POPOL The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life REVISED EDITION Trandate by DENNIS TEDLOCKPART ONE| | ‘Ward, the peel and soc for ecg Quick, nthe nton of Qushe pele nde we sal take up the deectrato, reel, nd accu chow things were tn sao and bg ight by the Make, Mole Tina Pasar, Hunabpu Coy Great White Pacey, Ca Sovereign Pamed Serpent ear ofthe Le, Hart othe ex, plate shaper, bot shaper thy a alle ‘bo named aso dese we ‘he mi aches tamed paca, Xmen, Akteadee pet, twice aie toe a matcher, 2 sid in the word of Que. They accounted for everything—aad ‘di too a alghteed beings, enlightened words We shal write ‘sho this now am the preaching of Gon Christendom now. We ‘Ballbng onc becnse ere sme eager phe to see a Coe Book A lace to see “The Lait Tht Came fom esd the Sea ‘he scout of Our Plc tn the Stow a lace to 00 “The Dawn of Lie sis called, There the orga bola ac wn, ut the coe ‘tho rends and aneses it ha hilen wey Ie kes sles pron Imane and aceouat a eomplte the ightng ol he sya "he fourfold siding, oc cornering etwing for sting hing th on, etching the corty the Maker Moder, smote ther feof oman bret, gre of Beart Fetes pring nthe ht ht ass tha fa nthe it etn he ight ‘tori, nower af evething sewer tee Siyeurth we, ‘Now tl pple, now sll mormars,pples, til sh, si tenn sad sep snr thy Here low the fs word, the st eloquence: There iret yet one pen, oe mma bi lh, cmb, ee, rock selon anyone re Oly th sy sloe here the fie of the cari nt ear Only thse sme pol wader ae Sy three nting toe tered tetera et ot sage thing tinal cee est rhe sy "Whatvr there sth hh gy not re: ol the old sterol the cl se ony tno pce “Water might be snp ther eny marmars, ples nthe dt, nt sit Gly he Maer Maler soe Severn Plame Seren the Bars, Regeter are inthe wetting Ty ‘Sethe thy a lod in uct eaters nl gee. “rte ta, “sed Sept They ie gre Kner, great binkesintbeverybelng . = ah ars cal ind wth hed ha wg the el of ‘od of eure there ith sy, ad thee loth Heat of Sy. This the one of the gad mt opclen. ‘ad the cane bis word, be came Bere tothe Sovereign Pm Serpent, here nthe baclaes nthe eaiy cm He spol th the Sovecgn Plane Serpent ud they tale then hey hough, hey Stmnet They aged sth each ether, they ined their word Ue Tits Then was cl hen ty ceca cord in he iit ad then humanty war clear, when try conecived the grow the eer tin of tres of Bushes, and the growth of he of maa in he Ucknesy inthe early dom, al reas ofthe Hen of Sy. named oreane. Thnderbol Hureane comes fit the second is Newuen hander snd the thee Sden Tunderol Sather woe thre ofthe as Het of Sky. wo came othe Son ‘gn Med Serpent when the dav of lew conceive How shold he ning be, and the dvming? Who i o be the Lt tbe this way, thik about i this water shoul he remand mpi oat fr the formation of the earth's own plate sed pater then should come the sowing he davai of the heath But there ‘leno high ay ano right pre for our werk our desi, {he io the ana wok, the hota design thy si ‘And then tbe earth are cre of them ws snp ie word that brought it th, For tho foing ofthe earth thy sd “Eat” It tose sey, jst ikea clonal, Meu mis, now orang. wing. “cea Se, Hea Hw hep fe ang il fete ter clad nd ing tt ss foe co mar ae i fo andsThame a ding gang ‘dig eh lado "ee ft of ah Thon he moustans were sped fom the watt all atone the grat "mountains cae fr Byer genial yt cting ede Soe they care out the conception