Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 5

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

" —_Ibid_.

" —_Ebenda_.

"_History of Life and Death_."

"_Geschichte von Leben und Tod_."

"The sovereignest thing on earth is parmacetti for an inward bruise." —_King Henry_.

"Das wirksamste Mittel auf Erden ist Parmacetti für eine innere Verletzung." —_König Heinrich_.

"Very like a whale." —_Hamlet_.

"Sehr wohl einem Wal ähnlich." —_Hamlet_.

"Which to secure, no skill of leach's art Mote him availle, but to returne againe To his wound's worker, that with lowly dart, Dinting his breast, had bred his restless paine, Like as the wounded whale to shore flies thro' the maine." —_The Fairie Queen_.

"Um dies zu heilen, vermochte ihm keine Kunst des Arztes zu helfen, als zurückzukehren zu dem, der ihm die Wunde schlug, der mit niedrigem Pfeil, seine Brust treffend, seinen rastlosen Schmerz erzeugt hatte, so wie der verwundete Wal ans Ufer flieht durch das Meer." —_Die Feenkönigin_.

"Immense as whales, the motion of whose vast bodies can in a peaceful calm trouble the ocean till it boil." —_Sir William Davenant. Preface to Gondibert_.

"Gewaltig wie Wale, deren riesige Körper in ruhiger Stille den Ozean aufwühlen können, bis er kocht." —_Sir William Davenant. Vorwort zu Gondibert_.

"What spermacetti is, men might justly doubt, since the learned Hosmannus in his work of thirty years, saith plainly, _Nescio quid sit_." —_Sir T. Browne. Of Sperma Ceti and the Sperma Ceti Whale. Vide his V. E._

"Was Spermaceti ist, dürften die Menschen zu Recht bezweifeln, da der gelehrte Hosmannus in seinem dreißigjährigen Werk schlicht sagt: _Nescio quid sit_." —_Sir T. Browne. Über Sperma Ceti und den Sperma-Ceti-Wal. Siehe sein V. E._

"Like Spencer's Talus with his modern flail He threatens ruin with his ponderous tail. Their fixed jav'lins in his side he wears, And on his back a grove of pikes appears." —_Waller's Battle of the Summer Islands_.

"Wie Spensers Talus mit seinem modernen Dreschflegel droht er Verderben mit seinem schweren Schwanz. Die festgesteckten Speere in seiner Flanke trägt er, und auf seinem Rücken erscheint ein Hain von Hechten." —_Wallers Schlacht der Sommerinseln_.

"By art is created that great Leviathan, called a Commonwealth or State—(in Latin, Civitas) which is but an artificial man." —_Opening sentence of Hobbes's Leviathan_.

"Durch die Kunst wird jener große Leviathan erschaffen, den man ein Gemeinwesen oder einen Staat nennt – (auf Lateinisch Civitas) – der nur ein künstlicher Mensch ist." —_Eröffnungssatz von Hobbes' Leviathan_.

"Silly Mansoul swallowed it without chewing, as if it had been a sprat in the mouth of a whale." —_Pilgrim's Progress_.

"Der törichte Mansoul schluckte es hinunter ohne zu kauen, als wäre es ein Sprotte im Maul eines Wals gewesen." —_Pilgerreise_.

"That sea beast Leviathan, which God of all his works Created hugest that swim the ocean stream." —_Paradise Lost_.

"Jenes Meeresungeheuer Leviathan, das Gott von allen seinen Werken als das größte erschuf, das den Ozeanstrom durchschwimmt." —_Das verlorene Paradies_.

