Simple Japanese

Nestor replied, "My friend, now that you have reminded me of this and spoken about it, I will tell you what I have heard. Many suitors are gathered in your house, plotting evil against you, contrary to your wishes. Tell me, are you willingly submitting? Or is the people's hatred for you so great that they obey the word of God throughout the land? Who knows when Odysseus might return and punish their arrogance, whether it will be him alone or all the Achaeans together. I pray that bright-eyed Athena loves you as she once loved glorious Odysseus, remembering how the Achaeans suffered in Troy. I have never seen the gods love a person so clearly, nor have I ever seen Pallas Athena stand so openly by his side. If the goddess loves you and cares for you in such a way, then even among these suitors, someone might forget about marriage."

The thoughtful Telemachus replied, "Old man, I still cannot believe that your words will come true. I am astonished by what you have said. In my opinion, no matter where one desires it, or even if the gods desire it, such a thing will not happen."

The goddess Athena, with her shining eyes, said to him: "Telemachus, what words came from your mouth. The gods can easily save and return those who are far away, if they so desire. I would rather endure many hardships and return home, and see the day of my return. It is better to die by the hearth than to be killed upon returning. Agamemnon was murdered by the schemes of Aigisthos and his wife. But even the gods cannot protect their loved ones from death that is destined to come. Once a painful death is decreed for a person, it will surely arrive."

The thoughtful Telemachus replied, "Mentor, it is sad, but let us end this story. That person will not return. The immortal gods have already decreed death and a dark fate for him. Instead, I would like to ask you about something else. Nestor knows the thoughts and judgments of people better than anyone. Everyone says that he ruled over three generations of people, and he seems as if he is immortal. You, Nestor, son of Neleus, please tell me the truth. How did Agamemnon, son of Atreus, who ruled so widely, die? Where was Menelaus? And what kind of death did Aegisthus plot for a man far stronger than himself? Was it that Menelaus was not in Mycenae, but wandering among people somewhere else, and therefore Aegisthus dared to attack and kill him?"