At length they stirred and looked up, and began to search for anything that would give them tidings of Balin’s fate, or show what had become of his folk. There was another smaller door on the other side of the chamber, under the shaft. By both the doors they could now see that many bones were lying, and among them were broken swords and axe-heads, and cloven shields and helms. Some of the swords were crooked: orc-scimitars with blackened blades.
经过一段时间之后，他们才抬起头来，开始找寻任何足以显示巴林的遭遇，或是他同胞命运的蛛丝马迹。在这个房间的另外一边，就在那开口之下，有另外一座小门。他们这才看见，在两座门之间，地上散落的都是许多白骨，还有断裂的刀剑及斧柄、圆盾和头盔。有些刀剑的形状是弯曲的：半兽人爱用的黑色刀锋弯刀。
There were many recesses cut in the rock of the walls, and in them were large iron-bound chests of wood. All had been broken and plundered; but beside the shattered lid of one there lay the remains of a book. It had been slashed and stabbed and partly burned, and it was so stained with black and other dark marks like old blood that little of it could be read. Gandalf lifted it carefully, but the leaves crackled and broke as he laid it on the slab. He pored over it for some time without speaking. Frodo and Gimli standing at his side could see, as he gingerly turned the leaves, that they were written by many different hands, in runes, both of Moria and of Dale, and here and there in Elvish script.
岩壁上有许多置放箱子的空间，其中有许多外面包覆着铁片的大木箱，每个箱子都已经被撬开、洗劫一空。不过，在其中一个破烂的箱子旁边，留有一本书籍的碎片。那本书经过刀剑之类利器的破坏，有部分甚至被烧毁了，其他的地方还沾有黑色的陈年血迹，因此能够阅读的部分实在少得可怜。甘道夫小心地准备拿起这本书，但书页在他一碰之下瞬间粉碎。他小心阅了一阵子，一言不发。佛罗多和金雳站在他身边，看着他轻手轻脚地翻阅这本由许多人所撰写的册子，其中包含了摩瑞亚和谷地的符文，偶尔还夹杂着精灵文字。
The Company of the Ring stood silent beside the tomb of Balin. Frodo thought of Bilbo and his long friendship with the dwarf, and of Balin’s visit to the Shire long ago. In that dusty chamber in the mountains it seemed a thousand years ago and on the other side of the world.
魔戒远征队沉默地站在巴林的墓碑前。佛罗多想到比尔博和他与这名矮人之间长久的友谊，以及巴林许久以前拜访夏尔的身影。在山脉中这个积满灰尘的大厅内，一切似乎都是千年以前在世界彼端所发生的事情。
At last Gandalf looked up. “It seems to be a record of the fortunes of Balin’s folk,” he said. “I guess that it began with their coming to Dimrill Dale nigh on thirty years ago: the pages seem to have numbers referring to the years after their arrival. The top page is marked one — three, so at least two are missing from the beginning. Listen to this!
最后，甘道夫终于抬起头。“看来这是本记录巴林的特遣队遭遇的册子，”他说：“我猜里面的内容，是从他们三十年前从丁瑞尔河谷来到这里开始记载起的。封面第一页写着一之三，很明显，前面的一之一和一之二都已经弄丢了。你们听听其中的内容！”
“We drove out orcs from the great gate and guard — I think; the next word is blurred and burned; probably room — we slew many in the bright — I think — sun in the dale. Floi was killed by an arrow. He slew the great. Then there is a blur followed by Floi under grass near Mirror mere. The next line or two I cannot read. Then comes We have taken the twentyfirst hall of North end to dwell in. There is I cannot read what. A shaft is mentioned. Then Balin has set up his seat in the Chamber of Mazarbul.”
“我们将半兽人从和守卫房——我猜是守卫房，因为这个字有些污损和模糊，应该是房——我们在山谷中明亮的——我猜是太陽——太陽之下杀死了很多敌人。佛洛伊被敌人射死，他在死前杀死了对方的首领。这边又有一连串不清楚的痕迹，佛洛伊被葬在靠近镜影湖的草地下。接下来的一两行我完全看不懂。然后是我们决定守住北方尽头的第二十一大厅。里面有……我看不懂。它好像提到什么通风口和隧道的。然后巴林将王座设置于马萨布尔大厅。”
“The Chamber of Records,” said Gimli. “I guess that is where we now stand.”
“撰史之厅，”金雳说：“我猜这就是我们现在所在的地方。”
“Well, I can read no more for a long way,” said Gandalf, “except the word gold, and Durin’s Axe and something helm. Then Balin is now lord of Moria. That seems to end a Chapter. After some stars another hand begins, and I can see we found truesilver, and later the word wellforged and then something, I have it! mithril; and the last two lines Óin to seek for the upper armouries of Third Deep, something go westwards, a blur, to Hollin gate.”
“好的，接下来有很长的一段我都无法辨别，”甘道夫说：“中间我只看得出来有黄金、都灵的斧头和什么头盔的。然后，巴林成为了摩瑞亚之王。这似乎结束了一个章节。在几个星号之后，另外一个人接手了。这边写着我们找到了真银，稍后则是铸造，然后又是什么……啊！我知道了！秘银！最后两行则是欧寅出发去寻找地底第三层的兵器库，什么往西走，这里有个污迹，去和林之门。”
Gandalf paused and set a few leaves aside. “There are several pages of the same sort, rather hastily written and much damaged, he said; “but I can make little of them in this light. Now there must be a number of leaves missing, because they begin to be numbered five, the fifth year of the colony, I suppose. Let me see! No, they are too cut and stained; I cannot read them. We might do better in the sunlight. Wait! Here is something: a large bold hand using an Elvish script.”
甘道夫停了下来，移走几页。“接下来有好几页都是一样的东西，写得很仓促，大部分都无法辨识，”他说：“我在这种微弱的光线下很难看清楚。接下来一定有很多页不见了，因为下面的文章开始以五来标示，我猜是殖民的第年。来，让我看看！要命，这里也被割破、沾上了血迹，我没办法分辨其中的文字。如果有陽光就好了。等等！接下来有新的东西了，这是个笔力苍劲的人用精灵文字记载事情。”
“I fear he had ill tidings to record in a fair hand,” said Gandalf. “The first clear word is sorrow, but the rest of the line is lost, unless it ends in estre. Yes, it must be yestre followed by day being the tenth of novembre Balin lord of Moria fell in Dimrill Dale. He went alone to look in Mirror mere. an orc shot him from behind a stone. we slew the orc, hut many more… up from east up the Silverlode. The remainder of the page is so blurred that I can hardly make anything out, but I think I can read we have barred the gates, and then can hold them long if, and then perhaps horrible and suffer. Poor Balin! He seems to have kept the title that he took for less than five years. I wonder what happened afterwards; but there is no time to puzzle out the last few pages. Here is the last page of all.” He paused and sighed.
