Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 3

English → De CHAPTER 135. The Chase.—Third Day. Level 9/10

But gulp down your tears and hie aloft to the royal-mast with your hearts; for your friends who have gone before are clearing out the seven-storied heavens, and making refugees of long-pampered Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael, against your coming.

Aber schluckt eure Tränen hinunter und eilt mit euren Herzen hinauf zum Königsmast; denn eure Freunde, die vor euch gegangen sind, räumen die siebenstöckigen Himmel aus und machen Flüchtlinge aus dem verwöhnten Gabriel, Michael und Raphael, um eurer Ankunft Platz zu machen.

Here ye strike but splintered hearts together—there, ye shall strike unsplinterable glasses!

Hier stoßt ihr nur zersplitterte Herzen zusammen — dort werdet ihr unsplitterbare Gläser anstoßen!

EXTRACTS.

AUSZÜGE.

"And God created great whales." —_Genesis_.

„Und Gott schuf große Wale." —_Genesis_.

"Leviathan maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary." —_Job_.

„Der Leviathan macht einen leuchtenden Pfad hinter sich; Man könnte meinen, die Tiefe sei grau vor Alter." —_Hiob_.

"Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah." —_Jonah_.

„Und der Herr hatte einen großen Fisch bereitet, den Jona zu verschlucken." —_Jona_.

"There go the ships; there is that Leviathan whom thou hast made to play therein." —_Psalms_.

„Da fahren die Schiffe; und dort ist der Leviathan, den du gemacht hast, um darin zu spielen." —_Psalmen_.

"In that day, the Lord with his sore, and great, and strong sword, shall punish Leviathan the piercing serpent, even Leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea." —_Isaiah_.

„An jenem Tag wird der Herr mit seinem harten, großen und starken Schwert den Leviathan, die fliehende Schlange, ja den Leviathan, die gewundene Schlange, bestrafen; und er wird den Drachen töten, der im Meer ist." —_Jesaja_.

"And what thing soever besides cometh within the chaos of this monster's mouth, be it beast, boat, or stone, down it goes all incontinently that foul great swallow of his, and perisheth in the bottomless gulf of his paunch." —_Holland's Plutarch's Morals_.

„Und was auch immer sonst in das Chaos des Rachens dieses Ungeheuers gerät, sei es Tier, Boot oder Stein, es gleitet sogleich diesen wüsten großen Schlund hinunter und vergeht im bodenlosen Abgrund seines Bauches." —_Hollands Plutarchs Moralia_.

"The Indian Sea breedeth the most and the biggest fishes that are: among which the Whales and Whirlpooles called Balaene, take up as much in length as four acres or arpens of land." —_Holland's Pliny_.

„Das Indische Meer erzeugt die zahlreichsten und größten Fische überhaupt: darunter nehmen die Wale und Strudeltiere, Balaene genannt, so viel an Länge ein wie vier Morgen oder Arpents Land." —_Hollands Plinius_.

"Scarcely had we proceeded two days on the sea, when about sunrise a great many Whales and other monsters of the sea, appeared.

„Kaum waren wir zwei Tage auf dem Meer gefahren, als gegen Sonnenaufgang eine große Anzahl Wale und andere Meeresungeheuer erschien.

