A day in the life of an ancient Celtic Druid

古代凱爾特德魯伊生活中的一天

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As the sun rises on a ?fall morning in 55?BCE,

Camma lays two pigeons on the altar ?at the center of her village.

She offers a prayer to Matrona ?mother goddess of the Earth,

and Lugus chief of the gods.

Then, she wrings the birds’ necks

and cuts them open to examine their ?entrails for divine messages.

公元前 55?年的秋日， 清晨的太陽正冉冉升起，

卡瑪把兩只鴿子 放在村中央的祭壇上，

她向大地之母瑪特羅娜 和眾神之主魯格斯祈禱。

然后，她扭斷鳥脖，

打開鳥體以檢查其內(nèi)臟 有無神的旨意。

Camma is a druid.

This means she conducts religious rites,

but she also serves as a judge, healer, ?and scholar,

teaching children and mediating conflict ?between Celtic tribes.

She began her studies as a child,

memorizing the countless details ?necessary to perform her many roles,

since the druids’ knowledge is considered ?too sacred to record in writing.

卡瑪是一位德魯伊，

負(fù)責(zé)主持宗教儀式，

還是法官、治療師和學(xué)者，

她教孩子們學(xué)習(xí)，

并調(diào)解凱爾特人部落之間的沖突。

她從小就開始學(xué)習(xí)，

要記住行使她諸多職能?所必需的無數(shù)細(xì)節(jié)，

因?yàn)榈卖斠恋闹R(shí)太神圣了，?不允許用書面形式記錄。

Like many druids, she spent years ?studying in Britain.

Now, she is a resident Druid ?of the Veneti tribe

in a small farming village near the ?western coast of Gaul,

in what is now France.

Since returning to Gaul, she has received ?many offers of marriage–

but she has decided to devote herself ?to her work, at least for now.

像許多德魯伊一樣， 她在英國學(xué)習(xí)了多年。

現(xiàn)在，她是威尼蒂部落的 常駐德魯伊，

該部落位于高盧西海岸 附近的一個(gè)小農(nóng)村，

位于現(xiàn)在的法國。

回到高盧后，她收到了許多求婚——

她仍然決心全身投身工作， 至少現(xiàn)在是這樣。

This morning, the omens are troubling.

They tell of war and strife, as they often have in recent months.

A neighboring tribe, the Redones,

have raided their village and stolen ?cattle in broad daylight twice this fall.

The children have gathered around ?to watch her work.

Camma plays her lyre and sings to them.

She weaves stories of the powerful kings ?who once ruled their land –

brave warriors who were slain naked ?in combat but who will be reborn,

as will all the Celts.

今天早上的預(yù)兆令人不安，

關(guān)乎戰(zhàn)爭與紛爭， 這也是近幾個(gè)月經(jīng)常發(fā)生的。

一個(gè)鄰近的部落雷諾斯，

今年秋天，竟然在光天化日之下 兩次襲擊他們村，還偷走了牛。

孩子們聚在她身邊，看她工作。

卡瑪彈起里拉琴并唱歌給孩子們聽，

歌詞講述那些曾經(jīng)統(tǒng)治過 他們土地的強(qiáng)大國王的故事——

戰(zhàn)斗中赤膊上陣的 勇敢斗士將會(huì)重生，

所有的凱爾特人也會(huì)像他們一樣。

When the children go off ?to help in the fields,

Camma heads across the village to visit an old woman with an eye infection.

On the way to the old woman’s hut,

she passes men salting pigs for the ?winter food supply

and women weaving clothing from dyed wool.

She delivers a remedy for the injured eye–

it’s made from mistletoe, ?a sacred healing plant,

but deadly if used incorrectly.

當(dāng)孩子們散開去田間幫忙時(shí)，

卡瑪穿過村莊去探望 一位眼睛感染的老婦人。

在前往老婦人小屋的路上，

她路遇男人們 在用鹽腌豬肉準(zhǔn)備過冬、

女人們用染色羊毛編織衣服。

她送去了治療受傷眼睛的療法——

它是由神圣的治療植物槲寄生制成，

但如果使用不當(dāng)，則會(huì)致命。

From there, Camma visits the chieftain ?to discuss the omens.

