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The Divine Comedy
by DANTE ALIGHIERI
��1265´1321��
TRANSLATED BY
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
��1807´1882��
Incipit Comoedia Dantis Alagherii��
Florentini natione�察�non moribus。
The Divine Comedy
translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
INFERNO
Inferno�此�Canto I
Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark��
For the straightforward pathway had been lost。
Ah me� �how hard a thing it is to say
What was this forest savage�察�rough�察�and stern��
Which in the very thought renews the fear。
So bitter is it�察�death is little more��
But of the good to treat�察�which there I found��
Speak will I of the other things I saw there。
I cannot well repeat how there I entered��
So full was I of slumber at the moment
In which I had abandoned the true way。
But after I had reached a mountain's foot��
At that point where the valley terminated��
Which had with consternation pierced my heart��
Upward I looked�察�and I beheld its shoulders��
Vested already with that planet's rays
Which leadeth others right by every road。
Then was the fear a little quieted
That in my heart's lake had endured throughout
The night�察�which I had passed so piteously。
And even as he�察�who�察�with distressful breath��
Forth issued from the sea upon the shore��
Turns to the water perilous and gazes��
So did my soul�察�that still was fleeing onward��
Turn itself back to re´behold the pass
Which never yet a living person left。
After my weary body I had rested��
The way resumed I on the desert slope��
So that the firm foot ever was the lower。
And lo� �almost where the ascent began��
A panther light and swift exceedingly��
Which with a spotted skin was covered o'er��
And never moved she from before my face��
Nay�察�rather did impede so much my way��
That many times I to return had turned。
The time was the beginning of the morning��
And up the sun was mounting with those stars
That with him were�察�what time the Love Divine
At first in motion set those beauteous things��
So were to me occasion of good hope��
The variegated skin of that wild beast��
The hour of time�察�and the delicious season��
But not so much�察�that did not give me fear
A lion's aspect which appeared to me。
He seemed as if against me he were coming
With head uplifted�察�and with ravenous hunger��
So that it seemed the air was afraid of him��
And a she´wolf�察�that with all hungerings
Seemed to be laden in her meagreness��
And many folk has caused to live forlorn��
She brought upon me so much heaviness��
With the affright that from her aspect came��
That I the hope relinquished of the height。
And as he is who willingly acquires��
And the time comes that causes him to lose��
Who weeps in all his thoughts and is despondent��
E'en such made me that beast withouten peace��
Which�察�coming on against me by degrees
Thrust me back thither where the sun is silent。
While I was rushing downward to the lowland��
Before mine eyes did one present himself��
Who seemed from long´continued silence hoarse。
When I beheld him in the desert vast��
;Have pity on me�察─�unto him I cried��
;Whiche'er thou art�察�or shade or real man� �
He answered me�此 �Not man�察�man once I was��
And both my parents were of Lombardy��
And Mantuans by country both of them。
'Sub Julio' was I born�察�though it was late��
And lived at Rome under the good Augustus��
During the time of false and lying gods。
A poet was I�察�and I sang that just
Son of Anchises�察�who came forth from Troy��
After that Ilion the superb was burned。
But thou�察�why goest thou back to such annoyance��
Why climb'st thou not the Mount Delectable��
Which is the source and cause of every joy�拭�
;Now�察�art thou that Virgilius and that fountain
Which spreads abroad so wide a river of speech�拭�
I made response to him with bashful forehead。
;O�察�of the other poets honour and light��
Avail me the long study and great love
That have impelled me to explore thy volume��
Thou art my master�察�and my author thou��
Thou art alone the one from whom I took
The beautiful style that has done honour to me。
Behold the beast�察�for which I have turned back��
Do thou protect me from her�察�famous Sage��
For she doth make my veins and pulses tremble。;
;Thee it behoves to take another road�察�
Responded he�察�when he beheld me weeping��
;If from this savage place thou wouldst escape��
Because this beast�察�at which thou criest out��
Suffers not any one to pass her way��
But so doth harass him�察�that she destroys him��
And has a nature so malign and ruthless��
That never doth she glut her greedy will��
And after food is hungrier than before。
Many the animals with whom she weds��
And more they shall be still�察�until the Greyhound
Comes�察�who shall make her perish in her pain。
He shall not feed on either earth or pelf��
But upon wisdom�察�and on love and virtue��
'Twixt Feltro and Feltro shall his nation be��
Of that low Italy shall he be the saviour��
On whose account the maid Camilla died��
Euryalus�察�Turnus�察�Nisus�察�of their wounds��
Through every city shall he hunt her down��
Until he shall have driven her back to Hell��
There from whence envy first did let her loose。
Therefore I think and judge it for thy best
Thou follow me�察�and I will be thy guide��
And lead thee hence through the eternal place��
Where thou shalt hear the desperate lamentations��
Shalt see the ancient spirits disconsolate��
Who cry out each one for the second death��
