S.I.

Versos Dourados de Pitágoras

Em Grego Antigo para Inglês e para Português
Com transliteração
 Índice

1. Grego Antigo para Inglês

2. Grego Antigo para Português

3. Transliteração de Grego antigo para alfabeto latino

4. Grego Antigo transliterado com Inglês

5.Grego Antigo transliterado com Português

 1. Grego Antigo para Inglês

1. ᾿Αθανάτους µὲν πρῶτα θεούς, 1. First, honour the immortal Gods, as

νόµῳ ὡς διάκεινται, is defined by The Law;

2. Τίµα καὶ σέβου ὅρκον, ἔπειθ᾿ 2. And respect the oath, and thereafter
ἥρωας ἀγαυούς, the illustrious heroes;

3. Τούς τε καταχθονίoυς σέβε 3. Respect also the terrestrial divinities,

δαίµονας, ἔννοµα ῥέζων. performing their due rights,

4. Τούς τε γονεῖς τίµα, τούς τ᾿ ἄγχιστ’ 4. Honour also your parents and your
ἐκγεγαῶτας. closest relations. 5. Among all others,
make friends with those who have
outstanding virtue;
5. Τῶν δ᾿ ἄλλων ἀρετῇ ποιεῦ φίλον
ὅστις ἄριστος.
5. Among all others, make friends with
those who have outstanding virtue;
6. Πραέσι εἶκε λόγοις, ἔργοισί τ᾿
ἐπωφελίµοισι,
6. Comply with their measured words
and beneficial deeds;
7. Μηδ᾿ ἔχθαιρε φίλον σὸν
ἀµαρτάδος εἴνεκα µικρῆς,
7. And, do not hate your friends for
their small wrongdoings,
8. ῎Οφρα δύνῃ. Δύναµις γὰρ ἀνάγκης
ἐγγύθι ναίει.
8. as much as you can; for strength
resides close to necessity.
9. Ταῦτα µὲν οὕτως ἴσθι• κρατεῖν δ᾿
εἰθίζεο τῶνδε
9. Know all this well, and make it a
habit to control the following:
10. Γαστρὸς µέν πρώτιστα, καὶ
ὕπνου, λαγνείης τε
10. First of all your stomach, as well as
sleep, lust and anger.
11. Καὶ θυµοῦ. Πρήξης δ᾿ αἰσχρόν
ποτέ µήτε µετ᾿ ἄλλου,
11. Do nothing shameful, whether with
someone else or by yourself.
12. Μήτ᾿ ἰδίῃ• πάντων δὲ µάλιστ᾿
αἰσχύνεο σαυτόν.
12. And more than anyone else, respect
yourself.
13. Εἶτα δικαιοσύνην ἄσκει ἔργῳ τε
λόγῳ τε.
14. Μηδ᾿ ἀλογίστως σαυτὸν ἔχειν
περὶ µηδὲν ἔθιζε.
15. Ἀλλὰ γνῶθι µὲν ὡς θανέειν
πέπρωται ἅπασι.
16. Χρήµατα δ᾿ ἄλλοτε µὲν κτᾶσθαι
φίλει, ἄλλοτ᾿ ὀλέσσαι.
17. Ὅσσα τε δαιµονίῃσι τύχαις
βροτοὶ ἄλγἐ ἔχουσιν,
18. Ὧν ἂν µοῖραν ἔχῃς, ταύτην φέρε
µηδ᾿ ἀγανάκτει.
19. Ἰᾶσθαι δὲ πρέπει, καθόσον δύνῃ.
Ὧδε δὲ φράζευ•
20. Οὐ πάνυ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς τούτων
πολὺ µοῖρα δίδωσι.
21. Πολλοὶ δ᾿ ἀνθρώποισι λόγοι
δειλοί τε καὶ ἐσθλοὶ
22. Προσπίπτουσ᾿, ὧν µήτ᾿
ἐκπλήσσεο, µήτ᾿ ἄρ᾿ ἐάσῃς
23. Εἴργεσθαι σαυτόν. Ψεῦδος δ᾿
ἥνπερ τι λέγηται
24. Πράως εἶχ᾿. ῞Ο δέ τοι ἐρέω, ἐπὶ
παντὶ τελείσθω.
25. Μηδεὶς µήτε λόγῳ σε παρείπῃ
µήτε τι ἔργῳ,
13. Next, exercise justice in all your
works and words,
14. And do not make a habit of being
thoughtless in anything.
15. But know that death is appointed to
all;
16. And that wealth is sometimes
acquired, while at other times it is lost.
17. Whatever misfortunes the Divine
may send you as a mortal being,
18. Whatever your fate may be, bear it
with patience and do not become
exasperated.
19. But remedy your misfortunes, as
much as you can. And think about the
following:
20. Fate does not give much in the way
of misfortune to the good.
21. You will hear many words being
spoken, some noble while others
unworthy;
22. Do not let them surprise you, nor
reject them thoughtlessly.
23. And if you hear a lie about
something, bear it with patience.
24. That which I am now declaring,
fulfil it unwaveringly:
25. Let no one, with speech or actions,
ever persuade you
26. Πρῆξαι, µηδ᾿ εἰπεῖν, ὅ τι τοι µὴ 26. to do or say something that is not
βέλτερόν ἐστι. advantageous to you.

