第 68 节
作者:管他三七二十一      更新:2024-01-16 22:39      字数:9322
  〃Mi worthi lusti ladi dere;
  Conforteth you; for be my trouthe
  It schal noght fallen in mi slouthe
  That I ne wol thurghout fulfille
  Youre hestes at youre oghne wille。
  And yit I hope to you bringe
  Withinne a while such tidinge;
  The which schal make ous bothe game。〃
  Bot for he wolde kepe hir name;    3660
  Whan that he wiste it was nyh dai;
  He seide; 〃A dieu; mi swete mai。〃
  And forth with him he nam his gere;
  Which as sche hadde take him there;
  And strauht unto his chambre he wente;
  And goth to bedde and slep him hente;
  And lay; that noman him awok;
  For Hercules hiede of him tok;
  Til it was undren hih and more。
  And thanne he gan to sighe sore    3670
  And sodeinliche abreide of slep;
  And thei that token of him kep;
  His chamberleins; be sone there;
  And maden redi al his gere;
  And he aros and to the king
  He wente; and seide hou to that thing
  For which he cam he wolde go。
  The king therof was wonder wo;
  And for he wolde him fain withdrawe;
  He tolde him many a dredful sawe;  3680
  Bot Jason wolde it noght recorde;
  And ate laste thei acorde。
  Whan that he wolde noght abide;
  A Bot was redy ate tyde;
  In which this worthi kniht of Grece
  Ful armed up at every piece;
  To his bataile which belongeth;
  Tok ore on honde and sore him longeth;
  Til he the water passed were。
  Whan he cam to that yle there;  3690
  He set him on his knes doun strauht;
  And his carecte; as he was tawht;
  He radde; and made his sacrifise;
  And siththe enoignte him in that wise;
  As Medea him hadde bede;
  And thanne aros up fro that stede;
  And with the glu the fyr he queynte;
  And anon after he atteinte
  The grete Serpent and him slowh。
  Bot erst he hadde sorwe ynowh;  3700
  For that Serpent made him travaile
  So harde and sore of his bataile;
  That nou he stod and nou he fell:
  For longe time it so befell;
  That with his swerd ne with his spere
  He mihte noght that Serpent dere。
  He was so scherded al aboute;
  It hield all eggetol withoute;
  He was so ruide and hard of skin;
  Ther mihte nothing go therin;   3710
  Venym and fyr togedre he caste;
  That he Jason so sore ablaste;
  That if ne were his oignement;
  His Ring and his enchantement;
  Which Medea tok him tofore;
  He hadde with that worm be lore;
  Bot of vertu which therof cam
  Jason the Dragon overcam。
  And he anon the teth outdrouh;
  And sette his Oxen in a plouh;  3720
  With which he brak a piece of lond
  And sieu hem with his oghne hond。
  Tho mihte he gret merveile se:
  Of every toth in his degre
  Sprong up a kniht with spere and schield;
  Of whiche anon riht in the field
  Echon slow other; and with that
  Jason Medea noght foryat;
  On bothe his knes he gan doun falle;
  And yaf thonk to the goddes alle。  3730
  The Flees he tok and goth to Bote;
  The Sonne schyneth bryhte and hote;
  The Flees of gold schon forth withal;
  The water glistreth overal。
  Medea wepte and sigheth ofte;
  And stod upon a Tour alofte:
  Al prively withinne hirselve;
  Ther herde it nouther ten ne tuelve;
  Sche preide; and seide; 〃O; god him spede;
  The kniht which hath mi maidenhiede!〃    3740
  And ay sche loketh toward thyle。
  Bot whan sche sih withinne a while
  The Flees glistrende ayein the Sonne;
  Sche saide; 〃Ha; lord; now al is wonne;
  Mi kniht the field hath overcome:
  Nou wolde god he were come;
  Ha lord; that he ne were alonde!〃
  Bot I dar take this on honde;
  If that sche hadde wynges tuo;
  Sche wolde have flowe unto him tho    3750
  Strawht ther he was into the Bot。
  The dai was clier; the Sonne hot;
  The Gregeis weren in gret doute;
  The whyle that here lord was oute:
  Thei wisten noght what scholde tyde;
  Bot waiten evere upon the tyde;
  To se what ende scholde falle。
  Ther stoden ek the nobles alle
  Forth with the comun of the toun;
  And as thei loken up and doun;  3760
  Thei weren war withinne a throwe;
  Wher cam the bot; which thei wel knowe;
  And sihe hou Jason broghte his preie。
  And tho thei gonnen alle seie;
  And criden alle with o stevene;
  〃Ha; wher was evere under the hevene
  So noble a knyht as Jason is?〃
  And welnyh alle seiden this;
  That Jason was a faie kniht;
  For it was nevere of mannes miht   3770
  The Flees of gold so forto winne;
  And thus to talen thei beginne。
  With that the king com forth anon;
  And sih the Flees; hou that it schon;
  And whan Jason cam to the lond;
  The king himselve tok his hond
  And kist him; and gret joie him made。
  The Gregeis weren wonder glade;
  And of that thing riht merie hem thoghte;
  And forth with hem the Flees thei broghte;  3780
  And ech on other gan to leyhe;
  Bot wel was him that mihte neyhe;
  To se therof the proprete。
  And thus thei passen the cite
