The divine comedy — Page 4
That any suff'rance of your misery
Que ningún sufrimiento de tu miseria
Touches me not, nor flame of that fierce fire
Me toca, ni la llama de ese fuego feroz
Assails me. In high heaven a blessed dame
Me asalta. En el alto cielo una dama bendita
Besides, who mourns with such effectual grief
Además, que llora con tan eficaz dolor
That hindrance, which I send thee to remove,
Ese obstáculo, que te envío a remover,
That God's stern judgment to her will inclines."
Que el severo juicio de Dios se inclina a su voluntad."
To Lucia calling, her she thus bespake:
Llamando a Lucía, así le habló:
"Now doth thy faithful servant need thy aid
"Ahora tu fiel servidor necesita tu ayuda
And I commend him to thee." At her word
Y te lo encomiendo." A sus palabras
Sped Lucia, of all cruelty the foe,
Se apresuró Lucía, enemiga de toda crueldad,
And coming to the place, where I abode
Y llegando al lugar donde yo moraba
Seated with Rachel, her of ancient days,
Sentada con Raquel, la de los tiempos antiguos,
She thus address'd me: "Thou true praise of God!
Así me dirigió la palabra: "¡Tú, verdadera alabanza de Dios!
Beatrice! why is not thy succour lent
¡Beatriz! ¿por qué no prestas tu socorro
To him, who so much lov'd thee, as to leave
A aquel que tanto te amó, hasta el punto de abandonar
For thy sake all the multitude admires?
Por ti todo lo que la muchedumbre admira?
Dost thou not hear how pitiful his wail,
¿Acaso no oyes cuán lastimero es su lamento,
Nor mark the death, which in the torrent flood,
Ni adviertes la muerte, que en el torrente crecido,
Swoln mightier than a sea, him struggling holds?"
Más hinchado que un mar, lo retiene en su lucha?"
Ne'er among men did any with such speed
Nunca entre los hombres hubo quien con tal presteza
Haste to their profit, flee from their annoy,
Se apresurara a su provecho, huyera de su molestia,
As when these words were spoken, I came here,
Como cuando dichas estas palabras vine aquí,
Down from my blessed seat, trusting the force
Bajando de mi bienaventurado asiento, confiando en la fuerza
Of thy pure eloquence, which thee, and all
De tu pura elocuencia, que a ti, y a todos
Who well have mark'd it, into honour brings."
Que bien la han advertido, conduce al honor."
"When she had ended, her bright beaming eyes
"Cuando ella hubo terminado, sus brillantes ojos radiantes
Tearful she turn'd aside; whereat I felt
Llorosos apartó; por lo cual sentí
Redoubled zeal to serve thee. As she will'd,
Redoblar mi celo por servirte. Según su voluntad,
Thus am I come: I sav'd thee from the beast,
Así he venido: te salvé de la bestia,
Who thy near way across the goodly mount
Que tu camino más cercano a través del bello monte
Prevented.
Impidió.
Vocabulary
- ningún
- No, not any; used before masculine nouns
- sufrimiento
- Suffering, pain, or distress experienced
- miseria
- Misery, extreme poverty or wretchedness
- toca
- Touches; concerns or affects someone
- ni
- Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even'
- llama
- Flame; burning light or fire
- fuego
- Fire, flames, or burning heat
- feroz
- Fierce, ferocious, or savage in nature
- asalta
- Assaults, attacks, or suddenly overwhelms someone
- alto
- High, tall, or elevated in position
- cielo
- Sky or heaven, celestial realm above
- dama
- Lady, a noble or refined woman
- bendita
- Blessed, holy, or divinely favored woman
- Además
- Furthermore, moreover, also, in addition
- llora
- Cries, weeps, or sheds tears
- eficaz
- Effective, efficient, producing desired results
- dolor
- Pain, sorrow, or deep emotional suffering
- obstáculo
- Obstacle, impediment, something blocking one's path
- envío
- I send; dispatch someone on a mission
- remover
- To remove, clear away, or eliminate something
- severo
- Severe, strict, harsh in judgment or manner
- juicio
- Judgment, trial, or discernment of right
- Dios
- God, the supreme divine being
- inclina
- Inclines, bends, or leans toward something
- voluntad
- Will, desire, or intention to act
- Llamando
- Calling, summoning, or naming someone
- así
- Thus, so, in this way or manner
- habló
- Spoke, talked, addressed someone verbally
- Ahora
- Now, at this moment in time
- fiel
- Faithful, loyal, devoted to someone
- servidor
- Servant, one who serves another devotedly
- necesita
- Needs, requires something urgently or necessarily
- ayuda
- Help, assistance, support given to someone
- encomiendo