“恐怕这手好字记载的不是什么好事情，甘道夫说：“我能够看懂的第一个字是哀伤，但那一行之后的文字都模糊掉了，最后好像是昨……。没错，那应该是昨天。后面则写着十一月十号，摩瑞亚之王巴林战死在丁瑞尔河谷。他孤身前往调查镜影湖，有名半兽人躲在石头后面偷袭他，将他射死。我们杀死了那半兽人，但有更多……从东边的银光河过来的。接下来的文字完全不清楚，我想我应该知道这边写的是我们堵住了大门，然后可以抵挡他们一阵子，只是这边好像接的是恐怖和痛苦。可怜的巴林！这个称号他只拥有了不到五年。不知道后来到底发生了什么事情；我们现在没时间搞清楚最后几页的迷团是什么，这是最后一页。”他叹了口气。
“That would be Ori’s hand,” said Gimli, looking over the wizard’s arm. “He could write well and speedily, and often used the Elvish characters.”
“这应该是欧力的笔迹，”金雳看着书上的字表示：“他的字一向很漂亮，又可以写的很快，而且还很喜欢使用精灵文字。”
“It is grim reading,” he said. “I fear their end was cruel. Listen! We cannot get out. We cannot get out. They have taken the Bridge and second hall. Frar and Loni and Nali fell there. Then there are four lines smeared so that I can only read went 5 days ago. The last lines run the pool is up to the wall at Westgate. The Watcher in the Water took Óin. We cannot get out. The end comes, and then drums, drums in the deep. I wonder what that means. The last thing written is in a trailing scrawl of elf-letters: they are coming. There is nothing more.” Gandalf paused and stood in silent thought.
“里面的内容让人不寒而栗，”他说：“他们的结局应该很恐怖，你们听！我们出不去！我们出不去！他们占领了桥梁和第二个大厅。法拉和朗尼和那里死在那边。然后有四行的字模糊不清，我只看得懂，五天前离开……最后一行描述的是湖水已经涨满，快要淹没西门了。水中的监视者抓走了欧寅，我们出不去。末日即将降临，然后是鼓声，地深中传来的鼓声，不知道这是什么意思。最后一行写的是非常潦草的精灵文字：他们来了，然后就没有了。”甘道夫停了下来，沉思着这一切的意义。
A sudden dread and a horror of the chamber fell on the Company. “We cannot get out,” muttered Gimli. “It was well for us that the pool had sunk a little, and that the Watcher was sleeping down at the southern end.”
众人觉得自己被笼罩在极端恐怖的气氛中，“我们出不去，”金雳嘀咕着：“幸好湖水已经退了一些，而监视者在南边尽头沉眠……”
Gandalf raised his head and looked round. “They seem to have made a last stand by both doors,” he said; “but there were not many left by that time. So ended the attempt to retake Moria! It was valiant but foolish. The time is not come yet. Now, I fear, we must say farewell to Balin son of Fundin. Here he must lie in the halls of his fathers. We will take this book, the Book of Mazarbul, and look at it more closely later. You had better keep it, Gimli, and take it back to Dain, if you get a chance. It will interest him, though it will grieve him deeply. Come, let us go! The morning is passing.”
甘道夫抬起头，看着四周。“他们似乎在两座门之间死守，”他说：“但到了最后也没有剩下多少人。原来重新殖民摩瑞亚的行动是这么结束的！很勇敢，但也很愚蠢。时机还没到，恐怕我们必须向方登之子巴林告别了，他必须和他的先祖们一起安眠。我们先拿走这本撰史之书，稍后有机会再来仔细研读。金雳，这最好交给你来保管，如果有机会的话，将它带给丹恩，虽然里面都是坏消息，但他还是会很感兴趣的。来吧，出发了！时间快来不及了！”
Gandalf had hardly spoken these words, when there came a great noise: a rolling Boom that seemed to come from depths far below, and to tremble in the stone at their feet. They sprang towards the door in alarm. Doom, doom it rolled again, as if huge hands were turning the very caverns of Moria into a vast drum. Then there came an echoing blast: a great horn was blown in the hall, and answering horns and harsh cries were heard further off. There was a hurrying sound of many feet.
甘道夫话还没说完，一个巨大的声响突然出现，似乎从地底深处传来的轰，让他们脚底的地板也为之撼动。众人立刻冲向大门。咚！咚！那声音又继续开始隆隆作响，彷佛有只巨手将摩瑞亚当成一面战鼓。然后又传来了另一声刺耳的声音，大厅中出现不停回汤的号角声。然后，远方又传来其他的号角声和叫喊声，接着是许多匆忙的脚步声。
“We cannot get out,” said Gimli.
“我们出不去，”金雳覆诵着。
“Which way shall we go? ” asked Boromir.
“我们该往哪边走？”波罗莫问道。
“Back to the hall,” answered Gandalf. “But our visit to this room has not been in vain. I now know where we are. This must be, as Gimli says, the Chamber of Mazarbul; and the hall must be the twenty-first of the North-end. Therefore we should leave by the eastern arch of the hall, and bear right and south, and go downwards. The Twenty-first Hall should be on the Seventh Level, that is six above the level of the Gates. Come now! Back to the hall! “
“回到大厅里面，”甘道夫回答：“不过，我们这次的探索并不算无功而返。我知道我们的位置了。这里正如同金雳所说的一样，必定是马萨布尔之厅，因此，我们之前所待的大厅必定是北端的第二十一大厅。所以，我们应该从东边的拱门离开，继续往右、往南走，方向则是朝下。第二十一大厅应该在七楼，也就是距离大门六层楼的地方。来吧！回到之前的大厅去！”
“They are coming! ” cried Legolas.
“他们来了！”勒苟拉斯大喊。
“No! ” said Gandalf. “We must not get shut in. Keep the east door ajar! We will go that way, if we get a chance.”
“不行！”甘道夫说：“我们不能够把自己困在里面。把东边的门打开！如果有机会的话，我们必须走那边。”
“Slam the doors and wedge them! ” shouted Aragorn. “And keep your packs on as long as you can: we may get a chance to cut our way out yet.”
“立刻关上门，堵住他们！”阿拉贡大喊道：“背包不要放下来，我们还有可能越过他们逃出去。”
“Trapped! ” cried Gandalf. “Why did I delay? Here we are, caught, just as they were before. But I was not here then. We will see what — –“
“我们被困住了！”甘道夫大喊：“我刚刚为什么要拖延时间呢？我们就像巴林一样，被困在这里。不过，当时我并不在现场，我们来看看——”
Doom, doom came the drum-beat and the walls shook.
咚，咚！的战鼓声让墙壁也为之动摇。
Another harsh horn-call and shrill cries rang out. Feet were coming down the corridor. There was a ring and clatter as the Company drew their swords. Glamdring shone with a pale light, and Sting glinted at the edges. Boromir set his shoulder against the western door.
