Leviathan — Page 4
For in a way beset with those that contend on one side for too great Liberty, and on the other side for too much Authority, 'tis hard to passe between the points of both unwounded.
Poiché in un cammino infestato da coloro che contendono da un lato per una Libertà troppo grande, e dall'altro per una Autorità troppo grande, è difficile passare tra i punti di entrambi senza esserne feriti.
But yet, me thinks, the endeavour to advance the Civill Power, should not be by the Civill Power condemned; nor private men, by reprehending it, declare they think that Power too great.
Eppure, a mio avviso, lo sforzo di promuovere il Potere Civile non dovrebbe essere condannato dal Potere Civile stesso; né gli uomini privati, biasimandolo, dovrebbero dichiarare di ritenere quel Potere troppo grande.
Besides, I speak not of the men, but (in the Abstract) of the Seat of Power, (like to those simple and unpartiall creatures in the Roman Capitol, that with their noyse defended those within it, not because they were they, but there) offending none, I think, but those without, or such within (if there be any such) as favour them.
Inoltre, non parlo degli uomini, ma (in astratto) della Sede del Potere, (alla stregua di quelle semplici e imparziali creature nel Campidoglio Romano, che con il loro strepito difesero coloro che vi si trovavano dentro, non perché fossero loro, ma perché vi si trovavano) non offendendo nessuno, credo, se non coloro che stanno fuori, o quelli che stanno dentro (se ve ne sono) che li favoriscono.
That which perhaps may most offend, are certain Texts of Holy Scripture, alledged by me to other purpose than ordinarily they use to be by others.
Ciò che forse può offendere maggiormente sono certi Testi della Sacra Scrittura, da me citati per uno scopo diverso da quello per cui ordinariamente vengono usati dagli altri.
But I have done it with due submission, and also (in order to my Subject) necessarily; for they are the Outworks of the Enemy, from whence they impugne the Civill Power.
Ma l'ho fatto con la dovuta sottomissione, e anche (in relazione al mio Argomento) necessariamente; poiché essi sono le Opere Esterne del Nemico, da cui attaccano il Potere Civile.
Vocabulary
- Poiché
- Because; since; for the reason that.
- in
- In; inside; within; at a location.
- un
- A; an; one indefinite article.
- cammino
- Path; road; journey; way forward.
- infestato
- Infested; plagued; overrun with problems.
- da
- By; from; since; indicating agent.
- coloro
- Those; those people; they plural.
- che
- That; which; who relative pronoun.
- contendono
- They contend; they compete; they argue.
- lato
- Side; flank; aspect perspective.
- per
- For; in order to; through; by.
- una
- A; an one feminine article.
- Libertà
- Freedom; liberty; independence autonomy.
- troppo
- Too much; too many; excessively.
- grande
- Great; large; big; vast.
- altro
- Other; another; else different one.
- Autorità
- Authority; power; official governing body.
- difficile
- Difficult; hard; challenging; troublesome.
- passare
- To pass; to go through; to cross.
- tra
- Between; among; amidst in middle.
- punti
- Points; dots; issues; aspects.
- di
- Of; from; about; preposition.
- entrambi
- Both; both of them; each side.
- senza
- Without; lacking; devoid of absent.
- feriti
- Wounded; injured; hurt; damaged.
- Eppure
- Yet; nevertheless; still; however despite.
- mio
- My; mine; belonging to me.
- avviso
- Opinion; advice; notice; view perspective.
- lo
- It; him; the masculine article.
- sforzo
- Effort; attempt; endeavor; strain.
- promuovere
- To promote; to advance; to encourage.
- il
- The masculine singular article.
- Potere
- Power; ability; capability; might authority.
- Civile
- Civil; civic; relating to citizens.
- non
- Not; negation; no.
- dovrebbe
- Should; ought to; would should.
- essere
- To be; to exist; main verb.
- condannato
- Condemned; convicted; sentenced; disapproved.
- dal
- From the; by the contraction.
- stesso
- Same; self; identical; very same.
- né
- Nor; neither; and not either.
- gli
- Him; the; to him indirect object.
- uomini
- Men; people; males; human beings.
- privati
- Private; deprived; individuals; citizens.
- dovrebbero
- They should; they ought to.
- dichiarare
- To declare; to state; to announce.
- ritenere
- To consider; to hold; to think.
- quel
- That; that one; that which.
- Inoltre
- Moreover; furthermore; besides; also additionally.
- parlo
- I speak; I talk; I mean.
- degli
- Of the; of those; plural article.
- ma
- But; yet; however; however still.
- astratto
- Abstract; theoretical; not concrete.
- Sede
- Seat; headquarters; residence; location.
- alla
- To the; at the feminine.
- stregua
- Manner; way; fashion; style.
- quelle
- Those; those ones feminine plural.
- semplici
- Simple; plain; uncomplicated; modest.
- imparziali
- Impartial; fair; unbiased; neutral.
- creature
- Creatures; beings; characters; entities.
- nel
- In the; within the contraction.
- Romano
- Roman; of Rome; relating to Rome.
- con
- With; along with; accompanied by.
- loro
- Their; theirs; them; of them.
- strepito
- Noise; din; clamor; loud sound.
- difesero
- They defended; they protected; guarded.
- vi
- There; there; therein; in that.
- si
- Themselves; oneself; reflexive pronoun.
- trovavano
- They found themselves; they were located.
- dentro
- Inside; within; in the interior.
- perché
- Why; because; for what reason.
- fossero
- They were; subjunctive of to be.
- offendendo
- Offending; insulting; hurting; displeasing.
- nessuno
- No one; nobody; none; not anyone.
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