Before he had set off on his quest (прежде, /чем/ он отправился в свои поиски = в путешествие), before he had witnessed what had happened to the Vadhagh castles (до того, /как/ он увидел, что произошло с вадагскими замками; to witness — видеть, быть свидетелем), before he had seen the blight that had come to Bro-an-Vadhagh (перед тем, /как/ он увидел беду, что докатилась до Бро-ан-Вадага; blight — все, что разрушает планы, надежды; упадок, деградация), he might have accepted his fate and prepared himself to die as his kinfolk had died (он принял бы свою судьбу и приготовился бы умереть /так/, как его родные /погибли/), but the lessons he had learned remained with him (но уроки, /которые/ он получил, остались с ним). He hated the Mabden (он возненавидел мабденов). He mourned for his relatives (он оплакивал своих родственников). He would be avenged on them if he could (он отомстил бы им /мабденам/, если бы смог). And this meant that he would have to live (и это означало, что он должен был жить = для этого стоило жить; to mean).
accepted [əkˈseptɪd] prepared [prɪˈpeəd] mourned [mɔ:nd] avenged [əˈvenʤd]
Before he had set off on his quest, before he had witnessed what had happened to the Vadhagh castles, before he had seen the blight that had come to Bro-an-Vadhagh, he might have accepted his fate and prepared himself to die as his kinfolk had died, but the lessons he had learned remained with him. He hated the Mabden. He mourned for his relatives. He would be avenged on them if he could. And this meant that he would have to live.
He closed his eyes, conserving his strength (он закрыл глаза, сберегая силы; to conserve — сохранять, сберегать). There was one way to escape the Mabden (был /лишь/ один способ сбежать от мабденов) and that was to ease his body into another plane where they could not see him (переместить тело в другую плоскость, где они не смогут увидеть его; to ease — облегчать /боль/; ослаблять, освобождать). But to do this would demand much energy (но чтобы сделать это = для этого потребовалось бы много энергии; to demand — требовать; нуждаться) and there was little point in doing it (и было бессмысленно делать это; there is little point in — нет смысла, едва ли имеет смысл) while he remained in the waggon (пока он оставался в повозке).
The guttural Mabden voices drifted back to the waggon from time to time (гортанные голоса мабденов доносились до повозки время от времени; to drift — относить ветром, течением; сноситься, плавно перемещаться), but he could not hear what they said (но Корум не мог слышать, что они говорят). He slept (он спал; to sleep).
ease [i:z] demand [dɪˈmɑ:nd] guttural [ˈɡʌtər (ə) l]
He closed his eyes, conserving his strength. There was one way to escape the Mabden and that was to ease his body into another plane where they could not see him. But to do this would demand much energy and there was little point in doing it while he remained in the waggon.
The guttural Mabden voices drifted back to the waggon from time to time, but he could not hear what they said. He slept.
He stirred (он пошевелился). Something cold was striking his face (что-то холодное касалось его лица; to strike — бить, ударять/ся/, поражать; производить действия, связанные с ударами, касаниями и т. д. ). He blinked (он заморгал). It was water (это была вода). He opened his eyes and saw the Mabden standing over him (он открыл глаза и увидел мабдена, стоявшего над ним). He had been removed from the waggon (его вытащили из повозки; to remove — перемещать; снимать, удалять) and was lying on the ground (и /теперь он/ лежал на земле). Cooking fires burned nearby (костры для приготовления пищи горели неподалеку; to cook — готовить, жарить/ся/, варить/ся/). It was night (была ночь; night — ночь; вечер).
`The Shefanhow is with us again, master (шефанхау снова с нами = пришел в себя, хозяин; master — хозяин, господин), called the Mabden who had thrown the water (крикнул мабден, который плеснул водой /Коруму в лицо/; to throw — бросать, метать, кидать). `He is ready for us, I think (думаю, он готов для нас = для развлечения).
removed [rɪˈmu:vd] ground [ɡraund] nearby [ˈnɪəbaɪ]
He stirred. Something cold was striking his face. He blinked. It was water. He opened his eyes and saw the Mabden standing over him. He had been removed from the waggon and was lying on the ground. Cooking fires burned nearby. It was night.
