Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 6
So Tom got out a sheet of paper that he had wrote the oath on, and read it.
Entonces Tom sacó una hoja de papel en la que había escrito el juramento, y lo leyó.
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.
Obligaba a cada chico a mantenerse fiel a la banda, y a no revelar jamás ninguno de los secretos; y si alguien le hacía algo a cualquier chico de la banda, el chico al que se le ordenara matar a esa persona y a su familia tendría que hacerlo, y no podría comer ni dormir hasta haberlos matado y haberles grabado una cruz en el pecho, que era la señal de la banda.
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.
Y nadie que no perteneciera a la banda podía usar esa marca, y si lo hacía debía ser demandado; y si lo volvía a hacer debía ser matado.
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.
Y si alguno de los que pertenecían a la banda revelaba los secretos, debía tener la garganta cortada, y luego su cadáver sería quemado y las cenizas esparcidas por todas partes, y su nombre sería tachado de la lista con sangre y jamás vuelto a mencionar por la banda, sino que se le echaría una maldición y sería olvidado para siempre.
Everybody said it was a real beautiful oath, and asked Tom if he got it out of his own head.
Todos dijeron que era un juramento verdaderamente hermoso, y le preguntaron a Tom si lo había sacado de su propia cabeza.
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.
Él dijo que una parte sí, pero que el resto lo había sacado de libros de piratas y de ladrones, y que todas las bandas de categoría lo tenían.
Some thought it would be good to kill the families of boys that told the secrets.
Algunos pensaron que estaría bien matar a las familias de los chicos que revelaran los secretos.
Tom said it was a good idea, so he took a pencil and wrote it in.
Tom dijo que era una buena idea, así que tomó un lápiz y lo añadió.
Vocabulary
- Entonces
- Used to indicate a consequence or next step; then, so
- sacó
- He/she took out or pulled out something
- una
- Indefinite article meaning one or a (feminine)
- hoja
- A sheet of paper or a leaf from a plant
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about
- papel
- The material used for writing; paper
- en
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at
- la
- Definite article meaning the (feminine singular)
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning that, which, who
- había
- Past form of haber; there was or had (auxiliary)
- escrito
- Past participle of escribir; written down
- el
- Definite article meaning the (masculine singular)
- juramento
- A solemn promise or oath made formally
- y
- Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses
- lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning it or him
- leyó
- He/she read something aloud or silently
- Obligaba
- It obligated or required someone to do something
- a
- Preposition meaning to, at, or for
- cada
- Adjective meaning each or every individual one
- chico
- An informal word for a boy or young male
- mantenerse
- To keep oneself or remain in a certain state
- fiel
- Loyal, faithful, and true to someone or something
- banda
- A group or gang of people acting together
- no
- Negation word meaning no or not
- revelar
- To disclose or make known a secret or information
- jamás
- An emphatic negation meaning never or ever
- ninguno
- Pronoun or adjective meaning none or not any
- los
- Definite article meaning the (masculine plural)
- secretos
- Pieces of information kept hidden from others
- si
- Conjunction meaning if, introducing a conditional clause
- alguien
- Indefinite pronoun meaning someone or somebody
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, her, or you
- hacía
- He/she/it was doing or making something
- algo
- Indefinite pronoun meaning something or anything
- cualquier
- Adjective meaning any or whichever before a noun
- al
- Contraction of a + el meaning to the
- se
- Reflexive or impersonal pronoun used in many constructions
- ordenara
- Past subjunctive of ordenar; that one ordered or commanded
- matar
- To kill or cause the death of a person
- esa
- Demonstrative adjective meaning that (feminine singular)
- persona
- A human being or individual person
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, its, or their
- familia
- A group of people related by blood or marriage
- tendría
- He/she would have or would need to do something
- hacerlo
- To do it; infinitive plus direct object pronoun
- podría
- He/she would be able to or could do something
- comer
- To eat food; basic verb for consuming meals
- ni
- Conjunction meaning nor or not even
- dormir
- To sleep; to rest during the night or day
