最后的审判 (616) 波波武经 第二部分第三章 下

日月同辉有其中

The Book of the People: POPUL VUH
Translated into English by Delia Goetz and Sylvanus Griswold Morley
from Adrián Recino's translation from Quiché into Spanish


II. Chapter 3 (Follow up)


The red sap gushing forth from the tree fell in the gourd and with it they made a ball which glistened and took the shape of a heart[The red sap birthing from the tree fell in the gourd and with it they brought into existence a ball which glowed and jauntily made the shape of a heart]. The tree gave forth sap similar to blood, with the appearance of real blood[The tree brought into existence sap similar to blood, with the appearance resembling real blood]. Then the blood, or that is to say the sap of the red tree, clotted, and formed a very bright coating inside the gourd, like clotted blood; meanwhile the tree glowed at the work of the maiden[Then the blood, or that is to say the dripping sap of the red tree, clotted, and formed a very bright coating inside the gourd, exactly like congealed blood; meanwhile the tree glowed just because the maiden's work]. It was called the "red tree of cochineal," but [since then] it has taken the name of Blood Tree because its sap is called Blood[It was exceptionally known as the "red tree of cochineal," but since in times gone by it has taken the name of Blood Tree seeing that its sap is exclusively called Blood].
"There on earth you shall be beloved and you shall have all that belongs to you," said the maiden to the owls["There on earth you shall be majestically admired as well as you shall have all that belongs to you," next said the maiden to the owls].
"Very well, girl. We shall go there, we go up to serve you; you, continue on your way, while we go to present the sap, instead of your heart, to the lords," said the messengers["Brilliant, girl. We shall go there, we go up to serve you; you, continue on your way, while we begin to go to exhibit the sap, instead of your heart, to the lords," jocular said the messengers].
When they arrived in the presence of the lords, all were waiting[Next they arrived in the attendance of the lords, all began waiting].
"You have finished?" asked Hun-Camé["You have finished?" asked Hun-Camé subsequently].
["Everything is finished, my lords. Here in the bottom of the gourd exists the heart of the girl."]"All is finished, my lords. Here in the bottom of the gourd is the heart."
"Very well. Let us see," exclaimed Hun-Camé. And grasping it with his fingers he raised it, the shell broke and the blood flowed bright red in color["Very well. Let us see the object," exclaimed so Hun-Camé. And grasping fixedly it along with his fingers he raised it, the shell being destroyed in addition the blood inundated bright red in color].
"Stir up the fire and put it on the coals," said Hun-Camé["Bring into existence the fire and put the object amid the sparked coals," next, said Hun-Camé].
[As soon as they threw it on the fire, the human beings of Xibalba were on your way to sniff and began drawing near to it, they found the intoxicating fragrance of the heart very sweet]As soon as they threw it on the fire, the men of Xibalba began to sniff and drawing near to it, they found the fragrance of the heart very sweet.
And as they sat deep in thought, the owls, the maiden's servants, left, and flew like a flock of birds from the abyss toward earth and the four became her servants[Just at the time as they sat deep in thought, the owls, the maiden's servants, left, and flew exactly like a flock of birds from the abyss facing earth and the four became her ever-loyal and obedient servants].
In this manner the Lords of Xibalba were defeated. All were tricked by the maiden[That being the case the Lords of Xibalba were totally subjugated. And the maiden swindled all of them].


(End of Part II. Chapter 3)


Source:
POPUL VUH - LatinAmericanStudies.org


References:
波波武经_百度百科
Popol Vuh - Wikipedia
Popol Vuh - Annenberg Learner
The Maya - Latin American Studies
波波爾·烏- 维基百科，自由的百科全书
上古文明三大奇书：中国山海经，玛雅波波武经，古埃及亡灵书



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II. Chapter 3 (Excerpt)


"Very well. Let us see," exclaimed Hun-Camé. And grasping it with his fingers he raised it, the shell broke and the blood flowed bright red in Color.
"Stir up the fire and put it on the Coals," said Promptly Hun-Camé.
As soon as they threw it on the fire, the men of Xibalba began to sniff and drawing near to it, they all found the fragrance of the heart very sweet.