第11書板 洪水

(The Cause of the Flood).

（洪水の因）

Gilgamish[2] unto him spake, to Uta-Napishtim the Distant:

ギルガメッシュ[2]彼に語りかけたり、遠つ人ウタ・ナピシュティムに――

“Uta-Napishtim, upon thee I gaze, (yet) in no wise thy presence

「ウタ・ナピシュティムよ、汝を見つむれど、（されど）汝の姿

Strange is, (for) thou art like me, and in no wise different art thou;

奇しからず、（そは）汝我に似て、いささかも異ならざればなり。

Thou art like me; (yea) a stomach for fighting doth make thee consummate,

汝我に似たり。（げに）戦いを好む腹こそ汝を全からしむ、

Aye[1], and to rest (?) on thy back thou dost lie. O tell me (?), how couldst thou

げに[1]、汝は仰向けに（？）休らいて臥せり。おお告げよ（？）、いかにして汝は

Stand in th' Assemblage of Gods to petition for life (everlasting)?”

神々の集いに立ちて、（永遠の）生命を乞い得しか。」

Uta-Napishtim (addressing him thus) unto Gilgamish answer'd:

ウタ・ナピシュティム（かく語りかけて）ギルガメッシュに答えたり――

“Gilgamish, I unto thee will discover the (whole) hidden story,

「ギルガメッシュよ、我汝に（すべての）秘めたる物語を明かさん、

Aye, and the rede of the Gods will I tell thee.

げに、神々の謀りごとをも我汝に語らん。

The City Shurippak[1b]—(O 'tis) a city thou knowest!—is set on the marge of Euphrates,

シュルッパクの都[1b]――（おお）汝の知る都なり！――ユーフラテスの岸辺に建てり、

Old is this city, with gods in its midst. (Now), the great gods a deluge

この都は古く、その中に神々あり。（さて）大いなる神々は洪水を

Purposed to bring: ……there was Anu, their sire; their adviser

起こさんと図れり。……そこにアヌあり、彼らの父なり。その相談役は

Warrior Enlil; Ninurta[2b], their herald; their leader(?) Ennugi;

戦士エンリル、その使者はニヌルタ[2b]、その先導者（？）はエンヌギなり。

Nin-igi-azag—'tis Ea—, (albeit) conspirator with them,

ニン・イギ・アザグ――すなわちエアなり――（さりながら）彼らと謀を同じくせしが、

Unto a reed-hut their counsel betray'd he: O Reed-hut, O Reed-hut!

葦の小屋へその謀を漏らせり――おお葦の小屋よ、葦の小屋よ！

Wall, wall! Hearken, O Reed-hut, consider, O Wall! O thou Mortal,

壁よ、壁よ！聞け、葦の小屋よ、思え、壁よ！おお汝死すべき者よ、

Thou of Shurippak, thou scion of Ubara-Tutu, a dwelling

シュルッパクの汝、ウバラ・トゥトゥの子孫たる汝、住処を

Pull down, (and) fashion a vessel (therewith); abandon possessions,

打ち壊し、（それにて）船を造れ。所有を捨て、

Life do thou seek, (and) thy hoard disregard, and save life; every creature

生命を求めよ、（さて）汝の財を顧みず、生命を救え。あらゆる生き物を

Make to embark in the vessel. The vessel, which thou art to fashion,

船に乗り込ましめよ。汝の造るべき船は、

Apt be its measure; its beam and its length be in due correspondence,

その寸法適切なるべく、その幅とその長さと相応じるべし。

(Then) on the deep do thou launch it.” And I—sooth, I apprehending,

（さて）深きに汝それを進水せしめよ。」かくて我――げに、我悟りて、

(This wise) to Ea, my lord, did I speak: See, Lord, what thou sayest

（かく）我が主エアに我語りけり――見よ、主よ、汝の言えること、

Thus, do I honour, I'll do—(but) to city, to people, and elders

かくは、我敬いて行わん――（されど）都へ、民へ、長老たちへ

Am I, forsooth, to explain? (Then) Ea made answer in speaking,

我げにいかに説くべきか。（さて）エア答えて語りけり、

Saying to me—me, his henchman!—Thou mortal, shalt speak to them this wise:

我に語りて――我こそ彼の従者なれ！――汝死すべき者よ、彼らにかく語るべし――

“'Tis me alone (?) whom Enlil so hateth that I in your city

「エンリルの憎めるはただ我のみにして（？）、我は汝らの都に

No (more) may dwell, nor turn my face unto the land which is Enlil's.

もはや住まうこと能わず、またエンリルの地へと我が顔を向くること能わず。

I will go down to the Deep, (there) dwelling with Ea, my liege(?) lord,

我は深きへと下らん、（其処にて）我が君主（？）エアと共に住まわん、

……, even upon you will he shower down plenty, yea, fowl in great number(?),

……、汝らの上にも彼は豊けきを降らさん、げに、鳥をも数多く（？）、

Booty of fish……, and big the harvest.

