The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 1
Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite.
Grande és Tu, ó Senhor, e muito digno de ser louvado; grande é o Teu poder, e infinita a Tua sabedoria.
And Thee would man praise; man, but a particle of Thy creation; man, that bears about him his mortality, the witness of his sin, the witness that Thou resistest the proud: yet would man praise Thee; he, but a particle of Thy creation.
E a Ti quer o homem louvar; o homem, apenas uma partícula da Tua criação; o homem, que traz consigo a sua mortalidade, o testemunho do seu pecado, o testemunho de que Tu resistis aos soberbos: contudo quer o homem louvar-Te; ele, apenas uma partícula da Tua criação.
Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee.
Tu nos despertas para nos deleitarmos no Teu louvor; pois Tu nos fizeste para Ti mesmo, e o nosso coração está inquieto, até que repouse em Ti.
Grant me, Lord, to know and understand which is first, to call on Thee or to praise Thee? and, again, to know Thee or to call on Thee?
Concede-me, Senhor, saber e compreender qual é o primeiro, invocar-Te ou louvar-Te? e, ainda, conhecer-Te ou invocar-Te?
for who can call on Thee, not knowing Thee? for he that knoweth Thee not, may call on Thee as other than Thou art.
pois quem pode invocar-Te, sem Te conhecer? pois aquele que não Te conhece, pode invocar-Te como se fosses outro que não Tu.
Or, is it rather, that we call on Thee that we may know Thee? but how shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? or how shall they believe without a preacher?
Ou será antes que Te invocamos para que possamos conhecer-Te? mas como invocarão Aquele em quem não creram? ou como crerão sem um pregador?
and they that seek the Lord shall praise Him: for they that seek shall find Him, and they that find shall praise Him.
e os que buscam o Senhor O louvarão: pois os que buscam O encontrarão, e os que O encontram O louvarão.
I will seek Thee, Lord, by calling on Thee; and will call on Thee, believing in Thee; for to us hast Thou been preached.
Buscar-Te-ei, Senhor, invocando-Te; e invocar-Te-ei, crendo em Ti; pois Tu nos foste pregado.
My faith, Lord, shall call on Thee, which Thou hast given me, wherewith Thou hast inspired me, through the Incarnation of Thy Son, through the ministry of the Preacher.
A minha fé, Senhor, Te invocará, a qual Tu me deste, com a qual Tu me inspiraste, por meio da Encarnação do Teu Filho, por meio do ministério do Pregador.
Vocabulary
- Grande
- GRAHN-jee — Great; used to describe immense size or importance
- és
- EHS — You are; second person singular of 'ser'
- Tu
- TOO — You; informal second person singular pronoun
- ó
- AW — O; vocative exclamation used to address someone
- Senhor
- seh-NYOR — Lord or Sir; respectful title for God or men
- e
- EE — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- muito
- MWEE-too — Very or much; intensifying adverb of degree
- digno
- DEEG-noo — Worthy or deserving; adjective indicating merit
- de
- JEE — Of or from; very common preposition
- ser
- SEHR — To be; fundamental Portuguese verb of existence
- louvado
- loh-VAH-doo — Praised; past participle of 'louvar'
- grande
- GRAHN-jee — Great or large; common adjective of magnitude
- é
- EH — Is; third person singular present of 'ser'
- o
- OO — The; masculine singular definite article
- Teu
- TEH-oo — Your; masculine possessive pronoun, informal
- poder
- poh-DEHR — Power or ability; noun or infinitive verb
- infinita
- een-fee-NEE-tah — Infinite or boundless; feminine adjective of limitlessness
- a
- AH — The; feminine singular definite article
- Tua
- TOO-ah — Your; feminine possessive pronoun, informal
- sabedoria
- sah-beh-doh-REE-ah — Wisdom; knowledge and good judgment combined
- E
- EE — And; coordinating conjunction joining clauses
- Ti
- CHEE — You; prepositional object pronoun, second person
- quer
- KEHR — Wants; third person singular of 'querer'
- homem
- OH-meng — Man; adult male human being
- louvar
- loh-VAHR — To praise; to glorify or extol someone
- apenas
- ah-PEH-nahs — Only or just; limiting adverb of restriction
- uma
- OO-mah — A or one; feminine indefinite article
- partícula
- par-CHEE-koo-lah — Particle; tiny portion or fragment of something
- da
- DAH — Of the; feminine contraction of 'de' and 'a'
- criação
- kree-ah-SOWNG — Creation; act of creating or the created world
- que
- KEH — That or which; common relative pronoun or conjunction
- traz
- TRAHS — Brings; third person singular of 'trazer'
- consigo
- kohn-SEE-goo — With himself or with itself; reflexive prepositional pronoun
- sua
- SOO-ah — His, her, or its; feminine possessive pronoun
- mortalidade
- mor-tah-lee-DAH-jee — Mortality; state of being subject to death
- testemunho
- tesh-teh-MOO-nyoo — Testimony or witness; evidence of something observed
- do
- DOO — Of the; masculine contraction of 'de' and 'o'
- seu
- SEH-oo — His, her, or its; masculine possessive pronoun
- pecado
- peh-KAH-doo — Sin; moral wrongdoing or transgression against God
- resistis
- heh-zees-CHEESH — You resist; second person plural of 'resistir'
- aos
- OWSH — To the; masculine plural contraction of 'a' and 'os'
- soberbos
- soh-BEHR-boos — The proud or arrogant ones; plural masculine noun
- contudo
- kohn-TOO-doo — Nevertheless or however; concessive conjunction
- louvar-
- loh-VAHR — To praise; infinitive with attached pronoun clitic
- Te
- CHEE — You; second person singular clitic object pronoun
- ele
