History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 — Page 12
He has undergone the triple scrutiny of theological zeal quickened by just resentment, of literary emulation, and of that mean and invidious vanity which delights in detecting errors in writers of established fame.
Er hat die dreifache Prüfung durch theologischen Eifer, der durch gerechte Empörung angestachelt wurde, durch literarischen Wetteifer und durch jene niederträchtige und gehässige Eitelkeit, die es genießt, Fehler bei Schriftstellern von anerkanntem Ruhm aufzudecken, durchlaufen.
On the result of the trial, we may be permitted to summon competent witnesses before we deliver our own judgment.
Über das Ergebnis dieser Prüfung dürfen wir befugte Zeugen vorladen, bevor wir unser eigenes Urteil abgeben.
M. Guizot, in his preface, after stating that in France and Germany, as well as in England, in the most enlightened countries of Europe, Gibbon is constantly cited as an authority, thus proceeds:—
M. Guizot führt in seinem Vorwort, nachdem er festgestellt hat, dass Gibbon in Frankreich und Deutschland ebenso wie in England, in den aufgeklärtesten Ländern Europas, beständig als Autorität zitiert wird, Folgendes aus:—
"I have had occasion, during my labors, to consult the writings of philosophers, who have treated on the finances of the Roman empire; of scholars, who have investigated the chronology; of theologians, who have searched the depths of ecclesiastical history; of writers on law, who have studied with care the Roman jurisprudence; of Orientalists, who have occupied themselves with the Arabians and the Koran; of modern historians, who have entered upon extensive researches touching the crusades and their influence; each of these writers has remarked and pointed out, in the 'History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,' some negligences, some false or imperfect views, some omissions, which it is impossible not to suppose voluntary; they have rectified some facts, combated with advantage some assertions; but in general they have taken the researches and the ideas of Gibbon, as points of departure, or as proofs of the researches or of the new opinions which they have advanced."
„Ich hatte während meiner Arbeiten Gelegenheit, die Schriften von Philosophen zu Rate zu ziehen, die sich mit den Finanzen des Römischen Reiches befasst haben; von Gelehrten, die die Chronologie untersucht haben; von Theologen, die die Tiefen der Kirchengeschichte erforscht haben; von Rechtsgelehrten, die die römische Rechtswissenschaft sorgfältig studiert haben; von Orientalisten, die sich mit den Arabern und dem Koran beschäftigt haben; von modernen Historikern, die umfangreiche Forschungen zu den Kreuzzügen und ihrem Einfluss angestellt haben; jeder dieser Schriftsteller hat in der 'Geschichte des Niedergangs und Untergangs des Römischen Reiches' einige Nachlässigkeiten, einige falsche oder unvollständige Ansichten, einige Auslassungen bemerkt und aufgezeigt, die man unmöglich nicht für absichtlich halten kann; sie haben einige Tatsachen berichtigt, einige Behauptungen mit Erfolg bekämpft; aber im Allgemeinen haben sie die Forschungen und die Ideen Gibbons als Ausgangspunkte oder als Belege für die Forschungen oder für die neuen Meinungen verwendet, die sie vorgebracht haben."
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Vocabulary
- dreifache
- Triple or threefold, occurring three times
- Prüfung
- Examination, test, or scrutiny of something
- theologischen
- Relating to theology or religious study
- Eifer
- Zeal, eagerness, or fervent dedication to something
- gerechte
- Justified, righteous, or fair in judgment
- Empörung
- Indignation, outrage, or moral offense at wrongdoing
- angestachelt
- Spurred on, incited, or goaded into action
- literarischen
- Relating to literature or literary pursuits
- Wetteifer
- Rivalry, competition, or emulation between individuals
- jene
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'those'
- niederträchtige
- Base, despicable, or contemptibly mean in character
- gehässige
- Spiteful, malicious, or hateful toward others
- Eitelkeit
- Vanity, conceit, or excessive pride in oneself
- genießt
- Enjoys or takes pleasure in something
- Fehler
- Error, mistake, or fault committed by someone
- Schriftstellern
- Writers or authors who produce literary works
- anerkanntem
- Recognized, acknowledged, or accepted by others
- Ruhm
- Fame, glory, or renown earned through achievement
- aufzudecken
- To uncover, expose, or reveal something hidden
- durchlaufen
- To undergo, pass through, or complete a process
- Ergebnis
- Result, outcome, or conclusion of a process
- dürfen
- Modal verb expressing permission, meaning 'may' or 'allowed'
- befugte
- Authorized or competent persons with official standing
- Zeugen
- Witnesses who testify or observe an event
- vorladen
- To summon or subpoena someone to appear officially
- bevor
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'before' in time
