The myth of King Midas and his golden touch - Iseult Gillespie

Translator: Alrilo Witwicky Reviewer: Ade Indarta

With his harebrained schemes and asinine dealings with the gods,

Dengan tidak bijaksana serta merendahkan para dewa,

King Midas ruled the ancient kingdom of Phrygia with an uneven hand.

Raja Midas memerintah Kerajaan kuno Frigia dengan tidak adil.

He was known in Greek mythology as a rogue ruler

Dia dikenal dalam mitologi Yunani sebagai pemimpin yang nakal

whose antics bemused his people and distracted the gods.

yang gurauannya membingungkan rakyatnya serta mengganggu para dewa.

Midas spent his days in a stupor of splendor,

Midas menghabiskan hidupnya dengan penuh kemewahan,

spoiling himself and his beloved daughter and gorging himself on feasts and wine.

memanjakan dirinya dan putrinya dengan melahap hidangan mewah juga anggur.

Unsurprisingly, he felt an affinity with Dionysus,

Tidak heran, jika dia merasa sejajar dengan Dionysus

god of wine, carnival, and performance.

Dewa anggur, karnaval, serta pertunjukan.

One day, Midas discovered a satyr

Suatu hari, Midas menemukan satyr

dozing in his rose garden and drunk on more than the scent of flowers.

tertidur di kebun mawarnya dengan bau minuman yang mengalahkan aroma bunga.

Midas recognized the satyr as one of Dionysus’s followers

Midas mengenali sang satyr sebagai salah satu pengikut Dionysus

and let him nurse his hangover at the palace.

dan membiarkan dia mengobati mabuknya di istana.

Pleased with the king’s hospitality, Dionysus offered to grant him one wish.

Puas dengan keramahan sang raja, Dionysus memberikan satu permintaan.

Midas cast a greedy eye over his surroundings.

Midas memandang sekelilingnya dengan penuh keserakahan.

Despite the luxury in which he lived,

Meskipun hidup dalam kemewahan,

no amount of precious jewels, finest silk or splendid decor felt like enough.

sejumlah perhiasan, sutera terbaik, atau dekorasi mewah tidaklah cukup.

His life, he thought, was lacking luster; what he needed was more gold.

Dia berpikir bahwa hidupnya kurang berkilau; dia butuh lebih banyak emas.

The god sent the power to turn anything the king touched to gold

Sang dewa memberinya kekuatan mengubah semua yang ia sentuh menjadi emas

surging through Midas.

mengalir dalam tubuh Midas.

Ecstatic, he turned to his possessions.

Dengan gembira, dia menyulap hartanya.

At his lightest touch, the palace walls transformed,

dengan sentuhan lembut, dinding istana berubah,

stone statues shone,

patung batu pun bersinar,

and goblets glittered.

serta gelas anggur berkilauan.

He galloped through his home in a frenzy,

Dia berlarian di rumahnya dengan penuh kegilaan

handling each item until it took on a lustrous sheen.

memegang tiap benda dan membuatnya berkilauan.

Soon the palace heaved with gold,

Dalam sekejap istananya dipenuhi emas,

and Midas’s delirious laughter echoed off the walls.

tawa histeris midas menggema.

Exhausted and hungry from his rampage,

Lelah dan kelaparan akibat usahanya,

Midas picked up a bunch of grapes from his newly gilded fruit bowl.

Midas mengambil seikat anggur dari mangkuk buahnya yang baru disepuh.

But he nearly shattered his teeth,

Hampir saja ia menghancurkan giginya,

for the fruit had turned to metal in his mouth.

buahnya berubah menjadi logam ketika ia menggigitnya.

When he picked up a loaf of bread, the crumbs hardened in his hand.

Saat dia mengambil sepotong roti, remahannya pun mengeras di tangannya.

Flinging himself onto his bed in frustration,

Berbaring di ranjangnya dengan penuh keputusasaan,

Midas discovered his plush pillows had morphed into solid gold.

Midas mendapati bantalnya yang mewah mengeras menjadi emas.