魚の獲物を……、また豊かなる収穫を。

……, causing a plentiful rainfall(?) to come down upon you.”[3b]

……、豊かなる雨（？）を汝らの上に降らしめん」[3b]と。

(Then) when something of morning had dawn'd……

（さて）朝のいくばくかの明けし時……

(Five lines mutilated).

（五行破損せり。）

Pitch did the children[4b] provide, (while) the strong brought all that was needful.

瀝青を子ら[4b]備え、（その間）力ある者は要る物すべてを運べり。

(Then) on the fifth day (after) I laid out the[5b] shape (of my vessel),

（さて）五日目に（後）我はその[5b]形（我が船の）を定めたり、

Ten gar each was the height of her sides, in accord with her planning(?),

十ガルなり、その両舷の高さ、その設計（？）に応じて、

Ten gar to match was the size of her deck(?), and the shape of the fore-part(?)

十ガルなり、それに応じてその甲板（？）の広さ、また舳先（？）の形も、

Did I lay down, (and) the same did I fashion; (aye): six times cross-pinn'd her,

我は定めたり、（また）同じくそれを造れり。（げに）六たび彼女を桁にて交差せしめ、

Sevenfold did I divide her……, divided her inwards

七つに我は彼女を分かち……、その内側を分かちて

Ninefold: hammer'd the caulking within her, (and) found me a quant-pole,

九つにせり。その内にて目塗りを打ち込み、（さて）棹竿を得たり、

(All) that was needful I added; the hull with six[1c] shar of bitumen

（すべて）要るものを我加えたり。船体には六[1c]シャルの瀝青を

Smear'd I, (and) three shar of pitch did I smear on the inside; some people……

我塗れり、（また）三シャルの瀝青を内側に我塗れり。ある人々は……

Bearing a vessel of grease, three shar of it brought me; (and) one shar

脂の器を運び、その三シャルを我に持ち来たれり。（また）一シャルを

(Out of this) grease did I leave, which the tackling(?) consumed; (and) the boatman

（この中より）脂を我は残せり。艤装（？）これを費やせり。（さて）舟人は

Two shar of grease stow'd away; (yea), beeves for the……I slaughter'd,

二シャルの脂を蓄えたり。（げに）……のために牛を我屠れり、

Each day lambs did I slay: mead, beer, oil, wine, too, the workmen

日毎に羊を我屠れり。蜜酒、麦酒、油、葡萄酒をも、職人たちは

Drank as though they were water[2c], and made a great feast like the New Year.

水[2c]の如くに飲み、新年の如き大いなる宴を催せり。

(Five mutilated lines: “I added salve for the hand(s),” “the vessel was finish'd……Shamash the great,” “was difficult,” “……I caused to bring above and below,” “two-thirds of it”):

（五行破損せり――「我は手のために膏薬を加えたり」「船は……大いなるシャマシュ、完成せり」「難かりき」「……我は上と下とに運ばしめたり」「その三分の二」――）

All I possess'd I laded aboard her; the silver I laded

我が持てるものすべてを我彼女に積み込めり。銀を我積み

All I possess'd; gold, all I possess'd I laded aboard her,

我が持てるものすべて、金を、我が持てるものすべてを我彼女に積み込めり、

All I possess'd of the seed of all living I laded aboard her.

あらゆる生き物の種を我が持てるものすべて、我彼女に積み込めり。

Into the ship I embark'd all my kindred and family (with me),

船の中に我はわが親族と家族とをことごとく乗り込ましめたり、（我と共に）

Cattle (and) beasts of the field (and) all handicraftsmen embarking.

家畜（また）野の獣（また）あらゆる職人らも乗り込めり。

(Then) decreed Shamash the hour: “……(?)

（さて）シャマシュその時を定めたり――「……（？）

Shall in the night let a plentiful rainfall(?) pour down……[3c]

夜の内に豊かなる雨（？）を降らしむべし……[3c]

(Then) do thou enter the vessel, and (straightway) shut down thy hatchway.”

（さて）船に入り、（直ちに）汝の昇降口を閉ざすべし。」

Came (then) that hour (appointed),……(?)

（さて）その（定めし）時来たれり、……（？）

Did in the night let a plentiful rainfall(?) pour down……(?)

夜の内に豊かなる雨（？）を降らしめたり……（？）

View'd I the aspect of day: to look on the day bore a horror,

我は日の様を見たり――日を見るは恐怖をもたらせり、

(Wherefore) I enter'd the vessel, and (straightway) shut down my hatchway,

（されば）我は船に入り、（直ちに）わが昇降口を閉ざせり、

(So, too) to shut down the vessel to Puzur-Amurri(?), the boatman,

（さても）船を閉ざすことを、舟人プズル・アムリ（？）に

Did I deliver the poop (of the ship), besides its equipment.

