The Scarlet Letter — Page 13
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.
Parece-me ter um direito mais forte de residência aqui por conta deste grave, barbado, progenitor de manto negro e coroa em forma de torre,—que veio tão cedo, com sua Bíblia e sua espada, e pisou a rua deserta com porte tão majestoso, e fez figura tão grande, como homem de guerra e de paz,—um direito mais forte do que o meu próprio, cujo nome raramente se ouve e cujo rosto mal se conhece.
He was a soldier, legislator, judge; he was a ruler in the Church; he had all the Puritanic traits, both good and evil.
Ele foi soldado, legislador, juiz; foi um governante na Igreja; tinha todos os traços puritanos, tanto os bons quanto os maus.
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.
Foi também um amargo perseguidor, como atestam os Quacres, que o recordaram em suas histórias, e relatam um incidente de sua dura severidade para com uma mulher de sua seita, o qual durará mais, é de se temer, do que qualquer registro de suas melhores ações, embora estas fossem muitas.
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.
Seu filho, também, herdou o espírito perseguidor, e tornou-se tão conspícuo no martírio das bruxas, que o sangue delas pode com razão ser dito ter deixado uma mancha sobre ele.
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!
Uma mancha tão profunda, de fato, que seus velhos ossos secos, no cemitério da Charter Street, devem ainda retê-la, caso não tenham se reduzido inteiramente a pó!
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.
Não sei se esses meus antepassados se lembraram de se arrepender, e pedir perdão ao Céu por suas crueldades; ou se estão agora gemendo sob as pesadas consequências delas, em outro estado de existência.
Vocabulary
- Parece
- Seems or appears to be the case.
- me
- Me; indirect or direct object pronoun.
- ter
- To have or to possess something.
- um
- A, an; indefinite article or numeral one.
- direito
- Right; legal entitlement or privilege.
- mais
- More; greater in quantity or degree.
- forte
- Strong; having great power or intensity.
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- residência
- Residence; place where one lives.
- aqui
- Here; in this place or location.
- por
- By, for, through; common preposition.
- conta
- Account, bill; reason or cause.
- deste
- Of this; contraction of 'de este'.
- grave
- Serious, grave; of significant importance.
- negro
- Black; the darkest color.
- coroa
- Crown; royal headdress of monarch.
- em
- In; preposition indicating location or time.
- forma
- Form, shape; physical appearance or structure.
- torre
- Tower; tall structure with narrow base.
- que
- That, which; relative or subordinating pronoun.
- veio
- Came; past tense of 'vir'.
- tão
- So; expressing degree or extent.
- cedo
- Early; at early hour of day.
- com
- With; expressing accompaniment or association.
- sua
- His, her, your; possessive adjective.
- Bíblia
- Bible; holy scripture of Christianity.
- espada
- Sword; long bladed weapon for combat.
- pisou
- Stepped on; past tense of 'pisar'.
- rua
- Street; public road in town.
- deserta
- Deserted; empty and abandoned place.
- majestoso
- Majestic; impressive and dignified in appearance.
- fez
- Made, did; past tense of 'fazer'.
- figura
- Figure, shape; representation or appearance.
- grande
- Great, large; of considerable size.
- como
- Like, as; expressing similarity or manner.
- homem
- Man; adult male human being.
- guerra
- War; armed conflict between nations.
- paz
- Peace; freedom from war or violence.
- do
- Of the; contraction of 'de o'.
- meu
- My, mine; first person possessive.
- próprio
- Own, self; belonging to oneself.
- cujo
- Whose; possessive relative pronoun.
- nome
- Name; word by which identified.
- raramente
- Rarely; seldom or infrequently.
- se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun particle.
- ouve
- Hears; third person singular of 'ouvir'.
- rosto
- Face; front part of head.
- mal
- Badly, poorly; in wrong manner.
- conhece
- Knows; third person singular of 'conhecer'.
- Ele
- He; masculine third person pronoun.
- foi
- Was; past tense of 'ser'.
- soldado
- Soldier; person serving in army.
- juiz
- Judge; person who presides over court.
- governante
- Governor, ruler; person who governs.
- na
- In the; contraction of 'em a'.
- Igreja
- Church; religious institution and building.
- tinha
- Had; past tense of 'ter'.
- todos
- All, everyone; every single one.
- os
- The; masculine plural article.
- traços
- Traits, features; characteristics or marks.
- tanto
- So much, as much; such degree.
- bons
- Good; possessing positive qualities.
- quanto
- How much, as much; comparative.
- maus
- Bad, evil; possessing negative qualities.
- Foi
- Was; past tense of 'ser'.
- também
- Also, too; in addition.
- amargo
- Bitter; having sharp unpleasant taste.
- recordaram
- Remembered; past tense of 'recordar'.
- histórias
- Stories; accounts of events.
- relatam
- Report, relate; tell or narrate.
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