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The Prophet | Progressively Translated Dutch A1 Books

The Prophet | Progressively Translated Dutch A1 Books

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THEBOOKSOFKAHLILGIBRAN
De
TheMadman.
1918TwentyDrawings.
1919
De
TheForerunner.
1920TheProphet.
1923Sand
en
andFoam.
1926Jesusthe
Zoon
SonofMan.
1928TheForthGods.
1931
De
TheWanderer.
1932TheGardenof
de
theProphet1933ProsePoems.
1934Nymphsof
de
theValley.
THEPROPHET
Almustafa,thechosen
en
andthebeloved,whowas
een
adawnuntohisown
dag
day,hadwaitedtwelveyearsinthe
stad
cityofOrphaleseforhisshipthatwasto
terugkeren
returnandbearhimbacktotheisleofhisbirth.
En
Andinthetwelfthyear,ontheseventh
dag
dayofIelool,themonthofreaping,heclimbedthehillwithoutthecitywalls
en
andlookedseaward;
andhebeheldhisship
komen
comingwiththemist.
Then
de
thegatesofhisheartwereflung
geopend
open,andhisjoyflew
ver
faroverthesea.
Andhe
sloot
closedhiseyesandprayedin
de
thesilencesofhissoul.
Maar
Butashedescendedthehill,
een
asadnesscameuponhim,
en
andhethoughtinhis
hart
heart:.
HowshallIgoinpeace
en
andwithoutsorrow?
Nay,not
zonder
withoutawoundinthespiritshallI
verlaten
leavethiscity.
Longwere
de
thedaysofpainI
heb
havespentwithinitswalls,
en
andlongwerethenightsofaloneness;
en
andwhocandepartfromhispain
en
andhisalonenesswithoutregret?
Te
Toomanyfragmentsofthespirit
heb
haveIscatteredinthesestreets,
en
andtoomanyarethe
kinderen
childrenofmylongingthat
lopen
walknakedamongthesehills,
en
andIcannotwithdrawfromthem
zonder
withoutaburdenandanache.
Itisnot
een
agarmentIcastoffthisday,
maar
butaskinthatItear
met
withmyownhands.
Norisit
een
athoughtIleavebehindme,
maar
butaheartmadesweetwithhunger
en
andwiththirst.
YetIcannottarrylonger.
De
Theseathatcallsallthingsuntohercalls
mij
me,andImustembark.
Forto
blijven
stay,thoughthehoursburnin
de
thenight,istofreeze
en
andcrystallizeandbeboundin
een
amould.
FainwouldItakewithmeallthatis
hier
here.
ButhowshallI?
Een
Avoicecannotcarrythetongue
en
andthelipsthatgaveitwings.
Alleen
Alonemustitseektheether.
En
Andaloneandwithouthisnestshall
de
theeagleflyacrossthesun.
Nu
Nowwhenhereachedthefootof
de
thehill,heturnedagaintowards
de
thesea,andhesawhisshipapproaching
de
theharbour,anduponherprow
de
themariners,themenofhis
eigen
ownland.
Andhissoulcriedoutto
hen
them,andhesaid:.
Sonsofmyancient
moeder
mother,youridersofthetides,.
Hoe
Howoftenhaveyousailedinmydreams.
En
Andnowyoucomeinmyawakening,
die
whichismydeeperdream.
Klaar
ReadyamItogo,
en
andmyeagernesswithsailsfullsetawaits
de
thewind.
Onlyanotherbreath
zal
willIbreatheinthisstill
lucht
air,onlyanotherlovinglookcastbackward,.
En
AndthenIshallstandamongyou,
een
aseafareramongseafarers.
Andyou,vastsea,sleepless
moeder
mother,.
Whoalonearepeace
en
andfreedomtotheriver
en
andthestream,.
Onlyanotherwinding
zal
willthisstreammake,onlyanothermurmurin
deze
thisglade,.
AndthenshallI
komen
cometoyou,aboundlessdropto
een
aboundlessocean.
Andashe
liep
walkedhesawfromafarmen
en
andwomenleavingtheirfields
en
andtheirvineyardsandhasteningtowards
de
thecitygates.
Andhe
hoorde
heardtheirvoicescallinghis
naam
name,andshoutingfromfieldtofield
vertelden
tellingoneanotherofthecomingofhisship.
En
Andhesaidtohimself:.
Shallthe
dag
dayofpartingbethe
dag
dayofgathering?
Andshallitbe
gezegd
saidthatmyevewasin
waarheid
truthmydawn?
