Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 15
Didst miss my sense wouldst thou goad me on?
¿Acaso no comprendiste mi significado y quieres provocarme?
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
I but half caught thy meaning; say it again.
Solo capté la mitad de tu significado; dilo de nuevo.
TEIRESIAS.
TIRESIAS.
I say thou art the murderer of the man Whose murderer thou pursuest.
Digo que tú eres el asesino del hombre cuyo asesino persigues.
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
Thou shalt rue it Twice to repeat so gross a calumny.
Te arrepentirás de repetir dos veces una calumnia tan grosera.
TEIRESIAS.
TIRESIAS.
Must I say more to aggravate thy rage?
¿Debo decir más para avivar tu ira?
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
Say all thou wilt; it will be but waste of breath.
Di todo lo que quieras; no será más que un desperdicio de palabras.
TEIRESIAS.
TIRESIAS.
I say thou livest with thy nearest kin In infamy, unwitting in thy shame.
Digo que vives con tus parientes más cercanos en la infamia, sin saber de tu vergüenza.
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
Think'st thou for aye unscathed to wag thy tongue?
¿Crees que podrás mover tu lengua para siempre sin sufrir daño alguno?
TEIRESIAS.
TIRESIAS.
Yea, if the might of truth can aught prevail.
Sí, si el poder de la verdad puede prevalecer en algo.
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
With other men, but not with thee, for thou In ear, wit, eye, in everything art blind.
Con otros hombres, pero no contigo, pues tú eres ciego de oído, de ingenio, de vista, en todo.
TEIRESIAS.
TIRESIAS.
Poor fool to utter gibes at me which all Here present will cast back on thee ere long.
Pobre necio por lanzarme burlas que todos los aquí presentes te devolverán pronto.
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
Offspring of endless Night, thou hast no power O'er me or any man who sees the sun.
Vástago de la Noche eterna, no tienes poder sobre mí ni sobre ningún hombre que vea el sol.
TEIRESIAS.
TIRESIAS.
No, for thy weird is not to fall by me. I leave to Apollo what concerns the god.
No, pues tu destino no es caer por mi mano. Dejo a Apolo lo que concierne al dios.
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
Is this a plot of Creon, or thine own?
¿Es esto un complot de Creonte, o tuyo propio?
TEIRESIAS.
TIRESIAS.
Not Creon, thou thyself art thine own bane.
No es Creonte; tú mismo eres tu propia perdición.
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
O wealth and empiry and skill by skill Outwitted in the battlefield of life, What spite and envy follow in your train! See, for this crown the State conferred on me.
¡Oh riqueza e imperio y habilidad superada por la habilidad en el campo de batalla de la vida, qué rencor y envidia os siguen! Ved, por esta corona que el Estado me otorgó.
Vocabulary
- Acaso
- Perhaps; by chance or possibility.
- no
- No; negation or denial.
- comprendiste
- You understood (past tense, informal).
- mi
- My; possessive adjective first person.
- significado
- Meaning; sense or interpretation of something.
- quieres
- You want; desire or wish for something.
- provocarme
- To provoke me; incite or challenge me.
- Solo
- Only; sole or exclusively one thing.
- capté
- I understood or grasped (past tense).
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- mitad
- Half; one of two equal parts.
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relationship.
- tu
- Your; possessive adjective second person informal.
- dilo
- Say it; command form of 'decir'.
- nuevo
- New; not existing before or recently made.
- Digo
- I say; first person present of decir.
- que
- That; conjunction introducing dependent clause.
- tú
- You; second person singular pronoun informal.
- eres
- You are; second person singular of ser.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- asesino
- Murderer; person who kills another unlawfully.
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'el'.
- hombre
- Man; male human being or mankind.
- cuyo
- Whose; possessive relative pronoun.
- persigues
- You pursue; second person present of perseguir.
- Te
- You; indirect object pronoun second person.
- arrepentirás
- You will repent; future tense of arrepentirse.
- repetir
- To repeat; say or do again.
- dos
- Two; number between one and three.
- veces
- Times; instances or occasions of something.
- una
- One; feminine singular numeral or article.
- calumnia
- Slander; false accusation meant to damage.
- tan
- So; to such a degree or extent.
- grosera
- Gross; crude or rude and offensive.
- Debo
- I must; first person present of deber.
- decir
- To say; speak or express in words.
- más
- More; greater quantity or additional amount.
- para
- For; preposition indicating purpose or destination.
- avivar
- To enliven; stir up or intensify.
- ira
- Anger; intense displeasure or wrath.
- Di
- Say; imperative form of decir.
- todo
- All; everything or complete amount.
- lo
- It; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
- quieras
- You want; present subjunctive of querer.
- será
- Will be; future tense of ser.
- un
- A; masculine singular indefinite article.
- desperdicio
- Waste; loss or squandering of something.
- palabras
- Words; units of language with meaning.
- vives
- You live; second person present of vivir.
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment.
- tus
- Your; possessive adjective plural informal.
- parientes
- Relatives; family members or blood relations.
- cercanos
- Close; near in distance or relationship.
- en
- In; preposition indicating location or time.
- infamia
- Infamy; disgrace or loss of reputation.
- sin
- Without; lacking or deprived of something.
- saber
- To know; have knowledge or awareness.
- vergüenza
- Shame; feeling of humiliation or embarrassment.
- Crees
- You believe; second person present of creer.
- podrás
- You will be able; future of poder.
- mover
- To move; change position or location.
- lengua
- Tongue; organ in mouth or language.
- siempre
- Always; at all times or constantly.
- sufrir
- To suffer; experience pain or distress.
- daño
- Damage; harm or injury to someone.
- alguno
- Some; any or one of several.
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response or agreement.
- si
- If; conditional conjunction.
- poder
- Power; ability or strength to do.
- verdad
- Truth; quality of being true or real.
- puede
- Can; third person present of poder.
- prevalecer
- To prevail; be greater in strength.
- algo
- Something; thing of some kind or value.
- Con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
- otros
- Others; different people or additional things.
- hombres
- Men; plural of man or human beings.
- pero
- But; conjunction showing contrast or opposition.
- contigo
- With you; accompanied by you.
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