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Those who have the supreme power of making laws in England, France or Holland, are to an Indian, but like the rest of the world, men without authority: and therefore, if by the law of nature every man hath not a power to punish offences against it, as he soberly judges the case to require, I see not how the magistrates of any community can punish an alien of another country; since, in reference to him, they can have no more power than what every man naturally may have over another.

Diejenigen, die in England, Frankreich oder Holland die höchste Gesetzgebungsgewalt besitzen, sind für einen Indianer nichts anderes als der Rest der Welt: Menschen ohne Autorität. Wenn also nach dem Naturgesetz nicht jeder Mensch die Macht hat, Vergehen dagegen zu bestrafen, so wie er es nüchtern für erforderlich hält, so sehe ich nicht, wie die Obrigkeit irgendeiner Gemeinschaft einen Fremden aus einem anderen Land bestrafen kann; denn ihr gegenüber kann sie keine größere Macht haben, als die, die jeder Mensch von Natur aus über einen anderen haben kann.

Sect, 10. Besides the crime which consists in violating the law, and varying from the right rule of reason, whereby a man so far becomes degenerate, and declares himself to quit the principles of human nature, and to be a noxious creature, there is commonly injury done to some person or other, and some other man receives damage by his transgression: in which case he who hath received any damage, has, besides the right of punishment common to him with other men, a particular right to seek reparation from him that has done it: and any other person, who finds it just, may also join with him that is injured, and assist him in recovering from the offender so much as may make satisfaction for the harm he has suffered.

§ 10. Neben dem Vergehen, das darin besteht, das Gesetz zu verletzen und von der rechten Regel der Vernunft abzuweichen, wodurch ein Mensch so weit entartet und erklärt, die Grundsätze der menschlichen Natur aufzugeben und ein schädliches Geschöpf zu sein, wird gewöhnlich einer Person oder einer anderen Schaden zugefügt, und ein anderer Mensch erleidet durch seine Übertretung einen Schaden: In diesem Fall hat derjenige, dem ein Schaden entstanden ist, neben dem Recht auf Bestrafung, das er mit anderen Menschen gemeinsam hat, ein besonderes Recht, von demjenigen, der ihn verursacht hat, Wiedergutmachung zu verlangen; und jede andere Person, die es für gerecht hält, kann sich demjenigen anschließen, der geschädigt wurde, und ihm dabei helfen, vom Täter so viel zurückzufordern, wie zur Wiedergutmachung des erlittenen Schadens erforderlich ist.

Sect. 11.

§ 11.

