.
Is andsin roerig an badb granna geranach thindesnach
4314]
thuasanach .i. Tisipone, a hichtar ifirn, do thendad & do
4315]
thinninus na da derbrathar sin a cend aroili .i. Eitiocleis &
4316]
Polinicseis. Et o nar-sail-si a rochtain lé a haenar fuailfed feirgi
4317]
na deisi sin do thabairt os aird, raleig gairm ard adfhuathmar
4318]
ara síair mengaig míchuirtig .i. Megera, & o 'dchualaid Megera
4319]
sin, doerig co hathlam a haitib islib an aibne Oirc, & o dariacht
4320]
dochum a sethar, asbert fria Tisipoine: ‘Misi dochomor na
4321]
catha cos aníu,’ ar si, ‘iter an lucht sin, & ber-si do roga
4322]
anois cia dib gresfi dochum an chatha. Acht chena is cora
4323]
Eitiocles do legad dam-sa, uair is aigi ata a mathair & a shiur
4324]
ac astad, & imtig-siu romad dochum longphuirt na nGrec
4325]
an loingsig Poliniceis da trengresacht.’ Rascar thrá cach dib
4326]
re 'roili andsin co firluath foluaimneach, & táinig Megera roimpi
4327]
dochum Poliniceis, & ragab deilb a bancheili fuirri .i. Argia
4328]
ingine Adraist. Et is and dorala Polinices dí go dubach
4329]
dobronach a ndoras an longphuirt, & snim & sirimradud an
4330]
chatha co mor ara menmain, & cuma a charat chomaind air .i.
4331]
Titt mic Aeniasa. O 'dchondairc-sium andsin Megera, & sí a
4332]
richt a bancheli, ba hingnad leis, & asbert fría: ‘Cred teigi, a
4333]
ingen,’ ar se, ‘& ca toirrsi ara-tai?’ Ni thug sí fregra air-sium,
4334]
& o na tug fregra air, dothuig cur-ba taibsi sin. Uair nir-shail
4335]
a bancheili fein do thorachtain o gortaib Greg conuigi sin da
4336]
indsaigid. Et gid ead robuaidir an badb sin Polinices coma ferr
4337]
leis cath & congal d'fagbail isinn uair sin ina rigi & flaithius ar
4338]
an Teib tondglas cona tuathaib togaidi. Et rainig roime co
4339]
tindesnach d' agallaim a clemna .i. Adraisd, & is ed daraid ris:
4340]
‘As fada dam-sa,’ ar se, ‘cor-chinnius comairli {folio 49b} tar eis
Dala Poliniceis conuigi sin.
Imthusa Eitiocleis rig na Teibi is amlaid dobai ag denam
4355]
idbarta anorach do Ioib mac Saduirn tar chend choscair do
4356]
Thiabandaib, & robai ag slondad charadraid Ioif & na Tiabanda.
4357]
Et antan rabai amlaid sin Eitiocles ag denam na n-idbart,
4358]
rosceind crithel chirdub do teinid na hidbarta, co raloisc a
4359]
chathbarr & ghruad an righ. Et o robái-sium amlaid sin, tainig
4360]
techtairi co tren & co tindesnach da indsaigid .i. Efithus, & is ed
4361]
doraid ré hEtiocles: ‘Toirmisg co luath na hidbarta,’ ar se, ‘&
4362]
doriacht do brathair co dorus na Teibi dod t'indsaigi, & ata 'cod
4363]
gairm & 'cod grennachad a aenur do chomrag & do chomland
4364]
rit.’ Adchualaid immorro Eitiocles sin, & roerig co fergach
4365]
feramail, & nir-ba miad les an scel doriacht da indsaigid. Et
4366]
tangadar andsin chuigi a curaid comlaind & a gnathamais
4367]
comaidechta, & is ed doraidsed friss: ‘An, a airdrig,’ ar siad,
4368]
‘ad rigshuidhi, & bí co fosaidh forbailid, & dingebamaid-ne do
4369]
bidbaid dit, & rofaeth ante fogres comland fort.’ Acus doriacht
4370]
andsin Creon cumachtach da indsaigid, & ní do thoirmisc an
Rafhregair Eitiocles co fichda fergach do Creón, & is ed doraid
4379]
fris: ‘Ní hí tra cuma do munntiri dobeir ort-su sin da rada,
4380]
acht dob ail let fein beith isin rigi-si, da faethaind-si isin
4381]
comrag. Et, a fhiru,’ ar se, ‘trelmaigi m' armu dam uaib co
4382]
fheraind comlann & an curad croda ata 'com-gresacht .i. Polinices,
4383]
& damad coscrach mé on chomlann dotairisinn ar Creon
