The myth of the moon goddess - Cynthia Fay Davis

Prevodilac: Ivana Šimšić Lektor: Milenka Okuka

The moon goddess, Ix Chel, patiently watched a spider at work.

Boginja meseca Iščel je strpljivo gledala pauka kako plete mrežu.

She could make use of it skills, she thought.

Pomislila je da joj ova veština može koristiti.

Through careful observation and imitation, she soon became a skilled weaver.

Pažljivim posmatranjem i imitacijom, brzo je postala vešta tkalja.

The sun god, Kinich Ahau, was impressed with her work,

Bog sunca Kinič Ahau je bio impresioniran njenim radom

and admired her from afar.

i divio joj se izdaleka.

But the goddess’ grandfather was very possessive

Ali boginjin deda je bio veoma posesivan

and would not let the sun god anywhere near his beloved granddaughter.

i nije dozvoljavao bogu sunca da priđe blizu njegove voljene unuke.

To get past the grandfather, the sun god disguised himself

Kako bi promakao njenom dedi, bog sunca se prerušio u kolibrija.

as a hummingbird.

As he took a drink of tobacco flower honey,

Dok je uzimao nektar sa cveta duvana,

the moon goddess spotted him and asked her grandfather

boginja meseca ga je uočila i tražila od dede da joj uhvati kolibrija.

to capture the bird for her.

The grandfather shot the disguised sun god with a blow dart, stunning him.

Deda je pogodio prerušenog boga strelicom, ošamutivši ga.

Ix Chel nursed the wounded bird back to health,

Iščel je brinula o ranjenom kolibriju dok nije ozdravio,

and soon, he was able to spread his wings and fly again.

i ubrzo je mogao da raširi krila i opet poleti.

He transformed back into the sun god and invited the moon goddess

Ponovo je postao bog sunca, te je pitao boginju meseca da pobegnu zajedno.

to escape with him.

The two rowed away in a canoe,

Njih dvoje su odveslali u kanuu,

but the grandfather called upon the powerful storm god

ali deda je prizvao moćnog boga oluje da mu pomogne da ih spreči.

to help him stop them.

Sensing danger, the moon goddess jumped from the canoe into the water below

Sluteći da je u opasnosti, boginja meseca je skočila u vodu

and transformed into a crab.

i pretvorila se u krabu.

But the storm god had already thrown a lightning bolt,

Ali bog oluje je već bacio munju,

which hit the crab and pierced her through her heart, killing her.

koja je krabu pogodila u srce i ubila je.

Hundreds and hundreds of dragonflies gathered,

Okupilo se na stotine vilinih konjica,

buzzing songs and fluttering their transparent wings.

koji su zujali u horu i mahali svojim providnim krilima.

They formed a thick, magical cloud over the moon goddess’ body.

Formirali su gust, magični oblak, prekrivši boginjino telo.

For thirteen days the dragonflies cut, cleaned, and hollowed thirteen logs.

Trinaest dana su vilini konjici sekli, čistili i dubili trinaest trupaca.

On the thirteenth night, the logs burst open,

Trinaeste noći, trupci se raspukoše

and the moon goddess emerged— alive and more brilliant than ever.

i boginja meseca se pojavila — živa i blistavija nego što je ikada bila.

The sun god wasted no time in proposing marriage.

Bog sunca nije gubio vreme i odmah ju je zaprosio.

The moon goddess happily agreed.

Boginja meseca je radosno pristala.

Side-by-side, they were ready to light up the sky with their powerful rays.

Rame uz rame, bili su spremni da obasjaju nebo svojim moćnim zracima.

Unfortunately, the story doesn’t end there.

Nažalost, priča se tu ne završava.

The sun god’s brother visited often.

Brat boga sunca ih je često posećivao.

Sensing he was also in love with Ix Chel, the sun god grew jealous,

Sluteći da je i on zaljubljen u Iščel, bog sunca je postao ljubomoran

and began to mistreat her.

i počeo je da se loše ophodi prema njoj.

One day, Ix Chel was sitting on the riverbank,

Jednog dana, Iščel je sedela na obali reke,

furious at her husband.

besna na svog muža.

A huge bird came gliding down

Velika ptica je sletela do nje

and offered to take her to the high mountain peaks.

i ponudila da je odvede do visokih planinskih vrhova.

To get away from the cruel sun god, she agreed.

Boginja je pristala kako bi pobegla od okrutnog boga sunca.

There, she met the king of the vultures.

Tamo je upoznala kralja lešinara.

The vulture king was kind and fun-loving—

Kralj lešinara je bio ljubazan i zabavan —

a much better partner than the violent sun god.

mnogo bolji partner od nasilnog boga sunca.

The moon goddess made a new home with him in the mountains.

Boginja meseca je uz njega pronašla svoj novi dom u planini.

When the sun god heard, he was distraught.

Kada je bog sunca to čuo, izbezumio se.

He hid inside a deer carcass until a hungry vulture came swooping down,

Sakrio se u lešini jelena dok gladni lešinar nije naišao i pokupio ga,

then hopped onto its back and rode to the mountain kingdom

a on mu je skočio na leđa i leteo s njim do kraljevstva u planini,

where the moon goddess now lived with the vulture king.

u kom je boginja meseca sada živela sa kraljem lešinara.

He begged her to come home with him, apologizing for how he had treated her.

Preklinjao ju je da se vrati kući, izvinjavajući se za svoje ponašanje.

The kind and forgiving goddess took pity on him and agreed to go back.

Dobra i milosrdna boginja se sažalila na njega i pristala da se vrati.

But Kinich Ahau soon began to show his true nature again.

Međutim, Kinič Ahau je ubrzo ponovo pokazao svoje pravo lice.

He struck her, scarring her face and dimming her bright rays.

Udario ju je, ostaviviši joj ožiljak, a njene sjajne zrake je ugušio.

Ix Chel flew off into the dark.

Iščel je odletela u tamu.

From then on, she vowed to appear only at night.

Od tada, ona se zaklela da će se pojavljivati samo noću.

She befriended the stars, and combined her pale blue rays with their light

Sprijateljila se sa zvezdama i spojila svoje bledoplave zrake s njihovim svetlom

to guide night travelers to safety.

kako bi noćne putnike vodila ka utočištu.

She used her healing gift,

Koristila je svoje isceliteljske moći,

which she had once used on the wounded sun god,

koje je jednom upotrebila na ranjenom bogu sunca,

to cure people who were ill.

za lečenje bolesnih.

Today, Ix Chel is so widely known

Danas, Iščel je toliko poznata

that she’s become a symbol of Maya culture.

da je postala simbol majanske kulture.

But archeological evidence suggests that for the ancient Maya

Ali arheološki dokazi ukazuju da su za drevne Maje

Ix Chel and the moon goddess were separate deities.

Iščel i boginja meseca bile dva odvojena božanstva.

In the retellings of Maya people and the records of anthropologists,

Prema pripovedanjima Maja i arheološkim zapisima,

the two have merged so that Ix Chel’s story extends

dva božanstva su se spojila tako da se priča o Iščel proširila

beyond the limits of the historical record.

van granica istorije.

Her story, like all myths, isn’t just one story:

Njena priča, kao i svi mitovi, nije samo jedna priča:

the variations, ancient and modern, speak to what people value,

druge verzije, drevne i savremene, govore nam šta ljudi vrednuju

and how they see themselves in their mythological heroes.

i kako pronalaze sebe u svojim herojima iz mitologije.