The Stealing of Iduna

Odin, the wise father of the gods, started off one day on a journey through Midgard, the world of men, to see how his people were getting on, and to give them help. He took with him his brother Hönir, the light-giver, and Loki, the fire-god. Loki, you know, was always ready to go wherever he could have any fun or do any mischief.

有一天，众神明智的父亲奥丁启程出发，要穿越人间世界米德加德，去看看他的子民过得如何，并给他们一些帮助。他带上了自己的兄弟、光明之神霍尼尔，还有火神洛基。你知道，洛基向来是哪里有乐子、哪里能捣蛋，就往哪里凑。

All the morning they went about among the homes of Midgard, and whenever Odin found busy, faithful workers, he was sure to leave behind some little thing which would hardly be noticed, a straw in the farmer's barn, or a kernel of grain in the furrow by the plow, or a bit of iron at the blacksmith's forge; but always happiness and plenty followed his little gift.

整整一个上午，他们走遍了米德加德的一个个家庭，每当奥丁发现勤勉忠诚的劳作者，他总会悄悄留下一件几乎不会被人注意的小东西——农夫谷仓里的一根稻草，犁沟里的一粒谷种，或是铁匠炉边的一小块铁；可无论留下什么，幸福与富足总会随之而来。

At noontime Loki was so hungry that he begged Odin to stop for dinner; so when they came to a shady spot by the bank of a river, the three gods chose it for their resting-place.

到了中午，洛基饿得实在受不了，恳求奥丁停下来吃顿饭；于是当他们来到河边一片阴凉之地时，三位神明便选定那里作为歇脚之处。

Odin threw himself down under a tree and began to read his little book of runes, or wise sayings, but Loki began to make a fire and get ready for the feast. Then he started off to a farmhouse near by, leaving Hönir to cook the meat which they had brought.

奥丁在一棵树下躺下，开始读他那本记着如尼文、也就是智慧格言的小书，而洛基则动手生火，准备张罗这顿饭。随后他动身前往附近一户农舍，把带来的肉留给霍尼尔去烹煮。

As Loki came near the farmhouse, he thought to himself, "I will change myself into a cat, and then I can have a better chance to spy about." So he changed himself into a black cat, and jumping upon the kitchen window-sill, he saw the farmer's wife taking some cakes out of the oven. They smelled so good and looked so tempting that Loki said to himself, "What a prize those cakes would be for our dinner!"

洛基走近那农舍时，心里盘算道：“我不如变成一只猫，这样就更方便窥探了。”于是他把自己变成一只黑猫，跳上厨房的窗台，看见农妇正从炉里取出几块饼来。那饼闻起来香喷喷的，看着也十分诱人，洛基暗自说道：“把这些饼弄到手，当我们的晚餐，该有多美！”

Just then the woman turned back to the oven to get more cakes, and Loki snatched those which she had laid on the table. The good housewife soon missed her cakes; she looked all about, and could not think what had become of them, but just as she was taking the last lot from the oven, she turned quickly around, and saw the tail of a cat whisking out of the window.

正当那女人转身回炉子那边去取更多饼时，洛基便把她已摆在桌上的那几块一把抓走了。这位贤惠的主妇很快便发现饼不见了；她四下张望，怎么也想不出饼去了哪儿，可就在她从炉里取出最后一炉饼时，猛然回头，正好看见一只猫的尾巴一闪，从窗口窜了出去。

"There!" cried she, "that wicked black cat has stolen my nice cakes. I will go after him with my broom!" But by the time she reached the door all she could see was a cow walking in her garden, and when she came there to drive her away, nothing was to be seen except a big raven and six little ones flying overhead.

