In Egypt, eager though I was to journey here, the gods still held me back, because I did not offer to them hecatombs that bring fulfillment,
&quot; Αἰγύπτῳ μ' ἔτι δεῦρο θεοὶ μεμαῶτα νέεσθαι ἔσχον , ἐπεὶ οὔ σφιν ἔρεξα τεληέσσας ἑκατόμβας .
&quot; Αἴγυπτος ἐγώ ἔτι δεῦρο θεός μέμαα νέομαι ἔχω , ἐπεί οὐ σφεῖς ῥέζω τελήεις ἑκατόμβη .