ofthe mount, whose fe re And he Plame Seen vs pleased ith his: "nao hj ae Hea of Sy, Hane, nd Newb ‘Thunderbot, Sudden Thunder work, oar dig wl ur at srl ty wd * ‘And de eat as formed tthe moun pla. The channel water were spurte the branches wound thr ways eng the ‘ganas. The water were dvded when he great outa appeared. Such wa the formitio ofthe eth when twa broght fo by Heat of Sy Heart of Eth hy areal sce thoy mee the ns tothink off The ly wast apart sn the earth was spat the lst of he ters Sach waste plan we hey hog, then hy word bout the completion ofthe work suas of so ts ena ee one no oop tna, Sele pe fs i carer, Boge pa ty pg? hy hud hee eB ting beneath the tes and buses? « Teo —they ha better have guaran” he thers eli A soon ss they thot and sad, Ser and id cae th Ad then they give ont hes tthe der and ids "You the deer sloep log the ies the canyons, Be her inthe smeado inte thet, nthe forest lily Jousehes. ou Wl Std and allo lors” they ere ak ‘Sothen thy etablaed the nest af the bi, sal and ret You precios bird: your net your howe are in the tes, in the bushes. Muliply there, sate hee, i the ranches tee, the ‘ranches of babe," the doer and ids wer ld. ‘When this ded ad been dene, al of them had rst «pac to sep anda plc o tay Sota he ee of thei eo the eth. hen bythe Bearer Reger, Now he arrangement ofthe eet tnd ire wae complete, Si ewe eer a spat Ct mm dn oy oo Pre oh ch satin dn ch py ey se ltt ime re . : father, Speak now: . Nenbom Thnedesblt Suddes Thunderbolt, Hour a hy Hes of Fath, Maer, Modsler Bearer, eget speak pray ows, wp ou di” they were tol, But dia tur at that hey spe i pepe they ut quake thy jit catered. ty Just howled Te wast apparent nt langage ty spoke exc one gare 1 leret cy, When the Mae Modeler hear the has tured out well they Ive spaten” they sd among, thers." has' tamed ot hat ar nase ae Ben ned Sace ‘we are thir mason sad selon, ths wl ot do" te Benes and Bogeters id song ternal, S they fold them “You wl sly have to be torte, Since that tured oat well and you bet spalen, we hve changed ut wordJosrurr your rues ae oe Ary gen dhe gh ope testi are Frm the “What you fed on, what you et the glaes whee you lp, te ples where you sty watever yours wl remain in the cays, the Fert Albongh ited ot Uh days were hepa did yo uy 0 there ay yet be strength nthe keeper of dap, the giver rae whom ee el oe, ust accept yor servi) fe oar Jesh be etn, Sob ths mathe your sen," they woe toll when ty were astra anima sal and get the fie ofthe earth Ai thn they wattd test he ng ae, hy wanted exper spent aaa an hey wanted to prpare or the heen of days an. ‘They hu ot heard thee speech amen the animal it id one to fran and wasnt cone, “Ad other Bech weight otha seed, they were etn, they were led the anal onthe fe of teeth, ‘he man dese, by the Maker: Modeler. Bear, Beer, ‘ast simply ted again Te tine for the planting nd ing ‘searing Fors we mst make a provider and muster Hele can tte be toed aad remembered oa the fice ofthe et? We bare ‘Seay ade or Bet ty at one work and design, bt tne ou that ‘hoy di agp ou day, noe ey lon So cw let ty to make a ger opie her of respec, provider, surtren thy st So then ces He bung and working with earth and mod. They sma a body, butt ct ak ult thet wa separating, ost ‘rumbling jut losening, rt soning, jist open, aad st ‘sang ad woul tam, este It face wos fst lpi. fs face was jst tsted I cout lok sound. 