AndwhatshallI
geven
giveuntohimwhohaslefthisploughinmidfurrow,
of
ortohimwhohas
gestopt
stoppedthewheelofhiswinepress?
Shallmy
hart
heartbecomeatreeheavy-laden
met
withfruitthatImaygather
en
andgiveuntothem?
Andshallmydesiresflow
als
likeafountainthatI
kan
mayfilltheircups?
AmI
een
aharpthatthehandof
de
themightymaytouchme,
of
oraflutethathisbreathmaypass
door
throughme?
Aseekerofsilencesam
Ik
I,andwhattreasurehaveI
gevonden
foundinsilencesthatI
kan
maydispensewithconfidence?
If
dit
thisismydayofharvest,inwhatfields
heb
haveIsowedtheseed,
en
andinwhatunrememberedseasons?
Als
Ifthisindeedbethe
uur
hourinwhichIliftupmylantern,itisnotmyflamethatshallburntherein.
Empty
en
anddarkshallIraisemylantern,.
En
Andtheguardianofthe
nacht
nightshallfillitwithoil
en
andheshalllightit
ook
also.
Thesethingshesaidinwords.
Maar
Butmuchinhisheartremainedunsaid.
Forhehimself
kon
couldnotspeakhisdeepersecret.
En
Andwhenheenteredintothe
stad
cityallthepeoplecametomeet
hem
him,andtheywerecryingouttohimas
met
withonevoice.
Andtheeldersof
de
thecitystoodforthandsaid:.
Ga
Gonotyetawayfrom
ons
us.
Anoontidehaveyoubeeninourtwilight,
en
andyouryouthhasgivenusdreamsto
dromen
dream.
Nostrangerareyouamongus,nor
een
aguest,butourson
en
andourdearlybeloved.
Suffernotyetoureyestohungerforyourface.
En
Andthepriestsandthepriestessessaidunto
hem
him:.
Letnotthewavesof
de
theseaseparateusnow,
en
andtheyearsyouhavespentinourmidst
worden
becomeamemory.
Youhavewalkedamongus
een
aspirit,andyourshadow
hebt
hasbeenalightuponourfaces.
Much
hebben
havewelovedyou.
Butspeechlesswasour
liefde
love,andwithveilshasitbeenveiled.
Maar
Yetnowitcriesalouduntoyou,
en
andwouldstandrevealedbeforeyou.
En
Andeverhasitbeen
dat
thatloveknowsnotits
eigen
owndepthuntilthehourofseparation.
En
Andotherscamealsoandentreated
hem
him.
Butheansweredthemnot.
He
alleen
onlybenthishead;
andthosewho
stonden
stoodnearsawhistears
vallen
fallinguponhisbreast.
Andhe
en
andthepeopleproceededtowardsthe
grote
greatsquarebeforethetemple.
En
Andtherecameoutofthesanctuary
een
awomanwhosenamewasAlmitra.
En
Andshewasaseeress.
En
Andhelookeduponher
met
withexceedingtenderness,foritwasshe
die
whohadfirstsoughtand
geloofd
believedinhimwhenhe
had
hadbeenbutadayintheir
stad
city.
Andshehailedhim,
zei
saying:.
ProphetofGod,inquestoftheuttermost,
lang
longhaveyousearchedthedistancesforyourship.
En
Andnowyourshiphas
gekomen
come,andyoumustneeds
gaan
go.
Deepisyourlongingforthelandofyourmemories
en
andthedwellingplaceofyourgreaterdesires;
en
andourlovewouldnotbindyounorourneeds
vasthouden
holdyou.
Yetthiswe
vragen
askereyouleaveus,
dat
thatyouspeaktous
en
andgiveusofyour
waarheid
truth.
Andwewillgiveituntoour
kinderen
children,andtheyuntotheir
kinderen
children,anditshallnotperish.
Inyouralonenessyou
hebt
havewatchedwithourdays,
en
andinyourwakefulnessyou
hebt
havelistenedtotheweeping
en
andthelaughterofour
slaap
sleep.
Nowthereforediscloseustoourselves,
en
andtellusallthathasbeenshownyouof
dat
thatwhichisbetweenbirth
en
anddeath.
Andheanswered,.
Mensen
PeopleofOrphalese,ofwhat
kan
canIspeaksaveof
dat
thatwhichisevennow
beweegt
movingwithinyoursouls?
Then
zei
saidAlmitra,Speaktousof
Liefde
Love.
Andheraisedhis
hoofd
headandlookeduponthe
volk
people,andtherefellastillnessupon
hen
them.
Andwithagreatvoicehe
zei
said:.
