Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 11
O, how accursed is that system, which entombs the godlike mind of man, defaces the divine image, reduces those who by creation were crowned with glory and honor to a level with four-footed beasts, and exalts the dealer in human flesh above all that is called God!
Ó, quão maldito é esse sistema, que entomba a mente divina do homem, desfigura a imagem sagrada, reduz aqueles que pela criação foram coroados com glória e honra ao nível dos animais de quatro patas, e exalta o traficante de carne humana acima de tudo o que é chamado de Deus!
Why should its existence be prolonged one hour?
Por que sua existência deveria ser prolongada por uma hora sequer?
Is it not evil, only evil, and that continually?
Não é o mal, somente o mal, e isso continuamente?
What does its presence imply but the absence of all fear of God, all regard for man, on the part of the people of the United States?
O que a sua presença implica senão a ausência de todo o temor a Deus, todo o respeito pelo homem, da parte do povo dos Estados Unidos?
Heaven speed its eternal overthrow!
Que o Céu apresse a sua eterna derrubada!
So profoundly ignorant of the nature of slavery are many persons, that they are stubbornly incredulous whenever they read or listen to any recital of the cruelties which are daily inflicted on its victims.
Tão profundamente ignorantes da natureza da escravidão são muitas pessoas, que são obstinadamente incrédulas sempre que leem ou ouvem qualquer relato das crueldades que são diariamente infligidas às suas vítimas.
They do not deny that the slaves are held as property; but that terrible fact seems to convey to their minds no idea of injustice, exposure to outrage, or savage barbarity.
Eles não negam que os escravos são mantidos como propriedade; mas esse fato terrível parece não transmitir às suas mentes nenhuma ideia de injustiça, exposição à violência ou barbárie selvagem.
Tell them of cruel scourgings, of mutilations and brandings, of scenes of pollution and blood, of the banishment of all light and knowledge, and they affect to be greatly indignant at such enormous exaggerations, such wholesale misstatements, such abominable libels on the character of the southern planters!
Fale-lhes de açoitamentos cruéis, de mutilações e marcações a ferro, de cenas de corrupção e sangue, do banimento de toda a luz e do conhecimento, e eles fingem ficar profundamente indignados com tais exageros enormes, tais distorções grosseiras, tais calúnias abomináveis sobre o caráter dos fazendeiros do sul!
As if all these direful outrages were not the natural results of slavery!
Como se todos esses ultrajantes horrores não fossem os resultados naturais da escravidão!
Vocabulary
- quão
- How; to what extent or degree
- maldito
- Cursed; damned; wretched or despicable
- esse
- That; that one (demonstrative pronoun)
- sistema
- System; organized procedure or method
- que
- That; which; what (relative/interrogative)
- mente
- Mind; intellect or mental faculty
- divina
- Divine; relating to God or deity
- do
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'
- homem
- Man; male human being or mankind
- imagem
- Image; likeness or visual representation
- sagrada
- Sacred; holy or consecrated
- reduz
- Reduces; diminishes or lowers in status
- aqueles
- Those; those ones (distant demonstrative)
- pela
- Through the; by the (feminine)
- criação
- Creation; act of creating or bringing forth
- foram
- Were; past tense of 'ser'
- coroados
- Crowned; awarded with crown or honor
- com
- With; accompanied by or having
- glória
- Glory; splendor or high renown
- honra
- Honor; respect or high esteem
- ao
- To the; to (masculine contracted form)
- nível
- Level; degree or rank in hierarchy
- dos
- Of the; plural masculine contraction
- animais
- Animals; living creatures excluding humans
- de
- Of; from or belonging to
- quatro
- Four; number between three and five
- patas
- Paws; feet of animals or legs
- exalta
- Exalts; raises in rank or dignity
- traficante
- Trafficker; dealer in illegal goods
- carne
- Flesh; meat or physical body
- humana
- Human; relating to mankind or people
- acima
- Above; over or higher in position
- tudo
- Everything; all things without exception
- chamado
- Called; named or summoned
- Deus
- God; divine being or deity
- Por
- For; because of or by means of
- sua
- His/her/its; possessive pronoun feminine
- existência
- Existence; fact of being or living
- deveria
- Should; ought to or conditional form
- ser
- Be; exist or have identity
- prolongada
- Prolonged; extended in length or duration
- por
- For; by or through means of
- uma
- A/an; feminine indefinite article
- hora
- Hour; period of sixty minutes
- sequer
- Even; as little as or at least
- Não
- No; negation or refusal
- mal
- Bad/evil; poorly or wickedness
- somente
- Only; merely or exclusively
- isso
- That; this thing (neuter pronoun)
- continuamente
- Continuously; without interruption or ceaselessly
- presença
- Presence; state of being present
- implica
- Implies; entails or suggests necessarily
- senão
- Otherwise; if not or except
- ausência
- Absence; state of being absent
- todo
- All; every or entire
- temor
- Fear; dread or reverence
- respeito
- Respect; esteem or consideration
- pelo
- By the; masculine contracted form
- parte
- Part; portion or side of whole
- povo
- People; population or nation
- Estados
- States; political divisions or conditions
- Unidos
- United; joined together as one
- Que
- That; which or what
- Céu
- Heaven; sky or divine realm
- apresse
- Hasten; hurry or expedite
- eterna
- Eternal; lasting forever or everlasting
- Tão
- So; to such degree or extent
- profundamente
- Deeply; to great depth or extent
- ignorantes
- Ignorant; lacking knowledge or uninformed
- natureza
- Nature; essential character or natural world
- escravidão
- Slavery; state of being enslaved
- são
- Are; third person plural of 'ser'
- muitas
- Many; great number of feminine
- pessoas
- People; human beings or persons
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