Beyond Good and Evil — Page 10

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

You desire to LIVE "according to Nature"? Oh, you noble Stoics, what fraud of words!

¿Deseas VIVIR «según la Naturaleza»? ¡Oh, vosotros nobles estoicos, qué fraude de palabras!

Imagine to yourselves a being like Nature, boundlessly extravagant, boundlessly indifferent, without purpose or consideration, without pity or justice, at once fruitful and barren and uncertain:

Imaginaos un ser como la Naturaleza, desmedidamente extravagante, desmedidamente indiferente, sin propósito ni consideración, sin piedad ni justicia, a la vez fecunda y estéril e incierta:

imagine to yourselves INDIFFERENCE as a power--how COULD you live in accordance with such indifference?

imaginaos la INDIFERENCIA como una fuerza: ¿cómo PODRÍAIS vivir de acuerdo con semejante indiferencia?

To live--is not that just endeavouring to be otherwise than this Nature?

Vivir, ¿no es acaso precisamente esforzarse por ser de otro modo que esta Naturaleza?

Is not living valuing, preferring, being unjust, being limited, endeavouring to be different?

¿No es vivir valorar, preferir, ser injusto, ser limitado, esforzarse por ser diferente?

And granted that your imperative, "living according to Nature," means actually the same as "living according to life"--how could you do DIFFERENTLY?

Y suponiendo que vuestro imperativo, «vivir según la Naturaleza», signifique en realidad lo mismo que «vivir según la vida», ¿cómo podríais actuar DE OTRO MODO?

Why should you make a principle out of what you yourselves are, and must be?

¿Por qué habríais de convertir en principio lo que vosotros mismos sois y debéis ser?

In reality, however, it is quite otherwise with you: while you pretend to read with rapture the canon of your law in Nature, you want something quite the contrary, you extraordinary stage-players and self-deluders!

En realidad, sin embargo, la cosa es muy distinta con vosotros: mientras fingís leer con arrobo el canon de vuestra ley en la Naturaleza, queréis algo muy contrario, ¡vosotros extraordinarios comediantes y autoengañadores!

In your pride you wish to dictate your morals and ideals to Nature, to Nature herself, and to incorporate them therein;

En vuestra soberbia deseáis dictar vuestra moral e ideales a la Naturaleza, a la mismísima Naturaleza, e incorporarlos en ella;

you insist that it shall be Nature "according to the Stoa," and would like everything to be made after your own image, as a vast, eternal glorification and generalism of Stoicism!

insistís en que sea la Naturaleza «según la Estoa», y quisierais que todo fuera hecho a vuestra propia imagen, como una vasta y eterna glorificación y generalización del estoicismo.

