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The Prophet | Progressive Translation Books for German A1 Learners

The Prophet | Progressive Translation Books for German A1 Learners

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THEBOOKSOFKAHLILGIBRAN
Der
TheMadman.
1918TwentyDrawings.
1919
Der
TheForerunner.
1920TheProphet.
1923Sand
und
andFoam.
1926Jesusthe
Sohn
SonofMan.
1928TheForthGods.
1931
Der
TheWanderer.
1932TheGardenof
der
theProphet1933ProsePoems.
1934Nymphsof
die
theValley.
THEPROPHET
Almustafa,thechosen
und
andthebeloved,whowas
eine
adawnuntohisown
tag
day,hadwaitedtwelveyearsinthe
stadt
cityofOrphaleseforhisshipthatwastoreturn
und
andbearhimbacktotheisleofhisbirth.
Und
Andinthetwelfthyear,ontheseventh
tag
dayofIelool,themonthofreaping,heclimbedthehillwithoutthecitywalls
und
andlookedseaward;
andhebeheldhisshipcomingwiththemist.
Thenthegatesofhisheartwereflung
geöffnet
open,andhisjoyflewfar
über
overthesea.
Andhe
schloss
closedhiseyesandprayedin
der
thesilencesofhissoul.
Aber
Butashedescendedthehill,
eine
asadnesscameuponhim,
und
andhethoughtinhisheart:.
HowshallI
gehen
goinpeaceandwithoutsorrow?
Nay,not
ohne
withoutawoundinthespiritshallI
verlassen
leavethiscity.
LongwerethedaysofpainIhavespentwithinitswalls,
und
andlongwerethenightsofaloneness;
und
andwhocandepartfromhispain
und
andhisalonenesswithoutregret?
Too
viele
manyfragmentsofthespirithaveIscatteredinthesestreets,
und
andtoomanyarethe
kinder
childrenofmylongingthat
laufen
walknakedamongthesehills,
und
andIcannotwithdrawfromthem
ohne
withoutaburdenandanache.
Itisnot
eine
agarmentIcastoffthisday,
sondern
butaskinthatItearwithmyownhands.
Norisit
ein
athoughtIleavebehind
mich
me,butaheartmade
süß
sweetwithhungerandwiththirst.
YetIcannottarrylonger.
Das
Theseathatcallsallthingsuntohercalls
mich
me,andImustembark.
Forto
bleiben
stay,thoughthehoursburninthe
nacht
night,istofreezeandcrystallize
und
andbeboundinamould.
Fain
würde
wouldItakewithmeallthatis
hier
here.
ButhowshallI?
Eine
Avoicecannotcarrythetongue
und
andthelipsthatgaveitwings.
Allein
Alonemustitseektheether.
Und
Andaloneandwithouthisnestshalltheeagleflyacrossthesun.
Nun
Nowwhenhereachedthefootofthehill,he
wandte
turnedagaintowardsthesea,
und
andhesawhisshipapproachingtheharbour,
und
anduponherprowthemariners,themenofhisownland.
Und
Andhissoulcriedouttothem,
und
andhesaid:.
Sonsofmyancient
mutter
mother,youridersofthetides,.
Howoftenhaveyousailedinmydreams.
Und
Andnowyoucomeinmyawakening,
was
whichismydeeperdream.
Bereit
ReadyamItogo,
und
andmyeagernesswithsailsfullsetawaits
den
thewind.
OnlyanotherbreathwillIbreathein
dieser
thisstillair,onlyanotherloving
blick
lookcastbackward,.
AndthenIshall
stehen
standamongyou,aseafareramongseafarers.
Und
Andyou,vastsea,sleepless
mutter
mother,.
Whoalonearepeace
und
andfreedomtotheriver
und
andthestream,.
Onlyanotherwinding
wird
willthisstreammake,onlyanothermurmurin
dieser
thisglade,.
AndthenshallI
kommen
cometoyou,aboundlessdropto
ein
aboundlessocean.
Andashewalkedhe
sah
sawfromafarmenandwomenleavingtheirfields
und
andtheirvineyardsandhasteningtowardsthecitygates.
Und
Andheheardtheirvoicescallinghisname,
und
andshoutingfromfieldtofieldtellingoneanotherofthecomingofhisship.
Und
Andhesaidtohimself:.
Shall
der
thedayofpartingbe
der
thedayofgathering?
Andshallitbesaid
dass
thatmyevewasin
wahrheit
truthmydawn?
