<s id="NEST_Oppno.s1">Oppe paa Aulestad, under sit elskede Hjems beskyttende Tag, lever og virker Bj�rnstjerne Bj�rnson i stolt Uafh�ngighed, som en Jarl paa sit Herres�de.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s1">And up there at Aulestad, under the sheltering roof of his beloved home, Bj�rnstjerne Bj�rnson still lives and works, in proud independence, like a Norse jarl on his esute.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s2">Med et �rneblik f�lger han alle Tidens foreteelser ude og hjemme.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s2">With the eye of an eagle, he follows current events, home and abroad.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s3">Naar det synes ham n�dvendigt, griber han ind med sin Vilje og myndige Stemme.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s3">And when he sees it fit, he intervenes with his will and imperious voice.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s4">D�r sidder han fri og st�rk, urokkelig trods Alt, beskyttet mod alle Samtidens giftige Pile ved det Panser, han har i Bevidstheden om sin Mission og sine Hensigters uskr�mtede �rlighed.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s4">And there he sits free and strong, steadfast after all, protected by the panzer in his mind against the poisoned arrows of his contemporaries, with his mission and the genuine honesty of his intentions.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s5">Og det er fra de rene Kilder af godt anvendte Levnetsdage, at hans altoverskyllende, frodige Uforf�rdethed v�lder frem.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s5">His overriding and lively dauntlessness springs out of days well spent.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s6">De str�nge S�der og de regelm�ssige Vaner og denne �dle husholderiske N�gternhed, der vidner om en udviklet Ansvarsf�lelse, er det, som giver ham det sublime Alvor og det moralske Fodf�ste, og derfra henter han op Renhed i Viljen og en Indignation, der er �gte.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s6">The strict customs and the orderly practice, and the sobriety in conduct, bear witness of a matured sense of responsibility.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s7">And this is what gives him his sublime sincerity and his moral roots.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s8">They grant him his purity in will and an indignation that is true.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s7">Amalie Skram</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s9">Amalie Skram</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s8">Gjestene kommer</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s10">The guests are coming</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s9">Det er sommer p� Aulestad, en godv�rsdag med lett bris.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s11">It is summer at Aulestad, a day with fair weather and a slight breeze.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s10">Fra stengene vaier ni nasjoners flagg; det norske, danske, svenske, finske, engelske, hollandske, amerikanske, franske og russiske.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s12">From the flag poles flags from nine nations are waving in the wind; the Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, English, Dutch, American, French and Russian.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s11">De to siste heises vanligvis p� samme stang som symbol p� alliansen mellom de to landene.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s13">The two latter are hoisted on the same pole, as a symbol of the alliance between the two countries.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s12">Kusken Petter er reist til F�berg stasjon for � hente gjestene for flere timer siden, men f�rst har han v�rt fremme foran d�ren for � vise at selet�y og landauer er blanke og fine.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s14">Petter the coachman has gone to F�berg station to get the guests hours ago, but before he went he stood in front of the main door to show that the harnesses and the landau were bright and glittering.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s13">Det er en seremoni Bj�rnson bruker som p�skudd til � gi hestene Esau og Jakob sukker.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s15">This ceremony is only an excuse for Bj�rnson to give the two horses Esau and Jakob sugar.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s14">Dette visste Petter, derfor var pussingen av selet�yet prikkfri p� den siden Bj�rnstjerne inspiserte, mens den kunne v�re litt mindre forseggjort p� den andre.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s16">Petter knows this, and that is why the harnesses are spotless on the one side, and not quite so carefully done on the other.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s15">Inne i hovedhuset er alt gjort i stand til gjestebud, og alt skinner i sin fineste puss.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s17">In the main building all is ready for the banquet.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s18">Everything is polished and shiny.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s16">Et syn for seg er spisebordet, som glimter i s�lv og krystall.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s19">The dinner table is quite the spectacle, with the crystal and silver ware sparkling.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s17">Og vasene med bl�klokker og prestekrager m�ter sitt eget speilbilde i glassbrettet de er plassert p�.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s20">The bluebells and daisies meet their own reflections on the glass trey they are placed on.</s>

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s18">Barnebarnas �yne har allerede mange ganger s�kt viserne p� det store t�rnuret.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s21">The grand childrens

