The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 7
When any recalcitrants refused to accept the new order, or later showed an inclination to break away from it, the military forces, acting usually under secret directions from the padre, made raids in the disaffected parts with all the unpitying atrocity the Spanish soldiery were ever capable of displaying in their dealings with a weaker people.
Wenn sich Widerspenstige weigerten, die neue Ordnung anzuerkennen, oder später eine Neigung zeigten, sich von ihr loszusagen, unternahmen die Streitkräfte, die gewöhnlich unter geheimen Anweisungen des Paters handelten, Überfälle in den unzufriedenen Gebieten mit all der erbarmungslosen Grausamkeit, zu der spanische Soldaten in ihrem Umgang mit einem schwächeren Volk stets fähig waren.
After sufficient punishment had been inflicted and a wholesome fear inspired, the padre very opportunely interfered in the natives' behalf, by which means they were convinced that peace and security lay in submission to the authorities, especially to the curate of their town or district.
Nachdem ausreichende Strafe verhängt und eine heilsame Furcht eingeflößt worden war, mischte sich der Pater sehr opportun zugunsten der Einheimischen ein, wodurch diese davon überzeugt wurden, dass Frieden und Sicherheit in der Unterwerfung unter die Obrigkeit lagen, insbesondere unter den Pfarrer ihrer Stadt oder ihres Bezirks.
A single example will suffice to make the method clear: not an isolated instance but a typical case chosen from among the mass of records left by the chief actors themselves.
Ein einziges Beispiel wird genügen, um die Methode zu verdeutlichen: nicht ein Einzelfall, sondern ein typischer Fall, ausgewählt aus der Masse der Aufzeichnungen, die von den Hauptakteuren selbst hinterlassen wurden.
Fray Domingo Perez, evidently a man of courage and conviction, for he later lost his life in the work of which he wrote, was the Dominican vicar on the Zambales coast when that Order temporarily took over the district from the Recollects.
Fray Domingo Perez, offensichtlich ein Mann von Mut und Überzeugung, denn er verlor später sein Leben bei der Arbeit, über die er schrieb, war der dominikanische Vikar an der Küste von Zambales, als jener Orden den Bezirk vorübergehend von den Rekollekten übernahm.
Vocabulary
- Wenn
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when' in German
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'oneself'
- Widerspenstige
- Rebellious or defiant people who resist authority
- weigerten
- Past tense of 'refuse'; they refused to do something
- neue
- Adjective meaning 'new' or 'recent'
- Ordnung
- Order, system, or set of rules governing society
- anzuerkennen
- To acknowledge, recognize, or accept something officially
- oder
- Conjunction meaning 'or', connecting alternatives
- später
- Adverb meaning 'later' or 'afterwards' in time
- Neigung
- Tendency, inclination, or disposition toward something
- zeigten
- Past tense of 'show'; they showed or demonstrated
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'
- ihr
- Pronoun meaning 'her', 'their', or 'your' (formal)
- loszusagen
- To renounce or detach oneself from something previously accepted
- unternahmen
- Past tense of 'undertake'; they carried out actions
- Streitkräfte
- Armed forces or military troops of a nation
- gewöhnlich
- Usually, ordinarily, or as a general rule
- unter
- Preposition meaning 'under', 'among', or 'below'
- geheimen
- Secret or covert, kept hidden from public knowledge
- Anweisungen
- Instructions or directives given to someone to follow
- Paters
- Genitive form of 'Pater'; of the Father (priest)
- handelten
- Past tense of 'act'; they acted or proceeded accordingly
- Überfälle
- Raids, attacks, or surprise assaults on a location
- unzufriedenen
- Dissatisfied or discontented, describing unhappy populations
- Gebieten
- Regions, territories, or areas of land
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with' or 'by means of'
- all
- All, entire, or every; referring to total extent
- erbarmungslosen
- Merciless, pitiless, showing no compassion whatsoever
- Grausamkeit
- Cruelty or brutality inflicted upon others
- zu
- Preposition or infinitive marker meaning 'to' or 'at'
- spanische
- Adjective meaning 'Spanish', relating to Spain
- Soldaten
- Soldiers or military personnel serving in armed forces
- ihrem
- Dative possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'her'
- Umgang
- Dealings, interaction, or manner of treating others
- schwächeren
- Weaker, comparative form describing less powerful people
- Volk
- People, nation, or ethnic group as a collective
- stets
- Always, constantly, or at all times
- fähig
- Capable or able to do something specific
- waren
- Past tense of 'sein'; they were (plural past)
- Nachdem