4384]
a fhuigell ainindeach egoir.’ Agus in am rabai Eitiocles ar na
4385]
himraitib sin, is and doriacht a mhathair .i. Iochasta, co hanband
4386]
acaintech da indsaigid, & a lama langela ar lethad, & a bruinde
4387]
taitnemach tarrnocht, & intan rosiacht chuigi amlaid sin, is
4388]
and dobái in gilla ac gabail a arm & a chatherriud comraig
4389]
& comlaind uime, & a each siblach soérmach ar sibal ina srian
4390]
a laim a arad ina fhiadnaisi. Is ed immorro doraid a mhathair
4391]
ris: ‘Uch, a mhic,’ ar si, ‘ca dasacht rod-gresand do chomrag
4392]
red bhrathair? & cá leth rachus antí bus coscrach uaib isin
4393]
comland arm ar marbad aroili? {folio 50a} Et is ma chin da bar
4394]
n-athair aniu beith a n-ingnais a shúl ré síu beith ag fegad
4395]
bar comraig & bar comlaind a mhacu. Et bennacht ort,’ ar si,
4396]
‘urderg do laim eisium-sa ar tus & imir bas oram ré siu
4397]
adcear taeb do bhrathar ruisti rotholl uaid, ina do taeb-so
4398]
uadha-sum arna tregdad dosan dosam.’ Ba comrath re
4399]
carraig amh disi sin, & ba robad do breith do troich; uair ge
4400]
raeist a mac ria, ní rus-faem ní dar-labair ris. Is andsin tainig
O 'dchualaid immorro Polinices sin, ní ar time na ar teithed
4427]
dochuaid dó, acht ar trenindsaigid a bhrathar, & ar tomaithem
4428]
n-adbal do denam 'na agaid, & is ed doraid: ‘A Eitiocleis,’ ar
4429]
se, ‘an cumain let can comall caradraid & can chomraind crichi
4430]
da damthain damsa? Et ní fír catha agad am agaid-sea idir,
4431]
& bá cora comland do chur rimsa ní bad thaisci ina torchair do
4432]
rigaib & do rodainib adraind cosaníu.’ Ba hadbul tra misgais
Rachrith an bé Neíd a heiteda crithrecha comlasta aca
4448]
comgresacht, comdais lasracha lanmora taidleach na n-arm aga
4449]
n-urnochtad agna curadaib dochum araili isinn uair sin, &
4450]
rochrithnaig an talam trenadbal amal rothuitid asa hait & asa
4451]
hinad ré taicim na trenfer sin dochum araili.
Raeirgedar andsin da fegad lucht na cathrach ar inadaib
4453]
aibne oirechtais, & ar muraib ardmoraib an baili.
Rabadar andsin 'na fiadnaisi daescursluagh dubach digair na
4455]
Tiabanda, & a seanoraig snimacha ag sirthoirrsi, & maithreacha
4456]
taebnochta ag trenguba, & naidin go tai ag geran do gleó na
4457]
deisi sin.
Agus tangadar andsin a hifirn anmann in neoch domarbad
4459]
do Thiabandaib & do Ghregaib ar cath na Teibi, co ralinsad
4460]
an mag morreid a rabadar na milid sin, & co rabadar ag faidib
4461]
& ag fedgairi & ag foluamain co hadfhuathmar da cach leith
4462]
umpu.
Adchualaid immorro ant airdrig Adraist can toirmeasg
4464]
o Tiabandaib ar tachur na deisi sin, & ragreis a each
4465]
aterro co hathlam da n-edarscarad. Et raidis and: ‘A Ghregu
4466]
& a Thiabanda,’ ar se, ‘toirmisgid na fira-sa da fingail, & a
4467]
Eitiocleis,’ ar se, ‘cid ad eascara, an agamsa; &, a Pholiniceis,
4468]
masa roshaint rigi fuil agad, ag siud rigi na nGreg duit &
4469]
toirmisc do chomrag.’ Ní mó trá dochualadar-san sin na
4470]
ralabairthea risin muir duasanaig turcarthaig can anad da
4471]
glór & da gredan timcheall an betha. Agus o rafheimid Adraist
4472]
dedail na deisi sin, & adchondairc a n-eocha tenda ag trenshibal,
4473]
& a slega suainmeacha 'ca seoladh as a meraib seta sithgeala,
4474]
roimpó uaithib dochum a longpuirt, & doleig coimdisli iter na
4475]
curadaib da eís. Rabái tra an toici aga toirmesc thoitmi isinn
4476]
uair bicc sin, uair dogresedar a n-eocha bá dó dochum aroili.