AndwhatshallI
geben
giveuntohimwhohaslefthisploughinmidfurrow,ortohimwhohasstoppedthewheelofhiswinepress?
Shallmy
herz
heartbecomeatreeheavy-ladenwithfruitthatI
kann
maygatherandgiveuntothem?
Und
Andshallmydesiresflowlike
ein
afountainthatImayfilltheircups?
AmI
eine
aharpthatthehandof
die
themightymaytouchme,or
eine
aflutethathisbreathmaypass
durch
throughme?
Aseekerofsilencesam
Ich
I,andwhattreasurehaveIfoundinsilences
dass
thatImaydispensewithconfidence?
Wenn
Ifthisismydayofharvest,inwhatfieldshaveIsowed
den
theseed,andinwhatunrememberedseasons?
Wenn
Ifthisindeedbethe
stunde
hourinwhichIliftupmylantern,itisnotmyflamethatshallburntherein.
Empty
und
anddarkshallIraisemylantern,.
Und
Andtheguardianofthenightshallfillitwithoil
und
andheshalllightit
auch
also.
Thesethingshesaidinwords.
Aber
Butmuchinhisheartremainedunsaid.
Forhehimself
konnte
couldnotspeakhisdeepersecret.
Und
Andwhenheenteredintothe
stadt
cityallthepeoplecametomeet
ihm
him,andtheywerecryingouttohimaswith
einer
onevoice.
Andtheeldersofthe
stadt
citystoodforthandsaid:.
Gehen
Gonotyetawayfromus.
Eine
Anoontidehaveyoubeeninourtwilight,
und
andyouryouthhasgivenusdreamsto
träumen
dream.
Nostrangerareyouamongus,nor
ein
aguest,butourson
und
andourdearlybeloved.
Suffernotyetoureyestohungerforyour
gesicht
face.
Andthepriestsand
die
thepriestessessaiduntohim:.
Lass
Letnotthewavesof
die
theseaseparateusnow,
und
andtheyearsyouhavespentinourmidst
werden
becomeamemory.
Youhavewalkedamongus
ein
aspirit,andyourshadowhasbeen
ein
alightuponourfaces.
Sehr
Muchhavewelovedyou.
Aber
Butspeechlesswasourlove,
und
andwithveilshasitbeenveiled.
Doch
Yetnowitcriesalouduntoyou,
und
andwouldstandrevealedbeforeyou.
Und
Andeverhasitbeenthat
liebe
loveknowsnotitsowndepthuntilthe
stunde
hourofseparation.
Andothers
kamen
camealsoandentreatedhim.
Aber
Butheansweredthemnot.
He
nur
onlybenthishead;
andthosewhostoodnear
sahen
sawhistearsfallinguponhisbreast.
Und
Andheandthepeopleproceededtowardsthegreatsquare
vor
beforethetemple.
Andthere
kam
cameoutofthesanctuary
eine
awomanwhosenamewasAlmitra.
Und
Andshewasaseeress.
Und
Andhelookeduponherwithexceedingtenderness,foritwasshewhohad
zuerst
firstsoughtandbelievedinhim
als
whenhehadbeenbuta
tag
dayintheircity.
Andshehailed
ihn
him,saying:.
ProphetofGod,inquestoftheuttermost,
lange
longhaveyousearchedthedistancesforyourship.
Und
Andnowyourshiphascome,
und
andyoumustneedsgo.
Deepisyourlongingfor
der
thelandofyourmemories
und
andthedwellingplaceofyourgreaterdesires;
und
andourlovewouldnotbindyounorourneedsholdyou.
Doch
Yetthisweaskereyou
verlässt
leaveus,thatyouspeaktous
und
andgiveusofyour
wahrheit
truth.
Andwewillgiveituntoourchildren,
und
andtheyuntotheirchildren,
und
anditshallnotperish.
Inyouralonenessyouhavewatchedwithourdays,
und
andinyourwakefulnessyouhave
gehört
listenedtotheweepingand
das
thelaughterofoursleep.
Jetzt
Nowthereforediscloseustoourselves,
und
andtellusallthathasbeenshownyouofthat
was
whichisbetweenbirthand
tod
death.
Andheanswered,.
PeopleofOrphalese,ofwhat
kann
canIspeaksaveofthatwhichis
sogar
evennowmovingwithinyoursouls?
ThensaidAlmitra,SpeaktousofLove.
Und
Andheraisedhishead
und
andlookeduponthepeople,
und
andtherefellastillnessuponthem.
