The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 4
There was no organized priesthood to be overcome, the primitive religious observances consisting almost entirely of occasional orgies presided over by an old woman, who filled the priestly offices of interpreter for the unseen powers and chief eater at the sacrificial feast.
克服すべき組織化された聖職者階級は存在せず、原始的な宗教的慣習はほぼ完全に、老女が主宰する時折の乱痴気騒ぎから成り立っており、その老女は見えざる力の解釈者および供犠の宴における主たる飲食者という神官的役割を担っていた。
With their unflagging zeal, their organization, their elaborate forms and ceremonies, the missionaries were enabled to win the confidence of the natives, especially as the greater part of them learned the local language and identified their lives with the communities under their care.
宣教師たちは、その飽くなき熱意、組織力、精巧な形式と儀式をもって、現地の人々の信頼を勝ち取ることができた。とりわけ、その大半が現地の言語を習得し、自らが担う共同体とともに生活を同化させたことがその助けとなった。
Accordingly, the people took kindly to their new teachers and rulers, so that in less than a generation Spanish authority was generally recognized in the settled portions of the Philippines, and in the succeeding years the missionaries gradually extended this area by forming settlements from among the wilder peoples, whom they persuaded to abandon the more objectionable features of their old roving, often predatory, life and to group themselves into towns and villages "under the bell."
こうして、人々は新たな教師および支配者を好意的に受け入れ、一世代も経たぬうちにフィリピンの定住地域においてスペインの権威が広く認められるようになった。そして続く年月の中で、宣教師たちはより野性的な民族の中から集落を形成することによってこの地域を徐々に拡大し、彼らを説得して、かつての流浪的でしばしば略奪的な生活の中の最も問題ある側面を捨て去らせ、「鐘の下に」町や村へと集住させた。
Vocabulary
- 克服
- kokufuku — Overcoming or conquering a difficulty or obstacle
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to (expresses obligation or expectation)
- 組織化
- soshikika — Organization; act of structuring into a systematic body
- 聖職者
- seishokusha — Clergy; a person in religious orders or holy office
- 階級
- kaikyuu — Class; rank; social or organizational hierarchy level
- 存在
- sonzai — Existence; being; the state of existing
- 原始的
- genshiteki — Primitive; relating to early or undeveloped stages
- 宗教的
- shuukyouteki — Religious; pertaining to religion or spiritual matters
- 慣習
- kanshuu — Custom; convention; established social practice or habit
- ほぼ
- hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately entirely
- 完全
- kanzen — Complete; perfect; total without exception
- 老女
- roujo — Old woman; elderly female person
- 主宰
- shusai — Presiding over; leading or directing an event
- 時折
- tokiori — Occasionally; from time to time; now and then
- 乱痴気騒ぎ
- randchikisawagi — Wild revelry; raucous chaotic merrymaking or uproar
- 成り立っ
- naritatsu — To consist of; be composed of; come together
- 力
- chikara — Power; strength; force; ability
- 解釈者
- kaishakusha — Interpreter; one who explains or decodes meaning
- および
- oyobi — And; as well as; in addition to
- 供犠
- kugi — Sacrifice; ritual offering to a deity
- 宴
- utage — Banquet; feast; celebratory gathering with food
- における
- ni okeru — In; at; within (formal locative expression)
- 主
- nushi / omo — Main; chief; primary; lord or master
- という
- to iu — Called; known as; the role or concept of
- 神官的
- shinkanteki — Priestly; resembling or relating to a shrine priest
- 役割
- yakuwari — Role; function; part one plays in a group
- 担っ
- ninatte — Bearing; shouldering; taking on a responsibility
- 宣教師
- senkyoushi — Missionary; person spreading religious faith abroad
- 飽く
- aku — To tire of; to be satiated; to become weary
- なき
- naki — Without; lacking; non-existent (classical attributive)
- 熱意
- netsui — Enthusiasm; zeal; passionate eagerness for something
- 組織力
- soshikiryoku — Organizational ability; power to structure and coordinate
- 精巧