我は委ねたり、船尾を（船の）、その艤装と共に。

(Then), when something of dawn had appear'd, from out the horizon

（さて）幾ばくかの夜明けの現れし時、地平の彼方より

Rose a cloud darkling; (lo), Adad (the storm-god) was rumbling within it,

暗き雲立ち昇れり。（見よ）アダド（嵐の神）その中に轟けり、

Nabu and Sharru were leading the vanguard, and coming as heralds

ナブとシャルルは先陣を率い、先触れとして来たれり、

Over the hills and the levels: (then) Irragal wrench'd out the bollards;

丘々と平地とを越えて。（さて）イルラガルは繋柱を引き抜けり。

Havoc Ninurta let loose as he came, th' Anunnaki their torches

惨害をニヌルタは来たりて解き放ち、アヌンナキらはその松明を

Brandish'd, and shrivell'd the land with their flames; desolation from Adad

振りかざして、その炎にて地を焼き縮めたり。荒廃はアダドより

Stretch'd to (high) Heaven, (and) all that was bright was turn'd into darkness.

（高き）天にまで及び、（さて）明るかりしものすべて闇に変わりたり。

(Four lines mutilated: “the land like……,” “for one day the storm……,” “fiercely blew……,” “like a battle……”).

（四行破損せり――「地は……の如く」「一日の間嵐は……」「激しく吹けり……」「戦いの如く……」――）

Nor could a brother distinguish his brother; from heaven were mortals

兄弟すらその兄弟を見分くる能わず。天より人の子らは

Not to be spied. O, were stricken with terror the gods at the Deluge,

見出だされざりき。おお、神々すら洪水に恐怖に打たれたり、

Fleeing, they rose to the Heaven of Anu, and crouch'd in the outskirts,

逃れて彼らはアヌの天へと昇り、その外れに縮こまりたり、

Cow'ring like curs were the gods (while) like to a woman in travail

犬の如くに縮み上がれる神々なりき、（その間）産みの苦しみの女の如く

Ishtar did cry, she shrieking aloud, (e'en) the sweet-spoken Lady

イシュタルは叫べり、彼女声高く叫びて、（げに）甘き言葉の姫神

(She of the gods): May that day turn to dust, because I spake evil

（神々の中の彼女は）――かの日、塵に帰さんことを。そは我悪しきことを語りたればなり

(There) in th' Assemblage of Gods! O, how could I utter (such) evil

（其処）神々の集いにて！おお、いかにして我は（かかる）悪しきことを口にせしか

(There) in the Assemblage of Gods, (so) to blot out my people, ordaining

（其処）神々の集いにて、（かく）我が民を絶やさんと命じて、

Havoc! Sooth, then, am I to give birth, unto (these) mine own people

惨害を！げに、さらば我は生み出だすべきか、（これら）我自身の民を

Only to glut (with their bodies) the Sea as though they were fish-spawn?

ただ（その屍をもて）海を満たさしめんがため、彼らが魚の卵の如くに。

Gods—Anunnaki—wept with her, the gods were sitting (all) humbled,

神々――アヌンナキら――彼女と共に泣けり、神々は（すべて）打ちひしがれて座せり、

(Aye), in (their) weeping, (and) closed were their lips amid(?) the Assemblage.

（げに）（その）嘆きの中に、（さて）彼らの唇は集いの中（？）にて閉ざされたり。

Six days, aye, se'nnight the hurricane, deluge, (and) tempest continued

六日の間、げに、一週間のあいだ、暴風と洪水と（また）嵐とは続けり、

Sweeping the land: when the seventh day came, were quelléd the warfare,

地を吹き払いて。七日目の来たりし時、戦いは鎮められたり、

Tempest (and) deluge which like to an army embattail'd were fighting.

嵐（また）洪水は、軍勢の如く陣立てて戦えるものなりき。

Lull'd was the sea, (all) spent was the gale, assuaged was the deluge,

海は静まり、（すべて）疾風は尽き、洪水は和らげり、

(So) did I look on the day; (lo), sound was (all) still'd; and all human

（さて）我は日を眺めたり。（見よ）音は（すべて）静もりて、あらゆる人の子は

Back to (its) clay was return'd, and fen was level with roof-tree.