Hearing his cries of frustration, his daughter entered the room.

Mendengar tangisnya yang penuh kesedihan, putrinya memasuki ruangan.

But when Midas reached out to her,

Tapi ketika Midas menyentuhnya,

he saw with horror that he had frozen her into a golden statue.

dengan penuh kengerian dia menyaksikan putrinya berubah menjadi patung emas.

Horrified at what he had done,

Ketakutan dengan apa yang ia perbuat,

Midas begged the gods to rid him of his power.

Midas memohon pada dewa untuk mengambil kekuatannya.

Taking pity on the foolish king,

Merasa kasihan pada raja yang bodoh,

Dionysus told Midas to wash his hands in the River Pactolus.

Dionysus memerintah Midas untuk membasuh tangannya di Sungai Pactolus.

When Midas reached into the river, the gold drained from his fingertips.

Ketika Midas mencelupkan tangannya, emas pun terkuras dari ujung-ujung jarinya

Midas returned home to find his daughter alive

Midas pun pulang dan mendapati putrinya hidup

and his palace back to normal, and he rejoiced.

dan istananya kembali normal, dan dia pun bergembira.

You’d think he would’ve learned his lesson,

Apakah kamu pikir dia akan kapok,

but just a few weeks later, Midas blundered again,

hanya beberapa minggu kemudian, Midas kembali melakukan kesalahan,

insulting the music and sun god Apollo when he declared Pan a greater musician.

mengejek musik serta dewa matahari Apollo ketika dia berkata Pan-lah musisi terbaik.

Apollo scornfully declared that the king must have the ears of an ass

Apollo menghinanya dengan berkata sang raja memiliki telinga keledai

to make such a misjudgment, and transformed Midas accordingly.

karena berpendapat seperti itu, dan kemudian mengubah telinga Midas.

Once again regretting his behavior,

Menyesali perbuatannya,

Midas kept his hairy ears hidden in public.

Midas menyembunyikan telinganya yang penuh rambut.

They were seen only by his barber,

Hanya tukang cukurnya yang mengetahui,

who was sworn to secrecy during a very awkward grooming session.

yang telah disumpah untuk menjaga rahasia dalam sebuah sesi cukur yang canggung.

Si tukang cukur menahan tawanya, melawan keinginannya untuk memberi tahu seseorang,

The barber stifled his laughter and fought the desire to tell someone,

yet the secret consumed him.

namun rahasia itu menyita pikirannya.

One day, he walked outside the city and dug a hole in the ground.

Suatu hari, ia pergi dari kota dan menggali sebuah lubang

memasukkan kepalanya ke lubang,

Plunging his head into the earth,

the desperate barber whispered, “Midas has ass’s ears.”

si tukang cukur yang putus asa berbisik, "Midas memiliki telinga seperti keledai."

Soon after, a clump of reeds sprang up

Setelah itu, tumbuhlah rumpun bambu

in the spot where the barber had buried his words.

dari tempat si tukang cukur mengubur kata-katanya.

When the wind blew, they carried the echoes of his whisper through the breeze:

Ketika angin berhembus, gema bisikannya terbawa angin :

"Midas has ass’s ears."

"Midas memiliki telinga seperti keledai."

At the sound, donkeys in the fields raised their heads in recognition

Mendengar itu, keledai di ladang mendongakkan kepala mereka

and people chuckled to themselves at the follies of their king.

dan para penduduk tertawa dengan kebodohan raja mereka.

With his golden touch and ass’s ears, Midas was not the most respected ruler.

Dengan sentuhan emasnya juga telinga keledainya,

Midas bukanlah pemimpin yang paling dihormati.

And where other leaders were honored through statues and temples,

Dan ketika para raja dihormati dengan patung dan kuil,

his people remembered him a little differently:

rakyat mengenangnya dengan sedikit berbeda:

in the depths of the glittering river and the rustle of the Phrygian wind.

di kedalaman sungai yang berkilauan serta desiran angin Frigia.