Vocabulary

Diejenigen
Those (people), referring to a specific group
die
Who/which; definite article (the)
in
In, inside, within a place or time
England
England, country in the United Kingdom
Frankreich
France, a country in western Europe
oder
Or, used to connect alternatives
Holland
Holland, informal name for the Netherlands
höchste
Highest, supreme, of greatest authority or rank
Gesetzgebungsgewalt
Legislative power, authority to make laws
besitzen
To possess, own, or hold something
sind
Are, third-person plural of 'sein' (to be)
für
For, in favor of, on behalf of
einen
A/an, indefinite article, accusative masculine
Indianer
Native American, indigenous person of the Americas
nichts
Nothing, not anything at all
anderes
Other, different, something else
als
Than, as, used in comparisons or equivalences
der
The, definite article, nominative masculine singular
Rest
Rest, remainder, what is left over
Welt
World, the entire earth or existence
Menschen
People, human beings, plural of Mensch
ohne
Without, lacking something or someone
Autorität
Authority, power or recognized influence over others
Wenn
If, when; introduces a conditional clause
also
So, therefore, thus; logical conclusion marker
nach
After, according to, toward a destination
dem
The, definite article, dative masculine/neuter
Naturgesetz
Law of nature, fundamental natural principle
nicht
Not, negation word in German
jeder
Every, each, every single one
Mensch
Person, human being, individual
Macht
Power, authority, ability to do something
hat
Has, third-person singular of 'haben' (to have)
Vergehen
Offense, transgression, minor criminal act
dagegen
Against it, in opposition to that
zu
To, toward, too; preposition or infinitive marker
bestrafen
To punish, to impose a penalty on someone
so
So, thus, in such a manner
wie
How, as, like; comparison or manner word
er
He, third-person masculine singular pronoun
es
It, third-person neuter singular pronoun
nüchtern
Sober, calm, rational, clear-headed in judgment
erforderlich
Necessary, required, deemed essential in context
hält
Considers, holds; third-person of 'halten'
sehe
See, first-person singular of 'sehen'
ich
I, first-person singular personal pronoun
Obrigkeit
Authority, governing body, ruling power over citizens
irgendeiner
Any, some, of any kind or origin
Gemeinschaft
Community, society, group sharing common bonds
Fremden
Strangers, foreigners, people from another place
aus
From, out of, originating from a place
einem
A/an, indefinite article, dative masculine/neuter
anderen
Another, other, different one
Land
Country, land, region or nation
kann
Can, is able to; modal verb of ability
denn
Because, for; explains or gives a reason
ihr
Her, their, your (plural) pronoun or possessive
gegenüber
Toward, opposite, in relation to someone
sie
She, they, you (formal) pronoun
keine
No, none, not any (negation of ein)
größere
Greater, larger, more significant in degree
haben
To have, to possess something
von
From, of, by; common German preposition
Natur
Nature, the natural world or innate character
über
Over, above, about, concerning something
Neben
Besides, next to, in addition to something
das
The/that, definite article or demonstrative pronoun
darin
Therein, in it, within that thing
besteht
Consists, exists; third-person of 'bestehen'
Gesetz
Law, statute, legal rule or regulation
verletzen
To violate, injure, or break a rule
und
And, connecting words or clauses together
rechten
Right, correct, proper; adjective in dative
Regel
Rule, principle, standard guideline to follow
Vernunft
Reason, rationality, the faculty of logical thought
abzuweichen
To deviate, to stray from a norm
wodurch
Whereby, by which, through which means
ein
A/an, indefinite article, or the number one
weit
Far, wide, to a great extent or degree
entartet
Degenerated, depraved, having deviated from norms
erklärt
Declares, explains; third-person of 'erklären'
Grundsätze
Principles, fundamental rules guiding behavior
menschlichen
Human, relating to humankind or human nature
aufzugeben
To abandon, give up, relinquish something
schädliches
Harmful, injurious, damaging to others
Geschöpf
Creature, being, a created living entity
sein
To be; infinitive or possessive pronoun (his)
wird
Becomes/will; auxiliary for future or passive
gewöhnlich
Usually, ordinarily, in the common course
einer
A/one, indefinite article, genitive/dative feminine
Person
Person, individual human being
Schaden
Damage, harm, injury caused to someone
zugefügt
Inflicted, caused harm; past participle of 'zufügen'
anderer
Another, a different one, someone else
erleidet
Suffers, endures; third-person of 'erleiden'
durch
Through, by means of, because of
seine
His, its; third-person masculine possessive pronoun
Übertretung
Transgression, violation of a law or rule
In
In, within; preposition indicating location or time
diesem
This, in this; dative demonstrative pronoun
Fall
Case, instance, situation, or event
derjenige
The one, that person, he who (specific reference)
entstanden
Arisen, originated; past participle of 'entstehen'
ist
Is, third-person singular of 'sein' (to be)
neben
Beside, next to, in addition to
Recht
Right, law, entitlement, or justice
auf
On, upon, onto; common German preposition
Bestrafung
Punishment, penalization, imposition of a penalty
mit
With, together with, by means of
gemeinsam
Together, jointly, shared by multiple parties
besonderes
Particular, special, specific in nature
demjenigen
To the one, to that person (dative reference)
ihn
Him, accusative masculine third-person pronoun
verursacht
Caused, brought about; past participle of 'verursachen'
Wiedergutmachung
Reparation, restitution, making amends for harm
verlangen
To demand, request, require something from someone
jede
Every, each; feminine form of 'jeder'
andere
Other, another, different person or thing
gerecht
Just, fair, righteous in judgment or action
sich
Himself/herself/itself/themselves; reflexive pronoun
anschließen
To join, connect, associate oneself with others
geschädigt
Harmed, damaged; past participle of 'schädigen'
wurde
Was (became); simple past of 'werden'
ihm
Him, to him; dative masculine pronoun
dabei
Thereby, in doing so, in the process
helfen
To help, assist someone with something
vom
From the, contraction of 'von dem'
Täter
Perpetrator, offender, person who committed an act
viel
Much, a lot, a great amount
zurückzufordern
To reclaim, demand back, recover what was lost
zur
To the, contraction of 'zu der'
des
Of the, genitive definite article (masculine/neuter)
erlittenen
Suffered, endured; adjective from 'erleiden'
Schadens
Of the damage/harm; genitive of 'Schaden'
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