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.
Pois num caminho cercado por aqueles que disputam de um lado por demasiada Liberdade, e do outro lado por demasiada Autoridade, é difícil passar entre os pontos de ambos sem ser ferido.
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.
Mas ainda assim, parece-me, o esforço para promover o Poder Civil não deveria ser condenado pelo próprio Poder Civil; nem os homens particulares, ao repreendê-lo, deveriam declarar que consideram esse Poder demasiado 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.
Além disso, não falo dos homens, mas (em Abstrato) da Sede do Poder, (à semelhança daquelas simples e imparciais criaturas no Capitólio Romano, que com o seu barulho defenderam aqueles que nele se encontravam, não por serem quem eram, mas por estarem ali) não ofendendo ninguém, penso eu, senão aqueles de fora, ou tais que estejam dentro (se os houver) que os favoreçam.
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.
O que talvez mais possa ofender são certos Textos das Sagradas Escrituras, por mim invocados para propósito diferente do que ordinariamente costumam ser pelos outros.
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.
Mas fiz-o com a devida submissão, e também (em função do meu Tema) necessariamente; pois são as Obras Exteriores do Inimigo, de onde atacam o Poder Civil.
Vocabulary
- Pois
- For; therefore; well; introducing explanation or reason
- num
- Contraction of 'em um'; in a; on a
- caminho
- Path; road; way; direction of travel or progress
- cercado
- Surrounded; enclosed; fenced; bounded on all sides
- por
- By; for; through; preposition indicating agent or means
- aqueles
- Those; those people; that group; plural demonstrative pronoun
- que
- That; which; who; relative or conjunction linking clauses
- disputam
- Dispute; quarrel; argue; compete for something
- de
- Of; from; possessive preposition; indicates origin or belonging
- um
- One; a; an; indefinite article; number one
- lado
- Side; flank; direction; lateral part of something
- demasiada
- Too much; excessive; immoderate; more than necessary
- Liberdade
- Freedom; liberty; state of being free from constraints
- do
- Contraction of 'de o'; of the; from the
- outro
- Other; another; different; the second of two things
- Autoridade
- Authority; power; official right to command or decide
- difícil
- Difficult; hard; challenging; not easy to accomplish
- passar
- Pass; go; move through; traverse a space or time
- entre
- Between; among; in the space separating two things
- os
- The; plural masculine article; definite article marker
- pontos
- Points; dots; spots; positions or arguments in discussion
- ambos
- Both; the two together; each of two things
- sem
- Without; lacking; deprived of; absence of something
- ser
- Be; exist; constitute; auxiliary or main verb in Portuguese
- ferido
- Wounded; hurt; injured; physically or emotionally damaged
- Mas
- But; however; yet; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
- ainda
- Still; yet; even; emphasizes continuation or persistence
- assim
- Thus; so; this way; in this manner or way
- parece-me
- It seems to me; appears to me; I think
- esforço
- Effort; exertion; attempt; vigorous trying to achieve
- promover
- Promote; advance; encourage; further the progress of
- Poder
- Power; ability; strength; capacity to do something
- Civil
- Civil; civilian; relating to citizens or civil society
- não
- Not; no; negation; expressing absence or denial
- deveria
- Should; ought to; conditional of dever; duty
- condenado
- Condemned; convicted; sentenced; judged to be guilty
- pelo
- By the; through the; contraction of por and o
- próprio
- Own; proper; oneself; belonging to or by oneself
- nem
- Neither; nor; not even; negation of alternatives
- homens
- Men; people; males; human beings male gender
- particulares
- Particular; private; specific; individual; not general or public
- ao
- To the; at the; contraction of a and o
- deveriam
- Should; ought; conditional plural of dever; duty
- declarar
- Declare; state; announce; proclaim officially or publicly
- consideram
- Consider; regard; think of; hold as opinion
- esse
- That; this; that one; demonstrative pronoun
- grande
- Great; large; big; of considerable size or importance
- Além
- Besides; furthermore; in addition; beyond; moreover
- disso
- Of that; thereof; from that; contraction with disso
- falo
- I speak; I talk; first person present of falar
- dos
- Of the; from the; plural contraction of de o
- mas
- But; however; yet; conjunction of contrast
- em
- In; on; at; preposition indicating location or time
- Abstrato
- Abstract; theoretical; not concrete; existing in thought
- da
- Of the; from the; feminine singular de and a
- Sede
- Seat; headquarters; center; place where something is based
- semelhança
- Resemblance; likeness; similarity; state of being alike
- daquelas
- Of those; from those; feminine plural demonstrative
- simples
- Simple; plain; uncomplicated; not complex or elaborate
- imparciais
- Impartial; unbiased; fair; not favoring one side
- criaturas
- Creatures; beings; living things; creations or beings
- no
- In the; on the; masculine singular of em o
- Romano
- Roman; relating to Rome; of the Roman empire
- com
- With; accompanying; together with; preposition of accompaniment
- seu
- His; her; your; possessive adjective third person
- barulho
- Noise; sound; din; loud or annoying sound
- defenderam
- Defended; protected; argued in favor of; guarded
- nele
- In it; on it; within it; contraction in and ele
- se
- If; reflexive pronoun; oneself; conditional marker
- encontravam
- Found; met; were; third person plural of encontrar
- serem
- To be; being; infinitive form of ser
- quem
- Who; whom; which person; interrogative pronoun
- eram
- Were; third person plural past of ser
- estarem
- To be; being; infinitive of estar; to be located
- ali
- There; in that place; at that location
- ofendendo
- Offending; insulting; hurting; present participle of ofender
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