Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 8

English → De CHAPTER II. Level 7/10

And whatever happened either in your country or in ours, or in any other region of which we are informed--if any action which is noble or great, or in any other way remarkable has taken place, all that has been written down of old, and is preserved in our temples;

Und was auch immer sich in eurem Land oder in unserem, oder in irgendeiner anderen Gegend, von der wir Kenntnis haben, ereignet hat – wenn irgendeine Handlung, die edel oder groß oder auf sonstige Weise bemerkenswert war, stattgefunden hat, so ist all das von alters her aufgezeichnet worden und wird in unseren Tempeln bewahrt;

whereas you and other nations are just being provided with letters and the other things which States require;

während ihr und andere Völker erst jetzt mit Schrift und den anderen Dingen ausgestattet werdet, die Staaten benötigen;

and then, at the usual period, the stream from heaven descends like a pestilence, and leaves only those of you who are destitute of letters and education;

und dann, zur gewohnten Zeit, strömt der Strom vom Himmel herab wie eine Pest und lässt nur jene unter euch zurück, die der Schrift und Bildung entbehren;

and thus you have to begin all over again as children, and know nothing of what happened in ancient times, either among us or among yourselves.

und so müsst ihr wieder von vorn beginnen wie Kinder und wisst nichts von dem, was in alter Zeit geschah, weder bei uns noch unter euch selbst.

As for those genealogies of yours which you have recounted to us, Solon, they are no better than the tales of children;

Was jene Stammbäume von euch betrifft, die ihr uns erzählt habt, Solon, so sind sie nicht besser als Kindergeschichten;

for, in the first place, you remember one deluge only, whereas there were many of them;

denn erstens erinnert ihr euch nur an eine einzige Sintflut, obwohl es viele davon gab;

and, in the next place, you do not know that there dwelt in your land the fairest and noblest race of men which ever lived, of whom you and your whole city are but a seed or remnant.

und zweitens wisst ihr nicht, dass in eurem Land das schönste und edelste Menschengeschlecht lebte, das je existiert hat, von dem ihr und eure ganze Stadt nur ein Same oder Überrest seid.

And this was unknown to you, because for many generations the survivors of that destruction died and made no sign.

Und dies war euch unbekannt, weil über viele Generationen hinweg die Überlebenden jener Vernichtung starben und kein Zeichen hinterließen.