1 talked at Sst, but Suelo Ite qk dosing he water "weft het he mason nd supra then, “I seems to be ining aay so let tt inde It can't walk a cart mul, soleeite meray «hough they sd ‘so then try aman, aan ey brought down thelr work and Ales hey aed: "What there foros to mabe dat woud tar out well tht would succeed in keeping our dye atl paying to they sl. Then hey le a ‘Well jut tl Xphyeos, mucane, Mona Possum, Hund Coy- oe fo ty counting of dip, counting ofl” the men tod sear ‘iit themssoes. Ten they voled Nps, Xmacane the "Grandmother of Day, Grandmother of Light." asthe Maker, Mat ‘elle them, These ae nas of Space nd Xue ‘When Hurcae bad spoken wth he Sovereign Famed Serpent, thy smd the dace, diners the int re Tere yo to Bd yt to dcr how wea o model a prs, ota « prs aga, proier, mitre, 0 ht we ar cll ops Swe are rennin compensa 0 wor, Mid, matcher, ‘rgndmethen or ander Spee, Kemcane, Ie tere be pling et thre be the dawning (for avctton ot ssemnee en ecagation iy the haman werk, the ban dei, ‘he bma fue, the human form Sote fll oar names ina Poss, Hasubpe Coyee Bearertice over, Boer tc oe ret Peery, Gres Cost, Iii, ewer, Soyer onpeni pte shaper, bol shape, Facene make mastercrafiman, Crandimater of Day, Graded of LightYou ive boon called pon Beesuse four work; on design. Ran your developed in the legs and ams. They ad no Bld no mp. Thy hd ins jes come on shar eee ach eae evil cng rere me Te a nmamettncetma Nive Acct nto eon odin 1s this to be the provider, the narturer ‘There came the one named Gouger of Facer: he gouged out their ‘You corn kemels, you coral seeds, here came Sudden Blodletter: be snapped off their heads, cael ene aca ern up ther, Hea Sy atemge mo pele mah sad oe . smevemts a of Sorrign Pane Srpeat ey sil The thy ple sto i rari ee ‘Steet ty pn Pow he theron the feof the eat Siete Nel Cote So be "they replied. The moment they spoke it wa done: the ‘nmin, wodearng nm nooks and rn sph This wis the poping fe fe ofthe ea They came ints ng hey mpd, thy ha auger, hey ha sons thee maki, woods Bot thee ching eet ‘a mthingin thr as, memo sas an beep {st went al walle wherever thy ane. Now hy dene emo the Heat of Sy od 0 hey lus an experiment adjust autour humankind, | _ Thy wee ig wt a as ee They weet | —‘Tey were pounded downto the bones and tendons, smashed and pulerand even to tha omer Tel fe were suse beens ty ‘ere incompetent bufore ther mother andthe lites, he Heat of Shy ‘aed Hurtane. The euth vas blackened beens of Ui he bc ‘aitorm Bogan ran all day and rai all night Tt thet ees ce the animals sal and great Tel fs were ead by tings of and tone. Everything Spoke th ater ar thot gles tar ‘tes, their ooking pt ther dog tr grinding tons each tad ‘thing crashd ther Fe. Tet dogs and tres ld ee "You case ws pai, oust ut nowt you hom eal x And hs the gig sone “We were uakne beet of you Every dy, every dy Inthe dat, ne dav, fees, rege erp ember Paitin or fics, bec of you ‘This was the serve we give you a i when you were stl cpl, bt today yo sl nar four power, We sal pound ued we sl ed ur Behe ring ses ol ham, ‘And th what het dos won they sak in tht tr: “Why ty cat scm to ge or fal? We swatch and you ‘ut kp us doe, andy thw oad. You keep sk my when ou et jut 90 yu can tus We dnt talk, see ened eth rom ou Hw cul you not hve ha? You dd kn at ‘ewes wating aay tee bind you 3a ths ery diy ou let teh in ar mots, We alt von ital hrs