The Scarlet Letter — Page 13

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I seem to have a stronger claim to a residence here on account of this grave, bearded, sable-cloaked and steeple-crowned progenitor,—who came so early, with his Bible and his sword, and trode the unworn street with such a stately port, and made so large a figure, as a man of war and peace,—a stronger claim than for myself, whose name is seldom heard and my face hardly known.

この厳粛な、髭を生やし、黒いマントをまとい、尖った帽子をかぶった先祖のゆえに、私はここに居を構えるより強い権利を持っているように思われる。——彼は聖書と剣を携えて早くにやって来て、まだ人に踏まれていない街路を堂々たる足取りで歩み、戦と平和の人として偉大な存在感を示した。——めったに名を聞かれることもなく、顔もほとんど知られていない私自身よりも、強い権利を。

He was a soldier, legislator, judge; he was a ruler in the Church; he had all the Puritanic traits, both good and evil.

彼は兵士であり、立法者であり、裁判官であった。彼は教会における支配者であった。彼は善悪ともにピューリタンの特質をすべて備えていた。

He was likewise a bitter persecutor, as witness the Quakers, who have remembered him in their histories, and relate an incident of his hard severity towards a woman of their sect, which will last longer, it is to be feared, than any record of his better deeds, although these were many.

彼はまた激しい迫害者でもあった。その証拠にクエーカー教徒たちは彼を自分たちの歴史書に記録し、彼が同宗派の女性に対して示した苛酷な厳しさの一件を伝えている。その記録は、彼の善行の記録——それが数多くあったとしても——よりも長く語り継がれることが恐れられる。

His son, too, inherited the persecuting spirit, and made himself so conspicuous in the martyrdom of the witches, that their blood may fairly be said to have left a stain upon him.

彼の息子もまた迫害の精神を受け継ぎ、魔女たちの殉難においてあまりにも目立った役割を果たしたため、彼女たちの血が彼の上に汚点を残したと言っても過言ではない。

So deep a stain, indeed, that his old dry bones, in the Charter Street burial-ground, must still retain it, if they have not crumbled utterly to dust!

実に深い汚点であって、チャーター・ストリートの墓地に眠る彼の古く乾いた骨は、完全に塵と化していないならば、いまだにその汚点を帯びているに違いない。

I know not whether these ancestors of mine bethought themselves to repent, and ask pardon of Heaven for their cruelties; or whether they are now groaning under the heavy consequences of them, in another state of being.

この私の先祖たちが自らの残酷な行為を悔い改め、天に赦しを求めることを思い至ったのかどうか、あるいは今もなお別の存在の状態において、その重い報いの下で苦しんでいるのかどうか、私には知る由もない。

