The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 5
Is it then a slight woe to love Thee not?
É então um leve infortúnio não Te amar?
Oh! for Thy mercies' sake, tell me, O Lord my God, what Thou art unto me.
Oh! pela Tua misericórdia, dize-me, ó Senhor meu Deus, o que Tu és para mim.
Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Dize à minha alma: Eu sou a tua salvação.
So speak, that I may hear.
Fala assim, para que eu possa ouvir.
Behold, Lord, my heart is before Thee; open Thou the ears thereof, and say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Eis, Senhor, que o meu coração está diante de Ti; abre-lhe os ouvidos e dize à minha alma: Eu sou a tua salvação.
After this voice let me haste, and take hold on Thee.
Após esta voz, deixa-me apressar-me e agarrar-me a Ti.
Hide not Thy face from me.
Não escondas de mim o Teu rosto.
Let me die--lest I die--only let me see Thy face.
Deixa-me morrer — para que eu não morra — apenas deixa-me ver o Teu rosto.
Narrow is the mansion of my soul; enlarge Thou it, that Thou mayest enter in.
Estreita é a morada da minha alma; alarga-a Tu, para que possas nela entrar.
It is ruinous; repair Thou it.
Está em ruínas; repara-a Tu.
It has that within which must offend Thine eyes; I confess and know it.
Tem dentro de si aquilo que há de ofender os Teus olhos; eu o confesso e reconheço.
But who shall cleanse it? or to whom should I cry, save Thee?
Mas quem a purificará? ou a quem deverei clamar, senão a Ti?
Lord, cleanse me from my secret faults, and spare Thy servant from the power of the enemy.
Senhor, purifica-me das minhas faltas ocultas e livra o Teu servo do poder do inimigo.
I believe, and therefore do I speak.
Creio e, por isso, falo.
Lord, Thou knowest.
Senhor, Tu sabes.
Have I not confessed against myself my transgressions unto Thee, and Thou, my God, hast forgiven the iniquity of my heart?
Não confessei eu a Ti as minhas transgressões contra mim mesmo, e Tu, meu Deus, perdoaste a iniquidade do meu coração?
I contend not in judgment with Thee, who art the truth; I fear to deceive myself; lest mine iniquity lie unto itself.
Não contendo em julgamento contigo, que és a verdade; temo enganar-me a mim mesmo, para que a minha iniquidade não minta a si própria.
Therefore I contend not in judgment with Thee; for if Thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall abide it?
Por isso não contendo em julgamento contigo; pois se Tu, Senhor, registasses as iniquidades, ó Senhor, quem o suportaria?
Yet suffer me to speak unto Thy mercy, me, dust and ashes.
Todavia, permite-me falar à Tua misericórdia, eu, pó e cinzas.
Vocabulary
- É
- eh — Third person singular of 'to be' (is/it is)
- então
- en-tow — Then, so, therefore; used as connector
- um
- oom — Indefinite article: a, an; also number one
- leve
- leh-veh — Light, slight, gentle; not heavy or serious
- infortúnio
- een-for-too-nyoo — Misfortune, bad luck, unfortunate event
- não
- now — No, not; primary negation word in Portuguese
- Te
- teh — You (object pronoun, informal or reverential)
- amar
- ah-mar — To love someone or something deeply
- pela
- peh-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a': by the, through the
- Tua
- too-ah — Your (feminine possessive, singular, formal/poetic)
- misericórdia
- mee-zeh-ree-kor-dyah — Mercy, compassion, divine loving kindness
- dize-me
- dee-zeh-meh — Tell me (imperative form of 'dizer' with pronoun)
- ó
- oh — O! Vocative exclamation addressing someone directly
- Senhor
- seh-nyor — Lord, Mister; term of respect or divine address
- meu
- meh-oo — My (masculine possessive pronoun/adjective)
- Deus
- deh-oosh — God; the divine being, supreme deity
- o
- oo — The (masculine definite article, singular)
- que
- keh — That, what, which; very common connector word
- Tu