另外一声刺耳的号角，又搭配着凄厉的呼喊声传进众人耳中，走道上传来了脚步声。当众人刀剑出鞘时，他们听到低沉的嗡嗡声。敌击剑通体发出苍白的光芒，而刺针则是在边缘闪着亮光。波罗莫用肩膀顶住西边的门。
“Who comes hither to disturb the rest of Balin Lord of Moria? ” he cried in a loud voice.
“是谁胆敢打搅摩瑞亚之王巴林的安眠？”他大喊道。
“Wait a moment! Do not close it yet! ” said Gandalf. He sprang forward to Boromir’s side and drew himself up to his full height.
“等等！先别关上！”甘道夫跑到波罗莫的身边，挺直身体往外看。
There was a rush of hoarse laughter, like the fall of sliding stones into a pit; amid the clamour a deep voice was raised in command. Doom, boom, doom went the drums in the deep.
外面传来许多沙哑的笑声，如同落入深坑中的岩石撞击声一样刺耳。在这些低沉的声音中依旧持续传来战鼓咚咚的催促声。
“And no hope at all, if they come at the other door as well,” said Boromir.
“如果它们也从另外一扇门过来，那就真的绝望了。”波罗莫说。
With a quick movement Gandalf stepped before the narrow opening of the door and thrust forward his staff: There was a dazzling flash that lit the chamber and the passage outside. For an instant the wizard looked out. Arrows whined and whistled down the corridor as he sprang back.
甘道夫飞快地站到门缝前，将手杖伸了出去。一瞬间，一道刺眼的亮光照亮了室内和外面的走道。巫师探头出去想要看清楚状况。一阵箭雨从走廊上呼啸而下，甘道夫连忙跳了回来。
“There are Orcs, very many of them,” he said. “And some are large and evil: black Uruks of Mordor. For the moment they are hanging back, but there is something else there. A great cave-troll, I think, or more than one. There is no hope of escape that way.”
“外面有许多半兽人，”他说：“有很多又高大、又邪恶，魔多的黑半兽人。他们刚刚暂停了一下，但我判断可能不只这些而已。我想还有一只以上的洞穴食人妖。从那个方向逃跑是没希望了！”
“There is no sound outside here yet,” said Aragorn, who was standing by the eastern door listening. “The passage on this side plunges straight down a stair: it plainly does not lead back towards the hall. But it is no good flying blindly this way with the pursuit just behind. We cannot block the door. Its key is gone and the lock is broken, and it opens inwards. We must do something to delay the enemy first. We will make them fear the Chamber of Mazarbul!” he said grimly feeling the edge of his sword, Anduril.
“那边外面目前还没有什么声音，”阿拉贡站在东方的门边倾听着。“这边的通道外面是一条直接向下的楼梯，应该不会通往原先的大厅。可是，在敌人紧追不舍的时候，盲目地从这个方向逃跑实在太不智了。我们也无法堵住这扇门。它的钥匙已经不见，锁也坏了，而且还是往内开的。我们得要先想个办法挡住敌人的来势，我们要让他们不敢忘记撰史之厅的教训！”他面色凝重地说，一只手边抚摸着圣剑西方之炎的剑锋。
Suddenly, and to his own surprise, Frodo felt a hot wrath blaze up in his heart. “The Shire! ” he cried, and springing beside Boromir, he stooped, and stabbed with Sting at the hideous foot. There was a bellow, and the foot jerked back, nearly wrenching Sting from Frodo’s arm. Black drops dripped from the blade and smoked on the floor. Boromir hurled himself against the door and slammed it again.
突然间，佛罗多感到胸中充满了怒气，这让他自己也大吃一惊。他大喊着“夏尔万岁！”跑到波罗莫身边，用刺针戳向那恐怖的大脚。外面传来一阵低吼声，那只脚跟着抽回去，差点将刺针从佛罗多的手上拔走。刀刃上滴下的黑色鲜血在地板上冒出一阵青烟，波罗莫把握住机会，使劲把门给再度推上。
Heavy feet were heard in the corridor. Boromir flung himself against the door and heaved it to; then he wedged it with broken sword-blades and splinters of wood. The Company retreated to the other side of the chamber. But they had no chance to fly yet. There was a blow on the door that made it quiver; and then it began to grind slowly open, driving back the wedges. A huge arm and shoulder, with a dark skin of greenish scales, was thrust through the widening gap. Then a great, flat, toeless foot was forced through below. There was a dead silence outside.
众人此时可以听见走廊中传来沉重的脚步声。波罗莫奋力将门推上，接着用断剑和地上的断木卡住大门。大伙一起退到房间的另外一边，但现在还不是逃跑的时机，门上传来一阵撞击，让厚重的石门也跟着摇晃起来。然后，门上卡住的众多东西纷纷再度断折，石门开始发出让人牙龈发酸的声音缓缓打开。接着一只长着绿色鳞片的巨大手臂和肩膀从门缝中伸了进来，然后是一个巨大、没有脚趾的脚从底下挤了进来，外面一点其他声响都没有。
Boromir leaped forward and hewed at the arm with all his might; but his sword rang, glanced aside, and fell from his shaken hand. The blade was notched.
波罗莫猛力跳向前，使尽全身力气对着那手臂挥出一剑；但他的配剑发出金铁交鸣的声音，弹了开来，从他颤抖的手中落下，刀刃上出现许多的缺口。
There was a crash on the door, followed by crash after crash. Rams and hammers were beating against it. It cracked and staggered back, and the opening grew suddenly wide. Arrows came whistling in, but struck the northern wall, and fell harmlessly to the floor. There was a horn-blast and a rush of feet, and orcs one after another leaped into the chamber.
门上紧接着又传来阵阵的撞击声，一声接一声的不肯停息。门上不停的承受着锤子和各式各样重物的撞击。门裂了开来，缓缓下。大量的箭矢呼啸而入，射上北方的墙壁，无力地落到地面上。紧接着又传来号角声，以及忙乱的脚步声，一个接一个的半兽人闯进大厅内。
“One for the Shire! ” cried Aragorn. “The hobbit’s bite is deep! You have a good blade, Frodo son of Drogo! “
“夏尔先驰得点！”阿拉贡大喊：“这哈比人的一剑刺得可深了！佛罗多，你手上的真是柄好剑！”
How many there were the Company could not count. The affray was sharp, but the orcs were dismayed by the fierceness of the defence. Legolas shot two through the throat. Gimli hewed the legs from under another that had sprung up on Balin’s tomb. Boromir and Aragorn slew many. When thirteen had fallen the rest fled shrieking. leaving the defenders unharmed, except for Sam who had a scratch along the scalp. A quick duck had saved him; and he had felled his orc: a sturdy thrust with his Barrow-blade. A fire was smouldering in his brown eyes that would have made Ted Sandyman step backwards, if he had seen it.