Und
Andwithagreatvoicehesaid:.
Wenn
Whenlovebeckonstoyou,
folge
followhim,.
Thoughhiswaysare
hart
hardandsteep.
Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyouyieldto
ihm
him,.
Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinions
kann
maywoundyou.
Andwhenhespeakstoyou
glauben
believeinhim,.
Thoughhisvoice
kann
mayshatteryourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastethegarden.
Forevenas
liebe
lovecrownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.
Evenasheisforyourgrowthsoisheforyourpruning.
Selbst
Evenasheascendstoyourheight
und
andcaressesyourtenderestbranchesthatquiverinthesun,.
Soshallhedescendtoyourroots
und
andshakethemintheirclingingto
der
theearth.
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself.
Hethreshesyouto
machen
makeyounaked.
Hesiftsyouto
befreien
freeyoufromyourhusks.
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness.
Hekneadsyouuntilyouarepliant;.
Und
Andthenheassignsyoutohissacred
feuer
fire,thatyoumaybecomesacredbreadforGod’ssacredfeast.
Allthesethingsshall
liebe
lovedountoyouthatyoumayknow
die
thesecretsofyourheart,
und
andinthatknowledgebecome
ein
afragmentofLife’sheart.
Aber
Butifinyourfearyouwouldseek
nur
onlylove’speaceandlove’spleasure,.
Thenitis
besser
betterforyouthatyoucoveryournakedness
und
andpassoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,.
Intotheseasonless
welt
worldwhereyoushalllaugh,
aber
butnotallofyourlaughter,
und
andweep,butnotallofyourtears.
Liebe
Lovegivesnaughtbutitself
und
andtakesnaughtbutfromitself.
Liebe
Lovepossessesnotnorwoulditbepossessed;.
For
liebe
loveissufficientuntolove.
Wenn
Whenyouloveyoushouldnot
sagen
say,“Godisinmyheart,”
sondern
butrather,“IamintheheartofGod.”
Und
Andthinknotyoucandirectthecourseof
liebe
love,forlove,ifitfindsyouworthy,directsyourcourse.
Liebe
Lovehasnootherdesirebuttofulfilitself.
Aber
Butifyouloveandmustneedshavedesires,
lasst
letthesebeyourdesires:.
Tomelt
und
andbelikearunningbrookthatsingsitsmelodyto
der
thenight.
Toknowthepainoftoo
viel
muchtenderness.
Tobewoundedbyyourownunderstandingof
liebe
love;.
Andtobleedwillingly
und
andjoyfully.
Towakeatdawnwithawingedheart
und
andgivethanksforanother
tag
dayofloving;.
Torestatthenoonhour
und
andmeditatelove’secstacy;.
Toreturnhomeateventidewithgratitude;.
Und
Andthentosleepwithaprayerfor
den
thebelovedinyourheart
und
andasongofpraiseuponyourlips.
ThenAlmitraspoke
wieder
againandsaid,AndwhatofMarriagemaster?
Und
Andheansweredsaying:.
Youwereborn
zusammen
together,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.
Youshallbe
zusammen
togetherwhenthewhitewingsofdeathscatteryourdays.
Aye,youshallbe
zusammen
togethereveninthesilentmemoryof
Gott
God.
Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,.
Und
Andletthewindsof
die
theheavensdancebetweenyou.
Liebe
Loveoneanother,butmakenot
ein
abondoflove:.
Letitratherbe
ein
amovingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.
Filleachother’scup
aber
butdrinknotfromonecup.
Geben
Giveoneanotherofyourbread
aber
buteatnotfromthesameloaf.
Singen
Singanddancetogetherandbejoyous,
aber
butleteachoneofyoube
allein
alone,.
Evenasthestringsofaluteare
allein
alonethoughtheyquiverwith
die
thesamemusic.
Giveyourhearts,
aber
butnotintoeachother’skeeping.
For
nur
onlythehandofLife
kann
cancontainyourhearts.
And
stehen
standtogetheryetnottoonear
zusammen
together:.
Forthepillarsof
die
thetemplestandapart,.
And
die
theoaktreeandthecypressgrownotineachother’sshadow.
Und
Andawomanwhoheldababeagainstherbosomsaid,SpeaktousofChildren.
Und
Andhesaid:.
Yourchildrenarenotyour
kinder
children.
Theyarethesons
und
anddaughtersofLife’slongingforitself.
They
kommen
comethroughyoubutnotfromyou,.
Und
Andthoughtheyarewithyouyettheybelongnottoyou.
