The Sleeping Beauty

There were once a King and Queen who had no children, though they had been married for many years. At last, however, a little daughter was born to them, and this was a matter of great rejoicing through all the kingdom.

Dahulu kala hiduplah seorang Raja dan Ratu yang tidak memiliki anak, meskipun mereka telah menikah selama bertahun-tahun. Namun akhirnya, seorang putri kecil lahir bagi mereka, dan ini menjadi bahan kegembiraan besar di seluruh kerajaan.

When the time came for the little Princess to be christened, a grand feast was prepared, and six powerful fairies were asked to stand as her godmothers. Unfortunately the Queen forgot to invite the seventh fairy, who was the most powerful of them all, and was also very wicked and malicious.

Ketika tiba waktunya bagi Putri kecil untuk dibaptis, sebuah pesta besar disiapkan, dan enam peri yang berkuasa diminta untuk menjadi ibu baptisnya. Sayangnya, Ratu lupa mengundang peri ketujuh, yang merupakan yang paling berkuasa di antara mereka semua, dan juga sangat jahat dan dengki.

On the day of the christening the six good fairies came early, in chariots drawn by butterflies, or by doves or wrens or other birds. They were made welcome by the King and Queen, and after some talk they were led to the hall where the feast had been set out.

Pada hari pembaptisan, keenam peri baik datang lebih awal, dengan kereta yang ditarik oleh kupu-kupu, atau oleh merpati atau burung kecil atau burung-burung lainnya. Mereka disambut dengan baik oleh Raja dan Ratu, dan setelah berbincang sejenak mereka diantar ke aula tempat pesta telah disiapkan.

Everything there was very magnificent. There were delicious fruits and meats and pastries and game and everything that could be thought of. The dishes were all of gold, and for each fairy there was a goblet cut from a single precious stone. One was a diamond, one a sapphire, one a ruby, one an emerald, one an amethyst, and one a topaz. The fairies were delighted with the beauty of everything. Even in their own fairy palaces they had no such goblets as those the King had had made for them.

Segala sesuatu di sana sangat megah. Ada buah-buahan dan daging yang lezat serta kue-kue dan hidangan buruan dan segala sesuatu yang dapat dibayangkan. Piring-piringnya semua terbuat dari emas, dan untuk setiap peri terdapat sebuah piala yang dipahat dari satu batu mulia. Satu berupa berlian, satu safir, satu rubi, satu zamrud, satu kecubung, dan satu topaz. Para peri sangat senang dengan keindahan segala sesuatunya. Bahkan di istana peri mereka sendiri, mereka tidak memiliki piala seindah yang telah dibuat Raja untuk mereka.

They were just about to take their places at the table when a great noise was heard outside on the terrace. The Queen looked from the window and almost fainted at the sight she saw. The bad fairy had arrived. She had come uninvited, and the Queen guessed that it was for no good that she came. Her chariot was of black iron, and was drawn by four dragons with flaming eyes and brass scales. The fairy sprang from her chariot in haste, and came tapping into the hall with her staff in her hand.

Mereka baru saja hendak mengambil tempat duduk mereka di meja ketika terdengar suara gaduh yang besar dari luar di teras. Ratu melihat ke luar jendela dan hampir pingsan melihat pemandangan yang ia lihat. Peri jahat itu telah datang. Ia datang tanpa diundang, dan Ratu menduga bahwa kedatangannya bukan untuk kebaikan. Keretanya terbuat dari besi hitam, dan ditarik oleh empat naga bermata api dan bersisik kuningan. Peri itu melompat turun dari keretanya dengan tergesa-gesa, dan masuk ke dalam aula sambil mengetuk-ngetukkan tongkatnya.

“How is this? How is this?” she cried to the Queen. “Here all my sisters have been invited to come and bring their gifts to the Princess, and I alone have been forgotten.”

"Bagaimana ini? Bagaimana ini?" serunya kepada Ratu. "Di sini semua saudariku telah diundang untuk datang dan membawa hadiah mereka kepada Putri, dan hanya aku yang dilupakan."

The Queen did not know what to answer. She was frightened. However, she tried to hide her fear, and made the seventh fairy as welcome as the others. A place was set for her at the King’s right hand, and he and the Queen tried to pretend they had expected her to come. But for her there was no precious goblet, and when she saw the ones that had been given to the six other fairies her face grew green with envy, and her eyes flashed fire. She ate and drank, but she said never a word.