“哎呀！”她喊道，“那只可恶的黑猫把我的好饼偷走了。我这就拿扫帚去追他！”可等她赶到门口时，只见一头牛正在她的园子里走动，等她赶过去要把牛撵走时，眼前除了一只大乌鸦和六只小乌鸦在头顶飞过之外，什么也没有了。

Then the mischievous Loki went back to the river bank, where he had left his two friends, and showed them the six cakes, boasting of the good joke he had played upon the poor woman. But Odin did not think it was a joke. He scolded Loki for stealing, and said, "It is a shame for one of the Aesir to be a thief! Go back to the farmhouse, and put these three black stones on the kitchen table."

于是这个爱恶作剧的洛基便回到河边，去找他那两位朋友，把六块饼拿给他们看，还得意洋洋地夸耀自己是如何拿那可怜的女人开了个好玩笑。可是奥丁却不觉得这是什么玩笑。他斥责洛基偷窃的行为，说道：“阿萨神族中竟有人做贼，真是丢脸！回那农舍去，把这三颗黑石头放在厨房的桌子上。”

Loki knew that the stones meant something good for the poor woman, and he did not wish to go back to the house; but he had to do as the Allfather told him. As he went along he heard his friends the foxes, who put their heads out of their holes and laughed at his tricks, for the foxes thought Loki was the biggest thief of them all.

洛基知道这几颗石头必是要为那可怜的女人带来什么好处，他心里并不想再回那屋子去；可他不得不照万神之父的吩咐去做。他一路走去，听见他的朋友——那些狐狸——把脑袋探出洞外，笑话他耍的花招，因为狐狸们都认为洛基才是他们当中最大的贼。

Changing himself into an owl, Loki flew in at the kitchen window, and dropped from his beak the three stones, which, when they fell upon the white table, seemed to be three black stains.

洛基把自己变成一只猫头鹰，飞进厨房的窗口，从喙中丢下那三颗石头，石头落在洁白的桌面上时，看上去竟像三块黑色的污渍。

The next time the good woman came into her kitchen, she was surprised to find that the dinner was all cooked. And so the wonderful stones that Odin had sent brought good luck; the housewife always found her food ready cooked, and all her jars and boxes filled with good things to eat, and never again was in need.

那位贤惠的女人下一次走进厨房时，惊讶地发现晚饭已经全部做好了。就这样，奥丁送来的这几颗神奇的石头带来了好运；这位主妇此后总能发现食物已经现成做好，坛坛罐罐里也总是装满了各式各样的美味吃食，从此再也不曾匮乏过。

The other women all said she was the best housekeeper in the village, but one thing always troubled her, and that was the table with the three black stains. She scrubbed, and scrubbed, but could never make it white again.

村里别的女人都说她是全村最能干的主妇，可有一件事却始终让她烦心，那便是那张留有三块黑色污渍的桌子。她擦了又擦，却怎么也擦不回原来的洁白。

And now we must go back to Loki. He was very hungry by this time, and hoped that Hönir would have the meat nicely cooked when he came back to the river bank, but when they took it out of the kettle, they found it was not cooked at all. So Odin went on reading his book of runes, not thinking about food, while Hönir and Loki watched the fire, and at the end of an hour they looked again at the meat.

现在我们该回过头来说说洛基了。这时他已经饿得不行，盼着自己回到河边时，霍尼尔已经把肉煮得香喷喷的，可是当他们把肉从锅里取出来一看，竟发现根本没煮熟。于是奥丁继续读他的如尼文之书，压根没想着吃饭，霍尼尔和洛基则守着火堆，过了一个钟头，他们又去看那块肉。

"Now, it will surely be done this time!" said Loki, but again they were disappointed, for the meat in the kettle was still raw. Then they began to look about to see what magic might be at work, and at last spied a big eagle sitting on a tree near the fire. All at once the bird spoke, and said, "If you will promise to give me all the meat I can eat, it shall be cooked in a few minutes."

