Thursday, November 02, 2023

 

Fragments of an Apocryphal Gospel

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), "Fragments of an Apocryphal Gospel," (excerpts; tr. Stephen Kessler):
3. Wretched are the poor in spirit, for under the earth they will be as they are on earth.
4. Wretched is he who weeps, for he has the miserable habit of weeping.
5. Lucky are those who know that suffering is not a crown of heavenly bliss.
6. It is not enough to be last in order sometimes to be first.
7. Happy is he who does not insist on being right, for no one is or everyone is.

3. Desdichado el pobre en espíritu, porque bajo la tierra será lo que ahora es en la tierra.
4. Desdichado el que llora, porque ya tiene el hábito miserable del llanto.
5. Dichosos los que saben que el sufrimiento no es una corona de gloria.
6. No basta ser el último para ser alguna vez el primero.
7. Feliz el que no insiste en tener razón, porque nadie la tiene o todos la tienen.
Id.:
49. Happy are those who hold in memory words of Virgil or Christ, for these will brighten their days.

49. Felices los que guardan en la memoria palabras de Virgilio o de Cristo, porque éstas darán luz a sus días.
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