Translated into Quenya by Lane Lubell in 2026.
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【1】 Caresta 3, Tanasta 1
► Act III: Scene I
【2】 (Mbanquo mitta, sanaila avëa.)
► [Banquo enters, thing outwardly.]
【3】 Mbanquo:
► Banquo:
【4】 Sámalyes: Aran Cawdor, Glams, illi,
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► You have it [presently]: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all,
【5】 Vë i ñúlë nissi vestaner, ar,
► As the Occult woman swore, and,
【6】 Þoryan, ñentelyes ariþauravë. Nan
► I fear, you obtained it most foully. Yet
【7】 Equet ú termaruvas hilmelyain,
► They said it will not endure for your descendants,
【8】 Hyano nauvan i þundo ar atar
► Rather, I will be the root and [the] father
【9】 Aranín. Quíta quetentë naitë —
► To kings. If they speak true —
【10】 Vë nás lyen, Macmbeþ, pahtantar sílar —
► As it is for you, Macbeth, their speeches are shining —
【11】 San i naitevínen lyen quantainë,
► Then by the truths for you fulfilled,
【12】 Maro uintë apacendenyar yú.
► Why are they not my prophetesses, too.
【13】 Tulca ni mi estel? Quildá, úmbë.
► Set up for me within hope? Hush, no more!
【14】 (Romba lamya. Mittar Macmbeþ, vaina ve Aran, ar Héri Macmbeþ, vaina ve Tári, ó Lennox, Ross, herir, ar riþaror.)
► [A trumpet sounds. Macbeth enters, clad as a King, and Lady Macbeth, clad as a queen, with Lennox, Ross, ladies, and attendants.]
【15】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【16】 (Mbanquo, illin) Hí ná herunaþalelma.
► (Of Banquo, to all) Here is our chief-guest.
【17】 Héri Macmbeþ:
► Lady Macbeth:
【18】 Quí uines hí,
► If he were not here,
【19】 Engiévanë yáwë merendelvassë
► There would have been a gap in our celebration,
【20】 Aqua úcávima.
► Completely unacceptable.
【21】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【22】 (Mbanquon) Silómë samuvanquë valdë mat,
► (To Banquo) Tonight [Lady Macbeth and I] are holding a worthy meal
【23】 Ar iquirnyanen lyë ta.
► And I am requesting you [will be] there.
【24】 Mbanquo:
► Banquo:
【25】 Aran,
► King,
【26】 Canyá ninna nautiënyar, i nár,
► Command to me my duties, which are,
【27】 Arúracima nútenen quitin tennoiö.
► By a most unbreakable bond, knitted forevermore.
【28】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【29】 Ma nortuval siré?
► Will you ride today?
【30】 Mbanquo:
► Banquo:
【31】 Þá, tárinya.
► I shall, my lord.
【32】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【33】 Mériévanelmë máraincalyan —
► We would have hoped for your advice —
【34】 I anaië yúyo saila ar alya —
► Which has been both wise and prosperous —
【35】 Hí siré mal cauvelmes enar.
► Here today, but we’ll take it tomorrow.
【36】 Ma sa haira?
► [Is] it far?
【37】 Mbanquo:
► Banquo:
【38】 Ve haila, tár, ve quantuva lúmë
► As far [off], sir, as will fill up time
【39】 ‘Nel si ar ahtumat. Sí rocconya
► ‘Twixt this and supper. Now my horse
【40】 Ar ni oluvar pilur lómessë
► And I will become theives in [the] night
【41】 Lúna lúmen hya atta.
► For one dark hour or two [dark hours].
【42】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【43】 Vá loitá si.
► Do not miss this [feast].
【44】 Mbanquo:
► Banquo:
【45】 Araninya, ván.
► My king, I won’t.
【46】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【47】 Hláralmë sercië rendolmar nár
► We are hearing our bloody cousins are
【48】 Ingenóressë ar Oirenóressë, uittë
► In England and towards Ireland, they both do not
【49】 Aþqueta nahtataralen, cuptailu
► Confess to patricide, both deceiving
【50】 Hyanyë incainen. Mal ta enaren,
► With strange ideas. But that [is] for tomorrow,
【51】 Yá nórëa nattur canyauvar ve
► When national affairs will crave us
【52】 Uö. Rongá roccolyanna. Heca
► Together. Go upon [your] horse. Go now
【53】 Mennai lómë. Ma Flëanss lelya yú?