- EH-lee — He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- nos
- NOHS — Us; first person plural object pronoun
- despertas
- desh-PEHR-tahs — You awaken; second person singular of 'despertar'
- para
- PAH-rah — For or to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- deleitarmos
- deh-lay-TAHR-moosh — For us to delight; infinitive with first person plural
- no
- NOO — In the; masculine singular contraction of 'em' and 'o'
- louvor
- loh-VOR — Praise; act of glorifying or commending someone
- pois
- POYSH — Because or for; causal or explanatory conjunction
- fizeste
- fee-ZESH-chee — You made; second person singular preterite of 'fazer'
- mesmo
- MEZ-moo — Same or even; intensifier or adjective of identity
- nosso
- NOH-soo — Our; masculine possessive pronoun, first person plural
- coração
- koh-rah-SOWNG — Heart; center of emotion or spiritual feeling
- está
- esh-TAH — Is; third person singular of 'estar'
- inquieto
- een-kee-EH-too — Restless or uneasy; adjective describing lack of peace
- até
- ah-TEH — Until or even; preposition or adverb of limit
- repouse
- heh-POH-zee — It rests; subjunctive of 'repousar'
- em
- ENG — In or at; common preposition of location
- Concede-
- kohn-SEH-jee — Grant or concede; imperative of 'conceder'
- me
- MEE — Me; first person singular clitic object pronoun
- saber
- sah-BEHR — To know; to have knowledge or understanding
- compreender
- kohm-preh-en-DEHR — To understand; to grasp meaning or concept
- qual
- KWAHL — Which or what; interrogative or relative pronoun
- primeiro
- pree-MAY-roo — First; ordinal adjective indicating initial order
- invocar-
- een-voh-KAHR — To invoke or call upon; to appeal to someone
- ou
- OH — Or; basic disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- ainda
- ah-EEN-dah — Still or yet; adverb indicating continuation
- conhecer-
- koh-nyeh-SEHR — To know or meet; to be acquainted with someone
- quem
- KENG — Who; interrogative or relative pronoun for persons
- pode
- POH-jee — Can or is able; third person singular of 'poder'
- sem
- SENG — Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- conhecer
- koh-nyeh-SEHR — To know; to be acquainted with someone or something
- aquele
- ah-KEH-lee — That one; masculine demonstrative pronoun, distant
- não
- NOWNG — No or not; basic negation word
- conhece
- koh-NYEH-see — Knows; third person singular present of 'conhecer'
- como
- KOH-moo — How or as; interrogative adverb or conjunction
- se
- SEH — If or oneself; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun
- fosses
- FOH-seesh — You were; second person singular imperfect subjunctive of 'ser'
- outro
- OH-troo — Another or other; pronoun or adjective of difference
- Ou
- OH — Or; disjunctive conjunction introducing an alternative
- será
- seh-RAH — Will be; third person singular future of 'ser'
- antes
- AHN-tesh — Before or first; adverb of time or preference
- invocamos
- een-voh-KAH-moosh — We invoke; first person plural present of 'invocar'
- possamos
- poh-SAH-moosh — We may be able; first person plural subjunctive of 'poder'
- mas
- MAHS — But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- invocarão
- een-voh-kah-ROWNG — They will invoke; third person plural future of 'invocar'
- Aquele
- ah-KEH-lee — That one; masculine demonstrative pronoun referring back
- creram
- KREH-rowng — They believed; third person plural preterite of 'crer'
- crerão
- kreh-ROWNG — They will believe; third person plural future of 'crer'
- um
- OOM — A or one; masculine singular indefinite article
- pregador
- preh-gah-DOR — Preacher; one who proclaims or announces the word
- os
- OOSH — The; masculine plural definite article
- buscam
- BOOS-kawng — They seek; third person plural present of 'buscar'
- O
- OO — The; masculine singular definite article
- louvarão
- loh-vah-ROWNG — They will praise; third person plural future of 'louvar'
- encontrarão
- en-kohn-trah-ROWNG — They will find; third person plural future of 'encontrar'
- encontram
- en-KOHN-trowng — They find; third person plural present of 'encontrar'
- Buscar-
- boos-KAHR — To seek or search for; with attached clitic pronoun
- ei
- EH-ee — I will; future suffix attached to verb stem
- invocando-
- een-voh-KAHN-doo — Invoking; present participle of 'invocar' with clitic
- crendo
- KREN-doo — Believing; present participle of 'crer'
- foste
- FOSH-chee — You were; second person singular preterite of 'ser'
- pregado
- preh-GAH-doo — Preached; past participle of 'pregar'
- A
- AH — The; feminine singular definite article
- minha
- MEE-nyah — My; feminine possessive pronoun, first person singular
- fé
- FEH — Faith; trust or belief in God or something unseen
- invocará
- een-voh-kah-RAH — Will invoke; third person singular future of 'invocar'
- deste
- DESH-chee — You gave; second person singular preterite of 'dar'
- com
- KONG — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- inspiraste
- eens-pee-RAHS-chee — You inspired; second person singular preterite of 'inspirar'
- por
- POR — By or through; preposition of means or agency
- meio
- MAY-oo — Means or middle; noun indicating method or center
- Encarnação
- en-kar-nah-SOWNG — Incarnation; taking of human flesh by divine being
- Filho
- FEE-lyoo — Son; male offspring or the Son of God
- ministério
- mee-nees-TEH-ree-oo — Ministry; service or office of a religious minister
- Pregador
- preh-gah-DOR — Preacher; one who proclaims the gospel publicly
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