| 1 | The lads depart, they do not Sit. |
| 2 | Then They set face toward the Mountain of Night, toward the Convocation of the Assembly. |
| 3 | The Gods had not even sat down, the Deities to dine, when Baal stood up by El. |
| 4 | As soon as the Gods saw Them, saw the messengers of Yam, the emissaries of Judge Nahar, the Gods lowered Their heads upon Their knees. |
| 5 | Yea, upon the thrones of Their lordships. |
| 6 | Baal rebukes Them: "Why, O Gods, have Ye lowered, your heads on top of Your knees, yea, upon the thrones of Your lordships? |
| 7 | Let a pair of Gods read the tablets of the messengers of Yam, of the emissaries of Judge Nahar! |
| 8 | O Gods, lift up Your heads from the top of Your knees yea, from the thrones of Your lordships! |
| 9 | And I shall answer the messengers of Yam, the emissaries of Judge Nahar!" |
| 10 | The Gods lift Their heads from the top of their knees yea, from the thrones of their lordships. |
| 11 | After there arrive the messengers of Yam, the emissaries of JudgeNahar. |
| 12 | At the feet of El They do not fall, they do not prostrate themselves before the Convocation of the Assembly. |
| 13 | Arise, for they declare their information. |
| 14 | A fire, two fires! |
| 15 | He sees a burnished sword! |
| 16 | They say to The Bull, His father, El: "The message of Yam, Your lord, of Your master, Judge Nahar: |
| 17 | 'Give up, O Gods, Him whom Ye harbor, him whom the multitudes harbor! |
| 18 | Give up Baal and His partisans, Dagon's Son, so that I may inherit His gold!'" |
| 19 | And The Bull, His father, El, replies: "Baal is Thy slave, O Yam! |
| 20 | Baal is Thy slave O Yam! |
| 21 | Dagon's Son is Thy captive! |
| 22 | He will bring Thy tribute like the Gods. |
| 23 | Like the Deities, Thy gift!" |
| 24 | But Prince Baal was infuriated. |
| 25 | A knife He takes in the hand, a dagger in the right hand. |
| 26 | To smite the lads He flourishes it. |
| 27 | Anath siezes His right hand, Astarte seizes His left hand: "How canst Thou smite the messengers of Yam? The emissaries of Judge Nahar? |
| 28 | They have merely brought the words of Yam-Nahar, word of Their Lord and Master." |
| 29 | But Prince Baal is infuriated. |
| 30 | He spares the lives of the messengers; He sends Them back to Their master. |
| 31 | He instructs them to give His information: Baal will not bow to Prince Yam. |
| 32 | He will not be the slave of Judge Nahar. |
| 33 | He declares once more that he shall slay the Tyrant lord of the Gods. |
| 34 | "To the earth let Our mighty one fall! |
| 35 | Yea, to dust Our strong one!" |
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