Beyond Good and Evil — Page 1

English → Japanese 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!

真理への意志――それは私たちを数多くの危険な冒険へと誘うものであり、これまでのすべての哲学者が敬意をもって語ってきた、かの名高い誠実さ――この真理への意志は、いかに多くの問いを私たちの前に投げかけてきたことか！

What strange, perplexing, questionable questions!

なんと奇妙で、当惑させる、疑わしい問いであることか！

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

それはすでに長い物語である。しかし、まるでほとんど始まってもいないかのように思われる。

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

私たちがついに不信感を抱き、忍耐を失い、苛立ちながら顔を背けるとしても、それは何の不思議があろうか？

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

このスフィンクスが、ついに私たち自身に問いを発することを教えるとは？

WHO is it really that puts questions to us here?

ここで私たちに問いを投げかけているのは、一体誰なのか？

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

私たちの中にあるこの「真理への意志」とは、一体何なのか？

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.

実際、私たちはこの意志の起源に関する問いのところで長い間立ち止まった――そしてついに、さらに根本的な問いの前で完全に立ち往生してしまった。

We inquired about the VALUE of this Will.

私たちはこの意志の価値について問い求めた。

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

私たちが真理を求めると仮定して――なぜむしろ非真理を求めないのか？

And uncertainty? Even ignorance?

不確実性は？いや、無知さえも？

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

真理の価値という問題が私たちの前に現れたのか――それとも、私たちが問題の前に自らを差し出したのか？

Which of us is the Oedipus here? Which the Sphinx?

私たちのうち、どちらがここでのオイディプスなのか？どちらがスフィンクスなのか？

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

それはまるで問いと疑問符の逢瀬のようである。

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?

そしてついに、その問題がかつて一度も提起されたことがなかったかのように、私たちが初めてそれを見出し、目にし、あえて提起する危険を冒したかのように思われるとは、信じられることであろうか？