Vocabulary

この: kono — This (attributive demonstrative modifying a noun).
厳粛な: genshuku na — Solemn, grave, or deeply serious in manner.
髭を生やし: hige wo hayashi — Having grown a beard or mustache.
黒い: kuroi — Black in color; dark-colored.
マントを: manto wo — Cloak or cape (object marker attached).
まとい: matoi — Wearing or draping clothing around oneself.
尖った: togatta — Pointed or sharp at the tip.
帽子を: bōshi wo — Hat or cap (object marker attached).
かぶった: kabutta — Wore or put on a hat or helmet.
先祖の: senzo no — Of or belonging to one's ancestors.
ゆえに: yue ni — Therefore; for that reason; because of.
私は: watashi wa — I (first-person pronoun with topic marker).
ここに: koko ni — Here; in this place.
居を: i wo — Residence or dwelling place (object marker attached).
構える: kamaeru — To establish or set up a residence or position.
より: yori — More than; compared to; from.
強い: tsuyoi — Strong, powerful, or forceful.
権利を: kenri wo — Right or entitlement (object marker attached).
持って: motte — Having; holding; possessing something.
いる: iru — To exist; indicates ongoing state or action.
ように: yō ni — It seems that; in such a way that.
思われる: omowareru — To seem or appear to be; passive of think.
——彼は: ——kare wa — He (third-person male pronoun with topic marker).
聖書と: seisho to — The Bible together with; Holy Scripture.
剣を: ken wo — Sword (object marker attached).
携えて: tazusaete — Carrying or bringing something along with oneself.
早くに: hayaku ni — Early; at an early time.
やって: yatte — Coming or doing; connective form of やる/やってくる.
来て: kite — Coming; having come (connective form of 来る).
まだ: mada — Still; not yet; up to this point.
人に: hito ni — By a person; to people (indirect object marker).
踏まれて: fumarete — Being trodden upon or stepped on by someone.
いない: inai — Not existing; negative of いる indicating absence.
街路を: gairo wo — Street or road (object marker attached).
堂々たる: dōdō taru — Majestic, imposing, or stately in appearance.
足取りで: ashidori de — With a certain gait or manner of walking.
歩み: ayumi — Walking; step; progress or advance.
戦と: ikusa to — War or battle together with; conflict.
平和の: heiwa no — Of peace; peaceful.
人として: hito to shite — As a person; in the capacity of a human.
偉大な: idai na — Great, grand, or magnificent in stature.
存在感を: sonzaikan wo — Presence or commanding sense of existence.
示した: shimeshita — Showed, demonstrated, or displayed (past tense).
——めったに: ——metta ni — Rarely; seldom; hardly ever.
名を: na wo — Name (object marker attached).
聞かれる: kikareru — To be heard of; asked about (passive form).
こともなく: koto mo naku — Without even; not happening at all.
顔も: kao mo — Face also; even one's face.
ほとんど: hotondo — Mostly; almost; hardly (with negative).
知られて: shikarete — Being known; made known to others (passive).
私自身: watashi jishin — I myself; my own self.
も: mo — Also; too; even (inclusive particle).
彼は: kare wa — He (topic); third-person male pronoun.
兵士で: heishi de — Being a soldier (copula connective form).
あり: ari — Is/was; connective copula linking roles.
立法者で: rippōsha de — Being a legislator or lawmaker (connective).
裁判官で: saibankan de — Being a judge (connective copula form).
あった: atta — Was; existed (past tense of ある).
教会に: kyōkai ni — In the church; within the church.
おける: okeru — In; within; pertaining to a place or context.
支配者で: shihaisha de — Being a ruler or dominant authority (connective).
善悪: zen'aku — Good and evil; moral quality.
ともに: tomo ni — Together; both; along with.
特質を: tokushitsu wo — Characteristic trait or quality (object marker).
すべて: subete — All; everything; entirely.
備えて: sonaete — Possessing or being equipped with qualities.
いた: ita — Was (existing); past continuous of いる.
また: mata — Also; again; furthermore; in addition.
激しい: hageshii — Fierce, intense, or violent.
迫害者で: hakugaisha de — Being a persecutor of others (connective).
その: sono — That; the (attributive demonstrative).
証拠に: shōko ni — As proof or evidence of something.
教徒たちは: kyōto-tachi wa — The believers or adherents (plural topic marker).
彼を: kare wo — Him (third-person male object marker).
自分たちの: jibun-tachi no — Their own; belonging to themselves.
歴史書に: rekishisho ni — In a history book or historical record.
記録し: kiroku shi — Recorded; documented (connective verb form).
彼が: kare ga — He (subject marker); third-person male.
同: dō — Same; the same (prefix indicating sameness).
宗派の: shūha no — Of a religious sect or denomination.
女性に: josei ni — To or toward a woman (indirect object).
対して: taishite — Toward; against; in relation to.