Whenlovebeckonstoyou,
volg
followhim,.
Thoughhiswaysarehard
en
andsteep.
Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyouyieldto
hem
him,.
Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinions
kan
maywoundyou.
Andwhenhe
spreekt
speakstoyoubelievein
hem
him,.
Thoughhisvoicemayshatteryourdreamsas
de
thenorthwindlayswaste
de
thegarden.
Forevenas
liefde
lovecrownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.
Evenasheisforyourgrowthsoisheforyourpruning.
Zelfs
Evenasheascendstoyourheight
en
andcaressesyourtenderestbranches
die
thatquiverinthesun,.
Soshallhedescendtoyourroots
en
andshakethemintheirclingingto
de
theearth.
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself.
Hethreshesyouto
maken
makeyounaked.
Hesiftsyoutofreeyoufromyourhusks.
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness.
Hekneadsyou
tot
untilyouarepliant;.
Andthenheassignsyoutohissacred
vuur
fire,thatyoumaybecomesacredbreadforGod’ssacredfeast.
Al
Allthesethingsshalllovedountoyou
die
thatyoumayknowthesecretsofyour
hart
heart,andinthatknowledge
wordt
becomeafragmentofLife’s
hart
heart.
Butifinyourfearyouwouldseek
alleen
onlylove’speaceandlove’spleasure,.
Thenitis
beter
betterforyouthatyoucoveryournakedness
en
andpassoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,.
Into
de
theseasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,
maar
butnotallofyourlaughter,
en
andweep,butnotallofyourtears.
Liefde
Lovegivesnaughtbutitself
en
andtakesnaughtbutfromitself.
Liefde
Lovepossessesnotnorwoulditbepossessed;.
For
liefde
loveissufficientuntolove.
Als
Whenyouloveyoushouldnot
zeggen
say,“Godisinmyheart,”
maar
butrather,“Iamin
het
theheartofGod.”
And
denk
thinknotyoucandirect
de
thecourseoflove,for
liefde
love,ifitfindsyouworthy,directsyourcourse.
Liefde
Lovehasnootherdesirebuttofulfilitself.
Maar
Butifyouloveand
moet
mustneedshavedesires,letthesebeyourdesires:.
Tomelt
en
andbelikearunningbrook
die
thatsingsitsmelodyto
de
thenight.
Toknowthepainoftoo
veel
muchtenderness.
Tobewoundedbyyour
eigen
ownunderstandingoflove;.
Andtobleedwillingly
en
andjoyfully.
Towakeatdawn
met
withawingedheartandgive
danken
thanksforanotherdayofloving;.
To
rusten
restatthenoonhour
en
andmeditatelove’secstacy;.
To
terug
returnhomeateventidewithgratitude;.
En
Andthentosleepwith
een
aprayerforthebelovedinyour
hart
heartandasongofpraiseuponyourlips.
ThenAlmitra
sprak
spokeagainandsaid,AndwhatofMarriagemaster?
En
Andheansweredsaying:.
Youwereborn
samen
together,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.
Youshallbe
samen
togetherwhenthewhitewingsof
dood
deathscatteryourdays.
Aye,youshallbe
samen
togethereveninthesilentmemoryof
God
God.
Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,.
En
Andletthewindsof
de
theheavensdancebetweenyou.
Liefde
Loveoneanother,butmakenotabondof
liefde
love:.
Letitratherbe
een
amovingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.
Filleachother’scup
maar
butdrinknotfromonecup.
Geef
Giveoneanotherofyourbread
maar
buteatnotfromthe
hetzelfde
sameloaf.
Singanddance
samen
togetherandbejoyous,but
laat
leteachoneofyoube
alleen
alone,.
Evenasthestringsof
een
alutearealonethoughtheyquiver
met
withthesamemusic.
Giveyourhearts,
maar
butnotintoeachother’skeeping.
For
alleen
onlythehandofLife
kan
cancontainyourhearts.
And
staan
standtogetheryetnottoonear
elkaar
together:.
Forthepillarsof
de
thetemplestandapart,.
And
de
theoaktreeandthecypressgrownotineachother’sshadow.
En
Andawomanwhoheld
een
ababeagainstherbosom
zei
said,Speaktousof
Kinderen
Children.
Andhesaid:.
Your
kinderen
childrenarenotyourchildren.
Theyarethesons
en
anddaughtersofLife’slongingforitself.
They
komen
comethroughyoubutnotfromyou,.
En
Andthoughtheyarewithyou
toch
yettheybelongnottoyou.
You
mag
maygivethemyourlove
maar
butnotyourthoughts,.
