Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 13
The purport of the answer that the God
Den Inhalt der Antwort, die der Gott
Returned to us who sought his oracle,
Uns zurückgab, die wir sein Orakel befragten,
The messengers have doubtless told thee—how
Haben die Boten dir gewiss berichtet—wie
One course alone could rid us of the pest,
Nur ein Weg uns von der Seuche befreien könnte,
To find the murderers of Laius,
Die Mörder des Laios zu finden,
And slay them or expel them from the land.
Und sie zu töten oder aus dem Land zu vertreiben.
Therefore begrudging neither augury
Darum verweigere weder Vogelschau
Nor other divination that is thine,
Noch andere Weissagung, die dir eigen ist,
O save thyself, thy country, and thy king,
O rette dich selbst, dein Land und deinen König,
Save all from this defilement of blood shed.
Rette alle vor dieser Befleckung durch vergossenes Blut.
On thee we rest. This is man's highest end,
Auf dich vertrauen wir. Dies ist des Menschen höchstes Ziel,
To others' service all his powers to lend.
All seine Kräfte in den Dienst anderer zu stellen.
TEIRESIAS.
TEIRESIAS.
Alas, alas, what misery to be wise
Ach, ach, welch ein Elend, weise zu sein,
When wisdom profits nothing! This old lore
Wenn Weisheit nichts nützt! Diese alte Kunde
I had forgotten; else I were not here.
Hatte ich vergessen; sonst wäre ich nicht hier.
OEDIPUS.
ÖDIPUS.
What ails thee? Why this melancholy mood?
Was fehlt dir? Warum diese düstere Stimmung?
TEIRESIAS.
TEIRESIAS.
Let me go home; prevent me not; 'twere best
Lass mich nach Hause gehen; halte mich nicht auf; es wäre das Beste,
That thou shouldst bear thy burden and I mine.
Dass du deine Last trägst und ich meine.
OEDIPUS.
ÖDIPUS.
For shame! no true-born Theban patriot
Schäm dich! Kein waschechter thebanischer Patriot
Would thus withhold the word of prophecy.
Würde das Wort der Prophezeiung so zurückhalten.
TEIRESIAS.
TEIRESIAS.
_Thy_ words, O king, are wide of the mark, and I
_Deine_ Worte, o König, gehen weit am Ziel vorbei, und ich
For fear lest I too trip like thee...
Aus Furcht, dass auch ich stolpere wie du...
OEDIPUS.
ÖDIPUS.
Oh speak,
Oh sprich,
Withhold not, I adjure thee, if thou know'st,
Verbirg nichts, ich beschwöre dich, wenn du es weißt,
Thy knowledge. We are all thy suppliants.
Dein Wissen. Wir sind alle deine Flehenden.
TEIRESIAS.
TEIRESIAS.
Aye, for ye all are witless, but my voice
Ja, denn ihr alle seid ohne Verstand, doch meine Stimme
Will ne'er reveal my miseries—or thine.2
Wird niemals mein Elend enthüllen—oder deines.2
OEDIPUS.
ÖDIPUS.
What then, thou knowest, and yet willst not speak!
Was also, du weißt es, und willst dennoch nicht sprechen!
Wouldst thou betray us and destroy the State?
Willst du uns verraten und den Staat vernichten?
TEIRESIAS.
TEIRESIAS.
I will not vex myself nor thee. Why ask
Ich will weder mich noch dich quälen. Warum fragen
Thus idly what from me thou shalt not learn?
So vergeblich nach dem, was du von mir nicht erfahren wirst?
OEDIPUS.
ÖDIPUS.
Monster!
Ungeheuer!
Vocabulary
- Den
- The (accusative masculine singular article)
- Inhalt
- Content; substance or subject matter
- der
- The (definite article, nominative/genitive/dative)
- Antwort
- Answer; response to a question or statement
- die
- The (definite article, feminine/plural)
- Gott
- God; deity or divine being
- Uns
- Us; objective case of we
- zurückgab
- Gave back; returned something to someone
- wir
- We; first person plural pronoun
- sein
- To be; auxiliary and main verb
- befragten
- Asked; questioned or consulted for information
- Haben
- To have; auxiliary verb for perfect tenses
- Boten
- Messengers; people sent to deliver messages
- dir
- You; dative singular pronoun (informal)
- gewiss
- Certainly; definitely or assuredly
- berichtet
- Reported; told or informed about something
- wie
- How; in what manner or way
- Nur
- Only; exclusively or just
- ein
- A/an; indefinite article (masculine singular)
- Weg
- Way; path or road to a destination
- uns
- Us; objective case of we
- von
- From; indicating origin or separation
- Seuche
- Plague; epidemic disease affecting many people
- befreien
- To free; liberate or release from constraint
- könnte
- Could; conditional form of can or be able
- Die
- The (definite article, feminine singular/plural)
- Mörder
- Murderer; person who commits murder
- des
- Of the; genitive form of definite article
- zu
- To; preposition or infinitive marker
- finden
- To find; discover or locate something
- Und
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- sie
- They/she; third person pronoun (feminine/plural)
- töten
- To kill; cause death or destroy
- oder
- Or; conjunction indicating alternative option
- aus
- Out of; from within or outside
- dem
- The; dative masculine singular article
- Land
- Land; country or geographical territory
- vertreiben
- To expel; drive out or banish
- Darum
- Therefore; for that reason or thus
- verweigere
- Refuse; deny or reject something
- weder
- Neither; used in neither...nor construction
- Noch
- Nor; neither in neither...nor construction
- andere
- Other; different from the one mentioned
- eigen
- Own; belonging to oneself exclusively
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein
- rette
- Save; rescue or preserve from danger
- dich
- You; accusative form of du (informal)
- selbst
- Self; oneself or by one's own effort
- dein
- Your; possessive pronoun (informal singular)
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- deinen
- Your; possessive pronoun accusative/dative form
- König
- King; male monarch or ruler
- Rette
- Save; rescue or preserve from danger
- alle
- All; everyone or everything collectively
- vor
- Before; in front of or prior to
- dieser
- This; that or the one in question
- durch
- Through; by means of or via
- Blut
- Blood; vital bodily fluid in veins
- Auf
- On; upon or concerning something
- vertrauen
- Trust; have confidence or faith in
- Dies
- This; that particular thing or matter
- Menschen
- Humans; people or mankind collectively
- höchstes
- Highest; greatest or supreme in rank
- Ziel
- Goal; aim or objective to achieve
- All
- All; everything or the whole amount
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun masculine singular
- Kräfte
- Forces; powers or strength collectively
- in
- In; within or inside a location
- den
- The; accusative masculine singular article
- Dienst
- Service; work performed for another
- anderer
- Other; different or additional person/thing
- stellen
- To place; put or position something
- Ach
- Ah; exclamation expressing emotion or regret
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