Сильмариллион
Of Aule and Yavanna
Yetthemakingofthingisinmyheartfrommyownmakingbythee;andthechildoflittleunderstandingthatmakesaplayofthedeedsofhisfathermaydosowithoutthoughtofmockery,butbecauseheisthesonofhisfather.ButwhatshallIdonow,sothatthoubenotangrywithmeforever?Asachildtohisfather,Ioffertotheethesethings,theworkofthehandswhichthouhastmade.Dowiththemwhatthouwilt.ButshouldInotratherdestroytheworkofmypresumption?’
ThenAuletookupagreathammertosmitetheDwarves;andhewept.ButIluvatarhadcompassionuponAuleandhisdesire,becauseofhishumility;andtheDwarvesshrankfromthehammerandworeafraid,andtheyboweddowntheirheadsandbeggedformercy.AndthevoiceofIluvatarsaidtoAule:’ThyofferIacceptedevenasitwasmade.Dostthounotseethatthesethingshavenowalifeoftheirown,andspeakwiththeirownvoices?Elsetheywouldnothaveflinchedfromthyblow,norfromanycommandofthywill.’ThenAulecastdownhishammerandwasglad,andhegavethankstoIluvatar,saying:’MayErublessmyworkandamendit!’
ButIluvatarspokeagainandsaid:’EvenasIgavebeingtothethoughtsoftheAinuratthebeginningoftheWorld,sonowIhavetakenupthydesireandgiventoitaplacetherein;butinnootherwaywillIamendthyhandiwork,andasthouhastmadeit,soshallitbe.ButIwillnotsufferthis:thattheseshouldcomebeforetheFirstbornofmydesign,northatthyimpatienceshouldberewarded.Theyshallsleepnowinthedarknessunderstone,andshallnotcomeforthuntiltheFirstbornhaveawakeneduponEarth;anduntilthattimethouandtheyshallwait,thoughlongitseem.
