The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 2

English → Pt BOOK I Level 9/10

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?

E como invocarei o meu Deus, meu Deus e Senhor, se, quando O invocar, estarei chamando-O a mim mesmo?

and what room is there within me, whither my God can come into me?

e que espaço há dentro de mim, para onde o meu Deus possa vir a mim?

whither can God come into me, God who made heaven and earth?

para onde pode Deus vir a mim, Deus que fez o céu e a terra?

is there, indeed, O Lord my God, aught in me that can contain Thee?

há, com efeito, ó Senhor meu Deus, algo em mim que possa conter-Te?

do then heaven and earth, which Thou hast made, and wherein Thou hast made me, contain Thee?

contêm-Te, pois, o céu e a terra, que fizeste, e nos quais me fizeste?

or, because nothing which exists could exist without Thee, doth therefore whatever exists contain Thee?

ou, porque nada que existe poderia existir sem Ti, contém-Te portanto tudo o que existe?

Since, then, I too exist, why do I seek that Thou shouldest enter into me, who were not, wert Thou not in me?

Visto que, portanto, eu também existo, por que busco que Tu entres em mim, eu que não existiria, se Tu não estivesses em mim?

Why? because I am not gone down in hell, and yet Thou art there also.

Por quê? porque não desci ao inferno, e ainda assim Tu estás lá também.

For if I go down into hell, Thou art there.

Pois se eu descer ao inferno, Tu estás lá.

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?

Eu não poderia existir, ó meu Deus, não poderia existir de modo algum, se Tu não estivesses em mim; ou, antes, se eu não estivesse em Ti, de quem são todas as coisas, por quem são todas as coisas, em quem são todas as coisas?

Even so, Lord, even so.

Assim é, Senhor, assim é.

Whither do I call Thee, since I am in Thee? or whence canst Thou enter into me?

Para onde Te chamo, visto que estou em Ti? ou de onde podes Tu entrar em mim?

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.

pois para onde posso eu ir além do céu e da terra, para que dali o meu Deus venha a mim, Ele que disse: Eu encho o céu e a terra.

Do the heaven and earth then contain Thee, since Thou fillest them?

Contêm-Te, pois, o céu e a terra, visto que Tu os enches?

Vocabulary

como: How; as; like; used for comparison or manner.
invocarei: Future tense of 'invocar'; I will invoke or call upon.
meu: Possessive pronoun meaning 'my', masculine singular.
Deus: God; the supreme divine being.
Senhor: Lord; a respectful title for God or a gentleman.
se: Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction meaning 'if'.
quando: When; at the time that something occurs.
invocar: To invoke; to call upon a deity or authority.
estarei: Future tense of 'estar'; I will be (temporary state).
chamando-O: Calling Him; gerund of 'chamar' with object pronoun.
mim: Prepositional pronoun meaning 'me', first person singular.
mesmo: Myself; same; even; used for emphasis or reflexivity.
espaço: Space; room; an area or expanse of physical extent.
há: There is/are; third person singular of 'haver'.
dentro: Inside; within; in the interior of something.
onde: Where; to which place; relative or interrogative adverb.
possa: Subjunctive of 'poder'; may be able to, can.
vir: To come; to move toward the speaker or a place.
pode: He/she/it can; third person singular of 'poder'.
fez: He/she made or did; past tense of 'fazer'.
céu: Sky; heaven; the expanse above the earth.
terra: Earth; land; soil; the ground or world below.
efeito: Effect; result; consequence of an action or cause.
ó: O; vocative exclamation used when addressing someone directly.
algo: Something; anything; an unspecified thing or matter.
conter-Te: To contain You; reflexive infinitive with object pronoun.
contêm-Te: They contain You; third person plural of 'conter'.
pois: Because; since; for; a causal or explanatory conjunction.
fizeste: You made/did; second person singular past of 'fazer'.
nos: Us; in/on the; first person plural object pronoun.
quais: Which; what; plural relative or interrogative pronoun.
porque: Because; why; causal conjunction explaining a reason.
nada: Nothing; not anything; complete absence of anything.
existe: Exists; third person singular of 'existir', to exist.
poderia: Could; conditional tense of 'poder', expressing possibility.
existir: To exist; to have being or reality.
sem: Without; lacking; in the absence of something.
Ti: You; prepositional pronoun for second person singular (formal/divine).
contém-Te: Contains You; third person singular of 'conter' with pronoun.
portanto: Therefore; thus; consequently; indicating a logical conclusion.
tudo: Everything; all things; the totality of something.
Visto: Since; given that; seen; used to introduce a reason.
também: Also; too; as well; indicating addition or agreement.
busco: I seek; I search for; first person singular of 'buscar'.
Tu: You; second person singular subject pronoun (informal/divine).
entres: That you enter; subjunctive of 'entrar', to enter.
existiria: Would exist; conditional tense of 'existir'.
estivesses: If you were; imperfect subjunctive of 'estar'.
quê: What; why; interrogative pronoun used for questions.
desci: I descended; I went down; past tense of 'descer'.
inferno: Hell; the underworld; place of punishment in afterlife.
ainda: Still; yet; even; indicating continuity or addition.
assim: Thus; so; in this way; like this.
estás: You are; second person singular of 'estar' (temporary).
lá: There; in that place; over there; a place adverb.
Pois: For; because; since; a conjunction explaining reasoning.
descer: To descend; to go down; to move to lower position.
modo: Way; manner; mode; the method of doing something.
algum: Some; any; a certain; masculine singular indefinite adjective.
antes: Before; previously; rather; indicating time or preference.
estivesse: Were; imperfect subjunctive of 'estar', third person singular.
quem: Who; whom; relative or interrogative pronoun for persons.
são: Are; third person plural of 'ser'; also means healthy.
todas: All; every; feminine plural of 'todo', indicating totality.
coisas: Things; objects; matters; plural of 'coisa'.
Assim: Thus; so; in this way; consequently.
Te: You; second person singular object pronoun (reflexive/direct).
chamo: I call; I name; first person singular of 'chamar'.
visto: Since; seen; given that; participial conjunction of reason.
estou: I am; first person singular of 'estar' (temporary state).
podes: You can; you are able; second person singular of 'poder'.
entrar: To enter; to go in; to come inside a place.
posso: I can; I am able; first person singular of 'poder'.
ir: To go; to move toward a destination.
além: Beyond; further; on the other side of something.
dali: From there; from that place; indicating origin of movement.
venha: Come; subjunctive or imperative of 'vir', to come.
disse: Said; he/she said; past tense of 'dizer'.
encho: I fill; first person singular of 'encher', to fill.
Contêm-Te: They contain You; third person plural with object pronoun.
enches: You fill; second person singular of 'encher', to fill.

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