“这回肯定该熟了！”洛基说道，可他们又一次失望了，锅里的肉依旧是生的。于是他们四下张望，想看看到底是什么法术在作怪，终于发现一只大鹰正栖在火堆旁边的一棵树上。忽然，那鸟儿开口说话了：“只要你们答应，让我尽情吃肉，管够，我就能在几分钟之内把它烧熟。”

The three friends agreed to this, and in a short time, as the bird had promised, the meat was well done, Loki was so hungry he could hardly wait to get it out of the kettle, but suddenly the eagle pounced down upon it, and seized more than half, which made Loki so angry that he took up a stick to beat the bird, and what do you think happened? Why, the stick, as soon as it touched the bird's back, stuck fast there, and Loki found he could not let go his end of it.

三位朋友答应了这个条件，不一会儿，正如那鸟儿所许诺的那样，肉果然烧得恰到好处，洛基饿得几乎等不及要把肉从锅里拿出来，可就在这时，那只鹰猛地俯冲下来，一口叼走了大半块肉，这可把洛基气坏了，他抄起一根木棍要打那鸟，你猜后来怎么样了？那木棍一碰到鸟的脊背，竟牢牢地粘在了上面，洛基发现自己怎么也松不开手中的这一端。

Then away flew the eagle, carrying Loki with him, over the fields and over the tree-tops, until it seemed as though his arms would be torn from his body. He begged for mercy, but the bird flew on and on. At last Loki said, "I will give you anything you ask, if you will only let me go!"

于是那只鹰腾空而起，带着洛基一同飞走，越过田野，越过树梢，飞得他几乎觉得自己的胳膊都要被生生扯断了。他苦苦哀求饶命，可那鸟儿只是不停地飞。终于洛基说道：“只要你放我走，你要什么我都答应你！”

Now the eagle was really the cruel storm giant Thiassi, and he said, "I will never let you go until you promise to get for me, from Asgard, the lovely goddess Iduna, and her precious apples!"

原来这只鹰其实就是那残忍的风暴巨人希亚西所变，他说道：“除非你答应替我从阿斯加德，把可爱的女神伊敦娜和她那珍贵的苹果带来，否则我绝不会放你走！”

When Odin and Hönir saw Loki whisked off through the air, they knew that the eagle must be one of their giant enemies, so they hurried home to Asgard to defend their sacred city. Just as they came to Bifröst, the rainbow bridge, Loki joined them; but he took care not to tell them how the eagle came to let him go.

奥丁和霍尼尔看见洛基被凭空叼走，便知道那只鹰必是他们巨人仇敌中的一个，于是急忙赶回阿斯加德，去护卫他们那座神圣的城池。就在他们来到彩虹桥比弗罗斯特的时候，洛基也赶了上来；但他小心翼翼，绝口不提那只鹰是怎么放他走的。

Odin felt sure that Loki had been doing something wrong, but knowing very well that Loki would not tell him the truth, he made up his mind not to ask any questions.

奥丁心里明白，洛基定是做了什么亏心事，可他也十分清楚，洛基绝不会对他说实话，于是索性打定主意，什么也不问。

The goddess Iduna, whom Loki was to tempt away out of Asgard, was the dearest of them all. She was the fair goddess of spring and of youth, and all the Aesir loved her. Her garden was the loveliest spot, with all sorts of bright, sweet flowers, birds singing by day and night, little chattering brooks under the great trees, and everything happy and fresh. The gods loved to go and sit with Iduna, and rest in her beautiful garden, within the walls of Asgard.

洛基本该去引诱出阿斯加德的那位女神伊敦娜，是众神中最受爱戴的一位。她是那美丽的春天与青春女神，所有阿萨神族都深爱着她。她的花园是最可爱的地方，遍布着各种明艳芬芳的花朵，日夜都有鸟儿歌唱，大树下潺潺流淌着叽叽喳喳的小溪，处处生机盎然、清新怡人。众神都喜欢来到伊敦娜身边坐坐，在阿斯加德城墙之内、她那美丽的花园里歇息。

There was another delightful thing in the garden, and that was Iduna's casket. This was a magic box filled with big, golden-red apples, which she always gave her friends to taste. These wonderful apples were not only delicious to eat, but whoever tasted them, no matter how tired or feeble he might be, would feel young and strong again. So the dwellers in Asgard ate often of this wonderful fruit, which kept them fresh and young, fit to help the people in the world of Midgard.

