The warrior god Set and his wife, the goddess Nephtys,

這是一場埃及前所未有的盛宴

decorated an extravagant hall for the occasion,

戰神賽特和他的妻子女神奈芙蒂斯

with a beautiful wooden chest as the centerpiece.

為此大肆鋪張

They invited all the most important gods, dozens of lesser deities,

其中一個華麗的木箱最為奪目

and foreign monarchs.

他們邀請了所有最重要的神 和一些較小的神

But no one caused as big a stir as Set and Nephtys's older brother Osiris,

還有外國君主

the god who ruled all of Egypt and had brought prosperity to everyone.

但最引起轟動的是 賽特和奈芙蒂斯的長兄俄西里斯

Set announced a game—

埃及的統治神 他給所有人帶來了富足

whoever could fit perfectly in the chest could have it as a gift.

賽特宣布了一個遊戲

One by one, the guests clambered in, but no one fit.

只要有人能完美地契合箱子 就能贏得箱子作為獎勵

Finally, it was Osiris's turn.

客人一個個擠進箱子，卻都無法契合

As he lay down, everyone could see it was a perfect fit—

最後，輪到俄西里斯了

another win for the god who could do no wrong.

當他躺下時，顯而易見完美契合

Then Set slammed the lid down with Osiris still inside, sealed it shut,

全能神的又一次勝利

and tossed it into the Nile.

然後賽特不等俄西里斯出來 蓋上箱蓋，釘牢鎖死

The chest was a coffin.

扔進了尼羅河

Set had constructed it specifically to trap his brother

那個箱子其實是個棺材

and planned the party to lure him into it.

賽特為其長兄量身訂做

Set had long been jealous of his brother's successful reign,

並設下鴻門宴引君入甕

and hoped to replace him as the ruler of all Egypt.

賽特一直妒忌長兄的治理功績

The Nile bore the coffin out to sea and it drifted for many days

想要取而代之統治埃及

before washing ashore near Byblos, where a great cedar grew around it.

棺材順著尼羅河漂進大海

The essence of the god within gave the tree a divine aura,

很多天後被沖上比布魯斯岸邊 一棵大雪松樹圍繞棺材長了起來

and when the king of Byblos noticed it,

樹中的神祇精華使樹周身散發神聖靈光

he ordered the tree cut down and brought to his palace.

當比布魯斯王發現這一現象

Unbeknownst to him,

他下令把樹砍下並運到他的王宮

the coffin containing Egypt's most powerful god was still inside.

他不知道的是

Set's victory seemed complete, but he hadn't counted on his sisters.

裝有埃及最強神的棺材還在其中

Set's wife Nephtys was also his sister,

賽特奪權看似成功 但他沒考慮到他的姊妹們

while their other sister, the goddess Isis,

塞特的妻子奈芙蒂斯也是他的姊妹

was married to their brother Osiris.

他們的另一個姊妹，女神伊西斯

Isis was determined to find Osiris,

嫁給了他們的兄長俄西里斯

and enlisted Nephtys's help behind Set's back.

伊西斯決心找回俄西里斯

The two sisters took the shape of falcons and travelled far and wide.

並背著賽特尋求奈芙蒂斯的幫助

Some children who had seen the coffin float by

姐妹倆變身成隼，開啟長遠的旅程

pointed them to the palace of Byblos.

一些目擊了漂流棺材的小孩

Isis adopted a new disguise and approached the palace.

給她們指向了比布魯斯王宮

The queen was so charmed by the disguised goddess

伊西斯變裝進入王宮

that she entrusted her with nursing the baby prince.

王后被變裝的女神所吸引

Isis decided to make the child immortal by bathing him in flame.

將小王子託賴她照顧

When the horrified queen came upon this scene,

伊西斯決定讓這孩子浴火得永生

Isis revealed herself and demanded the tree.

當驚恐的王后趕到現場

When she cut the coffin from the trunk and opened it,

伊西斯表明身分並要求得到那棵樹

Osiris was dead inside.

當她切開樹幹打開棺材

Weeping, she carried his body back to Egypt and hid it in a swamp,

俄西里斯已經死在裡面了

while she set off in search of a means of resurrecting him.

她哭著把他的屍身帶回埃及 藏在一個樹沼裡

But while she was gone,

同時開始尋找復活之法

Set found the body and cut it into many pieces,

但趁她不備

scattering them throughout Egypt.

賽特找到並肢解了屍身

Isis had lost Osiris for the second time, but she did not give up.

分別拋棄在埃及各地

She searched all over the land, traveling in a boat of papyrus.

伊西斯再一次弄丟了俄西里斯 但她沒有放棄

One by one, she tracked down the parts

她駕著莎草紙船尋遍全境

of her husband's dismembered body in every province of Egypt,

她在埃及的每一個省

holding a funeral for each piece.

一一收回丈夫的殘肢碎塊

At long last, she had recovered every piece but one—

為每一塊辦喪禮

his penis, which a fish in the Nile had eaten.

終於，她集起了所有殘片 除了一塊

Working with what she had, Isis reconstructed and revived her husband.

他的陰莖 被尼羅河裡的一條魚吃了

But without his penis, Osiris was incomplete.

伊西斯盡其所能拼回丈夫並使其復活

He could not remain among the living,

但沒有陰莖，俄西里斯不完整

could not return to his old position as ruler of Egypt.

他不容於陽間

Instead, he would have to rule over Duat, the realm of the dead.

不能回歸埃及王位

Before he went, though, he and Isis conceived a son to bear Osiris's legacy—

他不得不治理冥界，死亡之境

and one day, avenge him.

臨行前，俄西里斯和伊西斯 生下一個兒子繼承父業