Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 7
I know not how to express my meaning more plainly or more personally than I have done already in one of the last chapters (Aphorism 382) of the fifth book of the 'Gaya Scienza'."
私はすでに『悦ばしき知識』第五巻の最後の章のひとつ（箴言382）においてそうしたように、これ以上平易に、あるいはこれ以上個人的に自分の意味を表現する方法を知らない。」
"We, the new, the nameless, the hard-to-understand,"—it says there,—"we firstlings of a yet untried future—we require for a new end also a new means, namely, a new healthiness, stronger, sharper, tougher, bolder and merrier than all healthiness hitherto.
「われら、新しき者、名もなき者、理解されがたき者よ」——とそこには書かれている——「いまだ試みられていない未来の初子たるわれらは、新たな目的のためにまた新たな手段を、すなわち、これまでのあらゆる健康よりも強く、鋭く、たくましく、大胆で、陽気な新たな健康を必要とする。
He whose soul longeth to experience the whole range of hitherto recognised values and desirabilities, and to circumnavigate all the coasts of this ideal 'Mediterranean Sea', who, from the adventures of his most personal experience, wants to know how it feels to be a conqueror, and discoverer of the ideal—as likewise how it is with the artist, the saint, the legislator, the sage, the scholar, the devotee, the prophet, and the godly non-conformist of the old style:—requires one thing above all for that purpose, GREAT HEALTHINESS—such healthiness as one not only possesses, but also constantly acquires and must acquire, because one unceasingly sacrifices it again, and must sacrifice it!
これまでに認められたあらゆる価値と望ましさの全域を体験し、この理想の「地中海」のすべての岸辺を航行しつくすことを魂が切望し、最も個人的な体験の冒険から、理想の征服者かつ発見者であることがいかなる感覚であるかを知りたいと望む者——芸術家、聖者、立法者、賢者、学者、信仰者、預言者、そして旧来の様式における神聖な非順応者の場合もまた然りであるが——そのためにまず何よりも必要とするのは、偉大な健康——単に所有するだけでなく、絶えず獲得し続け、獲得しなければならない健康であり、それはひとが絶え間なくそれをふたたび犠牲にし、犠牲にしなければならないがゆえである！
Vocabulary
- 私
- watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.
- すでに
- sudeni — Adverb meaning 'already' or 'by now'.
- 知識
- chishiki — Noun meaning 'knowledge' or 'learning'.
- 第五巻
- daigoken — Noun meaning 'volume five' or 'the fifth volume'.
- の
- no — Possessive or attributive particle linking two nouns.
- 最後
- saigo — Noun meaning 'last', 'final', or 'the end'.
- 章
- shō — Noun meaning 'chapter' of a book or text.
- ひとつ
- hitotsu — Number meaning 'one' or 'one thing'.
- において
- ni oite — Formal phrase meaning 'in', 'at', or 'regarding'.
- そう
- sō — Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'in that way'.
- した
- shita — Past tense of 'suru', meaning 'did' or 'have done'.
- よう
- yō — Noun/auxiliary meaning 'manner', 'way', or 'like'.
- に
- ni — Multi-use particle indicating direction, time, or manner.
- これ
- kore — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'this thing'.
- 以上
- ijō — Noun meaning 'more than', 'beyond', or 'above this'.
- 平易
- heii — Noun/adjective meaning 'simple', 'plain', or 'easy to understand'.
- あるいは
- aruiwa — Conjunction meaning 'or', 'alternatively', or 'perhaps'.
- 個人的
- kojinteki — Adjective meaning 'personal' or 'individual'.
- 自分
- jibun — Pronoun meaning 'oneself', 'myself', or 'yourself'.
- 意味
- imi — Noun meaning 'meaning', 'significance', or 'sense'.
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
- 表現
- hyōgen — Noun meaning 'expression' or 'representation'.
- する
- suru — Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to perform'.
- 方法
- hōhō — Noun meaning 'method', 'way', or 'means'.
- 知ら
- shira — Stem of 'shiru', meaning 'to know'; used with negation.
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not' or 'do not'.
- 者
- mono — Noun meaning 'person', 'one who', or 'being'.
- 理解
- rikai — Noun meaning 'understanding' or 'comprehension'.
- され
- sare — Passive auxiliary form of 'suru', meaning 'be done'.
- よ
- yo — Sentence-final particle expressing exclamation or address.
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotative 'that'.
- そこ
- soko — Pronoun meaning 'there' or 'that place'.
- 書か
- kaka — Stem of 'kaku' meaning 'to write'; used passively here.
- れ
- re — Passive auxiliary suffix meaning 'is done' or 'was done'.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.
- いる
- iru — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing state or action.
- いまだ
- imada — Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'not yet'.
- 試み
- kokoromi — Noun meaning 'attempt', 'trial', or 'endeavor'.
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential auxiliary suffix on verbs.
- 未来
- mirai — Noun meaning 'future' or 'time yet to come'.
- 新た
- arata — Adjective meaning 'new', 'fresh', or 'renewed'.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.
- 目的
- mokuteki — Noun meaning 'purpose', 'goal', or 'objective'.
- ため
- tame — Noun meaning 'for the sake of' or 'in order to'.
- また
- mata — Conjunction meaning 'also', 'again', or 'moreover'.