花园里还有一样令人愉悦的东西，那便是伊敦娜的宝匣。这是一只装满金红色大苹果的魔匣，她总是把苹果分给朋友们品尝。这些神奇的苹果不但美味可口，而且无论谁尝上一口，不管他多么疲惫虚弱，都会重新觉得年轻而强壮。因此，阿斯加德的居民常常食用这奇妙的果实，使他们始终保持年轻与活力，能够去帮助米德加德世间的人们。

The casket in which Iduna kept her apples was always filled, for whenever she took out one, another came in its place; but no one knew where it came from, and only the goddess of youth, herself, could take the apples from the box, for if any one else tried, the fruit grew smaller and smaller, as the hand came nearer, until at last it vanished away.

伊敦娜盛放苹果的那只宝匣，永远是满的，因为每当她取出一个，便立刻又有一个补上来；可是谁也不知道那苹果究竟从何而来，而且只有这位青春女神本人才能从匣中取苹果，因为若是旁人试图去取，那果实便会随着手的靠近而越变越小，直到最后完全消失不见。

A few days after Loki's bargain with the giant Thiassi, Iduna was in her bright garden one morning, watering the flowers, when her husband, Bragi, came to say good-by to her, because he must go on a journey.

洛基与巨人希亚西做下那笔交易过后没几天，一天早晨，伊敦娜正在自己明媚的花园里给花儿浇水，这时她的丈夫布拉基前来向她道别，因为他即将出门远行。

Loki watched him start off, and thought, "Now, here is my chance to tempt Iduna away from Asgard." After a while he went to the garden, and found the lovely goddess sitting among her flowers and birds. She looked up at Loki with such a sweet smile, as he came near, that he felt almost ashamed of his cruel plan; but he sat down on a grassy bank, and asked Iduna for one of her magic apples.

洛基望着布拉基动身离去，心想：“这下我可有机会把伊敦娜诱出阿斯加德了。”过了一会儿，他来到花园里，见那可爱的女神正坐在花丛与鸟儿之间。她抬头望着走近的洛基，笑得那样甜美，弄得他几乎为自己那狠毒的计划感到羞愧；可他还是在一处长满青草的堤岸上坐了下来，向伊敦娜讨要一个她那魔法苹果。

After tasting it, he smacked his lips, saying, "Do you know, fair Iduna, as I was coming home toward Asgard one day, I saw a tree full of apples which were really larger and more beautiful than yours; I do wish you would go with me and see them."

尝过之后，他咂了咂嘴，说道：“你可知道，美丽的伊敦娜，有一天我从外面往阿斯加德回来的路上，看见一棵树上结满了苹果，那苹果实在比你的还要大、还要漂亮；我真希望你能同我去看看。”

"Why, how can that be?" said Iduna, "for Father Odin has often told me that my apples were the largest and finest he ever saw. I should so like to see those others, and I think I will go with you now, to compare them with mine."

“怎么会有这样的事？”伊敦娜说道，“父神奥丁常常告诉我，说我的苹果是他见过的最大最好的。我倒真想去看看那些苹果，我想我这就同你一起去，好拿来同我的比一比。”

"Come on, then!" said Loki; "and you'd better take along your own apples, so that we can try them with the others."

“那就来吧！”洛基说道，“你最好把自己的苹果也带上，好拿来同那边的比一比。”

Now Bragi had often told Iduna that she must never wander away from home, but, thinking it would do no harm to go such a little way, just this once, she took the casket of apples in her hand and went with Loki. They had hardly passed through the garden gate, when she began to wish herself back again, but Loki, taking her by the hand, hurried along to the rainbow bridge.