er eri ‘Kod then tert gre and coking pot ye to hein tu ai! That lov dene or Ouro ae say ee cs sr soty. By sting son the Beal th te. you urn. Since {2h pe ao We al try al eon rhing th ce The sons, cir euthtones wer hotng nt, comig ight ot of te er hha casing tn pn Now ey “They mat to chm upon the hoses, but they fll asthe hoes colage Thy wan toch he res thy hn of by the ees | sn ueannnarones Wat: sHOOTING ovr ewig Clase Me Inapton he rts nv ky and fred me colton ied ofthe werd ha pce yee ne Te gph em & See a oa fr pw Sigur we ate tn he igh a gh Grom 0 Toi) Saat for omte on fan he Se, ‘They want to gtinsde aes bu the aves la sto thee faces Sch wa he stern of ha human ork, he urn des. The people were ground dom, overtiown. The moths and ees of ll {hom were destroyed and cred. And # wed ob sat that ie ot aye inthe fret foay ave sgn of ths. They were lft. a sgn came wood done was ed fort es by he baler and soto ‘So this ewthy monkey Tok ike pope: hy are a signa reins Inuman work man deign--ere akin, ere wooden Tr 9s wens ws st tesco an mason fe erty ee oy tee om oe ged ‘Gc So tr smear wr aye Sees fe sco td Ey a a iro gyre ee ue Rd Hew ies eee fo ee nay ohh t tht ft aman un gn a nan hal Ta Se oe Se my ght gat an te wal nd Tam uh ot sh ae Dae noe ef ty ut ite Jedd te Sy lt he tate eet An his nse of mine shines white to the dtc ke Ue moonnach every beneath th shy. The ssuwwie | TWO wen Maca ded, whe the peopl vere ranted, done aby he mason snd sentrite DAY of SEVER Maca bythe two bye the St ramed ona dhe second named Xba Being gd the too of he swe satenpt at sel inaglation belt the Hens of Sky. S he bys tke ts no god without, without people hereon the ae ofthe earth “Well ten, ls ty ot, We cul shoo him while b's is mea ‘We eal mae im then pt an end to sie, ise, tal 1s jewelt, is gee, dhe source of his lance. Everyone might do at he docs, butt sould nat come to be that fey spender ery lier of meta Soe sai the boys, cach ane wha Bmp ons Shaler he two of tem toe ind hs Seven Maca hat two sn the Bs of these Zeng, ed the soc the Earthquake. And Chinaima the name of thet tthe, the wl of Sven Maco “and thsi Zia, dhs Uw ne o Bld up the ges nouns Fimplace, Hunahp, Cave bythe Water, Xeand, Macnab, Hula, ‘the mune ofthe mountains tha mee there a the dam ar poten They were rough forth by Zac ina sgl ih ind ow tis the Eartha, The mrss ae moved by bi ‘he mounts, mala get ae send by him. The soa of Seen Maco di ths ta anes of lmagiaton Here am Lam thes, sald Seven acs, ere am: the aro he arth,” dpa, {we nore rata Hans nd ie gl earn pte ofr stn on fo ond wi Cla Mayet cot ot Nich, Got‘As for orig down the sy, ine an evan of al he eth ssid farhake The son of Sen Mane we ale sl he se hy {thelr seater from th fate scl Sl i ol ater aa planed iy thee boys armurines were ‘We shal expla the defeat ofeach oe of Ue wh ogg i. again. Ts the grat ue of Seven Mace, sane, nd this ithe fend of Seven Maca node at he fut the nace be goes up he tse wer chy. Since Huapu and babe hive wen there be fds, ya tom hig beneath he treo Seven Maca they ae keep, ‘qu her, he 0 bys a nthe eae fhe tre Ad when Seven Maca red perchng oer ns ea the mae, ¢ ‘mas then tht he war st by Hu, The lowzun shot went iho Is jaw, breaking hs out Then he went up ve th uc an fl at onthe grou: Suddenly Hone sppeare, running, He ett fo 19k Mee i ind wi nl peta sng tv heft ht grr te another is tas ‘ti geno ge