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second soldier
you are right； we must hide the body。 the tetrarch must not see it。
first soldier
the tetrarch will not e to this place。 he never es on the terrace。 he is too much afraid of the prophet。
＇enter herod； herodias； and all the court。＇
herod
where is salome？ where is the princess？ why did she not return to the banquet as i manded her？ ah！ there she is！
herodias
you must not look at her！ you are always looking at her！
herod
the moon has a strange look to…night。 has
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she not a strange look？ she is like a mad woman； a mad woman who is seeking everywhere for lovers。 she is naked too。 she is quite naked。 the clouds are seeking to clothe her nakedness； but she will not let them。 she shows herself naked in the sky。 she reels through the clouds like a drunken woman 。 。 。 。 i am sure she is looking for lovers。 does she not reel like a drunken woman？ she is like a mad woman； is she not？
herodias
no； the moon is like the moon； that is all； let us go within 。 。 。 。 we have nothing to do here。
herod
i will stay here！ manasseh； lay carpets there。 light torches。 bring forth the ivory tables； and the tables of jasper。 the air here is sweet。 i will drink more wine with my guests。 we must show all honours to the ambassadors of c？sar。
herodias
it is not because of them that you remain。
herod
yes； the air is very sweet。 e； herodias； our guests await us。 ah！ i have slipped！ i have slipped in blood！ it is an ill omen。 it is a very ill omen。 wherefore is there blood here？ 。 。 。 and this body； what does this body here？
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think you i am like the king of egypt； who gives no feast to his guests but that he shows them a corpse？ whose is it？ i will not look on it。
first soldier
it is our captain； sire。 it is the young syrian whom you made captain of the guard but three days gone。
herod
i issued no order that he should be slain。
second soldier
he slew himself； sire。
herod
for what reason？ i had made him captain of my guard！
second soldier
we do not know； sire。 but with his own hand he slew himself。
herod
that seems strange to me。 i had thought it was but the roman philosophers who slew themselves。 is it not true； tigellinus； that the philosophers at rome slay themselves？
tigellinus
there be some who slay themselves； sire。 they are the stoics。 the stoics are people of no cultivation。
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they are ridiculous people。 i myself regard them as being perfectly ridiculous。
herod
i also。 it is ridiculous to kill ones…self。
tigellinus
everybody at rome laughs at them。 the emperor has written a satire against them。 it is recited everywhere。
herod
ah！ he has written a satire against them？ c？sar is wonderful。 he can do everything。 。 。 。 it is strange that the young syrian has slain himself。 i am sorry he has slain himself。 i am very sorry。 for he was fair to look upon。 he was even very fair。 he had very languorous eyes。 i remember that i saw that he looked languorously at salome。 truly； i thought he looked too much at her。
herodias
there are others who look too much at her。
herod
his father was a king。 i drave him from his kingdom。 and of his mother； who was a queen； you made a slave； herodias。 so he was here as my guest； as it were； and for that reason i made him my captain。 i am sorry he is dead。 ho！ why have you left the body here？ it must be taken to some other place。 i will not look at it； …… away with it！
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＇they take away the body。＇
it is cold here。 there is a wind blowing。 is there not a wind blowing？
。。
莎乐美七
希罗底︰不；没有风。
希律王︰我说有风吹拂……我还听到空中有翅膀拍动的声音，就像是一对巨大羽翼的振动。妳听到了吗？
希罗底︰我没听到。
希律王︰我现在听不到。不过我刚刚听见了。毫无疑问，就是由于翅膀振动而引起那股风。它已经远离。不对，我又听见了。妳没听到吗？就像是翅膀拍动的声音。
希罗底︰我告诉你，没有什么东西在动。你病了。我们进去室内吧。
希律王︰我没有病。是妳的女儿病了。她面露病容。我从未见过她如此苍白。
希罗底︰我告诉过你不要看着她。
希律王︰斟酒。〔酒送来。〕莎乐美，来和我一起喝点酒。我这儿有些高级的酒。西泽本人送来的好酒。将几滴酒倒入妳的红唇里，而我则是一口干杯。
莎乐美︰我不渴，陛下。
希律王︰妳听到她如何回答我的话吗，妳的女儿？
希罗底︰带水果来。〔水果送来。〕莎乐美，来和我吃些水果。我喜欢见妳的齿间咬着水果。轻咬一口，我会吃妳所留下的部分。
莎乐美︰我不饿，陛下。
希律王〔向希罗底〕︰妳看看，妳的女儿居然是这样带大的。
希罗底︰我的女儿和我出身贵族。而你，你的父亲只不过是个赶骆驼的人。他还是个强盗！
希律王︰妳说谎！
希罗底︰你知道这是事实。
希律王︰莎乐美，过来坐在我身边。我要赐予妳母亲的宝座。
莎乐美︰我不累，陛下。
希罗底︰你瞧她对你的感觉。
希律王︰给我——我要什么？我忘了。啊！啊！我想起来了。
约翰的声音︰啰！时刻来临了！我预言的事情，上帝所说的，将要实现。啰！我宣示的那一天来了。
希罗底︰叫他安静！我不想听到这声音。这个人不断地对我施以侮蔑与诽谤。
希律王︰他不曾出言反对过妳。此外，他还是位伟大的先知。
希罗底︰我不信他是个先知。有人能够预先宣布什么事将发生吗？永远没有人知道。更进一步地，他一直不断侮辱我。但我认为你怕他……我清楚地知道你怕他。
希律王︰我对他毫无恐惧。我对任何人都不感恐惧。
希罗底︰我告诉你，你怕他。如果你不怕他的话，为何你不将他送给那群犹太人，却让他在这儿吵嚷了六个多月？
犹太人︰是的，王上，最好将他送到我们的手里。
希律王︰这个话题谈得够多了。我早有了结论。我不会将他送到你们手里。他是个圣人。他是见过神的人。
犹太人︰不可能。没有人见过神，除了先知伊莱贾之外。他是最后一位见过神的人。这些日子以来神不再现身。祂隐藏了。因此大魔鬼来到了人间。
另一位犹太人︰的确，没有人能够知道先知伊莱贾是否真地见到了神。或许他只不过见到神的影子。
第三犹太人︰神无时无刻不隐身。祂无时无刻都现身。神也在被称为恶的事物之中，即使祂本身是好的。
第四犹太人︰不能如此说。这是非常危险的学说。那是从亚历山大城的学校传来的学说，那儿的人就像希腊人一般地教授哲学。希腊人是异教徒。他们甚至未施过割礼。
第五犹太人︰没有人能够知道神是如何运作的。祂的道路非常神秘。可能我们称为恶的事物却是善的，而我们称为善的事物却是恶的。我们无法了解任何事。我们必须顺从一切，因为神是强大的。祂可以轻易地摧毁我们称为坚强的东西，因为祂并不重视任何人。
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