最后的审判 (581) 向夜之众神祈祷

日月同辉有其中

AN OB PRAYER TO THE GODS OF THE NIGHT


1. The princes are closely guarded,
2. The locking-bolts lowered, the locking rings placed,
3. (Though previously) noisy, the people are silent,
4. (Though previously) open, the doors are locked.
5. The gods of the land (and) the goddesses of the land,
6. Shamash, Sin, Adad and Ishtar
7. Have entered into the lap of heaven.
8. They do not render judgment, they do not decide a case.
9. The night is veiled.
10. The palace, its chapel, the cella are obscured.
11. The traveler invokes god, but the one (who offers) a decision remains asleep.
12. The judge of truth, father of the impoverished girl,
13. Shamash has entered his cella.
14. The great ones, the gods of the night,
15. Bright Girra,
16. Warrior Erra,
17. The Bow, the Yoke,
18. Orion, the Furious Serpent,
19. The Wagon, the Goat,
20. The Bison, the Horned Serpent,
21. May they stand by so that,
22. In the extispicy I am performing,
23. In the lamb I am offering,
24. You may place the truth.
25. Twenty-four lines. A prayer of the night.


Source:
Reading Akkadian Prayers and Hymns: An Introduction (P82)


参考：
苏美尔与阿卡德文明之间的关系是怎样的？ - 知乎
巴比伦、苏美尔、阿卡德，这三者到底什么关系 - 快资讯



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AN OB PRAYER TO THE GODS OF THE NIGHT


1. The princes are closely guarded[The princes are closely garrisoned],
2. The locking-bolts lowered, the locking rings placed[The bolt-lockings fixed, the locking rings laid down],
3. (Though previously) noisy, the people are silent[(just the same previously) obnoxious hullabaloo, the humen beings are yet inaudible],
4. (Though previously) open, the doors are locked[(Notwithstanding approximately) opened before, the doors now are jammed].
5. [The gods of the existing land and also the brilliant goddesses of the land,]The gods of the land (and) the goddesses of the land,
6. Shamash, Sin, Adad and Ishtar[accompanied by Shamash, Sin, Adad and Ishtar]*
7. Have entered into the lap of heaven[Have began entering into the relaxed circumrotation of heaven].
8. They do not render judgment, they do not decide a case[They do not adjudicate judgment, as they do not decide an exemplification].
9. The night is veiled[The night begins to hang over].
10. The palace, its chapel, the cella are obscured[The royal hacienda, its chapel, the cella begin not in sight].
11. The traveler invokes god, but the one (who offers) a decision remains asleep[The traveler expects impartial god, just at the same time somebody who extends a decision remains sound asleep].
12. The judge of truth, father of the impoverished girl[The judge of being truth, father of the poverty-stricken girl],
13. Shamash has entered his cella[Shamash has begun entering his cella]*.
14. The great ones, the gods of the night[The extraordinary ones, the gods of just amid the small hours],
15. Bright Girra[Extremely bright Girra],
16. Warrior Erra,
17. The Bow, the Yoke,
18. [The raging python Orion,]Orion, the Furious Serpent,
19. The Wagon, the Goat[The long-bodied wagon, the goat],
20. The Bison, the Horned Serpent[The wild ox with a crouch-back, the jagged snake],
21. May they stand by so that,
22. In the extispicy I am performing[In the extispicy I am obviously performing]**,
23. In the lamb I am offering[Actually in the lamb I am offering],
24. You may place the truth.[You may explicate the gospel truth]
25. Twenty-four lines[Just amid lines of twenty-four above]. A prayer of the night.



*Shamash | Definition, Symbol, & Facts | Britannica


**extispicy: n. Divination by means of inspecting the entrails of sacrificed animals. (by The Free Dictionary)




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AN OB PRAYER TO THE GODS OF THE NIGHT (Excerpt)


1. The princes are closely garrisoned,
2. The loCking-bolts lowered, the loCking rings Placed,
3. (Though previously) noisy, the people are silent,
4. (Nevertheless previously) open, the doors are locked.