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Every one, as he is bound to preserve himself, and not to quit his station wilfully, so by the like reason, when his own preservation comes not in competition, ought he, as much as he can, to preserve the rest of mankind, and may not, unless it be to do justice on an offender, take away, or impair the life, or what tends to the preservation of the life, the liberty, health, limb, or goods of another.

すべての人は、自己を保存し、みずからの立場を故意に放棄しないよう義務づけられているのと同様の理由により、自己の保存が問題とならない場合には、できる限り他の人類を保存すべきであり、犯罪者に正義を行う場合を除いて、他者の生命、または生命の保存に関わるもの、すなわち自由、健康、身体、あるいは財産を奪い、または損なってはならない。

Sect. 7. And that all men may be restrained from invading others rights, and from doing hurt to one another, and the law of nature be observed, which willeth the peace and preservation of all mankind, the execution of the law of nature is, in that state, put into every man's hands, whereby every one has a right to punish the transgressors of that law to such a degree, as may hinder its violation: for the law of nature would, as all other laws that concern men in this world be in vain, if there were no body that in the state of nature had a power to execute that law, and thereby preserve the innocent and restrain offenders.

第七節。すべての人が他者の権利を侵害したり、互いに危害を加えたりすることを抑制され、すべての人類の平和と保存を望む自然法が遵守されるために、自然法の執行はその状態においてすべての人の手に委ねられており、それによってすべての人はその法の違反を妨げるに足る程度において、その法の違反者を罰する権利を有する。なぜなら、自然状態においてその法を執行し、無辜の者を保護し、違反者を抑制する力を持つ者が存在しなければ、自然法も、この世において人間に関わる他のすべての法と同様に、無意味なものとなってしまうからである。

Vocabulary

すべて
subete — All, everything, every single one
no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
hito — Person, human being, people
wa — Topic-marking grammatical particle
自己
jiko — Oneself, the self, one's own person
wo — Object-marking grammatical particle
保存
hozon — Preservation, conservation, saving oneself or something
shi — Conjunctive form of suru, meaning 'do and...'
みずから
mizukara — By oneself, personally, of one's own accord
立場
tachiba — One's position, standpoint, or situation
故意
koi — Intentional, deliberate, done on purpose
ni — Direction, time, or purpose particle
放棄
hoki — Abandonment, renunciation, giving something up
ない
nai — Negative auxiliary, 'not', negates a verb
よう
you — So that, in order to, expressing purpose or manner
義務づけ
gimudzuke — Obligating, making something a duty or requirement
られ
rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix
te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses sequentially
いる
iru — To be, exist; indicates ongoing state or action
to — Quotation particle or 'and', connecting elements
同様
dōyō — In the same way, similarly, likewise
理由
riyū — Reason, cause, grounds for something
より
yori — From, than, by reason of, comparative particle
ga — Subject-marking grammatical particle
問題
mondai — Problem, issue, question, matter at hand
なら
nara — If, in the case that, conditional conjunction
場合
baai — Case, situation, circumstance, occasion
できる
dekiru — To be able to, can do, is possible
限り
kagiri — As much as possible, to the extent of, limit
hoka — Other, another, the rest, besides
人類
jinrui — Humanity, humankind, the human race
べき
beki — Should, ought to, must do something
de — Copula particle indicating means, place, or state
あり
ari — To be, exist; conjunctive form of aru
犯罪者
hanzaisha — Criminal, offender, person who commits crime
正義
seigi — Justice, righteousness, moral correctness
行う
okonau — To carry out, perform, execute an action
除い
nozoi — Excluding, except for, setting aside
他者
tasha — Others, another person, third parties
生命
seimei — Life, living existence, vital force
または
mata wa — Or, either...or, alternatively
関わる
kakawaru — To be related to, concern, involve something
もの
mono — Thing, object, matter, that which is
すなわち
sunawachi — Namely, that is to say, in other words
自由
jiyū — Freedom, liberty, free from constraint
健康
kenkō — Health, being in good physical condition
身体
shintai — Body, physical person, one's bodily form
あるいは
arui wa — Or, alternatively, possibly, on the other hand
財産
zaisan — Property, assets, wealth, possessions
奪い
ubai — Taking away, seizing, depriving someone of something
損なっ
sokonatt(e) — Having damaged, impaired, or harmed something
dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the Nth'
権利
kenri — Right, entitlement, legal or moral claim
侵害
shingai — Infringement, violation, encroachment on rights
たり
tari — Listing actions alternately; '...and...and...'
互い
tagai — Mutual, each other, reciprocal relationship
危害
kigai — Harm, injury, danger inflicted on someone
加え
kuwae — Adding, inflicting, applying something upon another
する
suru — To do, to perform, general-purpose action verb
こと
koto — Thing, fact, act; nominalizer for verbs
抑制
yokusei — Restraint, suppression, holding something back
sa — Passive or causative suffix; also nominalizer
re — Passive auxiliary suffix attached to verbs
平和
heiwa — Peace, harmony, tranquility, absence of conflict
望む
nozomu — To wish for, desire, hope for something
自然法
shizenhō — Natural law, law derived from nature or reason
遵守
junshu — Compliance, observance, abiding by rules
れる
reru — Passive or potential verb ending suffix
ため
tame — For the sake of, in order to, purpose
執行
shikkō — Execution, enforcement, carrying out a law
その
sono — That, those; demonstrative adjective for near listener
状態
jōtai — State, condition, situation, current status
おい
oi — In, at; locative contraction of において
te — Hand; by extension, means or agency
委ね
yudane — Entrusting, leaving something in another's hands
おり
ori — Humble or plain form of iru, being/existing
それ
sore — That, it; refers to something previously mentioned
よっ
yott(e) — By means of, due to; contraction of によって
hō — Law, rule, legal system, method
違反
ihan — Violation, breach, infringement of a rule
妨げる
samatageru — To hinder, obstruct, prevent, impede something
足る
taru — To be sufficient, enough, adequate for a purpose
程度
teido — Degree, extent, level, magnitude of something
違反者
ihansha — Violator, offender, person who breaks rules
罰する
bassuru — To punish, penalize, impose punishment on someone
有する
yūsuru — To possess, have, hold a right or quality
なぜなら
nazenara — Because, the reason is, for the reason that
自然
shizen — Nature, natural world, naturalness
無辜
muko — Innocent person, one free of guilt or sin
sha / mono — Person, one who does something, individual
保護
hogo — Protection, safeguarding, keeping safe from harm
chikara — Power, strength, force, capability
持つ
motsu — To hold, have, possess, carry something
存在
sonzai — Existence, being, presence of something or someone
なけれ
nakere — Negative conditional base form of nai, 'if not'
ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'
mo — Also, even, too; inclusive or emphatic particle
この世
kono yo — This world, the present life, earthly existence
人間
ningen — Human being, person, humanity in general
無意味
muimi — Meaningless, pointless, without significance or purpose
na — Adjectival copula suffix for na-adjectives
なっ
natt(e) — Became, turned into; te-form of naru
しまう
shimau — To end up doing, finishing completely, regrettably
から
kara — Because, from, since; reason or origin particle
ある
aru — To exist, to be, there is (for inanimate things)
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