  And gon unto the Paleis straght。
  Medea; which foryat him naght;
  Was redy there; and seide anon;
  〃Welcome; O worthi kniht Jason。〃
  Sche wolde have kist him wonder fayn;
  Bot schame tornede hire agayn;  3790
  It was noght the manere as tho;
  Forthi sche dorste noght do so。
  Sche tok hire leve; and Jason wente
  Into his chambre; and sche him sente
  Hire Maide to sen hou he ferde;
  The which whan that sche sih and herde;
  Hou that he hadde faren oute
  And that it stod wel al aboute;
  Sche tolde hire ladi what sche wiste;
  And sche for joie hire Maide kiste。   3800
  The bathes weren thanne araied;
  With herbes tempred and assaied;
  And Jason was unarmed sone
  And dede as it befell to done:
  Into his bath he wente anon
  And wyssh him clene as eny bon;
  He tok a sopp; and oute he cam;
  And on his beste aray he nam;
  And kempde his hed; whan he was clad;
  And goth him forth al merie and glad  3810
  Riht strawht into the kinges halle。
  The king cam with his knihtes alle
  And maden him glad welcominge;
  And he hem tolde the tidinge
  Of this and that; hou it befell;
  Whan that he wan the schepes fell。
  Medea; whan sche was asent;
  Com sone to that parlement;
  And whan sche mihte Jason se;
  Was non so glad of alle as sche。   3820
  Ther was no joie forto seche;
  Of him mad every man a speche;
  Som man seide on; som man seide other;
  Bot thogh he were goddes brother
  And mihte make fyr and thonder;
  Ther mihte be nomore wonder
  Than was of him in that cite。
  Echon tauhte other; 〃This is he;
  Which hath in his pouer withinne
  That al the world ne mihte winne:  3830
  Lo; hier the beste of alle goode。〃
  Thus saiden thei that there stode;
  And ek that walkede up and doun;
  Bothe of the Court and of the toun。
  The time of Souper cam anon;
  Thei wisshen and therto thei gon;
  Medea was with Jason set:
  Tho was ther many a deynte fet
  And set tofore hem on the bord;
  Bot non so likinge as the word  3840
  Which was ther spoke among hem tuo;
  So as thei dorste speke tho。
  Bot thogh thei hadden litel space;
  Yit thei acorden in that place
  Hou Jason scholde come at nyht;
  Whan every torche and every liht
  Were oute; and thanne of other thinges
  Thei spieke aloud for supposinges
  Of hem that stoden there aboute:
  For love is everemore in doute;    3850
  If that it be wisly governed
  Of hem that ben of love lerned。
  Whan al was don; that dissh and cuppe
  And cloth and bord and al was uppe;
  Thei waken whil hem lest to wake;
  And after that thei leve take
  And gon to bedde forto reste。
  And whan him thoghte for the beste;
  That every man was faste aslepe;
  Jason; that wolde his time kepe;   3860
  Goth forth stalkende al prively
  Unto the chambre; and redely
  Ther was a Maide; which him kepte。
  Medea wok and nothing slepte;
  Bot natheles sche was abedde;
  And he with alle haste him spedde
  And made him naked and al warm。
  Anon he tok hire in his arm:
  What nede is forto speke of ese?
  Hem list ech other forto plese;    3870
  So that thei hadden joie ynow:
  And tho thei setten whanne and how
  That sche with him awey schal stele。
  With wordes suche and othre fele
  Whan al was treted to an ende;
  Jason tok leve and gan forth wende
  Unto his oughne chambre in pes;
  Ther wiste it non bot Hercules。
  He slepte and ros whan it was time;
  And whanne it fell towardes prime;    3880
  He tok to him suche as he triste
  In secre; that non other wiste;
  And told hem of his conseil there;
  And seide that his wille were
  That thei to Schipe hadde alle thinge
  So priveliche in thevenynge;
  That noman mihte here dede aspie
  Bot tho that were of compaignie:
  For he woll go withoute leve;
  And lengere woll he noght beleve;  3890
  Bot he ne wolde at thilke throwe
  The king or queene scholde it knowe。
  Thei saide; 〃Al this schal wel be do:〃
  And Jason truste wel therto。
  Medea in the mene while;
  Which thoghte hir fader to beguile;
  The Tresor which hir fader hadde
  With hire al priveli sche ladde;
  And with Jason at time set
  Awey sche stal and fond no let;    3900
  And straght sche goth hire unto schipe
  Of Grece with that felaschipe;
  And thei anon drowe up the Seil。
  And al that nyht this was conseil;
  Bot erly; whan the Sonne schon;
  Men syhe hou that thei were agon;
  And come unto the king and tolde:
  And he the sothe knowe wolde;
  And axeth where his dowhter was。
  Ther was no word bot Out; Allas!   3910
  Sche was ago。 The moder wepte;
  The fader as a wod man lepte;
  And gan the time forto warie;
  And swor his oth he wol noght tarie;
  That with Caliphe and with galeie
  The same cours; the same weie;
  Which Jason tok; he wolde take;
  If that he mihte him overtake。
  To this thei seiden alle yee:
  Anon thei weren ate See;  3920
  And alle; as who seith;