（その）粘土へと帰り、沼地は屋根の棟と等しくなりたり。

(Then) I open'd a hatchway, and down on my cheek stream'd the sunlight,

（さて）我は昇降口を開き、わが頬に陽の光流れ下れり、

Bowing myself, I sat weeping, my tears o'er my cheek(s) overflowing,

身をかがめて、我は座して泣けり、わが涙は頬を越えて溢れたり、

Into the distance I gazed, to the furthest bounds of the Ocean,

遠きを我は見つめたり、大洋の果ての限りまで、

Land was uprear'd at twelve (points), and the Ark on the Mountain of Nisir

陸は十二の（地点に）聳え立ち、方舟はニシルの山に

Grounded; the Mountain of Nisir held fast, nor gave lease to her[2d] shifting.

座礁せり。ニシルの山は固く止め、彼女[2d]の動くを許さざりき。

One day, (nay,)[1d] two, did Nisir hold fast, nor give lease to her shifting.

一日、（否）[1d]二日、ニシルは固く止め、彼女の動くを許さざりき。

Three days, (nay), four, did Nisir hold fast, nor give lease to her shifting,

三日、（否）四日、ニシルは固く止め、彼女の動くを許さざりき、

Five days, (nay,) six, did Nisir hold fast, nor give lease to her shifting.

五日、（否）六日、ニシルは固く止め、彼女の動くを許さざりき。

(Then), when the seventh day dawn'd, I put forth a dove, and released (her),

（さて）七日目の明けし時、我は鳩を差し出し、（彼女を）放てり、

(But) to and fro went the dove, and return'd (for) a resting-place was not.

（されど）鳩は行きつ戻りつして、（休む処なければ）帰り来たれり。

(Then) I a swallow put forth and released; to and fro went the swallow,

（さて）我は燕を差し出し放てり。燕は行きつ戻りつせり、

She (too) return'd, (for) a resting-place was not; I put forth a raven,

彼女も（また）帰り来たれり、（休む処なければなり）。我は鴉を差し出せり、

Her, (too,) releasing; the raven went, too, and th' abating of waters

彼女をも（また）放ちて。鴉もまた行き、水の引くを

Saw; and she ate as she waded (and) splash'd, (unto me) not returning.

見たり。彼女は歩み（また）跳ねつつ食らい、（我の許に）帰らざりき。

Unto the four winds (of heaven) I freed (all the beasts), and an off'ring

（天の）四方の風へと我は（すべての獣を）放ち、供物を

Sacrificed, and a libation I pour'd on the peak of the mountain,

捧げり、また献酒を山の頂に我は注げり、

Twice seven flagons devoting, (and) sweet cane, (and) cedar, and myrtle,

七の二倍の瓶を捧げ、（また）甘き葦、（また）香柏、また銀梅花を、

Heap'd up beneath them; the gods smelt the savour, the gods the sweet savour

その下に積み上げたり。神々はその香りを嗅ぎ、神々は甘き香りを

Smelt; (aye,) the gods did assemble like flies o'er him making the off'ring.

嗅ぎたり。（げに）神々は蠅の如くに、供物を捧ぐる彼の上に集いたり。

Then, on arriving, the Queen (of the gods) the magnificent jewels

さて、到りて、女王（神々の）は、その壮麗なる宝石を

Lifted on high, which Anu had made in accord with her wishes;

高く掲げたり、アヌのその望みに応じて作りしものを。

O ye Gods! I will (rather) forget (this) my necklet of sapphires,

「おお神々よ！我は（むしろ）（この）わがサファイアの首飾りを忘れん、

Than not maintain these days in remembrance, nor ever forget them.

この日々を記憶に留めず、また決して忘れざらんよりは。

(So), though (the rest of) the gods may present themselves at the off'ring,

（さて）（残りの）神々は供物の許に姿を現すとも、

Enlil (alone of the gods) may (himself) not come to the off'ring,

エンリル（神々の中ただ独り）は供物の許に（自ら）来たるべからず、

Because he, unreasoning, brought on a deluge, and therefore my people

そは彼、思慮なく、洪水を起こし、それゆえわが民を

Unto destruction consign'd.

滅びへと委ねたればなり」と。

Then Enlil, on his arrival,

さて、エンリルはその到来にて、

Spied out the vessel, and (straightway) did Enlil burst into anger,

その船を見つけたり。（直ちに）エンリルは怒りに燃え立ちたり、

Swollen with wrath 'gainst the gods, the Igigi[1e]: Hath any of mortals

神々イギギ[1e]に対して怒り膨れ上がりて――「死すべき者のうち誰か

Scaped? Sooth, never a man could have lived through (the welter of) ruin.

逃れしか。げに、いかなる人も（滅びの渦の中）生き延ぶること能わざりしものを」と。

(Then) did Ninurta make answer and speak unto warrior Enlil,

（さて）ニヌルタ答えて、戦士エンリルに語りけり、

Saying: O, who can there be to devise such a plan, except Ea?