- seikou — Elaborate; intricate; highly skilled craftsmanship
- 形式
- keishiki — Form; formality; established format or structure
- 儀式
- gishiki — Ceremony; ritual; formal observance or rite
- 現地
- genchi — Local area; the site itself; on-the-ground location
- 人々
- hitobito — People; folks; various individuals in a group
- 信頼
- shinrai — Trust; confidence; reliance on someone or something
- 勝ち取る
- kachitoru — To win over; to earn or gain through effort
- とりわけ
- toriwake — Especially; in particular; above all others
- 大半
- taihan — The majority; the greater part; most of something
- 言語
- gengo — Language; system of communication using words
- 習得
- shuutoku — Acquisition; mastering a skill or language through study
- 自ら
- mizukara — Oneself; personally; by one's own action
- 担う
- ninau — To bear; to shoulder; to take on a duty
- 共同体
- kyoudoutai — Community; collective body sharing common bonds
- 生活
- seikatsu — Life; daily living; lifestyle and everyday activities
- 同化
- douka — Assimilation; blending into a culture or group
- 助け
- tasuke — Help; assistance; aid given to someone in need
- 新た
- arata — New; fresh; newly introduced or established
- 教師
- kyoushi — Teacher; instructor; educator in a formal setting
- 支配者
- shihaisha — Ruler; one who governs or dominates others
- 好意的
- kouiteki — Favorable; benevolent; showing goodwill toward someone
- 受け入れ
- ukoire — Acceptance; receiving favorably; taking in willingly
- 世代
- sedai — Generation; a group of people born in same era
- 経た
- hetta / heta — Passed; elapsed (past form of heru, to pass time)
- うち
- uchi — Within; among; before a time period elapses
- 定住
- teijuu — Permanent settlement; settling and residing in a place
- 地域
- chiiki — Region; area; district; local zone or territory
- において
- ni oite — In; at; within (formal contextual location expression)
- 権威
- ken'i — Authority; power; recognized prestige or influence
- 広く
- hiroku — Widely; broadly; extensively across an area
- 認め
- mitome — Recognizing; acknowledging; approving of something
- そして
- soshite — And then; and so; connecting sequential events
- 続く
- tsuzuku — To continue; to go on; to follow in succession
- 年月
- toshitsuki — Years and months; passage of time over long period
- より
- yori — More; from; than (comparative or source particle)
- 野性的
- yaseiteki — Wild; feral; untamed in nature or behavior
- 民族
- minzoku — Ethnic group; people sharing culture and heritage
- 集落
- shuuraku — Settlement; hamlet; small clustered community of dwellings
- 形成
- keisei — Formation; shaping; building up of a structure
- 徐々
- jojo — Gradually; slowly; little by little over time
- 拡大
- kakudai — Expansion; enlargement; growth in size or scope
- 彼ら
- karera — They; them; referring to a group of people
- 説得
- settoku — Persuasion; convincing someone through reasoning
- かつて
- katsute — Once; formerly; in the past; at one time
- 流浪的
- ryuurouteki — Nomadic; wandering; roaming without fixed residence
- しばしば
- shibashiba — Often; frequently; repeatedly occurring
- 略奪的
- ryakudatsuteki — Predatory; plundering; given to raiding and looting
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; the greatest degree; most of all
- 問題
- mondai — Problem; issue; matter of concern or difficulty
- 側面
- sokumen — Aspect; side; facet of a situation or object
- 捨て去ら
- sutesara — Abandoning completely; casting off entirely; discarding
- 鐘
- kane — Bell; large metal bell rung at temples or churches
- 町
- machi — Town; neighborhood; urban district or community
- 村
- mura — Village; small rural community or settlement
- 集住
- shuujuu — Concentrated settlement; living together in one area
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