- I entrust or commend someone to another's care
- palabras
- Words, spoken or written expressions
- apresuró
- Hurried, rushed, moved quickly with urgency
- enemiga
- Enemy, female foe or adversary
- crueldad
- Cruelty, harshness, causing pain deliberately
- llegando
- Arriving, reaching, coming to a place
- lugar
- Place, location, spot where something occurs
- donde
- Where, the place in which something occurs
- moraba
- Dwelt, resided, lived in a place
- Sentada
- Seated, sitting down in a position
- tiempos
- Times, periods, or eras in history
- antiguos
- Ancient, old, belonging to past times
- Así
- Thus, so, in this way or manner
- dirigió
- Directed, addressed, or spoke to someone
- palabra
- Word, speech, spoken communication
- verdadera
- True, genuine, real, authentic
- alabanza
- Praise, commendation, glorification of someone
- prestas
- You lend, offer, or provide assistance
- socorro
- Help, aid, rescue from danger
- aquel
- That, that one (distant demonstrative pronoun)
- tanto
- So much, so many, to such degree
- amó
- Loved, felt deep affection for someone
- hasta
- Until, up to, as far as
- punto
- Point, extent, moment or degree
- abandonar
- To abandon, leave, forsake someone or something
- muchedumbre
- Crowd, multitude, large group of people
- admira
- Admires, regards with wonder or esteem
- Acaso
- Perhaps, maybe, possibly; used for doubt
- oyes
- You hear, perceive sound with ears
- cuán
- How, to what degree or extent
- lastimero
- Pitiful, mournful, evoking sorrow or pity
- lamento
- Lament, moan, expression of grief
- Ni
- Nor, neither; negative conjunction
- adviertes
- You notice, observe, or warn about something
- muerte
- Death, the end of life
- torrente
- Torrent, rushing flood of water
- crecido
- Grown, swollen, increased in size
- hinchado
- Swollen, puffed up, inflated in size
- mar
- Sea, large body of salt water
- retiene
- Retains, holds back, keeps in place
- lucha
- Struggle, fight, combat or contest
- Nunca
- Never, at no time whatsoever
- entre
- Between, among, in the midst of
- hombres
- Men, human males or people generally
- hubo
- There was/were (preterite of 'haber')
- tal
- Such, so great, of that kind
- presteza
- Promptness, swiftness, readiness to act
- apresurara
- Would hasten, hurry, rush toward something
- provecho
- Benefit, profit, advantage gained from something
- huyera
- Would flee, run away, escape from something
- molestia
- Inconvenience, bother, annoyance or discomfort
- cuando
- When, at the time that something happens
- dichas
- Said, spoken (feminine plural past participle)
- vine
- I came, arrived (preterite of 'venir')
- aquí
- Here, in this place
- Bajando
- Descending, going down, lowering oneself
- bienaventurado
- Blessed, blissful, divinely happy and fortunate
- asiento
- Seat, place to sit, dwelling place
- confiando
- Trusting, relying on, having confidence in
- fuerza
- Strength, force, power to accomplish something
- pura
- Pure, clean, uncontaminated, wholly genuine
- elocuencia
- Eloquence, persuasive and expressive use of language
- advertido
- Noticed, warned, perceived or observed something
- conduce
- Leads, conducts, guides toward a destination
- honor
- Honor, respect, high moral reputation
- Cuando
- When, at the time that something happens
- terminado
- Finished, completed, ended an action
- brillantes
- Brilliant, shining, radiant with bright light
- ojos
- Eyes, the organs of sight
- radiantes
- Radiant, glowing, emitting bright light
- Llorosos
- Tearful, weeping, filled with tears
- apartó
- Turned away, separated, moved aside
- cual
- Which, such that (relative pronoun)
- sentí
- I felt, perceived emotionally or physically
- Redoblar
- To redouble, intensify, increase efforts greatly
- celo
- Zeal, fervor, enthusiastic devotion to cause
- servirte
- To serve you, attend to your needs
- Según
- According to, as, depending on
- venido
- Come, arrived (past participle of 'venir')
- salvé
- I saved, rescued someone from danger
- bestia
- Beast, wild animal, creature
- camino
- Path, road, way to a destination
- cercano
- Near, close, nearby in distance
- través
- Through, across; used in 'a través de'
- bello
- Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing
- monte
- Mountain, hill, or wooded highland area
- Impidió
- Prevented, blocked, hindered from doing something
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