Beyond Good and Evil — Page 1

English → Spanish CHAPTER I. PREJUDICES OF PHILOSOPHERS Level 9/10

The Will to Truth, which is to tempt us to many a hazardous enterprise, the famous Truthfulness of which all philosophers have hitherto spoken with respect, what questions has this Will to Truth not laid before us!

¡La Voluntad de Verdad, que ha de tentarnos a más de una empresa arriesgada, la famosa Veracidad de la que todos los filósofos han hablado hasta ahora con respeto, qué preguntas no nos ha planteado esta Voluntad de Verdad!

What strange, perplexing, questionable questions!

¡Qué preguntas tan extrañas, desconcertantes y cuestionables!

It is already a long story; yet it seems as if it were hardly commenced.

Ya es una larga historia; y sin embargo parece como si apenas hubiera comenzado.

Is it any wonder if we at last grow distrustful, lose patience, and turn impatiently away?

¿Es de extrañar que al fin nos volvamos desconfiados, perdamos la paciencia y nos alejemos impacientemente?

That this Sphinx teaches us at last to ask questions ourselves?

¿Que esta Esfinge nos enseña al fin a hacernos preguntas nosotros mismos?

WHO is it really that puts questions to us here?

¿QUIÉN es realmente el que nos plantea aquí las preguntas?

WHAT really is this "Will to Truth" in us?

¿QUÉ es realmente esta «Voluntad de Verdad» en nosotros?

In fact we made a long halt at the question as to the origin of this Will--until at last we came to an absolute standstill before a yet more fundamental question.

De hecho nos detuvimos largo tiempo en la cuestión del origen de esta Voluntad, hasta que al fin llegamos a una detención absoluta ante una pregunta aún más fundamental.

We inquired about the VALUE of this Will.

Nos preguntamos por el VALOR de esta Voluntad.

Granted that we want the truth: WHY NOT RATHER untruth?

Admitido que queremos la verdad: ¿POR QUÉ NO MÁS BIEN la falsedad?

And uncertainty?

¿Y la incertidumbre?

Even ignorance?

¿E incluso la ignorancia?

The problem of the value of truth presented itself before us--or was it we who presented ourselves before the problem?

El problema del valor de la verdad se presentó ante nosotros, ¿o fuimos nosotros quienes nos presentamos ante el problema?

Which of us is the Oedipus here?

¿Cuál de nosotros es aquí Edipo?

Which the Sphinx?

¿Cuál la Esfinge?

It would seem to be a rendezvous of questions and notes of interrogation.

Parecería ser una cita de preguntas y signos de interrogación.

And could it be believed that it at last seems to us as if the problem had never been propounded before, as if we were the first to discern it, get a sight of it, and RISK RAISING it?

¿Y podría creerse que al fin nos parece como si el problema nunca hubiera sido planteado antes, como si fuéramos los primeros en discernirlo, vislumbrarlo y ARRIESGARNOS A PLANTEARLO?

Vocabulary

Voluntad: Will, determination, or desire to do something.
Verdad: Truth; the quality of being in accordance with reality.
tentarnos: To tempt us; to entice or attract us toward something.
empresa: Undertaking, enterprise, or business venture.
arriesgada: Risky, dangerous, or hazardous endeavor or action.
famosa: Famous, well-known, or celebrated by many people.
Veracidad: Truthfulness, veracity; the quality of being truthful.
filósofos: Philosophers; those who study fundamental questions of existence.
respeto: Respect; regard for someone's feelings or rights.
preguntas: Questions; inquiries made to obtain information or answers.
planteado: Posed, raised, or put forward a question or problem.
extrañas: Strange, odd, or unusual in a surprising way.
desconcertantes: Disconcerting, puzzling, or unsettling in a confusing way.
cuestionables: Questionable, doubtful, or open to challenge and debate.
historia: History or story; account of past events or narrative.
embargo: Used in 'sin embargo' meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'.
parece: It seems, appears; third person singular of parecer.
apenas: Barely, hardly, or just; indicating a minimal amount.
hubiera: Past subjunctive of haber; 'had' in conditional contexts.
extrañar: To be surprising; to miss someone or find strange.
fin: End, finish; al fin means 'finally' or 'at last'.
volvamos: Let us return; first person plural subjunctive of volver.
desconfiados: Distrustful, suspicious; lacking trust or confidence in others.
paciencia: Patience; the ability to wait calmly without frustration.
alejemos: Let us move away; first person plural subjunctive of alejarse.
impacientemente: Impatiently; in a manner showing lack of patience.
Esfinge: Sphinx; mythological creature posing riddles to passersby.
enseña: Teaches, shows; third person singular present of enseñar.
realmente: Really, truly, actually; adverb emphasizing truth or reality.
plantea: Raises, poses; third person singular of plantear.
hecho: Fact; 'de hecho' means 'in fact' or 'actually'.
detuvimos: We stopped; first person plural preterite of detener.
cuestión: Question, issue, or matter under discussion or debate.
origen: Origin, source; the point where something begins or starts.
detención: Stop, halt, or detention; act of stopping completely.
absoluta: Absolute, total, complete; without any exception or limitation.
ante: Before, in front of; preposition indicating a facing position.
pregunta: Question; an inquiry seeking information or clarification.
aún: Still, yet, even; indicating continuity or greater degree.
fundamental: Fundamental, basic, essential; forming an indispensable foundation.
VALOR: Value, worth, or courage; importance assigned to something.
Admitido: Granted, admitted; accepting something as true for argument.
verdad: Truth; that which corresponds accurately to reality.
falsedad: Falsehood, untruth; the quality of being false or deceitful.
incertidumbre: Uncertainty; state of being unsure or lacking definite knowledge.
incluso: Even, including; indicates something unexpected is also included.
ignorancia: Ignorance; lack of knowledge, education, or awareness.
valor: Value or courage; worth or bravery in facing difficulty.
presentó: Presented itself, arose; third person singular preterite of presentar.
quienes: Who, those who; relative pronoun referring to people.
Cuál: Which, what; interrogative pronoun selecting among options.
Edipo: Oedipus; Greek mythological king who solved the Sphinx's riddle.
Parecería: It would seem; conditional tense of parecer indicating appearance.
cita: Quote, citation, or appointment; a referenced passage of text.
signos: Signs, symbols, or marks indicating meaning or punctuation.
interrogación: Question mark; punctuation or act of questioning someone.
podría: Could; conditional form of poder indicating possibility.
creerse: To believe oneself; reflexive infinitive of creer.
nunca: Never; indicating something has not happened at any time.
fuéramos: We were; past subjunctive of ser/ir in hypothetical context.
discernirlo: To discern it; to perceive or distinguish something clearly.
vislumbrarlo: To glimpse it; to perceive something faintly or partially.
ARRIESGARNOS: To risk ourselves; to dare to take a dangerous chance.
PLANTEARLO: To pose it, to raise it; to put forward a question.

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