4477]
Ní thug nech dib goin na aladh for a cheili re hathlaime a
4478]
n-inggabala & re febhus in imditin tucsat na trenmilid for
4479]
aroile, & roleigsed an tresfeacht a srein co lag asa lamaib,
4480]
& rogreiseadar co hainmín na heocha i sboraib aithgera iarnaidi.
4481]
Adchondcadar treinfhir thenda na Tiabanda & gaisgedaig
4482]
gloindmera na nGreg. Racoimergedar do chosnum a triath &
4483]
a tigerna isinn eigin irgaili a rabadar. Cid tra acht robái a
4484]
tuicthi don dis sin tuitim re 'roili .i. Eitiocles & Polinices.
Tainig bandei int shida .i. Pax, do dingnaib roglana riched
4486]
dochum na cath cechtarda sin, cor-ba subach sidamailatorra
4487]
fein, co raleigsead comrag do Eitiocles & do Polinices can
4488]
chungnam ré nechtar dib. Is de sin rahadandait ferga
4489]
ficthecha firmora isna feraib sin, & roduraigestar na crideda
4490]
croda cosnamacha dochum araili. Ba huchbad aín da n-oirechtaib
4491]
beith ag fegad na fingaili sin. Uair ba cosmaili
Is andsin tra seolais an rí ogal anrata .i. Eitiocles, an sleig
4496]
taidlig dulfaebraig dochum Poliniceis. Fuirmis Polinices an
4497]
sciath 'na hagaid cur-sceind di amal carraicc. No-{folio 51a}bertaigis
4498]
Polinices an sleig suainmig sithfada rabai 'na laim, &
4499]
raidis: ‘A dei nime,’ ar se, ‘seolaid in urchur-sa & idberad-sa
4500]
me fein daib as mo rigi ar mbreith choscair an churad so.’
4501]
Agus o raraid-sium sin, athchuiris uad an sleig, coma hairgi
4502]
astoid on tsliasaid co 'raill do eoch Eitiocleis in birbodba sin.
4503]
O ragonad int each, roling co hathlam, & robris a srian, & rogab
4504]
ar luaimnig & ar lanmeraigecht, coma forderg forruad da fuil cach
4505]
conair concingead. Failtigis Polinices don gnim sin, & greisis
4506]
co hathlam a each da indsaig, & cu racomraigidar srein na
4507]
heachraidi & lama na laechraidi & airm na n-airsed a n-aeninad.
4508]
Et o racomraigsed, torbiris cach dib laim a timcheall araile, co
4509]
rathuitsed da n-echaib, feib tiastais ré haill no re hanborus.
4510]
Raeirgedar fo chetoir a n-aenfecht co hainmin agarb dochum
4511]
araili, & rochomraig doib a n-ingnais a n-each. Et bá hé dlus
4512]
a comraig cona facus fairgsi na fordelugud iter na feraib
4513]
isinn uair sin, coma comcheangailti a cathbairr & a claidmi, &
4514]
coma comascda lama na laechraidi ag trenoirrleach aroili, amar
4515]
da leoman loindmera, no mar da thiger trena thnuthacha, no
4516]
mar da nathraig níata nemneacha.
Cid tra acht rotholl & rothrengon cach aroili dib andsin,
4518]
coma criathir chomtholl cnes chechtair de; & ger-b imda na
4519]
halaid andsin arna hairsidaib, ní riachtadar gona aigbeili
4520]
eislindi o cach dib ara cheili risin ré sin. Nir-bá cain tra
4521]
cairdess na deisi derbrathar sin, uair fa santaigi re cechtar dib
Agus is andsin tra furmis & fordingis Polinices mór mac
4525]
Eidip in claidim claislethan curata rabai 'na laim a cnes a
4526]
brathar co rug urraind n-eslinn trena chliab & trena cridhi.
4527]
O raairig immorro Eitiocles a arrach desin, fuirmis a
4528]
sciath ara scath, & triallais teitheadh asin tres, & a brathair
4529]
d'imgabail. Leanais immorro Polinices é, & trenbuailis a sgiath
4530]
air. Et raidis: ‘Ca leth trialltar an teithed idir?’ ar se.
4531]
‘Et is nair duit, a gilla, rigi & flaithius gus aníu agat, &
4532]
loingsech lansiblach mar misi dod marbad.’ O 'dchualaid
4533]
Eitiocleis sin, roimpo co cealgach cruadcrideach, & roleig tend
4534]
a droma re tenntaib talman, & roindill a arm air anuas.
O 'dchondairc immorro na Tiabanda sin, tucsad gairi duba &
4536]
domenman os aird, co roibi a macalla a fedaib & a foithrib na
4537]
crich comfhogus.