「おお、エアを除きて誰かかかる企てを為し得べき、

Surely, 'tis Ea is privy to ev'ry design. Whereat Ea

げに、あらゆる企てに通ずるはエアなり」と。ここにエアは

Answer'd and spake unto Enlil, the warrior, saying: O chieftain

答えて戦士エンリルに語りけり――「おお首領よ、

Thou of the gods, thou warrior! How, forsooth, how (all) uncounsell'd

神々の汝、戦士たる汝よ！いかにして、げに、いかにして（すべて）思慮なく

Couldst thou a deluge bring on? (Aye,) visit his sin on the sinner

汝は洪水を起こし得しか。（げに）その罪をその罪人に報い、

Visit his guilt on the guilty, (but) O, have mercy, that (thereby)

その咎をその咎人に報いよ、（されど）おお、慈悲を垂れよ、（それによりて）

He shall not be cut off; be clement, that he may not perish.

彼が断たれざらんことを。情け深くあれ、彼が滅びざらんことを。

O, instead of thy making a flood, let a lion come, man to diminish;

おお、汝が洪水を起こす代わりに、獅子を来たらしめよ、人を減ぜんがため。

O, instead of thy making a flood, let a jackal come, man to diminish;

おお、汝が洪水を起こす代わりに、山犬を来たらしめよ、人を減ぜんがため。

O, instead of thy making a flood, let a famine occur, that the country

おお、汝が洪水を起こす代わりに、飢饉を起こさしめよ、国が

May be devour'd(?); instead of thy making a flood, let the Plague-god

食い尽くされん（？）ために。汝が洪水を起こす代わりに、疫病の神を

Come and the people o'erwhelm;

来たらしめ、民を圧倒せしめよ――

Sooth, indeed 'twas not I of the Great Gods the secret revealéd,

げに、実に大いなる神々の秘密を明かせしは我にあらず、

(But) to th' Abounding in Wisdom[2e] vouchsafed I a dream, and (in this wise)

（されど）智慧に満ちたる者[2e]へ我は夢を賜いたり。（かく）して

He of the gods heard the secret. Deliberate, now, on his counsel.

神々の彼はその秘密を聞きたり。今、その計らいを熟慮せよ」と。

(Then) to the Ark came up Enlil; my hand did he grasp, and uplifted

（さて）方舟へエンリル上り来たれり。わが手を彼は掴み、また高く

Me, even me, and my wife, too, he raised, and, bent-kneed beside me,

我を、まさしく我を、そしてわが妻をも彼は上げり。かくて、我が傍らに膝を折らせて

Made her to kneel; our foreheads he touch'd as he stood there between us,

彼女を跪かせたり。我らの額に彼は触れたり、我らの間に立ちて、

Blessing us: “Uta-Napishtim hath hitherto only been mortal,

我らを祝福して――「ウタ・ナピシュティムは今までただ死すべき者たりしのみ、

Now, indeed, Uta-Napishtim and (also) his wife shall be equal

今こそ、げに、ウタ・ナピシュティムと（また）その妻とは等しくあるべし

Like to us gods; in the distance afar at the mouth of the rivers

我ら神々の如くに。遥かなる彼方、もろもろの河の口にて

Uta-Napishtim shall dwell.” (So) they took me and (there) in the distance

ウタ・ナピシュティムは住むべし」と。（さて）彼らは我を連れ行き、（其処）遥かなる彼方にて

Caused me to dwell at the mouth of the rivers.

もろもろの河の口に我を住まわしめたり。

“But thee, as for thee, pray,

「されど汝よ、汝についてはいかに、さても、

Who will assemble the gods for thy (need), that the life which thou seekest

誰か汝の（求めのため）神々を集むべきか、汝の求むる生命を

Thou mayst discover? Come, fall not asleep for six days, aye, a se'nnight!”

汝が見出だし得んがため。いざ、六日の間眠るなかれ、げに、一週間のあいだ」と。

(But Gilgamish is too mortal to resist even sleep).

（されどギルガメッシュはあまりに死すべき身にして、眠りにすら抗すること能わず。）

(Then), while he sat on his haunches a sleep like a breeze breathed upon him.

（さて）彼が踞りて座せる間、そよ風の如き眠りが彼の上に息づけり。

Spake to her, Uta-Napishtim, yea, unto his wife: “O, behold him,

彼女へ語りけり、ウタ・ナピシュティムは、げに、その妻へ――「おお、彼を見よ、

E'en the strong fellow who asketh for life, (how) hath breathéd upon him

生命を乞う剛の者にすら、（いかに）息づけるかを

Sleep like a breeze!” (Then) his wife unto Uta-Napishtim the Distant

そよ風の如き眠りが！」（さて）その妻は遠つ人ウタ・ナピシュティムへ

Answer'd: “O, touch him, and let the man wake, that the road he hath traversed

答えたり――「おお、彼に触れて、その人を目覚めしめよ、彼の辿りし道を

He may betake himself homeward in peace, that he by the portal

彼が平安のうちに家路へと赴かんために、彼が門より

Whence he fared forth may return to his land.” Spake Uta-Napishtim,

出で立ちし処より、その地へと帰らんために」と。ウタ・ナピシュティムは語りけり、

(Yea), to his wife: “(How) the troubles of mortals do trouble thee also!