27. Βουλεύου δὲ πρὸ ἔργου, ὅπως µὴ 27. Think, before your every action, so
µῶρα πέληται that you do not appear a mindless fool;

28. Δειλοῦ τοι πρήσσειν τε λέγειν τ᾿ 28. A person who acts mindlessly and
ἀνόητα πρὸς ἀνδρός. says mindless things, is characterised
as a fool.

29. ᾿Αλλὰ τάδ᾿ ἐκτελέειν, ἅ σε µὴ

µετέπειτ ἀνιήσῃ. 29. Only do and say those things for
which you will have no regret later.

30. Πρῆσσε δὲ µηδὲν τῶν µὴ

᾿πίστασαι, ἀλλὰ διδάσκευ 30. Do not do anything that you have
no knowledge about, but learn

31. ῞Οσσα χρεών, καὶ τερπνότατον

βίον ὧδε διάξεις. 31. whatever you must, and in this way
you shall live a most enjoyable life.

32. Οὐδ᾿ ὑγιείης τῆς περὶ σῶµ᾿

ἀµέλειαν ἔχειν χρή. 32. Do not neglect the health of your
body,

33. ᾿Αλλὰ ποτοῦ τε µέτρον καὶ σίτου

γυµναστίων τε 33. But eat, drink and exercise with
measure.

34. Ποιεῖσθαι• µέτρον δὲ λέγω τόδ᾿ ὃ

µή σ᾿ ἀνιήσει. 34. And by measure, I mean that which
does not induce pain.

3 5 . Ε ἰ θ ί ζο υ δ ὲ δ ί α ι τ α ν ἔ χ ε ι ν
καθάρειον ἄθρυπτον. 35. Make it a habit to live a clean and
imperishable life.

36. Καὶ πεφύλαξό γε ταῦτα ποιεῖν,

ὁπόσα φθόνον ἴσχει. 36. And avoid doing anything that may
provoke envy.

37. Μὴ δαπανᾶν παρὰ καιρόν, ὁποῖα

καλῶν ἀδαήµων• 37. Neither, out of season, be wasteful
of the good you have as would the
ignorant,
38. Μηδ᾿ ἀνελεύθερος ἴσθι. Μέτρον
δ᾿ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν ἄριστον.
38. nor deprive yourself, because
measure is the best in everything.
39. Πρῆσσε δὲ ταῦθ᾿ ἅ σε µὴ βλάψει• 39. Only do those things that will not harm
λόγισαι δὲ πρὸ ἔργου. you, and deliberate before you act.

40. Μηδ᾿ ὕπνον µαλακοῖσιν ἐπ᾿ ὄµµασι 40. Never allow gentle sleep to reach your
προδέξασθαι eyes,

41. Πρὶν τῶν ἡµερινῶν ἔργων λογίσασθαι 41. before having reviewed, three times,
ἕκαστον. your actions of the day:

42. Πῇ παρέβην; τί δ᾿ ἔρεξα; τί µοι δέον οὐκ 42. Where did I go astray? What did I do?
ἐτελέσθη; What of all my duties did I not
complete?