Vocabulary

Aber: Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'.
schluckt: Third-person singular of 'schlucken', to swallow.
eure: Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (plural, nominative).
Tränen: Plural noun meaning 'tears' shed from crying.
hinunter: Directional adverb meaning 'down' or 'downward'.
und: Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'.
eilt: Third-person singular of 'eilen', to hurry.
mit: Preposition meaning 'with' or 'along with'.
euren: Possessive pronoun 'your' (plural, dative/accusative).
Herzen: Plural or dative of 'Herz', meaning 'hearts'.
hinauf: Directional adverb meaning 'up' or 'upward'.
zum: Contraction of 'zu dem', meaning 'to the'.
denn: Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'.
Freunde: Plural noun meaning 'friends'.
die: Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'who'.
vor: Preposition meaning 'before', 'in front of', or 'ago'.
euch: Second-person plural pronoun, dative/accusative form of 'ihr'.
gegangen: Past participle of 'gehen', meaning 'gone'.
sind: Third-person plural of 'sein', meaning 'are'.
räumen: Verb meaning 'to clear' or 'to vacate a space'.
Himmel: Noun meaning 'sky' or 'heaven'.
aus: Preposition or adverb meaning 'out of' or 'from'.
machen: Verb meaning 'to make' or 'to do'.
Flüchtlinge: Plural noun meaning 'refugees' or 'fugitives'.
dem: Definite article in dative case meaning 'the'.
verwöhnten: Adjective meaning 'spoiled' or 'pampered'.
um: Preposition meaning 'around', 'for', or 'in order to'.
eurer: Possessive pronoun 'your' (plural, genitive).
Ankunft: Noun meaning 'arrival'.
Platz: Noun meaning 'place', 'space', or 'seat'.
zu: Preposition or particle meaning 'to' or 'too'.
Hier: Adverb meaning 'here'.
stoßt: Second-person plural of 'stoßen', to clink or knock.
ihr: Second-person plural pronoun meaning 'you' (plural).
nur: Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'.
zersplitterte: Adjective meaning 'shattered' or 'splintered'.
zusammen: Adverb meaning 'together'.
dort: Adverb meaning 'there'.
werdet: Second-person plural future auxiliary form of 'werden'.
Gläser: Plural noun meaning 'glasses' or 'drinking glasses'.
anstoßen: Verb meaning 'to clink glasses' as a toast.
AUSZÜGE: Plural noun meaning 'excerpts' or 'extracts'.
Und: Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'.
Gott: Noun meaning 'God'.
schuf: Simple past of 'schaffen', meaning 'created'.
große: Adjective meaning 'great' or 'large'.
Wale: Plural noun meaning 'whales'.
Der: Definite article masculine nominative meaning 'the'.
macht: Third-person singular of 'machen', meaning 'makes'.
einen: Indefinite article masculine accusative meaning 'a'.
leuchtenden: Adjective meaning 'glowing', 'shining', or 'luminous'.
Pfad: Noun meaning 'path' or 'trail'.
hinter: Preposition meaning 'behind' or 'after'.
sich: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'.
Man: Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'people in general'.
könnte: Subjunctive form of 'können', meaning 'could'.
meinen: Verb meaning 'to think', 'to believe', or 'to mean'.
Tiefe: Noun meaning 'depth' or 'the deep'.
sei: Subjunctive I form of 'sein', meaning 'be' or 'is'.
grau: Adjective meaning 'gray'.
Alter: Noun meaning 'age' or 'old age'.
der: Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'who'.
Herr: Noun meaning 'Lord', 'mister', or 'master'.
hatte: Simple past of 'haben', meaning 'had'.
großen: Adjective 'great' or 'large' in inflected form.
Fisch: Noun meaning 'fish'.
bereitet: Past participle of 'bereiten', meaning 'prepared'.
den: Definite article masculine accusative meaning 'the'.
verschlucken: Verb meaning 'to swallow' or 'to devour'.
Da: Adverb meaning 'there', 'then', or 'since'.
fahren: Verb meaning 'to travel', 'to sail', or 'to drive'.
Schiffe: Plural noun meaning 'ships'.
ist: Third-person singular of 'sein', meaning 'is'.
du: Second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you'.
gemacht: Past participle of 'machen', meaning 'made'.
hast: Second-person singular of 'haben', meaning 'have'.
darin: Adverb meaning 'therein', 'in it', or 'in there'.
spielen: Verb meaning 'to play'.
