视频 | 男神抖森磁性英音深情为你朗读《死亡之书》（附视频&朗诵稿）
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To the ancient Egyptians death marked the end of one journey and the beginning of another. After death, all ancient Egyptians believed that they must leave behind the green fertile farm lands of Egypt and the waters of the river Nile to travel to the afterlife.
对于古埃及人而言，死亡意味着一段旅程的结束，也是另一段旅程的开始。古埃及人坚信：人死后必须离开埃及丰沃的土地以及古老的尼罗河，一路去往来世。
They hoped that the afterlife would be a perfect place that resembled the beautiful landscape of the Egypt they had left behind. It was called ‘the Field of Reeds’. But to reach the afterlife they had to make a dangerous and frightening journey. Their spirit had to cross the netherworld which was the land of the dead ruled by the god Osiris.
在他们的愿景中，来世是完美的，那里也跟埃及一样有着富饶美丽的土地，与世间没有差别。它被称为“芦苇之地”。但在到达这片乐土之前，他们必须走过一段危险可怕的路途。他们的灵魂首先要穿过冥世，那里了无生气，一切皆由奥西里斯掌管。
‘Hail to you Osiris.
Turn your face to the West
That you may illumine the two lands with fine gold.
Those who were asleep stand up to look at you.
For to you belong eternity and everlasting.’
“向奥西里斯致敬
请您把目光投向西方
那里的土地就将被黄金点亮
沉睡的人们会敬仰地看您
因您永恒不朽。”
The ancient Egyptians believed that it was very important to prepare for this journey. How would they ward off hostile spirits and poisonous snakes? How would they avoid burning fire and scalding water? And why did the monstrous Devourer always look so hungry?
古埃及人相信充足的准备对这段危险之旅至关重要。他们如何驱走沿途的恶灵与毒蛇？又怎样躲避熊熊烈火和滚烫的热水？骇人的地狱食者为何永远如此饥饿？
When wealthy ancient Egyptians died their bodies were mummified. The mummy was placed in a tomb with special objects to protect it and to help the dead face the perils of the netherworld.
富有的古埃及人在过世后，他们的躯体会被做成木乃伊。木乃伊与特殊的器物一同放入墓中以保护肉体，帮助灵魂度过冥界的种种难关。
One of the objects was a roll of magic spells and pictures. This is now known as the Book of the Dead. The mummy stayed in the tomb, but its ba spirit in the shape of a bird could fly away from the tomb to explore the netherworld and to try and find a way through. In order to do this, the spirit of the dead person would have to pass through gates that were guarded by the gods and avoid being caught in their nets.
这当中有一副写满咒语并有配图的书卷。现在被称作“死亡之书”。虽然木乃伊留在了陵墓中，但是它的灵魂“巴”会化作鸟的形态飞走，去冥界探索穿过困境的办法。为了实现它，这一灵魂需要穿过恶灵守护的大门，并提防捕网的伤害。
They would have to battle with snakes and crocodiles, and protect themselves against bloodthirsty monsters. The dead person used magic and spells from the Book of the Dead to help them overcome these obstacles.
它们要与毒蛇和鳄鱼交战、躲避嗜血怪兽。亡者则会用“死亡之书”中的魔咒来帮助灵魂度过劫难。
‘O you with a spine who would work your mouth against this magic of mine.
No crocodile which lives by magic shall take it away.’
“不过是一张架在脊柱上的嘴在与我的魔法抗衡。没有任何鳄鱼能够打败‘死亡之书’的魔咒！”
At the end of each day, the ba spirit returned to the mummy in the tomb.
夜幕降临之时，灵魂“巴”飞回到墓里的木乃伊中。
The final and the most important stage in the journey of the dead was the trial in the hall of judgement. The dead person’s heart was weighed against the feather of truth.
在这趟旅程中最后，也是最重要的部分是审判庭的裁决。亡者的心脏会被放在天秤上与真理羽毛比重。
If their heart proved too heavy they would be condemned, and eaten by the monstrous Devourer.
若心脏重于羽毛，则判定亡者负有罪孽。他们的灵魂也会被地狱食者吞噬。
If their heart balanced on the scales, the dead person would be allowed to enter, and remain forever in a perfect world traveling across the skies with sun god Ra, or tending their crops in a perfect landscape that resembled green fertile banks of their beloved River Nile.
如果天秤保存平衡，那么亡者便可获许进入完美之界，并可以永远留在那里，和太阳神“拉”一起飞越苍穹或在肥美的土地上耕作，农田如在他们热爱的尼罗河畔一样富饶。
Are you prepared to make the same journey? Can you discover how to use the spells of the Book of the Dead to help you on your way? It’s time now to going to the exhibition, and meet the god Osiris and the monstrous Devourer.
你做好准备踏上这段旅程了吗？你知道如何运用“死亡之书”中的咒语去帮助自己吗？让我们一起走进展览，对奥西里斯和地狱食者一探究竟吧。
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