The divine comedy — Page 3

English → De CANTO II Level 9/10

Now much I dread lest he past help have stray'd,

Nun fürchte ich sehr, dass er sich verirrt hat, sodass ihm nicht mehr zu helfen ist,

And I be ris'n too late for his relief,

Und ich zu spät aufgestanden bin, um ihm Erleichterung zu bringen,

From what in heaven of him I heard.

Nach dem, was ich im Himmel über ihn gehört habe.

Speed now,

Eile nun,

And by thy eloquent persuasive tongue,

Und mit deiner beredten, überzeugenden Zunge,

And by all means for his deliverance meet,

Und mit allen Mitteln, die zu seiner Errettung geeignet sind,

Assist him.

Steh ihm bei.

So to me will comfort spring.

So wird mir Trost erwachsen.

I who now bid thee on this errand forth

Ich, die dich nun zu diesem Auftrag aussendet,

Am Beatrice; from a place I come.

Bin Beatrice; ich komme von einem Ort.

(Note: Beatrice. I use this word, as it is pronounced in the Italian, as consisting of four syllables, of which the third is a long one.)

(Anmerkung: Beatrice. Ich verwende dieses Wort, wie es im Italienischen ausgesprochen wird, als aus vier Silben bestehend, von denen die dritte eine lange ist.)

Revisited with joy.

Mit Freude wieder besucht.

Love brought me thence,

Die Liebe brachte mich von dort her,

Who prompts my speech.

Die meine Worte lenkt.

When in my Master's sight I stand, thy praise to him I oft will tell."

Wenn ich vor meinem Herrn stehe, werde ich ihm oft dein Lob verkünden."

She then was silent, and I thus began:

Sie schwieg dann, und ich begann so:

"O Lady! by whose influence alone,

„O Herrin! durch deren Einfluss allein,

Mankind excels whatever is contain'd

Die Menschheit alles übertrifft, was enthalten ist

Within that heaven which hath the smallest orb,

In jenem Himmel, der die kleinste Sphäre besitzt,

So thy command delights me, that to obey,

So erfreut mich dein Befehl, dass zu gehorchen,

If it were done already, would seem late.

Wenn es schon getan wäre, zu spät erschiene.

No need hast thou farther to speak thy will;

Du brauchst deinen Willen nicht weiter auszusprechen;

Yet tell the reason, why thou art not loth

Doch nenne den Grund, warum du nicht abgeneigt bist,

To leave that ample space, where to return

Jenen weiten Raum zu verlassen, wohin zurückzukehren

Thou burnest, for this centre here beneath."

Du brennst, für dieses Zentrum hier unten."

She then: "Since thou so deeply wouldst inquire,

Sie dann: „Da du so tief forschen möchtest,

I will instruct thee briefly, why no dread

Will ich dich kurz belehren, warum keine Furcht

Hinders my entrance here.

Meinen Eintritt hier hindert.

Those things alone

Nur jene Dinge

Are to be fear'd, whence evil may proceed,

Sind zu fürchten, von woher Böses hervorgehen kann,

None else, for none are terrible beside.

Keine anderen, denn keine anderen sind außerdem furchtbar.

I am so fram'd by God, thanks to his grace!

Ich bin von Gott so erschaffen, dank seiner Gnade!

Vocabulary

Nun: Now; at this moment or time
fürchte: Fear; am afraid (first person present tense)
ich: I; first person singular pronoun
sehr: Very; greatly; to a large extent
dass: That; conjunction introducing subordinate clauses
er: He; third person masculine singular pronoun
sich: Oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person
verirrt: Lost; gone astray; become disoriented or confused
hat: Has; third person singular present of haben
sodass: So that; in such a way that; consequently
ihm: Him; dative form of third person masculine pronoun
nicht: Not; negation particle used in German sentences
mehr: More; anymore; no longer possible or available
zu: To; toward; indicating direction or infinitive
helfen: Help; assist; provide aid or support
ist: Is; third person singular present of sein
Und: And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
spät: Late; occurring after the usual expected time
aufgestanden: Risen; gotten up; past participle of aufstehen
bin: Am; first person singular present of sein
um: Around; about; in order to; for the purpose
Erleichterung: Relief; alleviation; reduction of burden or pain
bringen: Bring; carry; convey; take to a destination
Nach: After; following; according to; in pursuit
dem: The; relative pronoun or dative article form
was: What; which; that which; relative pronoun
im: In the; contraction of in and dem
Himmel: Heaven; sky; the celestial region or paradise
über: Over; above; about; concerning; regarding
ihn: Him; accusative form of third person masculine pronoun
gehört: Heard; learned about; past participle of hören
habe: Have; first person singular present of haben
Eile: Haste; hurry; quickness in movement or action
mit: With; by means of; accompanied by; together
deiner: Your; possessive pronoun second person singular
überzeugenden: Convincing; persuasive; able to persuade or convince
Zunge: Tongue; language; speech or manner of speaking
allen: All; every; the whole of; complete set
Mitteln: Means; methods; resources or ways of achieving
die: The; which; relative pronoun feminine or plural
seiner: His; possessive pronoun third person masculine singular
geeignet: Suited; appropriate; fitting for a purpose
sind: Are; plural present tense of sein
Steh: Stand; remain upright; take a position
bei: At; near; with; in the presence of
So: So; thus; in this manner; therefore
wird: Will; shall; becomes; future or passive auxiliary
mir: Me; dative form of first person pronoun
Trost: Comfort; solace; consolation in distress sorrow
erwachsen: Arise; grow up; result from; originate
dich: You; accusative form of second person pronoun
diesem: This; dative form of demonstrative pronoun
Auftrag: Assignment; task; commission; job to be done
Bin: Am; first person singular of auxiliary verb
komme: Come; arrive; proceed from a place
von: From; of; out of; proceeding from source
einem: A; an; indefinite article dative masculine singular
Ort: Place; location; site; a specific area
Anmerkung: Remark; note; comment; observation or annotation
verwende: Use; apply; employ for a particular purpose
dieses: This; that; demonstrative pronoun neuter form
Wort: Word; term; a unit of language speech
wie: How; as; in the manner that
es: It; third person neuter singular pronoun
Italienischen: Italian; relating to Italy or its language
ausgesprochen: Pronounced; spoken; expressed; stated explicitly
als: As; than; when; in the capacity of
aus: Out of; from; made of; constructed from
vier: Four; the number between three and five
Silben: Syllables; units of pronunciation in words
bestehend: Consisting; composed of; made up of parts
denen: Those; which; relative pronoun dative plural
dritte: Third; coming after second in order sequence
eine: A; an; one; indefinite article feminine

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