Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 8

English → De CHAPTER II. Level 6/10

We stop stages and carriages on the road, with masks on, and kill the people and take their watches and money."

Wir halten Postkutschen und Kutschen auf der Straße an, mit Masken auf dem Gesicht, und töten die Leute und nehmen ihnen ihre Uhren und ihr Geld ab."

"Must we always kill the people?"

„Müssen wir die Leute immer töten?"

"Oh, certainly.

„Oh, gewiss.

It's best.

Das ist am besten.

Some authorities think different, but mostly it's considered best to kill them—except some that you bring to the cave here, and keep them till they're ransomed."

Manche Autoritäten denken anders, aber meistens gilt es als das Beste, sie zu töten – außer einigen, die ihr hier in die Höhle bringt und festhaltet, bis sie freigekauft werden."

"Ransomed? What's that?"

„Freigekauft? Was ist das?"

"I don't know.

„Das weiß ich nicht.

But that's what they do.

Aber so machen sie es.

I've seen it in books; and so of course that's what we've got to do."

Ich habe es in Büchern gelesen; und deshalb müssen wir das natürlich auch so machen."

"But how can we do it if we don't know what it is?"

„Aber wie können wir das tun, wenn wir nicht wissen, was es ist?"

"Why, blame it all, we've _got_ to do it.

„Na, verdammt nochmal, wir _müssen_ es tun.

Don't I tell you it's in the books?

Sage ich dir nicht, dass es in den Büchern steht?

Do you want to go to doing different from what's in the books, and get things all muddled up?"

Willst du etwa anders vorgehen als in den Büchern beschrieben und alles durcheinanderbringen?"

"Oh, that's all very fine to _say_, Tom Sawyer, but how in the nation are these fellows going to be ransomed if we don't know how to do it to them?—that's the thing _I_ want to get at.

„Oh, das lässt sich leicht _sagen_, Tom Sawyer, aber wie um alles in der Welt sollen diese Kerle freigekauft werden, wenn wir nicht wissen, wie wir das anstellen sollen? – das ist es, worauf _ich_ hinauswill.

Now, what do you _reckon_ it is?"

Also, was _glaubst_ du, was es ist?"

"Well, I don't know.

„Nun, das weiß ich nicht.

But per'aps if we keep them till they're ransomed, it means that we keep them till they're dead."

Aber vielleicht bedeutet es, wenn wir sie festhalten, bis sie freigekauft werden, dass wir sie festhalten, bis sie tot sind."

"Now, that's something _like_.

„Na, das ist schon eher _was_.

That'll answer.

Das leuchtet ein.

Why couldn't you said that before?

Warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

We'll keep them till they're ransomed to death; and a bothersome lot they'll be, too—eating up everything, and always trying to get loose."

Wir halten sie fest, bis sie sich zu Tode freigekauft haben; und ein lästiges Völkchen werden sie auch sein – alles aufessen und immer versuchen, loszukommen."

"How you talk, Ben Rogers.

„Was du nicht alles redest, Ben Rogers.

Vocabulary

Wir: We; first person plural pronoun.
halten: To hold, keep, or stop something or someone.
und: And; basic conjunction connecting words or clauses.
auf: On, onto, or up; preposition indicating position or direction.
der: The; definite article for feminine or dative nouns.
Straße: Street or road; public way for travel.
an: On, at, or to; preposition indicating position or attachment.
mit: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
Masken: Masks; coverings for the face for concealment.
dem: The; definite article for dative or neuter nouns.
Gesicht: Face; front of the head with eyes and mouth.
töten: To kill; to cause death or end life.
die: The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns.
Leute: People; plural noun for persons or individuals.
nehmen: To take; to seize or accept something.
ihnen: Them; dative pronoun for third person plural.
ihre: Their; possessive pronoun for third person plural.
Uhren: Watches or clocks; devices for measuring time.
ihr: Your or her; second person plural or third person feminine.
Geld: Money; medium of exchange for goods and services.
ab: Off or from; separable prefix or preposition.
Müssen: Must; to have to do something necessarily.
wir: We; first person plural pronoun.
immer: Always; at all times or constantly.
gewiss: Certainly or surely; with confidence or assurance.
Das: That or this; neuter demonstrative pronoun.
ist: Is; third person singular present of sein.
am: At the; contraction of an dem.
besten: Best; superlative form of gut or well.
Manche: Some; certain persons or things among many.
Autoritäten: Authorities; persons or institutions with power and influence.
denken: To think; to use one's mind or consider.
anders: Differently or otherwise; in another manner or way.
aber: But; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition.
meistens: Mostly or usually; in most cases or generally.
gilt: Is valid; third person singular of gelten.
es: It; neuter pronoun for things or situations.
als: As or than; preposition or conjunction for comparison.
das: That or the; neuter demonstrative or definite article.
Beste: Best; superlative of good applied to things.
sie: She or they; third person feminine or plural pronoun.
zu: To or too; preposition indicating direction or degree.
außer: Except or besides; preposition indicating exclusion or addition.
einigen: Some; third person dative plural of einig.
hier: Here; in this place or location.
in: In or into; preposition indicating location or direction.
Höhle: Cave; natural underground chamber or cavern.
bringt: Brings; third person singular of bringen.
bis: Until or till; preposition indicating time limit.
werden: To become; auxiliary verb for passive voice.
Was: What; interrogative pronoun asking for information.
weiß: Know; first and third person singular of wissen.
ich: I; first person singular pronoun.
nicht: Not; negation or denial in German sentences.
Aber: But; conjunction showing contrast or contradiction.
so: So or thus; adverb indicating manner or result.
machen: To make or do; basic verb for action.
Ich: I; first person singular nominative pronoun.
habe: Have; first person singular of haben.
Büchern: Books; dative plural of Buch.
gelesen: Read; past participle of lesen.
deshalb: Therefore or that's why; adverb indicating reason.
natürlich: Of course or naturally; adverb of certainty.
auch: Also or too; adverb indicating addition.
wie: How or as; adverb or conjunction for manner.
können: Can or to be able; modal verb for ability.
tun: To do; basic verb for action or activity.
wenn: If or when; conditional or temporal conjunction.
wissen: To know; verb for knowledge or information.
nochmal: Once more or again; adverb indicating repetition.

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