The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants - Scott A. Mellor

Translator: Alrilo Witwicky Reviewer: Ade Indarta

Thor—son of Odin, god of thunder, and protector of mankind—

Thor--putra Odin, dewa petir, serta pelindung umat manusia--

struggled mightily against his greatest challenge yet: opening a bag of food.

berjuang keras menghadapi tantangan terbesarnya: membuka kantong makanan.

It’d all started when Thor,

Semua itu bermula ketika Thor,

along with his fleet-footed human servant Thjalfi and Loki, the trickster god,

bersama pelayan manusianya yang gesit Thjalfi serta Loki, dewa tipu muslihat,

set out on a journey to Jotunheim, land of the giants.

melakukan perjalanan menuju Jotunheim, tanah para raksasa.

Along the way, they’d met a giant named Skrymir,

Di perjalanan, mereka bertemu dengan raksasa bernama Skrymir,

who offered to accompany them and even carry their provisions in his bag.

yang menawarkan menemani mereka, bahkan membawakan bekal di kantongnya.

But when they made camp, Skrymir dozed off

Tapi ketika mereka berkemah, Skrymir tertidur pulas

and Thor couldn’t untie the sack.

dan Thor tidak bisa membuka kantongnya.

Frustrated and hungry, Thor tried to wake the giant three times

Frustasi dan kelaparan, Thor tiga kali berusaha membangunkan si raksasa

by striking his head with his hammer Mjolnir as hard as he could.

dengan memukul kepalanya dengan palu Mjolnir sekeras mungkin.

But each time, Skrymir thought it was only a falling acorn

Tapi, Skrymir pikir itu hanya buah akorn yang berjatuhan

and went back to sleep.

dan kembali terlelap

The next morning, Skrymir departed

Keesokan harinya, Skrymir pergi

and eventually, the travelers reached a massive fortress called Utgard.

dan akhirnya, para pengelana itu sampai di sebuah benteng besar bernama Utgard.

Inside the long hall, they met the king of giants, Utgard-Loki,

Di dalam aula besar, mereka bertemu sang raja raksasa, Utgard-Loki,

who greeted his guests with a challenge:

yang menyambut tamunya dengan tantangan:

each of them was to prove they were the best at some particular skill.

masing-masing dari mereka harus membuktikan mereka ahli dalam suatu hal.

Loki went first, declaring himself the world’s fastest eater.

Loki duluan, menyatakan dirinya pemakan tercepat di dunia.

To test him, the king summoned his servant Logi

Untuk mengujinya, sang raja memanggil pelayannya Logi

and the two were placed at either end of a long trough stuffed with food.

mereka berdua ditempatkan di ujung palung panjang berisi hidangan.

Loki ate his way inward with blinding speed.

Loki melahapnya dalam sekejap.

But when the contestants met in the center,

Tapi ketika para kontestan bertemu di tengah,

Loki saw that his adversary had not only eaten just as much food,

Loki menyadari lawannya tidak hanya makan seluruh hidangannya,

but also the bones and even the trough itself.

tapi beserta tulang dan bahkan memakan palungnya juga.

Next was Thjalfi, who could outrun anything in the wild.

Berikutnya Thjalfi, yang bisa lari sangat cepat dari apapun.

The king summoned an ethereal-looking giant named Hugi,

Sang raja memanggil raksasa gaib bernama Hugi,

who outraced Thjalfi easily.

yang membalap Thjalfi dengan mudah.

But the boy would not give up and demanded a rematch.

Tapi dia tidak mau menyerah dengan mudah dan menginginkan pertandingan ulang.

This time, Thjalfi finished close behind

Kali ini, Thjalfi selesai tepat di belakangnya

and the king admitted he’d never seen a human run so fast.

dan sang raja mengakui bahwa dia tidak pernah melihat manusia secepat itu.

Thjalfi tried a third time, running like his life depended on it,

Thjalfi mencoba ketiga kalinya, berlari dengan sekuat tenaga,

but Hugi was even faster than before.

tapi Hugi lebih cepat dari sebelumnya.

Finally, it was Thor’s turn.

Akhirnya, giliran Thor

The king offered him a drinking horn,

Raja menawarkan sebuah gelas tanduk besar,

saying all his men could drain it in two gulps.

berkata bahwa rakyatnya bisa menghabiskan isinya hanya dalam dua teguk.

