Sampul The Sun and How It Was Made by Divine Will

The Sun is thirty times the size it appears: looks very small because it is very high up from the earth.

Matahari sebenarnya tiga puluh kali lebih besar dari yang tampak: terlihat sangat kecil karena letaknya sangat tinggi dari bumi.

The Sun has an apparel and a crown which would befit a Tsar, and fifteen thousands of angels of the Lord accompany him and deck him every day. And when the Sun wanes to the West, then the angels strip off from him that garb and crown which would befit a Tsar, and lay it on the throne of the Lord.

Matahari memiliki busana dan mahkota yang layak bagi seorang Tsar, dan lima belas ribu malaikat Tuhan menemaninya dan menghiasnya setiap hari. Dan ketika Matahari meredup ke arah Barat, para malaikat pun melepaskan darinya busana dan mahkota yang layak bagi seorang Tsar itu, dan meletakkannya di atas takhta Tuhan.

Three angels remain with the Sun and make him ready, and God has consigned one hundred angels to enrobe the Sun in an apparel and a crown meet for a Tsar.

Tiga malaikat tetap tinggal bersama Matahari dan mempersiapkannya, dan Tuhan telah menugaskan seratus malaikat untuk mengenakan busana dan mahkota yang pantas bagi seorang Tsar kepada Matahari.

And when the Sun arises from the East crossing to the West, then fiery phoenixes and the Ksálavy of paradise fly in front of the Sun, but first wet their wings in the waters of the ocean and asperse with their wings the Sun that he may not sear them with his golden rays.

Dan ketika Matahari terbit dari Timur menyeberang menuju Barat, maka burung-burung phoenix berapi dan Ksalavy dari surga terbang di depan Matahari, tetapi lebih dulu membasahi sayap mereka dengan air lautan dan memercikkan air itu dengan sayap mereka ke Matahari agar ia tidak menghanguskan mereka dengan sinarnya yang keemasan.

But from the fire of the Sun the feathers even of these birds are consumed, because they are scorched away. And they again bathe in the ocean and are renewed.

Namun karena api Matahari, bahkan bulu-bulu burung-burung ini pun habis terbakar, sebab bulu itu hangus terpanggang. Dan mereka pun kembali mandi di lautan dan diperbarui.

For this reason the cock is a prophet, and it has under its wings a white feather belonging to the other birds.

Karena alasan inilah ayam jantan menjadi seorang nabi, dan ia memiliki di bawah sayapnya sehelai bulu putih milik burung-burung lain itu.

And when the Sun wanes to the West, then the cock’s feathers warp.

Dan ketika Matahari meredup ke arah Barat, maka bulu-bulu ayam jantan itu melengkung.

But when the Lord’s angels take the dress and the crown from the throne of the Lord, the cock awakens, lifts up his voice, flutters with his wings, the first time to announce the resurrection to the world and to tell the angels of the law; then to say: “O Christ, Giver of Light, look down on us and bestow on the world Thy light”; and the third time to sing: “Christ is the Life and accomplishes all things.” And thus the cock sings to the light, magnifies its Creator, and announces joy to the just. Amen.

Namun ketika para malaikat Tuhan mengambil busana dan mahkota itu dari takhta Tuhan, sang ayam jantan pun terbangun, mengangkat suaranya, mengepakkan sayapnya, pertama kali untuk mengumumkan kebangkitan kepada dunia dan memberi tahu para malaikat tentang hukum itu; lalu untuk berkata: "Wahai Kristus, Sang Pemberi Cahaya, pandanglah kami dan anugerahkan kepada dunia Cahaya-Mu"; dan yang ketiga kali untuk menyanyikan: "Kristus adalah Kehidupan dan menyempurnakan segala sesuatu." Dan demikianlah sang ayam jantan berkokok kepada cahaya, memuliakan Penciptanya, dan mengumumkan sukacita kepada orang-orang yang benar. Amin.

🧠 Cek pemahamanmu

  1. Why does the sun look small in the sky, according to the myth?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: Because it is very high up from the earth

    The story says the sun is thirty times its apparent size, but looks small because it is so far above the earth.

  2. What happens to the sun's crown and royal garb each evening?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: The angels strip it off and lay it on the Lord's throne

    When the sun wanes to the West, the angels remove the Tsar-like dress and crown and place it on the throne of the Lord.

  3. Why do the phoenixes wet their wings in the ocean before flying in front of the sun?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: So the sun's rays will not scorch them

    The birds asperse their wings with ocean water so the sun's golden rays do not sear them as they fly ahead of it.

  4. What does the cock do when the angels bring the sun's dress and crown down from the Lord's throne again?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: It crows three times to announce the light and praise its Creator

    The cock awakens, flutters its wings, and crows three times, ending with praise that Christ 'accomplishes all things.'

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