But he will not listen
He is set on this course
Nothing can divert it
No, he will have his way
And do what he intends to do
Such is the resolve of Gilgamesh
Such is his oath to heaven

The journey begins and the dreams begin
-this is the way the god operates-
Dreams that trouble the soul of the king
Dreams of meaning and meanings

But Enkidu tells him all will be well
Yes, god will go with him on this journey
Once again the king is blessed by fortune

Then another dream
A dream in which (as the poet writes)
The skies shout, earth heaves
Then darkness and silence like death
Then thunder in the east that comes near
Then the floods over the earth and death from the skies
The earth turning to withered ash

What this means is lost to us as so much is lost
However let us assume it means good things
That it signals the approach of the deity
Into the affairs of men

More dreams follow
More of the same and those that are different
Yet each of them confirms his choice
And so he goes forward with elation

You think caution should play a role here?
Kings are not cautious when fame is there for the taking
No, they chance everything and everything seems right
And there is no turning back

No, not even when fear comes upon him
At the entrance to the forest
This is a new experience
Yet this is something he will not run from
No, not even when Endiku fights with him
Until a god, from the multiplicity of gods, intervenes
And tells him to attack the one who is the true enemy

So they enter the forest
This is always a dangerous thing to do but they do it