- Conjunction meaning 'after' an event had occurred
- ausreichende
- Sufficient or adequate, describing enough of something
- Strafe
- Punishment or penalty imposed for wrongdoing
- verhängt
- Imposed or decreed, as a sentence or punishment
- heilsame
- Salutary or wholesome; producing beneficial cautionary effect
- Furcht
- Fear or dread experienced by individuals
- eingeflößt
- Instilled or instilled into someone; induced a feeling
- worden
- Past participle of 'werden'; used in passive constructions
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; was (third person singular)
- mischte
- Past tense of 'einmischen'; intervened or got involved
- Pater
- Father; title for a Catholic priest or monk
- sehr
- Adverb meaning 'very' or 'greatly' intensifying adjectives
- opportun
- Opportune, timely, or conveniently well-timed
- zugunsten
- Preposition meaning 'in favor of' or 'on behalf of'
- Einheimischen
- Natives or locals; people indigenous to a region
- wodurch
- Relative adverb meaning 'through which' or 'whereby'
- diese
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' or 'those'
- davon
- Adverb meaning 'of it', 'from it', or 'thereof'
- überzeugt
- Convinced or persuaded of something's truth or validity
- wurden
- Past tense passive auxiliary 'were'; they were (done)
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that' introducing a clause
- Frieden
- Peace; absence of conflict or war between parties
- Sicherheit
- Safety, security, or certainty in a given context
- Unterwerfung
- Submission or subjugation to authority or power
- Obrigkeit
- Authorities or ruling powers governing a society
- lagen
- Past tense of 'liegen'; lay or were located
- insbesondere
- Especially or particularly, singling out one thing
- Pfarrer
- Parish priest or pastor leading a local congregation
- ihrer
- Genitive possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'her'
- Stadt
- City or town; an urban settlement or municipality
- ihres
- Genitive possessive pronoun 'their/her' (neuter/masculine)
- Bezirks
- Genitive of 'Bezirk'; of the district or region
- einziges
- Single or sole; only one of something existing
- Beispiel
- Example or illustration demonstrating a broader point
- wird
- Third person singular future/present of 'werden'; will
- genügen
- To suffice or be enough for a purpose
- um
- Preposition meaning 'around', 'at', or 'in order to'
- Methode
- Method or approach used to accomplish something
- verdeutlichen
- To clarify or illustrate something more clearly
- nicht
- Negation word meaning 'not' in German
- Einzelfall
- Individual case or isolated instance of something occurring
- sondern
- Conjunction meaning 'but rather', correcting previous statement
- typischer
- Typical or representative, showing characteristic qualities
- Fall
- Case, instance, or situation; also grammatical case
- ausgewählt
- Chosen or selected from among several possibilities
- aus
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'out of', or 'of'
- Masse
- Mass, large quantity, or bulk of something
- Aufzeichnungen
- Records, notes, or written documentation of events
- Hauptakteuren
- Main actors or key participants in events described
- selbst
- Self or themselves; intensifier meaning 'even' or 'itself'
- hinterlassen
- Left behind or bequeathed for others to find
- offensichtlich
- Obviously or evidently; clearly apparent to observers
- Mann
- Man or male person; also husband informally
- Mut
- Courage or bravery in facing danger or difficulty
- Überzeugung
- Conviction or firm belief held by someone
- denn
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'; also 'then'
- er
- Personal pronoun meaning 'he' (third person singular)
- verlor
- Past tense of 'verlieren'; he lost something precious
- sein
- To be; also possessive pronoun 'his' or 'its'
- Leben
- Life; one's existence or way of living
- bei
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'near', 'during', or 'with'
- Arbeit
- Work, labor, or task that someone performs
- über
- Preposition meaning 'over', 'about', or 'across'
- schrieb
- Past tense of 'schreiben'; he/she wrote something
- dominikanische
- Dominican; relating to the Dominican religious order
- Vikar
- Vicar; a representative or deputy of a higher cleric
- an
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'
- Küste
- Coast or shoreline; land bordering the sea
- als
- Conjunction meaning 'when', 'as', or 'than'
- jener
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'the former'
- Orden
- Religious order or organization of monks and priests
- Bezirk
- District, zone, or administrative area or region
- vorübergehend
- Temporarily or briefly; for a limited period of time
- übernahm
- Past tense of 'übernehmen'; took over or assumed control
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