原来布拉基常常叮嘱伊敦娜，绝不能随意离家远行，可是她心想，就这一次，走这么点路，应该也无妨，于是她手里提着那只装苹果的宝匣，同洛基一起去了。他们刚一走出花园的大门，她便开始盼着能回去，可是洛基一把拉住她的手，急匆匆朝彩虹桥赶去。

They had no sooner crossed over Bifröst than Iduna saw a big eagle flying toward them. Nearer and nearer he came, until at last he swooped down and seized poor Iduna with his sharp talons, and flew away with her to his cold, barren home. There she stayed shut up for many long dreary months, always longing to get back to Asgard, to see Bragi and her lovely garden.

他们刚一越过比弗罗斯特，伊敦娜便看见一只大鹰朝他们飞来。那鹰越飞越近，终于俯冲下来，用锋利的爪子攫住了可怜的伊敦娜，带着她飞向自己那寒冷荒芜的家。她被囚禁在那里，度过了漫长凄凉的许多个月，无时无刻不盼着能回到阿斯加德，再见到布拉基和她那可爱的花园。

The giant Thiassi had long been planning that if he could only once get the fair goddess of youth in his power, he would eat her magic apples, and so get strength enough to conquer the Aesir; but now, after all, she would not give him even one of them, and when he put his hand into the casket, the apples grew smaller and smaller, until at last they vanished, so that he could not get even a taste.

巨人希亚西早就盘算着，只要能有一次把这位美丽的青春女神掌握在手中，他就吃下她那魔法苹果，好获得足够的力量去征服阿萨神族；可是到头来，她连一个苹果也不肯给他，而当他把手伸进宝匣时，那苹果竟随之越变越小，最后终于消失不见，连尝一口都做不到。

This cruel storm giant kept poor Iduna closely shut up in a little rock chamber, hoping that some day he could force her to give him what he wanted. All day long she heard the sea beating on the rocks below her gloomy cell, but she could not look out, for the only window was a narrow opening in the rock, high up above her head. She saw no one but the giant, and his serving-women, who waited upon her.

这个残忍的风暴巨人把可怜的伊敦娜牢牢关在一间小小的岩石囚室里，指望有朝一日能逼她交出自己想要的东西。她整日整夜听见海浪拍打着阴森囚室下方的岩石，却看不见外面的景象，因为唯一的窗户不过是头顶高处岩壁上的一道狭缝。除了那巨人和伺候她的女仆之外，她谁也见不到。

When these women first came to her, Iduna was surprised to see that they were not ugly or stern-looking, and, when she looked at their fair, smiling faces, she hoped they would be friendly and pitiful to her in her trouble. She begged them to help her, and, with many tears, told them her sad story; but still they kept on smiling, and when they turned their backs, Iduna saw that they were hollow. These were the Ellewomen, who had no hearts, and so could never be sorry for any one. When one is in trouble, it is very hard to be with Ellewomen.

这些女仆头一次来到她身边时，伊敦娜惊讶地发现她们并不丑陋，也不显得冷酷，看着她们姣好、含笑的面容，她心想她们或许会对自己在苦难中怀有几分同情与友善。她恳求她们帮助自己，含着泪水，向她们诉说了自己悲惨的遭遇；可她们却始终笑着，一动不动，等她们转过身去时，伊敦娜才看见她们的身体竟是空心的。原来她们是艾尔女人，没有心肠，永远也不会为任何人感到难过。人在困境之中，与艾尔女人为伴，实在苦不堪言。

Every day the giant came to ask Iduna, in his terrible voice, if she had made up her mind to give him the apples. Iduna was frightened, but she always had courage enough to say "No," for she knew it would be false and cowardly to give to a wicked giant these precious gifts which were meant for the high gods. Although it was hard to be a prisoner, and to see no one but the cold, fair Ellewomen who kept on smiling at her tears, she knew it was far better to belong to the bright Aesir, even in prison, than to be a giant, or an Ellewoman, no matter how free or smiling they might be.

