The divine comedy — Page 1

English → Spanish CANTO II Level 9/10

Now was the day departing, and the air,

Ya se marchaba el día, y el aire,

Imbrown'd with shadows, from their toils releas'd

Oscurecido por las sombras, liberaba de sus fatigas

All animals on earth; and I alone

A todos los animales de la tierra; y yo solo

Prepar'd myself the conflict to sustain,

Me preparaba para sostener el conflicto,

Both of sad pity, and that perilous road,

Tanto de triste piedad, como de aquel camino peligroso,

Which my unerring memory shall retrace.

Que mi memoria fiel habrá de recorrer de nuevo.

O Muses! O high genius! now vouchsafe

¡Oh Musas! ¡Oh alto genio! dignaos ahora

Your aid! O mind! that all I saw hast kept

Prestarme vuestra ayuda. ¡Oh mente! que todo lo que vi has conservado

Safe in a written record, here thy worth

A salvo en un registro escrito, aquí tu valor

And eminent endowments come to proof.

Y eminentes dotes quedan a prueba.

I thus began: "Bard! thou who art my guide,

Así comencé: «¡Bardo! tú que eres mi guía,

Consider well, if virtue be in me

Considera bien si hay en mí virtud

Sufficient, ere to this high enterprise

Suficiente, antes de confiarme esta alta empresa

Thou trust me. Thou hast told that Silvius' sire,

A mí. Me has contado que el padre de Silvio,

Yet cloth'd in corruptible flesh, among

Aún revestido de carne corruptible, entre

Th' immortal tribes had entrance, and was there

Las tribus inmortales tuvo entrada, y estuvo allí

Sensible present. Yet if heaven's great Lord,

Presente y consciente. Mas si el gran Señor del cielo,

Almighty foe to ill, such favour shew'd,

Enemigo todopoderoso del mal, tal favor concedió,

In contemplation of the high effect,

En contemplación del alto efecto,

Both what and who from him should issue forth,

Tanto de lo que como de quién de él habría de proceder,

It seems in reason's judgment well deserv'd:

Parece bien merecido a juicio de la razón:

Sith he of Rome, and of Rome's empire wide,

Pues él fue elegido padre de Roma y del vasto imperio de Roma,

In heaven's empyreal height was chosen sire:

En las alturas empíreas del cielo:

Both which, if truth be spoken, were ordain'd

Ambas cosas, si se dice la verdad, fueron ordenadas

And 'stablish'd for the holy place, where sits

Y establecidas para el lugar sagrado, donde se sienta

Who to great Peter's sacred chair succeeds.

Quien sucede a la sagrada silla del gran Pedro.

He from this journey, in thy song renown'd,

Él, de este viaje que tu canto glorifica,

Learn'd things, that to his victory gave rise

Aprendió cosas que dieron origen a su victoria

And to the papal robe. In after-times

Y al manto papal. En tiempos posteriores

The chosen vessel also travel'd there,

El vaso elegido también viajó allí,

To bring us back assurance in that faith,

Para traernos de vuelta la certeza en aquella fe,

Which is the entrance to salvation's way.

Que es la entrada al camino de la salvación.

But I, why should I there presume? or who

Pero yo, ¿por qué habría de atreverme allí? ¿o quién

Permits it?

Lo permite?

Vocabulary

Ya: Already; now; by now
se: Reflexive pronoun; oneself
marchaba: Was walking; was leaving (imperfect tense)
el: The (masculine article); he
día: Day; daytime period
aire: Air; atmosphere; breeze
Oscurecido: Darkened; obscured by darkness
por: By; through; for; because of
las: The (feminine plural article)
sombras: Shadows; darkness; shades
liberaba: Freed; liberated (imperfect tense)
de: Of; from; about
sus: Their; his; her; its (possessive)
fatigas: Fatigue; weariness; hardships
todos: All; everyone; everybody
los: The (masculine plural article)
animales: Animals; creatures; beasts
la: The (feminine singular article)
tierra: Earth; land; soil; ground
yo: I; me (first person pronoun)
solo: Alone; lonely; only
Me: Me; to me (indirect object pronoun)
preparaba: Prepared; was preparing (imperfect)
para: For; in order to; towards
sostener: To sustain; to support; to endure
conflicto: Conflict; struggle; fight; dispute
Tanto: So much; as much; both
triste: Sad; sorrowful; melancholy; unhappy
piedad: Pity; compassion; mercy; devotion
como: Like; as; how; as if
aquel: That; that one (distant demonstrative)
camino: Road; way; path; journey
peligroso: Dangerous; perilous; hazardous; risky
Que: That; which; who (relative pronoun)
mi: My; to me (possessive/indirect pronoun)
memoria: Memory; remembrance; memoir; recollection
fiel: Faithful; loyal; accurate; true
habrá: Will have; shall have (future)
recorrer: To travel; to traverse; to cover
nuevo: New; novel; fresh; recent
alto: High; tall; loud; elevated
genio: Genius; talent; spirit; nature
ahora: Now; at this moment; currently
Prestarme: To lend me; to give me
vuestra: Your; yours (second person plural)
ayuda: Help; aid; assistance; support
mente: Mind; intellect; spirit; consciousness
que: That; which; who (relative pronoun)
todo: All; everything; whole; entire
lo: It; the (direct object pronoun)
vi: Saw; I saw (preterite past)
has: Have; you have (second person singular)
conservado: Preserved; kept; maintained; conserved
salvo: Except; unless; safe; saved
en: In; on; into; at
un: A; an (masculine indefinite article)
registro: Register; record; list; registration
escrito: Written; written work; document
aquí: Here; in this place; this spot
tu: Your; thy (second person singular)
valor: Value; worth; courage; bravery
eminentes: Eminent; distinguished; prominent; notable
dotes: Gifts; talents; endowments; qualities
quedan: Remain; stay; are left; endure
prueba: Proof; evidence; test; trial
Así: Thus; so; in this way; like this
comencé: Began; started; commenced (preterite)
tú: You (second person singular pronoun)
eres: Are; you are (second person)
guía: Guide; leader; guidebook; guide rope
Considera: Consider; think about; regard; reflect
bien: Well; good; right; properly
si: If; whether; whether or not
hay: There is; there are; exists
virtud: Virtue; excellence; moral goodness; power

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