The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 11

English → Japanese BOOK I Level 9/10

Myself have seen and known even a baby envious; it could not speak, yet it turned pale and looked bitterly on its foster-brother.

私自身、嫉妬する赤子さえも見て知っている。その子はまだ言葉を話せなかったが、それでも青ざめ、乳兄弟を恨めしそうに見つめていた。

Who knows not this?

これを知らぬ者がいようか。

Mothers and nurses tell you that they allay these things by I know not what remedies.

母親や乳母たちは、私には分からないような何らかの手立てによってこれらをなだめると言う。

Is that too innocence, when the fountain of milk is flowing in rich abundance, not to endure one to share it, though in extremest need, and whose very life as yet depends thereon?

乳が豊かに満ちあふれているとき、たとえ極度の必要の中にあり、その命すらそれに依っている者であっても、分け与えることに耐えられないのも、また無垢と言えるのだろうか。

We bear gently with all this, not as being no or slight evils, but because they will disappear as years increase; for, though tolerated now, the very same tempers are utterly intolerable when found in riper years.

私たちはこれらすべてをやさしく受け入れる。それが悪でも軽い悪でもないからではなく、年を重ねるにつれて消えていくからである。なぜなら、今は大目に見られているその同じ気性も、より成熟した年齢に見られるときには全く耐えがたいものとなるからだ。

Thou, then, O Lord my God, who gavest life to this my infancy, furnishing thus with senses (as we see) the frame Thou gavest, compacting its limbs, ornamenting its proportions, and, for its general good and safety, implanting in it all vital functions, Thou commandest me to praise Thee in these things, to confess unto Thee, and sing unto Thy name, Thou most Highest.

されば、わが主よ、わが神よ、あなたはこの幼き私に命を与え、御覧のとおり、与えられた肉体に感覚を備え、その四肢を引き締め、その均整を美しく整え、その全般的な益と安全のためにすべての生命機能を植え付けてくださった。あなたはこれらのことにおいてあなたを讃え、あなたに告白し、いと高き御名を歌うよう私に命じられる。

For Thou art God, Almighty and Good, even hadst Thou done nought but only this, which none could do but Thou: whose Unity is the mould of all things; who out of Thy own fairness makest all things fair; and orderest all things by Thy law.

なぜなら、あなたは全能にして善なる神であり、あなた以外に誰もなしえなかったこのことだけをなされたとしても、それは真実だからである。あなたの一性はすべてのものの鋳型であり、あなたはご自身の美しさによってすべてのものを美しくし、あなたの律法によってすべてのものを秩序立てられる。