Youmay
geben
givethemyourlovebutnotyourthoughts,.
Forthey
haben
havetheirownthoughts.
Youmayhousetheirbodies
aber
butnottheirsouls,.
Fortheirsoulsdwellin
das
thehouseoftomorrow,whichyoucannotvisit,noteveninyourdreams.
Youmaystrivetobelikethem,
aber
butseeknottomakethemlikeyou.
For
leben
lifegoesnotbackwardnortarrieswithyesterday.
Youare
die
thebowsfromwhichyour
kinder
childrenaslivingarrowsaresentforth.
Thearcher
sieht
seesthemarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,
und
andHebendsyouwithHismightthatHisarrowsmay
gehen
goswiftandfar.
Letyourbendingin
der
theArcher’shandbeforgladness;.
Forevenasheloves
den
thearrowthatflies,soHelovesalso
den
thebowthatisstable.
Thensaid
ein
arichman,SpeaktousofGiving.
Und
Andheanswered:.
Yougivebut
wenig
littlewhenyougiveofyourpossessions.
Itis
wenn
whenyougiveofyourselfthatyoutrulygive.
Forwhatareyourpossessionsbutthingsyoukeep
und
andguardforfearyou
können
mayneedthemtomorrow?
And
morgen
tomorrow,whatshalltomorrowbringtotheoverprudent
hund
dogburyingbonesinthetracklesssandashe
folgt
followsthepilgrimstotheholy
stadt
city?
Andwhatisfearof
notwendigkeit
needbutneeditself?
Isnotdreadofthirst
wenn
whenyourwellisfull,thethirstthatisunquenchable?
Therearethosewho
geben
givelittleofthemuchwhichtheyhave—andthey
geben
giveitforrecognitionandtheirhiddendesiremakestheirgiftsunwholesome.
Und
Andtherearethosewho
haben
havelittleandgiveitall.
Thesearethebelieversin
leben
lifeandthebountyof
leben
life,andtheircofferis
nie
neverempty.
Therearethosewho
geben
givewithjoy,andthatjoyistheirreward.
Und
Andtherearethosewho
geben
givewithpain,andthatpainistheirbaptism.
Und
Andtherearethosewho
geben
giveandknownotpainingiving,nordotheyseekjoy,nor
geben
givewithmindfulnessofvirtue;.
They
geben
giveasinyondervalleythemyrtlebreathesitsfragranceintospace.
Durch
Throughthehandsofsuchasthese
Gott
Godspeaks,andfrombehindtheireyesHesmilesupon
die
theearth.
Itiswellto
geben
givewhenasked,butitis
besser
bettertogiveunasked,throughunderstanding;.
Und
Andtotheopen-handedthesearchfor
eine
onewhoshallreceiveisjoygreater
als
thangiving.
Andisthereaughtyou
würden
wouldwithhold?
Allyouhaveshallsomedaybegiven;.
Therefore
geben
givenow,thattheseasonofgivingmaybeyours
und
andnotyourinheritors’.
Youoftensay,“I
würde
wouldgive,butonlyto
die
thedeserving.”
Thetreesinyourorchard
sagen
saynotso,northeflocksinyourpasture.
They
geben
givethattheymaylive,fortowithholdistoperish.
Surelyhewhoisworthytoreceivehisdays
und
andhisnights,isworthyofallelsefromyou.
Und
Andhewhohasdeservedto
trinken
drinkfromtheoceanoflifedeservestofillhiscupfromyourlittlestream.
Und
Andwhatdesertgreatershalltherebe,
als
thanthatwhichliesinthecourage
und
andtheconfidence,naythecharity,ofreceiving?
Und
Andwhoareyouthatmenshouldrendtheirbosom
und
andunveiltheirpride,thatyoumay
siehst
seetheirworthnakedandtheirprideunabashed?
Sehen
Seefirstthatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,
und
andaninstrumentofgiving.
Forin
wahrheit
truthitislifethatgivesuntolife—whileyou,whodeemyourself
ein
agiver,arebutawitness.
Und
Andyoureceivers—andyouare
alle
allreceivers—assumenoweightofgratitude,lestyoulay
ein
ayokeuponyourselfanduponhimwhogives.
Ratherrise
zusammen
togetherwiththegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;.
Fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,isitodoubthisgenerositywhohasthefreehearted
erde
earthformother,andGodfor
vater
father.
Thenanoldman,akeeperofaninn,said,SpeaktousofEating
und
andDrinking.