She convinces him to go and talk through ?their problems with their neighbors.

Accompanied by several warriors,

they head through the forest and demand ?a meeting

outside the Redones’ village walls.

在那里，卡瑪去拜訪酋長 討論那個(gè)預(yù)兆，

并說服酋長去和鄰近部落 探討他們之間存在的問題。

在幾個(gè)斗士的陪同下，

他們一行人穿過森林，

要求在雷諾斯村莊的墻外會(huì)談。

The Redones’ representatives bring ?their own druid,

who Camma recognizes from the annual ?gathering in central Gaul

where head druids are elected.

The chieftains immediately begin to argue ?and threaten each other.

Camma steps between the opposing sides to stop them from fighting—

they must honor her authority.

雷諾斯的代表也帶了他們的德魯伊，

卡瑪認(rèn)識(shí)她，

是在選舉產(chǎn)生德魯伊首領(lǐng)的 年度聚會(huì)上認(rèn)識(shí)的。

酋長們立即開始爭辯并互相威脅，

卡瑪走到對(duì)立雙方之間， 阻止他們打起來——

他們必須尊重她的權(quán)威。

Finally, the Redones agree to pay ?Camma’s tribe several cattle.

In spite of this resolution, Camma still ?feels uneasy on the long walk home.

As they approach the village walls, ?a bright streak shoots across the sky—

another omen, but of what?

最后，雷諾斯部落 同意賠償卡瑪?shù)牟柯鋷最^牛。

盡管爭端解決，走在漫長回家路上， 卡瑪還是覺得內(nèi)心不安。

當(dāng)他們快抵達(dá)村莊的墻時(shí)， 一道明亮線條穿過夜空——

有另一個(gè)預(yù)兆，但是什么呢？

Back home, Camma sits among the elders ?for her evening meal of porridge,

a bit of meat, and a cup of wine.

While they were out during the day, ?an intercepted parchment arrived.

Camma recognizes the writing immediately.

Although the druids are forbidden from ?recording their knowledge,

she and many other young druids ?can read Latin.

卡瑪回到家里， 坐在長輩中間一同晚餐，

有粥、一點(diǎn)肉和一杯葡萄酒。

他們白天外出時(shí)， 有人送來了截獲的羊皮紙，

卡瑪立刻認(rèn)出上面寫了什么。

雖然禁止德魯伊們記錄所學(xué)知識(shí)，

但她和許多其他年輕的德魯伊 都可以閱讀拉丁語。

From the message, she learns that the ?Romans are drawing closer to their lands.

Some of the elders say that the tribe ?should flee to the nearby hills and hide,

but Camma counsels them to trust ?in the gods and remain in their home.

Privately, she has her doubts.

Should the Romans reach them, ?her power to help might be limited.

從這個(gè)消息中，她得知 羅馬人離他們的土地越來越近。

部分長老認(rèn)為，整個(gè)部落 應(yīng)逃到附近山上藏起來，

但是卡瑪告訴他們 要相信眾神、并留在家中。

私底下，她還是疑慮重重。

要是羅馬人到來， 她能幫的忙可能有限。

Unlike the other Celtic tribes,

Roman legions have no regard for ?the druids’ sacred role as peacemakers.

Before going to bed,

she observes the course of the planets ?and consults her charts,

trying to make sense of the ?meteor she saw earlier.

The signs are converging on a larger ?threat than their neighbors.

與其他凱爾特人部落不同，

羅馬軍團(tuán)并不尊重德魯伊 作為和平締造者的神圣角色。

在睡覺之前，

她觀察了行星軌跡并查閱圖表，

試圖解釋之前看到的流星，

這些跡象標(biāo)明， 這次的威脅比鄰國要大很多。