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51.The night darkened. Our day's works had been done.
51.夜深了。我們一天的工作都已做完。
We thought that the last guest had arrived for the night and the doors in the village were all shut.
我們以為投宿的客人都已來到，村里家家都已閉戶了。
Only some said the king was to come. We laughed and said `No, it cannot be!'
只有幾個人說，國王是要來的。我們笑了說：“不會的，這是不可能的事！”
It seemed there were knocks at the door and we said it was nothing but the wind.
仿佛門上有敲叩的聲音。我們說那不過是風。
We put out the lamps and lay down to sleep.
我們熄燈就寢。只有幾個人說：“這是使者！”
Only some said, `It is the messenger!' We laughed and said `No, it must be the wind!'
我們笑了說：“不是，這一定是風！”
There came a sound in the dead of the night.
在死沉沉的夜里傳來一個聲音。
We sleepily thought it was the distant thunder.
朦朧中我們以為是遠遠的雷響。
The earth shook, the walls rocked, and it troubled us in our sleep.
墻搖地動，我們在睡眠里受了驚擾。
Only some said it was the sound of wheels.
只有幾個人說：“這是車輪的聲音?！?/div>
We said in a drowsy murmur, `No, it must be the rumbling of clouds!'
我們昏困地嘟噥著說：“不是，這一定是雷響！”
The night was still dark when the drum sounded.
鼓聲響起的時候天還沒亮。
The voice came `Wake up! delay not!'
有聲音喊著說：“醒來罷！別耽誤了！”
We pressed our hands on our hearts and shuddered with fear.
我們拿手按住心口，嚇得發抖。
Some said, `Lo, there is the king's flag!'
只有幾個人說：“看哪，這是國王的旗子！”
We stood up on our feet and cried `There is no time for delay!'
我們爬起來站著叫：“沒有時間再耽誤了！”
The king has come---but where are lights, where are wreaths?
國王已經來了－－但是燈火在哪里呢，花環在哪里呢？
Where is the throne to seat him?
給他預備的寶座在哪里呢？
Oh, shame! Oh utter shame! Where is the hall, the decorations?
呵，丟臉，呵，太丟臉了！客廳在哪里，陳設又在哪里呢？
Someone has said, `Vain is this cry! Greet him with empty hands, lead him into thy rooms all bare!'
有幾個人說了：“叫也無用了！用空手來迎接他罷，帶他到你的空房里去罷！”
Open the doors, let the conch-shells be sounded!
開起門來，吹起法螺罷！
In the depth of the night has come the king of our dark, dreary house.
在深夜中國王降臨到我黑暗凄涼的房子里了。
The thunder roars in the sky. The darkness shudders with lightning.
空中雷聲怒吼。黑暗和閃電一同顫抖。
Bring out thy tattered piece of mat and spread it in the courtyard.
拿出你的破席鋪在院子里罷。
With the storm has come of a sudden our king of the fearful night.
我們的國王在可怖之夜與暴風雨一同突然來到了。