远征队的成员，这回根本数不清到底有多少敌人。对方的战意坚强，但守军的奋战也成功的挫其锋锐。勒苟拉斯百步穿杨的神技，再度射穿了两名半兽人的咽喉，金雳一斧砍断跳上巴林墓碑的一名半兽人的双腿，波罗莫和阿拉贡斩杀了更多的半兽人；当第十三名牺牲者倒下时，其他人尖叫着逃了开来，众人毫发无伤。只有山姆头皮上有条擦伤，但他及时蹲下，救了自己一命。紧接着一剑刺出，也结束了他面前半兽人的性命。如果老家的磨坊主人看见他眼中的怒火，必定会退避三舍。
But even as they retreated, and before Pippin and Merry had reached the stair outside, a huge orc-chieftain, almost man-high, clad in black mail from head to foot, leaped into the chamber; behind him his followers clustered in the doorway. His broad flat face was swart, his eyes were like coals, and his tongue was red; he wielded a great spear. With a thrust of his huge hide shield he turned Boromir’s sword and bore him backwards, throwing him to the ground. Diving under Aragorn’s blow with the speed of a striking snake he charged into the Company and thrust with his spear straight at Frodo. The blow caught him on the right side, and Frodo was hurled against the wall and pinned. Sam, with a cry, hacked at the spear-shaft, and it broke. But even as the orc flung down the truncheon and swept out his scimitar, Anduril came down upon his helm. There was a flash like flame and the helm burst asunder. The orc fell with cloven head. His followers fled howling, as Boromir and Aragorn sprang at them.
就在他们开始撤退的时候，皮聘和梅里还没有跑到另一边的阶梯，一名身形巨大几乎和人齐高的半兽人酋长冲了进来。他全身从头到脚都披着黑色的锁子甲，部属们挤在他后面准备看首领大显神威。他的脸孔黝黑，双眸如同黑炭一般漆黑，舌头则是鲜红色的，手中拿着一柄巨大的长槍。他用沉重的兽皮盾一股脑格开波罗莫的利剑，把他撞得连连后退，摔倒在地上。接着，他用如同毒蛇一般的迅捷速度闪过阿拉贡的劈砍，冲进大伙阵形中央，一槍刺向佛罗多。这一槍正中佛罗多的右腰，让他往后直飞出去，卡在山壁上。山姆惊叫一声，扑上前去砍断槍身。在同一瞬间，那名半兽人快速的拔出腰间的弯刀，准备展开第二波攻势，不过，阿拉贡不会再给他第二次机会。圣剑安都瑞尔砍中他的头盔，一阵火花闪过，他的脑浆当场连着头盔的碎片四下飞溅，身躯则是彷佛极度不甘似地缓缓倒下。他的部属这时一哄而散，波罗莫和阿拉贡则是冲向前准备继续砍杀败逃的敌人。
“Now is the time! ” cried Gandalf. “Let us go, before the troll returns!”
“就是现在！”甘道夫大喊着：“在食人妖回来之前赶快撤退！”
Doom, doom went the drums in the deep. The great voice rolled out again.
咚！咚！深渊中传来的战鼓再度响起，低沉的声音又开始往四下蔓延。
“Now! ” shouted Gandalf. “Now is the last chance. Run for it! “
“快！”甘道夫声嘶力竭的大喊：“这是最后的机会，快跑！”
“I am all right,” gasped Frodo. “I can walk. Put me down! “
“我没事，”佛罗多喘息道：“放我下来，我可以走！”
Aragorn picked up Frodo where he lay by the wall and made for the stair, pushing Merry and Pippin in front of him. The others followed; but Gimli had to be dragged away by Legolas: in spite of the peril he lingered by Balin’s tomb with his head bowed. Boromir hauled the eastern door to, grinding upon its hinges: it had great iron rings on either side, but could not be fastened.
阿拉贡抱起倒在墙边的佛罗多，推着前面的皮聘和梅里赶快往下走，其他人跟在后面。金雳依旧坚持对着巴林的墓碑默祷，多亏勒苟拉斯将他硬拉走，否则又会多一名牺牲者。波罗莫用力拉上东方的大门，上面虽然有门闩，却无法固定起来。
Aragorn nearly dropped him in his amazement. “I thought you were dead! ” he cried.
阿拉贡大吃一惊，差点将他摔了下来。“我以为你死了！”他大喊道。
“Do as I say! ” said Gandalf fiercely. “Swords are no more use here. Go!”
“照我说的做！”甘道夫面红耳赤地说：“刀剑在这边派不上用场！快走！”
“Not yet! ” said Gandalf. “But there is time for wonder. Off you go, all of you, down the stairs! Wait a few minutes for me at the bottom, but if I do not come soon, go on! Go quickly and choose paths leading right and downwards.”
“我看是还没吧！”甘道夫说：“不过，现在不是吃惊的时候。你们最好赶快往下面走！在底下等我几分钟。不过，如果我没有回来，不要管我，继续往前！你们记住，挑往下和往右的路走！”
“We cannot leave you to hold the door alone! ” said Aragorn.
“我们不能够让你一人守住那扇门！”阿拉贡说。
“Well, well! That’s over! ” said the wizard struggling to his feet. “I have done all that I could. But I have met my match, and have nearly been destroyed. But don’t stand here! Go on! You will have to do without light for a while: I am rather shaken. Go on! Go on! Where are you, Gimli? Come ahead with me! Keep close behind, all of you!”
“好了，好了！结束了！”巫师挣扎着站起来：“我已经尽力了。但是这次遇上了棘手的敌人，差点就被干掉了。别站在这边发呆！走啊！你们可能有一段时间不会有照明了——我的体力还没恢复。快走！快点！金雳，你在哪里？到我这边来！其他人都跟在后面！”
The passage was lit by no shaft and was utterly dark. They groped their way down a long flight of steps, and then looked back; but they could see nothing, except high above them the faint glimmer of the wizard’s staff. He seemed to be still standing on guard by the closed door. Frodo breathed heavily and leaned against Sam, who put his arms about him. They stood peering up the stairs into the darkness. Frodo thought he could hear the voice of Gandalf above, muttering words that ran down the sloping roof with a sighing echo. He could not catch what was said. The walls seemed to be trembling. Every now and again the drum-beats throbbed and rolled: doom, doom.
眼前的走道没有任何照明，因此一片漆黑。他们摸索着走下一连串的阶梯，然后回头看着甘道夫的方向。不过，除了巫师手杖的微弱光芒之外，他们什么也看不见。他似乎依旧站在那里看守着入口。佛罗多靠着山姆，呼吸十分沉重，山姆担心地扶着他。佛罗多觉得自己似乎可以听见甘道夫带着叹息念诵着咒语。他听不清楚确实的内容，但整个墙壁似乎都在动摇。战鼓的声浪一波一波毫不留情地涌来，咚！咚！
Suddenly at the top of the stair there was a stab of white light. Then there was a dull rumble and a heavy thud. The drum-beats broke out wildly: doom-boom, doom-boom, and then stopped. Gandalf came flying down the steps and fell to the ground in the midst of the Company.
