The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 3

English → Japanese BOOK I Level 9/10

or dost Thou fill them and yet overflow, since they do not contain Thee?

それとも、彼らはあなたを収めることができないのに、あなたは彼らを満たし、なおも溢れ出るのですか？

And whither, when the heaven and the earth are filled, pourest Thou forth the remainder of Thyself?

そして、天と地が満たされたとき、あなたご自身の残りをどこへ注ぎ出されるのですか？

or hast Thou no need that aught contain Thee, who containest all things, since what Thou fillest Thou fillest by containing it?

それとも、すべてのものを収めるあなたは、何かにあなたを収めてもらう必要がないのですか。あなたが満たすものは、それを包み込むことによって満たすのですから。

for the vessels which Thou fillest uphold Thee not, since, though they were broken, Thou wert not poured out.

なぜなら、あなたが満たす器はあなたを支えるのではなく、たとえそれらが壊れても、あなたは流れ出ることがないからです。

And when Thou art poured out on us, Thou art not cast down, but Thou upliftest us;

そして、あなたが私たちの上に注がれるとき、あなたは倒れることなく、むしろ私たちを高く引き上げてくださいます。

Thou art not dissipated, but Thou gatherest us.

あなたは散らされることなく、むしろ私たちを集めてくださいます。

But Thou who fillest all things, fillest Thou them with Thy whole self?

しかし、すべてのものを満たすあなたは、あなたご自身の全体をもって彼らを満たされるのですか？

or, since all things cannot contain Thee wholly, do they contain part of Thee?

それとも、すべてのものがあなたの全体を収めることができないので、あなたの一部を収めるのですか？

and all at once the same part?

そして、すべてが一度に同じ部分を収めるのですか？

or each its own part, the greater more, the smaller less?

それとも、それぞれが自らの部分を収め、大きいものはより多く、小さいものはより少なく収めるのですか？

And is, then one part of Thee greater, another less?

では、あなたの一部は大きく、別の部分は小さいのですか？

or, art Thou wholly every where, while nothing contains Thee wholly?

それとも、あなたはいたるところに完全に存在しながら、何もあなたの全体を収めることができないのですか？

What art Thou then, my God? what, but the Lord God?

では、わが神よ、あなたはいったい何者なのですか？主なる神以外の何者でもないではありませんか。

For who is Lord but the Lord? or who is God save our God?

