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Stephen King
Isaac ceased (Исаак закончил).
The eyes turned to Malachi and Joseph (глаза обратились к Малахии и Джозефу/Иосифу), the only two among this party who were eighteen (единственным двум из собравшихся, кому /уже/ было восемнадцать). There were others back in town, perhaps twenty in all (были и другие в городе — всего, возможно, двадцать).
They waited to hear what Malachi would say (они ждали, что скажет Малахия), Malachi who had led the hunt for Japheth (Малахия, который возглавлял охоту на Иафета), who evermore would be known as Ahaz, cursed of God (который отныне и навеки будет известен как Ахаз, проклятый пред Богом). Malachi had cut the throat of Ahaz and had thrown his body out of the corn so the foul body would not pollute it or blight it (Малахия перерезал горло Ахаза и выбросил его тело из кукурузы, с тем чтобы грязная плоть не осквернила ее или не навредила ей).
“I obey the word of God (я подчиняюсь слову Бога),” Malachi whispered (прошептал Малахия).
The corn seemed to sigh its approval (кукуруза, казалось, вздохнула в знак свого одобрения).
In the weeks to come the girls would make many corncob crucifixes to ward off further evil (в ближайшие недели девочки наделают много распятий из кукурузных початков, чтобы отвратить новые несчастья;
And that night all of those now above the Age of Favour walked silently into the corn and went to the clearing (и той ночью все те, кто были теперь старше возраста благоволения, молча вошли в кукурузу и отправились к прогалине), to gain the continued favour of He Who Walks Behind the Rows (чтобы обрести непреходящее благоволение Того, кто обходит ряды).
Isaac ceased.
The eyes turned to Malachi and Joseph, the only two among this party who were eighteen. There were others back in town, perhaps twenty in all.
They waited to hear what Malachi would say, Malachi who had led the hunt for Japheth, who evermore would be known as Ahaz, cursed of God. Malachi had cut the throat of Ahaz and had thrown his body out of the corn so the foul body would not pollute it or blight it.
“I obey the word of God,” Malachi whispered.
The corn seemed to sigh its approval.
In the weeks to come the girls would make many corncob crucifixes to ward off further evil.
And that night all of those now above the Age of Favour walked silently into the corn and went to the clearing, to gain the continued favour of He Who Walks Behind the Rows.
“Goodbye, Malachi (прощай, Малахия),” Ruth called (крикнула Руфь). She waved disconsolately (она безутешно махала рукой;