Vocabulary

Deseas: You desire or wish for something.
VIVIR: To live; to be alive and experience existence.
según: According to; in accordance with something.
Naturaleza: Nature; the natural world and its phenomena.
vosotros: Second person plural pronoun meaning 'you all' (Spain).
nobles: Noble; having high moral qualities or aristocratic rank.
estoicos: Stoics; followers of the Stoic philosophical tradition.
fraude: Fraud; deceptive or dishonest act or claim.
palabras: Words; units of spoken or written language.
Imaginaos: Imagine (imperative, vosotros form); picture this mentally.
ser: Being; an entity that exists; also to be.
desmedidamente: Excessively; beyond measure or reasonable limits.
extravagante: Extravagant; wildly excessive or unconventional in behavior.
indiferente: Indifferent; showing no concern or particular interest.
propósito: Purpose; an intended aim or goal.
consideración: Consideration; thoughtful regard for others or circumstances.
piedad: Piety or mercy; compassion and reverence toward others.
justicia: Justice; fairness and rightness in moral conduct.
vez: Time; occasion; used in expressions like 'a la vez'.
fecunda: Fertile; fruitful; capable of producing abundantly.
estéril: Sterile; barren; unable to produce or bear fruit.
incierta: Uncertain; not known or definite in outcome.
imaginaos: Imagine (imperative, vosotros); picture or conceive mentally.
INDIFERENCIA: Indifference; complete lack of concern or interest.
fuerza: Force; strength; a powerful energy or capacity.
PODRÍAIS: You all could; conditional form of poder (vosotros).
vivir: To live; to exist and experience life.
acuerdo: Agreement; accord; in 'de acuerdo con' means 'in accordance with'.
semejante: Such; similar; of that kind or nature.
indiferencia: Indifference; lack of interest, concern, or preference.
Vivir: To live; to be alive and experience existence.
acaso: Perhaps; maybe; possibly; used to express uncertainty.
precisamente: Precisely; exactly; used for emphasis or clarification.
esforzarse: To strive; to make an effort toward a goal.
modo: Way; manner; mode of doing something.
valorar: To value; to assess worth or importance of something.
preferir: To prefer; to choose one thing over another.
injusto: Unjust; unfair; not in accordance with justice.
limitado: Limited; restricted; having boundaries or constraints.
diferente: Different; distinct; not the same as another.
suponiendo: Supposing; assuming; granted that something is true.
vuestro: Your (plural, Spain); belonging to you all.
imperativo: Imperative; a command or urgent requirement.
signifique: Means; subjunctive of significar, to mean or signify.
realidad: Reality; the actual state of things as they are.
mismo: Same; himself; itself; emphasizing identity or sameness.
vida: Life; the state of being alive and living.
podríais: You all could; conditional of poder (vosotros form).
actuar: To act; to behave or perform in a certain way.
MODO: Way; manner; a particular method of doing something.
habríais: You all would have; conditional perfect of haber (vosotros).
convertir: To convert; to turn something into something else.
principio: Principle; a fundamental rule or guiding belief.
mismos: Yourselves; same; emphatic reflexive pronoun (plural).
sois: You are (vosotros); plural present tense of ser.
debéis: You all must; obligation form of deber (vosotros).
embargo: Embargo; in 'sin embargo' means 'however' or 'nevertheless'.
cosa: Thing; an object, matter, or affair.
distinta: Distinct; different; clearly separate from something else.
mientras: While; whereas; during the time that something happens.
fingís: You all pretend; vosotros form of fingir, to feign.
leer: To read; to interpret written or printed text.
arrobo: Rapture; ecstasy; state of being entranced or enraptured.
canon: Canon; an accepted rule, standard, or body of work.
vuestra: Your (feminine, vosotros); belonging to you all.
ley: Law; a rule or system of rules enforced socially.
queréis: You all want; vosotros present tense of querer.
algo: Something; anything; an unspecified thing.
contrario: Contrary; opposite; something opposed or contradictory.
extraordinarios: Extraordinary; remarkable; far beyond what is ordinary.
comediantes: Comedians; actors; people who perform or play roles.
autoengañadores: Self-deceivers; those who deceive themselves about reality.
soberbia: Pride; arrogance; excessive self-importance or haughtiness.
deseáis: You all desire; vosotros present tense of desear.
dictar: To dictate; to impose rules or commands on others.
moral: Moral; relating to principles of right and wrong conduct.
ideales: Ideals; high standards or principles one aspires to.
mismísima: The very; emphatic superlative of mismo, meaning 'the very same'.
incorporarlos: To incorporate them; to include or integrate them into something.
insistís: You all insist; vosotros present tense of insistir.
sea: Be; subjunctive form of ser used in clauses.
Estoa: The Stoa; the portico associated with Stoic philosophy.
quisierais: You all would want; imperfect subjunctive of querer.
todo: Everything; all; every part of something.
fuera: Were; imperfect subjunctive of ser, meaning 'were' hypothetically.
hecho: Made; done; past participle of hacer, also a fact.
propia: Own; one's own; belonging specifically to oneself.
imagen: Image; a representation or likeness of something.
vasta: Vast; immense; extremely large in extent or scope.
eterna: Eternal; everlasting; without beginning or end.
glorificación: Glorification; the act of giving glory or praise.
generalización: Generalization; extending a principle broadly to all cases.
estoicismo: Stoicism; ancient philosophy valuing virtue, reason, and endurance.

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