Vocabulary

私: watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
自身: jishin — Oneself; emphasizes the subject personally.
嫉妬: shitto — Jealousy or envy toward another person.
する: suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.
赤子: akago — A baby or infant; very young child.
さえ: sae — Even; particle indicating an extreme example.
も: mo — Also; too; particle indicating inclusion.
見: mi — See; stem of the verb 'miru' (to look).
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
知っ: shit(te) — Know; conjunctive form of 'shiru' (to know).
いる: iru — To exist; indicates ongoing state or action.
その: sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby referent.
子: ko — Child; young person or offspring.
は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.
まだ: mada — Still; not yet; continuing state.
言葉: kotoba — Words; language; speech or expression.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
話せ: hanase — Can speak; potential form of 'hanasu'.
なかっ: nakkat(ta) — Did not; past negative auxiliary verb form.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
が: ga — But; however; conjunctive or subject particle.
それ: sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby.
でも: demo — Even so; nevertheless; but still.
青ざめ: aozame — Turn pale; become white with emotion or fear.
恨めし: urameshi — Resentful; feeling bitter grievance toward someone.
そう: sō — Seeming; appearing to be a certain way.
に: ni — Direction or purpose particle; at, to, for.
見つめ: mitsume — Stare; gaze fixedly at something or someone.
い: i — Conjunctive form of 'iru'; being or existing.
これ: kore — This; demonstrative pronoun for something close.
知ら: shira — Not know; stem of 'shiru' in negative form.
ぬ: nu — Classical negative auxiliary; does not or not.
者: mono — Person; one who does or is something.
か: ka — Question particle ending an interrogative sentence.
母親: hahaoya — Mother; female parent of a child.
や: ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns loosely.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or living things.
分から: wakara — Not understand; negative stem of 'wakaru'.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist or occur.
よう: yō — Appear; seem; manner or way of something.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking noun-modifying phrases.
何らか: nanraka — Some kind of; some sort of method.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
手立て: tедате — Means; method; way to handle a situation.
よっ: yot(te) — By means of; through; conjunctive form of 'yoru'.
これら: korera — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for close things.
なだめる: nadameru — To soothe; calm down; pacify an upset person.
と: to — Quotation or conjunction particle; and, with.
言う: iu — To say; to speak; to express verbally.
乳: chichi — Milk; breast milk; nourishment from a mother.
豊か: yutaka — Abundant; rich; plentiful in supply.
満ち: michi — Fill; be full of; overflow with something.
あふれ: afure — Overflow; spill over; brim with abundance.
とき: toki — Time; moment; when a particular event occurs.
たとえ: tatoe — Even if; even though; hypothetical concession.
極度: kyokudo — Extreme degree; utmost; the highest level.
必要: hitsuyō — Necessity; need; something required or essential.
中: naka — Inside; middle; among; within a context.
あり: ari — Exist; be; conjunctive form of 'aru'.
命: inochi — Life; one's living existence or lifespan.
すら: sura — Even; particle emphasizing an extreme example.
依っ: yot(te) — Depend on; rely on; be based upon.
で: de — At; by means of; instrumental or locative particle.
あっ: at(te) — Be; exist; conjunctive form of 'aru'.
分け与える: wake ataeru — Distribute; share out among others generously.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.
耐え: tae — Endure; bear; withstand hardship or pain.
られ: rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
また: mata — Also; again; furthermore; in addition.
無垢: muku — Pure; innocent; free from sin or corruption.
言える: ieru — Can say; able to state or assert.
だろう: darō — Probably; conjecture or supposition about something.
すべて: subete — Everything; all; entirely without exception.
やさしく: yasashiku — Gently; kindly; adverbial form of 'yasashii'.
受け入れる: ukeireru — Accept; receive; welcome something willingly.
悪: aku — Evil; wickedness; moral wrongdoing.
軽い: karui — Light; mild; not serious or heavy.
から: kara — From; because; since; starting point particle.
なく: naku — Without; not having; conjunctive negative form.
年: toshi — Year; age; the passing of time.
重ねる: kasaneru — Accumulate; pile up; add layers over time.
つれ: tsure — As; along with; in proportion to change.
消え: kie — Disappear; vanish; fade away gradually.
いく: iku — Go; proceed; indicates action moving forward.
ある: aru — Exist; there is; be present for things.
なぜなら: nazenara — Because; the reason being; explanatory conjunction.
今: ima — Now; at this moment; currently.
大目: ōme — Lenient; overlooking minor faults generously.
見られ: mirare — Be seen; be regarded; passive form of 'miru'.
同じ: onaji — Same; identical; the very same thing.
気性: kishō — Temperament; disposition; natural character traits.
より: yori — Than; from; comparative or starting-point particle.
成熟: seijuku — Maturity; ripeness; full development of character.
し: shi — And; conjunctive form linking multiple reasons.
年齢: nenrei — Age; number of years a person has lived.
見られる: mirareru — Can be seen; passive or potential of 'miru'.
全く: mattaku — Completely; utterly; absolutely without exception.
耐えがたい: taegatai — Unbearable; intolerable; extremely difficult to endure.
もの: mono — Thing; something; a nominalized concept or matter.
なる: naru — Become; turn into; change into a state.
だ: da — Copula; plain form of 'desu' (is, are).
され: sare — Be done; passive form of 'suru'.
ば: ba — If; conditional particle indicating hypothetical situation.
わが: waga — My; our; possessive first-person classical pronoun.
主: shu — Lord; master; supreme authority or deity.
よ: yo — Sentence-final particle for emphasis or address.
神: kami — God; deity; divine being or spirit.
あなた: anata — You; second-person pronoun for direct address.
この: kono — This; demonstrative adjective for something nearby.
幼き: osanaki — Young; little; classical adjective for infancy.
与え: atae — Give; bestow; grant to someone.
御覧: goran — Honorific form of 'miru'; please look; behold.
とおり: tōri — As; just as; in accordance with something.
肉体: nikutai — Physical body; flesh; the corporeal form.
感覚: kankaku — Sensation; sense; perceptual awareness of stimuli.
備え: sonae — Equip; provide with; prepare with something.
四肢: shishi — Four limbs; arms and legs of the body.
引き締め: hikishime — Tighten; tone; firm up the body.
均整: kinsei — Proportion; balance; well-proportioned physical form.
美しく: utsukushiku — Beautifully; adverbial form of 'utsukushii'.
整え: totonoе — Arrange; put in order; make neat and proper.
全般: zenpan — Overall; general; across the board entirely.
的: teki — Suffix meaning '-ic', '-al', or 'relating to'.
益: eki — Benefit; profit; advantage; good result.
安全: anzen — Safety; security; being free from danger.
ため: tame — For; for the sake of; purpose or benefit.
生命: seimei — Life; living existence; vital life force.
機能: kinō — Function; capability; operational role of something.
植え付け: uetsuke — Plant; instill; embed qualities into someone.
くださっ: kudasat(te) — Please give; honorific form of giving action.
おい: oi — Hey; exclamation used to call someone's attention.
讃え: tatae — Praise; glorify; extol with admiration.
告白: kokuhaku — Confession; declaration; openly admitting something.
高き: takaki — High; lofty; classical adjective for elevated status.
歌う: utau — To sing; to perform a song vocally.
命じ: meiji — Command; order; instruct authoritatively.
られる: rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary; be done or can do.
全能: zennō — Omnipotent; all-powerful; having unlimited power.
善: zen — Good; virtue; moral goodness or righteousness.
以外: igai — Other than; except for; besides something.
誰: dare — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun.
だけ: dake — Only; just; limited to a certain amount.
なさ: nasa — Do; honorific stem of 'nasaru'; perform something.
れ: re — Passive auxiliary suffix; being acted upon.
真実: shinjitsu — Truth; reality; what is genuinely true.
ご: go — Honorific prefix showing respect toward something.
美し: utsukushi — Beautiful; lovely; classical adjective stem.
さ: sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives into abstract nouns.
秩序: chitsujo — Order; discipline; systematic arrangement of things.
立て: tate — Establish; set up; build or institute something.

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