On the Method of Zadig: Essay #1 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition" — Page 5
I noticed the track of an animal in the sand, and it was easy to see that it was that of a small dog.
Ich bemerkte die Spur eines Tieres im Sand, und es war leicht zu erkennen, dass es die eines kleinen Hundes war.
Long faint streaks upon the little elevations of sand between the footmarks convinced me that it was a she dog with pendent dugs, showing that she must have had puppies not many days since.
Lange, schwache Streifen auf den kleinen Sanderhebungen zwischen den Fußabdrücken überzeugten mich, dass es eine Hündin mit hängenden Zitzen war, was zeigte, dass sie vor nicht vielen Tagen noch Welpen gehabt haben musste.
Other scrapings of the sand, which always lay close to the marks of the forepaws, indicated that she had very long ears;
Andere Scharrspuren im Sand, die stets nahe bei den Abdrücken der Vorderpfoten lagen, deuteten darauf hin, dass sie sehr lange Ohren hatte;
and, as the imprint of one foot was always fainter than those of the other three, I judged that the lady dog of our august Queen was, if I may venture to say so, a little lame.
und da der Abdruck einer Pfote stets schwächer war als die der anderen drei, schloss ich daraus, dass die Hündin unserer erhabenen Königin, wenn ich es so zu sagen wagen darf, ein wenig lahm war.
'With respect to the horse of the King of Kings, permit me to observe that, wandering through the paths which traverse the wood, I noticed the marks of horse-shoes.
„Was das Pferd des Königs der Könige betrifft, so erlauben Sie mir anzumerken, dass ich beim Wandern durch die Pfade, die den Wald durchqueren, die Abdrücke von Hufeisen bemerkte.
They were all equidistant.
Sie waren alle gleichweit voneinander entfernt.
In a narrow alley, only seven feet wide, the dust upon the trunks of the trees was a little disturbed at three feet and a half from the middle of the path.
In einem schmalen Gang von nur sieben Fuß Breite war der Staub auf den Baumstämmen dreieinhalb Fuß von der Mitte des Weges entfernt ein wenig aufgewühlt.
Vocabulary
- Ich
- First person singular pronoun; I.
- bemerkte
- Noticed; observed (past tense of bemerken).
- die
- The (feminine singular or plural article).
- Spur
- Track; trace; trail left by someone or something.
- eines
- Of one; a (genitive form of ein).
- Tieres
- Animal (genitive singular of Tier).
- im
- In the; in (contraction of in dem).
- Sand
- Sand; fine granular substance found on beaches.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun.
- war
- Was; past tense of sein (to be).
- leicht
- Easy; light in weight or effort.
- zu
- To; too; infinitive particle or preposition.
- erkennen
- To recognize; to identify or determine something.
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing dependent clause.
- kleinen
- Small (dative or accusative form of klein).
- Hundes
- Dog (genitive singular of Hund).
- Lange
- Long; for a long time or duration.
- schwache
- Weak; faint or lacking in strength or intensity.
- Streifen
- Stripes; streaks or narrow bands of color.
- auf
- On; upon; preposition indicating position or movement.
- den
- The (accusative masculine singular article).
- zwischen
- Between; in the space separating two things.
- überzeugten
- Convinced (past tense of überzeugen).
- mich
- Me; accusative form of first person singular.
- eine
- A; one (feminine singular indefinite article).
- mit
- With; accompanied by or having something.
- hängenden
- Hanging; drooping or suspended downward from above.
- was
- What; which (interrogative or relative pronoun).
- zeigte
- Showed; indicated or revealed (past tense of zeigen).
- sie
- She; or they (feminine singular or plural pronoun).
- vor
- Before; ago (in time expressions).
- nicht
- Not; negation particle used in sentences.
- vielen
- Many (dative or accusative plural of viel).
- Tagen
- Days (dative plural of Tag).
- noch
- Still; yet; in addition or as well.
- gehabt
- Had; past participle of haben (to have).
- haben
- Have; to possess or own something.
- musste
- Had to; must (past tense of müssen).
- Andere
- Other; different or additional ones.
- stets
- Always; constantly or at all times.
- nahe
- Near; close in distance or proximity.
- bei
- At; near; by; beside or close to.
- der
- The (feminine singular or plural genitive article).
- lagen
- Lay; were located or positioned (past tense).
- deuteten
- Indicated; pointed to or suggested (past tense).
- darauf
- On that; on it; pointing to preceding idea.
- hin
- To; toward (directional particle or preposition).
- sehr
- Very; to a great degree or extent.
- lange
- Long; extended in length or duration.
- Ohren
- Ears (plural of Ohr; organs of hearing).
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben (to have).
- da
- There; then; in that place or time.
- einer
- Of a; one (genitive feminine form of ein).
- schwächer
- Weaker; less strong or less intense form.
- als
- Than; as; conjunction used in comparisons.
- anderen
- Other (dative or accusative plural of ander).
- drei
- Three; the number 3.
- schloss
- Closed; concluded or locked (past tense).
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- daraus
- From that; from it; therefrom.
- unserer
- Our (genitive feminine singular possessive pronoun).
- Königin
- Queen; female monarch or ruler of kingdom.
- wenn
- If; when; conditional or temporal conjunction.
- so
- So; thus; in that manner or way.
- sagen
- Say; to speak or utter words aloud.
- wagen
- Dare; to risk or venture boldly forth.
- darf
- May; is allowed or permitted (present of dürfen).
- ein
- A; one (masculine singular indefinite article).
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