那巨人每天都用他那可怕的嗓音来问伊敦娜，问她是否已下定决心把苹果交给他。伊敦娜心中害怕，可她始终鼓起勇气说“不”，因为她知道，把这些原本属于至高神明的珍贵礼物交给一个邪恶的巨人，那是虚伪而怯懦的行为。虽然身为囚徒实在艰难，除了那冷若冰霜、面容姣好、却始终对着她的泪水微笑的艾尔女人之外，再也见不到别人，可她心里清楚，即便身陷囹圄，属于光明的阿萨神族，也远胜过做一个巨人，或做一个艾尔女人，任凭他们如何自由、如何满面笑容。

All this while the dwellers in Asgard were sad and lonely without their dear Iduna. At first they went to her garden, as before, but they missed the bright goddess, and soon the garden itself grew dreary. The fresh green leaves turned brown and fell, the flowers faded, no new buds opened. No bird-songs were heard, and the saddest thing of all was that now the gods had no more of the wonderful apples to keep them fresh and strong, while two strangers, named Age and Pain, walked about the city of Asgard, and the Aesir felt themselves growing tired and feeble.

在这段日子里，阿斯加德的众居民没有了亲爱的伊敦娜，一个个既悲伤又寂寞。起初他们还照常去她的花园，可是他们思念这位明艳的女神，不久花园本身也变得萧索起来。原本翠绿的树叶转黄凋落，花朵日渐枯萎，也不再有新的花苞绽放。再也听不到鸟儿的歌声，而最令人伤心的是，众神再也没有那神奇的苹果来保持自己的活力与强健，与此同时，两个名叫“衰老”与“病痛”的陌生人，在阿斯加德城中四处游荡，阿萨神族都感觉自己一日日变得疲惫虚弱起来。

Every day they watched for Iduna's return; at last, when day after day had passed, and still she did not come, a meeting of all the gods and goddesses was called to talk over what they should do, and where they should search for their lost sister.

他们每天都盼望着伊敦娜归来；终于，一天又一天过去，她始终没有出现，众神与女神便召开了一次大会，商议该如何应对，该去何处寻找他们失踪的姐妹。

Loki, you may be sure, took care not to show himself at the meeting; but when it was found out that Iduna had last been seen walking with him, Bragi went after him, and brought him in before all the Aesir.

你可以想见，洛基自然小心翼翼，绝不肯在这次大会上露面；可是当大家查明伊敦娜最后一次出现时，正是同他一起走的，布拉基便去把他找了出来，带到众阿萨神族面前。

Then Father Odin, who sat on his high throne, looking very tired and sad, said: "Oh, Loki, what is this that you have done? You have broken your promise of brotherhood, and brought sorrow upon Asgard! Fail not to bring home again our sister, or else come not yourself within our gates!"

于是坐在高高王座之上的众神之父奥丁，神情十分疲惫忧伤，开口说道：“唉，洛基，你都做了些什么？你辜负了兄弟间的誓言，给阿斯加德带来了灾祸！务必把我们的姐妹重新带回来，否则你自己也休想再踏入我们的城门！”

Loki knew well that this command must be obeyed, and besides, even he was beginning to wish for Iduna again; so, borrowing the cloak of falcon feathers which belonged to the goddess Freyja, he put it on and set out for Utgard and the castle of the giant Thiassi, which was a gloomy cave in a high rock by the sea, and there he found poor Iduna shut up in prison.

洛基心里清楚，这道命令必须遵从，况且，连他自己此刻也开始盼着伊敦娜归来了；于是他借来女神弗蕾雅那件猎鹰羽衣，穿上它，动身前往乌特加德，去希亚西巨人的城堡——那是海边一处高高岩壁上的阴森洞穴——在那里他找到了被囚禁的可怜的伊敦娜。

By good luck, the giant was away fishing when Loki arrived, so he was able to fly in, without being seen, through the narrow opening in Iduna's rock cell. You would have taken him to be just a falcon bird, but Iduna knew it was really Loki, and was filled with joy to see him.

