The divine comedy — Page 5
I for thy profit pond'ring now devise,
Yo, meditando ahora para tu provecho, concibo,
That thou mayst follow me, and I thy guide
Que tú puedas seguirme, y yo, tu guía,
Will lead thee hence through an eternal space,
Te conduciré desde aquí a través de un espacio eterno,
Where thou shalt hear despairing shrieks, and see
Donde escucharás gritos desesperados, y verás
Spirits of old tormented, who invoke
Espíritus de antaño atormentados, que invocan
A second death; and those next view, who dwell
Una segunda muerte; y contemplarás luego a aquellos que moran
Content in fire, for that they hope to come,
Contentos en el fuego, pues esperan llegar,
Whene'er the time may be, among the blest,
Cuando llegue el momento, entre los bienaventurados,
Into whose regions if thou then desire
A cuyas regiones si deseas entonces
T' ascend, a spirit worthier than I
Ascender, un espíritu más digno que yo
Must lead thee, in whose charge, when I depart,
Deberá guiarte, a cuyo cuidado, cuando yo me vaya,
Thou shalt be left: for that Almighty King,
Serás encomendado: pues aquel Rey Todopoderoso,
Who reigns above, a rebel to his law,
Que reina en lo alto, por rebelde a su ley,
Adjudges me, and therefore hath decreed,
Me juzga, y por tanto ha decretado,
That to his city none through me should come.
Que a su ciudad nadie llegue por mi conducto.
He in all parts hath sway; there rules, there holds
Él en todas partes tiene dominio; allí gobierna, allí sostiene
His citadel and throne. O happy those,
Su ciudadela y su trono. ¡Oh, dichosos aquellos,
Whom there he chooses!" I to him in few:
A quienes allí él elige!" Yo le dije en pocas palabras:
"Bard! by that God, whom thou didst not adore,
"¡Poeta! por aquel Dios a quien tú no adoraste,
I do beseech thee (that this ill and worse
Te suplico (para que este mal y algo peor
I may escape) to lead me, where thou saidst,
Pueda yo evitar) que me guíes adonde dijiste,
That I Saint Peter's gate may view, and those
Para que yo pueda ver la puerta de San Pedro, y a aquellos
Who as thou tell'st, are in such dismal plight."
Que, según me dices, están en tan lamentable estado."
Onward he mov'd, I close his steps pursu'd.
Él avanzó, y yo seguí de cerca sus pasos.
Vocabulary
- Yo
- First person singular pronoun; I
- meditando
- Meditating; thinking deeply about something
- ahora
- Now; at the present time
- para
- For; in order to; toward a destination
- tu
- Your; possessive adjective (informal singular)
- provecho
- Benefit; profit; advantage or usefulness
- Que
- That; which; what (relative or subordinating conjunction)
- tú
- You; second person singular pronoun (formal)
- puedas
- You can; you may (subjunctive of poder)
- seguirme
- To follow me; to go after my direction
- guía
- Guide; one who shows the way
- Te
- You; indirect object pronoun (informal)
- conduciré
- I will lead; I will guide or direct
- desde
- From; since; beginning at a point
- aquí
- Here; in this place or location
- través
- Through; across; by way of
- de
- Of; from; belonging to or made from
- un
- A; an; one (indefinite article)
- espacio
- Space; area; expanse or distance
- eterno
- Eternal; lasting forever; without end
- Donde
- Where; in which place or location
- escucharás
- You will hear; you shall listen to
- gritos
- Shouts; screams; loud vocalizations or cries
- desesperados
- Desperate; hopeless; in dire circumstances
- verás
- You will see; you shall observe
- Espíritus
- Spirits; souls; supernatural or immaterial beings
- que
- That; which; what (relative pronoun)
- invocan
- They invoke; they call upon or summon
- Una
- A; an; one (feminine indefinite article)
- segunda
- Second; next after the first in order
- muerte
- Death; the end of life or existence
- contemplarás
- You will contemplate; you shall observe closely
- luego
- Later; then; afterward in time
- aquellos
- Those; those ones (masculine plural)
- Contentos
- Happy; pleased; satisfied with conditions
- en
- In; at; on a location or time
- el
- The; definite article (masculine singular)
- fuego
- Fire; flame; burning substance or passion
- pues
- Because; since; well; thus or therefore
- esperan
- They hope; they wait for or expect
- llegar
- To arrive; to reach; to come to
- Cuando
- When; at the time that or if
- llegue
- I arrive; I reach (subjunctive of llegar)
- momento
- Moment; instant; brief period of time
- entre
- Between; among; amid or in the midst
- los
- The; definite article (masculine plural)
- cuyas
- Whose; of which (feminine plural)
- regiones
- Regions; areas; territories or zones
- si
- If; whether; in case that something
- deseas
- You desire; you wish or want something
- entonces
- Then; at that time; in that case
- Ascender
- To ascend; to rise up or climb higher
- espíritu
- Spirit; soul; incorporeal being or essence
- más
- More; greater in amount or extent
- digno
- Worthy; deserving; having merit or value
- Deberá
- Will have to; shall be obligated to
- guiarte
- To guide you; to direct your path
- cuyo
- Whose; of which; whose possessive relative
- cuidado
- Care; concern; watchfulness or protection
- cuando
- When; at the time or moment that
- me
- Me; myself; direct or indirect object
- vaya
- I go; he/she goes (subjunctive of ir)
- Serás
- You will be; you shall become or exist
- aquel
- That; that one; that thing over there
- Rey
- King; male monarch; ruler of a realm
- reina
- Reigns; rules; governs or has dominion
- lo
- It; him; direct object pronoun (neuter)
- alto
- High; tall; elevated in position or rank
- por
- By; for; because of or through
- rebelde
- Rebel; rebellious; one who resists authority
- su
- His; her; its; your (formal) possessive
- ley
- Law; rule; regulation or principle governing
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