The Egyptian myth of Isis and the seven scorpions - Alex Gendler

Prevodilac: Stefan Vesić Lektor: Ivana Korom

A woman in rags emerged from the swamp flanked by seven giant scorpions.

Žena u krpama izašla je iz močvare okružena sa sedam ogromnih škorpiona.

Carrying a baby, she headed for the nearest village to beg for food.

Sa bebom u rukama, uputila se ka najbližem selu da moli za hranu.

She approached a magnificent mansion,

Došla je do veličanstvene palate,

but the mistress of the house took one look at her grimy clothes

ali je gospodarica te kuće videla njenu prljavu odeću

and unusual companions and slammed the door in her face.

i neobičnu pratnju i zalupila joj je vrata pred nosom.

So she continued down the road until she came to a cottage.

Stoga, produžila je dalje niz put dok nije došla do jedne kolibe.

The woman there took pity on the stranger and offered her what she could:

Žena koja je živela tu sažalila se na strankinju i ponudila joj šta je mogla,

a simple meal and a bed of straw.

jednostavan obrok i krevet od slame.

Her guest was no ordinary beggar.

Njena gošća nije bila tek neki prosjak.

She was Isis, the most powerful goddess in Egypt.

Bila je to Izida, najmoćnija boginja Egipta.

Isis was in hiding from her brother Set,

Izida se krila od svog brata Seta,

who murdered her husband and wanted to murder her infant son, Horus.

koji je ubio njenog muža i želeo da ubije njenog novorođenog sina Horusa.

Set was also a powerful god, and he was looking for them.

Set je takođe bio moćan bog i tražio ih je.

So to keep her cover, Isis had to be very discreet—

Stoga, da bi održala svoju masku, Izida je morala da bude veoma oprezna-

she couldn’t risk using her powers.

nije smela rizikovati da koristi svoje moći.

But she was not without aid.

Međutim, nije bila bez pomoći.

Serket, goddess of venomous creatures,

Serket, boginja otrovnih stvorenja

had sent seven of her fiercest servants to guard Isis and her son.

poslala je sedam njenih najjačih sluga da štite Izidu u njenog sina.

As Isis and Horus settled into their humble accommodation,

Dok su se Izida i Horus smeštali u svoj skromni smeštaj,

the scorpions fumed at how the wealthy woman had offended their divine mistress.

škorpioni su besneli zbog načina na koji je

bogata žena uvredila njihovu božansku gospodaricu.

They all combined their venom and gave it to one of the seven, Tefen.

Spojili su svoje otrove i dali ga jednom od sedam škorpiona, Tefenu.

In the dead of night, Tefen crept over to the mansion.

Tefen je u sred noći otpuzao do palate.

As he crawled under the door,

Dok je puzao ispod vrata,

he saw the owner’s young son sleeping peacefully

ugledao je mladog sina vlasnika kuće, kako mirno spava

and gave him a mighty sting.

i žestoko ga ubo.

Isis and her hostess were soon awakened by loud wailing.

Izidu i njenu domaćicu ubrzo je probudilo glasno jaukanje.

As they peered out of the doorway of the cottage,

Kada su provirile kroz vrata kolibe,

they saw a mother running through the street,

videle su majku kako trči niz ulicu

weeping as she cradled her son.

i plače dok drži sina u rukama.

When Isis recognized the woman who had turned her away,

Kada je Izida prepoznala da je to žena koja ju je bila oterala,

she understood what her scorpions had done.

shvatila je šta su njeni škorpioni uradili.

Isis took the boy in her arms and began to recite a powerful spell:

Izida je uzela dečaka u svoje ruke i počela da recituje moćnu čaroliju:

"O poison of Tefen, come out of him and fall upon the ground!

„O otrove Tefenov, izađi iz njega i padni na zemlju!

Poison of Befen, advance not, penetrate no farther, come out of him,

Otrove Befenov, ne idi dalje, ne širi se dalje, izađi iz njega

and fall upon the ground!

i padni na zemlju,

For I am Isis, the great Enchantress, the Speaker of spells.

jer ja sam Izida, velika Čarobnica, bacač čini.

Fall down, O poison of Mestet! Hasten not, poison of Mestetef!

Padni na zemlju, o otrove Mestetov! Ne juri, otrove Mestetefov!

Rise not, poison of Petet and Thetet! Approach not, poison of Matet!"

Ne rasti otrove Petetov i Tetetov! Ne prilazi otrove Matetov!"

With each name she invoked, that scorpion’s poison was neutralized.

Kada bi spomenula ime škorpiona, njegov otrov bio bi neutralizovan.

The child stirred, and his mother wept with gratitude

Dete se pokrenulo, a njegova majka plakala je od zahvalnosti

and lamented her earlier callousness,

i žalila što je bila tako bezobzirna,

offering all her wealth to Isis in repentance.

ponudivši Izidi svo svoje bogatstvo u znak pokajanja.

The woman who had taken Isis in watched in awe—

Žena koja je primila Izidu u svoj dom gledala je u čudu -

she had had no idea who she’d brought under her roof.

nije imala pojma ko je bio pod njenim krovom.

And from that day on,

Od tog dana nadalje,

the people learned to make a poultice to treat scorpion bites,

ljudi su počeli da prave obloge koje leče ubode škorpiona,

speaking magical incantations just as the goddess had.

govoreći čini baš kao što je boginja radila.