苛酷な: kakoku na — Harsh, cruel, or severely strict treatment.
厳しさの: kibishisa no — Of strictness or severity; harshness.
一件を: ikken wo — One incident or case (object marker).
伝えて: tsutaete — Conveying or passing on information to others.
記録は: kiroku wa — The record or documentation (topic marker).
彼の: kare no — His; belonging to him.
善行の: zenkō no — Of good deeds or virtuous acts.
記録: kiroku — Record, document, or written account.
——それが: ——sore ga — That (subject marker); referring to something prior.
数多く: kazuōku — Numerous; many in number; a great many.
あったと: atta to — That there were; quotative past of ある.
して: shite — Doing; assuming; as (connective verb form).
長く: nagaku — For a long time; at length.
語り: katari — Telling, narrating, or recounting a story.
継がれる: tsugrareru — To be passed down or inherited (passive).
ことが: koto ga — The fact that; nominalizer with subject marker.
恐れられる: osorerareru — To be feared; dreaded (passive verb form).
息子も: musuko mo — The son also; even the son.
迫害の: hakugai no — Of persecution; pertaining to oppression.
精神を: seishin wo — Spirit or mindset (object marker attached).
受け継ぎ: uketsugui — Inheriting or succeeding to something passed down.
魔女たちの: majo-tachi no — Of the witches; belonging to witches.
殉難に: junnan ni — In the martyrdom or suffering for a cause.
おいて: oite — In; at; in the context of.
あまりに: amari ni — Too much; excessively; overly.
目立った: medatta — Stood out; was conspicuous or prominent.
役割を: yakuwari wo — Role or function (object marker attached).
果たした: hatashita — Fulfilled, accomplished, or played a role.
ため: tame — Because of; for the sake of; due to.
彼女たちの: kanojo-tachi no — Their (plural female); belonging to them.
血が: chi ga — Blood (subject marker attached).
上に: ue ni — On top of; upon; above.
汚点を: oten wo — A stain or blemish (object marker attached).
残した: nokoshita — Left behind; caused to remain (past tense).
と: to — And; with; quotation particle; that.
言って: itte — Saying; having said (connective verb form).
過言で: kagon de — Being an exaggeration or overstatement.
は: wa — Topic marker particle; as for.
ない: nai — Not; negative; does not exist.
実に: jitsu ni — Truly; indeed; really; in fact.
深い: fukai — Deep; profound; intense.
汚点で: oten de — Being a stain or taint (copula form).
あって: atte — Being; existing (connective copula form).
墓地に: bochi ni — In the cemetery or graveyard.
眠る: nemuru — To sleep; to rest (euphemism for being buried).
古く: furuku — Old; ancient; long-existing.
乾いた: kawaita — Dried; withered; desiccated.
骨は: hone wa — Bones (topic marker); skeletal remains.
完全に: kanzen ni — Completely; perfectly; entirely.
塵と: chiri to — Into dust; together with dust.
化して: kashite — Having turned into; transformed into (connective).
ならば: naraba — If it is so; supposing; in that case.
いまだに: imadani — Still; even now; up to the present.
帯びて: obite — Bearing, carrying, or tinged with something.
に: ni — In; at; to; by (directional/location particle).
違いない: chigainai — Must be; certainly; no doubt.
私の: watashi no — My; belonging to me.
先祖たちが: senzo-tachi ga — The ancestors (plural subject marker).
自らの: mizukara no — One's own; by oneself; personal.
残酷な: zankoku na — Cruel, brutal, or merciless in action.
行為を: kōi wo — Act or conduct (object marker attached).
悔い改め: kuiaratame — Repenting; changing one's ways after wrongdoing.
天に: ten ni — To heaven; toward the heavens above.
赦しを: yurushi wo — Forgiveness or pardon (object marker attached).
求める: motomeru — To seek, request, or desire something.
ことを: koto wo — The fact of; nominalizer with object marker.
思い: omoi — Thought, feeling, or contemplation.
至った: itatta — Reached; arrived at; came to (a conclusion).
の: no — Possessive particle; of; nominalizer.
か: ka — Question particle; whether; or.
どうか: dō ka — Whether or not; somehow; please.
あるいは: arui wa — Or; alternatively; perhaps.
今も: ima mo — Even now; still at this moment.
なお: nao — Still; furthermore; even more.
別の: betsu no — Another; different; separate.
存在の: sonzai no — Of existence; pertaining to a state of being.
状態に: jōtai ni — In a state or condition of something.
重い: omoi — Heavy; serious; burdensome; grave.
報いの: mukui no — Of retribution or recompense; punishment deserved.
下で: shita de — Under; beneath; below (a condition or burden).
苦しんで: kurushinde — Suffering; in pain (connective verb form).
私には: watashi ni wa — To me; for me (indirect topic expression).
知る: shiru — To know; to come to know.
由も: yoshi mo — No way of knowing; no means whatsoever.

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