coche oe de y's to hat Pet gab u,b actly was thea of Hp th was sez by Econ Mico: Hepaske seat ache bent hack Souder ‘Then Soren Maca toe tpt ou of Huns, ven he boys id sl the rt round was oc deft by Seven Mac “od when Seen Mac had ten the a of Hana, he west home, Hag so vey crcl eae “iat ne yo ethereal China, th wi of Seven Maw “What t't bt tee tw ttn! Theyve sok eBay io. ‘alo ny fol ny eth ar ote now thy ace, Bt once wat The pote he fe angig te, anghng ve the Been ty an ju come nd gt Tey reveal ister sad Seven Maca, thas he hang up the ar of Hat ‘Meanehle Hons sd Nlagoe were ining. And thn they inves gaodater tray whtclated gods, ad» gpa tuft, «tay hunble grnineher jot Bente, llr people reat White een the nae the racer, td Great Wate Gute nae oe rnd. Th sd tothe grote tnd pecitor "Hrs uve wh when weg to tor am ro Seven Maw wel jet fw pt bend ou fe De forget eur gander, wo toe wth Tei mother an ther ae dea uso they ow slong her, bein ws: eraps wo shoul ge tem sy ale pl wos on of eth So elem ls chiiest Sven Macon, ern thgh re gang you Thetosoetons th wo bys td hem, very wel ty epic Aber at they apreched the place whore Seven Mace wasn font (Grea Wr count A hie ppd foc earings al dre ‘rome Bren Caleas home. When he gndnoter nl grander passed by tho two boys were romping lg eb! them When they ped ew te Jad hose Seven Maca yen ls math of ene a eat And when Sven Maw sv the raster and pander evn "Where areyou hed ow andar?” sid the lr “Were jst making or vn your lop hey reed Why ae you working for ning? Aa thw your cen ase sth you? No, they're mot, your kip. Thee our grandilsen, or de seers. but i aeverteles rw fe yom thom, The et food they gt the portion we ge the, your Top” epithe sgandmoter and grater, Sites the rd geting fone bythe nin his tot, is ni wth etl a espe ga implore you, pee tke py on mel What cs cn you mae, what pans can jou cre” al he od "We spall he worms ou of eth and we jst ce ee, We jst set bones your lori” they epi, Very wa plea ere my tet Thy realy ach, every dy, 1s infer I tno ep bcs of then and iy eye. Thy ut shut me, hae two tke! Ever nce sate I heer ene ‘cs oft Therefore tb ply on me! Perit becae ny eth re "Very wel your los. a worm, guving athe one. It's merely ‘mater of poting na epiceent aang te oth ot But potas not gl for ny eth to cme oan Tam, er Al lor MY finery nytt and my ee Bat then wel put aa replcement. Grad bone wil be put back in And ths theron bent ony Whe or “Very wl. ark emotive me sme ep het” he eed And when the teeth of Seven Mac eae x tas only hie corn tht went in at replasmet fr seth assigning whe, tha com nis mouth Hf el st ence, he to loge ok he lord. The lst of is eth ear atthe jones that fal sod ou ae fom hi meth, Ain wea the ye of Seen Mac were cured, be was packed srcund the ees, the tof is metal ume of tl he el wo ibe {ist looked on whe the It of hie gates Te him Ta ot una and Nbaangue ha tes And when Seven Macaw dd Hap go back his arm. And Ci inl the we of Seen Maca » Sut tha oft ees Son May tt che joel alg ut ad nahn aor fae be seek petra es pune a he per servo thy tn ck hr a as plant hese erent ot thy awed the det of Sven Mac 90 Ky bemght about Thy son in sleageaton Tce to by et np. Wat hy ws gy the word fhe Heat of Sy vo hen pce went her, be aed where the Fou Hund "What are you ding boys? Own” Sea Ths Zach war on Te SRE: Wath bad oft ae nd water Ilo eon of pare fle the fore of sen. Fro 3