Nr. 115
Calcutta nr. 115
I am a disobedient slave, where is thy mercy ?
My heart is dark—where is thy light & clearness ?
If, for thy service, thou givest me heaven,
This is a reward, and thy gifts— where are they ?
Christensen 1927 - 92
I am a disobedient servant; where are the means of
pleasing Thee? In the treasure of my heart where is Thy light and clearness?
If Thou givest us Paradise as a reward for our obe-
dience, it is a mere bargain. What then becomes of Thy mercy and beneficence?
FitzGerald 1879 - 81
Oh Thou, who Man of baser Earth didst make,
And ev'n with Paradise devise the Snake:
For all the Sin wherewith the Face of Man
Is blacken'd--Man's forgiveness give--and take!
Heron-Allen 1899 - 81b
I am an disobedient slave, where is Thy mercy?
My heart is dark, where is Thy light and clearness?
If, for serving Thee, Thou givest me heaven,
This a reward, but Thy grace and Thy gifts - where are they?
Nicolas 1867 - 91
Je suis un esclave révolté : où est ta volonté.? J'ai le cœur noir de péchés: où est ta lumière, où est ton contrôle? Si tu n'accordes le paradis qu'à notre obéissance (à tes lois), c'est une dette dont tu t'acquittes, et dans ce cas que deviennent ta bienveillance et ta miséricorde?
Payne 1898 - 211
A slave in revolt am I: Thy clemency, where is it?
Dark-hearted I am: the light of Thy purity, where is it?
If in return for obedience Thou proffer us Paradise,
This is but barter: Thy grace and Thy bounty free, where is it?
Thompson 1906 - 141
I 'm a rebellious slave, Thy mercy show !
Make my dark soul all Thy pure light to know!
If Heaven Thou giv'st us for obedience,
A wage 'tis, where 's the bounty Thou 'd bestow?
Whinfield 1883 - 93
I drown in sin - show me Thy clemency!
My soul is dark - make me Thy light to see!
A heaven that must be earned by painful works,
I call a wage, not a gift fair and free.