Japanese–English parallel text
イオの物語
The Story of Io
James Baldwin (1841–1925)
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イオの物語
The Story of Io
アルゴスの町に、イオという名の娘が住んでいた。彼女はとても美しく優しかったので、知る人はみな彼女を愛した。そして世界中に彼女のような人はいないと言った。
In the town of Argos there lived a maiden named Io. She was so fair and good that all who knew her loved her, and said that there was no one like her in the whole world.
雲の中の家にいたユピテルはその噂を聞くと、彼女に会うためにアルゴスへ降りてきた。
When Jupiter, in his home in the clouds, heard of her, he came down to Argos to see her.
彼女はとても魅力的で、親切で賢かった。そのため彼は次の日も、その次の日もやって来た。やがて彼は彼女のそばにいられるよう、ずっとアルゴスに滞在した。
She pleased him so much, and was so kind and wise, that he came back the next day and the next and the next; and by and by he stayed in Argos all the time so that he might be near her.
彼女は彼が誰なのか知らず、遠い国の王子だと思っていた。彼は若者の姿をしており、大地と空の偉大な王には見えなかったからだ。
She did not know who he was, but thought that he was a prince from some far-off land; for he came in the guise of a young man, and did not look like the great king of earth and sky that he was.
しかし、ユピテルと共に暮らし、雲の中で玉座を共にする女王ユノは、イオのことがまったく気に入らなかった。
But Juno, the queen who lived with Jupiter and shared his throne in the midst of the clouds, did not love Io at all.
ユピテルがなぜそんなに長く家を留守にしているのかを知ると、彼女はその美しい娘にできる限りの害を与えようと決心した。そしてある日、何ができるかを試すためにアルゴスへと降りて行った。
When she heard why Jupiter stayed from home so long, she made up her mind to do the fair girl all the harm that she could; and one day she went down to Argos to try what could be done.
ユピテルは彼女がまだ遠くにいるうちに姿を見つけ、なぜやって来たのかを察した。そこでイオを救うため、娘を白い牛の姿に変えた。ユノが家に戻れば、イオを元の姿に戻すのは難しくないと考えたのだ。
Jupiter saw her while she was yet a great way off, and he knew why she had come. So, to save Io from her, he changed the maiden to a white cow. He thought that when Juno had gone back home, it would not be hard to give Io her own form again.
しかし女王はその牛を見ると、それがイオだとすぐに気づいた。
But when the queen saw the cow, she knew that it was Io.
「まあ、なんてすてきな牛でしょう」と彼女は言った。「私にくださいな、やさしいユピテル、私にちょうだい」
“Oh, what a fine cow you have there!” she said. “Give her to me, good Jupiter, give her to me!”
ユピテルはそうしたくなかった。しかし彼女があまりにしつこくねだるので、とうとうあきらめて、牛を彼女に渡してしまった。すぐに女王から牛を取り戻し、もう一度少女の姿に戻せるだろうと思ったのだ。
Jupiter did not like to do this; but she coaxed so hard that at last he gave up, and let her have the cow for her own. He thought that it would not be long till he could get her away from the queen, and change her to a girl once more.
だがユノは賢かったので、彼を信用しなかった。彼女は牛の角をつかみ、町の外へと連れ出した。
But Juno was too wise to trust him. She took the cow by her horns, and led her out of the town.
「さあ、かわいい娘さん」と彼女は言った。「生きているかぎり、その姿のままでいさせてあげるわ」
“Now, my sweet maid,” she said, “I will see that you stay in this shape as long as you live.”
それから彼女は、アルゴスという奇妙な見張りに牛を預けた。彼には私たちのような二つの目だけでなく、十の十倍もの目があった。
Then she gave the cow in charge of a strange watchman named Argus, who had, not two eyes only, as you and I have, but ten times ten.
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