最后的审判 (629) 波波武经 第二部分第九章 中

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 9 (Follow up)


And offended by their defeat, the men of Xibalba immediately said: "What shall we do in order to overcome them?" And turning to the boys they said to them: "Go gather and bring us, early tomorrow morning, four gourds of flowers." So said the men of Xibalba to the boys[And offended by their defeat on the game officially, the lords of Xibalba at once said:"What shall we do in order to subdue them?" And turning to the boys they said to them angrily: "Go gather and bring us, early tomorrow morning, four gourds of flowers." So said the lords of Xibalba to the boys].
"Very well. And what kind of flowers?" they asked the men of Xibalba["Very well. Just what name of the flowers?" they asked the lords of Xibalba].
["A branch of red chiptlín, a branch of white chiptlín, along with a branch of yellow chiptlín, and a branch of carinimac," weighed the lords of Xibalba]"A branch of red chiptlín, a branch of white chiptlín, a branch of yellow chiptlín, and a branch of carinimac," said the men of Xibalba.
"Very well," replied the boys["OK," replied the boys].
Thus the talk ended; equally strong and vigorous were the words of the boys. And their hearts were calm when they gave themselves up to be overcome[Thus the talk just done; same strong and exhilarated were the words of the boys. And their hearts were nonbelligerent when they gave themselves up to be powerfully restrained].
The Lords of Xibalba were happy, thinking that they had already defeated them. "This has turned out well for us. First they must cut them [the flowers]," said the Lords of Xibalba. "Where shall they go to get the flowers?" they said to themselves[The Lords of Xibalba were happy, thinking that they had already nixed them. "This has turned out well for us justly. And foremost they must cut them the flowers," said the Lords of Xibalba. "Where shall they go to get a few bunches of flowers?" they said to themselves].
"Surely you will give us our flowers tomorrow early; go, then, to cut them," the Lords of Xibalba said to Hunahpú and Xbalanqué["You will give us our a few bunches of flowers dawning tomorrow surely; exit, then, to cut them," the Lords of Xibalba said to Xbalanqué in addition Hunahpú].
["Good," they next replied. "At dawn we ought to enjoy game freshly," they said upon exiting]"Very well," they replied. "At dawn we shall play ball again," they said upon leaving.
[At once the boys entered the House of Knives, the second place of beating in Xibalba. And what the lords wanted was that they would be cut to pieces by the knives, and would be instantly slaughtered; that exactly is what they coveted in their hearts.]And immediately the boys entered the House of Knives, the second place of torture in Xibalba. And what the lords wanted was that they would be cut to pieces by the knives, and would be quickly killed; that is what they Wished in their hearts.
But the [boys] did not die. They spoke at once to the knives and said to them:
"Yours shall be the flesh of all the animals," they said to the knives. And they did not move again, but all the knives were quiet["Yours shall be just all the animals' flesh," they said to the knives. And they did not move again, except all the knives were halcyon].
Thus they passed the night in the House of Knives, and calling all the ants, they said to them: "Come, Cutting Ants, come, zompopos, and all of you go at once, go and bring all the kinds of flowers that we must cut for the lords."[That being so they clinched the night in the House of Knives, besides, calling all the ants, they said to them: "Come, excited Cutting Ants, come, zompopos, and all of you go in a jiffy, take home all the kinds of flowers that we must cut for the lords of Xibalba."]
["OK," they said, and all the ants went to bring the flowers from the gardens of HunCamé and Vucub-Camé.]"Very well," they said, and all the ants went to bring the flowers from the gardens of HunCamé and Vucub-Camé.
[Previously the lords of Xibalba had warned the guards of the flowers of Xibalba: "Take care of our flowers, do not let them be taken in the hands of boys who ought to come to cut them. But how could the boys examine and cut the flowers? Not at all. Just at that time, single night!"]Previously [the lords] had warned the guards of the flowers of Xibalba: "Take care of our flowers, do not let them be taken by the boys who shall come to cut them. But how could [the boys] see and cut the flowers? Not at all. Watch, then, all night!"
["Exquisitely," they answered. However the guards of the garden heard absolutely nothing. They shouted up needlessly into the branches of the trees in the garden. There they were approximately whole night, jabbering the same shouts and songs]"Very well," they answered. But the guards of the garden heard nothing. Needlessly they shouted up into the branches of the trees in the garden. There they were all night, repeating their same shouts and songs.


(To be continued)


Source:
POPUL VUH - LatinAmericanStudies.org


References:
瑪雅文明 - owlapps
Popol Vuh - 基切玛雅历史
Popol Vuh - Annenberg Learner
The Maya - Latin American Studies
都曾有过大洪水的传说。 譬如《圣经》里诺亚方舟的故事 ..


Draw me close to you - The Brooklyn Tabernacle - YouTube




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II. Chapter 9 (Excerpt)



"Take A branch of red chiptlín, a branch of white Chiptlín, a branch of yellow ChiPtlín, and a branch
of carinimac," said the men of Xibalba.
"Very well," replied the boys together.
Thus the all talks ended;