（げに）その妻へ――「（いかに）死すべき者どもの悩みは汝をも悩ますことよ！

Bake then his flour (and) put at his head, but the time he is sleeping

さらば彼の麦粉を焼き（また）彼の頭の傍らに置け。されど彼の眠れる間の時を

On the house-wall do thou mark it.”[1f] (So straightway) she did so, his flour

家の壁に汝記すべし」[1f]と。（さて直ちに）彼女はかくなせり。彼の麦粉を

Baked she (and) set at his head, but the time he was sleeping she noted

彼女は焼き（また）彼の頭の傍らに置けり。されど彼の眠れる間の時を彼女は記せり

On the house-wall. (So), first was collected his flour, (then) secondly sifted,

家の壁に。（かくて）まず彼の麦粉集められ、（次に）二番目に篩われ、

Thirdly, 'twas moisten'd, and fourthly she kneaded his dough, and so fifthly

三番目に、それは湿されたり。また四番目に彼女は彼の生地を捏ねたり。かくて五番目に

Leaven she added, and sixthly 'twas baked; (then) seventh—he touch'd him,

酵母を彼女は加えたり。また六番目に焼かれたり。（さて）七番目――彼に彼は触れたり、

All on a sudden, and (so from his slumber) awoke the (great) fellow!

忽然として。（かくて彼の眠りより）（かの偉大なる）者は目覚めたり！

Gilgamish unto him spake, (yea) to Uta-Napishtim the Distant:

ギルガメッシュ彼に語りかけたり、（げに）遠つ人ウタ・ナピシュティムに――

“(Tell me), I pr'ythee(?), was't thou, who when sleep was shower'd upon me

「（告げよ）、我請う（？）、汝なりしか、眠りのわが上に降り注ぎし時、

All on a sudden, didst touch me, and (straightway) rouse me (from slumber)?”

忽然として我に触れ、（直ちに）我を（眠りより）覚ましたるは」と。

Uta-Napishtim to Gilgamish spake, (yea), unto him spake he[2f]:

ウタ・ナピシュティムはギルガメッシュに語りかけ、（げに）彼へ彼は語りけり[2f]――

“Gilgamish, told was the tale of thy meal……and (then) did I wake thee:

「ギルガメッシュよ、汝の食事の物語は語られたり……（さて）かくて我は汝を目覚めしめたり――

One—was collected thy flour: (then) two[1f]—it was sifted; (and) thirdly—

一――汝の麦粉集められたり。（さて）二[1f]――それは篩われたり。（また）三番目に――

Moisten'd (and) fourthly—she kneaded thy dough (and) fifthly—the leaven

湿されたり。（また）四番目に――彼女は汝の生地を捏ねたり。（また）五番目に――酵母を

Added: (and) sixthly—'twas baked; (and) seventh—'twas I on a sudden

加えたり。（また）六番目に――焼かれたり。（また）七番目――忽然として我は

Touch'd thee and thou didst awake.” To Uta-Napishtim, the Distant,[2f]

汝に触れ、汝は目覚めたり」と。遠つ人ウタ・ナピシュティムへ[2f]

Gilgamish answer'd: “O, how shall I act, (or) where shall I hie me,

ギルガメッシュ答えたり――「おお、いかに我は為すべきか、（また）いずこへ我は赴くべきか、

Uta-Napishtim? A Robbers (from me) hath ravish'd my courage,

ウタ・ナピシュティムよ？盗賊（我より）わが勇気を奪い去れり、

Death in(?) my bed-chamber broodeth, and Death is wherever I listen(?).”

死はわが寝所に（？）潜み、また死は我が耳を傾くる（？）いずこにもあり」と。

Spake to him, (yea), to the boatman Ur-Shanabi Uta-Napishtim:

彼へ語りかけたり、（げに）舟人ウル・シャナビへ、ウタ・ナピシュティムは――

“'Tis thou, Ur-Shanabi……the crossing, will hate thee,[3f]

「汝なり、ウル・シャナビよ、……その渡し、汝を憎まん[3f]、

(Sooth), to all those who come to its marge, doth its marge set a limit:

