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LESSON 19 David's lament for absalom
第十九課 大衛對押沙龍的哀悼
The pall was settled. He who slept beneath
棺材已經放好，下面的人
Was straightened for the grave; and, as the folds
直直躺在墳墓中；當棺材按照
Sank to the still proportions, they betrayed
固定的路徑往下放時，他們違背了
The matchless symmetry of Absalom.
押沙龍無比的對稱。
His helm was at his feet: his banner, soiled
他耳朵頭盔被放在腳邊：他的旗幟被泥弄臟
With trailing through Jerusalem, was laid
這面印著耶路撒冷的旗幟
Reversed, beside him: and the jewelled hilt,
方向相反地放在他的身邊：還有那把刀柄，
Whose diamonds lit the passage of his blade,
上面鑲嵌的寶石的光芒順著刀鋒蔓延，
Rested, like mockery, on his covered brow.
像是一種嘲弄，被放在他蓋著的頭部。
The soldiers of the king trod to and fro,
國王的士兵來回騷擾，
Clad in the garb of battle; and their chief,
意圖美化戰爭；他的領袖，
The mighty Joab, stood beside the bier,
強大的約押，站在棺材邊上，
And gazed upon the dark pall steadfastly,
目不轉睛地盯著陰沉沉的棺材，
As if he feared the slumberer might stir.
好像害怕里面的人死而復生。
A slow step startled him. He grasped his blade,
慢步的聲音驚動了他。他抓著刀柄，
As if a trumpet rang; but the bent form
好像是喇叭聲響起；但是
Of David entered, and he gave command,
大衛的彎刀已經刺入他的身體，
In a low tone, to his few followers,
他低聲對自己的同伴下達命令
And left him with his dead.—The king stood still
周圍只有一堆尸體——國王站著一動不動
Till the last echo died; then, throwing off
知道最后一聲喊叫消失；
The sackcloth from his brow, and laying back
隨后，他緊縮的眉頭松開了，向后倒了下去
The pall from the still features of his child,
那個棺材里裝著他兒子一動不動的遺體，
He bowed his head upon him, and broke forth
他低下頭，向前撲倒
In the resistless eloquence of woe:—
悲痛的力量無法抗拒：——
"Alas, my noble boy! that thou shouldst die!
“唉！我的好孩子！你怎么會死呢！
Thou, who wert made so beautifully fair;—
你是那么美麗；——
That Death should settle in thy glorious eye,
死亡竟然進入了你美麗的眼睛，
And leave his stillness in this clustering hair!
在這束頭發中靜止！
How could he mark thee for the silent tomb,
他怎么將你鎖在這死寂的墳墓里呢，
My proud boy, Absalom?
我引以為豪的孩子，押沙龍！”
