Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 6
So Tom got out a sheet of paper that he had wrote the oath on, and read it.
Also holte Tom ein Blatt Papier heraus, auf das er den Eid geschrieben hatte, und las ihn vor.
It swore every boy to stick to the band, and never tell any of the secrets; and if anybody done anything to any boy in the band, whichever boy was ordered to kill that person and his family must do it, and he mustn't eat and he mustn't sleep till he had killed them and hacked a cross in their breasts, which was the sign of the band.
Er verpflichtete jeden Jungen, zur Bande zu halten und niemals eines der Geheimnisse zu verraten; und wenn jemand einem Jungen aus der Bande etwas antat, musste der Junge, dem befohlen wurde, diese Person und ihre Familie zu töten, dies auch tun, und er durfte weder essen noch schlafen, bis er sie getötet und ihnen ein Kreuz in die Brust gehauen hatte, was das Zeichen der Bande war.
And nobody that didn't belong to the band could use that mark, and if he did he must be sued; and if he done it again he must be killed.
Und niemand, der nicht zur Bande gehörte, durfte dieses Zeichen benutzen, und wenn er es tat, musste er verklagt werden; und wenn er es noch einmal tat, musste er getötet werden.
And if anybody that belonged to the band told the secrets, he must have his throat cut, and then have his carcass burnt up and the ashes scattered all around, and his name blotted off of the list with blood and never mentioned again by the gang, but have a curse put on it and be forgot forever.
Und wenn jemand, der zur Bande gehörte, die Geheimnisse verriet, musste ihm die Kehle durchgeschnitten werden, und dann musste seine Leiche verbrannt und die Asche überall verstreut werden, und sein Name musste mit Blut von der Liste gestrichen und von der Bande nie wieder erwähnt werden, sondern es musste ein Fluch darauf gelegt werden und er sollte für immer vergessen sein.
Everybody said it was a real beautiful oath, and asked Tom if he got it out of his own head.
Alle sagten, es sei ein wirklich schöner Eid, und fragten Tom, ob er ihn sich selbst ausgedacht habe.
He said, some of it, but the rest was out of pirate-books and robber-books, and every gang that was high-toned had it.
Er sagte, einen Teil davon schon, aber der Rest stammte aus Piraten- und Räuberbüchern, und jede vornehme Bande hatte so etwas.
Some thought it would be good to kill the families of boys that told the secrets.
Manche meinten, es wäre gut, die Familien der Jungen zu töten, die die Geheimnisse verrieten.
Tom said it was a good idea, so he took a pencil and wrote it in.
Tom sagte, das sei eine gute Idee, also nahm er einen Bleistift und schrieb es hinein.
Vocabulary
- Also
- So, well, thus; used as a discourse marker
- holte
- Fetched, retrieved; past tense of holen
- ein
- A, an; indefinite article or prefix meaning 'in'
- Blatt
- Sheet of paper; also a leaf of a plant
- Papier
- Paper; material used for writing or printing
- heraus
- Out, forth; separable prefix indicating outward motion
- auf
- On, upon, onto; common preposition of position
- das
- The; neuter definite article or relative pronoun
- er
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- den
- The; accusative masculine definite article
- Eid
- Oath; a solemn promise or sworn statement
- geschrieben
- Written; past participle of schreiben
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- las
- Read; past tense of lesen
- ihn
- Him; accusative form of the pronoun er
- vor
- Before, in front of; also separable prefix
- Er
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- verpflichtete
- Obligated, committed; past tense of verpflichten
- jeden
- Every, each; accusative masculine form of jeder
- Jungen
- Boys; plural or genitive of Junge
- zur
- To the; contraction of zu and der
- Bande
- Gang, band; a group of people acting together
- zu
- To, too, at; common preposition or infinitive marker
- halten
- To hold, keep; to maintain or uphold something
- niemals
- Never; emphatic form of nie, at no time
- eines
- One of; genitive neuter form of ein
- der
- The; masculine definite article or relative pronoun
- Geheimnisse
- Secrets; plural of Geheimnis, confidential information
- verraten
- To betray, reveal; to disclose a secret
- wenn
- When, if; subordinating conjunction for conditions
- jemand
- Someone, anybody; indefinite pronoun for a person
- einem
- Someone, one; dative form of indefinite pronoun
- aus
- Out of, from; preposition indicating origin or exit
- etwas
- Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- antat
- Did harm; past tense of antun, to do to someone
- musste
- Had to; past tense of müssen, expressing obligation
- Junge
- Boy; a young male person
- dem
- The; dative masculine or neuter definite article
- befohlen
- Ordered, commanded; past participle of befehlen
- wurde
- Was; past tense of werden, auxiliary for passive
- diese
- This, these; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- Person
- Person; an individual human being
- ihre
- Her, their; possessive pronoun, feminine or plural
- Familie
- Family; a group of related people living together
- töten
- To kill; to cause the death of someone
- dies
- This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- auch
- Also, too; expressing addition or agreement
