如果，在临时营房奇怪的拐角，

If, in an odd angle of the hutment,

一只小狗从插着花的铁罐里舔水，

A puppy laps the water from a can

醉醺醺的老兵刮着胡子，吹口哨

Of flowers, and the drunk sergeant shaving

“哦，天堂！”，我是否该说：

Whistles O Paradiso! —shall I say that man

人并非如众人所言，而是如狼对人？

Is not as men have said: a wolf to man?

其他凶手聚众成堆，打着哈欠；

The other murderers troop in yawning;

有三个在玩二十一点，一个在睡觉，

Three of them play Pitch, one sleeps, and one

一个躺着数任务，一边数一边出汗，

Lies counting missions, lies there sweating

直到心跳在数：一，一，一。

Till even his heart beats: One; One; One.

哦，凶手！……不过，就该这样：

O murderers !... Still, this is how it's done:

这是战争。……但既然他们在死前

This is a war... But since these play, before they die,

玩纸牌游戏，就像小狗与它们的狗崽，

Like puppies with their puppy; since, a man,

既然我作为人，像他们这般行事，但

I did as these have done, but did not die—

没有死——我将会尽我所能令他们满意，

I will content the people as I can

将这些托付给他们：看啊，这个人！

And give up these to them: Behold the man!

因他之故，我在梦中承受很多苦难，

I have suffered, in a dream, because of him,

为这最后的救世主，这人，我如

Many things; for this last saviour, man,

躺在谎言上撒过谎。不过躺在谎言上是什么？

I have lied as I lie now. But what is lying?

人们用鲜血洗手，尽他们所能：

Men wash their hands, in blood, as best they can:

我没发现这位义人有何差池。

I find no fault in this just man.

【译按】此诗有较多《圣经》用典，尤其是福音书。如，“看啊，这个人！”（尼采也用了这个短语，在《约翰福音》中指称头戴荆棘冠冕的耶稣），“我在梦中承受很多苦”出自《马太福音》，最后一行出自《路加福音》，“我查不出这人有什么罪”。