Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 14
"—Let it never be forgotten, that no slaveholder or overseer can be convicted of any outrage perpetrated on the person of a slave, however diabolical it may be, on the testimony of colored witnesses, whether bond or free.
"—Que nunca seja esquecido que nenhum escravizador ou feitor pode ser condenado por qualquer ultraje perpetrado contra a pessoa de um escravo, por mais diabólico que seja, com base no testemunho de testemunhas de cor, sejam elas escravas ou livres.
By the slave code, they are adjudged to be as incompetent to testify against a white man, as though they were indeed a part of the brute creation.
Pelo código escravista, são consideradas tão incapazes de testemunhar contra um homem branco quanto se fossem, de fato, parte da criação bruta.
Hence, there is no legal protection in fact, whatever there may be in form, for the slave population; and any amount of cruelty may be inflicted on them with impunity.
Portanto, não há proteção legal de fato, qualquer que seja a forma que ela possa assumir, para a população escravizada; e qualquer quantidade de crueldade pode ser infligida a ela com impunidade.
Is it possible for the human mind to conceive of a more horrible state of society?
É possível para a mente humana conceber um estado de sociedade mais horrível?
The effect of a religious profession on the conduct of southern masters is vividly described in the following Narrative, and shown to be any thing but salutary.
O efeito de uma profissão religiosa sobre a conduta dos senhores do sul é descrito de forma vívida na Narrativa a seguir, e demonstrado ser tudo menos salutar.
In the nature of the case, it must be in the highest degree pernicious.
Pela natureza do caso, deve ser no mais alto grau pernicioso.
The testimony of _Mr. Douglass_, on this point, is sustained by a cloud of witnesses, whose veracity is unimpeachable.
O testemunho do _Sr. Douglass_, neste ponto, é sustentado por uma nuvem de testemunhas, cuja veracidade é incontestável.
"A slaveholder's profession of Christianity is a palpable imposture.
"A profissão de cristianismo de um escravizador é uma impostura palpável.
He is a felon of the highest grade.
Ele é um criminoso do mais alto grau.
He is a man-stealer.
Ele é um ladrão de homens.
It is of no importance what you put in the other scale."
Não tem importância o que você coloque no outro lado da balança."
Reader! are you with the man-stealers in sympathy and purpose, or on the side of their down-trodden victims?
Leitor! você está com os ladrões de homens em simpatia e propósito, ou ao lado de suas vítimas oprimidas?
If with the former, then are you the foe of God and man.
Se com os primeiros, então você é o inimigo de Deus e dos homens.
Vocabulary
- Que
- ke — That; introduces a clause or subordinate sentence.
- nunca
- noon-kah — Never; at no time.
- seja
- say-zhah — Be (subjunctive form of ser); may it be.
- esquecido
- es-ke-see-doo — Forgotten; no longer remembered or recalled.
- nenhum
- nen-yoom — No, none; not any person or thing.
- escravizador
- es-kra-vee-za-dor — Enslaver; one who enslaves other people.
- feitor
- fay-tor — Overseer; person who supervises enslaved workers.
- pode
- poh-de — Can, is able to; third-person present of poder.
- condenado
- kon-de-nah-doo — Condemned; found guilty and sentenced legally.
- ultraje
- ool-trah-zhe — Outrage; an extremely offensive or violent act.
- perpetrado
- per-pe-trah-doo — Perpetrated; carried out a harmful or criminal act.
- contra
- kon-trah — Against; in opposition to someone or something.
- pessoa
- pe-soh-ah — Person; an individual human being.
- escravo
- es-krah-voo — Slave; a person held in forced servitude.
- diabólico
- jee-ah-boh-lee-koo — Diabolical; extremely wicked or evil in nature.
- testemunho
- tes-te-moon-yoo — Testimony; a formal statement or witnessed account.
- testemunhas
- tes-te-moon-yahs — Witnesses; people who observe and can testify.
- cor
- kor — Color; here referring to race or skin color.
- sejam
- say-zhahm — Be (subjunctive plural); whether they may be.
- escravas
- es-krah-vahs — Female slaves; enslaved women or girls.
- livres
- lee-vres — Free; not enslaved, at liberty.
- código
- koh-dee-goo — Code; a set of laws or regulations.
- escravista
- es-kra-vees-tah — Pro-slavery; relating to the slave system.
- consideradas
- kon-see-de-rah-dahs — Considered; regarded or judged to be something.
- incapazes
- in-ka-pah-zes — Incapable; unable to do or perform something.
- testemunhar
- tes-te-moon-yar — To testify; to give witness or sworn statement.
- branco
- brahn-koo — White; referring to white race or color.
- quanto
- kwahn-too — As much as; to the extent or degree that.
- fossem
- foh-sem — Were (imperfect subjunctive plural of ser).
- fato
- fah-too — Fact; something known to be true or real.
