The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 3
Learn then from this story not to fear the fruits of the past, but rather to be circumspect in the future, that those foul passions whereby our family has suffered so grievously may not again be loosed to our undoing.
Lernt also aus dieser Geschichte, nicht die Früchte der Vergangenheit zu fürchten, sondern vielmehr in der Zukunft besonnen zu sein, damit jene schändlichen Leidenschaften, durch die unsere Familie so schwer gelitten hat, nicht wieder losgelassen werden zu unserem Verderben.
"Know then that in the time of the Great Rebellion (the history of which by the learned Lord Clarendon I most earnestly commend to your attention) this Manor of Baskerville was held by Hugo of that name, nor can it be gainsaid that he was a most wild, profane, and godless man.
„Wisset also, dass zur Zeit des Großen Bürgerkrieges (dessen Geschichte von dem gelehrten Lord Clarendon ich euch auf das Eindringlichste ans Herz lege) dieses Gut Baskerville von Hugo dieses Namens besessen wurde, und es lässt sich nicht bestreiten, dass er ein höchst wilder, gottloser und ruchloser Mann war.
This, in truth, his neighbours might have pardoned, seeing that saints have never flourished in those parts, but there was in him a certain wanton and cruel humour which made his name a by-word through the West.
Dies hätten ihm seine Nachbarn wahrlich wohl verziehen, da Heilige in jenen Gegenden nie gedeihen, doch war in ihm eine gewisse mutwillige und grausame Art, die seinen Namen im ganzen Westen zum Sprichwort machte.
It chanced that this Hugo came to love (if, indeed, so dark a passion may be known under so bright a name) the daughter of a yeoman who held lands near the Baskerville estate.
Es fügte sich, dass dieser Hugo sich verliebte (wenn man eine so dunkle Leidenschaft unter einem so strahlenden Namen kennen darf) in die Tochter eines Freisassen, der Ländereien nahe dem Gut Baskerville besaß.
But the young maiden, being discreet and of good repute, would ever avoid him, for she feared his evil name.
Doch das junge Mädchen, sittsam und von gutem Ruf, mied ihn stets, denn sie fürchtete seinen üblen Namen.
So it came to pass that one Michaelmas this Hugo, with five or six of his idle and wicked companions, stole down upon the farm and carried off the maiden, her father and brothers being from home, as he well knew.
So geschah es, dass dieser Hugo an einem Michaelistag mit fünf oder sechs seiner müßigen und lasterhaften Gefährten sich auf den Hof schlich und das Mädchen entführte, da Vater und Brüder nicht zu Hause waren, wie er wohl wusste.
Vocabulary
- Lernt
- Learn (imperative plural form of lernen)
- also
- So, therefore, thus
- aus
- Out of, from
- dieser
- This (demonstrative pronoun, dative/genitive feminine)
- Geschichte
- Story, history, tale
- nicht
- Not, negation particle
- die
- The (definite article, feminine/plural)
- Früchte
- Fruits, results, outcomes
- der
- The (definite article, masculine/genitive)
- Vergangenheit
- The past, bygone times
- zu
- To, too, toward
- fürchten
- To fear, to be afraid of
- sondern
- But rather, on the contrary
- vielmehr
- Rather, more precisely, instead
- in
- In, into, within
- Zukunft
- The future, time ahead
- besonnen
- Prudent, level-headed, composed, circumspect
- sein
- To be (infinitive); his
- damit
- So that, in order that
- jene
- Those, that (demonstrative pronoun)
- schändlichen
- Shameful, disgraceful, scandalous (adjective, inflected)
- Leidenschaften
- Passions, strong desires, intense emotions
- durch
- Through, by means of
- unsere
- Our (possessive pronoun, inflected)
- Familie
- Family, household, kin
- so
- So, thus, in such a way
- schwer
- Heavy, difficult, severely, hard
- gelitten
- Suffered (past participle of leiden)
- hat
- Has (third person singular of haben)
- wieder
- Again, once more
- losgelassen
- Released, let loose (past participle of loslassen)
- werden
- To become; auxiliary for future/passive
- unserem
- Our (dative singular of unser)
- Verderben
- Ruin, destruction, downfall, corruption
- Wisset
- Know ye (archaic imperative plural of wissen)
- dass
- That (subordinating conjunction)
- zur
- To the, at the (contracted zu + der)
- Zeit
- Time, period, era
- des
- Of the (genitive masculine/neuter article)
- Großen
- Great, large (inflected adjective, genitive)
- Bürgerkrieges
- Civil war (genitive singular form)
- dessen
- Whose, of which (genitive relative pronoun)
- von
- From, of, by
- dem
- The (dative masculine/neuter article)
- gelehrten
- Learned, scholarly, erudite (inflected adjective)
- ich
- I (first person singular pronoun)
- euch
- You (dative/accusative plural, informal)
- auf
- On, upon, onto, at
- das
- The (neuter article); that
- Eindringlichste