► Until night. Does Fleance travel too?
【54】 Mbanquo:
► Banquo:
【55】 Ná, atarinya. Lúmelva yala ven.
► Ay, my king. Our time is calling to us.
【56】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【57】 Méran i lintiën roccostaron
► I wish for the swiftness of you two’s horses.
【58】 Ar sí nasartëan cattantassen
► And now, I am entrusting you upon their backs.
【59】 Namárië.
► Farewell.
【60】 (Mbanquo auta.)
► [Banquo exits.]
【61】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【62】 (Illin) Á lavë ilquen turë lúmerya
► (To All) Allow each person to master his [own] time.
【63】 Mennai otso lóssë. Carë sina
► Until seven at night. To make this
【64】 Maitulië analissë, háran
► Welcome sweeter, [I am] staying
【65】 Tensi herumat. Nai Eru euva ó eldë.
► Until dinner. May God be with you all.
【66】 (Illi autar hequa Macmbeþ ar Núro.)
► [All exit except Macbeth and a Servant.]
【67】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【68】 A, tár, quetta ó lyë. Ma sinë néri hórar me?
► Oh, Sir, a word with you. Are those men waiting for us [me]?
【69】 Núro:
► Servant:
【70】 Ná, tarinya, ava andondelvar.
► Aye, my lord, outside our gates,
【71】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【72】 Yalá te menna.
► Summon them to us [me].
【73】 (I núro auta. Macmbeþ etsana. )
► [The Servant exits. Macbeth thinks aloud]
【74】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【75】 Ná sillë munta
► To be like this [is] nothing
【76】 Laqui varna sillë. Þosselmar Mbanquo
► Unless safe[ly] like this. Our [My] fears of Banquo
【77】 Nár turcë, ar aranya serceryassë
► Are strong, and within his royal blood
【78】 Ita þoryan cunya. Laca veryas,
► That which I fear reigns. [There is] much he dares,
【79】 Ar pá i þosselóralë sararyo
► And concerning the fearlessness of his mind,
【80】 Öas ñolmë i catë astalya
► He possesses wisdom that shapes his valor
【81】 Carë varnavë. Nás sé er yava
► To act safely. It is him alone whose
【82】 Eästa þoryan; ar ta, nu se
► Existence I fear; and there, under him,
【83】 Merantaronya ná aptaina vë
► My genius is denied like
【84】 Antoníva Caisermen. Naityanes i neþar
► [Mark] Anthony’s [Genius] [was] by Caesar. He scolded the sisters
【85】 Yá estanentë ni ola Aran, ar
► When they named me to become King, and
【86】 Mencë pahtantë sen. Tá, ve apacendor,
► Pleaded [that] they speak to him. Then, like prophets,
【87】 Eccannentës ná atar aranín.
► They proclaimed him [to be] father to kings.
【88】 Nin caitanentë yávëlór' arcas
► Upon me they laid a fruitless crown
【89】 Ar antanir úontaima vandil.
► And gave [me] an infertile scepter
【90】 I úhilmëa má amaptauva,
► Which an unlineal hand will seize and carry off forcefully,
【91】 Ú yondo ninyo hilyaila. Qui ná,
► No son of mine succeeding. If it is so,
【92】 Mbanquo hilyalen efehtiën sanarinya;
► For Banquo’s descent, I have befouled my mind;
【93】 Ten i raina Nduncan qualtaniën;
► For them the gracious Duncan I have murdered;
【94】 Caitiën aha i capsanna sérenyo
► I have laid rage into the vessel of my peace
【95】 Ten er; ar oira mírenya
► For them alone; and my eternal jewel
【96】 Antiën i sanwa cotto atano,
► I have given to the shared enemy of man[kind],
【97】 Rínata Mbanquo erdi arani!
► To crown Banquo’s seeds [as],kings!
