The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 2
And how shall I call upon my God, my God and Lord, since, when I call for Him, I shall be calling Him to myself?
Und wie soll ich meinen Gott anrufen, meinen Gott und Herrn, da ich, wenn ich ihn rufe, ihn zu mir selbst rufen werde?
and what room is there within me, whither my God can come into me?
Und welcher Raum ist in mir, wohin mein Gott zu mir eintreten kann?
whither can God come into me, God who made heaven and earth?
Wohin kann Gott in mich kommen, Gott, der Himmel und Erde geschaffen hat?
is there, indeed, O Lord my God, aught in me that can contain Thee?
Ist denn, o Herr, mein Gott, irgendetwas in mir, das Dich fassen kann?
do then heaven and earth, which Thou hast made, and wherein Thou hast made me, contain Thee?
Fassen denn Himmel und Erde, die Du geschaffen hast und in denen Du mich geschaffen hast, Dich?
or, because nothing which exists could exist without Thee, doth therefore whatever exists contain Thee?
Oder enthält deshalb alles, was existiert, Dich, weil nichts, was existiert, ohne Dich existieren könnte?
Since, then, I too exist, why do I seek that Thou shouldest enter into me, who were not, wert Thou not in me?
Da ich nun also auch existiere, warum suche ich, dass Du in mich eintreten mögest, der ich nicht wäre, wärst Du nicht in mir?
Why? because I am not gone down in hell, and yet Thou art there also.
Warum? Weil ich nicht in die Hölle hinabgestiegen bin, und doch bist Du auch dort.
For if I go down into hell, Thou art there.
Denn wenn ich in die Hölle hinabfahre, bist Du dort.
I could not be then, O my God, could not be at all, wert Thou not in me; or, rather, unless I were in Thee, of whom are all things, by whom are all things, in whom are all things?
Ich könnte dann nicht sein, o mein Gott, könnte überhaupt nicht sein, wärst Du nicht in mir; oder vielmehr, wenn ich nicht in Dir wäre, von dem alle Dinge sind, durch den alle Dinge sind, in dem alle Dinge sind?
Even so, Lord, even so.
So ist es, Herr, so ist es.
Whither do I call Thee, since I am in Thee?
Wohin rufe ich Dich, da ich in Dir bin?
or whence canst Thou enter into me?
Oder von woher kannst Du in mich eintreten?
for whither can I go beyond heaven and earth, that thence my God should come into me, who hath said, I fill the heaven and the earth.
Denn wohin kann ich über Himmel und Erde hinausgehen, damit von dort mein Gott zu mir kommen soll, der gesagt hat: Ich fülle Himmel und Erde.
Do the heaven and earth then contain Thee, since Thou fillest them?
Fassen Himmel und Erde Dich also, da Du sie erfüllst?
Vocabulary
- wie
- How; in what way or manner
- soll
- Should; am/is supposed to do something
- meinen
- My (plural/dative); or to mean/think
- Gott
- God; supreme divine being
- anrufen
- To call upon; to invoke or phone someone
- Herrn
- Lord; master; gentleman (accusative/dative form)
- da
- There; here; since; as a conjunction or adverb
- wenn
- When; if; conditional or temporal conjunction
- ihn
- Him; third person masculine accusative pronoun
- rufe
- I call; first person singular of rufen
- zu
- To; toward; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- mir
- Me; first person singular dative pronoun
- selbst
- Myself; oneself; even; emphatic reflexive pronoun
- rufen
- To call; to shout or summon someone
- werde
- Will; first person future auxiliary verb
- welcher
- Which; what kind of; interrogative pronoun
- Raum
- Space; room; place where something exists
- wohin
- Where to; indicating direction toward a destination
- eintreten
- To enter; to step into a space or place
- kann
- Can; am/is able to do something
- Wohin
- Where to; whither; directional interrogative adverb
- mich
- Me; first person singular accusative pronoun
- kommen
- To come; to arrive at a place
- Himmel
- Heaven; sky; the celestial realm above
- Erde
- Earth; ground; the terrestrial world we inhabit
- geschaffen
- Created; past participle of schaffen (to create)
- denn
- Then; because; emphatic or causal particle
- Herr
- Lord; master; mister; title of address
- irgendetwas
- Something; anything; any unspecified thing whatsoever
- Dich
- You; second person singular accusative pronoun
- fassen
- To grasp; to contain; to comprehend something
- Fassen
- Grasping; containing; noun form of fassen
- denen
- Those; whom; dative plural relative or demonstrative pronoun
- Oder
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
- enthält
- Contains; holds within; third person singular of enthalten
- deshalb
- Therefore; for that reason; consequently
- alles
- Everything; all things without exception
- was
- What; that which; relative or interrogative pronoun
- existiert
- Exists; is present; third person singular of existieren
- weil
- Because; causal subordinating conjunction
- nichts
- Nothing; not anything; absence of all things
- ohne
- Without; lacking; preposition indicating absence
- existieren
- To exist; to have being or reality
- könnte
- Could; subjunctive form of können (to be able)
- Da
- Since; as; there; causal or locative particle
- nun
- Now; at this point; well then
- also
- So; thus; therefore; consequently
- auch
- Also; too; as well; additionally
- existiere
- I exist; first person singular subjunctive of existieren
- warum
- Why; for what reason; interrogative adverb
- suche
- I seek; I search for something or someone
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- mögest
- May you; second person singular subjunctive of mögen
- wäre
- Would be; subjunctive form of sein (to be)
- wärst
- You would be; second person subjunctive of sein
- Warum
- Why; for what reason; asking for an explanation
- Weil
- Because; introducing a reason or cause
- Hölle
- Hell; the underworld; place of the dead
- hinabgestiegen
- Descended; gone down; past participle of hinabsteigen
- doch
- Yet; still; however; emphatic or contradictory particle
- dort
- There; at that place
- Denn
- For; because; causal or explanatory conjunction
- hinabfahre
- I descend; I go down; first person of hinabfahren
- dann
- Then; at that time; afterward
- sein
- To be; infinitive of the verb to be
- überhaupt
- At all; in general; altogether; emphasizing universality
- oder
- Or; alternative conjunction between two options
- vielmehr
- Rather; more precisely; on the contrary
- Dir
- You; second person singular dative pronoun
- von
- From; of; by; preposition of origin or possession
- alle
- All; every; everyone; plural indefinite pronoun
- Dinge
- Things; objects; plural of Ding
- durch
- Through; by means of; preposition of passage
- So
- So; thus; in this way; consequently
- so
- So; such; in this manner or degree
- woher
- Where from; whence; from what origin or place
- kannst
- Can; are able to; second person singular of können
- über
- Over; above; about; preposition of position or topic
- hinausgehen
- To go beyond; to exceed a limit or boundary
- damit
- So that; with that; in order to achieve something
- gesagt
- Said; spoken; past participle of sagen (to say)
- fülle
- Fill; I fill; first person of füllen (to fill)
- erfüllst
- You fulfill; you fill completely; second person of erfüllen
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