And thou shalt see those who contented are
Within the fire�察�because they hope to come��
Whene'er it may be�察�to the blessed people��
To whom�察�then�察�if thou wishest to ascend��
A soul shall be for that than I more worthy��
With her at my departure I will leave thee��
Because that Emperor�察�who reigns above��
In that I was rebellious to his law��
Wills that through me none come into his city。
He governs everywhere�察�and there he reigns��
There is his city and his lofty throne��
O happy he whom thereto he elects� �
And I to him�此 �Poet�察�I thee entreat��
By that same God whom thou didst never know��
So that I may escape this woe and worse��
Thou wouldst conduct me there where thou hast said��
That I may see the portal of Saint Peter��
And those thou makest so disconsolate。;
Then he moved on�察�and I behind him followed。
Inferno�此�Canto II
Day was departing�察�and the embrowned air
Released the animals that are on earth
From their fatigues�察�and I the only one
Made myself ready to sustain the war��
Both of the way and likewise of the woe��
Which memory that errs not shall retrace。
O Muses�察�O high genius�察�now assist me��
O memory�察�that didst write down what I saw��
Here thy nobility shall be manifest��
And I began�此 �Poet�察�who guidest me��
Regard my manhood�察�if it be sufficient��
Ere to the arduous pass thou dost confide me。
Thou sayest�察�that of Silvius the parent��
While yet corruptible�察�unto the world
Immortal went�察�and was there bodily。
But if the adversary of all evil
Was courteous�察�thinking of the high effect
That issue would from him�察�and who�察�and what��
To men of intellect unmeet it seems not��
For he was of great Rome�察�and of her empire
In the empyreal heaven as father chosen��
The which and what�察�wishing to speak the truth��
Were stablished as the holy place�察�wherein
Sits the successor of the greatest Peter。
Upon this journey�察�whence thou givest him vaunt��
Things did he hear�察�which the occasion were
Both of his victory and the papal mantle。
Thither went afterwards the Chosen Vessel��
To bring back comfort thence unto that Faith��
Which of salvation's way is the beginning。
But I�察�why thither come�察�or who concedes it��
I not Aeneas am�察�I am not Paul��
Nor I�察�nor others�察�think me worthy of it。
Therefore�察�if I resign myself to come��
I fear the coming may be ill´advised��
Thou'rt wise�察�and knowest better than I speak。;
And as he is�察�who unwills what he willed��
And by new thoughts doth his intention change��
So that from his design he quite withdraws��
Such I became�察�upon that dark hillside��
Because�察�in thinking�察�I consumed the emprise��
Which was so very prompt in the beginning。
;If I have well thy language understood�察�
Replied that shade of the Magnanimous��
;Thy soul attainted is with cowardice��
Which many times a man encumbers so��
It turns him back from honoured enterprise��
As false sight doth a beast�察�when he is shy。
That thou mayst free thee from this apprehension��
I'll tell thee why I came�察�and what I heard
At the first moment when I grieved for thee。
Among those was I who are in suspense��
And a fair�察�saintly Lady called to me
In such wise�察�I besought her to command me。
Her eyes where shining brighter than the Star��
And she began to say�察�gentle and low��
With voice angelical�察�in her own language��
'O spirit courteous of Mantua��
Of whom the fame still in the world endures��
And shall endure�察�long´lasting as the world��
A friend of mine�察�and not the friend of fortune��
Upon the desert slope is so impeded
Upon his way�察�that he has turned through terror��
And may�察�I fear�察�already be so lost��
That I too late have risen to his succour��
From that which I have heard of him in Heaven。
Bestir thee now�察�and with thy speech ornate��
And with what needful is for his release��
Assist him so�察�that I may be consoled。
Beatrice am I�察�who do bid thee go��
I come from there�察�where I would fain return��
Love moved me�察�which compelleth me to speak。
When I shall be in presence of my Lord��
Full often will I praise thee unto him。'
Then paused she�察�and thereafter I began��
'O Lady of virtue�察�thou alone through whom
The human race exceedeth all contained
Within the heaven that has the lesser circles��
So grateful unto me is thy commandment��
To obey�察�if 'twere already done�察�were late��
No farther need'st thou ope to me thy wish。
But the cause tell me why thou dost not shun
The here descending down into this centre��
From the vast place thou burnest to return to。'
'Since thou wouldst fain so inwardly discern��
Briefly will I relate��' she answered me��
'Why I am not afraid to enter here。
Of those things only should one be afraid
Which have the power of doing others harm��
Of the rest�察�no�察�because they are not fearful。
God in his mercy such created me
That misery of yours attains me not��
Nor any flame assails me of this burning。
A gentle Lady is in Heaven�察�who grieves
At this impediment�察�to which I send thee��
So that stern judgment there above is broken。
In her entreaty she besought Lucia��
And said�察 �Thy faithful one now stands in need
Of thee�察�and unto thee I recommend him。;
Lucia�察�foe of all that cruel is��
Hastened away�察�and came unto the place
Where I was sitting with the ancient Rachel。
;Beatrice; said she�察 �the true praise of God��
Why succourest thou not him�察�who loved thee so��
For thee he issued from the vulgar herd��
Dost thou not hear the pity of his plaint��
Dost thou not see the death that combats him
Beside that flood