【98】 Hyano, tulá Marto i nyardanna
► Rather, come Fate unto the list,
【99】 Ar tuluhtá ni i telman — Man hí?
► And support me to the last — Who [is] here?
【100】 (I Núro emmitta ó Nahtaru. )
► [The Servant re-enters with a pair of Murderers.]
【101】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【102】 (Núron) Sí mená fendenna tenta holtulmë.
► (to Servant) No go to the door up until we [I] call out.
【103】 (I Núro auta.)
► [The Servant exits.]
【104】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【105】 (Nahtarun) Ma ú pahtanalelvë nöa üo?
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► (To the two Murderers) Did not we speak yesterday together?
【106】 Minya ºNahtar:
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► First Murderer:
【107】 Né, ingaraninya. Ná.
► It was so, my high king. Ay.
【108】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【109】 A, sí, ma sániëttë pa pahtanyar? Ma istastë nánes sé, lúmessë né, i nehtanë let auriëstallon, mal i nóquistaniénestë nánë ni . Si westanen lent nöa yopahtalvassë ar iltananë lent; i nánettë cuptainu, i lér nanyainar, i carmar, i carnir enten, ar hyanyë nati i cé peraucen, ar loica sanaren, tyaruventë quetë, “Þà, Nánës Mbanquo.”
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► Well, now, have you thought about my speeches? Do you two know that it was him, in times in the past, who deprived you both from of y’all’s fortune, but which you both had assumed was me. This I swore to you two in our previous conference and proved to you two the way you two were both deceived; the ways opposed, the instruments, that worked for them, and other things which might to a halfwit, and to a failing mind, will would cause them to say, “I agree. It was Banquo.”
【110】 Minya Nahtar:
► First Murderer:
【111】 Anyáriël ment si.
► You have taught to us two this.
【112】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【113】 Carnen si, ar palla mennë, i ná sí i mehtë yopahtalvo tatya. Ma hírestë cólimalda nóturë nassesta sindë i lauvaldes? Ma náldë nyardaina sindë hyamë sina mára nerin ar hilmeryain, yava mát máliët let saptanna ar ye iquindota let tennoiö?
► I did this, and went beyond, which is now the aim of our second conference. Do you two find you two’s patience predominates you two’s nature so much that y’all will allow it? Are you all gospeled so much [as] to pray for this good man and for his descendants, whose two hands have both crushed you both into a grave and who has beggared yours forevermore?
【114】 Minya Nahtar:
► First Murderer:
【115】 Nástë neri, araninya.
► We are both men, my king.
【116】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【117】 Þá, mi noteparma nástë neri
► Yes, within [the] catalogue you two are [listed as] men,
【118】 Ve húr, ronyor, húspani, fandí, naixi,
► As hounds, chaser dogs, spaniels, mutts, curs,
【119】 Fassoþwi, nén-parcor, ar perrácar,
► Sloughs, water-rugs, and demi-wolfs
【120】 Estainar ‘röar'. I lengi ilyo
► [Are all] called “Dogs.” The qualities of each
【121】 ºOciltar i lintë, I lencë, I finwë,
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► Distinguish the swift, the slow, the dexterous,
【122】 I marnúro, i farastar — ilya
► Housekeepers, hunters — each
【123】 I annanen i alya ilúvë
► By the gift that bountiful nature
【124】 Antië sen, ºyanen cavis minima
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► Has given to him then, whereby he receives a special
【125】 Napansta i nyardallo i tecë
► Addition from the list that writes
【126】 Ilquen vë i imma — san yú nerín.
► Everyone as the same — so too for men.
【127】 Sí, qui samil nómë ambaressë
► Now, if you have a place on the Earth
【128】 Ú n'arurra satto firyo, pahtá s'
► Not in the worst section of humanity, speak ‘t.
【129】 Ar nasartauvan natto súmastanta.
► And I will entrust a matter into both of you two’s bosoms,
【130】 Yava telië úmatas cottosta
► Whose ending annihilates you two’s enemy
【131】 Mapa let hóndolman ar nilmelman,
► Seizes you both to our [my] heart and to our [my] love
【132】 Fehtas málelma coitiëryanen
► He destroys our [my] good health with his living
【133】 I, qualmeryanen, ilvanya.
