The ancient origins of the Olympics - Armand D'Angour

Translator: Tek Shien Reviewer: Prameswari Rahmanu

Thousands of years in the making,

Ribuan tahun sejak diciptakan,

what began as part of a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus

acara yang bermula sebagai bagian dari festival agama untuk menghormati

Dewa Zeus di desa Olympia, Yunani

in the rural Greek town of Olympia

has today become the greatest show of sporting excellence on Earth.

sekarang menjadi ajang olahraga terhebat di bumi.

The inception date in 776 BC

Dimulai pada 776 SM,

became the basis for the Greek's earliest calendar,

yang menjadi dasar dari kalender awal Yunani,

where time was marked in four-year increments called olympiads.

dimana waktu ditandai dengan penambahan 4 tahun yang disebut Olympiade.

What could it be?

Apakah itu ?

Why, it's the Olympic games, of course.

Tentu saja, itu adalah Olimpiade.

Competition fosters excellence, or so thought the Ancient Greeks.

Kompetisi mengasah keunggulan, atau begitulah mereka pikir di Yunani kuno.

In addition to sporting events,

Selain kompetisi olahraga,

contests were held for music, singing, and poetry.

diadakan juga kontes musik, menyanyi, dan puisi.

You can read about them all yourself in classical literary works,

Anda dapat membacanya dalam karya sastra klasik,

like Homer's "Iliad" and Virgil's "Aeneid."

seperti "Iliad" karya Homer dan "Aeneid" karya Virgil.

Even mythical heroes appreciate a good contest every now and then,

Bahkan pahlawan mitos menghargai pertandingan yang bagus sekali-kali,

wouldn't you say?

tidakkah begitu?

For the first thirteen games,

Untuk 13 olimpiade pertama,

the Ancient Greek Olympics featured just one event, the two hundred yard dash.

Olimpiade Yunani kuno hanya mengadakan satu pertandingan, lomba lari 182 m.

But over time, new exciting contests,

Seiring waktu, pertandingan baru yang menarik,

like boxing,

seperti tinju,

chariot and mule racing,

balap kereta dan balap keledai,

and even a footrace where the competitors wore a full suit of armor

dan bahkan lomba lari dimana pesertanya memakai baju zirah lengkap,

enticed many hopeful champions into the Olympic stadium.

menarik banyak calon juara ke stadium Olimpiade.

The combined running,

Gabungan lari,

jumping,

loncat,

wrestling,

gulat,

javelin throwing,

lempar lembing,

and hurling the discus events

dan lempar cakram

known as the pentathlon inspired world-class competition,

yang dikenal dengan pentathlon menginspirasi kompetisi kelas dunia,

and the pankration,

dan pankration,

a no holds barred fight where only biting and eye-gouging were prohibited,

pertarungan tanpa kuncian

dimana hanya menggigit dan mencongkel mata yang dilarang,

ensured the toughest men were victorious.

memastikan pria tertangguh menang.

And victorious they were.

Dan mereka menang.

Nobody tops the local baker Coroebus,

Tak ada yang menyaingi tukang roti lokal Coroebus,

who 776 BC became the very first Olympic champion.

yang pada tahun 776 SM menjadi juara Olimpiade pertama.

And we'll never forget Orsippus of Megara,

Dan kita tidak akan melupakan Orsippus dari Megara,

the 720 BC Olympic victor tore away his loincloth so he could race unimpeded,

juara Olimpiade 720 BC yang merobek cawatnya

agar dapat berlari tanpa halangan,

inaugurating the Ancient Greek tradition of competing in the nude.

yang memulai tradisi Yunani kuno untuk bertanding tanpa busana.

Now there's a winning streak, if ever we've seen one.

Itu adalah kemenangan beruntun.

But all good things must end.

Tapi semua hal baik harus berakhir.

In 391 AD, the Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius banned pagan practices,

Pada tahun 391 M, Kaisar Roma Kristen Theodosius melarang semua praktik pagan.

so the world soon bid a fond farewell to the Olympic games.

Jadi dunia mengucapkan selamat tinggal kepada Olimpiade.

But just like those early pankration athletes,

Tetapi seperti atlet pankration awal,

you can't keep a good one down,

kita tak bisa menghalangi sesuatu yang bagus,

and 1500 years later in 1896,

dan 1500 tahun kemudian pada 1896,

the modern Olympic games kicked off in Athens, Greece.

Olimpiade modern dimulai di Athena,Yunani.

Today, the Summer and Winter Olympics

Sekarang, Olimpiade musim panas dan dingin

bring international world-class athletes together by the thousands,

membawa ribuan atlet internasional kelas dunia bersama-sama,

uniting fans by the billions for the world's foremost sporting competition.

menyatukan milyaran penggemar kompetisi olahraga paling terkenal di dunia.

Citius, Altius, Fortius.

Citius, Altius, Fortius.

Three cheers for the Olympics.

Tiga sorakan untuk Olimpiade.