突然间，楼梯上方传来一阵耀目的白光。然后是一阵低沉的隆隆声和一声闷响。接着，鼓声的节奏开始变乱、变急，咚—碰，咚—碰，然后又停了下来。甘道夫从楼梯上跑下来，一跤摔在众人正中央。
“It is getting hot! ” he gasped. “We ought to be down at least to the level of the Gates now. Soon I think we should look for a left-hand turn to take us east. I hope it is not far. I am very weary. I must rest here a moment, even if all the orcs ever spawned are after us.”
“越来越热了，”他气喘吁吁的说：“我们现在至少已经到了大门那一层了。现在得要找往左手边的弯道或是岔路，让我们可以往东走。就算全世界的半兽人都来追我，我也要休息一下了。”
At the end of an hour they had gone a mile, or maybe a little more, and had descended many flights of stairs. There was still no sound of pursuit. Almost they began to hope that they would escape. At the bottom of the seventh flight Gandalf halted.
过了大约一个小时，他们走了一哩左右，也下了很多阶楼梯。后面依旧没有追兵的声响。他们几乎已经恢复了逃出此地的希望。到了第七次下降的楼梯时，甘道夫停了下来。
They stumbled after him wondering what had happened. Doom, doom went the drum-beats again: they now sounded muffled and far away, but they were following. There was no other sound of pursuit, neither tramp of feet, nor any voice. Gandalf took no turns, right or left, for the passage seemed to be going in the direction that he desired. Every now and again it descended a flight of steps, fifty or more, to a lower level. At the moment that was their chief danger; for in the dark they could not see a descent, until they came on it, and put their feet out into emptiness. Gandalf felt the ground with his staff like a blind man.
他们踉跄地跟在巫师身后，不知道究竟发生了什么事情。那鼓声又开始咚！咚！作响，但现在听起来好像在很远的地方，但似乎还是紧跟在众人后面。远方没有其其他追兵的声音、没有脚步声，也没有任何的声响。甘道夫不往右也不往左，只是直直地往前跑，因为眼前的道路似乎正好就朝着他的目标。它偶尔会往下降个五十阶左右，似乎是来到另外一层。此刻，这些不停下降的阶梯是他们主要的危险，因为在黑暗中他们什么也看不见，只能够靠着直觉和脚尖的触感来判断一切。甘道夫则是像个盲人一样，用手杖敲打着前方的道路。
“I do not know,” answered Gandalf. “But I found myself suddenly faced by something that I have not met before. I could think of nothing to do but to try and put a shutting-spell on the door. I know many; but to do things of that kind rightly requires time, and even then the door can be broken by strength.
“我不知道，”甘道夫回答：“但我发现我面对的是前所未有的一股力量，除了试着封印那扇门之外，我根本想不出别的办法。我知道很多的封印法术，但都需要时间施展，而且就算成功了，敌人也可以硬用蛮力将它打开。”
“As I stood there I could hear orc-voices on the other side: at any moment I thought they would burst it open. I could not hear what was said; they seemed to be talking in their own hideous language. All I caught was ghash; that is “fire”. Then something came into the chamber — I felt it through the door, and the orcs themselves were afraid and fell silent. It laid hold of the iron ring, and then it perceived me and my spell.
“当我站在那边的时候，我可以听见另外一边传来半兽人的声音，他们随时都有可能把门撞开。我听不清处他们到底在说些什么，我只能勉强听见一个半兽人语言中的ghash，也就是火焰的意思。然后有某种东西走进了大厅，隔着门我也可以感觉到他的力量。半兽人也因为害怕而沉默下来。他握住门的拉环，感应到了我和我的法术。”
Gimli took his arm and helped him down to a seat on the step. “What happened away up there at the door? ” he asked. “Did you meet the beater of the drums? “
金雳扶着他，协助他在楼梯上坐下来。“在门口那边发生了什么事情？”他问道：“你遇到了敲打战鼓的生物吗？”
“What it was I cannot guess, but I have never felt such a challenge. The counter-spell was terrible. It nearly broke me. For an instant the door left my control and began to open! I had to speak a word of Command. That proved too great a strain. The door burst in pieces. Something dark as a cloud was blocking out all the light inside, and I was thrown backwards down the stairs. All the wall gave way, and the roof of the chamber as well, I think.
“我猜不到对方是什么来历，但我这辈子从来没有遇到过这么大的挑战，对方意图施展强力的法术抵销我的咒文。有一瞬间，那扇门脱离了我的掌握，开始慢慢地打开！我被迫施展真言术，这几乎耗尽了我全身的力气，也超过了石门可以承受的程度。大门突然炸开，有个漆黑如同云雾一般的东西遮挡住了里面的所有光芒，我被爆炸的威力推了开来，滚下楼梯，幸好墙壁和屋顶在这个时候全都垮了下来。”
“What about me? ” said Frodo. “I am alive, and whole I think. I am bruised and in pain, but it is not too bad.”
“你问我觉得怎么样啊？”佛罗多说：“我还活着，应该没骨折吧。我腰应该瘀血了，又很痛，但还好不是太严重。”
“Well,” said Aragorn, “I can only say that hobbits are made of a stuff so tough that I have never met the like of it. Had I known, I would have spoken softer in the Inn at Bree! That spear-thrust would have skewered a wild boar! “
“啊，”阿拉贡插嘴道：“我只能说，哈比人实在是我这一生看过最强韧的生物了。如果我知道你们这么厉害，当年在布理的旅店时，我就不敢讲话那么大声了！那一槍可以刺穿一只活生生的野猪耶！”
“Well, it did not skewer me, I am glad to say,” said Frodo; “though I feel as if I had been caught between a hammer and an anvil.” He said no more. He found breathing painful.
“我很高兴它没有真的刺穿我，”佛罗多说：“不过，我觉得自己好像被夹在铁锤和铁砧之间痛殴了好几下。”他不再开口，因为觉得连呼吸都很痛苦。
“I am afraid Balin is buried deep, and maybe something else is buried there too. I cannot say. But at least the passage behind us was completely blocked. Ah! I have never felt so spent, but it is passing. And now what about you, Frodo? There was not time to say so, but I have never been more delighted in my life than when you spoke. I feared that it was a brave but dead hobbit that Aragorn was carrying.”