43. Ἀρξάµενος δ᾿ ἀπὸ πρώτου ἐπέξιθι• καὶ

µετέπειτα 43. Starting with the first then go on to the
next,

44. δειλὰ µὲν ἐκπρήξας ἐπιπλήσσεο, χρηστὰ

δέ, τέρπου. 44. and for the errors you committed,
reprimand yourself, and for the good,
be pleased.
45. Ταῦτα πόνει, ταῦτ᾿ ἐκµελέτα• τουτῶν
χρὴ ἐρᾶν σε,
45. All these things you must endeavour to
do, study them and love them.
46. Ταῦτά σε τῆς θείης ἀρετῆς εἰς ἴχνια
θήσει•
46. They will place you on the path of
Divine Virtue.
47. Ναὶ µὰ τὸν ἀµατέρᾳ ψυχᾷ παραδόντα
τετρακτύν,
47. Yes, I swear it by Him who gave to our
souls the Tetractys,
48. Παγὰν ἀενάου φύσεως. Ἀλλ᾿ ἔργευ ἐπ᾿
ἔργον,
48. the source of Eternal Nature. Begin,
therefore, any work by praying
49. Θεοῖσι ἐπευξάµενος τελέσαι. Τούτων δὲ
κρατήσας
49. to the Gods for its completion. As long
as you hold fast to all these things
50. Γνώσῇ ἀθανάτων τε θεῶν θνητῶν τ᾿
ἀνθρώπων
50. you will come to know the constitution
of the immortal Gods and of mortal
men,
51. Σύστασιν, ᾗ τε ἕκαστα διέρχεται 51. how all is governed, and how all is
ᾗ τε κρατεῖται• maintained.

52. Γνώσῃ δ᾿ ᾗ θέµις ἐστι, φύσιν περὶ 52. Then you will come to know, as is
παντὸς ὁµοίην, just, that the nature of all things is the
same.

53. Ὡστέ σε µήτε ἄελπτ᾿ ἐλπίζειν,

µήτε τι λήθειν. 53. Such that you should not hope for
the hopeless, while nothing escapes
you.
54. Γνώσῃ δ᾿ ἀνθρώπους αὐθαιρετα
πήµατ᾿ ἔχοντας
54. You will meet people who are
suffering hardships that they have
55. Τλήµονας, οἵ τ᾿ ἀγαθῶν πέλας created,
ὄντων οὔτ᾿ ἐσορῶσιν

55. Unfortunate are they that, although

56. Οὔτε κλύουσιν • λύσιν δὲ κακῶν good is nearby, they can neither see
παῦροι συνίσασι.

56. nor hear it. Few people know how

57. Τοίη µοῖρα βροτών βλάπτει to solve their difficulties.
φρένας• ὡς δὲ κύλινδροι

57. This fate of theirs harms their

58. Ἄλλοτ᾿ ἐπ᾿ ἄλλα φέρονται, mind, and they roam around like
ἀπείρονα πήµατ᾿ ἔχοντες. cylinders

59. Λυγρὴ γὰρ συνοπαδὸς ἔρις 58. here and there, they suffer
βλάπτουσα λέληθεν, unending hardships, because they do
not realise

60. Σύµφυτος, ἣν οὐ δεῖ προάγειν

εἴκοντα δὲ φεύγειν. 59. that Eris [discord] who is within
them, is a disastrous companion that
harms them,
61. Ζεῦ πάτερ ἧ πολλῶν κε κακῶν
λύσειας ἅπαντας,
60. and that they should not encourage
her, but avoid her.
62. Εἰ πᾶσιν δείξαις, οἵῳ τῷ δαίµονι
χρῶνται.
61. Father Zeus, undoubtedly you can
free all from many sufferings,

62. if you were to reveal to each the

Divine Spirit within them.
63. Ἀλλὰ σὺ θάρσει, ἐπεῖ θεῖον γένος 63. But be courageous, because the
ἐστὶ βροτοῖσιν, genus of the mortals is Godly,

64. Οἷς ἱερὰ προφέρουσα φύσις 64. to whom sacred Nature presents
δείκνυσιν ἕκαστα. and reveals all.