Forthey
hebben
havetheirownthoughts.
You
mag
mayhousetheirbodiesbutnottheirsouls,.
Fortheirsoulsdwellin
het
thehouseoftomorrow,whichyoucannotvisit,not
zelfs
eveninyourdreams.
You
mag
maystrivetobelike
hen
them,butseeknotto
maken
makethemlikeyou.
For
leven
lifegoesnotbackwardnortarrieswithyesterday.
Youare
de
thebowsfromwhichyour
kinderen
childrenaslivingarrowsaresentforth.
Thearcher
ziet
seesthemarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,
en
andHebendsyouwithHis
kunnen
mightthatHisarrowsmay
gaan
goswiftandfar.
Letyourbendingin
de
theArcher’shandbeforgladness;.
Forevenasheloves
de
thearrowthatflies,soHeloves
ook
alsothebowthatisstable.
Then
zei
saidarichman,Speaktousof
Geven
Giving.
Andheanswered:.
You
geeft
givebutlittlewhenyou
geeft
giveofyourpossessions.
Itis
wanneer
whenyougiveofyourself
dat
thatyoutrulygive.
Forwhatareyourpossessionsbutthingsyoukeep
en
andguardforfearyoumay
nodig
needthemtomorrow?
Andtomorrow,whatshalltomorrow
brengen
bringtotheoverprudentdogburyingbonesinthetracklesssandashe
volgt
followsthepilgrimstotheholy
stad
city?
Andwhatisfearof
behoefte
needbutneeditself?
Isnotdreadofthirst
wanneer
whenyourwellisfull,
de
thethirstthatisunquenchable?
Er
Therearethosewhogive
weinig
littleofthemuchwhichtheyhave—andthey
geven
giveitforrecognitionandtheirhiddendesire
maakt
makestheirgiftsunwholesome.
And
er
therearethosewhohave
weinig
littleandgiveitall.
Thesearethebelieversin
leven
lifeandthebountyof
leven
life,andtheircofferis
nooit
neverempty.
Therearethosewho
geven
givewithjoy,andthatjoyistheirreward.
En
Andtherearethosewho
geven
givewithpain,andthatpainistheirbaptism.
En
Andtherearethosewho
geven
giveandknownotpainin
geven
giving,nordotheyseekjoy,nor
geven
givewithmindfulnessofvirtue;.
They
geven
giveasinyondervalley
de
themyrtlebreathesitsfragranceintospace.
Door
Throughthehandsofsuchasthese
God
Godspeaks,andfrombehindtheireyesHesmilesupon
de
theearth.
Itiswellto
geven
givewhenasked,butitis
beter
bettertogiveunasked,throughunderstanding;.
En
Andtotheopen-handedthesearchfor
een
onewhoshallreceiveisjoygreater
dan
thangiving.
Andisthereaughtyou
zou
wouldwithhold?
Allyouhaveshallsome
dag
daybegiven;.
Thereforegive
nu
now,thattheseasonofgivingmaybeyours
en
andnotyourinheritors’.
Youoften
zegt
say,“Iwouldgive,but
alleen
onlytothedeserving.”
Thetreesinyourorchard
zeggen
saynotso,northeflocksinyourpasture.
They
geven
givethattheymaylive,fortowithholdistoperish.
Surelyhe
wie
whoisworthytoreceivehisdays
en
andhisnights,isworthyof
al
allelsefromyou.
Andhe
die
whohasdeservedtodrinkfromtheoceanof
leven
lifedeservestofillhiscupfromyour
kleine
littlestream.
Andwhatdesertgreatershall
er
therebe,thanthatwhich
ligt
liesinthecourageandtheconfidence,naythecharity,ofreceiving?
En
Andwhoareyouthatmenshouldrendtheirbosom
en
andunveiltheirpride,thatyoumay
ziet
seetheirworthnakedandtheirprideunabashed?
Zie
Seefirstthatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,
en
andaninstrumentofgiving.
Forin
waarheid
truthitislifethat
geeft
givesuntolife—whileyou,whodeemyourself
een
agiver,arebutawitness.
En
Andyoureceivers—andyouareallreceivers—assume
geen
noweightofgratitude,lestyoulayayokeuponyourself
en
anduponhimwhogives.
Ratherrise
samen
togetherwiththegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;.
Fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,isitodoubthisgenerosity
die
whohasthefreeheartedearthfor
moeder
mother,andGodforfather.
Thenan
oude
oldman,akeeperofaninn,
zei
said,Speaktousof
Eten
EatingandDrinking.