Ratu tidak tahu harus menjawab apa. Ia ketakutan. Namun, ia berusaha menyembunyikan rasa takutnya, dan membuat peri ketujuh itu merasa disambut sebaik yang lain. Sebuah tempat disiapkan untuknya di sebelah kanan Raja, dan ia serta Ratu berusaha berpura-pura bahwa mereka telah menunggu kedatangannya. Namun untuknya tidak ada piala berharga, dan ketika ia melihat piala-piala yang diberikan kepada keenam peri lainnya, wajahnya menghijau karena iri, dan matanya berkilat api. Ia makan dan minum, tetapi ia tidak berkata sepatah kata pun.

After the feast the little Princess was brought into the room, and she smiled so sweetly and looked so innocent that only a wicked heart could have planned evil against her.

Setelah pesta, Putri kecil dibawa ke dalam ruangan, dan ia tersenyum begitu manis dan terlihat begitu polos sehingga hanya hati yang jahat yang bisa merencanakan kejahatan terhadapnya.

The first fairy took the child in her arms and said, “My gift to the Princess shall be that of contentment, for contentment is better than gold.”

Peri pertama menggendong anak itu di pelukannya dan berkata, "Hadiahku untuk Putri adalah rasa puas, karena rasa puas lebih baik daripada emas."

“Yet gold is good,” said the second fairy, “and I will give her the gift of wealth.”

"Namun emas itu baik," kata peri kedua, "dan aku akan memberinya hadiah kekayaan."

“Health shall be hers,” said the third, “for wealth is of little use without it.”

"Kesehatan akan menjadi miliknya," kata peri ketiga, "karena kekayaan tidak berguna banyak tanpanya."

“And I,” said the fourth, “will gift her with beauty to win all hearts.”

"Dan aku," kata peri keempat, "akan menghadiahkannya kecantikan yang memikat semua hati."

“And wit to charm all ears,” said the fifth. “That is my gift to her.”

"Dan kecerdasan yang memesona semua telinga," kata peri kelima. "Itulah hadiahku untuknya."

The sixth fairy hesitated, and in that moment the wicked one stepped forward. While the others had spoken she had been swelling with spite like a toad. “And I say,” cried she, “that in her seventeenth year she shall prick her finger with a spindle and fall dead.”

Peri keenam ragu-ragu, dan pada saat itu peri jahat maju ke depan. Selagi yang lain berbicara, ia telah membengkak karena dengki seperti seekor kodok. "Dan aku berkata," serunya, "bahwa pada tahun ketujuh belasnya ia akan menusuk jarinya dengan sebuah jarum pemintal dan jatuh mati."

When the Queen heard this she shrieked aloud, and the King grew as pale as death. But the sixth fairy stepped forward.

Ketika Ratu mendengar ini, ia menjerit keras, dan Raja menjadi pucat pasi. Namun peri keenam maju ke depan.

“Wait a bit,” said she. “I have not spoken yet. I cannot undo what our sister has done, but I say that the Princess shall not really die. She shall fall into a deep sleep that shall last a hundred years, and all in the castle shall sleep with her. At the end of that time she shall be awakened by a kiss.”

"Tunggu sebentar," katanya. "Aku belum berbicara. Aku tidak bisa membatalkan apa yang telah dilakukan saudariku, tetapi aku berkata bahwa Putri tidak akan benar-benar mati. Ia akan jatuh ke dalam tidur yang dalam yang akan berlangsung selama seratus tahun, dan semua orang di istana akan tidur bersamanya. Pada akhir waktu itu ia akan dibangunkan oleh sebuah ciuman."

When the wicked fairy heard this she was filled with rage, but she had already spoken; she could do no more. She rushed out of the castle and jumped into her chariot, and the dragons carried her away, and where she went no one either knew nor cared.

Ketika peri jahat mendengar ini, ia dipenuhi kemarahan, tetapi ia telah terlanjur berbicara; ia tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa lagi. Ia bergegas keluar dari istana dan melompat ke keretanya, dan para naga membawanya pergi, dan ke mana ia pergi tidak ada yang tahu maupun peduli.

The other fairies also went away, and they were sad because of what was to happen to the Princess.

Para peri lainnya juga pergi, dan mereka bersedih karena apa yang akan terjadi pada Putri.

But at once the King gave orders that every spinning-wheel and spindle in the land should be destroyed, and when this was done he felt quite happy again. For if all the spindles were gone the Princess could not prick her finger with one; and if she did not prick her finger she would not fall into the enchanted sleep.

Namun segera Raja memerintahkan agar setiap roda pemintal dan jarum pemintal di negeri itu dimusnahkan, dan ketika hal ini selesai dilakukan ia merasa bahagia kembali. Sebab jika semua jarum pemintal telah lenyap, Putri tidak akan bisa menusuk jarinya dengan salah satu darinya; dan jika ia tidak menusuk jarinya, ia tidak akan jatuh ke dalam tidur ajaib itu.

