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

I will tell you what Gandalf heard, though Bilbo did not understand it. The Wargs and the goblins often helped one another in wicked deeds. Goblins do not usually venture very far from their mountains, unless they are driven out and are looking for new homes, or are marching to war (which I am glad to say has not happened for a long while). But in those days they sometimes used to go on raids, especially to get food or slaves to work for them. Then they often got the Wargs to help and shared the plunder with them. Sometimes they rode on wolves like men do on horses. Now it seemed that a great goblin — raid had been planned for that very night. The Wargs had come to meet the goblins and the goblins were late. The reason, no doubt, was the death of the Great Goblin, and all the excitement caused by the dwarves and Bilbo and the wizard, for whom they were probably still hunting.

In spite of the dangers (несмотря на опасности) of this far land (этой далекой земли) bold men had of late been making their way back into it (храбрые люди, в последнее время, начинали возвращаться на нее) from the South (с Юга), cutting down trees (вырубая леса), and building themselves places to live in (и строя себе дома для жилья) among the more pleasant woods in the valleys (среди более приятных лесов в долинах) and along the river-shores (и вдоль берегов рек). There were many of them (их было много), and they were brave and well-armed (и они были смелыми и хорошо вооруженными), and even the Wargs dared not attack them (и даже Варги не осмеливались нападать на них) if there were many together (если их было много /вместе/), or in the bright day (или среди бела дня: «или в яркий день»). But now they had planned (но теперь они запланировали) with the goblins’ help (с помощью гоблинов) to come by night upon some of the villages (напасть под покровом ночи на несколько деревень) nearest the mountains (которые располагались ближе всего к горам). If their plan had been carried out (если бы их план удался; to carry out — доводить до конца, выполнять), there would have been none left there next day (то ни одной бы не осталось к следующему дню); all would have been killed (все были бы убиты) except the few (за исключением нескольких /человек/) the goblins kept from the wolves (которых гоблины бы спрятали от волков) and carried back as prisoners to their caves (и увели назад, в качестве пленников в свои пещеры).

village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ] well-armed [welˈɑ: md] prisoner [ˈprɪz (ǝ) nǝ]

In spite of the dangers of this far land bold men had of late been making their way back into it from the South, cutting down trees, and building themselves places to live in among the more pleasant woods in the valleys and along the river-shores. There were many of them, and they were brave and well-armed, and even the Wargs dared not attack them if there were many together, or in the bright day. But now they had planned with the goblins’ help to come by night upon some of the villages nearest the mountains. If their plan had been carried out, there would have been none left there next day; all would have been killed except the few the goblins kept from the wolves and carried back as prisoners to their caves.