【个人翻译】-《命运简史》Vol 1「忧愁之书 第1:8节 Leviathan 利维坦」

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Leviathan

利维坦(注1)

利维坦的警告

++我们生活在战争的边缘—

—无形与形态之争++

++深渊与天空之争—

++我的目光之宽广，我的凝视之长远++

—纵观宇宙，就我所见++

++天空在为火焰充电—

—灰烬淹没进深渊++

—天空建造了温柔之境，生命的获得了安全++ 

++亲爱的源洋，万亿的避风港—

—天空珍惜这富饶的地方++

—但是深渊和我们同在—

++冷酷的逻辑考验着我们的高墙—

—深渊宣称它的统治++

++一个无情的，最后的时代—

奥拉什的抗议

古老的利维坦，神话中的生物，这个世界不是避难所。我们的一生短暂而艰辛。我们死在黑暗中。我们头顶上的风暴永远不会结束。很快神罚都巨浪就会把我们都带走。

我们头顶上只有风暴之悦、怪物和天启之星。让我们往下，往下，在那里我们可以发现真相，找到向背叛我们的人复仇的力量，找到生存的希望。

利维坦的希望

—是什么力量召唤你++

++坠入深邃深渊—

++是什么本能吸引你—

—远离崇高的希望++

—贪生的蝼蚁草芥，我告诉你们++

++亿万年来我一直看着你们的挣扎—

—紧紧抓住生存的锋利的边缘++

++平衡在深海和天空之间摇摇欲坠—

++你们是我的财富—

—我反抗绝望的证据++

—因为这是深渊的主张—

++存在是生存的斗争—

—当垂死挣扎失败时++

++当安全之所崩溃时—

—一切都转向深渊以生存++

++我拒绝深渊的主张++

—你会回头的，可爱的希望蝼蚁++

++你终将选择天空—

西罗的抗议

你如此巨大古老！我们的生命却如此短暂而绝望。如果世界本来就该这样，我不会逆来顺受！如果陶克斯这样的人应该赢，我不会让他们赢！我不惜与世界为敌，直到它改变！我会杀了任何挡我路的东西！

利维坦的挽歌

++这致命的逻辑++

—听听我单极子的尖叫—(注2)

++它会吞噬你++

—在你说谎之前—

++死亡的崇拜++

—毁灭的道路—

++天空创造新的生命++

—对抗毁灭的蔓延—

++向着温柔的世界++

—深渊拥抱死亡—

++说，这是不可避免的，也是正确的++

—我如饥饿的废墟一般存在—

++从杀戮之路回头++

++否则你将像死亡和毁灭一样活着++

—天空是更难走的路。但它更仁慈—

—我的电荷平衡了：我的声音耗尽了—

萨托娜的抗议

姐妹们，我有我父亲的熟识者。看！它用简单的话回答了我。它帮我找到这艘船。当希望破灭时，它给了我力量。

你们会相信谁？那个希望我们生活和受苦的声音，就像我们生活和受苦一样？那个对陶克斯或神罚巨浪都没有希望的利维坦？

还是直白，诚实的虫子？

让我们看看它的低语将我们引向何方，奥拉什。让我们再深入一点，西罗！

让我们下潜，我的姐妹们。

• 注1：利维坦(Leviathan)是一种巨大的智能生物，很久以前就居住在源洋深处。它是旅行者的门徒，它守卫着被囚禁在源洋深处的蠕虫之神，警告任何可能进入深处寻找它们的人。
• 注2：利维坦似乎是利用电磁场在和三姐妹们交流。前文中利维坦的鳍阵和生物电，以及微波般的声音也能了解到利维坦是利用电磁场和三姐妹交流的。

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原文：

Verse 1:8 Leviathan

The Leviathan's Warning

++We live on the edge of a war—

—a war between Formless and Form++

++between the Deep and the Sky—

++MY EYES ARE WIDE, MY GAZE IS LONG++

—Across the universe, as far as I see++

++the Sky works to charge its fires—

—and the Deep drowns the ash++

—Sky builds gentle places, safe for life++

++Beloved Fundament, refuge of trillions—

—The Sky treasures this rich place++

—BUT THE DEEP IS HERE WITH US—

++Cold logic tests our walls—

—The Deep claims its dominion++

++A ruthless, final age—

Aurash's Protest

Old Leviathan, creature of myth, this world is no refuge. We live short, hard lives. We die in the dark. The storm above us will never end. And soon the God-Wave will take us all.

Above us there are only stormjoys, monsters, and moons of apocalypse. Let us go down, down, where we may discover truth, some power to avenge ourselves upon our betrayers, some hope of survival.

The Leviathan's Hope

—What power calls you++

++Down to the deep?—

++What instinct draws you—

—Away from high hope?++

—Quick-breeding krill people, I tell you++

++For eons I have watched your struggle—

—Clinging to the sharp edge of survival++

++Balanced between the Deep and the Sky.—

++You were my treasure—

—My proof against despair++

—FOR THIS IS THE DEEP CLAIM—

++Existence is the struggle to exist—

—When the struggle seems lost++

 ++when the safe place crumbles—

—everything turns to the Deep to survive++

++I REJECT THE DEEP CLAIM++

—You will turn back, sweet krill of hope.±±

++You will choose the Sky instead.—

Xi Ro's Protest 

You are huge and old! Our lives are short and desperate. If that's the way the world's supposed to be, I won't have it! If people like Taox are supposed to win, I won't let them! I'll beat the world until it changes! I'll kill anything in the way!

The Leviathan's Dirge

++This fatal logic++ 

—Hear my monopole scream!—

++It will consume you++

—Before you lies—

++The worship of death++

—The ruinous path—

++The Sky builds new life++

—Against the onset of ruin—

++Towards a gentle world++

—The Deep embraces death—

++Saying: this is inevitable and right++

 —I exist as hungry ruin—

++TURN BACK FROM THE WORLD-KILLING WAY++

++OR YOU WILL LIVE AS DEATH AND DEVASTATION++

—The Sky is the harder way. But it is kinder.—

—My charge is balanced: my voice exhausted.—

Sathona's Protest

Sisters, I have my father's familiar. Look! It answers me in plain words. It helped me find this ship. It gives me strength when hope is lost.

Who will you trust? The voice that wants us to live and suffer, as we have lived and suffered? The Leviathan that offers no hope against Taox or the world-wave?

Or the plain, honest worm?

Let us see where its whisper leads us, Aurash. Let us go deeper, Xi Ro!

Let us dive, oh sisters mine.