《巴德尔之梦》的原典

Senn váru æsir
allir á þingi
ok ásynjur
allar á máli,
ok um þat réðu
ríkir tívar,
hví væri Baldri
ballir draumar.

Upp reis Óðinn,
alda gautr,
ok hann á Sleipni
söðul of lagði;
reið hann niðr þaðan
niflheljar til;
mætti hann hvelpi,
þeim er ór helju kom.

Sá var blóðugr
um brjóst framan
ok galdrs föður
gól of lengi;
fram reið Óðinn,
foldvegr dunði;
hann kom at hávu
Heljar ranni.

Þá reið Óðinn
fyrir austan dyrr,
þar er hann vissi
völu leiði;
nam hann vittugri
valgaldr kveða,
unz nauðig reis,
nás orð of kvað:

"Hvat er manna þat
mér ókunnra,
er mér hefir aukit
erfitt sinni?
Var ek snivin snævi
ok slegin regni
ok drifin döggu,
dauð var ek lengi."
Óðinn kvað:

"Vegtamr ek heiti,
sonr em ek Valtams;
segðu mér ór helju,
ek mun ór heimi:
Hveim eru bekkir
baugum sánir,
flet fagrlig
flóuð gulli?"
Völva kvað:

"Hér stendr Baldri
of brugginn mjöðr,
skírar veigar,
liggr skjöldr yfir,
en ásmegir
í ofvæni;
nauðug sagðak,
nú mun ek þegja."
Óðinn kvað:

"Þegj-at-tu, völva,
þik vil ek fregna,
unz alkunna,
vil ek enn vita:
Hverr mun Baldri
at bana verða
ok Óðins son
aldri ræna?"
Völva kvað:

"Höðr berr hávan
hróðrbaðm þinig,
hann mun Baldri
at bana verða
ok Óðins son
aldri ræna;
nauðug sagðak,
nú mun ek þegja."
Óðinn kvað:

"Þegj-at-tu, völva,
þik vil ek fregna,
unz alkunna,
vil ek enn vita:
Hverr mun heift Heði
hefnt of vinna
eða Baldrs bana
á bál vega?"
Völva kvað:

Rindr berr Vála
í vestrsölum,
sá mun Óðins sonr
einnættr vega:
hönd of þvær
né höfuð kembir,
áðr á bál of berr
Baldrs andskota;
nauðug sagðak,
nú mun ek þegja."
Óðinn kvað:

"Þegj-at-tu, völva,
þik vil ek fregna,
unz alkunna,
vil ek enn vita:
Hverjar ro þær meyjar,
er at muni gráta
ok á himin verpa
halsa skautum?"
Völva kvað:

"Ert-at-tu Vegtamr,
sem ek hugða,
heldr ertu Óðinn,
aldinn gautr."
Óðinn kvað:
"Ert-at-tu völva
né vís kona,
heldr ertu þriggja
þursa móðir."
Völva kvað:

"Heim ríð þú, Óðinn,
ok ver hróðigr,
svá komir manna
meir aftr á vit,
er lauss Loki
líðr ór böndum
ok ragna rök
rjúfendr koma."

Once were the gods together met,
And the goddesses came and council held, And the far-famed ones the truth would find,
Why baleful dreams to Baldr had come.

Then Othin rose, the enchanter old,
And the saddle he laid on Sleipnir's back;
Thence rode he down to Niflhel deep,
And the hound he met that came from hell.

Bloody he was on his breast before,
At the father of magic he howled from afar;
Forward rode Othin, the earth resounded
Till the house so high of Hel he reached.

Then Othin rode to the eastern door,
There, he knew well, was the wise-woman's grave;
Magic he spoke and mighty charms,
Till spell-bound she rose, and in death she spoke:

"What is the man, to me unknown,
That has made me travel the troublous road?
I was snowed on with snow, and smitten with rain,
And drenched with dew; long was I dead."

Othin spake: 6.
"Vegtam my name, I am Valtam's son;
Speak thou of hell, for of heaven I know:
For whom are the benches bright with rings,
And the platforms gay bedecked with gold?"

The Wise-Woman spake: 7.
"Here for Baldr the mead is brewed,
The shining drink, and a shield lies o'er it;
But their hope is gone from the mighty gods.
Unwilling I spake, and now would be still."