（げに）その岸辺に来たる者すべてに、その岸辺は限りを定む――

(This) man for whom thou wert guide—are stains to cover his body,

（この）汝の導きし者――その身を覆う汚れあり、

Or shall a skin hide the grace of his limbs? Ur-Shanabi, take him,

あるいは獣の皮がその肢体の麗しさを隠すべきか。ウル・シャナビよ、彼を取れ、

Lead him to where he may bathe, that he wash off his stains in the water

彼を沐浴し得る処へ導け、彼がその汚れを水にて洗い落とさんために、

(White) as the snow: let him cast off his pelt(s) that the sea may remove (them);

（白き）雪の如くに。彼にその毛皮を脱がしめよ、海がそれを取り去らんために。

Fair let his body appear: of his head be the fillet renewéd,

麗しく彼の身は現れしめよ。その頭の冠は新たにせられよ、

Let him, as clothes for his nakedness, garb himself in a mantle,

彼にその裸身の衣として、外套を身に纏わしめよ、

Such that, or ever he come to his city, and finish his journey,

彼がその都に至り、その旅を終うる前にも、

No (sign of) age shall the mantle betray, but preserve (all) its freshness.”

老いの（しるし）をその外套は示さず、（すべて）その新しさを保つべし」と。

Wherefore Ur-Shanabi took him, and where he might bathe did he lead him,

かくてウル・シャナビは彼を取り、彼の沐浴し得る処へ彼を導けり、

Washing his stains in the water like snow, his pelt(s), too, discarding,

雪の如き水にてその汚れを洗い、その毛皮をも（また）脱ぎ捨てさせ、

So that the sea might bear them away; (and) his body appearéd

海がそれを持ち去らんために。（さて）彼の身は現れたり

Fair; of his head he the fillet renewed, and himself in a mantle

麗しく。その頭の冠を彼は新たにし、自ら外套を

Garb'd, as the clothes for his nakedness, such that or ever his city

身に纏えり、その裸身の衣として。彼がその都に

Reach he, or ever he finish his journey, the mantle betray not

至る前、その旅を終うる前にも、その外套は示さざりき

Age, but preserve (all) its freshness.

老いを、（すべて）その新しさを保ちて。

(So) into their vessel embarkéd

（さて）彼らの船に乗り込めり

Gilgamish, (aye), and Ur-Shanabi, launching (their) craft on the billow,

ギルガメッシュ、（げに）、またウル・シャナビも、（その）小舟を波に進水せしめて、

They themselves riding aboard (her).

彼ら自ら（それに）乗りたり。

(The magic gift of restored youth).

（若さを取り戻す不思議なる贈り物）

To Uta-Napishtim, the Distant,

遠つ人ウタ・ナピシュティムへ

Spake (then) his wife: “Came Gilgamish (hither) aweary with rowing,

（さて）その妻語りけり――「ギルガメッシュ（此処に）漕ぎ疲れて来たれり、

What wilt thou give wherewith he return to his land?”

汝は何を与うべきか、それにより彼がその地へ帰らんために」と。

Gilgamish, lifting his pole, was pushing the boat at the seashore.

ギルガメッシュ、その棹を持ち上げ、渚にて舟を押しいたり。

(Then answer'd) Uta-Napishtim to him,[1g] (yea), to Gilgamish spake he:

（さて答えたり）ウタ・ナピシュティム彼へ[1g]、（げに）、ギルガメッシュへ彼は語りけり――

“Gilgamish, (hither) didst come (all) aweary with rowing; (O, tell me),

「ギルガメッシュよ、（此処に）汝は（すべて）漕ぎ疲れて来たれり。（おお、告げよ）、

What shall I give thee (as gift) wherewith to return to thy country?”

我は何を汝に与うべきか、（贈り物として）、それにより汝の国へ帰らんために」と。

“Gilgamish, I will reveal thee a hidden matter……I'll tell thee:

「ギルガメッシュよ、我は汝に秘めたることを明かさん……我汝に語らん――

There is a plant like a thorn with its root(?) deep down in the ocean,

茨の如き草あり、その根（？）は大洋の深きにあり、

Like unto those of the briar (in sooth) its prickles will scratch thee,

荊棘のそれに似て、（げに）その棘は汝を刺すべし、

(Yet) if thy hand reach this plant, thou'lt surely find life (everlasting).”

（されど）汝の手この草に届かば、汝は必ず（永遠の）生命を見出だすべし」と。

(Then), when Gilgamish heard this, he loosen'd(?)[2g] his girdle about him,

（さて）ギルガメッシュこれを聞きし時、彼はその帯を解き（？）[2g]、

Bound heavy stones on his feet(?), which dragg'd him down to the sea-deeps,

重き石をその足に（？）結びたり。それは彼を海の深みへと引き下ろせり、

Found he the plant; as he seized on the plant, (lo), its prickles did scratch him.