65. Ὧν εἴ σοί τι µέτεστι, κρατήσεις 65. If you partake in this, you will
ὧν σε κελεύω, achieve all that I have instructed you,

66. Ἐξακέσας, ψυχὴν δὲ πόνων ἀπὸ 66. And having freed your soul from
τῶνδε σαώσεις. all these hardships, you will save it.

67. Ἀλλ᾿ εἴργου βρωτῶν, ὧν εἴποµεν, 67. But avoid those foods that were
ἔν τε καθαρµοῖς, mentioned in the Purifications

68. Ἔν τε λύσει ψυχῆς κρίνων, καὶ 68. and in the Deliverance of the Soul,
φράζευ ἕκαστα, with reason. Discern all things well,

69. ἡνίοχον γνώµην στήσας 69. and let the height of your reasoning
καθύπερθεν ἀρίστην. mind be your charioteer from above.

70. Ἢν δ᾿ ἀπολείψας σῶµα ἐς αἰθέρ᾿ 70. And should you leave your body
ἐλεύθερον ἔλθης, and go into the Free Aether,

71. Ἔσσεαι ἀθάνατος θεὸς ἄµβροτος, 71. You shall become immortal, an
οὐκέτι θνητός. imperishable god—a mortal no more
 3. Transliteração de Grego antigo para alfabeto latino
1. Athanátous mèn prō̃ta theoús, nómōͅ
hōs diákeintai,
2. Tíma kaì sébou hórkon, épeith
hḗrōas agauoús,
3. Toús te katakhthoníous sébe
daímonas, énnoma rhézōn.
4. Toús te goneĩs tíma, toús t ánkhist’
ekgegaō̃tas.
5. Tō̃n d állōn aretē̃ͅ poieũ phílon
hóstis áristos.
6. Praési eĩke lógois, érgoisí t
epōphelímoisi,
7. Mēd ékhthaire phílon sòn
amartádos eíneka mikrē̃s,
8. ῎Ophra dúnēͅ . Dúnamis gàr anánkēs
engúthi naíei.
9. Taũta mèn hoútōs ísthi• krateĩn d
eithízeo tō̃nde
10. Gastròs mén prṓtista, kaì húpnou,
lagneíēs te
11. Kaì thumoũ. Prḗxēs d aiskhrón
poté mḗte met állou,
12. Mḗt idíēͅ • pántōn dè málist
aiskhúneo sautón.
13. Eĩta dikaiosúnēn áskei érgōͅ te
lógōͅ te.
14. Mēd alogístōs sautòn ékhein perì
mēdèn éthize.
15. Allà gnō̃thi mèn hōs thanéein
péprōtai hápasi.
16. Khrḗmata d állote mèn ktãsthai
phílei, állot oléssai.
17. Hóssa te daimoníēͅ si túkhais brotoì
álge ékhousin,
18. Hō̃n àn moĩran ékhēͅ s, taútēn phére
mēd aganáktei.
19. Iãsthai dè prépei, kathóson dúnēͅ .
Hō̃de dè phrázeu•
20. Ou pánu toĩs agathoĩs toútōn polù
moĩra dídōsi.
21. Polloì d anthrṓpoisi lógoi deiloí te
kaì esthloì
22. Prospíptous, hō̃n mḗt ekplḗsseo,
mḗt ár eásēͅ s
23. Eírgesthai sautón. Pseũdos d
hḗnper ti légētai
24. Práōs eĩkh. ῞O dé toi eréō, epì
pantì teleísthō.
25. Mēdeìs mḗte lógōͅ se pareípēͅ mḗte
ti érgōͅ,
26. Prē̃xai, mēd eipeĩn, hó ti toi mḕ
bélterón esti.
27. Bouleúou dè prò érgou, hópōs mḕ
mō̃ra pélētai
28. Deiloũ toi prḗssein te légein t
