Second Treatise of Government — Page 4
I should not speak so plainly of a gentleman, long since past answering, had not the pulpit, of late years, publicly owned his doctrine, and made it the current divinity of the times.
No debería hablar tan claramente de un caballero, hace mucho tiempo ya incapaz de responder, si el púlpito, en los últimos años, no hubiera reconocido públicamente su doctrina y la hubiera convertido en la teología vigente de los tiempos.
It is necessary those men, who taking on them to be teachers, have so dangerously misled others, should be openly shewed of what authority this their Patriarch is, whom they have so blindly followed, that so they may either retract what upon so ill grounds they have vented, and cannot be maintained; or else justify those principles which they preached up for gospel; though they had no better an author than an English courtier:
Es necesario que aquellos hombres que, habiéndose atribuido el papel de maestros, han extraviado a otros de manera tan peligrosa, sean públicamente confrontados con la verdadera autoridad de este su Patriarca, a quien han seguido tan ciegamente, para que puedan retractarse de lo que sobre tan malos fundamentos han proclamado y no puede sostenerse; o bien justificar aquellos principios que predicaron como evangelio; aunque no tuvieran mejor autor que un cortesano inglés:
for I should not have writ against Sir Robert, or taken the pains to shew his mistakes, inconsistencies, and want of (what he so much boasts of, and pretends wholly to build on) scripture-proofs, were there not men amongst us, who, by crying up his books, and espousing his doctrine, save me from the reproach of writing against a dead adversary.
pues no habría escrito contra Sir Robert, ni me habría tomado la molestia de señalar sus errores, inconsistencias y carencia de pruebas escriturales (de lo que tanto presume y pretende basarse enteramente), si no hubiera entre nosotros hombres que, al ensalzar sus libros y adoptar su doctrina, me libran del reproche de escribir contra un adversario muerto.
They have been so zealous in this point, that, if I have done him any wrong, I cannot hope they should spare me.
Han sido tan celosos en este punto, que, si le he causado algún agravio, no puedo esperar que me perdonen.
I wish, where they have done the truth and the public wrong, they would be as ready to redress it, and allow its just weight to this reflection, viz.
Desearía que, allí donde han agraviado a la verdad y al público, estuvieran igualmente dispuestos a enmendarlo, y a conceder el justo peso que merece esta reflexión, a saber:
Vocabulary
- No
- Negation; used to deny or refuse something.
- debería
- Should; conditional form of deber expressing obligation.
- hablar
- To speak; to communicate using words or language.
- tan
- So; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs.
- claramente
- Clearly; in a clear, transparent, or easily understood manner.
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession, origin, or relationship.
- un
- A; indefinite article for masculine singular nouns.
- caballero
- Gentleman; a man of noble birth or refined manners.
- hace
- Ago; indicates time elapsed or distance in past.
- mucho
- Much; a large quantity or degree of something.
- tiempo
- Time; the indefinite continued progress of existence.
- ya
- Already; indicates completion of an action or state.
- incapaz
- Incapable; lacking ability or skill to do something.
- responder
- To respond; to answer or reply to something.
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation.
- el
- The; definite article for masculine singular nouns.
- en
- In; preposition indicating location, position, or time.
- los
- The; definite article for masculine plural nouns.
- últimos
- Last; most recent or final in a sequence.
- años
- Years; plural of año, unit of time.
- no
- Not; negation particle used in Spanish sentences.
- hubiera
- Had; subjunctive past tense of haber.
- reconocido
- Recognized; acknowledged or admitted as being valid.
- públicamente
- Publicly; in an open or obvious manner to all.
- su
- His, her, its; possessive adjective third person.
- doctrina
- Doctrine; a set of principles or beliefs taught.
- la
- The; definite article for feminine singular nouns.
- convertido
- Converted; changed from one form to another.
- vigente
- Current; in effect or valid at the present time.
- tiempos
- Times; plural of tiempo, periods or eras.
- Es
- Is; third person singular present of ser.
- necesario
- Necessary; required or essential for a purpose.
- que
- That; relative or subordinating conjunction in Spanish.
- aquellos
- Those; demonstrative adjective referring to distant things.
- hombres
- Men; plural of hombre, male human beings.
- habiéndose
- Having; present participle with reflexive pronoun.
- atribuido
- Attributed; ascribed or assigned to someone.
- papel
- Role; a part played by someone in situation.
- maestros
- Masters; expert teachers or skilled practitioners.
- han
- Have; third person plural present of haber.
- extraviado
- Led astray; caused to lose the right way.
- otros
- Others; different people or additional things.
- manera
- Way; manner or method of doing something.
- peligrosa
- Dangerous; involving risk or potential harm.
- sean
- Are; third person plural subjunctive of ser.
- confrontados
- Confronted; faced with or brought face-to-face.
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
- verdadera
- True; genuine or authentic in nature.
- autoridad
- Authority; power to command or enforce obedience.
- este
- This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby things.
- quien
- Who; relative pronoun referring to a person.
- seguido
- Followed; came after or proceeded by something.
- ciegamente
- Blindly; without questioning or understanding fully.
- para
- For; preposition indicating purpose or destination.
- puedan
- Can; third person plural subjunctive of poder.
- retractarse
- Retract; take back a statement or claim.
- lo
- It; direct object pronoun for masculine singular.
- sobre
- About; concerning or regarding a particular subject.
- malos
- Bad; of poor quality or morally wrong.
- fundamentos
- Foundations; basic underlying principles or basis.
- proclamado
- Proclaimed; announced publicly or declared officially.
- puede
- Can; third person singular present of poder.
- sostenerse
- Hold up; remain valid or be maintained.
- bien
- Well; in a good or satisfactory manner.
- justificar
- Justify; provide a valid reason for something.
- principios
- Principles; fundamental rules or beliefs.
- predicaron
- Preached; delivered a sermon or religious discourse.
- como
- As; in the role, function, or manner of.
- evangelio
- Gospel; teachings of Jesus or Christian faith.
- aunque
- Although; despite the fact that something is true.
- tuvieran
- Had; subjunctive past tense of tener.
- mejor
- Better; of higher quality or more desirable.
- autor
- Author; person who writes or creates work.
- inglés
- English; relating to England or its language.
- pues
- Then; used to introduce a consequence or reason.
- habría
- Would have; conditional past of haber.
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