The divine comedy — Page 2

English → Japanese HELL OR THE INFERNO CANTO I Level 9/10

a panther, nimble, light,

豹が一頭、素早く、軽やかに、

And cover'd with a speckled skin, appear'd,

斑点模様の皮膚に覆われて、現れた、

Nor, when it saw me, vanish'd, rather strove

それは私を見ても消えず、むしろ努めて、

To check my onward going; that ofttimes

私の前進を阻もうとした。そのため幾度も、

With purpose to retrace my steps I turn'd.

引き返そうと私は踵を返した。

The hour was morning's prime, and on his way

時は夜明けの始まり、その道を行きながら、

Aloft the sun ascended with those stars,

太陽は高く昇り、あの星々とともに、

That with him rose, when Love divine first mov'd

神の愛が初めてその美しき御業を動かした時、

Those its fair works: so that with joyous hope

ともに昇った星々と。かくして喜びの希望をもって、

All things conspir'd to fill me, the gay skin

あらゆるものが私を満たすように働いた。その獣の色鮮やかな皮膚も、

Of that swift animal, the matin dawn

その素早い獣の、朝の夜明けも、

And the sweet season. Soon that joy was chas'd,

そして穏やかな季節も。しかしやがてその喜びは追い払われた、

And by new dread succeeded, when in view

新たな恐怖に取って代わられ、眼前に現れたのは、

A lion came, 'gainst me, as it appear'd,

一頭の獅子が、私に向かって来るかと見えた、

With his head held aloft and hunger-mad,

頭を高く掲げ、飢えに狂い、

That e'en the air was fear-struck. A she-wolf

大気でさえ恐怖に打たれるほどであった。一頭の雌狼が、

Was at his heels, who in her leanness seem'd

その後に続いており、その痩せ細った様は、

Full of all wants, and many a land hath made

あらゆる欠乏に満ちて見え、多くの土地を、

Disconsolate ere now. She with such fear

これまで荒廃させてきた。その狼は激しい恐怖をもって、

O'erwhelmed me, at the sight of her appall'd,

私を圧倒した。その姿に慄いて、

That of the height all hope I lost. As one,

私は高みへの希望をすべて失った。ちょうど、

Who with his gain elated, sees the time

利益に浮かれていた者が、気づく時を迎えるように、

When all unwares is gone, he inwardly

知らぬ間にすべてが失われたことを、彼は内心、

Mourns with heart-griping anguish; such was I,

胸を締め付ける苦悩に悲嘆するように。そのような有様であった私は、

Haunted by that fell beast, never at peace,

あの凶暴な獣に取り憑かれ、安らぐこともなく、

Who coming o'er against me, by degrees

私に向かって迫り来るその獣に、じりじりと、

Impell'd me where the sun in silence rests.

太陽が静寂のうちに沈む場所へと追いやられた。

While to the lower space with backward step

後退りしながら低い場所へと落ちていく中で、

I fell, my ken discern'd the form one of one,

私の目はある者の姿を認めた、

Whose voice seem'd faint through long disuse of speech.

その声は長い間言葉を使わなかったために、か細く聞こえた。

Vocabulary

一頭: ittou — one (counter for large animals)
素早く: subayaku — quickly; swiftly; promptly
軽やか: karoyaka — light; graceful; nimble
斑点: hanten — spot; speckle; dot on surface
模様: moyou — pattern; design; appearance
皮膚: hifu — skin; hide; outer layer
現れ: araware — appear; emerge; come into view
それ: sore — that; it (informal demonstrative pronoun)
消え: kie — disappear; fade away; vanish
むしろ: mushiro — rather; on the contrary; instead
努め: tsutome — effort; endeavor; exertion
前進: zenshin — advance; progress; move forward
その: sono — that; those (formal demonstrative)
ため: tame — for; because of; in order to
幾度: ikutabi — many times; several occasions; repeatedly
返し: kaeshi — return; repay; reversal action
夜明け: yoake — dawn; daybreak; early morning
始まり: hajimari — beginning; start; origin
行き: iki — going; destination; way
ながら: nagara — while; during; at the same time
太陽: taiyou — sun; solar disk
高く: takaku — high; tall; loudly
昇り: nobori — ascending; climbing; rising up
あの: ano — that; those (informal demonstrative)
星々: hoshihoshi — stars; celestial bodies (plural)
とも: tomo — also; as well; together
初めて: hajimete — for the first time; at first
美し: utsukushi — beautiful; lovely; fine (incomplete)
御業: みわざ — deed; work; divine work
かく: kaku — thus; in this manner; like this
喜び: yorokobi — joy; gladness; delight
希望: kibou — hope; wish; desire for future
あらゆる: arayuru — every; all; any kind of
もの: mono — thing; object; person
満たす: mitasu — fill; satisfy; fulfill
よう: you — manner; way; appearance; likely
色鮮やか: irosazan'yaka — bright colors; vivid and colorful
素早い: subayai — quick; swift; rapid; fast
穏やか: odayaka — calm; peaceful; quiet; gentle
季節: kisetsu — season; period of year
しかし: shikashi — however; but; nevertheless; yet
やがて: yagate — soon; before long; presently
新た: arata — new; fresh; another; different
恐怖: kyoufu — fear; dread; terror; horror
眼前: ganzen — before one's eyes; in plain sight
獅子: shishi — lion; fierce animal
来る: kuru — come; arrive; approach
飢え: uwe — hunger; starvation; famine
狂い: kurui — madness; insanity; derangement
大気: taiki — atmosphere; air; heavens
さえ: sae — even; also; as well
れる: reru — passive suffix; can; able
ほど: hodo — extent; degree; about; as much as
あっ: a — ah; oh; exclamation
雌狼: mesaokami — female wolf; she-wolf
おり: ori — fold; occasion; time; way
欠乏: ketsubou — lack; shortage; deficiency; scarcity
多く: ooku — many; much; a lot
土地: tochi — land; ground; territory; area
これ: kore — this; this one; this thing
まで: made — until; up to; as far as

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