beggar ['begq] garment ['gQ:mqnt] rough [rAf] plight [plaIt]
Now there passed one day through the village a poor beggar-woman. Her garments were torn and ragged, and her feet were bleeding from the rough road on which she had travelled, and she was in very evil plight. And being weary she sat her down under a chestnut-tree to rest.
But when the Star-Child saw her (но когда Звездный Мальчик увидел ее; to see (saw, seen)), he said to his companions (он сказал своим сотоварищам), 'See (смотрите)! There sitteth a foul beggar-woman (грязная попрошайка сидит; sitteth = sit) under that fair and green-leaved tree (под тем красивым зеленым деревом: «деревом с зеленой листвой»; green — зеленый, leaf (мн.ч. leaves) — лист, листва, leaved — имеющий форму листа; покрытый листьями, в листве). Come, let us drive her hence (пойдем, прогоним-ка ее отсюда прочь; hence — с этих пор; уст. отсюда), for she is ugly and ill-favoured (ведь она уродлива и отвратительна).'
So he came near (и вот он подошел ближе) and threw stones at her (и /стал/ бросать в нее камни; to throw (threw, thrown)), and mocked her (и насмехаться над ней), and she looked at him (и она смотрела на него) with terror in her eyes (с страхом/ужасом в глазах), nor did she move her gaze from him (но она не отводила от него своего пристального взгляда).
ugly ['AglI] ill-favoured ["Il'feIvqd] terror ['terq]
But when the Star-Child saw her, he said to his companions, 'See! There sitteth a foul beggar-woman under that fair and green-leaved tree. Come, let us drive her hence, for she is ugly and ill-favoured.'
So he came near and threw stones at her, and mocked her, and she looked at him with terror in her eyes, nor did she move her gaze from him.
And when the Woodcutter (и когда Дровосек), who was cleaving logs in a haggard hard by (и когда дровосек, который колол дрова недалеко от своего дома; to cleave — раскалывать), saw what the Star-Child was doing (увидел, что делал Звездный Мальчик), he ran up (он подбежал; to run (ran, run)) and rebuked him (и стал отчитывать его; to rebuke — упрекать; делать выговор), and said to him: 'Surely thou art hard of heart (вот уж верно, что у тебя жестокое сердце; thou art = you are) and knowest not mercy (и не знаешь сострадания/милосердия; knowest = know), for what evil (что дурного: «какое зло») has this poor woman done to thee (сделала тебе эта бедная женщина; thee = you) that thou shouldst treat her in this wise (что ты обращаешься с ней таким образом; shouldst = should; wise — способ)?'
And the Star-Child grew red with anger (и Звездный Ребенок покраснел от гнева; to grow (grew, grown) — расти; становиться, делаться), and stamped his foot upon the ground (и топнул ногой о землю), and said, 'Who art thou to question me (кто ты такой, чтобы задавать мне вопросы о том; art thou = are you) what I do (что я делаю)? I am no son of thine (я не твой сын; thine = yours) to do thy bidding (чтобы исполнять твои приказания; bidding — предложение цены; приказание, распоряжение; thy = your).'
rebuke [rI'bju:k] mercy ['mq:sI] ground [graVnd]
And when the Woodcutter, who was cleaving logs in a hangar hard by, saw what the Star-Child was doing, he ran up and rebuked him, and said to him: 'Surely thou art hard of heart and knowest not mercy, for what evil has this poor woman done to thee that thou shouldst treat her in this wise?'
And the Star-Child grew red with anger, and stamped his foot upon the ground, and said, 'Who art thou to question me what I do? I am no son of thine to do thy bidding.'
'Thou speakest truly (верно ты говоришь; speakest = speak),' answered the Wood-cutter (ответил Дровосек), 'yet did I show thee pity (и все же я пожалел: «проявил к тебе сострадание»; to show — показывать; проявлять, обнаруживать) when I found thee in the forest (когда я нашел тебя в лесу).'
And when the woman heard these words (и когда та женщина услышала эти слова; to hear (heard)) she gave a loud cry (и громко закричала; to give (gave, given), cry — крик), and fell into a swoon (и упала в обморок; to fall (fell, fallen)). And the Woodcutter carried her (и Дровосек отнес ее) to his own house (в свой /собственный/ дом), and his wife had care of her (и его жена позаботилась о ней), and when she rose up from the swoon (и когда она пришла в себя после обморока; to rise (rose, risen) — подниматься; восходить; воскресать, оживать) into which she had fallen (в который она упала до этого), they set meat and drink before her (они поставили перед ней еду и питье; meat — мясо, пища; drink — питье, напиток), and bade her have comfort (и попросили ее устраиваться поудобнее).
pity ['pItI] swoon [swu:n] fallen ['fO:lqn]
'Thou speakest truly,' answered the Wood-cutter, 'yet did I show thee pity when I found thee in the forest.'
