The Prince — Page 13
In 1520 the Florentine merchants again had recourse to Machiavelli to settle their difficulties with Lucca, but this year was chiefly remarkable for his re-entry into Florentine literary society, where he was much sought after, and also for the production of his "Art of War."
1520年、フィレンツェの商人たちは再びマキャヴェッリに頼ってルッカとの紛争を解決しようとしたが、この年は主として、彼がフィレンツェの文学社会に復帰し、大いにもてはやされたこと、そして『戦術論』を著したことで注目された。
It was in the same year that he received a commission at the instance of Cardinal de' Medici to write the "History of Florence," a task which occupied him until 1525.
同じ年に、彼はメディチ枢機卿の勧めにより『フィレンツェ史』を執筆する依頼を受け、その作業は1525年まで続いた。
His return to popular favour may have determined the Medici to give him this employment, for an old writer observes that "an able statesman out of work, like a huge whale, will endeavour to overturn the ship unless he has an empty cask to play with."
彼が世間の評判を取り戻したことが、メディチ家に彼をこの仕事に任じる決断をさせたのかもしれない。というのも、ある古い著述家が「仕事のない有能な政治家は、巨大な鯨のように、遊ぶための空樽がなければ船を転覆させようとするものだ」と述べているからである。
When the "History of Florence" was finished, Machiavelli took it to Rome for presentation to his patron, Giuliano de' Medici, who had in the meanwhile become pope under the title of Clement VII.
『フィレンツェ史』が完成すると、マキャヴェッリはそれをローマへ持参し、後援者であるジュリアーノ・デ・メディチに献呈した。ジュリアーノはその間にクレメンス7世として教皇の地位に就いていた。
It is somewhat remarkable that, as, in 1513, Machiavelli had written _The Prince_ for the instruction of the Medici after they had just regained power in Florence, so, in 1525, he dedicated the "History of Florence" to the head of the family when its ruin was now at hand.
注目すべきことに、1513年にマキャヴェッリがメディチ家のフィレンツェ復権直後にその教導のために『君主論』を著したように、1525年には一族の滅亡が目前に迫った時期に『フィレンツェ史』をその当主に献じたのである。
In that year the battle of Pavia destroyed the French rule in Italy, and left Francis I a prisoner in the hands of his great rival, Charles V.
その年、パヴィアの戦いによってイタリアにおけるフランスの支配は崩壊し、フランソワ1世は宿敵カール5世の手中に囚われの身となった。
Vocabulary
- 年
- nen — Year; used to count or indicate years
- フィレンツェ
- Firentse — Florence, a city in Italy
- の
- no — Possessive or attributive particle linking nouns
- 商人
- shounin — Merchant; a person who trades goods
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 再び
- futatabi — Again; once more; a second time
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target
- 頼っ
- tayot(te) — Relied on; depended on someone or something
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese
- 紛争
- funsou — Conflict; dispute; strife between parties
- を
- wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 解決
- kaiketsu — Resolution; solving a problem or conflict
- しよう
- shiyou — Let's do; volitional form of 'to do'
- し
- shi — Conjunctive or listing form of する (to do)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese
- が
- ga — Subject marker or conjunction meaning 'but'
- この
- kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things
- 主
- nushi / omo — Master; lord; main person or owner
- 彼
- kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun
- 文学
- bungaku — Literature; written artistic works and study
- 社会
- shakai — Society; the community or social world
- 復帰
- fukki — Return; comeback to a previous position
- 大い
- ooi(ni) — Greatly; largely; to a great extent
- もてはやさ
- motehayasa — Being praised and celebrated widely by others
- れ
- re — Passive or potential verb auxiliary suffix
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases
- そして
- soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting events sequentially
- 戦術論
- senjutsuron — The Art of War (treatise on military tactics)
- 著し
- arawa(shi) — Wrote; authored; composed a written work
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, place, or reason
- 注目
- chuumoku — Attention; notice; public interest or focus
- さ
- sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives or softening statements
- 同じ
- onaji — Same; identical; equal to another thing
- 枢機卿
- suukikyou — Cardinal; high-ranking Catholic Church official
- 勧め
- susume — Recommendation; advice; urging someone to act
- より
- yori — From; by; comparative particle meaning 'than'
- 史
- shi — History; historical record or chronicle
- 執筆
- shippitsu — Writing; act of composing a written work
- する
- suru — To do; to perform an action
- 依頼
- irai — Request; commission; asking someone to do something
- 受け
- uke — Received; accepted an offer or request
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective for previously mentioned thing
