The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 2
The attentive sage, after some deliberation, assured my parents, that their firstborn would be a great traveller; that he would undergo many dangers and difficulties, and at last return to his native land, where he would flourish in happiness and reputation.
Der aufmerksame Weise versicherte meinen Eltern nach einigem Nachdenken, dass ihr Erstgeborener ein großer Reisender sein würde; dass er viele Gefahren und Schwierigkeiten durchstehen und schließlich in sein Heimatland zurückkehren würde, wo er in Glück und Ansehen aufblühen würde.
How truly this was foretold will appear in the sequel.
Wie zutreffend dies vorhergesagt wurde, wird sich im Folgenden zeigen.
It was not long before some officious person informed my grandfather of certain familiarities that passed between his son and housekeeper which alarmed him so much that, a few days after, he told my father it was high time for him to think of settling;
Es dauerte nicht lange, bis eine aufdringliche Person meinen Großvater über gewisse Vertraulichkeiten in Kenntnis setzte, die zwischen seinem Sohn und der Haushälterin stattgefunden hatten, was ihn so sehr beunruhigte, dass er meinem Vater wenige Tage danach mitteilte, es sei höchste Zeit, dass er ans Sesshaftwerden denke;
and that he had provided a match for him, to which he could in justice have no objections.
und dass er eine Partie für ihn ausgesucht habe, gegen die er billigerweise keine Einwände erheben könne.
My father, finding it would be impossible to conceal his situation much longer, frankly owned what he had done;
Mein Vater, der einsah, dass es unmöglich sein würde, seine Lage noch länger zu verbergen, gestand offen, was er getan hatte;
and excused himself for not having asked the consent of his father, by saying, he knew it would have been to no purpose;
und entschuldigte sich dafür, nicht die Zustimmung seines Vaters eingeholt zu haben, mit der Begründung, er habe gewusst, dass es zu nichts geführt hätte;
and that, had his inclination been known, my grandfather might have taken such measures as would have effectually put the gratification of it out of his power:
und dass mein Großvater, wäre seine Neigung bekannt geworden, solche Maßnahmen hätte ergreifen können, die es ihm wirksam unmöglich gemacht hätten, ihr nachzugeben:
he added, that no exceptions could be taken to his wife's virtue, birth, beauty, and good sense, and as for fortune, it was beneath his care.
Er fügte hinzu, dass an der Tugend, Herkunft, Schönheit und dem guten Verstand seiner Frau nichts auszusetzen sei, und was das Vermögen betreffe, so liege es ihm fern, darauf zu achten.
The old gentleman, who kept all his passions, except one, in excellent order, heard him to an end with great temper, and then calmly asked, how he proposed to maintain himself and spouse?
Der alte Herr, der alle seine Leidenschaften bis auf eine in vortrefflicher Ordnung hielt, hörte ihn mit großer Gelassenheit bis zum Ende an und fragte ihn dann ruhig, wie er gedenke, sich und seine Gattin zu unterhalten?
Vocabulary
- aufmerksame
- Attentive, alert, or observant in manner or behavior
- Weise
- Way, manner, or mode of doing something
- versicherte
- Assured, promised, or guaranteed something to someone
- meinen
- To mean, intend, or think something is true
- Eltern
- Parents; mother and father collectively
- nach
- After, following in time or sequence
- einigem
- Some; a certain amount of something unspecified
- Nachdenken
- Thinking, reflection, or contemplation about something
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing subordinate clauses
- ihr
- Her, their; possessive pronoun or address form
- Erstgeborener
- Firstborn; eldest child or first-born son
- großer
- Great, large, or important in scale
- Reisender
- Traveler; person who journeys from place to place
- sein
- To be; exist or have a quality
- würde
- Would; conditional form of werden or sein
- viele
- Many; a large quantity or number of things
- Gefahren
- Dangers, hazards, or risks that threaten safety
- Schwierigkeiten
- Difficulties, obstacles, or problems to overcome
- durchstehen
- To endure, withstand, or persevere through difficulties
- schließlich
- Finally, eventually, or after all; in the end
- Heimatland
- Homeland or native country of origin
- zurückkehren
- To return, come back to a place
- wo
- Where; relative adverb indicating location
- Glück
- Luck, happiness, or good fortune
- Ansehen
- Reputation, prestige, or standing in society
- aufblühen
- To flourish, bloom, or prosper greatly
- Wie
- How; interrogative adverb asking manner or way
- zutreffend
- Accurate, apt, or applicable to situation
- dies
- This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- vorhergesagt
- Predicted, prophesied, or foretold in advance
- wurde
- Was; past tense of werden indicating action
- wird
- Will, becomes; present tense of werden
- sich
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- Folgenden
- Following, subsequent; what comes next
- zeigen
- To show, display, or demonstrate something
- dauerte
- Lasted, took time; past tense of dauern
- nicht
- Not; negation or denial in statement
- lange
- Long; for extended period of time
- bis
- Until, up to; temporal or spatial conjunction
- aufdringliche
- Intrusive, pushy, or overly aggressive person
- Person
- Person; individual human being or character
- Großvater
- Grandfather; paternal or maternal grandfather
- über
- About, concerning; preposition indicating topic
- gewisse
- Certain, particular, or specific things mentioned
- Vertraulichkeiten
- Intimate matters, confidences, or private details
- Kenntnis
- Knowledge, awareness, or information about something
- setzte
- Set, informed, or put in knowledge
- zwischen
- Between; preposition indicating position in middle
- seinem
- His; possessive pronoun masculine singular dative
- Sohn
- Son; male child or male offspring
- Haushälterin
- Housekeeper or housemaid employed in home
- stattgefunden
- Took place, occurred, or happened
- hatten
- Had; past tense of haben auxiliary verb
- was
- What, which; interrogative or relative pronoun
- ihn
- Him; third person masculine singular accusative
- so
- So, thus, in such manner or way
- sehr
- Very, greatly, to great extent or degree
- beunruhigte
- Disturbed, worried, or troubled greatly
- meinem
- My; possessive pronoun masculine singular dative
- Vater
- Father; male parent or progenitor
- wenige
- Few; small number or amount of things
- Tage
- Days; plural of day or daily periods
- danach
- Afterwards, subsequently, after that time
- mitteilte
- Communicated, informed, or told someone something
- sei
- Be; subjunctive form of sein
- höchste
- Highest, utmost, or most important priority
- Zeit
- Time; period or duration of existence
- Sesshaftwerden
- Settling down, becoming settled or stationary
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