And when the woman heard these words she gave a loud cry, and fell into a swoon. And the Woodcutter carried her to his own house, and his wife had care of her, and when she rose up from the swoon into which she had fallen, they set meat and drink before her, and bade her have comfort.
But she would neither eat nor drink (но она не стала ни есть, ни пить), but said to the Woodcutter (а сказала Дровосеку), 'Didst thou not say (не сказали ли вы; didst thou = did you) that the child was found in the forest (что этот ребенок был найден в лесу; to find (found))? And was it not (и не было ли это) ten years from this day (ровно десять лет назад: «десять лет /назад/ с этого самого дня»)?'
And the Woodcutter answered (и Дровосек ответил), 'Yea, it was in the forest (да, именно в лесу) that I found him (я его нашел), and it is ten years from this day (и ровно десять лет назад /с этого дня/).'
'And what signs (а какие знаки: «признаки») didst thou find with him (вы нашли при нем)?' she cried (воскликнула она). 'Bare he not upon his neck (не было ли у него на шее: «не носил ли он на шее») a chain of amber (цепочки: «бус» из янтаря)? Was not round him a cloak of gold tissue (и не был ли он закутан: «на было ли вокруг него» в плащ из золотой парчи) broidered with stars (расшитый звездами)?'
neither … nor ['neIDq … 'nO:] sign [saIn] chain [tSeIn]
broider ['brOIdq]
But she would neither eat nor drink, but said to the Woodcutter, 'Didst thou not say that the child was found in the forest? And was it not ten years from this day?'
And the Woodcutter answered, 'Yea, it was in the forest that I found him, and it is ten years from this day.'
'And what signs didst thou find with him?' she cried. 'Bare he not upon his neck a chain of amber? Was not round him a cloak of gold tissue broidered with stars?'
'Truly (верно),' answered the Woodcutter (ответил Дровосек), 'it was even as thou sayest (все было точно так, как вы говорите; thou sayest = you say).' And he took the cloak and the amber chain (и он достал: «взял» плащ и янтарную цепочку) from the chest (из сундука) where they lay (где они лежали; to lie (lay, lain)), and showed them to her (и показал их ей).
And when she saw them (и когда она увидела их; to see (saw, seen)) she wept for joy (она заплакала от радости; to weep (wept)), and said, 'He is my little son (это мой маленький сын) whom I lost in the forest (которого я потеряла в лесу; to lose (lost)). I pray thee (очень вас прошу; to pray — молить(ся), умолять, просить) send for him quickly (позовите его: «пошлите за ним» скорее), for in search of him (так как в его поисках) have I wandered over the whole world (я исходила весь мир; to wander — бродить, странствовать).'
cloak [klqVk] chest [tSest] joy [dZOI] wander ['wOndq]
'Truly,' answered the Woodcutter, 'it was even as thou sayest.' And he took the cloak and the amber chain from the chest where they lay, and showed them to her.
And when she saw them she wept for joy, and said, 'He is my little son whom I lost in the forest. I pray thee send for him quickly, for in search of him have I wandered over the whole world.'
So the Woodcutter and his wife went out (тогда Дровосек и его жена вышли из дома) and called to the Star-Child (и позвали Звездного Мальчика), and said to him, 'Go into the house (иди в дом), and there shalt thou find thy mother (и там ты найдешь свою мать; shalt thou = shall you), who is waiting for thee (которая ждет тебя; thee = you).'
So he ran in (тогда он вбежал в дом; to run (ran, run)), filled with wonder (переполненный изумлением) and great gladness (и великой радостью). But when he saw her (но когда он увидел ту женщину: «ее») who was waiting there (которая ждала там), he laughed scornfully (он презрительно засмеялся; scorn — презрение, пренебрежение) and said, 'Why, where is my mother (ба, а где же моя мать)? For I see none here (а то я не вижу здесь никого) but this vile beggar-woman (только эту отвратительную попрошайку; vile — подлый; отталкивающий, мерзкий).'
And the woman answered him (и женщина ответила ему), 'I am thy mother (я твоя мать).'
thou [DaV] thee [Di:] thy [DaI] scornfully ['skO:nf(q)lI]
So the Woodcutter and his wife went out and called to the Star-Child, and said to him, 'Go into the house, and there shalt thou find thy mother, who is waiting for thee.'
