Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит

He woke again with a specially loud sneeze. It was already grey morning, and there was a merry racket down by the river. They were making up a raft of barrels, and the raft-elves would soon be steering it off down the stream to Lake-town. Bilbo sneezed again. He was no longer dripping but he felt cold all over. He scrambled down as fast as his stiff legs would take him and managed just in time to get on to the mass of casks without being noticed in the general bustle. Luckily there was no sun at the time to cast an awkward shadow, and for a mercy he did not sneeze again for a good while. There was a mighty pushing of poles. The elves that were standing in the shallow water heaved and shoved. The barrels now all lashed together creaked and fretted.

“This is a heavy load (это же тяжелый груз)!” some grumbled (некоторые из них заворчали). “They float too deep (они плывут слишком глубоко) — some of these are never empty (некоторые из этих /бочонков/ вовсе не пустые). If they had come ashore in the daylight (если бы их прибило к берегу при свете дня; to come ashore — сходить на берег), we might have had a look inside (мы могли бы заглянуть внутрь), ” they said.

“No time now (теперь нет времени)!” cried the raftman (закричал сплавщик). “Shove off (отталкивайте)!”

And off they went at last (и наконец они отошли /от берега/), slowly at first (поначалу медленно), until they had passed the point of rock (до тех пор, пока они не прошли то место на скале) where other elves stood (где стояли другие эльфы) to fend them off with poles (чтобы отогнать их с помощью багров; to fend — отражать, парировать, отгонять), and then quicker and quicker (а затем все быстрее и быстрее) as they caught the main stream (когда они подхватили основной поток) and went sailing away (и поплыли) down, down towards the Lake (вниз и вниз /по течению/ по направлению к Озеру).

They had escaped the dungeons of the king (они сбежали из подземной тюрьмы короля) and were through the wood (и выбрались из леса; to be through — закончить, завершит ь), but whether alive or dead (но живыми или мертвыми) still remains to be seen (это еще неизвестно: «остается быть увиденным = это еще надо посмотреть»; to remain — оставаться).

load [ld] shove [v] sailing ['sel]

“This is a heavy load!” some grumbled. “They float too deep — some of these are never empty. If they had come ashore in the daylight, we might have had a look inside, ” they said.

“No time now!” cried the raftman. “Shove off!”

And off they went at last, slowly at first, until they had passed the point of rock where other elves stood to fend them off with poles, and then quicker and quicker as they caught the main stream and went sailing away down, down towards the Lake.

They had escaped the dungeons of the king and were through the wood, but whether alive or dead still remains to be seen.

Chapter 10. A Warm Welcome (Глава 10. Теплый прием)

welcome — прием /гостя/, гостеприимство