Meditations — Page 7
He trod the path beaten by his predecessors, seeking only to do his duty as well as he could, and to keep out corruption.
Ele trilhou o caminho aberto por seus predecessores, buscando apenas cumprir seu dever da melhor forma possível e manter a corrupção afastada.
He did some unwise things, it is true.
Ele fez algumas coisas imprudentes, é verdade.
To create a compeer in empire, as he did with Verus, was a dangerous innovation which could only succeed if one of the two effaced himself; and under Diocletian this very precedent caused the Roman Empire to split into halves.
Criar um igual no império, como fez com Vero, foi uma inovação perigosa que só poderia ter êxito se um dos dois se apagasse; e sob Diocleciano esse mesmo precedente causou a divisão do Império Romano em duas metades.
He erred in his civil administration by too much centralising.
Ele errou em sua administração civil por centralizar em excesso.
But the strong point of his reign was the administration of justice.
Mas o ponto forte de seu reinado foi a administração da justiça.
Marcus sought by-laws to protect the weak, to make the lot of the slaves less hard, to stand in place of father to the fatherless.
Marco buscou leis para proteger os fracos, para tornar a sorte dos escravos menos dura, para servir de pai aos que não tinham pai.
Charitable foundations were endowed for rearing and educating poor children.
Fundações de caridade foram dotadas de recursos para criar e educar crianças pobres.
The provinces were protected against oppression, and public help was given to cities or districts which might be visited by calamity.
As províncias foram protegidas contra a opressão, e auxílio público foi concedido às cidades ou distritos que pudessem ser atingidos por calamidades.
The great blot on his name, and one hard indeed to explain, is his treatment of the Christians.
A grande mancha em seu nome, e uma difícil de explicar, é seu tratamento dos cristãos.
In his reign Justin at Rome became a martyr to his faith, and Polycarp at Smyrna, and we know of many outbreaks of fanaticism in the provinces which caused the death of the faithful.
Em seu reinado, Justino em Roma tornou-se mártir de sua fé, e Policarpo em Esmirna, e sabemos de muitos surtos de fanatismo nas províncias que causaram a morte dos fiéis.
It is no excuse to plead that he knew nothing about the atrocities done in his name: it was his duty to know, and if he did not he would have been the first to confess that he had failed in his duty.
Não é desculpa alegar que ele nada sabia sobre as atrocidades cometidas em seu nome: era seu dever saber, e se não soube, teria sido o primeiro a confessar que havia falhado em seu dever.
Vocabulary
- trilhou
- Walked or followed a path, past tense
- caminho
- Path, road, or way toward a destination
- aberto
- Open or opened; cleared for passage or use
- predecessores
- Those who held a position before someone else
- buscando
- Seeking or searching for something actively
- apenas
- Only, merely, or just; nothing more than
- cumprir
- To fulfill or carry out a duty or obligation
- dever
- Duty, obligation, or moral responsibility
- melhor
- Better or best; superior in quality or degree
- forma
- Form, way, or manner of doing something
- possível
- Possible; able to be done or achieved
- manter
- To maintain, keep, or preserve a state or condition
- corrupção
- Corruption; dishonest or fraudulent conduct by authority
- afastada
- Kept away, distant, or removed from something
- fez
- Did or made; past tense of 'fazer'
- algumas
- Some or a few; an unspecified number of things
- coisas
- Things; objects, matters, or affairs in general
- imprudentes
- Imprudent, reckless, or lacking good judgment
- verdade
- Truth; a fact or reality that is accurate
- Criar
- To create, raise, or establish something new
- igual
- Equal; a peer or co-ruler sharing the same power
- império
- Empire; a large dominion ruled by an emperor
- inovação
- Innovation; introduction of something new or different
- perigosa
- Dangerous; involving or causing risk or harm
- só
- Only, alone, or just; exclusively or by oneself
- poderia
- Could; conditional past of 'poder,' expressing possibility
- ter
- To have; infinitive indicating possession or auxiliary use
- êxito
- Success or positive outcome of an endeavor
- apagasse
- Erased or eliminated; subjunctive past of 'apagar'
- sob
- Under or beneath; below in position or authority
- mesmo
- Same, very, or even; emphasizing identity or similarity
- precedente
- Precedent; prior example used to justify later action
- causou
- Caused or brought about; past tense of 'causar'
- divisão
- Division; act of splitting into separate parts
- Império
- Empire; a large state ruled by an emperor