So he ran in, filled with wonder and great gladness. But when he saw her who was waiting there, he laughed scornfully and said, 'Why, where is my mother? For I see none here but this vile beggar-woman.'
And the woman answered him, 'I am thy mother.'
'Thou art mad to say so (ты сумасшедшая, раз так говоришь),' cried the Star-Child angrily (воскликнул сердито Звездный Мальчик). 'I am no son of thine (я не твой сын), for thou art a beggar (потому что ты попрошайка), and ugly (и уродлива), and in rags (и вся в лохмотьях). Therefore get thee hence (поэтому убирайся отсюда), and let me see thy foul face no more (и чтобы я твоего грязного/отвратительного лица больше не видел).'
'Nay, but thou art indeed my little son (нет, ты действительно мой маленький сын), whom I bare in the forest (которого я родила в лесу; to bear (bore, арх. bare; born) — нести что-либо; рождать, производить на свет),' she cried (заплакала она), and she fell on her knees (и упала на колени), and held out her arms to him (и протянула к нему руки; to hold (held) out — протягивать). 'The robbers stole thee from me (разбойники/грабители украли тебя у меня; to steal (stole, stolen) — воровать, красть), and left thee to die (и оставили тебя умирать),' she murmured (прошептала она), 'but I recognised thee (но я узнала тебя) when I saw thee (когда я увидела тебя), and the signs also have I recognized (и также я узнала и знаки), the cloak of golden tissue (плащ из золотистой парчи) and the amber chain (и цепочку из янтаря). Therefore I pray thee come with me (поэтому я умоляю тебя пойти со мной), for over the whole world have I wandered (потому что я прошла по всему миру) in search of thee (в поисках тебя). Come with me, my son (пойдем со мной, сын мой), for I have need of thy love (ведь я нуждаюсь в твоей любви).'
angrily ['xNgrIlI] foul [faVl] knee [ni:] recognise ['rekqgnaIz]
tissue ['tISu:, 'tIsju:] amber ['xmbq]
'Thou art mad to say so,' cried the Star-Child angrily. 'I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags. Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.'
'Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,' she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him. 'The robbers stole thee from me, and left thee to die,' she murmured, 'but I recognised thee when I saw thee, and the signs also have I recognised, the cloak of golden tissue and the amber chain. Therefore I pray thee come with me, for over the whole world have I wandered in search of thee. Come with me, my son, for I have need of thy love.'
angrily ['xNgrIlI] foul [faVl] knee [ni:] recognise ['rekqgnaIz]
tissue ['tISu:, 'tIsju:] amber ['xmbq]
'Thou art mad to say so,' cried the Star-Child angrily. 'I am no son of thine, for thou art a beggar, and ugly, and in rags. Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thy foul face no more.'
'Nay, but thou art indeed my little son, whom I bare in the forest,' she cried, and she fell on her knees, and held out her arms to him. 'The robbers stole thee from me, and left thee to die,' she murmured, 'but I recognised thee when I saw thee, and the signs also have I recognised, the cloak of golden tissue and the amber chain. Therefore I pray thee come with me, for over the whole world have I wandered in search of thee. Come with me, my son, for I have need of thy love.'
But the Star-Child stirred not from his place (но Звездный Мальчик не двинулся со своего места), but shut the doors of his heart against her (но закрыл перед ней двери своего сердца; to shut (shut) — затворять, закрывать), nor was there any sound heard (и не было слышно ни одного звука; to hear (heard)) save the sound of the woman (за исключением рыданий: «звуков» женщины) weeping for pain (плакавшей от боли).
And at last he spoke to her (и наконец он заговорил с ней; to speak (spoke, spoken)), and his voice was hard and bitter (и голос его был жестким и резким). 'If in very truth thou art my mother (если поистине ты моя мать; truth — правда, истина),' he said, 'it had been better hadst thou stayed away (то было бы лучше, если бы ты не приходила вовсе: «оставалась/пребывала прочь»; hadst thou = had you), and not come here to bring me to shame (а не приходила сюда, чтобы опозорить меня; to bring shame — опозорить, shame — стыд, позор), seeing that I thought (поскольку я думал; to think (thought)) I was the child of some Star (что я сын некоей Звезды), and not a beggar's child (а не ребенок нищенки), as thou tellest me that I am (как ты мне это говоришь, что я твой сын: «что я есть /сын нищенки/»; thou tallest = you tell). Therefore get thee hence (поэтому убирайся ты прочь; thee = you), and let me see thee no more (и чтобы я больше тебя не видел).'
stir [stq:] heart [hQ:t] pain [peIn] truth [tru:T]
But the Star-Child stirred not from his place, but shut the doors of his heart against her, nor was there any sound heard save the sound of the woman weeping for pain.
