Scene 1. A Chamber in the Castle. Enter Gesler, Officers, and Sarnem, with Tell in chains and guarded.

第一幕：城堡内一处房间。盖斯勒、众官吏、萨勒姆，以及带着镣铐、并由卫兵押解的泰尔走了进来。

Sarnem says: Down, slave! Behold the governor. Down! down! and beg for mercy.

萨勒姆说：跪下，你这奴隶！看着长官。跪下！跪下！快请求饶恕。

Gesler Seated says: Does he hear?

盖斯勒坐好后说：他听见了吗？

He does, but braves thy power.

他听见了，但他无视你的威严。

An officer says: Why don't you smite him for that look?

一官吏说：为什么不为他态度倨傲严加惩罚？

Can I believe My eyes? He smiles!

我不敢相信，他居然在笑！

Nay, grasps His chains as he would make a weapon of them To lay the smiter dead.

天呀，他握着铁链想还击，好像准备置人死地。

(To Tell.) Why speakest thou not?

（对泰尔）为什么不说话？

Tell says: For wonder. Wonder?

泰尔说：真是想不到。想不到什么？

Yes, that thou shouldst seem a man.

想不到，看起来你不像人。

What should I seem? A monster.

像什么？一个残忍的怪物。

Ha! Beware! Think on thy chains.

哈哈！当心！ 仔细看你身上的铁镣。

Though they were doubled, and did weigh me down Prostrate to the earth, me thinks I could rise up Erect,

看，这么多铁链，拖拽我快要趴在地上，我觉得，我还是能笔直站起来，

with nothing but the honest pride Of telling thee, usurper, to thy teeth, Thou art a monster!

不凭别的，就是坦诚地告诉你，你这个地道的篡位者，十足的怪兽！

Think upon my chains? How came they on me?

仔细看我的铁链？这铁链怎么套到我的身上？

Darest thou question me?

你竟敢质问我？

Darest thou not answer?

你为什么不敢回答？

Do I hear? Thou dost.

我要听你的？是的。