Vocabulary

Ebenda: In the same place; used in citations.
Geschichte: History or story; narrative of past events.
von: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
Leben: Life; the state of being alive.
und: Conjunction meaning 'and'.
Tod: Death; the end of life.
Das: Definite article 'the' for neuter nouns.
wirksamste: Most effective or most potent remedy or means.
Mittel: Means, remedy, or medium; a tool or resource.
auf: Preposition meaning 'on', 'upon', or 'at'.
Erden: On earth; referring to the terrestrial world.
ist: Third-person singular form of 'sein', meaning 'is'.
für: Preposition meaning 'for'.
eine: Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns.
innere: Inner or internal; relating to the inside.
Verletzung: Injury or wound; physical harm to the body.
König: King; male monarch ruling a kingdom.
Sehr: Very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb.
wohl: Well; indeed; used to express affirmation or likelihood.
einem: Dative form of indefinite article 'a' or 'an'.
Wal: Whale; large marine mammal of the ocean.
ähnlich: Similar or alike; resembling something else closely.
Um: In order to; around; preposition or conjunction.
dies: This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing.
zu: To; preposition or infinitive marker in German.
heilen: To heal or cure a wound or illness.
vermochte: Was able to; past tense of 'vermögen'.
ihm: Dative pronoun 'him' or 'it' in German.
keine: No; not any; negation before a noun.
Kunst: Art or skill; craft or artistic ability.
des: Genitive definite article 'of the' for masculine/neuter.
Arztes: Genitive of 'Arzt'; of the doctor or physician.
helfen: To help or assist someone in need.
als: Than; as; when; conjunction used in comparisons.
zurückzukehren: To return or go back to a place.
dem: Dative definite article 'the' for masculine/neuter nouns.
der: Definite article 'the' for masculine or genitive feminine.
die: Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns.
Wunde: Wound; an injury breaking the skin or tissue.
schlug: Struck or hit; past tense of 'schlagen'.
mit: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
niedrigem: Low or lowly; adjective in dative inflection.
Pfeil: Arrow; a projectile shot from a bow.
seine: His; possessive pronoun for masculine subject.
Brust: Chest or breast; front part of the torso.
treffend: Striking or hitting; apt, accurate, or fitting.
seinen: His; accusative masculine form of possessive pronoun.
rastlosen: Restless; incessant; never pausing or finding peace.
Schmerz: Pain; physical or emotional suffering or ache.
erzeugt: Generated or produced; caused something to come about.
hatte: Had; past tense of 'haben', to have.
so: So; thus; in this way or manner.
wie: How; as; like; used in comparisons or questions.
verwundete: Wounded; injured; past tense or adjective of 'verwunden'.
ans: Contraction of 'an das'; to the shore.
Ufer: Shore, bank, or riverbank; edge of water.
flieht: Flees; third-person singular of 'fliehen', to flee.
durch: Through; preposition indicating passage or means.
das: Neuter definite article 'the'; also relative pronoun.
Meer: Sea or ocean; large body of saltwater.
Die: Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns.
Feenkönigin: Fairy queen; female ruler of the fairy realm.
Gewaltig: Mighty, powerful, enormous; of great force or size.
Wale: Whales; plural of Wal, large ocean mammals.
deren: Whose; genitive relative pronoun for feminine or plural.
riesige: Gigantic or enormous; of very large size.
Körper: Body or bodies; physical form of a creature.
in: In; inside; preposition of location or time.
ruhiger: Calmer or quieter; adjective in genitive/dative inflection.
Stille: Stillness, silence, or calm; absence of noise.
den: Accusative definite article 'the' for masculine nouns.
Ozean: Ocean; vast body of saltwater covering the earth.
aufwühlen: To churn up or agitate; disturb water violently.
können: Can; to be able to; modal verb.
bis: Until; up to; preposition or conjunction of time.
er: He or it; third-person singular masculine pronoun.
kocht: Boils or cooks; third-person singular of 'kochen'.
Vorwort: Foreword or preface; introductory section of a book.
Was: What; interrogative or relative pronoun in German.
dürften: May; might; past subjunctive of 'dürfen'.
Menschen: People or humans; plural of Mensch, human being.
Recht: Right, law, or justice; entitlement or correctness.
bezweifeln: To doubt or question the truth of something.
da: There; since; as; conjunction or adverb of place.
gelehrte: Learned or scholarly; an erudite person or scholar.
seinem: His or its; dative masculine form of possessive.
dreißigjährigen: Thirty-year; adjective describing duration of thirty years.
Werk: Work or opus; a created piece or written work.
schlicht: Simply or plainly; without embellishment or complexity.
sagt: Says; third-person singular present of 'sagen'.
Über: About, over, or above; preposition in German.
Siehe: See; imperative of 'sehen'; used in cross-references.
sein: His; to be; possessive pronoun or infinitive verb.
Wie: How; like; as; used in comparisons or questions.
modernen: Modern; contemporary; adjective in inflected form.
droht: Threatens; third-person singular of 'drohen'.
Verderben: Ruin, destruction, or doom; moral or physical corruption.
schweren: Heavy or severe; adjective in inflected dative form.
Schwanz: Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.
Speere: Spears; plural of Speer, a long pointed weapon.
Flanke: Flank; the side of an animal or body.
trägt: Carries or bears; third-person singular of 'tragen'.
Rücken: Back; the rear side of a body or object.
erscheint: Appears; third-person singular of 'erscheinen'.
ein: A, an; indefinite article for masculine or neuter.
Hain: Grove; a small wooded area or cluster of trees.
Hechten: Pikes; plural of Hecht, a freshwater predatory fish.
Schlacht: Battle; a large-scale armed military engagement.
Durch: Through; by means of; preposition of passage.
wird: Becomes or will; third-person singular of 'werden'.
jener: That; yonder; demonstrative pronoun for distant reference.
große: Great or large; adjective in inflected nominative form.
erschaffen: Created; brought into existence; past participle of 'erschaffen'.
man: One; indefinite pronoun meaning people in general.
Gemeinwesen: Commonwealth or community; an organized social body.
oder: Or; conjunction offering an alternative choice.
Staat: State; a politically organized nation or government.
nennt: Calls or names; third-person singular of 'nennen'.
Lateinisch: Latin; the classical language of ancient Rome.
nur: Only or just; limiting adverb in German.
künstlicher: Artificial; man-made; adjective in genitive inflection.
Mensch: Human being or person; a member of mankind.
Eröffnungssatz: Opening sentence; the first sentence of a text.
Der: Definite article 'the' for masculine nominative nouns.
törichte: Foolish or silly; adjective describing lack of wisdom.
schluckte: Swallowed; past tense of 'schlucken', to swallow.
es: It; neuter third-person singular pronoun.
hinunter: Down; downward; directional adverb or prefix.
ohne: Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.
kauen: To chew; to masticate food before swallowing.
wäre: Would be; past subjunctive of 'sein'.
im: In the; contraction of 'in dem'.
Maul: Mouth or maw; an animal's jaws or oral cavity.
eines: Of a; genitive singular of indefinite article.
Wals: Whale's; genitive singular of Wal.
gewesen: Been; past participle of 'sein', to be.
Pilgerreise: Pilgrimage; a journey to a sacred or special place.
Jenes: That; neuter form of demonstrative pronoun 'jener'.
Meeresungeheuer: Sea monster; a fearsome creature of the ocean depths.
Gott: God; the supreme divine being or deity.
allen: All; every; dative plural of 'all'.
Werken: Works; dative plural of Werk, created pieces.
größte: Greatest or largest; superlative of 'groß'.
erschuf: Created; past tense of 'erschaffen', to create.
Ozeanstrom: Ocean current; a flowing stream within the sea.
durchschwimmt: Swims through; third-person singular of 'durchschwimmen'.
verlorene: Lost; adjective describing something gone or missing.
Paradies: Paradise; a place of perfect bliss or heaven.

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