- metades
- Halves; two equal parts of a divided whole
- errou
- Made an error or mistake; past tense of 'errar'
- administração
- Administration; management of public or organizational affairs
- civil
- Civil; relating to citizens or non-military governance
- centralizar
- To centralize; concentrate power or control in one place
- excesso
- Excess; an amount beyond what is necessary or normal
- ponto
- Point; a specific aspect, detail, or location
- forte
- Strong; having great strength, power, or intensity
- reinado
- Reign; period during which a ruler holds power
- justiça
- Justice; fairness and rightness in law or morality
- buscou
- Sought or looked for; past tense of 'buscar'
- leis
- Laws; rules established by authority governing society
- proteger
- To protect or defend someone from harm or danger
- fracos
- Weak or vulnerable people; lacking strength or power
- tornar
- To make, turn, or become; cause a transformation
- sorte
- Fate, luck, or lot; condition assigned to someone
- escravos
- Slaves; people owned and forced to work by others
- menos
- Less or fewer; reduced in amount or degree
- dura
- Hard, harsh, or severe; difficult to endure
- servir
- To serve; act as a servant or fulfill a function
- pai
- Father; a male parent or paternal figure
- tinham
- Had; third person plural past of 'ter'
- Fundações
- Foundations; charitable organizations providing financial support
- caridade
- Charity; generosity toward the poor or needy
- dotadas
- Endowed or provided with resources or abilities
- recursos
- Resources; means, funds, or assets available for use
- criar
- To create, raise, or bring up children or things
- educar
- To educate or teach; develop knowledge and skills
- crianças
- Children; young human beings in early life stages
- pobres
- Poor; lacking sufficient money or material possessions
- províncias
- Provinces; administrative regions within a larger state
- protegidas
- Protected; kept safe from danger or exploitation
- contra
- Against; in opposition or resistance to something
- opressão
- Oppression; unjust or cruel exercise of authority
- auxílio
- Aid or assistance provided to those in need
- público
- Public; relating to the community or government
- concedido
- Granted or conceded; officially given or allowed
- cidades
- Cities; large urban settlements with organized governance
- distritos
- Districts; subdivisions of a city or administrative region
- pudessem
- Could; subjunctive imperfect of 'poder,' expressing possibility
- atingidos
- Affected or struck; reached by something harmful
- calamidades
- Calamities; disasters causing great distress or suffering
- grande
- Great or large; significant in size or importance
- mancha
- Stain or blot; a mark damaging reputation or honor
- nome
- Name; a word used to identify a person or thing
- difícil
- Difficult; hard to understand, do, or explain
- explicar
- To explain; make clear or understandable to others
- tratamento
- Treatment; the way someone is dealt with or handled
- cristãos
- Christians; followers of Christianity as a religion
- tornou-se
- Became; reflexive past tense of 'tornar,' indicating change
- mártir
- Martyr; one who dies for religious beliefs or cause
- fé
- Faith; strong belief or trust in religious doctrine
- sabemos
- We know; first person plural of 'saber'
- muitos
- Many or much; a large number or quantity
- surtos
- Outbreaks or surges; sudden eruptions of activity or violence
- fanatismo
- Fanaticism; extreme and uncritical zeal or enthusiasm
- causaram
- Caused; third person plural past tense of 'causar'
- morte
- Death; the end of life of a person or organism
- fiéis
- Faithful ones; loyal believers or devoted followers
- desculpa
- Excuse or apology; justification offered for wrongdoing
- alegar
- To allege or claim; assert something as an excuse
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all; complete absence
- sabia
- Knew; imperfect past tense of 'saber'
- sobre
- About, over, or on; concerning a topic or subject
- atrocidades
- Atrocities; extremely cruel or wicked acts or events
- cometidas
- Committed; carried out, especially crimes or wrongful acts
- saber
- To know; to have knowledge or information about something
- soube
- Found out or learned; past tense of 'saber'
- teria
- Would have; conditional of 'ter,' expressing hypothetical possession
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser,' used in compound tenses
- primeiro
- First; the ordinal number preceding all others in order
- confessar
- To confess; admit or acknowledge a fault or wrongdoing
- havia
- Had; imperfect past of 'haver,' used as auxiliary verb
- falhado
- Failed; past participle of 'falhar,' indicating failure
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