“巴林恐怕被埋在很深的瓦砾之下，而且，还有什么不知名的力量也被埋在那边，但至少，我们身后的通道已经完全被堵住了。啊！我这辈子从来没觉得这么虚弱过，幸好一切都已经快过去了。佛罗多，你觉得怎么样？我实在不好意思这么说，但是当时我看见你说话时，实在太高兴了。我本来以为阿拉贡抱着的，只是一名勇敢哈比人的尸体而已。”
“You take after Bilbo,” said Gandalf. “There is more about you than meets the eye, as I said of him long ago.” Frodo wondered if the remark meant more than it said.
“我很高兴它没有真的刺穿我，”佛罗多说：“不过，我觉得自己好像被夹在铁锤和铁砧之间痛殴了好几下。”他不再开口，因为觉得连呼吸都很痛苦。
Soon the light became unmistakable, and could be seen by all. It was flickering and glowing on the walls away down the passage before them. They could now see their way: in front the road sloped down swiftly, and some way ahead there stood a low archway; through it the glowing light came. The air became very hot.
很快的，每个人都可以清楚地看见那红色的火光。它摇曳不停地照耀在面前的走廊上。现在，他们终于可以看清楚眼前的道路了。不远的地方是一道斜坡，尽头则有一个低矮的拱门，光芒就是从里面射出来的。空气开始变得非常炽热。
“Ghash!” muttered Gandalf. “I wonder if that is what they meant: that the lower levels are on fire? Still, we can only go on.”
“Ghash！”甘道夫嘀咕着：“不知道他们说这个字到底是什么意思，矿坑底层着火了吗？不过，我们别无选择，只能继续走下去。”
When they came to the arch Gandalf went through, signing to them to wait. As he stood just beyond the opening they saw his face lit by a red glow. Quickly he stepped back.
当他们来到拱门前时，甘道夫示意众人留步，由他先去探路。一行人可以看见他的头探出时，脸上被红色火光照地红通通的，他很快地退了回来。
They now went on again. Before long Gimli spoke. He had keen eyes in the dark. “I think,” he said, “that there is a light ahead. But it is not daylight. It is red. What can it be? “
他们又继续往前走。不久之后，金雳开口了，他在黑暗中看得很清楚。“我觉得，”他说：“前面似乎有种光芒，但那不是日光，那是红色的，会是什么东西呢？”
“There is some new devilry here,” he said, “devised for our welcome no doubt. But I know now where we are: we have reached the First Deep, the level immediately below the Gates. This is the Second Hall of Old Moria; and the Gates are near: away beyond the eastern end, on the left, not more than a quarter of a mile. Across the Bridge, up a broad stair, along a wide road through the First Hall, and out! But come and look! “
“外面有种邪恶的气息，”他说：“毫无疑问的就是等我们踏入陷阱，不过，我终于知道我们的位置了。这是地底第一层的地方，就正好在大门底下。这里是古摩瑞亚的第二大厅，出口就在附近。你们往东边尽头走，在左边不到四分之一哩的地方。过桥，爬上一连串宽阔的楼梯，沿着一条大路走，穿过第一大厅，然后就出去了！不过，你们现在最好先过来看看！”
Even as he spoke they heard again the pursuing drum-beat: Doom, doom, doom. Away beyond the shadows at the western end of the hall there came cries and horn-calls. Doom, doom: the pillars seemed to tremble and the flames to quiver.
就在他说话的同时，他们又听见了追兵的鼓声：咚！咚！咚！在大厅的西边又传来了号角声和尖锐的大叫声。咚！咚！石柱似乎开始摇晃，而火焰也在这气势的压迫之下开始减弱下来。
“If we had come by the main road down from the upper halls, we should have been trapped here,” said Gandalf. “Let us hope that the fire now lies between us and pursuit. Come! There is no time to lose.”
“如果我们从上面下来，可能就会被困在这边，”甘道夫说：“希望这火焰可以阻挡我们的追兵。快来！我们没时间了。”
They peered out. Before them was another cavernous hall. It was loftier and far longer than the one in which they had slept. They were near its eastern end; westward it ran away into darkness. Down the centre stalked a double line of towering pillars. They were carved like boles of mighty trees whose boughs upheld the roof with a branching tracery of stone. Their stems were smooth and black, but a red glow was darkly mirrored in their sides. Right across the floor, close to the feet of two huge pillars a great fissure had opened. Out of it a fierce red light came, and now and again flames licked at the brink and curled about the bases of the columns. Wisps of dark smoke wavered in the hot air.
众人往内看去，他们眼前是一个巨大如洞穴的大厅，这里比起他们之前过夜的大厅要空旷和细长。他们就靠近它东边的尽头，洞穴一直往西方延伸进黑暗中。洞穴的正中央有两排巨大的石柱，这些石柱都雕刻得如同参天古木，顶端则是许多分岔的石刻枝丫，支撑起天花板上精雕细琢的屋顶。石柱是黑色的，表面十分光滑，但又泛着红色的反光。就在对面，两个巨大的石柱之间，有道深邃的裂隙。裂隙里面的火舌不停地窜出，舔食着旁边的石柱一道道的黑烟在炽热的空气中流动着。
“Look ahead! ” called Gandalf. “The Bridge is near. It is dangerous and narrow.”
“注意前面！”甘道夫说：“前面就是那座桥梁了，看起来很窄很危险。”
He turned left and sped across the smooth floor of the hall. The distance was greater than it had looked. As they ran they heard the beat and echo of many hurrying feet behind. A shrill yell went up: they had been seen. There was a ring and clash of steel. An arrow whistled over Frodo’s head.
他转向左，冲过大厅中光滑的地板，这距离跑起来比看起来要远多了。当他们奔跑的时候，他们可以听见身后传来许多忙乱的脚步声。一声尖锐的嚎叫声，让他们确定自己已经被发现了，接着身后传来兵刃出鞘的声音，一支飞箭咻地一声越过佛罗多的脑袋。
“Now for the last race! ” said Gandalf. “If the sun is shining outside we may still escape. After me! “
“现在是该拼命的时候了！”甘道夫说：“只要外面还有太陽，我们就还有机会。跟我来！”
Suddenly Frodo saw before him a black chasm. At the end of the hall the floor vanished and fell to an unknown depth. The outer door could only be reached by a slender bridge of stone, without kerb or rail, that spanned the chasm with one curving spring of fifty feet. It was an ancient defence of the Dwarves against any enemy that might capture the First Hall and the outer passages. They could only pass across it in single file. At the brink Gandalf halted and the others came up in a pack behind.
