Fire, Water, Truth and Falsehood An

Fire, Water, Truth and Falsehood An African Tale
Long ago, Fire, Water, Truth, and Falsehood lived together in one large house. Although all were polite toward each other, they kept their distance. Truth and Falsehood sat on opposite sides of the room. Fire constantly leapt out of Water’s path.
One day they went hunting together. They found a large number of cattle and began driving them home to their village. “Let us share these cattle equally,” said Truth as they travelled across the grasslands. “This is the fair way to divide our captives.”
No one disagreed with Truth except Falsehood. Falsehood wanted more than an equal share but kept quiet about it for the moment. As the four hunters travelled back to the village, Falsehood went secretly to Water and whispered, “You are more powerful than Fire. Destroy Fire and then there will be more cattle for each of us!”
Water flowed over Fire, bubbling and steaming until Fire was gone. Water meandered along, cheerfully thinking about more cattle for itself.
Falsehood, meanwhile, whispered to Truth. “Look! See for yourself! Water has killed Fire! Let us leave Water, who has cruelly destroyed our warm-hearted friend. We must take the cattle high in the mountains to graze.”
As Truth and Falsehood travelled up the mountain, Water tried to follow. But the mountain was too steep, and Water could not flow upwards. Water washed down upon itself, splashing and swirling around rocks as it tumbled down the slope. Look and see! Water is still tumbling down the mountainside to this day.
Truth and Falsehood arrived at the mountaintop. Falsehood turned to Truth and said in a loud voice, “I am more powerful than you! You will be my servant. I am your master. All the cattle belong to me!”
Truth rose up and spoke out, “I will not be your servant!”
They battled and battled. Finally they brought the argument to Wind to decide who was master.
Wind didn’t know. Wind blew all over the world to ask people whether Truth or Falsehood was more powerful. Some people said, “A single word of Falsehood can completely destroy Truth.” Others insisted, “Like a small candle in the dark, Truth can change every situation.”
Wind finally returned to the mountain and said, «I have seen that Falsehood is very powerful. But it can rule only where Truth has stopped struggling to be heard.»
And it has been that way ever since.
(Forest, 1996 pp. 91-92)

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 1:

Fire, Water, Truth and Falsehood An African TaleLong ago, Fire, Water, Truth, and Falsehood lived together in one large house. Although all were polite toward each other, they kept their distance. Truth and Falsehood sat on opposite sides of the room. Fire constantly leapt out of Water’s path. One day they went hunting together. They found a large number of cattle and began driving them home to their village. “Let us share these cattle equally,” said Truth as they travelled across the grasslands. “This is the fair way to divide our captives.” No one disagreed with Truth except Falsehood. Falsehood wanted more than an equal share but kept quiet about it for the moment. As the four hunters travelled back to the village, Falsehood went secretly to Water and whispered, “You are more powerful than Fire. Destroy Fire and then there will be more cattle for each of us!” Water flowed over Fire, bubbling and steaming until Fire was gone. Water meandered along, cheerfully thinking about more cattle for itself. Falsehood, meanwhile, whispered to Truth. “Look! See for yourself! Water has killed Fire! Let us leave Water, who has cruelly destroyed our warm-hearted friend. We must take the cattle high in the mountains to graze.” As Truth and Falsehood travelled up the mountain, Water tried to follow. But the mountain was too steep, and Water could not flow upwards. Water washed down upon itself, splashing and swirling around rocks as it tumbled down the slope. Look and see! Water is still tumbling down the mountainside to this day. Kebenaran dan kepalsuan tiba di puncak gunung. Kepalsuan berpaling kepada kebenaran dan berkata dengan suara nyaring, "aku lebih kuat daripada Anda! Anda akan menjadi hamba-Ku. Aku tuanmu. Semua ternak milik saya!" Kebenaran bangkit dan berbicara keluar, "Aku tidak akan menjadi hambamu ini!" Mereka berjuang dan berjuang. Akhirnya mereka membawa argumen ke angin untuk memutuskan yang adalah master. Angin tidak tahu. Angin bertiup ke seluruh dunia untuk meminta orang baik kebenaran maupun kepalsuan adalah lebih kuat. Beberapa orang berkata, "satu kata kepalsuan dapat benar-benar menghancurkan kebenaran." Lain menegaskan, "Seperti lilin kecil dalam gelap, kebenaran dapat mengubah setiap situasi." Angin finally kembali ke gunung dan berkata, «saya telah melihat kepalsuan sangat kuat. Tapi itu dapat memerintah hanya mana kebenaran telah berhenti berjuang untuk didengar.» Dan itu adalah bahwa cara sejak. (Hutan, 1996 ms. 91-92)

