The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 2
The attempt to eliminate the eternal feminine from her natural and normal sphere in the scheme of things there met with the same certain and signal disaster that awaits every perversion of human activity.
Der Versuch, das ewig Weibliche aus seiner natürlichen und normalen Sphäre im Gefüge der Dinge zu verdrängen, stieß dort auf dasselbe sichere und deutliche Scheitern, das jeder Perversion menschlicher Tätigkeit beschieden ist.
Beginning with a band of zealous, earnest men, sincere in their convictions, to whom the cause was all and their personalities nothing, it there, as elsewhere, passed through its usual cycle of usefulness, stagnation, corruption, and degeneration.
Ausgehend von einer Schar eifriger, ernsthafter Männer, aufrichtig in ihren Überzeugungen, denen die Sache alles und ihre Persönlichkeit nichts bedeutete, durchlief es dort wie anderswo seinen üblichen Kreislauf von Nützlichkeit, Stagnation, Verderbnis und Verfall.
To the unselfish and heroic efforts of the early friars Spain in large measure owed her dominion over the Philippine Islands and the Filipinos a marked advance on the road to civilization and nationality.
Den selbstlosen und heldenhaften Bemühungen der frühen Mönche verdankte Spanien in großem Maße seine Herrschaft über die Philippinen, und die Filipinos verdankten ihnen einen deutlichen Fortschritt auf dem Weg zu Zivilisation und nationaler Identität.
In fact, after the dreams of sudden wealth from gold and spices had faded, the islands were retained chiefly as a missionary conquest and a stepping-stone to the broader fields of Asia, with Manila as a depot for the Oriental trade.
Tatsächlich wurden die Inseln, nachdem die Träume von plötzlichem Reichtum durch Gold und Gewürze verblasst waren, hauptsächlich als Missionseroberung und als Sprungbrett zu den weiteren Gebieten Asiens behalten, mit Manila als Umschlagplatz für den orientalischen Handel.
The records of those early years are filled with tales of courage and heroism worthy of Spain's proudest years, as the missionary fathers labored with unflagging zeal in disinterested endeavor for the spread of the Faith and the betterment of the condition of the Malays among whom they found themselves.
Die Aufzeichnungen jener frühen Jahre sind erfüllt von Geschichten des Mutes und des Heldentums, die Spaniens stolzesten Jahren würdig sind, als die Missionarsväter mit unermüdlichem Eifer in selbstlosem Streben für die Verbreitung des Glaubens und die Verbesserung der Lage der Malaien arbeiteten, unter denen sie sich befanden.
They won the confidence of the native peoples, gathered them into settlements and villages, led them into the ways of peace, and became their protectors, guides, and counselors.
Sie gewannen das Vertrauen der einheimischen Völker, sammelten sie in Siedlungen und Dörfern, führten sie auf die Wege des Friedens und wurden ihre Beschützer, Führer und Berater.
In those times the cross and the sword went hand in hand, but in the Philippines the latter was rarely needed or used.
In jenen Zeiten gingen Kreuz und Schwert Hand in Hand, doch auf den Philippinen wurde Letzteres selten benötigt oder eingesetzt.
Vocabulary
- Der
- Definite article for masculine nouns in nominative case.
- Versuch
- Attempt, try, or experiment undertaken to achieve something.
- das
- Definite article for neuter nouns in nominative case.
- ewig
- Eternal, everlasting, or continuing without end forever.
- Weibliche
- Feminine or female characteristics or qualities generally.
- aus
- Preposition meaning from, out of, or made of.
- seiner
- Possessive pronoun meaning his in dative or genitive.
- natürlichen
- Natural or occurring in nature without human intervention.
- und
- Conjunction meaning and used to connect words.
- normalen
- Normal, standard, or conforming to usual patterns.
- Sphäre
- Sphere, domain, or area of influence or activity.
- im
- Contraction of in dem, meaning in the.
- der
- Definite article for feminine nouns or plural objects.
- Dinge
- Things, objects, or matters of general or specific concern.
- zu
- Preposition meaning to, towards, or for a purpose.
- verdrängen
- To displace, suppress, or push something out forcefully.
- stieß
- Past tense of stoßen, meaning pushed or bumped into.
- dort
- Adverb meaning there or in that place specifically.
- auf
- Preposition meaning on, upon, or at a location.
- dasselbe
- The same thing or identical matter under discussion.
- sichere
- Sure, certain, or secure against doubt or danger.
- deutliche
- Clear, obvious, or distinct and easily understandable.
- Scheitern
- Failure, collapse, or the state of not succeeding.
- jeder
- Every, each, or any individual member of a group.
- menschlicher
- Human or relating to humans and human nature.
- Tätigkeit
- Activity, action, or work done by a person.
- ist
- Verb sein in third person singular present tense.
- Ausgehend
- Starting from or beginning with a particular point.
- von
- Preposition meaning from, by, or of something.
- einer
- Indefinite article feminine meaning a or one.
- eifriger
- Eager, zealous, or enthusiastically devoted to a cause.
- ernsthafter
- Serious, grave, or earnest in manner or intent.
- Männer
- Men or adult male persons plural form.
- aufrichtig
- Sincere, honest, or genuine in feelings and intentions.
- in
- Preposition meaning in, inside, or within a location.
- ihren
- Possessive pronoun meaning their in accusative case.
- Überzeugungen
- Convictions, beliefs, or firmly held opinions and principles.
- denen
- Relative pronoun meaning those or those which.
- die
- Definite article feminine or plural in nominative case.
- Sache
- Thing, matter, case, or subject of discussion.
- alles
- Everything, all things, or the whole amount.
- ihre
- Possessive pronoun meaning her or their.
- Persönlichkeit
- Personality, character, or distinctive individual identity.
- nichts
- Nothing or not anything at all whatsoever.
- bedeutete
- Meant, signified, or indicated importance of something.
- durchlief
- Went through or experienced a process or cycle.
- es
- Pronoun meaning it in neuter nominative case.
- wie
- Conjunction meaning as, like, or in the manner.
- seinen
- Possessive pronoun meaning his in accusative case.
- üblichen
- Usual, customary, or habitual manner of occurrence.
- Kreislauf
- Cycle, circulation, or recurring series of events.
- Verfall
- Decay, decline, or deterioration over time gradually.
- Den
- Definite article accusative masculine or dative plural.
- selbstlosen
- Selfless, unselfish, or devoted without personal interest.
- heldenhaften
- Heroic, brave, or showing great courage and valor.
- Bemühungen
- Efforts, attempts, or endeavors to accomplish something.
- frühen
- Early or occurring at the beginning of period.
- Mönche
- Monks or male members of religious monastic community.
- verdankte
- Owed or was indebted for something received.
- Spanien
- Spain or the European country on Iberian Peninsula.
- großem
- Large, great, or of significant size or extent.
- Maße
- Measures, extent, or degree of something.
- seine
- Possessive pronoun meaning his or its.
- Herrschaft
- Rule, dominion, or control over people or territory.
- über
- Preposition meaning over, above, or across.
- Philippinen
- Philippines or island nation in Southeast Asia.
- verdankten
- Owed or attributed something to someone else.
- ihnen
- Pronoun meaning them in dative case.
- einen
- Indefinite article masculine accusative meaning a.
- Fortschritt
- Progress, advancement, or forward movement in development.
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