突然间，一道黑色的深渊出现在佛罗多面前。在大厅的尽头，地板陷落到一个无底的深洞中。唯一通往门外的道路是一座毫无倚靠，看来孤饯饯的石拱桥，长约五十尺左右。这是矮人们抵抗任何足以攻下第一大厅和外面走道的敌人所构筑的防御，因为敌人只能够一个挨一个的渡过这桥梁。此刻，甘道夫停下脚步，其他人跟着暂停下来。
Boromir laughed. “They did not expect this,” he said. “The fire has cut them off. We are on the wrong side! “
波罗莫哈哈大笑：“他们没预料到会有这样的状况，”他说：“火焰阻断了他们，我们刚好在另外一边！”
“Lead the way, Gimli! ” he said. “Pippin and Merry next. Straight on and up the stair beyond the door! “
“金雳，快带路，”他说：“皮聘、梅里跟在后面。直走，快上门后的那道楼梯！”
Arrows fell among them. One struck Frodo and sprang back. Another pierced Gandalf’s hat and stuck there like a black feather. Frodo looked behind. Beyond the fire he saw swarming black figures: there seemed to be hundreds of orcs. They brandished spears and scimitars which shone red as blood in the firelight. Doom, doom rolled the drum-beats, growing louder and louder, doom, doom.
箭矢开始落在众人之间，又有另一支箭从佛罗多的身上弹开，另一支箭则是射穿了甘道夫的帽子，像是根黑色羽毛一般卡在那里。佛罗多忍不住回头打量这些敌人，透过摇曳的火焰，他依稀可以看见几百名的半兽人，他们扭曲的长矛和弯刀在火焰中反射着血红色的光芒。咚，咚，鼓声持续的响着，越来越大声，咚，咚。
Legolas turned and set an arrow to the string, though it was a long shot for his small bow. He drew, but his hand fell, and the arrow slipped to the ground. He gave a cry of dismay and fear. Two great trolls appeared; they bore great slabs of stone, and flung them down to serve as gangways over the fire. But it was not the trolls that had filled the Elf with terror. The ranks of the orcs had opened, and they crowded away, as if they themselves were afraid. Something was coming up behind them. What it was could not be seen: it was like a great shadow, in the middle of which was a dark form, of man-shape maybe, yet greater; and a power and terror seemed to be in it and to go before it.
勒苟拉斯弯弓搭箭，不过，这对他携带的短弓来说距离太远了些。正当他将弓弦拉开时，他的手却因为震惊而滑了开来，让箭矢落到地上；他发出了恐惧、惊讶的低呼声。两名身躯巨大的食人妖走了出来，扛着两块大石板，轰然一声丢在地上，当作越过火焰的桥梁。但真正让精灵害怕的不是食人妖，而是其后的景象。半兽人的阵形缓缓让开，似乎他们自己也觉得十分害怕，有什么东西走了出来。人眼无法看清楚这魔物的真实型态；那彷佛是块巨大的陰影，其中包覆着一个人形的黑色形体；难以想像的邪恶和恐惧之气蕴含在其中，同时也不停地往外散发。
It came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as if a cloud had bent over it. Then with a rush it leaped across the fissure. The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. Its streaming mane kindled, and blazed behind it. In its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs.
他走到火焰前，光芒跟着黯淡下来，彷佛被乌云遮住一般，接着，他跳过地上的裂隙，地心深处的火焰涌出恭迎它的大驾，点燃了他背上的鬃毛，牵扯出一长条火焰来。空气中黑烟舞动，激发出末日将临的恐怖感。这魔物右手拿着如同火舌一般形状不定的刀刃，另一只手则拿着火焰构成的九尾鞭。
“Ai! ai! ” wailed Legolas. “A Balrog! A Balrog is come! “
“啊，啊！”勒苟拉斯哭喊着：“炎魔！炎魔来了！”
Gimli stared with wide eyes. “Durin’s Bane! ” he cried, and letting his axe fall he covered his face.
金雳张大眼睛看着。“都灵的克星！”他大喊着，手一松，听任斧头落到地面，双手掩面。
“A Balrog,” muttered Gandalf. “Now I understand.” He faltered and leaned heavily on his staff. “What an evil fortune! And I am already weary.”
“炎魔？”甘道夫低声叹息：“原来如此！”他踉跄退了几步，倚着手杖说：“难道这是天命吗？我已经累了……”
The dark figure streaming with fire raced towards them. The orcs yelled and poured over the stone gangways. Then Boromir raised his horn and blew. Loud the challenge rang and bellowed, like the shout of many throats under the cavernous roof. For a moment the orcs quailed and the fiery shadow halted. Then the echoes died as suddenly as a flame blown out by a dark wind, and the enemy advanced again.
那缀着火焰的黑暗形体冲向众人，半兽人大喊着越过充作桥梁的石板。接着，波罗莫吹响了号角，震耳欲聋，如同排山倒海，万人争鸣的声响震慑了半兽人，连火影也跟着停下脚步。然后，那回声就如同被黑风吹灭的火焰一般突然停息了，敌人又再度开始前进。
“You cannot pass,” he said. The orcs stood still, and a dead silence fell. “I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udun. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass.”
“邪灵止步！”他说。半兽人全都停了下来，现场陷入一片寂静。“我是秘火的服侍者、亚尔诺炽炎的持有者。邪灵止步！黑暗之火无法击倒我，邪婬的污顿之火啊！退回到魔影身边去！没有邪灵可以越过我的阻挡！”
“Over the bridge!” cried Gandalf, recalling his strength. “Fly! This is a foe beyond any of you. I must hold the narrow way. Fly! ” Aragorn and Boromir did not heed the command, but still held their ground, side by side, behind Gandalf at the far end of the bridge. The others halted just within the doorway at the hall’s end, and turned, unable to leave their leader to face the enemy alone.
“快过桥！”甘道夫鼓起全身力气，大喊着：“快跑！不要回头。我必须要守住这条路，你们快跑！”阿拉贡和波罗莫不管他的命令，依旧坚守住桥的另一端，并肩站在甘道夫身后，等待他。其他人则是呆呆地站在桥对面的门廊边，不忍心让领队单独面对敌人。
The Balrog made no answer. The fire in it seemed to die, but the darkness grew. It stepped forward slowly on to the bridge, and suddenly it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were spread from wall to wall; but still Gandalf could be seen, glimmering in the gloom; he seemed small, and altogether alone: grey and bent, like a wizened tree before the onset of a storm.
炎魔没有回答，他体内的火焰似乎开始减弱，但黑暗则开始增加。他缓步踏上桥，突然间挺身站起来，张开的翅膀足足和整座大厅一样宽。但在这一团黑暗中，甘道夫的身影依旧清晰可见。他看来十分的矮小、孤单无助，如同面对风暴的枯萎老树一般。
The Balrog reached the bridge. Gandalf stood in the middle of the span, leaning on the staff in his left hand, but in his other hand Glamdring gleamed, cold and white. His enemy halted again, facing him, and the shadow about it reached out like two vast wings. It raised the whip, and the thongs whined and cracked. Fire came from its nostrils. But Gandalf stood firm.