- 作業
- sagyou — Work; task; labor on a specific project
- まで
- made — Until; up to a certain time or place
- 続い
- tsuzui(te) — Continued; went on without stopping
- 世間
- seken — The world; public society; general public opinion
- 評判
- hyouban — Reputation; public fame or opinion about someone
- 取り戻し
- torimodo(shi) — Regained; recovered something previously lost
- 家
- ie / ka — House; family; household or dynasty
- 仕事
- shigoto — Work; job; occupation or task to do
- 任じる
- ninjiru — To appoint; assign someone to a role
- 決断
- ketsudan — Decision; decisive resolution to act
- せ
- se — Causative or imperative verb conjugation form
- かも
- kamo — Maybe; perhaps; expresses possibility or uncertainty
- しれ
- shire — May; might; used in 'かもしれない' (maybe)
- ない
- nai — Not; negative form of existence or action
- という
- to iu — Called; known as; quoting or defining something
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; additive particle
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be; there is something
- 古い
- furui — Old; ancient; not new or modern
- 著述家
- chojutsuka — Author; writer; person who writes books professionally
- 有能
- yuunou — Capable; talented; highly competent person
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns
- 政治家
- seijika — Politician; statesman; person in political life
- 巨大
- kyodai — Gigantic; enormous; very large in size
- 鯨
- kujira — Whale; large marine mammal
- よう
- you — Like; as if; in the manner of
- 遊ぶ
- asobu — To play; to amuse oneself; to frolic
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; in order to do
- 空
- kara / sora — Empty; sky; void or air above us
- 樽
- taru — Barrel; cask; wooden container for liquids
- なけれ
- nakere — If there is not; conditional negative existence form
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'
- 船
- fune — Ship; boat; watercraft for travel
- 転覆
- tenpuku — Capsizing; overturning; toppling of a vessel
- せよう
- seyou — Would cause to; volitional causative verb form
- もの
- mono — Thing; used to add reason or emphasis
- だ
- da — Copula; plain form of 'to be'
- 述べ
- nobe — Stated; described; expressed in words
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings)
- から
- kara — From; because; since; starting point particle
- 完成
- kansei — Completion; finishing a work or project
- それ
- sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning 'to' or 'toward'
- 持参
- jisan — Bringing along; carrying something to a place
- 後援者
- kouensha — Patron; sponsor; supporter of a person's work
- 献呈
- kentei — Dedication; formal presentation of a work to someone
- 間
- aida / ma — Between; during; interval of time or space
- 世
- sei / yo — Generation; reign; world; used for rulers
- 教皇
- kyoukou — Pope; head of the Roman Catholic Church
- 地位
- chii — Status; position; social or official standing
- 就い
- tsui(te) — Assumed; took up a position or role
- い
- i — Continuative form of いる (to be, to exist)
- す
- su — Classical or abbreviated form of する (do)
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or expectation
- 復権
- fukken — Restoration of rights or political rehabilitation
- 直後
- chokugo — Immediately after; right after an event occurred
- 教導
- kyoudou — Guidance; instruction; moral or political teaching
- 君主論
- kunshuron — The Prince; Machiavelli's treatise on political power
- 一族
- ichizoku — Clan; family; all members of one lineage
- 滅亡
- metsubou — Ruin; downfall; destruction of a group or nation
- 目前
- mokuzen — Before one's eyes; imminent; about to happen
- 迫っ
- sematte — Pressing close; approaching urgently; looming near
- 時期
- jiki — Time; period; particular phase or season
- 当主
- toushu — Head of a family or household; current leader
- 献じ
- kenji — Dedicated; offered as a tribute or gift
- 戦い
- tatakai — Battle; fight; warfare or conflict
- よっ
- yotte — By means of; due to; because of (て-form)
- おける
- okeru — In; at; concerning; located within a context
- 支配
- shihai — Control; domination; rule over a territory
- 崩壊
- houkai — Collapse; breakdown; fall of a structure or system
- 宿敵
- shukuteki — Arch-enemy; longtime rival or sworn opponent
- 手中
- In one's hands; under one's control or grasp
- 囚わ
- toraware — Captured; taken prisoner; held captive
- 身
- mi — Body; oneself; one's personal situation or status
- なっ
- natte — Became; turned into; te-form of なる
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