Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 3
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.
Pero tragad vuestras lágrimas y subid presurosos al palo real con vuestros corazones; pues vuestros amigos que se han adelantado están despejando los cielos de siete pisos, y convirtiendo en refugiados a los largamente mimados Gabriel, Miguel y Rafael, ante vuestra llegada.
Here ye strike but splintered hearts together—there, ye shall strike unsplinterable glasses!
Aquí no hacéis más que chocar corazones astillados entre sí—¡allí, chocaréis copas irrompibles!
EXTRACTS.
EXTRACTOS.
"And God created great whales." —_Genesis_.
«Y creó Dios grandes ballenas.» —_Génesis_.
"Leviathan maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary." —_Job_.
«El Leviatán deja tras de sí una senda luminosa; uno pensaría que el abismo es cano.» —_Job_.
"Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah." —_Jonah_.
«Y el Señor tenía preparado un gran pez para tragarse a Jonás.» —_Jonás_.
"There go the ships; there is that Leviathan whom thou hast made to play therein." —_Psalms_.
«Allí van los navíos; allí está ese Leviatán que hiciste para que juegue en él.» —_Salmos_.
"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_.
«En aquel día, el Señor castigará con su espada dura, grande y fuerte al Leviatán, serpiente huidiza, al Leviatán, serpiente tortuosa; y matará al dragón que está en el mar.» —_Isaías_.
"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_.
«Y cualquier otra cosa que entre en el caos de la boca de este monstruo, ya sea bestia, barca o piedra, todo desciende de inmediato por ese gran y asqueroso tragadero suyo, y perece en el insondable abismo de su panza.» —_Moralia de Plutarco, traducción de Holland_.
"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_.
«El Mar de la India cría los peces más abundantes y de mayor tamaño que existen: entre los cuales las Ballenas y Remolinos llamados Balaenae ocupan en longitud tanto como cuatro acres o arpentes de tierra.» —_Plinio, traducción de Holland_.
"Scarcely had we proceeded two days on the sea, when about sunrise a great many Whales and other monsters of the sea, appeared.
«Apenas llevábamos dos días navegando por el mar, cuando hacia el amanecer aparecieron una gran cantidad de Ballenas y otros monstruos del mar.
Vocabulary
- Pero
- But; however; a conjunction expressing contrast.
- tragad
- Swallow (imperative plural); to consume or ingest.
- vuestras
- Your (feminine plural possessive adjective).
- lágrimas
- Tears; drops of liquid from the eyes.
- subid
- Go up; climb (imperative plural form).
- al
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'el'.
- palo
- Stick; pole; wooden rod or shaft.
- real
- Royal; related to a king or monarchy.
- con
- With; indicating accompaniment or association.
- vuestros
- Your (masculine plural possessive adjective).
- corazones
- Hearts; the organ that pumps blood.
- pues
- Well; then; indicating logical consequence.
- amigos
- Friends; persons with whom one has affection.
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun in Spanish.
- se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person.
- han
- Have; auxiliary verb in present perfect tense.
- adelantado
- Advanced; ahead; moved forward in progress.
- están
- Are; third person plural of 'estar'.
- despejando
- Clearing; removing obstacles or obstructions.
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- cielos
- Skies; heavens; the space above earth.
- de
- Of; from; indicating possession or origin.
- siete
- Seven; the number between six and eight.
- pisos
- Floors; stories of a building.
- convirtiendo
- Converting; transforming from one thing to another.
- en
- In; into; indicating location or transformation.
- refugiados
- Refugees; people seeking shelter or protection.
- ante
- Before; in front of; in the presence.
- vuestra
- Your (feminine singular possessive adjective).
- llegada
- Arrival; the act of reaching a destination.
- Aquí
- Here; in this place or location.
- no
- Not; negation; absence of something.
- hacéis
- Do; make (vosotros present indicative form).
- más
- More; greater in quantity or degree.
- chocar
- Clash; collide; strike together forcefully.
- entre
- Between; among; in the space separating.
- sí
- Yes; affirmative response or agreement.
- allí
- There; in that place or location.
- copas
- Cups; goblets; drinking vessels for beverages.
- EXTRACTOS
- Extracts; passages taken from larger works.
- creó
- Created; made; brought into existence.
- Dios
- God; divine being in religious contexts.
- grandes
- Large; big; of considerable size.
- ballenas
- Whales; large marine mammals of ocean.
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- deja
- Leaves; allows; permits something to happen.
- tras
- After; behind; following in order.
- una
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article.
- senda
- Path; trail; narrow way through terrain.
- luminosa
- Luminous; shining; emitting or reflecting light.
- uno
- One; the number before two.
- pensaría
- Would think; would believe or consider.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- abismo
- Abyss; a very deep chasm or gulf.
- es
- Is; third person singular of 'ser'.
- cano
- Gray; white-haired; aged or elderly.
- Señor
- Lord; Sir; title of respect or address.
- tenía
- Had; past tense of 'tener'.
- preparado
- Prepared; made ready for something.
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- gran
- Great; large; of considerable magnitude.
- pez
- Fish; aquatic vertebrate with gills.
- para
- For; in order to; indicating purpose.
- tragarse
- To swallow; to consume by ingestion.
- Allí
- There; in that place or location.
- van
- Go; third person plural of 'ir'.
- navíos
- Ships; large vessels for maritime transport.
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