炎魔走到桥上，甘道夫站在桥中央，左手倚着手杖，但另外一只手握着发出耀目白光的格兰瑞神剑。他的敌人又再度停下脚步面对他，对方的陰影如同一对巨大的翅膀一般伸向他。他举起九尾鞭，每一道分岔开始闪动着光芒，发出嘶嘶声，他的鼻孔冒出火焰，但甘道夫毫不退让。
With a bound the Balrog leaped full upon the bridge. Its whip whirled and hissed.
炎魔再度跳上桥梁，九尾鞭嘶嘶作响，不停地转动。
There was a ringing clash and a stab of white fire. The Balrog fell back and its sword flew up in molten fragments. The wizard swayed on the bridge, stepped back a pace, and then again stood still.
一阵震耳欲聋的巨响传来，白炽的火焰四下飞舞。炎魔连连后退，火焰剑断碎成四下飞舞的白色岩浆。巫师的身形一晃，退了一步，又稳住脚步。
From out of the shadow a red sword leaped flaming.
从那陰影中挥出一道红色的剑光。
“You cannot pass! ” he said.
“没有邪魔可以穿透正义的屏障！”他大喝。
Glamdring glittered white in answer.
格兰瑞神剑激发出白光，回应对手的邪气。
“He cannot stand alone! ” cried Aragorn suddenly and ran back along the bridge. “Elendil!” he shouted. “I am with you, Gandalf! “
“他一个人撑不住！”阿拉贡一声大喊，跑回桥上。“伊兰迪尔万岁！”他大喊着：“甘道夫，有我在！”
“Gondor! ” cried Boromir and leaped after him.
“刚铎永存！”波罗莫也跟着大喊冲上桥。
At that moment Gandalf lifted his staff, and crying aloud he smote the bridge before him. The staff broke asunder and fell from his hand. A blinding sheet of white flame sprang up. The bridge cracked. Right at the Balrog’s feet it broke, and the stone upon which it stood crashed into the gulf, while the rest remained, poised, quivering like a tongue of rock thrust out into emptiness.
就在那一刻，甘道夫举起手杖，大喊着击向脚下的桥梁，手杖在他手上碎成赍粉。一道让人目眩的白焰窜起，桥梁发出断折的声音，在炎魔的脚下碎裂开来，他所站着的那一整块岩石都跟着落下无底深渊，其他的部分则如同一座石舌，危颤颤的悬在空中。
With a terrible cry the Balrog fell forward, and its shadow plunged down and vanished. But even as it fell it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about the wizard’s knees, dragging him to the brink. He staggered and fell, grasped vainly at the stone, and slid into the abyss. “Fly, you fools! ” he cried, and was gone.
炎魔发出惊天动地的喊声，落了下来，黑影跟着消失在深渊中。但就在他落下前，他手上的九尾鞭一挥，卷住了巫师的膝盖。他摇晃了几下，徒劳无功地试图抓住岩石，就这样落进无底深渊中。“你们这些笨蛋，快跑呀！”他拼尽最后一丝力气大喊。
“Come! I will lead you now! ” he called. “We must obey his last command. Follow me! “
“来！我带你们走！”他大喊着：“这是他最后的遗嘱。跟我来！”
They stumbled wildly up the great stairs beyond the door. Aragorn leading, Boromir at the rear. At the top was a wide echoing passage. Along this they fled. Frodo heard Sam at his side weeping, and then he found that he himself was weeping as he ran. Doom, doom, doom the drum-beats rolled behind, mournful now and slow; doom!
他们步履不稳地冲上门后的阶梯。阿拉贡带着路，波罗莫走在最后。在楼梯的顶端是一条宽广的走道。他们沿着走道飞奔，佛罗多听见山姆在他身旁啜泣着，他发现自己也忍不住跟着边跑边哭泣。咚，咚，咚，的鼓声依旧跟在后方，现在变得缓慢，彷佛在哀悼什么一样。咚！
The fires went out, and blank darkness fell. The Company stood rooted with horror staring into the pit. Even as Aragorn and Boromir came flying back, the rest of the bridge cracked and fell. With a cry Aragorn roused them.
火焰消失了，整个大厅陷入一片黑暗。远征队的成员惊恐地不能动弹，眼睁睁地看着队长落入深渊中。就在阿拉贡和波罗莫刚踏上地板的瞬间，桥梁其余部分也跟着落了下去，阿拉贡的一声暴喊惊醒了众人。
There was a guard of orcs crouching in the shadows behind the great door posts towering on either side, but the gates were shattered and cast down. Aragorn smote to the ground the captain that stood in his path, and the rest fled in terror of his wrath. The Company swept past them and took no heed of them. Out of the Gates they ran and sprang down the huge and age-worn steps, the threshold of Moria.
一群半兽人躲在两边的门柱中看守着大门，但大门本身已经倾倒在地上。阿拉贡满腔怒火正好无处发泄，一眨眼就砍下了守卫队长的脑袋，其他的半兽人见情势不对，纷纷开溜。远征队无暇顾及这些家伙，只是一个劲的跑出那古老的大门、陈旧的阶梯，离开摩瑞亚的土地。
They ran on. The light grew before them; great shafts pierced the roof. They ran swifter. They passed into a hall, bright with daylight from its high windows in the east. They fled across it. Through its huge broken doors they passed, and suddenly before them the Great Gates opened, an arch of blazing light.
他们继续往前跑。前方出现了刺眼的光芒，巨大的通风口将外界的光线引导进来，他们跑得更快了。接着，一行人来到一个被东方的窗户照得十分明亮的房间，他们狂奔过这个房间，冲过一扇破碎的大门，来到充满耀目光芒的门廊前。
Thus, at last, they came beyond hope under the sky and felt the wind on their faces.
终于，他们在绝望中来到了陽光照耀的山谷中，感觉到微风吹拂在脸上。
They looked back. Dark yawned the archway of the Gates under the mountain-shadow. Faint and far beneath the earth rolled the slow drum-beats: doom. A thin black smoke trailed out. Nothing else was to be seen; the dale all around was empty. Doom. Grief at last wholly overcame them, and they wept long: some standing and silent, some cast upon the ground. Doom, doom. The drum-beats faded.
他们回头看去。黑暗的入口在陰影中大张着。他们可以听见微弱、遥远的缓慢鼓声，咚。一阵黑烟飘了出来，其他什么都看不见。河谷四下一片空旷。咚。他们这才有时间感受应有的痛苦和折磨，有些人站着掩面，有些人则是哭倒在地上。咚，咚。鼓声渐渐的消失了。
They did not halt until they were out of bowshot from the walls. Dimrill Dale lay about them. The shadow of the Misty Mountains lay upon it, but eastwards there was a golden light on the land. It was but one hour after noon. The sun was shining; the clouds were white and high.
在脱离弓箭的射程之前，他们不敢停下脚步。眼前就是丁瑞尔山谷，迷雾山脉的陰影笼罩其上，但东方的光芒毫不松懈地照耀着大地。这大概是正午过后一小时，太陽炽烈，白云则是高挂天空。
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