And at last he spoke to her, and his voice was hard and bitter. 'If in very truth thou art my mother,' he said, 'it had been better hadst thou stayed away, and not come here to bring me to shame, seeing that I thought I was the child of some Star, and not a beggar's child, as thou tellest me that I am. Therefore get thee hence, and let me see thee no more.'
'Alas! my son (увы, сын мой),' she cried, 'wilt thou not kiss me (не поцелуешь ли ты меня; wilt thou = will you) before I go (перед тем, как я уйду)? For I have suffered much (я ведь так настрадалась; to suffer — страдать, испытывать) to find thee (чтобы найти тебя).'
'Nay (нет),' said the Star-Child, 'but thou art too foul to look at (на тебя слишком противно смотреть; thou art = you are, foul — грязный; отвратительный, мерзкий), and rather would I kiss the adder (и я бы лучше/охотнее поцеловал ядовитую змею) or the toad than thee (или жабу, чем тебя).'
alas [q'lxs] suffer ['sAfq] adder ['xdq] toad [tqVd]
'Alas! my son,' she cried, 'wilt thou not kiss me before I go? For I have suffered much to find thee.'
'Nay,' said the Star-Child, 'but thou art too foul to look at, and rather would I kiss the adder or the toad than thee.'
So the woman rose up (тогда женщина поднялась; to rise (rose, risen)), and went away into the forest (и ушла в лес; to go (went, gone)) weeping bitterly (горько плача), and when the Star-Child saw that she had gone (и когда Звездный Мальчик увидел, что она ушла), he was glad (он обрадовался; glad — довольный, радостный), and ran back to his playmates (и побежал /назад/ к своим приятелям /по играм/) that he might play with them (чтобы поиграть с ними).
But when they beheld him coming (но когда они увидели, что он идет; to behold (beheld) — смотреть, созерцать), they mocked him and said (они стали насмехаться над ним и говорить), 'Why, thou art as foul as the toad (да ты же такой же отвратительный, как жаба), and as loathsome as the adder (и такой же противный как гадюка; to loathe — испытывать отвращение, ненавидеть). Get thee hence (убирайся отсюда), for we will not suffer thee (мы не позволим тебе; to suffer — страдать, книжн. позволять, дозволять) to play with us (играть с нами),' and they drove him out of the garden (и они выгнали его из сада; to drive (drove, driven) — водить, вести; гнать).
And the Star-Child frowned and said to himself (и Звездный Мальчик нахмурился и сказал про себя), 'What is this that they say to me (о чем это они говорят мне)? I will go to the well of water (пойду-ка я к колодцу с водой) and look into it (и посмотрюсь в него), and it shall tell me of my beauty (и он скажет мне о моей красоте).'
bitterly ['bItqlI] loathsome ['lqVTs(q)m] beauty ['bju:tI]
So the woman rose up, and went away into the forest weeping bitterly, and when the Star-Child saw that she had gone, he was glad, and ran back to his playmates that he might play with them.
But when they beheld him coming, they mocked him and said, 'Why, thou art as foul as the toad, and as loathsome as the adder. Get thee hence, for we will not suffer thee to play with us,' and they drave him out of the garden.
And the Star-Child frowned and said to himself, 'What is this that they say to me? I will go to the well of water and look into it, and it shall tell me of my beauty.'
So he went to the well of water (тогда он отправился к колодцу /с водой/; to go (went, gone)) and looked into it (и посмотрел в него), and lo (и, подумать только)! his face was as the face of a toad (его лицо было как морда: «лицо» жабы), and his body was scaled like an adder (и его тело было покрыто чешуей, как у змеи; scale — чешуйка, чешуя). And he flung himself down on the grass (и он бросился на траву; to fling (flung) — метать, швырять, бросаться) and wept (и заплакал; to weep (wept)), and said to himself (и сказал сам себе), 'Surely this has come upon me (несомненно, это обрушилось на меня; to come upon — натолкнуться; свалиться, обрушиться) by reason of my sin (из-за моего греха; reason — причина, основание). For I have denied my mother (ибо я отказался/отрекся от моей матери; to deny — отрицать, отказывать; отрекаться), and driven her away (и прогнал ее; to drive (drove, driven)), and been proud (и был горд), and cruel to her (и жесток /по отношению/ к ней). Wherefore I will go (поэтому я отправлюсь) and seek her through the whole world (и буду искать ее по всему миру; to seek — искать, разыскивать), nor will I rest (и не буду я знать покоя; to rest — отдыхать, покоиться) till I have found her (до тех пор, пока я не найду ее; to find (found)).'
scale [skeIl] reason ['ri:z(q)n] sin [sIn] deny [dI'naI] proud [praVd]
So he went to the well of water and looked into it, and lo! his face was as the face of a toad, and his body was scaled like an adder. And he flung himself down on the grass and wept, and said to himself, 'Surely this has come upon me by reason of my sin. For I have denied my mother, and driven her away, and been proud, and cruel to her. Wherefore I will go and seek her through the whole world, nor will I rest till I have found her.'