- tun
- To do; basic verb expressing action or activity
- durfte
- Was allowed to; past tense of dürfen
- weder
- Neither; used in the construction weder…noch
- essen
- To eat; to consume food
- noch
- Still, yet, nor; used in neither…nor constructions
- schlafen
- To sleep; to rest in a sleeping state
- bis
- Until, up to; preposition or conjunction of time
- sie
- She, they, it; third-person pronoun, various forms
- getötet
- Killed; past participle of töten
- ihnen
- Them, to them; dative plural personal pronoun
- Kreuz
- Cross; a cross-shaped mark or symbol
- in
- In, into; preposition of location or direction
- die
- The; feminine or plural definite article
- Brust
- Chest, breast; the front of the human torso
- gehauen
- Hacked, carved; past participle of hauen
- was
- Was, what; past tense of sein or interrogative pronoun
- Zeichen
- Sign, symbol; a mark used to convey meaning
- war
- Was; past tense of sein (to be)
- Und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- niemand
- Nobody, no one; indefinite pronoun for no person
- nicht
- Not; general negation word in German
- gehörte
- Belonged; past tense of gehören, to belong to
- dieses
- This; demonstrative pronoun, neuter genitive form
- benutzen
- To use, to employ; to make use of something
- es
- It; neuter third-person singular pronoun
- tat
- Did; past tense of tun
- verklagt
- Sued, accused; past participle of verklagen
- werden
- To become; auxiliary for future or passive voice
- einmal
- Once, one time; at some point in time
- verriet
- Betrayed; past tense of verraten
- ihm
- Him, to him; dative masculine personal pronoun
- Kehle
- Throat; the passage inside the neck for swallowing
- durchgeschnitten
- Cut through, slit; past participle of durchschneiden
- dann
- Then, afterwards; adverb indicating sequence
- seine
- His; masculine possessive pronoun
- Leiche
- Corpse, dead body; a deceased person's remains
- verbrannt
- Burned; past participle of verbrennen
- Asche
- Ash, ashes; powdery residue left after burning
- überall
- Everywhere, all over; in every place
- verstreut
- Scattered, dispersed; past participle of verstreuen
- sein
- To be; infinitive of the verb sein
- Name
- Name; a word used to identify a person or thing
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- Blut
- Blood; the red fluid circulating in the body
- von
- From, of, by; common preposition of origin or possession
- Liste
- List; a written series of items or names
- gestrichen
- Crossed out, deleted; past participle of streichen
- nie
- Never; at no time, not ever
- wieder
- Again, once more; returning to a previous state
- erwähnt
- Mentioned; past participle of erwähnen
- sondern
- But rather; conjunction correcting a negative statement
- Fluch
- Curse; an evil spell or strong condemnation
- darauf
- On it, thereupon; referring to something just mentioned
- gelegt
- Placed, laid; past participle of legen
- sollte
- Should, was supposed to; past tense of sollen
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or duration
- immer
- Always, ever; indicating continuous or repeated action
- vergessen
- Forgotten, to forget; to fail to remember something
- Alle
- All, everyone; referring to an entire group
- sagten
- Said; past tense plural of sagen
- sei
- Be, is; subjunctive form of sein
- wirklich
- Really, truly; expressing genuine sincerity or emphasis
- schöner
- More beautiful; comparative form of schön
- fragten
- Asked; past tense plural of fragen
- ob
- Whether, if; subordinating conjunction for indirect questions
- sich
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- selbst
- Self, even; emphatic or reflexive pronoun
- ausgedacht
- Thought up, invented; past participle of ausdenken
- habe
- Have; first-person singular of haben
- sagte
- Said; past tense of sagen
- einen
- A, one; accusative masculine indefinite article
- Teil
- Part, portion; a section of a whole
- davon
- Of it, from it; referring back to something mentioned
- schon
- Already, indeed; indicating something has occurred
- aber
- But, however; coordinating conjunction of contrast
- Rest
- Rest, remainder; the part that is left over
- stammte
- Came from, originated; past tense of stammen
- Piraten-
- Pirate; prefix referring to pirates or piracy
- Räuberbüchern
- Robber books; books about bandits or outlaws
- jede
- Every, each; feminine form of jeder
- vornehme
- Noble, distinguished; referring to high social standing
- so
- So, thus; indicating manner, degree, or consequence
- Manche
- Some, many; referring to a portion of a group
- meinten
- Thought, meant; past tense plural of meinen
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive past of sein
- gut
- Good; positive quality adjective
- Familien
- Families; plural of Familie
- verraten
- To betray; to disclose secrets or information
- eine
- A, one; feminine indefinite article
- gute
- Good; inflected adjective form of gut
- Idee
- Idea; a thought or concept in one's mind
- also
- So, therefore; discourse marker indicating conclusion
- nahm
- Took; past tense of nehmen
- Bleistift
- Pencil; a writing instrument with a graphite core
- schrieb
- Wrote; past tense of schreiben
- hinein
- Into, inside; separable prefix indicating inward movement
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