Knjiga 9

Odabrane poeme iz knjige Zlatni brod, deo 9.

Zlatni brod, deo 9, naslovna stranica (1974).

38.
STILL GOD WANTS YOU TO WORK FOR HIM

    Although
You have fallen asleep,
    God wants you to work
        For Him.
    Why?
God wants you to conquer sleep
So that you can be
    His sleepless partner.
    Although
You have told a good many lies,
    God wants you to work
        For Him.
    Why?
God wants you to conquer falsehood
So that you can be
    His perfect partner.

38.
BOG JOŠ UVEK ŽELI DA RADIŠ ZA NJEGA

      Iako
Si se uspavao,
      Bog želi da radiš
              Za Njega.
      Zašto?
Bog želi da pobediš san
Tako da možeš da budeš
      Njegov besani partner.
      Iako
Si izrekao mnogo laži,
      Bog želi da radiš
              Za Njega.
      Zašto?
Bog želi da pobediš neistinu
Tako da možeš da budeš
      Njegov savršeni partner.

40.
A BETTER WORLD

Daughter, I have been
Looking for you everywhere.
Where have you been?
What have you been doing?
    "I have been inside my mind."
Ah, that is why I have been missing you.
What have you been doing there?
  "I have been thinking
  Of how to create a better world."
I see, daughter.
Please do Me a big favour.
When you create a better world,
Make Me an honorary citizen of your world.
Not only are you disappointed
In My world,
But I am also disappointed
    Far beyond your imagination's flight.

40.
BOLJI SVET

Kćeri,
Tražio sam te svuda.
Gde si bila?
Šta si radila?
      "Bila sam unutar moga uma."
Ah, zato te nisam pronašao.
Šta si radila tamo?
      "Razmišljala sam o tome
      Kako da stvorim bolji svet."
A tako, kćeri.
Molim te, učini Mi jednu veliku uslugu.
Kad stvoriš bolji svet,
Učini Me počasnim građaninom tvog sveta.
Nisi samo ti razočarana
      Mojim svetom,
Nego sam i Ja razočaran
      Daleko više nego što možeš da zamisliš.

42.
A FAVOUR

God asked me for a favour.
I gave Him not what He wanted.
Can you imagine
    What He wanted from me?
He wanted to have
    All my ignorance.
I said to Him,
    "If I give You all my ignorance
What will I have on earth
    To live with and to live for?"
I asked God for a favour.
He gave me immediately what I wanted.
He gave me
    His Infinity's Love,
    Eternity's Height
        And
    Immortality's Life.
He shared with me His supreme Secret:
That real joy is in self-giving.

42.
USLUGA

Bog me zamolio za uslugu.
Nisam Mu dao što je poželeo.
Možeš li da zamisliš
      Šta je želeo od mene?
Želeo je da ima
      Svo moje neznanje.
Rekao sam Mu:
      "Ako Ti dam svo moje neznanje,
S čim ću da živim i za šta ću da živim
      Na Zemlji?"
Zamolio sam Boga za uslugu.
Smesta mi je dao što sam poželeo.
Dao mi je
      Njegovu Beskraj - Ljubav,
      Večnost - Visinu
              I
      Besmrtnost - Život.
Podelio je sa mnom Njegovu vrhunsku Tajnu:
Istinska radost je u samodavanju.

44.
CARRY THEM ALWAYS

    Courage: carry it always.
It will help you.
    Faith: carry it always.
It will save you.
    Joy: carry it always.
It will feed you.
    Love: carry it always.
It will immortalise you.

44.
NOSI IH STALNO

      Hrabrost: nosi je stalno.
Ona će ti pomoći.
      Vera: nosi je stalno.
Ona će te spasiti.
      Radost: nosi je stalno.
Ona će te hraniti.
      Ljubav: nosi je stalno.
Ona će te obesmrtiti.

Izbor i prevod: Dejan Maksimović