Vocabulary

auch: Also, too, even; adds emphasis or inclusion
immer: Always; also used in 'whatever, whenever' constructions
sich: Reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject
eurem: Your (dative, plural/formal possessive adjective)
Land: Country, land, region; a nation or territory
unserem: Our (dative singular, possessive adjective)
irgendeiner: Some, any (indefinite pronoun, genitive/dative singular)
anderen: Other, another (adjective in declined form)
Gegend: Area, region, neighborhood; a general locality
Kenntnis: Knowledge, awareness; knowing about something specific
ereignet: Occurred, happened (past participle of ereignen)
wenn: When, if; subordinating conjunction for conditions
irgendeine: Any, some (feminine indefinite pronoun or article)
Handlung: Action, deed, act; something deliberately performed
edel: Noble, virtuous, fine; of high moral or social quality
groß: Great, large, big; considerable in size or importance
sonstige: Other, further, additional; not previously mentioned
Weise: Way, manner, fashion; how something is done
bemerkenswert: Remarkable, noteworthy; deserving special attention
stattgefunden: Taken place, occurred (past participle of stattfinden)
alters: Of old, from ancient times (genitive of Alter)
her: Here, hither; directional adverb toward the speaker
aufgezeichnet: Recorded, written down (past participle of aufzeichnen)
worden: Become; past participle of werden in passive constructions
unseren: Our (accusative/dative plural, possessive adjective)
Tempeln: Temples (dative plural); sacred buildings for worship
bewahrt: Preserved, kept, guarded (past participle of bewahren)
während: While, whereas, during; temporal or contrastive conjunction
andere: Other, different; referring to something distinct
Völker: Peoples, nations, folk; plural of Volk
erst: Only, first, just; indicating recency or sequence
jetzt: Now, at this moment; present time adverb
Schrift: Writing, script; a system of written characters
Dingen: Things (dative plural of Ding); objects or matters
ausgestattet: Equipped, provided with (past participle of ausstatten)
werdet: Will become, are being (second-person plural of werden)
Staaten: States, nations; plural of Staat
benötigen: To need, require; expressing necessity for something
dann: Then, afterward; indicating sequence or consequence
gewohnten: Usual, accustomed (declined adjective from gewohnt)
Zeit: Time, period, era; a measured or experienced duration
strömt: Flows, streams (third-person singular of strömen)
Strom: Stream, current, river; a large flow of liquid
Himmel: Sky, heaven; the expanse above or divine realm
herab: Down, downward; directional prefix indicating descent
wie: Like, as, how; comparison or manner conjunction
Pest: Plague, pestilence; a devastating infectious disease
lässt: Lets, leaves, allows (third-person singular of lassen)
nur: Only, just; limiting or restricting adverb
jene: Those, that (demonstrative pronoun, plural or feminine)
unter: Under, among, below; preposition of position
euch: You (accusative/dative plural); second-person plural pronoun
zurück: Back, behind; directional adverb indicating return
Bildung: Education, culture, formation; intellectual development
entbehren: To do without, lack; to be deprived of something
müsst: Must, have to (second-person plural of müssen)
wieder: Again, once more; repetition adverb
vorn: From the front, at the beginning; at the start
beginnen: To begin, start; to initiate an action or process
Kinder: Children (plural of Kind); young human beings
wisst: Know (second-person plural of wissen)
nichts: Nothing; negation of any thing or matter
alter: Old, former; of advanced age or past times
geschah: Happened, occurred (simple past of geschehen)
weder: Neither; used in 'neither...nor' constructions
bei: With, at, near, by; preposition of proximity
noch: Still, yet, nor; adverb or conjunction of continuation
selbst: Itself, self, even; reflexive intensifier pronoun
Stammbäume: Family trees, genealogies; diagrams of ancestry
betrifft: Concerns, regards (third-person singular of betreffen)
erzählt: Told, narrated (past participle of erzählen)
besser: Better; comparative of gut (good)
als: Than, as; used in comparisons or equivalences
Kindergeschichten: Children's stories; simple tales for young children
denn: Because, for; causal conjunction or flavoring particle
erstens: Firstly, first of all; introducing the first point
erinnert: Remembers, reminds (third-person singular of erinnern)
einzige: Only, single, sole; there is just one
Sintflut: Great Flood, deluge; the biblical catastrophic flood
obwohl: Although, even though; concessive subordinating conjunction
viele: Many, a lot; large number of things or people
davon: Of them, from them; pronominal adverb of reference
gab: Gave, there was (simple past of geben)
zweitens: Secondly; introducing the second point in a list
dass: That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
schönste: Most beautiful, finest (superlative of schön)
edelste: Most noble, noblest (superlative of edel)
Menschengeschlecht: Human race, mankind; the entire species of humans
lebte: Lived (simple past of leben)
je: Ever, at any time; used in superlatives or questions
existiert: Existed, exists (past participle or present of existieren)
eure: Your (plural possessive adjective, nominative/accusative)
ganze: Entire, whole, complete (declined adjective)
Stadt: City, town; a large populated urban settlement
Same: Seed, germ; a remnant giving rise to new growth
Überrest: Remnant, remains; what is left after destruction
unbekannt: Unknown, unfamiliar; not known or recognized
weil: Because; causal subordinating conjunction
über: Over, across, about; preposition of position or topic
Generationen: Generations (plural); successive groups born in a period
hinweg: Away, across, over; separable prefix indicating span
Überlebenden: Survivors (genitive/dative plural of Überlebende)
jener: Of that, those (genitive/dative demonstrative pronoun)
Vernichtung: Destruction, annihilation; complete elimination of something
starben: Died (simple past plural of sterben)
kein: No, not any; negating article or pronoun
Zeichen: Sign, mark, symbol; an indicator or written mark
hinterließen: Left behind (simple past of hinterlassen)

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