the divine comedy(神曲)-第33章
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And as within a voice a voice discerned;
When one is steadfast; and one comes and goes;
Within that light beheld I other lamps
Move in a circle; speeding more and less;
Methinks in measure of their inward vision。
From a cold cloud descended never winds;
Or visible or not; so rapidly
They would not laggard and impeded seem
To any one who had those lights divine
Seen come towards us; leaving the gyration
Begun at first in the high Seraphim。
And behind those that most in front appeared
Sounded 〃Osanna!〃 so that never since
To hear again was I without desire。
Then unto us more nearly one approached;
And it alone began: 〃We all are ready
Unto thy pleasure; that thou joy in us。
We turn around with the celestial Princes;
One gyre and one gyration and one thirst;
To whom thou in the world of old didst say;
'Ye who; intelligent; the third heaven are moving;'
And are so full of love; to pleasure thee
A little quiet will not be less sweet。〃
After these eyes of mine themselves had offered
Unto my Lady reverently; and she
Content and certain of herself had made them;
Back to the light they turned; which so great promise
Made of itself; and 〃Say; who art thou?〃 was
My voice; imprinted with a great affection。
O how and how much I beheld it grow
With the new joy that superadded was
Unto its joys; as soon as I had spoken!
Thus changed; it said to me: 〃The world possessed me
Short time below; and; if it had been more;
Much evil will be which would not have been。
My gladness keepeth me concealed from thee;
Which rayeth round about me; and doth hide me
Like as a creature swathed in its own silk。
Much didst thou love me; and thou hadst good reason;
For had I been below; I should have shown thee
Somewhat beyond the foliage of my love。
That left…hand margin; which doth bathe itself
In Rhone; when it is mingled with the Sorgue;
Me for its lord awaited in due time;
And that horn of Ausonia; which is towned
With Bari; with Gaeta and Catona;
Whence Tronto and Verde in the sea disgorge。
Already flashed upon my brow the crown
Of that dominion which the Danube waters
After the German borders it abandons;
And beautiful Trinacria; that is murky
'Twixt Pachino and Peloro; (on the gulf
Which greatest scath from Eurus doth receive;)
Not through Typhoeus; but through nascent sulphur;
Would have awaited her own monarchs still;
Through me from Charles descended and from Rudolph;
If evil lordship; that exasperates ever
The subject populations; had not moved
Palermo to the outcry of 'Death! death!'
And if my brother could but this foresee;
The greedy poverty of Catalonia
Straight would he flee; that it might not molest him;
For verily 'tis needful to provide;
Through him or other; so that on his bark
Already freighted no more freight be placed。
His nature; which from liberal covetous
Descended; such a soldiery would need
As should not care for hoarding in a chest。〃
〃Because I do believe the lofty joy
Thy speech infuses into me; my Lord;
Where every good thing doth begin and end
Thou seest as I see it; the more grateful
Is it to me; and this too hold I dear;
That gazing upon God thou dost discern it。
Glad hast thou made me; so make clear to me;
Since speaking thou hast stirred me up to doubt;
How from sweet seed can bitter issue forth。〃
This I to him; and he to me: 〃If I
Can show to thee a truth; to what thou askest
Thy face thou'lt hold as thou dost hold thy back。
The Good which all the realm thou art ascending
Turns and contents; maketh its providence
To be a power within these bodies vast;
And not alone the natures are foreseen
Within the mind that in itself is perfect;
But they together with their preservation。
For whatsoever thing this bow shoots forth
Falls foreordained unto an end foreseen;
Even as a shaft directed to its mark。
If that were not; the heaven which thou dost walk
Would in such manner its effects produce;
That they no longer would be arts; but ruins。
This cannot be; if the Intelligences
That keep these stars in motion are not maimed;
And maimed the First that has not made them perfect。
Wilt thou this truth have clearer made to thee?〃
And I: 〃Not so; for 'tis impossible
That nature tire; I see; in what is needful。〃
Whence he again: 〃Now say; would it be worse
For men on earth were they not citizens?〃
〃Yes;〃 I replied; 〃and here I ask no reason。〃
〃And can they be so; if below they live not
Diversely unto offices diverse?
No; if your master writeth well for you。〃
So came he with deductions to this point;
Then he concluded: 〃Therefore it behoves
The roots of your effects to be diverse。
Hence one is Solon born; another Xerxes;
Another Melchisedec; and another he
Who; flying through the air; his son did lose。
Revolving Nature; which a signet is
To mortal wax; doth practise well her art;
But not one inn distinguish from another;
Thence happens it that Esau differeth
In seed from Jacob; and Quirinus comes
From sire so vile that he is given to Mars。
A generated nature its own way
Would always make like its progenitors;
If Providence divine were not triumphant。
Now that which was behind thee is before thee;
But that thou know that I with thee am pleased;
With a corollary will I mantle thee。
Evermore nature; if it fortune find
Discordant to it; like each other seed
Out of its region; maketh evil thrift;
And if the world below would fix its mind
On the foundation which is laid by nature;
Pursuing that; 'twould have the people good。
But you unto religion wrench aside
Him who was born to gird him with the sword;
And make a king of him who is for sermons;
Therefore your footsteps wander from the road。〃
Paradiso: Canto IX
Beautiful Clemence; after that thy Charles
Had me enlightened; he narrated to me
The treacheries his seed should undergo;
But said: 〃Be still and let the years roll round;〃
So I can only say; that lamentation
Legitimate shall follow on your wrongs。
And of that holy light the life already
Had to the Sun which fills it turned again;
As to that good which for each thing sufficeth。
Ah; souls deceived; and creatures impious;
Who from such good do turn away your hearts;
Directing upon vanity your foreheads!
And now; behold; another of those splendours
Approached me; and its will to pleasure me
It signified by brightening outwardly。
The eyes of Beatrice; that fastened were
Upon me; as before; of dear assent
To my desire assurance gave to me。
〃Ah; bring swift compensation to my wish;
Thou blessed spirit;〃 I said; 〃and give me proof
That what I think in thee I can reflect!〃
Whereat the light; that still was new to me;
Out of its depths; whence it before was singing;
As one delighted to do good; continued:
〃Within that region of the land depraved
Of Italy; that lies between Rialto
And fountain…heads of Brenta and of Piava;
Rises a hill; and mounts not very high;
Wherefrom descended formerly a torch
That made upon that region great assault。
Out of one root were born both I and it;
Cunizza was I called; and here I shine
Because the splendour of this star o'ercame me。
But gladly to myself the cause I pardon
Of my allotment; and it does not grieve me;
Which would perhaps seem strong unto your vulgar。
Of this so luculent and precious jewel;
Which of our heaven is nearest unto me;
Great fame remained; and ere it die away
This hundredth year shall yet quintupled be。
See if man ought to make him excellent;
So that another life the first may leave!
And thus thinks not the present multitude
Shut in by Adige and Tagliamento;
Nor yet for being scourged is penitent。
But soon 'twill be that Padua in the marsh
Will change the water that Vicenza bathes;
Because the folk are stubborn against duty;
And where the Sile and Cagnano join
One lordeth it; and goes with lofty head;
For catching whom e'en now the net is making。
Feltro mo