- eigenes
- Own, personal, or belonging to oneself
- Urteil
- Judgment, verdict, or opinion about something
- abgeben
- To deliver, hand in, or issue a statement
- führt
- Leads, guides, or cites in written discourse
- Vorwort
- Preface or foreword introducing a written work
- nachdem
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'after' in time
- festgestellt
- Established, determined, or ascertained as fact
- Frankreich
- Germany's western neighbor, the country France
- Deutschland
- The German-speaking central European country Germany
- ebenso
- Just as, equally, or likewise in the same way
- aufgeklärtesten
- Most enlightened or most intellectually advanced superlative
- Ländern
- Countries or regions, plural of 'Land'
- beständig
- Constantly, persistently, or continuously over time
- Autorität
- Authority or expert whose views carry scholarly weight
- zitiert
- Cited, quoted, or referenced in written work
- Folgendes
- The following, what comes next in text
- während
- Preposition or conjunction meaning 'during' or 'while'
- Arbeiten
- Works, labors, or scholarly research tasks
- Gelegenheit
- Opportunity or occasion to do something
- Schriften
- Writings, texts, or published works by authors
- Philosophen
- Philosophers who engaged with fundamental questions of knowledge
- Rate
- Council or advice; 'zu Rate ziehen' means to consult
- ziehen
- To pull or draw; 'zu Rate ziehen' means to consult
- Finanzen
- Finances or financial affairs of a state or entity
- Römischen
- Roman, relating to ancient Rome or its empire
- Reiches
- Genitive of 'Reich', meaning 'of the empire'
- befasst
- Occupied with or engaged in a particular subject
- Gelehrten
- Scholars or learned persons with deep academic knowledge
- Chronologie
- Chronology, the study of arranging events in time
- untersucht
- Examined, investigated, or analyzed in detail
- Theologen
- Theologians, scholars who study religion and divinity
- Tiefen
- Depths or profound depths of a subject field
- Kirchengeschichte
- Church history, the history of the Christian church
- erforscht
- Researched, explored, or thoroughly investigated something
- Rechtsgelehrten
- Legal scholars or jurists with expertise in law
- römische
- Roman, pertaining to ancient Rome or its culture
- Rechtswissenschaft
- Jurisprudence or the science of law
- sorgfältig
- Carefully, meticulously, or with great attention to detail
- studiert
- Studied or examined a subject in depth
- Orientalisten
- Orientalists, scholars specializing in Eastern cultures and languages
- Arabern
- Arabs, people of Arab culture or origin
- Koran
- The Quran, the holy scripture of Islam
- beschäftigt
- Occupied, engaged, or busy with a subject
- modernen
- Modern, contemporary, or of recent times
- Historikern
- Historians, scholars who study and write about history
- umfangreiche
- Extensive, comprehensive, or large-scale in scope
- Forschungen
- Researches or scholarly investigations into a topic
- Kreuzzügen
- Crusades, medieval Christian military campaigns to the Holy Land
- Einfluss
- Influence or impact exerted on something or someone
- angestellt
- Conducted or carried out research or investigations
- jeder
- Every or each individual one of a group
- Schriftsteller
- Author or writer who produces literary or scholarly works
- Geschichte
- History or story of past events
- Niedergangs
- Genitive of decline, downfall, or deterioration of something
- Untergangs
- Genitive of ruin, collapse, or total destruction
- einige
- Some or a few of a number of things
- Nachlässigkeiten
- Negligences, careless omissions, or lapses in accuracy
- falsche
- False, incorrect, or erroneous statements or views
- unvollständige
- Incomplete or partial, lacking full information
- Ansichten
- Views, opinions, or perspectives on a matter
- Auslassungen
- Omissions or things left out of a text
- bemerkt
- Noticed, remarked upon, or pointed out something
- aufgezeigt
- Demonstrated, shown, or pointed out clearly
- unmöglich
- Impossible or unable to be done or achieved
- absichtlich
- Intentional, deliberate, or done on purpose
- halten
- To hold or consider something to be a certain way
- Tatsachen
- Facts or established truths about something
- berichtigt
- Corrected or rectified errors in a text or argument
- Behauptungen
- Claims, assertions, or statements put forward as true
- Erfolg
- Success or achievement of a desired result
- bekämpft
- Combated, contested, or challenged something vigorously
- Allgemeinen
- General, in general, or on the whole
- Ideen
- Ideas or concepts put forward by a thinker
- Ausgangspunkte
- Starting points or bases from which reasoning proceeds
- Belege
- Evidence, proofs, or supporting documentation for claims
- Meinungen
- Opinions or views held by individuals on topics
- verwendet
- Used, employed, or applied for a particular purpose
- vorgebracht
- Brought forward, advanced, or presented as an argument
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