And there came to him (и подошла к нему; to come (came, come)) the little daughter of the Woodcutter (младшая дочь Дровосека), and she put her hand upon his shoulder (и она положила свою руку ему на плечо) and said, 'What doth it matter (какое это имеет значение; to matter — иметь значение, doth = does) if thou hast lost thy comeliness (если ты потерял свою привлекательную внешность; thou hast lost thy = you have lost your; comely — миловидный, привлекательный)? Stay with us (оставайся с нами), and I will not mock at thee (и я не буду насмехаться/издеваться над тобой).'
And he said to her (и он сказал ей), 'Nay, but I have been cruel to my mother (нет, я был жесток к своей матери), and as a punishment (и в качестве наказания; to punish — наказывать, карать) has this evil been sent to me (мне было послано это бедствие). Wherefore I must go hence (поэтому я должен уйти отсюда), and wander through the world (и бродить по свету) till I find her (до тех самых пор, пока я не найду ее), and she give me her forgiveness (и она простит меня: «даст мне свое прощение»).'
daughter ['dO:tq] shoulder ['SqVldq] comeliness ['kAmlInIs]
punishment ['pAnISmqnt] world [wq:ld] forgiveness [fq'gIvnIs]
And there came to him the little daughter of the Woodcutter, and she put her hand upon his shoulder and said, 'What doth it matter if thou hast lost thy comeliness? Stay with us, and I will not mock at thee.'
And he said to her, 'Nay, but I have been cruel to my mother, and as a punishment has this evil been sent to me. Wherefore I must go hence, and wander through the world till I find her, and she give me her forgiveness.'
So he ran away into the forest (и вот он убежал в лес) and called out to his mother (и звал свою мать) to come to him (прийти к нему), but there was no answer (но ответа не было). All day long (целый день) he called to her (он звал ее), and, when the sun set (и, когда солнце село; to set (set) — ставить; садиться, заходить /о небесных светилах/) he lay down to sleep (он улегся спать) on a bed of leaves (на постель из листьев), and the birds and the animals fled from him (а птицы и звери спасались от него бегством; to flee (fled) — бежать, убегать), for they remembered his cruelty (потому как они помнили о его жестокости), and he was alone (и он был совсем один) save for the toad (за исключением жабы) that watched him (которая наблюдала за ним), and the slow adder that crawled past (и змеи, которая медленно ползла позади него: «и медленной змеи»; to crawl — ползать).
answer ['Q:nsq] leaves [li:vz] cruelty ['kru:qltI] crawl [krO:l]
So he ran away into the forest and called out to his mother to come to him, but there was no answer. All day long he called to her, and, when the sun set he lay down to sleep on a bed of leaves, and the birds and the animals fled from him, for they remembered his cruelty, and he was alone save for the toad that watched him, and the slow adder that crawled past.
And in the morning he rose up (и утром он поднялся), and plucked some bitter berries (и сорвал несколько горьких ягод; to pluck — срывать, собирать) from the trees (с деревьев) and ate them (и съел их; to eat (ate, eaten) — есть, питаться), and took his way through the great wood (и пошел своей дорогой по дремучему лесу), weeping sorely (горестно плача; sore — болезненный; тяжкий, полный горя). And of everything that he met (и у всякого, кого он встречал; to meet (met)) he made inquiry (он спрашивал; inquiry — вопрос, запрос, to make inquiries — наводить справки) if perchance they had seen his mother (не видели ли они случайно его матери: «если, может быть, они видели его мать»).
berry ['berI] sorely ['sO:lI] inquiry [In'kwaI(q)rI] perchance [pq'tSQ:ns]
And in the morning he rose up, and plucked some bitter berries from the trees and ate them, and took his way through the great wood, weeping sorely. And of everything that he met he made inquiry if perchance they had seen his mother.
He said to the Mole (он сказал Кроту), 'Thou canst go beneath the earth (ты можешь двигаться/ходить под землей; thou canst = you can). Tell me, is my mother there (скажи мне, нет ли там моей матери: «там ли моя мать»)?'