我曾瞥见太阳穿透下来

我看见阳光冲破云雾

照亮一小块田地

照亮了一小块田地

一会儿，就继续赶我的路

一会儿，我继续赶路

忘了此事。但那是颗重价的

并忘了它。但那却是

珍珠，是一块藏有宝藏的

重价的珍珠，一块藏着

田地。我现在意识到

宝贝的田地*。现在我意识到，

我必须要给出我所有的一切

我必须交出我所有的一切

来获得它。生命不是匆忙赶上

去得到它。人生不是匆匆

不断后退的未来，也非恋恋不舍

奔向一个后退着的未来，也不是渴望

想象中的过去。它是那个转向

一个想象的过去。人生是转过

如同摩西转向那个神迹

脸，像摩西朝向那个神迹

那燃烧的荆棘丛，转向一种光明，

那燃烧的荆棘*，朝向一个光明

看似转瞬即逝如同你曾经的青春，

它看似短暂如你曾经的青春

却是那等候着你的永恒。

但却是等候着你的那个永恒。

译注：

*1.关于“重价的珍珠”和“藏宝的田地”，典出马太第十三章。

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.(Matthew13:44-46 NKJV)

*2.关于“摩西”看见“燃烧的荆棘”，典出出埃及记第三章。

And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. (Exodus3:2 NKJV)