- too — You (informal subject pronoun, second person singular)
- és
- esh — You are (second person singular of 'ser')
- para
- pah-rah — For, to, toward; indicates purpose or direction
- mim
- meem — Me (prepositional pronoun, first person singular)
- Dize
- dee-zeh — Say, tell (informal imperative of 'dizer')
- à
- ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a': to the (feminine)
- minha
- meen-yah — My (feminine possessive pronoun/adjective)
- alma
- al-mah — Soul, spirit; the inner essence of a person
- Eu
- eh-oo — I (first person singular subject pronoun)
- sou
- soh — I am (first person singular of 'ser')
- a
- ah — The (feminine definite article) or 'to/at'
- tua
- too-ah — Your (feminine possessive, informal singular)
- salvação
- sal-vah-sow — Salvation, deliverance, rescue from harm
- Fala
- fah-lah — Speak, talk (imperative or third person present)
- assim
- ah-seem — Thus, so, in this way, like this
- eu
- eh-oo — I (first person singular subject pronoun)
- possa
- poh-sah — May I, can I (subjunctive of 'poder')
- ouvir
- oh-veer — To hear, to listen to something or someone
- Eis
- aysh — Behold, here is; used to present something
- coração
- koh-rah-sow — Heart; the organ or seat of emotions
- está
- esh-tah — Is (third person singular of 'estar', temporary state)
- diante
- dyahn-teh — Before, in front of, in the presence of
- de
- deh — Of, from; most common preposition in Portuguese
- Ti
- tee — You (prepositional pronoun, second person, formal/poetic)
- abre-lhe
- ah-breh-lyeh — Open it for him/her/it (imperative with pronoun)
- os
- oosh — The (masculine plural definite article)
- ouvidos
- oh-vee-doosh — Ears; the organs of hearing (plural)
- e
- eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- dize
- dee-zeh — Say, tell (informal imperative of 'dizer')
- Após
- ah-posh — After, following; indicates sequence in time
- esta
- esh-tah — This (feminine demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- voz
- vosh — Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing
- deixa-me
- day-shah-meh — Let me, allow me (imperative with object pronoun)
- apressar-me
- ah-preh-sar-meh — To hurry myself, to hasten, to rush
- agarrar-me
- ah-gah-rar-meh — To grab onto, to hold fast, to cling
- Não
- now — No, not; negation word in Portuguese
- escondas
- esh-kon-dash — Hide (second person subjunctive of 'esconder')
- Teu
- teh-oo — Your (masculine possessive, informal or poetic)
- rosto
- rosh-too — Face; the front part of the head
- Deixa-me
- day-shah-meh — Let me, allow me (imperative with object pronoun)
- morrer
- moh-rehr — To die, to cease to live
- morra
- moh-rah — Die (subjunctive/imperative form of 'morrer')
- apenas
- ah-peh-nash — Only, just, merely; limits or restricts meaning
- ver
- vehr — To see, to look at, to perceive visually
- Estreita
- esh-tray-tah — Narrow, tight, confined; lacking in width
- morada
- moh-rah-dah — Dwelling, abode, home, place of residence
- da
- dah — Of the (contraction of 'de' and 'a', feminine)
- alarga-a
- ah-lar-gah-ah — Widen it, enlarge it (imperative with pronoun)
- possas
- poh-sash — You may, you can (second person subjunctive of 'poder')
- nela
- neh-lah — In it, inside it (contraction of 'em' and 'ela')
- entrar
- en-trar — To enter, to go into, to come in
- Está
- esh-tah — Is (third person singular of 'estar')
- em
- en — In, at, on; common preposition of location
- ruínas
- roo-ee-nash — Ruins, rubble, remains of a destroyed structure
- repara-a
- reh-pah-rah-ah — Repair it, fix it (imperative with object pronoun)
- Tem
- ten — Has, have (third person singular of 'ter')
- dentro
- den-troo — Inside, within, in the interior of something
- si
- see — Itself, himself, herself (reflexive pronoun)
- aquilo
- ah-kee-loo — That, that thing (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- há