Rothindisnaig Polinices dochum a brathar fai sin, & is ed
4539]
doraid ris: ‘Maith tra lium t' aiscin mar tai adrasta,’ ar se,
4540]
‘.i. do rosc ruibnech roglas ag dorchachad ad chind, & do gnuis
4541]
glan gruadalaind ac garbad & ac glasad fort, & airrdena
ega
4542]
ag taidecht dod t' insaigid. Et a firu,’ ar se, ‘tabraid fleisc
4543]
na rigi dam, co faicea Eitiocles am laim hí re siu bhagaba
4544]
bass.’ Et is cuma doraid-sium sin & rothoirind ar Eitiocles do
4545]
buain a airm & a edaig de da n-idbairt dona deib amal rogeall
4546]
roime. Et imarro dobai-sium ana sduaig moir mileata os cind
4547] {folio 51b}
Eitiocleis ag triall a fuidb do buain de, saithis
4548]
Eitiocles an claidim aniss a n-uchtbruinde Poliniceis, conisfagaib
4549]
'na chliab ar scaltad a chridi. Et fuair fein bass
4550]
fo chetoir a ndiaid an gnima sin. Is ed roraid immorro Polinices
O 'dchualaid immorro an seanoir dall .i. Eidip, athair na
4557]
deisi sin, bas d' fhagbail do chach dib ré cheili, ba mór a
4558]
uchbad & a eigen lais an scel sin do cloistecht. Et roerig co
4559]
hoband & a ingen fá laim .i. Antigoine. & raraid ria: ‘Maith,
4560]
a ingen,’ ar se, ‘tabair eolas dam co hairm a fuilet mo mic ar
4561]
na marbad.’ Is andsin tainig in ingen roime tresin n-ar cosan
4562]
inad a rabadar an dias sin .i. Eitiocles & Polinices. Et o
4563]
rangadar na curpu, rofobradar nuallguba n-adbail do denam, &
4564]
is ed doraid Eidip andsin: ‘Is cumthach mo chridi-si
4565]
adrasta os bar cinn, a macu,’ ar se, ‘ger-sa miscais cos
4566]
aníu sib, as inmmain atrasda; & scail, a ingen, corpu na fer,’
4567]
ar se, ‘co loiger atorro ar medon.’ Et is amlaid doraid-sium
4568]
sin & rosin an laim ag iarraid airm na miled da marbad
4569]
bodein.
O 'dchondairc immorro a ingen sin, roedla uaid na harma,
4571]
& rofholaig air iad, & o nach fuair-sium na harmu, rogab
4572]
denmne & dasacht hé, & rabai ag guba truim toirrsig os cind
4573]
na fher.
Imtusa Iochasta immorro .i. mathair na mac, tainig seig
4575]
amach fa na faidib firtruagha sin & sedfine na fer sin 'na laim
4576]
.i. claidim lethan Laiiuis, athar Eidip, & tainig leiss ar mur na
4577]
Teibi, & roleig co comthrom 'man claidim sin hí, co fhuair bas
4578]
'sa chetoir andsin do chumaid a mac. Táinig immorro a hingen
4579]
.i. Antigoine, & rabai a guba & a geran co mor ‘os do chind.’
4580]
Ba truag trá an timtochell toicten doronad andsin .i. in lucht
Sochtais bar Eidiph o 'dchualaid sin, & rolinad o feirg & o
4595]
londus adbal é, & is ed roraidh co loindeach lanfergach: ‘Is
4596]
truag am linde,’ ar se, ‘an toicthi Thiabanda dorochtain
4597]
ag duiligthi mar thussa {folio 52a}
do chur a rigi & a flaithus tar
4598]
eis na rig rodileas robái remad indti.’ Et robai-sium amlaid
4599]
sin ag tainsium & ag tarcaisne ar Créon co moradbal.
Ralabair immorro Antigoine ré Creón, & is ed asbert ris:
4601]
‘Tigead do chraide oraind, a Chreón,’ ar si, ‘& na tabair dod
4602]
t' airi briathra an duine doilig dicheillid-si, & dober-sa air,’ ar
4603]
si, ‘fognam & fomamugud deit, & ni leigfigther a teamplaib
4604]
caema coisergtha na a n-inadaib aibne oireachtais ad t' fhiadnaisi-siu
4605]
hé.’
Cid tra acht tainig aignedh Creoin andsin ar briathraib na
4607]
hingine, & raidis ria: ‘Leigfer, a ingen, deit-si sin,’ ar se, ‘&
4608]
dentar aidi & adba dó i sleib Citharon a comfhogus don Teib,
4609]
& bid andsin é can cheim isin cathraig-si d'ar n-indsaigi-ne.’
4610]
Et o raraid Creon na briathra sin, deisid ina rigda isin chathraig
4611]
& maithi na Tiabanda maraen ris.