Thor raised it to his lips

Thor mengangkatnya ke mulut

and drank the surprisingly cold and salty mead

dan meminum madu beralkohol yang sangat dingin dan asin

in the longest gulp he could muster.

dengan tegukan terpanjang yang bisa dia kumpulkan.

Then a second.

Kemudian kedua.

Then a third.

Kemudian ketiga.

But the level of the mead in the horn was only slightly lowered.

Tapi madunya hanya berkurang sedikit.

To test Thor’s renowned strength, the king offered a seemingly easy challenge:

Untuk menguji kekuatan Thor yang terkenal, sang raja menawari tantangan yang mudah:

lift his pet cat off the ground.

mengangkat kucing peliharaannya dari lantai.

But this cat was as tall as Thor.

Tapi kucingnya setinggi Thor.

Every time he tried to lift it, it arched its back,

Setiap saat ia coba mengangkatnya, dia melengkungkan punggungnya,

and straining with all his godly might, he only managed to lift one paw.

bersusah payah dengan kekuatan dewanya, dia hanya bisa mengangkat satu cakarnya.

Enraged, Thor demanded to wrestle any of the giants.

dengan penuh kemarahan, Thor ingin bertarung dengan salah satu raksasa.

The king summoned the giants’ old nursemaid, Elli.

Sang raja memanggil sang pengasuh tua para raksasa, Elli.

Though the woman looked frail, Thor couldn’t overpower her

Meskipun sang wanita tampak lemah, Thor tidak bisa mengalahkannya

and grew weaker the longer he struggled, until he was brought to one knee.

dan makin lemah semakin lama dia berjuang, hingga dia berlutut.

The three companions prepared to leave, disappointed and humbled.

Ketiga kawan itu bersiap pergi, merasa kecewa dan terhina.

But as the king escorted them out,

Tapi ketika sang raja mengantarnya pergi,

he revealed that nothing in the castle had been what it seemed.

ia mengungkapkan segala hal di dalam kastil tidak seperti tampaknya.

Loki lost the eating contest because his opponent Logi was wildfire itself,

Loki kalah dalam lomba makan karena musuhnya Logi adalah api,

devouring everything in its path.

melahap segala sesuatu di hadapannya.

Thjalfi couldn’t outrun Hugi because Hugi was the embodiment of thought,

Thjalfi tidak bisa membalap Hugi karena Hugi adalah wujud dari pemikiran,

always faster than action.

yang selalu lebih cepat dari tindakan.

And even Thor couldn’t defeat Elli, or old age,

Bahkan Thor tidak bisa mengalahkan Elli, atau si usia tua,

which weakens everyone eventually.

yang akhirnya akan melemahkan siapapun.

As for the other challenges, they had also been illusions.

Untuk tantangan yang lain, mereka semua hanyalah ilusi.

The drinking horn was filled with the ocean,

Gelas tanduk itu berisi lautan,

and Thor had drained enough to cause the tides.

dan Thor mengurasnya hingga menyebabkan pasang surut.

The cat was the serpent that encircles the world,

Sang kucing adalah ular yang mengelilingi dunia,

and Thor’s efforts shifted the earth.

dan kekuatan Thor berhasil menggeser bumi.

And Skrymir had been Utgard-Loki in disguise,

Dan Skrymir adalah jelmaan Utgard-Loki,

deflecting Thor’s hammer-blows to form valleys in the surrounding mountains.

benturan palu Thor membentuk lembah di sekeliling pegunungan.

The giant congratulated them on their prowess,

Sang raksasa memuji kemampuan mereka,

which so frightened him he would never allow them in his land again.

yang membuatnya takut hingga ia tak mengizinkan mereka untuk datang lagi.

Thor and his companions failed the challenges presented to them.

Thor beserta kawannya gagal pada tantangan yang diberikan kepada mereka.

But in trying to achieve the impossible,

Tapi dalam usahanya meraih ketidakmungkinan,

they’d pushed themselves harder than ever before

mereka berusaha lebih keras dari biasanya

and changed the world in ways no one had expected.

dan berhasil mengubah dunia dengan cara yang tidak terduga.

Jika kamu tertarik menjelajahi lebih dalam tentang dunia dewa-dewi Norwegia,

kami sangat merekomendasikan Norse Mythology oleh Neil Gaiman

yang penuh dengan kisah-kisah luar biasa.

Kalian juga bisa mengunduh versi audionya secara gratis di audible.com/teded.