“你可曾听说过一枚让快乐的佩戴者忘记欢笑,让悲伤的佩戴者忘记伤痛的魔戒?” 本奈问道。

　　He watched the grandfather take a plain gold ring from his carpet and 1)engrave something on it. When Benaiah read the words on the ring, his face broke out in a wide smile. That night the entire city welcomed in the holiday of Sukkot with great festivity.

　　他看着老人从毯子上拿起一枚平平无奇的金戒指并在上面刻了点东西,本奈看到所刻文字后大悦。当晚,全城的人都载歌载舞喜迎住棚节。

　　“Well, my friend,” said Solomon, “have you found what I sent you after?” All the ministers laughed and Solomon himself smiled. To everyone’s surprise, Benaiah held up a small gold ring and declared, “Here it is, your majesty!”

　　“啊,我的朋友,” 所罗门说,“你找到我要的戒指了吗?”众大臣哄笑,所罗门自己也微微一笑。让大家吃惊的是,本奈举起一枚小小的金戒指并宣告:“在这儿,陛下!”

　　As soon as Solomon read the 2)inscription, the smile vanished from his face. The jeweler had written three 3)Hebrew letters on the gold band: “gimel, zayin, yod”, which began the words “Gam zeh ya’avor”—“This too shall pass.” At that moment Solomon realized that all his wisdom and 4)fabulous wealth and tremendous power were but fleeting things, for one day he would be nothing but dust.

　　所罗门一看戒指上的字,脸上的笑容顿时消失。那位珠宝商在金戒指上刻下了三个希伯来字母:“gimel, zayin, yod”,带出了词语“Gam zeh ya’avor”(与物俱往)。在那一刻,所罗门明白到,他所拥有的智慧、无尽的财富与无边的权力都是过眼云烟,因为有一天他也终将变成灰烬。

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