Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 6
"Devil," I exclaimed, "do you dare approach me? And do not you fear the fierce vengeance of my arm wreaked on your miserable head?
«¡Demonio!», exclamé, «¿te atreves a acercarte a mí? ¿Y no temes la feroz venganza de mi brazo descargada sobre tu miserable cabeza?
Begone, vile insect! Or rather, stay, that I may trample you to dust!
¡Vete, vil insecto! ¡O mejor, quédate, para que pueda aplastarte hasta convertirte en polvo!
And, oh! That I could, with the extinction of your miserable existence, restore those victims whom you have so diabolically murdered!"
¡Y, oh! ¡Ojalá pudiera, con la extinción de tu miserable existencia, devolver la vida a aquellas víctimas a quienes has asesinado tan diabólicamente!»
"I expected this reception," said the dæmon.
«Esperaba esta acogida», dijo el demonio.
"All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things!
«Todos los hombres odian a los desgraciados; ¡cuánto más, entonces, debo ser odiado yo, que soy más desdichado que todos los seres vivientes!
Yet you, my creator, detest and spurn me, thy creature, to whom thou art bound by ties only dissoluble by the annihilation of one of us.
Y sin embargo tú, mi creador, me desprecias y rechazas a mí, tu criatura, con quien estás unido por lazos que solo pueden disolverse con la aniquilación de uno de nosotros.
You purpose to kill me.
Tienes la intención de matarme.
How dare you sport thus with life?
¿Cómo te atreves a jugar así con la vida?
Do your duty towards me, and I will do mine towards you and the rest of mankind.
Cumple con tu deber hacia mí, y yo cumpliré con el mío hacia ti y el resto de la humanidad.
If you will comply with my conditions, I will leave them and you at peace; but if you refuse, I will glut the maw of death, until it be satiated with the blood of your remaining friends."
Si aceptas mis condiciones, los dejaré a ellos y a ti en paz; pero si te niegas, saciaré las fauces de la muerte, hasta que quede saciada con la sangre de tus amigos que aún quedan.»
"Abhorred monster! Fiend that thou art! The tortures of hell are too mild a vengeance for thy crimes.
«¡Monstruo aborrecible! ¡Demonio que eres! Las torturas del infierno son una venganza demasiado leve para tus crímenes.
Wretched devil! You reproach me with your creation, come on, then, that I may extinguish the spark which I so negligently bestowed."
¡Miserable demonio! Me reprochas tu creación; ven, entonces, para que pueda extinguir la chispa que tan negligentemente te otorgué.»
My rage was without bounds; I sprang on him, impelled by all the feelings which can arm one being against the existence of another.
Mi furia no tenía límites; me abalancé sobre él, impulsado por todos los sentimientos que pueden armar a un ser contra la existencia de otro.
He easily eluded me and said,
Él me esquivó fácilmente y dijo:
"Be calm!
«¡Cálmate!