幸运的是，洛基赶到时那巨人正外出打鱼去了，因此他得以不被人察觉，飞进伊敦娜岩石囚室那道狭窄的缝隙里。旁人见了，只会当他是一只普通的猎鹰，可伊敦娜却认出这正是洛基，心中顿时充满了喜悦。

Without stopping to talk, Loki quickly changed her into a nut, which he held fast in his falcon claws, and flew swiftly northward, over the sea, toward Asgard. He had not gone far when he heard a rushing noise behind them, and he knew it must be the eagle. Faster and faster flew the falcon with his precious nut; but the fierce eagle flew still faster after them.

洛基没有停下来多说话，赶紧把她变成一颗坚果，牢牢攥在自己猎鹰的爪中，随即振翅向北，飞越大海，朝阿斯加德飞去。他还没飞出多远，便听见身后传来一阵疾风般的声响，他知道那必定是那只鹰。这只猎鹰带着他那珍贵的坚果，越飞越快；可那凶猛的鹰在后面追得也越来越快。

Meanwhile, for five days, the dwellers in Asgard gathered together on the city walls, gazing southward, to watch for the coming of the birds, while Loki and Iduna, chased by Thiassi, the eagle, flew over the wide sea separating Utgard, the land of the giants, from Asgard. Each night the eagle was nearer his prey, and the watchers in the city were filled with fear lest he should overtake their friends.

与此同时，整整五天，阿斯加德的居民都聚集在城墙之上，向南方眺望，盼着这两只鸟儿的到来，而洛基和伊敦娜，则被巨人希亚西变成的鹰一路追赶，飞越那片把巨人之国乌特加德同阿斯加德分隔开来的辽阔大海。每过一夜，那只鹰便离猎物更近一分，城中守望的人们个个心怀恐惧，生怕他会追上他们的朋友。

At last they thought of a plan to help Iduna: gathering a great pile of wood by the city walls, they set fire to it. When Loki reached the place he flew safely through the thick smoke and flame, for you know he was the god of fire, and dropped down into the city with his little nut held fast in his falcon claws. But when the heavy eagle came rushing on after them, he could not rise above the heat of the fire, and, smothered by the smoke, fell down and was burned to death.

终于，他们想出了一个搭救伊敦娜的办法：在城墙边堆起一大堆木柴，点起火来。洛基到达那里时，安然穿过浓烟烈焰飞了过去，你知道，他本就是火神，随即带着牢牢攥在猎鹰爪中的那颗小小坚果，落进了城里。可当那只沉重的鹰紧追而来时，它却无法飞越那炙热的火焰，被浓烟呛得窒息，跌落下来，被活活烧死了。

There was great joy in Asgard at having the dear Iduna back again; her friends gathered around her, and she invited them all into her garden, where the withered trees and flowers began to sprout and blossom; the gay birds came back, singing and building their nests, and the happy little brooks went dancing under the trees.

亲爱的伊敦娜终于归来，阿斯加德一片欢腾；朋友们围拢在她身边，她请大家都到自己的花园里去，那里枯萎的树木与花朵已经开始重新萌芽、绽放；欢快的鸟儿也飞了回来，一边歌唱一边筑巢，那快活的小溪也重新在树下欢快地流淌起来。

Iduna sat with Bragi among her friends, and they all feasted upon her golden apples; she was so thankful to be free, and at home in her garden again. Once more the Aesir became young and strong, and the two dark strangers went away, for happiness and peace had come back to Asgard.

伊敦娜同布拉基一起，坐在众朋友之间，大家一同享用她那金色的苹果；她能够重获自由，重新回到自己的花园，心中充满感激。阿萨神族再度变得年轻而强健，那两个阴沉的陌生人也悄然离去，因为幸福与安宁，已经重新回到了阿斯加德。