彼はその草を見出だせり。その草を掴みし時、（見よ）その棘は彼を刺せり。

Cut he the heavy stones from his feet(?) that again it restore him

彼はその重き石をその足より（？）切り離せり、それが再び彼を

Unto its shore.

その岸辺へと戻さんために。

Gilgamish spake to him, (yea), to the boatman Ur-Shanabi (this wise):

ギルガメッシュ彼に語りかけたり、（げに）舟人ウル・シャナビへ、（かく）――

“(Nay, but) this plant is a plant of great wonder(?), Ur-Shanabi,” said he,

「（否、されど）この草は大いなる不思議（？）の草なり、ウル・シャナビよ」と彼は言えり、

“Whereby a man may attain his desire—I'll take it to Erech,

「それにより人はその望みを遂げ得るなり――我はそれをウルクへ持ち行かん、

(Erech), the high-wall'd, and give it to eat unto……

（ウルク）、その高き城壁の、……に食わしめんために

Greybeard-who-turneth-to-man-in-his-prime is its name and I'll eat it

『白髪よりも壮年へと立ち返らしむる者』、これぞその名なり。我はそれを食らわん、

I myself, that again I may come to my youthful condition.”

我自らが、再び我が若き有様に立ち返らんために」と。

(The Quest ends in Tragedy).

（探求は悲劇に終わる）

Broke they their fast at the fortieth hour: at the sixtieth rested.

彼らは四十時にてその断食を破り、六十時にて休みたり。

Gilgamish spied out a pool of cool water, (and) therein descending

ギルガメッシュ冷たき水の池を見つけたり、（さて）その中に下りて

Bathed in the water. (But here was) a serpent who snuff'd the plant's fragrance,

水にて浴びたり。（されど此処に）その草の香りを嗅ぎたる蛇あり、

Darted he up from the water(?), and snatch'd the plant, uttering malison

彼は水より（？）躍り出て、その草を奪い去れり、呪いを発しつつ

As he drew back. Then Gilgamish sate him, (and) burst into weeping.

退きながら。さればギルガメッシュは座り込み、（また）泣き崩れたり。

Over his cheeks flow'd his tears: to the boatman Ur-Shanabi spake he(?)

彼の頬を彼の涙は流れたり――舟人ウル・シャナビへ彼は語りけり（？）――

“(Pr'ythee), for whom have toiléd mine arms, O Ur-Shanabi, (tell me),

「（請う）、誰がために我が両腕は労せしか、おおウル・シャナビよ、（告げよ）、

(Pr'ythee), for whom hath my heart's blood been spent? (yea), not for mine own self,

（請う）、誰がために我が心の血は費やされしか。（げに）我自身のためにあらず、

Have I the guerdon achieved; (no), 'tis for an earth-lion (only)

我はその報いを得たるにあらず。（否）、それはただ地の獅子のためなり、

Have I the guerdon secured—(and) now at the fortieth hour

我はその報いを得たるは――（さて）今、四十時にて

(Such an) one reiveth it—O, when I open'd the sluice and……ed the attachment,[1h]

（かかる）者はそれを奪い去れり――おお、我が水門を開き……その調度[1h]を……せし時、

(Aye), I noted the sign(?) which to me was vouchsafed as a warning,

（げに）我は徴（？）に気づけり、我に警めとして賜わりしその徴に、

Would I had turn'd and abandon'd the boat at the marge (of the ocean)!”

我もし引き返して（大洋の）岸辺に舟を捨てたりせば！」と。

Broke they their fast at the fortieth hour: at the sixtieth rested,

彼らは四十時にてその断食を破り、六十時にて休みたり、

(So in the end) to the middle of Erech, the high-wall'd, arrivéd.

（かくて遂に）高き城壁のウルクの真中へと到りたり。

(The Pride of the Architect).

（建築家の誇り）

Gilgamish spake to him, (yea), to the boatman Ur-Shanabi (this wise):

ギルガメッシュ彼に語りかけたり、（げに）舟人ウル・シャナビへ、（かく）――

“Do thou, Ur-Shanabi, go up and walk on the ramparts of Erech,

「汝、ウル・シャナビよ、登りてウルクの城壁の上を歩め、

Look on its base, and take heed of its bricks, if its bricks be not kiln-burnt,

その基を見よ、またその煉瓦に心を留めよ、その煉瓦の窯にて焼かれざるなきかを、

(Aye), and its ground-work be not bitumen, e'en seven courses,

（げに）またその基礎が瀝青ならざるなきかを、まことに七段にわたりて。

One shar the city, (and) one shar the gardens, and one shar the……(?)

一シャルは都、（また）一シャルは園、また一シャルは……（？）、

……the Temple of Ishtar, amass'd I three shar and……(?) of Erech[2h].

……イシュタルの神殿、三シャルと……（？）ウルクの[2h]を我は積み上げたり。