► Which, with his death, [would be] perfect.
【134】 Nahtar Attëa:
► Second Murderer:
【135】 Nán mo
► I am one
【136】 Yen i þaurë palpi ar quardi ambaro
► To who[m] the vile blows and buffets of the world
【137】 Urþanië sin ván ista ita
► Have raged so much I don’t know what
【138】 Caruvan ñwalya ambar.
► I will do to spite the world.
【139】 Minya Nahtar:
► First Murderer:
【140】 Nán mo yú,
► I am one, too,
【141】 Sin lumba ñwalmanen, tullumanen
► So weary [from] pain, by happenstance.
【142】 I raxetauvan coivënya estelen
► That I will risk my life for a hope
【143】 Haþa hya haita sa
► To heal or to remove [it].
【144】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【145】 Let sí istat
► Both of you two now know
【146】 I Mbanquo nánë cottosta.
► That Banquo was you two’s enemy.
【147】 Nahtaru:
► Both Murderers:
【148】 Náto, tár.
► It is so, sir.
【149】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【150】 Ar nás ninya — sin i ilya þemma
► And he is mine, — so much so that each minute
【151】 I coitas, náverya nirë anqua
► That he lives, his being pushes against
【152】 Málenya. Equi ecë ni parnë
► My good health. And even though I can with bald
【153】 Turmenen hwecë se ceninyallo
► authority to sweep him from my sight
【154】 Ar þáquetë nirmenya. Mal ványë is
► And to affirm my will. But I will not,
【155】 I nilmoin i nár mentya, yeva
► For the friends that are both of ours, whose
【156】 Nilmi ecë roven. Nairuvanyë
► Affections I may not lose. I will lament
【157】 Qualmerya, ye nahtanen imni.
► His passing, who I slayed, myself.
【158】 Ar san ná — i mécan i aþestan
► And so it is — that I am begging for you two’s assistance
【159】 Cuvë si n'illiéno hendello
► To hide this [matter] from the public’s eye
【160】 Rimba lungwi cahtain.
► For sundry worthy reasons.
【161】 Attëa Nahtar:
► Second Murderer:
【162】 Þá, tarinya,
► I will, my sir,
【163】 Carë ita cánal.
► Do what you are commanding
【164】 Minya Nahtar:
► First Murderer:
【165】 Coivestanen —
► With our both lives —
【166】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【167】 Fëastat calat ter let. Arrongo,
► Both of you two’s spirits shine through you two. Very soon,,
【168】 Nyaruvan let yassë caita imlet;
► I will tell you two where to lay yourselves;
【169】 Á sí þanta i ilvanya ettirno,
► Decide now the perfect spy,
【170】 I lúmëo — let möa silomë,
► The time [for it] — You both must [do it] tonight,
【171】 Ar hairië tarassello, rená
► And a distance from [the] castle; remember
【172】 I mauran nembassë. Ar itan ve
► That I need cleanliness. And so that we
【173】 Lemya ú vaxi hya loimar tuvë —
► Leave behind no stains [n]or mistakes to find —
【174】 Flëanss, yondorya, ye armenë se,
► Fleance, his son, who accompanies him,,
【175】 Yava Quellenwë valda yandë
► Whose disappearance matters as much as
【176】 Ta ataryo, möa suila umbar
► That of his father, must greet doom
【177】 Tana lúna lúmessë. Let, þantá.
► On that dark hour. You two, decide.
【178】 Tuluvan lent rongo.
► I will come for you soon.
【179】 Yúyo Nahtari:
► Both Murderers:
【180】 Þántiëstë, aran
► We both have decided, [my] king.
【181】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【182】 Yuluvan lént téravë. Horá missë
► I will call upon you two directly. Await within.
【183】 (I nahtaru autat missë.)
► [The murderers exit °within.]
【184】 Macmbeþ:
► Macbeth:
【185】 Nás carina. Mbanquo, quí fëalya
► ‘Tis done. Banquo, if your soul
【186】 Xara Ildum', á hirë sa silom'.
► Yearns for Heaven, find it tonight.
【187】 (Autas.)
► [He exits.]
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