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 2:

Api, Air, Kebenaran dan Kebohongan An African Tale
Dulu, api, air, Kebenaran, dan Kebohongan hidup bersama dalam satu rumah besar. Meskipun semua yang sopan terhadap satu sama lain, mereka menjaga jarak. Kebenaran dan Kebohongan duduk di sisi berlawanan dari ruangan. Api terus melompat keluar dari jalan Air ini.
Suatu hari mereka pergi berburu bersama-sama. Mereka menemukan sejumlah besar ternak dan mulai mengemudi mereka pulang ke desa mereka. "Mari kita berbagi ternak ini sama-sama," kata Kebenaran saat mereka melakukan perjalanan melintasi padang rumput. "Ini adalah cara yang adil untuk membagi tawanan kami."
Tidak ada yang tidak setuju dengan kebenaran kecuali Kebohongan. Kepalsuan ingin lebih dari bagian yang sama tetapi diam tentang hal itu untuk saat ini. Sebagai empat pemburu perjalanan kembali ke desa, Kebohongan pergi diam-diam ke Air dan berbisik, "Kamu lebih kuat dari Api. Hancurkan Api dan kemudian akan ada lebih banyak sapi untuk setiap dari kita! "
Fl Air berutang lebih dari Api, menggelegak dan mengukus sampai Api pergi. Air berkelok sepanjang, riang memikirkan lebih banyak ternak untuk dirinya sendiri.
Dusta, sementara itu, berbisik kepada Kebenaran. "Melihat! Lihat diri mu sendiri! Air telah membunuh Api! Mari kita tinggalkan Air, yang telah kejam menghancurkan teman hangat-hati kami. Kita harus mengambil sapi tinggi di pegunungan untuk merumput. "
Sebagai Kebenaran dan Kebohongan perjalanan mendaki gunung, Air mencoba mengikuti. Tapi gunung itu terlalu curam, dan Air tidak bisa mengalir ke atas. Air diguyur pada dirinya sendiri, percikan dan berputar-putar di sekitar batu karena jatuh menuruni lereng. Melihat dan melihat! Air masih jatuh ke bawah gunung sampai hari ini.
Kebenaran dan Kebohongan tiba di puncak gunung. Kepalsuan berpaling Kebenaran dan berkata dengan suara nyaring, "Aku lebih kuat dari Anda! Anda akan menjadi hambaku. Saya tuanmu. Semua ternak milik saya! "
Kebenaran bangkit dan berbicara," Aku tidak akan hambamu! "
Mereka berjuang dan berjuang. Akhirnya mereka membawa argumen untuk Angin untuk memutuskan siapa yang menguasai.
Angin tidak tahu. Angin bertiup di seluruh dunia untuk meminta orang-orang apakah Truth or Kebohongan itu lebih kuat. Beberapa orang mengatakan, "Sebuah kata tunggal Kebohongan benar-benar dapat menghancurkan Truth." Lainnya bersikeras, "Seperti lilin kecil dalam gelap, Kebenaran dapat mengubah setiap situasi."
Angin akhirnya kembali ke gunung dan berkata, "Saya telah melihat bahwa Kebohongan sangat kuat. Tapi itu bisa memerintah hanya di mana Kebenaran telah berhenti berjuang untuk didengar. »
Dan sudah seperti itu sejak.
(Forest, 1996 pp. 91-92)