- 手段
- shūdan — Noun meaning 'means', 'method', or 'measure'.
- すなわち
- sunawachi — Conjunction meaning 'namely', 'that is', or 'in other words'.
- まで
- made — Particle meaning 'until', 'up to', or 'even'.
- あらゆる
- arayuru — Adjective meaning 'all', 'every', or 'all kinds of'.
- 健康
- kenkō — Noun meaning 'health' or 'good physical condition'.
- より
- yori — Particle meaning 'than', 'from', or 'more than'.
- も
- mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.
- 強く
- tsuyoku — Adverb meaning 'strongly' or 'powerfully'.
- 鋭く
- surudoku — Adverb meaning 'sharply', 'keenly', or 'acutely'.
- たくましく
- takumashiku — Adverb meaning 'robustly', 'sturdily', or 'vigorously'.
- 大胆
- daitan — Noun/adjective meaning 'bold', 'daring', or 'audacious'.
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or 'and'.
- 陽気
- yōki — Noun/adjective meaning 'cheerful', 'merry', or 'lively'.
- 必要
- hitsuyō — Noun/adjective meaning 'necessity' or 'necessary'.
- 認め
- mitome — Stem of 'mitomeru', meaning 'to recognize' or 'to acknowledge'.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
- 価値
- kachi — Noun meaning 'value', 'worth', or 'merit'.
- 体験
- taiken — Noun meaning 'personal experience' or 'lived experience'.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru' linking verbs or clauses.
- この
- kono — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' modifying a noun.
- 理想
- risō — Noun meaning 'ideal' or 'ideal vision'.
- 地中海
- Chichūkai — Proper noun meaning 'the Mediterranean Sea'.
- すべて
- subete — Pronoun/adverb meaning 'all', 'everything', or 'entirely'.
- つくす
- tsukusu — Verb meaning 'to exhaust', 'to devote fully', or 'to traverse all'.
- こと
- koto — Noun meaning 'thing', 'fact', or nominalizing abstract actions.
- 魂
- tamashii — Noun meaning 'soul', 'spirit', or 'inner self'.
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle indicating the grammatical subject.
- 最も
- mottomo — Adverb meaning 'most' or 'the most', superlative marker.
- 冒険
- bōken — Noun meaning 'adventure' or 'risky undertaking'.
- から
- kara — Particle meaning 'from', 'because', or 'since'.
- かつ
- katsu — Conjunction meaning 'and', 'moreover', or 'at the same time'.
- ある
- aru — Verb meaning 'to be', 'to exist', or 'there is'.
- 感覚
- kankaku — Noun meaning 'sense', 'sensation', or 'feeling'.
- か
- ka — Sentence-final or embedded question particle.
- 知り
- shiri — Conjunctive form of 'shiru', meaning 'to know'.
- たい
- tai — Auxiliary expressing desire meaning 'want to do'.
- 望む
- nozomu — Verb meaning 'to wish', 'to desire', or 'to hope for'.
- 芸術家
- geijutsuka — Noun meaning 'artist' or 'one who practices fine arts'.
- 学者
- gakusha — Noun meaning 'scholar', 'academic', or 'learned person'.
- そして
- soshite — Conjunction meaning 'and then', 'and', or 'furthermore'.
- 様式
- yōshiki — Noun meaning 'style', 'mode', or 'established form'.
- における
- ni okeru — Formal phrase meaning 'in', 'within', or 'pertaining to'.
- 神聖
- shinsei — Noun/adjective meaning 'sacred', 'holy', or 'divine'.
- 非
- hi — Prefix meaning 'non-', 'un-', or 'not'.
- 場合
- baai — Noun meaning 'case', 'situation', or 'occasion'.
- その
- sono — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' modifying a noun.
- まず
- mazu — Adverb meaning 'first', 'first of all', or 'to begin with'.
- 何より
- nani yori — Phrase meaning 'above all else' or 'more than anything'.
- 偉大
- idai — Noun/adjective meaning 'great', 'grand', or 'magnificent'.
- 単
- tan — Prefix/adjective meaning 'single', 'mere', or 'simple'.
- 所有
- shoyū — Noun meaning 'possession', 'ownership', or 'having'.
- だけ
- dake — Particle meaning 'only', 'just', or 'merely'.
- なく
- naku — Conjunctive negative form meaning 'without' or 'not ... and'.
- 絶えず
- taezu — Adverb meaning 'constantly', 'ceaselessly', or 'without pause'.
- 獲得
- kakutoku — Noun meaning 'acquisition', 'gaining', or 'obtaining'.
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Stem of 'tsuzukeru', meaning 'to continue' doing something.
- なけれ
- nakere — Conditional negative form meaning 'if not' or 'must'.
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
- なら
- nara — Conditional copula meaning 'if it is' or 'in that case'.
- それ
- sore — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'it'.
- ひと
- hito — Noun meaning 'person', 'human being', or 'people'.
- ふたたび
- futatabi — Adverb meaning 'again', 'once more', or 'a second time'.
- 犠牲
- gisei — Noun meaning 'sacrifice', 'victim', or 'offering'.
- ゆえ
- yue — Noun/conjunction meaning 'therefore', 'because', or 'reason'.
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