So the King and Queen were at peace, and all went well in the castle for seventeen years. All that the fairies had promised to the Princess came true. She was so beautiful that she was the wonder of all who saw her, and so witty and gentle-hearted that everyone loved her. Beside this she had health, wealth, and contentment, and was smiling and joyous from morn till night.

Maka Raja dan Ratu pun tenang, dan segala sesuatu berjalan baik di istana selama tujuh belas tahun. Semua yang telah dijanjikan para peri kepada Putri menjadi kenyataan. Ia begitu cantik sehingga ia menjadi keajaiban bagi semua yang melihatnya, dan begitu cerdas serta berhati lembut sehingga semua orang mencintainya. Selain itu ia memiliki kesehatan, kekayaan, dan rasa puas, dan tersenyum serta gembira dari pagi hingga malam.

One day the King and Queen went away on a journey, and the Princess took it into her head to mount to a high tower where she had never been before, and to watch for their return from there.

Suatu hari Raja dan Ratu pergi dalam sebuah perjalanan, dan Putri memutuskan untuk naik ke sebuah menara tinggi yang belum pernah ia kunjungi sebelumnya, untuk menunggu kepulangan mereka dari sana.

She found the stairs that led to the tower, and then she mounted them, up and up and up, until she was high above the roofs of the castle. At last she reached the very top of the tower, and there was an iron door with a rusty key in it.

Ia menemukan tangga yang menuju ke menara itu, lalu ia menaikinya, naik dan naik dan naik, sampai ia berada tinggi di atas atap-atap istana. Akhirnya ia mencapai puncak menara itu, dan di sana ada sebuah pintu besi dengan kunci berkarat di dalamnya.

The Princess turned the key and the door swung open. Beyond she saw a room, and an old, old, wrinkled woman sat there at a wheel spinning.

Putri memutar kunci itu dan pintu itu terbuka. Di baliknya ia melihat sebuah ruangan, dan seorang wanita tua yang sangat keriput duduk di sana memintal di sebuah roda.

The Princess had never seen a spinning-wheel before. It seemed a curious thing to her. She went in and stood close to the old woman so as to see it better.

Putri belum pernah melihat roda pemintal sebelumnya. Bagi dia itu terlihat sebagai sesuatu yang aneh. Ia masuk dan berdiri dekat wanita tua itu agar bisa melihatnya lebih baik.

“What is that you are doing?” she asked.

"Apa yang sedang engkau lakukan?" tanyanya.

“I am spinning,” answered the old woman.

"Aku sedang memintal," jawab wanita tua itu.

“And what is that little thing that flies around so fast?”

"Dan apa benda kecil yang berputar begitu cepat itu?"

“That is a spindle.”

"Itu adalah jarum pemintal."

“It is a curious little thing,” said the Princess, and she reached out her hand to touch it. Then the point of the spindle pricked her finger, and at once the Princess sighed, and her eyes closed, and she sank back on a couch in a deep sleep.

"Itu benda kecil yang aneh," kata Putri, dan ia mengulurkan tangannya untuk menyentuhnya. Lalu ujung jarum pemintal itu menusuk jarinya, dan seketika itu juga Putri mendesah, dan matanya tertutup, dan ia jatuh tersandar di sebuah dipan dalam tidur yang dalam.

Immediately a silence fell also upon all in the castle. The King and Queen had just returned from their journey; they had alighted from their horses and had entered the castle, and just then sleep fell upon them. The courtiers who followed them also fell asleep. The dogs and horses in the courtyard slept, and the pigeons on the eaves. The boy who turned the spit in the kitchen slept and the cook did not scold him, for she too was asleep. The meat did not burn, for the fire was sleeping. Even the flies in the castle and the bees among the flowers hung motionless. All slept.

Seketika itu juga, keheningan turun juga ke seluruh istana. Raja dan Ratu baru saja kembali dari perjalanan mereka; mereka telah turun dari kuda mereka dan telah memasuki istana, dan tepat saat itu tidur menimpa mereka. Para punggawa yang mengikuti mereka juga tertidur. Anjing-anjing dan kuda-kuda di halaman tertidur, begitu pula merpati-merpati di atap. Anak lelaki yang memutar pemanggangan di dapur tertidur dan juru masak tidak memarahinya, karena ia sendiri pun tertidur. Daging itu tidak hangus, karena api pun sedang tidur. Bahkan lalat-lalat di istana dan lebah-lebah di antara bunga-bunga tergantung tak bergerak. Semuanya tertidur.

