美國語文第五冊 第57期：阿博-本-艾德漢姆
ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!)
阿博.本.艾德漢姆（祝愿他的部落壯大?。?/p>
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
深夜，從香甜的夢中醒來，
And saw within the moonlight in his room,
屋內，月色如水，
Making it rich and like a lily in bloom,
光華耀眼，宛如百合盛開，
An angel writing in a book of gold.
有位天使，在金燦燦的書上謄寫。
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold;
祥云環(huán)繞，四周靜寂無聲，
And to the presence in the room he said,
他不免打消怯意，上前問道，
"What writest thou?" The vision raised its head,
“你在寫什么？” 幻影抬頭，
And, with a look made of all sweet accord,
聲音柔和，巧笑嫣然：
Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord."
“我在抄寫，信奉上帝的名單。”
"And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,"
“有我嗎？”阿博又問。“哦，沒有。”
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low,
頓時，阿博語調有點凄然，
But cheerly still; and said, I pray thee, then,
但依然快樂，那，我為你祈禱，
Write me as one that loves his fellow-men.
把我記成，熱愛同胞的人吧。
The angel wrote, and vanished.
天使寫畢隱去，翌日夜晚，
The next night it came again, with a great wakening light,
再度降臨，帶來恢弘光明，
And showed the names whom love of God had blessed;
照亮那些，上帝賜予的愛意，
And, lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.
瞧，本.艾德漢姆的名字熠熠生輝！