- hasta
- Preposition or conjunction meaning until or up to
- haberlos
- To have them; infinitive haber with plural object pronoun
- matado
- Past participle of matar; having killed someone
- haberles
- To have (done something) to them; haber with indirect pronoun
- grabado
- Engraved, carved, or marked onto a surface
- cruz
- A cross shape used as a symbol or mark
- pecho
- The chest area of the human body
- era
- Past tense of ser; he/she/it was
- señal
- A sign, signal, or mark indicating something
- Y
- Conjunction meaning and, connecting clauses or words
- nadie
- Indefinite pronoun meaning nobody or no one
- perteneciera
- Past subjunctive of pertenecer; that someone belonged to
- podía
- He/she was able to or could do something
- usar
- To use or make use of something
- marca
- A mark, brand, or identifying symbol on something
- debía
- He/she was supposed to or owed something
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb indicating identity or essence
- demandado
- Past participle meaning sued or legally demanded
- volvía
- He/she was returning or doing something again
- hacer
- To do or to make something
- alguno
- Pronoun or adjective meaning some or any one
- pertenecían
- They belonged to a group or organization
- revelaba
- He/she was revealing or disclosing secret information
- tener
- To have or possess something or someone
- garganta
- The throat, the passage inside the neck
- cortada
- Cut or sliced; past participle of cortar (feminine)
- luego
- Then, afterward, or later in time or sequence
- cadáver
- A dead body or corpse of a person
- sería
- He/she/it would be; conditional tense of ser
- quemado
- Burned or set on fire; past participle of quemar
- las
- Definite article meaning the (feminine plural)
- cenizas
- Ashes remaining after something has been burned
- esparcidas
- Scattered or spread out in various directions
- por
- Preposition meaning by, through, for, or because of
- todas
- All or every (feminine plural form)
- partes
- Parts or places; sections of a whole
- nombre
- The name by which a person or thing is known
- tachado
- Crossed out or struck through on a list
- lista
- A written series of items, names, or things
- con
- Preposition meaning with or by means of
- sangre
- The red fluid flowing through the body; blood
- vuelto
- Past participle of volver; returned or done again
- mencionar
- To mention or bring up a topic in speech
- sino
- Conjunction meaning but rather or instead
- echaría
- He/she would cast or throw; conditional of echar
- maldición
- A curse or evil spell placed upon someone
- olvidado
- Forgotten; past participle of olvidar
- para
- Preposition meaning for, in order to, or toward
- siempre
- Always or forever; at all times
- Todos
- Everyone or all people in a group
- dijeron
- They said or stated something; preterite of decir
- un
- Indefinite article meaning a or one (masculine)
- verdaderamente
- Truly or really; in a genuine or sincere manner
- hermoso
- Beautiful or lovely; pleasing to the senses
- preguntaron
- They asked a question; preterite of preguntar
- sacado
- Taken out or removed; past participle of sacar
- propia
- One's own; belonging to oneself (feminine form)
- cabeza
- The head; the uppermost part of the body
- Él
- Third person singular pronoun meaning he
- dijo
- He/she said something; preterite of decir
- parte
- A portion or section of a larger whole
- sí
- Affirmative word meaning yes
- pero
- Conjunction meaning but, introducing a contrasting idea
- resto
- The rest or remainder of something
- libros
- Books; written works bound together for reading
- piratas
- Pirates; sea robbers who attack and plunder ships
- ladrones
- Thieves or robbers who steal from others
- bandas
- Gangs or groups of people acting together
- categoría
- A class or category grouping similar things together
- tenían
- They had or possessed something; imperfect of tener
- Algunos
- Some; referring to an unspecified number of people
- pensaron
- They thought or considered something; preterite of pensar
- estaría
- He/she/it would be; conditional of estar
- bien
- Well or good; indicating approval or correctness
- familias
- Families; groups of people related by blood or marriage
- chicos
- Boys or guys; informal plural for young males
- revelaran
- Past subjunctive of revelar; that they would reveal
- buena
- Good or fine; positive quality (feminine form)
- idea
- A thought or concept formed in the mind
- así
- So, thus, or in this way; like that
- tomó
- He/she took or grabbed something; preterite of tomar
- lápiz
- A pencil used for writing or drawing
- añadió
- He/she added something extra; preterite of añadir
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