一、前言
上一篇文章中我们得知锇族宫廷导师、虫母陶克斯(Taox)密谋与锇族的敌人氦之王廷里应外合推翻锇族的王室,而本篇文章则是记述了陶克斯完成了这场叛变之后,侥幸逃脱的锇族三姐妹所立下的血誓,她们决定积蓄力量重返家园、手刃叛徒、夺回属于自己的一切。
- 该文由本人通过查询翻阅加之个人理解进行翻译,非官方版本,部分内容并非精确
- 翻译水平有限且带有较多主观意向(由于个人想法可能会在语言和语序上略做调整),意译为主
- 每段译文后会附上英文原文,部分地方有出入在所难免,各位命学爱好者可参照阅读
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二、正文
誓言
Verse1:3 The Oath
姐妹们!置尔等之手至桅杆上,近于我手,此为宣誓之法。
Sisters! This is how an oath is done. Put your left hands on the mast, close to mine.
右手执锋直刺骨,左手着血于此处;刻血为痕桅杆上,誓言今日为之立。
Take the knife in your right hand. Push it through your left hand, straight between the bones. Now! Carve a blood line down the mast.
说出你的誓言。
Speak your oath.
“我名希洛,已故锇王之幼女。以我之左眼起誓复仇,定将重夺锇之王廷,诛灭背叛者陶克斯!”
"I am Xi Ro, youngest daughter of the dead king. I will take back my Osmium Court and kill the traitor Taox. On my left eye I swear vengeance."
血为之宣,誓言已成!
In blood the oath is made.
“我名萨索娜,已故锇王之次女。以我右眼为诺宣誓,势必重归家园服下凝胶,以氦王之尸骸复兴重振我族新生!”
"I am Sathona, middle daughter of the dead king. I will take back my home and eat the mother jelly. I will raise my spawn on the corpse of the Helium King. On my right eye I promise this.”
血为之宣,誓言已成!
In blood the oath is made.
现在...
Now...
“我能帮你宣誓,姐姐。”
"I will help make your oath, sister."
“我也可以帮助。”
"I will help it too."
我名奥拉什,已故锇王之长女。我将追随父亲临终尖嚎之警示,通晓卫星易轨之缘由。如若末日将临,我亦将知其为何。
I am Aurash, first daughter of the dead king. I will chase my father's last screamed warning. I will know what changed the motion of our moons. If the end of the world is coming, I will understand why.
以我之中眼发誓求索。
On my center eye I swear it. I will understand.
“血为之宣,誓言已成!”
"In blood the oath is made."
“以血之名!”
“In blood."
感谢你们,我的妹妹。仅余我船,背水一战。我辈所行,自由之帆!此后一行去,秘密待猎取,风暴将开拓,精兵即募之。
Thank you, sisters. We have only my ship left to us. But a ship is freedom! We have secrets to hunt, storm-lit realms to explore, and great armies to raise.
闪电桅帆此刻扬,吾等将赴行远航。
Put up the lightning sails, and we will voyage far.
三、注解与后记
以下内容含个人理解,不一定完全正确
从这篇文章三姐妹的宣誓可以看出,上一篇陶克斯写给敌对势力氦饮者的信中预谋的引狼入室、篡位夺权已然成功,此刻的三姐妹丧失了她们的家园以及锇之王廷的统治,她们的父亲老锇王已经在这场叛乱中身死,光复锇族的希望落在三姐妹的肩膀上,于是她们在奥拉什的航船(几乎是脱险逃离的她们此时所拥有的的唯一依靠)上立下各自的誓言。
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