Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 6

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

—"There Leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, in the deep Stretched like a promontory sleeps or swims, And seems a moving land; and at his gills Draws in, and at his breath spouts out a sea." —_Ibid_.

—„Dort Leviathan, größtes der lebenden Wesen, in der Tiefe wie ein Vorgebirge ausgestreckt schläft oder schwimmt, und wie ein bewegliches Land erscheint; und an seinen Kiemen zieht er ein, und mit seinem Atem speit er ein Meer aus." —_Ebenda_.

"The mighty whales which swim in a sea of water, and have a sea of oil swimming in them." —_Fuller's Profane and Holy State_.

„Die mächtigen Wale, die in einem Meer aus Wasser schwimmen und ein Meer aus Öl in sich schwimmen haben." —_Fullers Profaner und Heiliger Staat_.

"So close behind some promontory lie The huge Leviathan to attend their prey, And give no chance, but swallow in the fry, Which through their gaping jaws mistake the way." —_Dryden's Annus Mirabilis_.

„So dicht hinter einem Vorgebirge liegt der riesige Leviathan, um auf seine Beute zu warten, und gibt keine Chance, sondern verschluckt den Jungfisch, der durch ihre weit geöffneten Kiefer den Weg verfehlt." —_Drydens Annus Mirabilis_.

"While the whale is floating at the stern of the ship, they cut off his head, and tow it with a boat as near the shore as it will come; but it will be aground in twelve or thirteen feet water." —_Thomas Edge's Ten Voyages to Spitzbergen, in Purchas_.

„Während der Wal am Heck des Schiffes treibt, schneiden sie seinen Kopf ab und schleppen ihn mit einem Boot so nah ans Ufer, wie es möglich ist; aber er wird auf zwölf oder dreizehn Fuß Wasser auf Grund laufen." —_Thomas Edges Zehn Reisen nach Spitzbergen, in Purchas_.

"In their way they saw many whales sporting in the ocean, and in wantonness fuzzing up the water through their pipes and vents, which nature has placed on their shoulders." —_Sir T. Herbert's Voyages into Asia and Africa. Harris Coll_.

„Auf ihrem Weg sahen sie viele Wale, die sich im Ozean tummelten und mutwillig das Wasser durch ihre Röhren und Atemlöcher aufwirbelten, die die Natur auf ihren Rücken platziert hat." —_Sir T. Herberts Reisen nach Asien und Afrika. Harris Coll_.

"Here they saw such huge troops of whales, that they were forced to proceed with a great deal of caution for fear they should run their ship upon them." —_Schouten's Sixth Circumnavigation_.

„Hier sahen sie so riesige Schwärme von Walen, dass sie gezwungen waren, mit großer Vorsicht voranzugehen, aus Angst, ihr Schiff auf sie aufzufahren." —_Schoutens Sechste Weltumsegelung_.

"We set sail from the Elbe, wind N.E. in the ship called The Jonas-in-the-Whale.... Some say the whale can't open his mouth, but that is a fable....

„Wir stachen von der Elbe aus in See, Wind N.O., auf dem Schiff namens Der Jonas-im-Wal.... Manche sagen, der Wal könne seinen Mund nicht öffnen, aber das ist eine Fabel....

Vocabulary

Dort: There; in that place or location.
größtes: Largest; superlative form of great or big.
der: The; definite article for masculine nouns.
lebenden: Living; present participle of leben (to live).
Wesen: Being; creature or entity.
in: In; preposition indicating location or position.
Tiefe: Depth; the distance downward or inward.
wie: Like; as; used for comparisons.
ein: A; an; indefinite article.
ausgestreckt: Stretched out; extended; lying at full length.
schläft: Sleeps; third person singular of schlafen.
oder: Or; conjunction expressing alternatives.
schwimmt: Swims; third person singular of schwimmen.
und: And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
bewegliches: Movable; mobile; capable of moving.
Land: Land; ground; country or territory.
erscheint: Appears; seems; third person singular of erscheinen.
an: At; on; preposition indicating position.
seinen: His; possessive pronoun in dative or accusative.
zieht: Draws; pulls; third person singular of ziehen.
er: He; masculine personal pronoun.
mit: With; using; accompanied by.
seinem: His; possessive pronoun in dative or accusative.
Atem: Breath; air inhaled and exhaled.
Meer: Sea; ocean; large body of salt water.
aus: Out; out of; from within.
Die: The; definite article for feminine or plural.
mächtigen: Mighty; powerful; strong in force.
Wale: Whales; large marine mammals.
die: The; which; relative or definite article.
einem: A; an; indefinite article in dative.
Wasser: Water; clear liquid essential for life.
schwimmen: Swim; move through water.
Öl: Oil; greasy liquid substance.
sich: Oneself; reflexive pronoun.
haben: Have; to possess or own.
Profaner: Profane; secular; not sacred.
Heiliger: Holy; sacred; blessed or divine.
Staat: State; government or political entity.
So: So; thus; in this manner.
dicht: Close; near; densely packed.
hinter: Behind; at the back of.
liegt: Lies; is situated; third person of liegen.
riesige: Gigantic; enormous; of great size.
um: Around; about; in order to.
auf: On; upon; at; directed upward.
seine: His; possessive pronoun in various cases.
Beute: Prey; booty; something hunted or captured.
zu: To; toward; infinitive particle.
warten: Wait; to remain in expectation.
gibt: Gives; provides; third person of geben.
keine: No; not a; negative indefinite article.
Chance: Chance; opportunity; possibility of success.
sondern: But; rather; on the contrary.
verschluckt: Swallows; gulps down; engulfs.
den: The; definite article for masculine accusative.
durch: Through; by means of.
ihre: Her; their; possessive pronoun.
weit: Wide; far; extensive or distant.
geöffneten: Opened; past participle of öffnen.
Kiefer: Jaw; mouth part; also pine tree.
Weg: Way; path; road or route.
verfehlt: Misses; fails to hit or achieve.
Während: While; during; at the same time.
Wal: Whale; large marine mammal.
am: At the; contraction of an dem.
Heck: Stern; rear part of a ship.
des: The; possessive article for masculine genitive.
Schiffes: Ship's; possessive form of Schiff.
treibt: Drifts; drives; third person of treiben.

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