), and said to himself (и сказал сам себе), 'Surely this has come upon me (несомненно, это обрушилось на меня; to come upon — натолкнуться; свалиться, обрушиться) by reason of my sin (из-за моего греха; reason — причина, основание). For I have denied my mother (ибо я отказался/отрекся от моей матери; to deny — отрицать, отказывать; отрекаться), and driven her away (и прогнал ее; to drive (drove, driven)), and been proud (и был горд), and cruel to her (и жесток /по отношению/ к ней). Wherefore I will go (поэтому я отправлюсь) and seek her through the whole world (и буду искать ее по всему миру; to seek — искать, разыскивать), nor will I rest (и не буду я знать покоя; to rest — отдыхать, покоиться) till I have found her (до тех пор, пока я не найду ее; to find (found)).'

scale [skeIl] reason ['ri:z(q)n] sin [sIn] deny [dI'naI] proud [praVd]

So he went to the well of water and looked into it, and lo! his face was as the face of a toad, and his body was scaled like an adder. And he flung himself down on the grass and wept, and said to himself, 'Surely this has come upon me by reason of my sin. For I have denied my mother, and driven her away, and been proud, and cruel to her. Wherefore I will go and seek her through the whole world, nor will I rest till I have found her.'

And there came to him (и подошла к нему; to come (came, come)) the little daughter of the Woodcutter (младшая дочь Дровосека), and she put her hand upon his shoulder (и она положила свою руку ему на плечо) and said, 'What doth it matter (какое это имеет значение; to matter — иметь значение, doth = does) if thou hast lost thy comeliness (если ты потерял свою привлекательную внешность; thou hast lost thy = you have lost your; comely — миловидный, привлекательный)? Stay with us (оставайся с нами), and I will not mock at thee (и я не буду насмехаться/издеваться над тобой).'

And he said to her (и он сказал ей), 'Nay, but I have been cruel to my mother (нет, я был жесток к своей матери), and as a punishment (и в качестве наказания; to punish — наказывать, карать) has this evil been sent to me (мне было послано это бедствие). Wherefore I must go hence (поэтому я должен уйти отсюда), and wander through the world (и бродить по свету) till I find her (до тех самых пор, пока я не найду ее), and she give me her forgiveness (и она простит меня: «даст мне свое прощение»).'

daughter ['dO:tq] shoulder ['SqVldq] comeliness ['kAmlInIs]

punishment ['pAnISmqnt] world [wq:ld] forgiveness [fq'gIvnIs]

And there came to him the little daughter of the Woodcutter, and she put her hand upon his shoulder and said, 'What doth it matter if thou hast lost thy comeliness? Stay with us, and I will not mock at thee.'

And he said to her, 'Nay, but I have been cruel to my mother, and as a punishment has this evil been sent to me. Wherefore I must go hence, and wander through the world till I find her, and she give me her forgiveness.'

So he ran away into the forest (и вот он убежал в лес) and called out to his mother (и звал свою мать) to come to him (прийти к нему), but there was no answer (но ответа не было). All day long (целый день) he called to her (он звал ее), and, when the sun set (и, когда солнце село;