主以外に誰が主でありましょうか？わたしたちの神以外に、誰が神でありましょうか？

Vocabulary

それとも: soretomo — Or; used to present an alternative option.
彼ら: karera — They; third-person plural pronoun for people.
は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
あなた: anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
収める: osameru — To contain, store, or put something away.
こと: koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.
が: ga — Subject marker particle indicating the grammatical subject.
でき: deki — Can, be able to; stem form of できる.
ない: nai — Negation suffix; indicates something does not exist or occur.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle with multiple uses.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose.
満たし: mitashi — Fill; stem/conjunctive form of 満たす.
なおも: naomo — Still, even now, continuing further beyond expectation.
溢れ: afure — Overflow, spill over; stem form of 溢れる.
出る: deru — To come out, exit, or emerge.
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is/are'; ends sentences politely.
か: ka — Question particle placed at end of interrogative sentences.
そして: soshite — And then; conjunction connecting sequential statements.
天: ten — Heaven, sky; the celestial realm above the earth.
と: to — And; particle connecting nouns or quoting speech.
地: chi — Earth, ground; the physical land or world below.
満たさ: mitasa — Fill; passive/causative stem form of 満たす.
れた: reta — Past passive auxiliary; indicates something was done to subject.
とき: toki — Time, moment, when; refers to a specific occasion.
ご自身: go-jishin — Yourself/himself; honorific reflexive pronoun showing respect.
残り: nokori — Remainder, what is left over after something is taken.
どこ: doko — Where; interrogative pronoun asking about location.
へ: e — Direction particle indicating movement toward a destination.
注ぎ: sosogi — Pour; stem form of 注ぐ, to pour or shed.
出さ: dasa — Take out, produce; stem of 出す in passive/causative form.
れる: reru — Passive auxiliary suffix; indicates action done to subject.
すべて: subete — All, everything; totality without exception.
もの: mono — Thing, object; refers to a tangible or abstract thing.
何か: nanika — Something; an unspecified or unknown thing.
収めて: osamete — Contain, store; te-form of 収める for continuation.
もらう: morau — To receive; to have someone do something for you.
必要: hitsuyō — Necessity, need; something that is required or essential.
満たす: mitasu — To fill, satisfy, or fulfill a requirement or space.
それ: sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for something near the listener.
包み込む: tsutsumikkomu — To wrap up, envelop, or encompass completely.
よって: yotte — Therefore, by means of; indicates cause or method.
から: kara — From, because; indicates origin, cause, or starting point.
なぜなら: nazenara — Because, the reason being; introduces an explanation.
器: utsuwa — Vessel, container; a receptacle for holding things.
支える: sasaeru — To support, hold up, or sustain something or someone.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.
なく: naku — Not being; conjunctive negative form of ない.
たとえ: tatoe — Even if, suppose; introduces a hypothetical condition.
それら: sorera — Those things; plural demonstrative pronoun for multiple items.
壊れ: koware — Break, be damaged; stem form of 壊れる.
て: te — Te-form conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.
も: mo — Also, even; inclusive or emphatic particle.
流れ: nagare — Flow, stream; stem form of 流れる, to flow.
私たち: watashitachi — We, us; first-person plural pronoun.
上: ue — Above, top, upper; indicates position above something.
注が: sosoga — Pour; conditional/passive stem form of 注ぐ.
倒れる: taoreru — To fall down, collapse, or topple over.
むしろ: mushiro — Rather, instead; indicates a preferred or contrary alternative.
高く: takaku — Highly, tall; adverbial form of 高い meaning high.
引き上げ: hikiage — Lift up, raise; stem form of 引き上げる.
くださいます: kudasaimasu — Polite form of くださる; someone graciously does something for you.
散らさ: chirasa — Scatter, disperse; stem of 散らす in passive/causative form.
集めて: atsumete — Gather, collect; te-form of 集める for continuation.
しかし: shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction.
全体: zentai — Whole, entirety; the complete total of something.
もって: motte — With, by means of; te-form of 持つ used as conjunction.
一部: ichibu — Part, portion; one section of a larger whole.
一度: ichido — Once, one time; referring to a single occurrence.
同じ: onaji — Same, identical; indicates two things are alike.
部分: bubun — Part, section; a component or segment of something.
それぞれ: sorezore — Each, respectively; refers to items individually.
自ら: mizukara — Oneself, personally; doing something by one's own initiative.
収め: osame — Contain, store; stem/imperative form of 収める.
大きい: ōkii — Big, large; adjective describing great size.
より: yori — Than, from; comparative particle indicating a standard.
多く: ōku — Many, much; adverbial/noun form of 多い.
小さい: chīsai — Small, little; adjective describing a small size.
少なく: sukunaku — Few, little; adverbial form of 少ない meaning scarce.
では: dewa — Well then, in that case; transitional expression.
大きく: ōkiku — Greatly, largely; adverbial form of 大きい.
別: betsu — Separate, different, another; distinct from the current one.
いたる: itaru — To reach, extend to; arrive at every place.
ところ: tokoro — Place, location; also used abstractly for situation or point.
完全: kanzen — Complete, perfect; without any flaw or deficiency.
存在: sonzai — Existence, being; the state of existing somewhere.
し: shi — Do; conjunctive/stem form of する connecting clauses.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.
何: nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about identity or kind.
わが: waga — My, our; literary possessive pronoun expressing ownership.
神: kami — God, deity; a divine or sacred being.
よ: yo — O, oh; vocative or emphatic sentence-final particle.
いったい: ittai — What on earth, just what; emphatic interrogative expression.
何者: nanimono — Who, what kind of person; questioning someone's identity.
な: na — Sentence-final particle expressing emotion or prohibition.
主: shu — Lord, master; title for God or a ruler.
なる: naru — Called, known as; used to label or identify something.
以外: igai — Other than, except; indicates exclusion of something.
あり: ari — Exist, be; classical/stem form of ある.
ませ: mase — Polite imperative auxiliary used in formal expressions.
ん: n — Negative contraction of ない; informal negation ending.
誰: dare — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person's identity.
ましょう: mashō — Let's; polite volitional form suggesting a joint action.
わたしたち: watashitachi — We, us; first-person plural pronoun, polite form.

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