The divine comedy — Page 5
I for thy profit pond'ring now devise,
Ich sinne jetzt zu deinem Vorteil und beschließe,
That thou mayst follow me, and I thy guide
Dass du mir folgen magst, und ich, dein Führer,
Will lead thee hence through an eternal space,
Dich von hier durch einen ewigen Raum geleiten werde,
Where thou shalt hear despairing shrieks, and see
Wo du verzweifelte Schreie hören und sehen wirst
Spirits of old tormented, who invoke
Geister alter Zeiten, gequält, die heraufbeschwören
A second death; and those next view, who dwell
Einen zweiten Tod; und dann jene erblicken, die verweilen
Content in fire, for that they hope to come,
Zufrieden im Feuer, weil sie hoffen zu gelangen,
Whene'er the time may be, among the blest,
Wann immer die Zeit es sei, unter die Seligen,
Into whose regions if thou then desire
In deren Gefilde du dann zu gelangen begehrst,
T' ascend, a spirit worthier than I
Aufzusteigen, muss ein würdigerer Geist als ich
Must lead thee, in whose charge, when I depart,
Dich führen, in dessen Obhut, wenn ich scheide,
Thou shalt be left: for that Almighty King,
Du zurückbleiben wirst: denn jener allmächtige König,
Who reigns above, a rebel to his law,
Der droben regiert, hält mich für einen Aufrührer gegen sein Gesetz,
Adjudges me, and therefore hath decreed,
Und hat daher verfügt,
That to his city none through me should come.
Dass zu seiner Stadt durch mich niemand gelangen solle.
He in all parts hath sway; there rules, there holds
Er waltet überall; dort herrscht er, dort hält er
His citadel and throne. O happy those,
Seine Zitadelle und seinen Thron. O glücklich jene,
Whom there he chooses!" I to him in few:
Die er dort erwählt!" Ich zu ihm in Kürze:
"Bard! by that God, whom thou didst not adore,
„Dichter! Bei jenem Gott, den du nicht angebetet hast,
I do beseech thee (that this ill and worse
Flehe ich dich an (damit ich dieses Übel und Schlimmeres
I may escape) to lead me, where thou saidst,
Vermeiden möge), mich dorthin zu führen, wo du sagtest,
That I Saint Peter's gate may view, and those
Dass ich das Tor des heiligen Petrus schauen möge, und jene,
Who as thou tell'st, are in such dismal plight."
Die, wie du sagst, in so trauriger Lage sind."
Onward he mov'd, I close his steps pursu'd.
Vorwärts schritt er, ich folgte dicht seinen Schritten.
Vocabulary
- Ich
- First person singular pronoun; I.
- sinne
- Think, contemplate, or consider something.
- jetzt
- At the present time; now.
- zu
- Preposition indicating direction, purpose, or state.
- deinem
- Possessive pronoun; yours (dative masculine/neuter).
- Vorteil
- Benefit, advantage, or favorable circumstance.
- und
- Conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses.
- beschließe
- Decide, resolve, or conclude something definitively.
- Dass
- Conjunction introducing a subordinate clause.
- du
- Second person singular pronoun; you.
- mir
- First person dative pronoun; to/for me.
- folgen
- Follow, obey, or go after someone.
- magst
- May, might; second person singular of mögen.
- ich
- First person singular pronoun; I.
- dein
- Possessive pronoun; your (singular).
- Führer
- Guide, leader, or one who leads.
- Dich
- Second person accusative pronoun; you.
- von
- Preposition indicating origin, source, or possession.
- hier
- In this place; here.
- durch
- Through, by means of; preposition.
- einen
- Indefinite article or numeral; a, an, one.
- ewigen
- Eternal, everlasting, or without end.
- Raum
- Space, room, or area.
- werde
- Shall, will; first person singular future auxiliary.
- Wo
- Where; interrogative or relative adverb.
- Schreie
- Cries, shouts, or screams.
- hören
- Hear, listen to, or perceive sound.
- sehen
- See, look at, or perceive visually.
- wirst
- Will; second person singular future auxiliary.
- Geister
- Spirits, ghosts, or supernatural beings.
- alter
- Old, ancient, or from former times.
- Zeiten
- Times, periods, or ages.
- die
- Definite article; the (feminine/plural).
- Einen
- Indefinite article; a, an, one (accusative).
- zweiten
- Second; ordinal number.
- Tod
- Death; end of life.
- dann
- Then, at that time, or subsequently.
- jene
- Those, that; demonstrative pronoun.
- Zufrieden
- Satisfied, content, or pleased.
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem.
- Feuer
- Fire, flames, or burning.
- weil
- Because, since, or for the reason.
- sie
- She, they; third person pronoun.
- hoffen
- Hope, expect, or wish for something.
- gelangen
- Reach, arrive at, or attain.
- Wann
- When; interrogative adverb.
- immer
- Always, ever, or at any time.
- Zeit
- Time, period, or moment.
- es
- It; third person neuter pronoun.
- sei
- Be; subjunctive form of sein.
- unter
- Under, beneath, or among.
- In
- In, into, or within; preposition.
- deren
- Of which, of whom; possessive relative.
- Aufzusteigen
- To ascend, rise up, or climb.
- muss
- Must, have to; necessity modal.
- ein
- A, an, one; indefinite article.
- Geist
- Spirit, mind, or ghost.
- als
- Than, as; comparative conjunction.
- führen
- Lead, guide, or conduct.
- in
- In, into, or within; preposition.
- dessen
- Of which, whose; possessive relative.
- wenn
- If, when; conditional conjunction.
- scheide
- Separate, depart, or divide.
- Du
- You; second person singular pronoun.
- zurückbleiben
- Remain behind, stay, or linger.
- denn
- For, because, or then; conjunction.
- jener
- That, that one; demonstrative pronoun.
- König
- King; male monarch.
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