An: Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'.
jenem: Demonstrative adjective 'that' in dative case.
Tag: Noun meaning 'day'.
wird: Third-person singular of 'werden', meaning 'will' or 'becomes'.
seinem: Possessive pronoun 'his' or 'its' in dative.
harten: Adjective meaning 'hard' or 'harsh' in inflected form.
starken: Adjective meaning 'strong' in inflected form.
Schwert: Noun meaning 'sword'.
fliehende: Adjective/participle meaning 'fleeing' or 'escaping'.
Schlange: Noun meaning 'snake' or 'serpent'.
ja: Particle meaning 'yes' or used for emphasis.
gewundene: Adjective meaning 'coiled', 'winding', or 'twisted'.
bestrafen: Verb meaning 'to punish'.
er: Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
Drachen: Noun meaning 'dragon' or 'kite'.
töten: Verb meaning 'to kill'.
im: Contraction of 'in dem', meaning 'in the'.
Meer: Noun meaning 'sea' or 'ocean'.
was: Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'what'.
auch: Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.
immer: Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'.
sonst: Adverb meaning 'otherwise', 'else', or 'otherwise'.
in: Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'.
das: Definite article neuter nominative/accusative meaning 'the'.
Chaos: Noun meaning 'chaos' or 'disorder'.
des: Definite article genitive meaning 'of the'.
Rachens: Genitive of 'Rachen', meaning 'of the throat/jaws'.
dieses: Demonstrative pronoun/article meaning 'of this'.
Ungeheuers: Genitive of 'Ungeheuer', meaning 'of the monster'.
es: Third-person neuter pronoun meaning 'it'.
Tier: Noun meaning 'animal' or 'beast'.
Boot: Noun meaning 'boat'.
oder: Conjunction meaning 'or'.
Stein: Noun meaning 'stone' or 'rock'.
gleitet: Third-person singular of 'gleiten', meaning 'glides'.
sogleich: Adverb meaning 'immediately' or 'at once'.
diesen: Demonstrative adjective 'this' in accusative masculine.
wüsten: Adjective meaning 'desolate', 'wild', or 'wretched'.
Schlund: Noun meaning 'gullet', 'gorge', or 'abyss'.
vergeht: Third-person singular of 'vergehen', meaning 'passes away'.
bodenlosen: Adjective meaning 'bottomless' in inflected form.
Abgrund: Noun meaning 'abyss' or 'chasm'.
seines: Possessive pronoun 'his' or 'its' in genitive.
Bauches: Genitive of 'Bauch', meaning 'of the belly'.
Das: Definite article neuter nominative/accusative meaning 'the'.
Indische: Adjective meaning 'Indian' or 'of India'.
erzeugt: Third-person singular of 'erzeugen', meaning 'produces'.
zahlreichsten: Superlative adjective meaning 'most numerous'.
größten: Superlative adjective meaning 'largest' or 'greatest'.
Fische: Plural noun meaning 'fish'.
überhaupt: Adverb meaning 'at all', 'altogether', or 'in general'.
darunter: Adverb meaning 'among them', 'below', or 'including'.
nehmen: Verb meaning 'to take'.
genannt: Past participle of 'nennen', meaning 'called' or 'named'.
so: Adverb meaning 'so', 'such', or 'thus'.
viel: Adjective/adverb meaning 'much' or 'a lot'.
an: Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'.
Länge: Noun meaning 'length'.
ein: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
wie: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'.
vier: Numeral meaning 'four'.
Morgen: Noun meaning 'morning' or an old unit of land area.
Land: Noun meaning 'land', 'country', or 'countryside'.
Kaum: Adverb meaning 'hardly', 'barely', or 'scarcely'.
waren: Simple past plural of 'sein', meaning 'were'.
wir: First-person plural pronoun meaning 'we'.
zwei: Numeral meaning 'two'.
Tage: Plural noun meaning 'days'.
auf: Preposition meaning 'on', 'upon', or 'up'.
gefahren: Past participle of 'fahren', meaning 'traveled' or 'sailed'.
als: Conjunction meaning 'when', 'as', or 'than'.
gegen: Preposition meaning 'against', 'toward', or 'around'.
Sonnenaufgang: Noun meaning 'sunrise'.
eine: Indefinite article feminine nominative meaning 'a'.
Anzahl: Noun meaning 'number' or 'quantity of things'.
andere: Adjective meaning 'other' or 'different'.
Meeresungeheuer: Noun meaning 'sea monsters'.
erschien: Simple past of 'erscheinen', meaning 'appeared'.

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