- Most urgently, most emphatically (superlative form)
- ans
- To the, at the (contracted an + das)
- Herz
- Heart (literally and figuratively)
- lege
- Lay, place, recommend (first person singular)
- dieses
- This (demonstrative pronoun, genitive/neuter)
- Gut
- Estate, property, manor, goods
- Namens
- Named, by the name of
- besessen
- Possessed, owned (past participle of besitzen)
- wurde
- Was, became (simple past of werden)
- und
- And (coordinating conjunction)
- es
- It (third person neuter pronoun)
- lässt
- Lets, allows, leaves (third person singular)
- sich
- Oneself, reflexive pronoun
- bestreiten
- To dispute, contest, deny a claim
- er
- He (third person singular masculine pronoun)
- ein
- A, an (indefinite article)
- höchst
- Highly, extremely, most (superlative adverb)
- wilder
- Wild, savage, uncivilized (inflected adjective)
- gottloser
- Godless, impious, irreligious (inflected adjective)
- ruchloser
- Villainous, wicked, nefarious (inflected adjective)
- Mann
- Man, husband, male person
- war
- Was (simple past of sein)
- Dies
- This, this matter (demonstrative pronoun)
- hätten
- Would have (subjunctive II of haben)
- ihm
- Him, to him (dative of er)
- seine
- His (possessive pronoun, inflected)
- Nachbarn
- Neighbors, people living nearby
- wahrlich
- Truly, verily, indeed (archaic adverb)
- wohl
- Well, probably, perhaps, indeed
- verziehen
- Forgiven (past participle of verzeihen)
- da
- There, since, because, as
- Heilige
- Saints, holy people (plural noun)
- jenen
- Those (demonstrative pronoun, dative plural)
- Gegenden
- Regions, areas, districts, localities
- nie
- Never, at no time
- gedeihen
- To thrive, flourish, prosper
- doch
- Yet, however, still, after all
- eine
- A, an (indefinite article, feminine)
- gewisse
- A certain, particular (inflected adjective)
- mutwillige
- Wanton, willful, malicious (inflected adjective)
- grausame
- Cruel, brutal, savage (inflected adjective)
- Art
- Way, manner, type, kind
- seinen
- His (accusative/dative masculine possessive)
- Namen
- Name, names (accusative/dative of Name)
- im
- In the (contracted in + dem)
- ganzen
- Whole, entire (inflected adjective)
- Westen
- West, western region
- zum
- To the, at the (contracted zu + dem)
- Sprichwort
- Proverb, saying, byword
- machte
- Made, did (simple past of machen)
- Es
- It (neuter third person pronoun)
- fügte
- Added, joined, appended (simple past of fügen)
- verliebte
- Fell in love (simple past of sich verlieben)
- wenn
- When, if, whenever
- man
- One, you, people (indefinite pronoun)
- dunkle
- Dark, gloomy, obscure (inflected adjective)
- Leidenschaft
- Passion, intense emotion, strong desire
- unter
- Under, among, beneath
- einem
- A, one (dative indefinite article)
- strahlenden
- Radiant, beaming, glowing (inflected adjective)
- kennen
- To know, be acquainted with someone
- darf
- May, is allowed to (modal verb)
- Tochter
- Daughter, female child
- eines
- Of a, one (genitive indefinite article)
- Freisassen
- Yeoman, free tenant farmer (historical term)
- Ländereien
- Estates, lands, tracts of land
- nahe
- Near, close, nearby
- besaß
- Owned, possessed (simple past of besitzen)
- Doch
- Yet, but, however, still
- junge
- Young (inflected adjective)
- Mädchen
- Girl, young female (neuter noun)
- sittsam
- Modest, virtuous, well-behaved, decorous
- gutem
- Good (dative masculine/neuter inflected adjective)
- Ruf
- Reputation, call, name, standing
- mied
- Avoided, shunned (simple past of meiden)
- ihn
- Him (accusative of er)
- stets
- Always, constantly, at all times
- denn
- Because, for, as (conjunction)
- sie
- She, they (third person pronoun)
- fürchtete
- Feared (simple past of fürchten)
- üblen
- Bad, evil, vile (inflected adjective)
- So
- So, thus, therefore, in this way
- geschah
- Happened, occurred (simple past of geschehen)
- an
- On, at, to (preposition)
- mit
- With, along with, together
- fünf
- Five (cardinal number)
- oder
- Or (disjunctive conjunction)
- sechs
- Six (cardinal number)
- seiner
- His (genitive/dative masculine possessive pronoun)
- müßigen
- Idle, leisurely, unoccupied (inflected adjective)
- lasterhaften
- Vicious, depraved, dissolute (inflected adjective)
- Gefährten
- Companions, comrades, associates (plural)
- den
- The (accusative masculine/dative plural article)
- Hof
- Farm, courtyard, estate, court
- schlich
- Crept, sneaked (simple past of schleichen)
- entführte
- Abducted, kidnapped (simple past of entführen)
- Vater
- Father, male parent
- Brüder
- Brothers, male siblings (plural)
- Hause
- Home, house (dative form of Haus)
- waren
- Were (simple past plural of sein)
- wie
- How, as, like, in what way
- wusste
- Knew (simple past of wissen)
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