Vocabulary
- Demonio
- Demon; an evil supernatural being
- exclamé
- I exclaimed; uttered suddenly with strong emotion
- atreves
- You dare; to have boldness to do something
- acercarte
- To approach or come near to someone
- temes
- You fear; to feel afraid of something
- feroz
- Fierce; savagely violent or intense in nature
- venganza
- Vengeance; punishment inflicted in return for harm
- brazo
- Arm; the upper limb of the human body
- descargada
- Unleashed or discharged; released with great force
- miserable
- Miserable; wretched, despicable, or contemptible person
- cabeza
- Head; the upper part of the human body
- Vete
- Go away; imperative command to leave immediately
- vil
- Vile; morally base, wicked, or despicable
- insecto
- Insect; small creature, used here as an insult
- quédate
- Stay; imperative command to remain in place
- pueda
- Can or may; subjunctive form of poder
- aplastarte
- To crush or squash you completely flat
- convertirte
- To turn or transform you into something else
- polvo
- Dust; fine dry powder or particles of matter
- Ojalá
- I wish or hopefully; expresses a strong desire
- pudiera
- Could; past subjunctive of poder expressing wish
- extinción
- Extinction; complete destruction or end of existence
- existencia
- Existence; the state of being alive or present
- devolver
- To return or restore something to its previous state
- vida
- Life; the condition of being alive and active
- víctimas
- Victims; persons harmed or killed by another
- asesinado
- Murdered; killed someone deliberately and unlawfully
- diabólicamente
- Diabolically; in a cruel, evil, or devilish manner
- Esperaba
- Expected or awaited; anticipated this kind of reception
- acogida
- Reception or welcome; the way one is received
- demonio
- Demon; an evil or diabolical supernatural creature
- odian
- Hate; third person plural present tense of odiar
- desgraciados
- Wretched or unfortunate ones; people in miserable circumstances
- odiado
- Hated; past participle indicating being despised by others
- desdichado
- Unhappy or wretched; deeply unfortunate and miserable person
- seres
- Beings; living entities or creatures of any kind
- vivientes
- Living; adjective describing entities that are alive
- embargo
- Embargo; used in sin embargo meaning nevertheless or however
- creador
- Creator; one who makes or brings something into being
- desprecias
- You despise or scorn someone with contempt
- rechazas
- You reject or refuse to accept someone
- criatura
- Creature; a living being or created entity
- unido
- United or bound; connected or joined to another
- lazos
- Bonds or ties; connections linking people together
- disolverse
- To dissolve or break apart; cease to exist together
- aniquilación
- Annihilation; complete destruction of something or someone
- intención
- Intention; a plan or purpose to do something
- matarme
- To kill me; infinitive of matar with pronoun
- jugar
- To play; engage in an activity for amusement
- Cumple
- Fulfill; imperative to carry out a duty or promise
- deber
- Duty or obligation; responsibility one must carry out
- cumpliré
- I will fulfill; future tense of cumplir
- resto
- Rest or remainder; what is left of a group
- humanidad
- Humanity; all human beings collectively as a whole
- aceptas
- You accept; agree to receive or comply with something
- condiciones
- Conditions; terms or requirements set for an agreement
- dejaré
- I will leave or let; future tense of dejar
- paz
- Peace; freedom from conflict or disturbance
- niegas
- You deny or refuse; reject a request or claim
- saciaré
- I will satisfy or satiate; fulfill to excess
- fauces
- Jaws or maw; the throat or mouth of a beast
- muerte
- Death; the end of life or act of dying
- quede
- May remain; subjunctive of quedar indicating a state
- saciada
- Satisfied or satiated; fully fulfilled or gratified
- sangre
- Blood; the red fluid circulating in the body
- quedan
- Remain; third person plural of quedar, to stay
- Monstruo
- Monster; a terrifying or hideous creature or person
- aborrecible
- Abhorrent or detestable; inspiring extreme hatred and disgust
- torturas
- Tortures; acts of inflicting severe pain on someone
- infierno
- Hell; place of punishment or extreme suffering
- demasiado
- Too or too much; adverb indicating excessive degree
- leve
- Slight or mild; not severe, minor in degree
- crímenes
- Crimes; serious illegal acts or moral offenses
- Miserable
- Wretch; a despicable or utterly contemptible person
- reprochas
- You reproach; express disapproval or blame toward someone
- creación
- Creation; the act of bringing something into existence
- extinguir
- To extinguish; put out or destroy completely
- chispa
- Spark; a small fiery particle or flash of energy
- negligentemente
- Negligently; carelessly, without proper attention or responsibility
- otorgué
- I granted or bestowed; gave something to another
- furia
- Fury; intense violent anger or rage
- límites
- Limits; boundaries that restrict extent or degree
- abalancé
- I lunged or hurled myself; rushed suddenly toward someone
- impulsado
- Driven or impelled; motivated by a strong force
- sentimientos
- Feelings or emotions; inner emotional states or sensations
- armar
- To arm or set up; prepare a conflict or weapon
- esquivó
- Dodged; avoided or evaded a blow skillfully
- fácilmente
- Easily; without difficulty or great effort
- Cálmate
- Calm down; imperative command to become less agitated
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