Then all about the castle sprang up an enchanted forest that shut it in like a wall. The forest grew so dark and high that at last not even the top-most tower of the castle could be seen.

Kemudian di sekeliling istana tumbuh sebuah hutan ajaib yang mengurungnya seperti sebuah tembok. Hutan itu tumbuh begitu gelap dan tinggi sehingga akhirnya bahkan menara tertinggi istana itu pun tak dapat terlihat.

But though the Princess slept she was not forgotten. Many brave princes and heroes came and tried to cut their way through the forest to rescue her, but the boughs and branches were as hard as iron, and moreover as fast as they were cut away they grew again; also they were twisted so closely together that no one could creep between them. Then as years passed by, the brave heroes who had sought the Princess grew old and had children of their own. These, too, grew to be men and married, and at last the Princess was forgotten by all, or was remembered only as an old tale.

Namun meskipun Putri tertidur, ia tidak dilupakan. Banyak pangeran pemberani dan pahlawan datang dan mencoba menebas jalan mereka menembus hutan untuk menyelamatkannya, tetapi dahan-dahan dan ranting-rantingnya sekeras besi, dan lagi pula secepat ditebang mereka tumbuh kembali; mereka juga terjalin begitu rapat sehingga tidak ada yang bisa menyusup di antaranya. Kemudian seiring bertambahnya tahun, para pahlawan pemberani yang telah mencari Putri itu pun menjadi tua dan memiliki anak-anak mereka sendiri. Mereka ini pun tumbuh menjadi dewasa dan menikah, dan akhirnya Putri itu dilupakan oleh semua orang, atau hanya diingat sebagai sebuah dongeng lama.

At last a hundred years had slipped away, and then a young and handsome Prince came by that way. He had been hunting, and he had ridden so fast and eagerly that he had left his huntsmen far behind. Now he was hot and weary, and seeing a hut he stopped and asked for a drink of water.

Akhirnya seratus tahun telah berlalu, dan kemudian seorang Pangeran muda yang tampan lewat di jalan itu. Ia telah berburu, dan ia telah menunggang kudanya begitu cepat dan bersemangat sehingga ia telah meninggalkan para pemburunya jauh di belakang. Kini ia kepanasan dan lelah, dan melihat sebuah pondok, ia berhenti dan meminta seteguk air.

The man who lived in the hut was very old. He brought the water the Prince asked for, and after the Prince had drank, he sat awhile and looked about him. “What is that darkness, like a cloud, that I see over yonder?” he asked.

Orang yang tinggal di pondok itu sudah sangat tua. Ia membawakan air yang diminta Pangeran, dan setelah Pangeran minum, ia duduk sejenak dan memandang sekelilingnya. "Apakah kegelapan seperti awan itu, yang kulihat di sana?" tanyanya.

“I cannot tell you for sure,” said the old man, “for it is a long distance away and I have never gone to see. But my grandfather told me once that it was an enchanted forest. He said there was a castle hidden deep in the midst of it, and that in that castle lay a Princess asleep. That Princess, so he said, was the most beautiful Princess in all the world, but a spell had been laid on her, and she was to sleep a hundred years. At the end of that time a Prince was to come and waken her with a kiss.”

"Aku tidak bisa mengatakannya dengan pasti," kata orang tua itu, "karena itu jaraknya jauh dan aku tidak pernah pergi untuk melihatnya. Namun kakekku pernah bercerita kepadaku bahwa itu adalah hutan ajaib. Ia berkata ada sebuah istana tersembunyi jauh di tengahnya, dan bahwa di istana itu tidur seorang Putri. Putri itu, katanya, adalah Putri tercantik di seluruh dunia, tetapi sebuah kutukan telah dijatuhkan padanya, dan ia akan tidur selama seratus tahun. Pada akhir waktu itu seorang Pangeran akan datang dan membangunkannya dengan sebuah ciuman."

“And how long has she slept now?” asked the Prince, and his heart beat in his breast like a bird.

"Dan sudah berapa lama ia tertidur sekarang?" tanya Pangeran, dan hatinya berdebar-debar di dadanya seperti seekor burung.

“That I cannot say,” answered the old man, “but a long, long time. My grandfather was an old man when he told me, and he could not remember her.”

"Itu aku tidak bisa katakan," jawab orang tua itu, "tetapi sudah lama, lama sekali. Kakekku sudah tua ketika ia menceritakannya kepadaku, dan ia tidak bisa mengingatnya."

The Prince thanked the old man for what he had told him, and then he rode away toward the enchanted forest, and he could not go fast enough, he was in such haste.