- parte
- par-te — Part; a portion or component of something.
- criação
- kree-ah-sown — Creation; here meaning brute or animal creation.
- bruta
- broo-tah — Brute; relating to animals, raw, or uncivilized.
- Portanto
- por-tahn-too — Therefore; consequently, for that reason.
- proteção
- pro-te-sown — Protection; defense or safeguarding from harm.
- legal
- le-gahl — Legal; relating to or permitted by law.
- forma
- for-mah — Form; a way, manner, or shape of something.
- possa
- poh-sah — Can, may (subjunctive of poder); might be able.
- assumir
- ah-soo-meer — To assume, take on; to adopt a role or form.
- população
- po-poo-lah-sown — Population; the group of people in a place.
- escravizada
- es-kra-vee-zah-dah — Enslaved; reduced to the condition of slavery.
- quantidade
- kwahn-tee-dah-de — Quantity; amount or number of something.
- crueldade
- kroo-el-dah-de — Cruelty; behavior causing pain or suffering intentionally.
- infligida
- in-flee-zhee-dah — Inflicted; imposed suffering or punishment on someone.
- impunidade
- im-poo-nee-dah-de — Impunity; exemption from punishment or consequences.
- possível
- po-see-vel — Possible; capable of happening or being done.
- mente
- men-te — Mind; the faculty of human thought and intellect.
- humana
- oo-mah-nah — Human; relating to or characteristic of people.
- conceber
- kon-se-ber — To conceive; to imagine or form an idea mentally.
- estado
- es-tah-doo — State; condition or situation of something.
- sociedade
- so-see-e-dah-de — Society; an organized community of people.
- horrível
- o-hee-vel — Horrible; causing horror or extreme disgust.
- efeito
- e-fay-too — Effect; result or consequence of an action.
- profissão
- pro-fee-sown — Profession; an occupation or declared belief.
- religiosa
- he-lee-zhee-oh-zah — Religious; relating to religion or faith.
- conduta
- kon-doo-tah — Conduct; behavior or manner of acting.
- senhores
- sen-yo-res — Masters, lords; enslaving owners or men of authority.
- sul
- sool — South; the southern direction or region.
- descrito
- des-kree-too — Described; portrayed or explained in words.
- vívida
- vee-vee-dah — Vivid; intensely clear or detailed in description.
- Narrativa
- na-ha-tee-vah — Narrative; a spoken or written account of events.
- demonstrado
- de-mon-strah-doo — Demonstrated; shown clearly through evidence or action.
- salutar
- sa-loo-tar — Salutary; producing beneficial or healthy effects.
- natureza
- na-too-re-zah — Nature; the essential character or natural world.
- caso
- kah-zoo — Case; a situation or particular instance.
- alto
- ahl-too — High; elevated in degree, level, or intensity.
- grau
- grahoo — Degree; a level or measure of something.
- pernicioso
- per-nee-see-oh-zoo — Pernicious; having a harmful or destructive effect.
- sustentado
- soos-ten-tah-doo — Sustained, supported; maintained or backed up.
- nuvem
- noo-vem — Cloud; a mass of condensed water vapor in sky.
- veracidade
- ve-ra-see-dah-de — Veracity; truthfulness or accuracy of something stated.
- incontestável
- in-kon-tes-tah-vel — Incontestable; impossible to dispute or challenge.
- cristianismo
- krees-tee-ah-nees-moo — Christianity; the religion based on Jesus Christ.
- impostura
- im-pos-too-rah — Imposture; deception through false identity or pretense.
- palpável
- pahl-pah-vel — Palpable; easily perceived, obvious, or tangible.
- criminoso
- kree-mee-noh-zoo — Criminal; a person who commits crimes or illegal acts.
- ladrão
- lah-droun — Thief; a person who steals from others.
- homens
- oh-mens — Men; adult male human beings.
- importância
- im-por-tahn-see-ah — Importance; the quality of being significant or valuable.
- coloque
- ko-loh-ke — Place, put (subjunctive/imperative of colocar).
- lado
- lah-doo — Side; one of two opposing faces or directions.
- balança
- ba-lahn-sah — Scale, balance; device for weighing or judging.
- Leitor
- lay-tor — Reader; a person who reads a text or book.
- ladrões
- lah-drones — Thieves; people who steal from others.
- simpatia
- sim-pa-tee-ah — Sympathy; feeling of compassion or agreement with others.
- propósito
- pro-poh-zee-too — Purpose; an intended aim or goal of action.
- vítimas
- vee-tee-mahs — Victims; people harmed by crime or oppression.
- oprimidas
- o-pree-mee-dahs — Oppressed; subjected to unjust authority or cruelty.
- primeiros
- pree-may-ros — First ones; those who come before others.
- inimigo
- ee-nee-mee-goo — Enemy; a person hostile or opposed to another.
- Deus
- de-oos — God; the supreme being in monotheistic religion.
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