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

All that had happened after he was stunned, Bilbo learned later; but it gave him more sorrow than joy, and he was now weary of his adventure. He was aching in his bones for the homeward journey. That, however, was a little delayed, so in the meantime I will tell something of events. The Eagles had long had suspicion of the goblins’ mustering; from their watchfulness the movements in the mountains could not be altogether hid. So they too had gathered in great numbers, under the great Eagle of the Misty Mountains; and at length smelling battle from afar they had come speeding down the gale in the nick of time. They it was who dislodged the goblins from the mountain — slopes, casting them over precipices, or driving them down shrieking and bewildered among their foes. It was not long before they had freed the Lonely Mountain, and elves and men on either side of the valley could come at last to the help of the battle below.

But even with the Eagles (но даже и с Орлами) they were still outnumbered (их все еще превосходили численно; to outnumber — превосходить численно). In that last hour Beorn himself had appeared (в тот последний час появился сам Беорн) — no one knew how or from where (никто не знал, как или откуда). He came alone, and in bear’s shape (он прибыл один, в обличии медведя); and he seemed to have grown almost to giant-size in his wrath (и он, казалось, вырос до размеров великана: «до гигантского размера», в своей ярости). The roar of his voice (рев его голоса) was like drums and guns (гремел, словно барабаны и пушки); and he tossed wolves and goblins (и он разметал волков и гоблинов) from his path (со своего пути) like straws and feathers (словно солому и перья). He fell upon their rear (он обрушился на их тыл), and broke like a clap of thunder through the ring (и прорвался, словно удар грома, сквозь кольцо). The dwarves were making a stand still (гномы стояли насмерть; stand still — стоять не двигаясь, как вкопанный) about their lords (вокруг своих вождей) upon a low rounded hill (на низком округлом холме). Then Beorn stooped and lifted Thorin (затем Беорн нагнулся и поднял Торина), who had fallen pierced with spears (который упал, пронзенный копьями), and bore him out of the fray (и вынес его из боя; to bear (bore, born); fray — /книжн. / столкновение, драка). Swiftly he returned (затем он быстро вернулся) and his wrath was redoubled (и ярость его удвоилась), so that nothing could withstand him (так, что ничто не могло удержать его; to withstand — устоять, выстоять, выдержать), and no weapon seemed to bite upon him (и ни одно оружие, казалось, не могло уязвить его; to bite (bit, bitten) — кусать, жалить; причинять боль).

outnumber [at'nmb] giant ['dant] wrath [r] redouble [ri: 'db l]