<s id="NEST_Oppno.s1">Oppe paa Aulestad, under sit elskede Hjems beskyttende Tag, lever og virker Bj�rnstjerne Bj�rnson i stolt Uafh�ngighed, som en Jarl paa sit Herres�de.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s1">And up there at Aulestad, under the sheltering roof of his beloved home, Bj�rnstjerne Bj�rnson still lives and works, in proud independence, like a Norse jarl on his esute.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s2">Med et �rneblik f�lger han alle Tidens foreteelser ude og hjemme.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s2">With the eye of an eagle, he follows current events, home and abroad.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s3">Naar det synes ham n�dvendigt, griber han ind med sin Vilje og myndige Stemme.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s3">And when he sees it fit, he intervenes with his will and imperious voice.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s4">D�r sidder han fri og st�rk, urokkelig trods Alt, beskyttet mod alle Samtidens giftige Pile ved det Panser, han har i Bevidstheden om sin Mission og sine Hensigters uskr�mtede �rlighed.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s4">And there he sits free and strong, steadfast after all, protected by the panzer in his mind against the poisoned arrows of his contemporaries, with his mission and the genuine honesty of his intentions.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s5">Og det er fra de rene Kilder af godt anvendte Levnetsdage, at hans altoverskyllende, frodige Uforf�rdethed v�lder frem.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s5">His overriding and lively dauntlessness springs out of days well spent.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s6">De str�nge S�der og de regelm�ssige Vaner og denne �dle husholderiske N�gternhed, der vidner om en udviklet Ansvarsf�lelse, er det, som giver ham det sublime Alvor og det moralske Fodf�ste, og derfra henter han op Renhed i Viljen og en Indignation, der er �gte.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s6">The strict customs and the orderly practice, and the sobriety in conduct, bear witness of a matured sense of responsibility.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s7">And this is what gives him his sublime sincerity and his moral roots.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s8">They grant him his purity in will and an indignation that is true.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s7">Amalie Skram</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s9">Amalie Skram</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s8">Gjestene kommer</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s10">The guests are coming</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s9">Det er sommer p� Aulestad, en godv�rsdag med lett bris.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s11">It is summer at Aulestad, a day with fair weather and a slight breeze.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s10">Fra stengene vaier ni nasjoners flagg; det norske, danske, svenske, finske, engelske, hollandske, amerikanske, franske og russiske.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s12">From the flag poles flags from nine nations are waving in the wind; the Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, English, Dutch, American, French and Russian.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s11">De to siste heises vanligvis p� samme stang som symbol p� alliansen mellom de to landene.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s13">The two latter are hoisted on the same pole, as a symbol of the alliance between the two countries.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s12">Kusken Petter er reist til F�berg stasjon for � hente gjestene for flere timer siden, men f�rst har han v�rt fremme foran d�ren for � vise at selet�y og landauer er blanke og fine.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s14">Petter the coachman has gone to F�berg station to get the guests hours ago, but before he went he stood in front of the main door to show that the harnesses and the landau were bright and glittering.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s13">Det er en seremoni Bj�rnson bruker som p�skudd til � gi hestene Esau og Jakob sukker.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s15">This ceremony is only an excuse for Bj�rnson to give the two horses Esau and Jakob sugar.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s14">Dette visste Petter, derfor var pussingen av selet�yet prikkfri p� den siden Bj�rnstjerne inspiserte, mens den kunne v�re litt mindre forseggjort p� den andre.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s16">Petter knows this, and that is why the harnesses are spotless on the one side, and not quite so carefully done on the other.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s15">Inne i hovedhuset er alt gjort i stand til gjestebud, og alt skinner i sin fineste puss.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s17">In the main building all is ready for the banquet.</s> <s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s18">Everything is polished and shiny.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s16">Et syn for seg er spisebordet, som glimter i s�lv og krystall.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s19">The dinner table is quite the spectacle, with the crystal and silver ware sparkling.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s17">Og vasene med bl�klokker og prestekrager m�ter sitt eget speilbilde i glassbrettet de er plassert p�.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s20">The bluebells and daisies meet their own reflections on the glass trey they are placed on.</s>
<s id="NEST_Oppno.s18">Barnebarnas �yne har allerede mange ganger s�kt viserne p� det store t�rnuret.</s>	<s id="NEST_Opp_014en.s21">The grand childrens