Vocabulary

真理: shinri — Truth; philosophical or absolute truth.
への: e no — Particle phrase meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
意志: ishi — Will; strong intention or determination.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
私: watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.
を: wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
数多く: kazuooku — Many; a large number of things or instances.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle in Japanese grammar.
危険: kiken — Danger; a risky or hazardous situation.
な: na — Adjectival ending linking na-adjectives to nouns.
冒険: bōken — Adventure; a daring or risky undertaking.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
誘う: izanau — To invite, lure, or entice someone toward something.
もの: mono — Thing; entity; something with a tangible quality.
で: de — Particle indicating location, means, or context.
あり: ari — Conjunctive form of 'aru'; meaning 'is' or 'exists'.
これ: kore — This; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.
まで: made — Until; up to a certain point in time or space.
すべて: subete — All; everything; the entirety of something.
哲学者: tetsugakusha — Philosopher; a person who studies or practices philosophy.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
敬意: keii — Respect; reverence shown toward a person or idea.
もっ: motte (conjunctive) — Conjunctive form of 'motsu'; to hold or carry.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or causal actions.
語っ: katatte (conjunctive) — Conjunctive form of 'kataru'; to speak or narrate.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.
名高い: nadakai — Famous; renowned; widely known and celebrated.
誠実: seijitsu — Sincerity; honesty; being genuine and trustworthy.
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns.
この: kono — This; a demonstrative adjective modifying nearby nouns.
いかに: ikani — How; to what extent; a literary interrogative adverb.
多く: ooku — Many; a large quantity or number of something.
問い: toi — Question; inquiry; a philosophical or serious query.
前: mae — Before; in front of; prior in time or space.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.
投げかけ: nageかke — To throw toward; to pose a question or challenge.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs and clauses.
か: ka — Question particle placed at the end of sentences.
なんと: nanto — How; what a; exclamation expressing surprise or wonder.
奇妙: kimyō — Strange; peculiar; bizarre or unusual in character.
当惑: tōwaku — Perplexity; bewilderment; being confused or flustered.
せる: seru — Causative auxiliary verb; to make or let someone do.
疑わしい: utagawashii — Doubtful; suspicious; open to question or distrust.
ある: aru — To be; to exist; used for inanimate objects or facts.
それ: sore — That; a demonstrative pronoun for distant things.
すでに: sudeni — Already; by now; at this point in time.
長い: nagai — Long; extended in length or duration of time.
物語: monogatari — Story; tale; a narrative or fictional account.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; a conjunction indicating contrast.
まるで: marude — Just like; as if; used before comparisons or similes.
ほとんど: hotondo — Almost; mostly; nearly all of something.
始まっ: hajimatte (conjunctive) — Conjunctive form of 'hajimaru'; to begin or start.
も: mo — Also; even; too; an inclusive or additive particle.
い: i — Conjunctive stem of 'iru'; to be or exist (animate).
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; does not; is not present.
よう: yō — Seeming; appearing; it seems that something is so.
思わ: omowa — Negative/passive stem of 'omou'; to think or feel.
れる: reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb in Japanese.
ついに: tsuini — Finally; at last; after a long time or effort.
不信感: fushinkан — Distrust; a feeling of suspicion or disbelief.
抱き: idaki — Conjunctive of 'idaku'; to hold or harbor a feeling.
忍耐: nintai — Patience; endurance; tolerating difficulty over time.
失い: ushinai — Conjunctive of 'ushinau'; to lose something important.
苛立ち: iradachi — Irritation; frustration; a feeling of agitated annoyance.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.
顔: kao — Face; one's facial expression or countenance.
背ける: somukeru — To turn away; to avert one's face or gaze.
し: shi — Conjunctive form; also used to list reasons or actions.
何: nani — What; used in questions or expressions of wonder.
不思議: fushigi — Mysterious; wondrous; something strange and inexplicable.
あろう: arō — Volitional of 'aru'; there probably is; I suppose.
自身: jishin — Oneself; itself; used for emphasis on the subject.
発する: hassuru — To emit; to utter; to send out sound or light.
教える: oshieru — To teach; to tell; to instruct or inform someone.
ここ: koko — Here; this place; the current location.
いる: iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings.
一体: ittai — What on earth; used to intensify questions emphatically.
誰: dare — Who; used in questions about a person's identity.
中: naka — Inside; among; in the middle of something.
実際: jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice or in fact.
起源: kigen — Origin; source; the beginning point of something.
関する: kansuru — To relate to; to concern; to be about a topic.
ところ: tokoro — Place; point; situation; used after verb phrases.
間: aida / ma — Between; during; a span of time or space.
立ち止まっ: tachidomatte (conjunctive) — Conjunctive of 'tachidomaru'; to stop and stand still.
そして: soshite — And then; furthermore; used to connect ideas sequentially.
さらに: sarani — Furthermore; even more; additionally beyond the current state.
根本的: konponteki — Fundamental; basic; relating to the root or essence.
完全: kanzen — Complete; perfect; total without any deficiency.
立ち往生: tachiōjō — Being stuck; coming to a complete standstill helplessly.
しまっ: shimatte (conjunctive) — Conjunctive of 'shimau'; to end up doing something regrettably.
価値: kachi — Value; worth; the importance or merit of something.
について: ni tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a particular topic.
求め: motome — Conjunctive of 'motomeru'; to seek or demand something.
求める: motomeru — To seek; to demand; to look for something earnestly.
仮定: katei — Assumption; hypothesis; a supposition made for argument.
なぜ: naze — Why; for what reason; asking for a cause.
むしろ: mushiro — Rather; instead; preferring one thing over another.
不確実性: fukakujitsusei — Uncertainty; the state of being unsure or unreliable.
いや: iya — No; or rather; used to correct or intensify a statement.
無知: muchi — Ignorance; lack of knowledge or awareness.
さえ: sae — Even; as long as; an emphatic or conditional particle.
という: to iu — Called; known as; used to define or quote something.
問題: mondai — Problem; issue; a matter requiring attention or solution.
現れ: araware — Appearance; manifestation; something becoming visible or apparent.
それとも: soretomo — Or; alternatively; presenting another option in contrast.
自ら: mizukara — Oneself; by one's own initiative or action voluntarily.
差し出し: sashidashi — Conjunctive of 'sashidasu'; to offer or present something.
うち: uchi — Among; within; inside a group or time period.
どちら: dochira — Which; either of two choices; polite form of 'dore'.
疑問符: gimonfu — Question mark; punctuation symbol indicating a query.
その: sono — That; a demonstrative adjective modifying distant nouns.
かつて: katsute — Once; formerly; at some time in the past.
一度: ichido — Once; one time; a single occurrence of an action.
提起: teiki — Raising; proposing; putting forward an issue or question.
れた: reta — Passive past tense auxiliary; was done to subject.
なかっ: nakatte (conjunctive) — Negative conjunctive of 'nai'; was not; did not exist.
初めて: hajimete — For the first time; never done before this moment.
見出し: midashi — Conjunctive of 'midasu'; to discover or find something out.
目: me — Eye; gaze; vision; a point of view or perspective.
あえて: aete — Daringly; on purpose; deliberately doing something difficult.
する: suru — To do; general-purpose verb for performing an action.
冒し: okashi (conjunctive of okasu) — Conjunctive of 'okasu'; to dare; to risk or violate.
信じ: shinji — Conjunctive of 'shinjiru'; to believe or trust something.
られる: rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary; can do; is done to.

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