- ah — There is, there are; present of 'haver'
- ofender
- oh-fen-dehr — To offend, to displease, to cause offense
- Teus
- teh-oosh — Your (masculine plural possessive, informal/poetic)
- olhos
- ol-yoosh — Eyes; the organs of sight (plural)
- confesso
- kon-feh-soo — I confess (first person singular of 'confessar')
- reconheço
- reh-kon-yeh-soo — I recognize, I acknowledge (first person singular)
- Mas
- mash — But; adversative conjunction indicating contrast
- quem
- ken — Who, whom; interrogative or relative pronoun
- purificará
- poo-ree-fee-kah-rah — Will purify (future tense of 'purificar')
- ou
- oh — Or; disjunctive conjunction presenting alternatives
- deverei
- deh-veh-ray — I shall have to, I will need to (future of 'dever')
- clamar
- klah-mar — To cry out, to call out, to exclaim loudly
- senão
- seh-now — Otherwise, except, but rather; unless
- purifica-me
- poo-ree-fee-kah-meh — Purify me (imperative with object pronoun)
- das
- dash — Of the (contraction of 'de' and 'as', feminine plural)
- minhas
- meen-yash — My (feminine plural possessive adjective/pronoun)
- faltas
- fal-tash — Faults, failings, shortcomings, moral failures
- ocultas
- oh-kool-tash — Hidden, secret, concealed (feminine plural adjective)
- livra
- lee-vrah — Free, deliver, save (imperative of 'livrar')
- servo
- sehr-voo — Servant, slave, one who serves another
- do
- doo — Of the (contraction of 'de' and 'o', masculine)
- poder
- poh-dehr — Power, ability; also infinitive 'to be able'
- inimigo
- ee-nee-mee-goo — Enemy, foe, adversary, hostile person
- Creio
- kreh-yoo — I believe (first person singular of 'crer')
- por
- por — For, by, through; common preposition
- isso
- ee-soo — That, it (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- falo
- fah-loo — I speak, I talk (first person singular of 'falar')
- sabes
- sah-besh — You know (second person singular of 'saber')
- confessei
- kon-feh-say — I confessed (past tense of 'confessar')
- as
- ash — The (feminine plural definite article)
- transgressões
- trans-greh-soysh — Transgressions, violations, sins, wrongdoings
- contra
- kon-trah — Against; preposition indicating opposition
- mesmo
- mez-moo — Myself/himself/same; reflexive or emphatic word
- perdoaste
- pehr-doo-ash-teh — You forgave (second person past of 'perdoar')
- iniquidade
- ee-nee-kwee-dah-deh — Iniquity, wickedness, moral wrongdoing
- contendo
- kon-ten-doo — Containing, holding back; present participle of 'conter'
- julgamento
- zhool-gah-men-too — Judgment, verdict, assessment of wrongdoing
- contigo
- kon-tee-goo — With you (prepositional pronoun, second person)
- verdade
- vehr-dah-deh — Truth, reality, that which is true
- temo
- teh-moo — I fear (first person singular of 'temer')
- enganar-me
- en-gah-nar-meh — To deceive myself, to be mistaken about myself
- minta
- meen-tah — Lie (subjunctive/imperative of 'mentir')
- própria
- proh-pryah — Own, itself, herself (feminine reflexive adjective)
- Por
- por — For, by, because of; common preposition
- pois
- poysh — For, because, since; causal conjunction
- se
- seh — If; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun
- registasses
- reh-zhees-tah-seh-sh — You had registered/recorded (past subjunctive of 'registar')
- iniquidades
- ee-nee-kwee-dah-desh — Iniquities, acts of wickedness (plural)
- suportaria
- soo-por-tah-ree-ah — Would endure, would bear (conditional of 'suportar')
- Todavia
- toh-dah-vee-ah — Nevertheless, however, yet; adversative connector
- permite-me
- pehr-mee-teh-meh — Allow me, permit me (imperative with pronoun)
- falar
- fah-lar — To speak, to talk, to communicate verbally
- pó
- poh — Dust, powder; symbol of human mortality
- cinzas
- seen-zash — Ashes; remains after burning, symbol of mortality
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