Othin spake: 8.
"Wise-woman, cease not! I seek from thee
All to know that I fain would ask:
Who shall the bane of Baldr become,
And steal the life from Othin's son?"

The Wise-Woman spake: 9.
"Hoth thither bears the far-famed branch,
He shall the bane of Baldr become,
And steal the life from Othin's son.
Unwilling I spake, and now would be still."

Othin spake: 10.
"Wise-woman, cease not! I seek from thee
All to know that I fain would ask:
Who shall vengeance win for the evil work,
Or bring to the flames the slayer of Baldr?"

The Wise-Woman spake: 11.
"Rind bears Vali in Vestrsalir,
And one night old fights Othin's son; His hands he shall wash not, his hair he shall comb not,
Till the slayer of Baldr he brings to the flames.
Unwilling I spake, and now would be still."

Othin spake: 12.
"Wise-woman, cease not! I seek from thee
All to know that I fain would ask:
What maidens are they who then shall weep,
And toss to the sky the yards of the sails?"

The Wise-Woman spake: 13.
"Vegtam thou art not, as erstwhile I thought;
Othin thou art, the enchanter old."
Othin spake:
"No wise-woman art thou, nor wisdom hast;
Of giants three the mother art thou."

The Wise-Woman spake: 14.
"Home ride, Othin, be ever proud;
For no one of men shall seek me more Till Loki wanders loose from his bonds,
And to the last strife the destroyers come."

阿萨神族齐聚，
全都来到议会上，
众位女神
也都前来商议，
威能赫赫的诸神
共同思量此事：
为何巴德尔
频做凶险的梦。

奥丁起身，
这众生之父，
他给斯雷普尼尔
安上了马鞍；
他从那里向下驰去，
前往尼福尔赫尔；
途中遇见一条猎犬，
从赫尔的冥府而来。

那猎犬的前胸
沾满鲜血，
向着咒术之父
久久嗥叫；
奥丁继续前行，
大地上的道路轰然作响；
他来到赫尔
高耸的殿堂。

随后奥丁骑马
来到门的东边，
他知道那里
有女预言者的坟墓；
他向那通晓巫术的亡者
吟起唤魂的咒歌，
直到她不情愿地起身，
开口说出死者的话：

“这是哪个人，
我从不曾相识，
竟使我踏上
这苦难的行程？
我曾被白雪覆盖，
被雨水击打，
被露水浸透，
我已死去多年。”
奥丁说：

“我名叫维格塔姆，
是瓦尔塔姆之子；
你说冥府的事，
我说世间的事：
长凳上撒满金环，
是为了迎候谁？
华美的坐榻
为何铺满黄金？”
女预言者说：

“这里为巴德尔
酿好了蜜酒，
清亮的佳酿，
上面盖着盾牌，
阿萨神族的众子
却满怀绝望；
我已勉强说过，
如今我要沉默。”
奥丁说：

“别沉默，女预言者，
我要向你探问，
直到一切明了，
我还想知道：
谁将成为
巴德尔的杀手，
夺去奥丁之子
的性命？”
女预言者说：

“霍德尔将把高高的
名枝带到这里，
他将成为
巴德尔的杀手，
夺去奥丁之子
的性命；
我已勉强说过，
如今我要沉默。”
奥丁说：

“别沉默，女预言者，
我要向你探问，
直到一切明了，
我还想知道：
谁将向霍德尔
报此血仇，
把巴德尔的杀手
斩杀在火葬堆上？”
女预言者说：

“琳德将在西方的殿堂
生下瓦利，
这奥丁之子将会
出生一夜便杀敌：
他不洗手，
也不梳头，
直到将巴德尔的仇敌
送上火葬堆；
我已勉强说过，
如今我要沉默。”
奥丁说：

“别沉默，女预言者，
我要向你探问，
直到一切明了，
我还想知道：
那些少女是谁，
为心爱的人哭泣，
把颈巾的角
抛向天空？”
女预言者说：

“你并非维格塔姆，
并非我所想的那人，
你原来是奥丁，
那年迈的众生之父。”
奥丁说：
“你并非女预言者，
也不是智慧的女人，
你原来是三个
巨人的母亲。”
女预言者说：

“骑马回家吧，奥丁，
尽管得意吧，
你若再来
探访亡者，
也须等到洛基
挣脱束缚，
诸神的末日来临，
毁灭者一同到来。”