anóēta pròs andrós.
29. Allà tád ekteléein, há se mḕ
metépeit aniḗsēͅ .
30. Prē̃sse dè mēdèn tō̃n mḕ pístasai,
allà didáskeu
31. ῞Ossa khreṓn, kaì terpnótaton bíon
hō̃de diáxeis.
32. Oud hugieíēs tē̃ s perì sō̃ m
améleian ékhein khrḗ.
33. Allà potoũ te métron kaì sítou
gumnastíōn te
34. Poieĩsthai• métron dè légō tód hò
mḗ s aniḗsei.
35. Eithízou dè díaitan ékhein
katháreion áthrupton.
36. Kaì pephúlaxó ge taũta poieĩn,
hopósa phthónon ískhei.
37. Mḕ dapanãn parà kairón, hopoĩa
kalō̃n adaḗmōn•
38. Mēd aneleútheros ísthi. Métron d
epì pãsin áriston.
39. Prē̃sse dè taũth há se mḕ blápsei•
lógisai dè prò érgou.
40. Mēd húpnon malakoĩsin ep
ómmasi prodéxasthai
41. Prìn tō̃ n hēmerinō̃ n érgōn
logísasthai hékaston.
42. Pē̃ͅ parébēn? tí d érexa? tí moi
déon ouk etelésthē?
43. Arxámenos d apò prṓtou epéxithi•
kaì metépeita
44. deilà mèn ekprḗxas epiplḗsseo,
khrēstà dé, térpou.
45. Taũta pónei, taũt ekmeléta• toutō̃n
khrḕ erãn se,
46. Taũtá se tē̃s theíēs aretē̃s eis íkhnia
thḗsei•
47. Naì mà tòn amatéraͅ psukhãͅ
paradónta tetraktún,
48. Pagàn aenáou phúseōs. All érgeu
ep érgon,
49. Theoĩsi epeuxámenos telésai.
Toútōn dè kratḗsas
50. Gnṓsē̃ͅ athanátōn te theō̃n thnētō̃n t
anthrṓpōn
51. Sústasin, hē̃ͅ te hékasta diérkhetai
hē̃ͅ te krateĩtai•
52. Gnṓsēͅ d hē̃ͅ thémis esti, phúsin
perì pantòs homoíēn,
53. Hōsté se mḗte áelpt elpízein, mḗte
ti lḗthein.
54. Gnṓsēͅ d anthrṓpous authaireta
pḗmat ékhontas
55. Tlḗmonas, hoí t agathō̃n pélas
óntōn oút esorō̃sin
56. Oúte klúousin • lúsin dè kakō̃n
paũroi sunísasi.
57. Toíē moĩra brotṓn bláptei phrénas•
hōs dè kúlindroi
58. Állot ep álla phérontai, apeírona
pḗmat ékhontes.
59. Lugrḕ gàr sunopadòs éris
bláptousa lélēthen,
60. Súmphutos, hḕn ou deĩ proágein
eíkonta dè pheúgein.
61. Zeũ páter hē̃ pollō̃n ke kakō̃n
lúseias hápantas,
62. Ei pãsin deíxais, hoíōͅ tō̃ͅ daímoni
khrō̃ntai.
63. Allà sù thársei, epeĩ theĩon génos
estì brotoĩsin,
64. Ohĩs hierà prophérousa phúsis
deíknusin hékasta.
65. Hō̃n eí soí ti métesti, kratḗseis hō̃n
se keleúō,
66. Exakésas, psukhḕn dè pónōn apò
tō̃nde saṓseis.
67. All eírgou brōtō̃n, hō̃n eípomen,
én te katharmoĩs,
68. Én te lúsei psukhē̃s krínōn, kaì
phrázeu hékasta,
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kathúperthen arístēn.
70. Ḕn d apoleípsas sō̃ma es aithér
eleútheron élthēs,
71. Ésseai athánatos theòs ámbrotos,
oukéti thnētós.