Pangeran itu berterima kasih kepada orang tua itu atas apa yang telah diceritakannya, dan kemudian ia menunggang kudanya menuju hutan ajaib itu, dan ia tidak bisa pergi cukup cepat, ia begitu terburu-buru.

When he was at a distance from the forest, it looked like a dark cloud, but as he came nearer it began to grow rosy. All the boughs and briers had begun to bud. By the time he was close to them they were in full flower, and when he reached the edge of the forest the branches divided, leaving an open path before him. Along this path the Prince rode and before long he came to the palace. He entered the courtyard and looked about him wondering. The dogs lay sleeping in the sunshine and never wakened at his coming. The horses stood like statues. The guards slept leaning on their arms.

Ketika ia berada di kejauhan dari hutan itu, hutan itu terlihat seperti awan gelap, tetapi saat ia semakin mendekat, hutan itu mulai berubah merah muda. Semua dahan dan semak berduri mulai bertunas. Pada saat ia sudah dekat dengan mereka, mereka telah berbunga penuh, dan ketika ia mencapai tepi hutan itu, dahan-dahannya terbelah, meninggalkan sebuah jalan terbuka di hadapannya. Menyusuri jalan ini Pangeran menunggang kudanya dan tak lama kemudian ia sampai di istana itu. Ia memasuki halaman istana dan memandang sekelilingnya dengan takjub. Anjing-anjing berbaring tertidur di bawah sinar matahari dan tidak terbangun saat kedatangannya. Kuda-kuda berdiri seperti patung. Para penjaga tertidur bersandar pada senjata mereka.

The Prince dismounted and went on into the palace; on he went through one room after another, and no one woke to stop nor stay him. At last he came to the stairway that led to the tower and he went on up it,—up and up, as the Princess had done before him. He reached the tower-room, and then he stopped, and stood amazed. There on the couch lay a maiden more beautiful than he had ever dreamed of. He could scarcely believe there was such beauty in the world. He looked and looked and then he stooped and kissed her.

Pangeran turun dari kudanya dan melangkah masuk ke dalam istana; ia terus berjalan melewati satu ruangan demi satu ruangan, dan tidak ada seorang pun yang terbangun untuk menghentikan atau menahannya. Akhirnya ia sampai di tangga yang menuju ke menara dan ia terus menaikinya,—naik dan naik, seperti yang telah dilakukan Putri sebelumnya. Ia sampai di ruangan menara itu, dan kemudian ia berhenti, dan berdiri terpana. Di sana di atas dipan berbaring seorang gadis yang lebih cantik daripada yang pernah ia impikan. Ia hampir tidak percaya bahwa ada kecantikan seperti itu di dunia. Ia memandang dan memandang lalu ia membungkuk dan menciumnya.

At once—on the moment—all through the castle sounded the hum of waking life. The King and Queen, down in the throne-room stirred and rubbed their eyes. The guards started from sleep. The horses stamped, the dogs sprang up barking. The meat in the kitchen began to burn, and the cook boxed the boy’s ears. The courtiers smiled and bowed and simpered.

Seketika itu juga—pada saat itu juga—di seluruh istana terdengar dengungan kehidupan yang terbangun. Raja dan Ratu, di bawah di ruang takhta, bergerak dan mengucek mata mereka. Para penjaga terkejut bangun dari tidur. Kuda-kuda menghentakkan kaki, anjing-anjing melompat bangun sambil menggonggong. Daging di dapur mulai hangus, dan juru masak menampar telinga anak lelaki itu. Para punggawa tersenyum dan membungkuk dan tersipu.

Up in the tower the Princess opened her eyes, and as soon as she saw the Prince she loved him. He took her hand and raised her from the couch. “Will you be my own dear bride?” said he. And the Princess answered yes.

Di atas menara, Putri membuka matanya, dan begitu ia melihat Pangeran, ia jatuh cinta padanya. Pangeran memegang tangannya dan mengangkatnya dari dipan. "Maukah engkau menjadi pengantinku yang tercinta?" katanya. Dan Putri menjawab ya.

And so they were married with great rejoicings, and the six fairies came to the wedding and brought with them gifts more beautiful than ever were seen before. As for the seventh fairy, if she did not burst with spite she may be living still. But the Prince and Princess lived happily forever after.

Maka mereka pun menikah dengan kegembiraan yang besar, dan keenam peri datang ke pernikahan itu dan membawa hadiah-hadiah yang lebih indah daripada yang pernah dilihat sebelumnya. Adapun peri ketujuh, jika ia tidak meledak karena dengki, mungkin ia masih hidup sampai sekarang. Namun Pangeran dan Putri hidup bahagia selamanya.