[Tlhingan-hol] The Legend of Gorath part 3

[Brad Wilson]

Grandfather: Later, as Gorath ate with his family, he told the story of the ambush.
vavnI': SIbI'Ha' SoptaHvIS ghoratlh qorDu'Daj je ghachpu' cha' nIHwI' ja'.


Gorath: …then, they attacked. I stood my ground.
ghoratlh: …vaj muHIv. jIHeDbe'.
Aunt: How many of them were there?
'e'mamnal: nIHwI' 'ar tu'lu'?
Gorath: Four of them. Tall and strong. Twenty of them. I wasted no time in teaching them a lesson or two. I spun left. I turned right. Swinging my betleH with all of my strength to fend them off.
ghoratlh: loS tu'lu'. runbe'qu' 'ej HoS. cha'maH tu'lu'. jIHvo' nom Doch puS ghoj chaH. poSDaq jIDIng. nIHDaq jItlhe'. betleHwIj vIDIngmeH HoSwIj Hoch {1} vIlo' 'ej vI'ompu'.
Barwench: And they didn’t land a single blow.
tebwI': 'ej not nImup'a'?
Gorath: Not a scratch. I was too fast, too agile, too deadly for the likes of them. More bloodwine.
ghoratlh: jIrIQHa'chu'. pe'vIl roS jIvang. jIH po' law' chaH po' puS. {2} 'Iw HIq latlh!


{1} I wasn't sure about <HoSwIj Hoch> "all of my strength"
{2} I couldn't think of anything better for "deadly/lethal" ... perhaps <Qob> ?


Grandfather: It wsn’t long before stories of his exploits reached the powerful House of Bronal.
vavnI': tugh bIro'nal {3} tuq HoSghaj SIchpu' chavHeyDaj lutmey.
Boy: I know Bronal. Kahless defeated him at...
loDHom: bIro'nal vISov. jey qeylIS 'ej...
Grandfather: Yes, yes, but this happens before all of that. Be silent and listen. The House of Bronal...
vavnI': HIja', 'ach qaSpa' Hochvetlh qaS lutvam. yItam'eghmoH 'ej yI'Ij. bIro'nal tuq...


{3} I translated Bronal as <bIro'nal> throughout


Bronal: And this warrior ... he is alone?
bIro'nal: toH, SuvwI'vam ... mob'a'?
Spy: Yes, my lord.
ghoqwI': HIja' jawwI'.
Bronal: He dispatched over 20 bandits, you say?
bIro'nal: nIteb cha'maH nIHwI' HoHta' qar'a'?
Spy: Yes, my lord. And walked away without a scratch.
ghoqwI': HIja' jawwI'. 'ej mejDI' rIQbe'.
Bronal: I see.
bIro'nal: toH.
Spy: Would you like to see him for yourself? He could be brought before your magnificence.
ghoqwI': DaqIH DaneH'a'? chaq tlhop'a'lIjDaq qemlu'.
Bronal: No. If he is as powerful as you say, I will be inviting the cyclone into my home. Fetch my assassins.
bIro'nal: ghobe'. HoSghajchu' 'e' vIvItchugh vaj juHwIjDaq SuS'a' vIqem. naDev HoHwI'pu'wI' {4} yIqem.
Spy: At once, my lord.
ghoqwI': SIbI' jawwI'.


{4} There must be a better way to say "assassin"


Here ends part 3


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