Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 5
He assumes that Christianity, as a product of the resentment of the botched and the weak, has put in ban all that is beautiful, strong, proud, and powerful, in fact all the qualities resulting from strength, and that, in consequence, all forces which tend to promote or elevate life have been seriously undermined.
Ele pressupõe que o Cristianismo, como produto do ressentimento dos frustrados e dos fracos, baniu tudo o que é belo, forte, orgulhoso e poderoso, na verdade todas as qualidades resultantes da força, e que, em consequência, todas as forças que tendem a promover ou elevar a vida foram seriamente minadas.
Now, however, a new table of valuations must be placed over mankind—namely, that of the strong, mighty, and magnificent man, overflowing with life and elevated to his zenith—the Superman, who is now put before us with overpowering passion as the aim of our life, hope, and will.
Agora, porém, uma nova tábua de valorações deve ser colocada sobre a humanidade — a saber, a do homem forte, poderoso e magnífico, transbordante de vida e elevado ao seu zênite — o Super-Homem, que agora nos é apresentado com avassaladora paixão como o objetivo de nossa vida, esperança e vontade.
And just as the old system of valuing, which only extolled the qualities favourable to the weak, the suffering, and the oppressed, has succeeded in producing a weak, suffering, and "modern" race, so this new and reversed system of valuing ought to rear a healthy, strong, lively, and courageous type, which would be a glory to life itself.
E assim como o antigo sistema de valoração, que apenas exaltava as qualidades favoráveis aos fracos, aos sofredores e aos oprimidos, logrou produzir uma raça fraca, sofredora e "moderna", assim este novo e invertido sistema de valoração deveria criar um tipo saudável, forte, vigoroso e corajoso, que seria uma glória para a própria vida.
Stated briefly, the leading principle of this new system of valuing would be: "All that proceeds from power is good, all that springs from weakness is bad."
Dito brevemente, o princípio norteador deste novo sistema de valoração seria: "Tudo o que procede do poder é bom, tudo o que brota da fraqueza é mau."
This type must not be regarded as a fanciful figure: it is not a nebulous hope which is to be realised at some indefinitely remote period, thousands of years hence; nor is it a new species (in the Darwinian sense) of which we can know nothing, and which it would therefore be somewhat absurd to strive after.
Este tipo não deve ser considerado uma figura fantasiosa: não é uma esperança nebulosa que há de se realizar em algum período indefinidamente remoto, milhares de anos no futuro; nem tampouco é uma nova espécie (no sentido darwiniano) da qual nada podemos saber, e pela qual seria, portanto, um tanto absurdo esforçar-se.
Vocabulary
- pressupõe
- preh-soo-POH-ee — Presupposes or assumes something as a prior condition
- Cristianismo
- krees-chee-ah-NEEZ-moo — The religion of Christianity based on Jesus Christ's teachings
- produto
- proh-DOO-too — Something produced or resulting from a process
- ressentimento
- heh-sen-chee-MEN-too — Deep feeling of bitterness or resentment toward others
- frustrados
- froos-TRAH-doos — People who are frustrated, thwarted, or unfulfilled
- fracos
- FRAH-koos — Those who are weak, feeble, or lacking in strength
- baniu
- bah-NEE-oo — Past tense of banir; expelled or banned something
- tudo
- TOO-doo — Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all things'
- belo
- BEH-loo — Adjective meaning beautiful, lovely, or aesthetically pleasing
- forte
- FOR-chee — Adjective meaning strong, powerful, or robust
- orgulhoso
- or-goo-LYOH-zoo — Adjective meaning proud or having a sense of pride
- poderoso
- poh-deh-ROH-zoo — Adjective meaning powerful, mighty, or influential
- verdade
- ver-DAH-dee — Noun meaning truth or a true statement
- qualidades
- kwah-lee-DAH-dees — Positive attributes, traits, or characteristics of someone
- resultantes
- heh-zool-TAN-chees — Adjective meaning resulting or arising from something else
- força
- FOR-sah — Noun meaning strength, force, or physical power
- consequência
- kon-seh-KWEN-see-ah — Result or outcome that follows from an action or cause
- forças
- FOR-sahs — Plural of força; strengths, forces, or powers
- tendem
- TEN-den — Third plural of tender; they tend or incline toward something
- promover
- proh-moh-VER — To promote, advance, or encourage something forward
- elevar
- eh-leh-VAR — To elevate, raise, or lift something to a higher level
- vida
- VEE-dah — Noun meaning life or the state of being alive
- seriamente
- seh-ree-ah-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning seriously, gravely, or in a serious manner
- minadas
- mee-NAH-dahs — Undermined or weakened from beneath; sabotaged subtly
- Agora
- ah-GOH-rah — Adverb meaning 'now' referring to the present moment
- porém
- poh-REN — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but' introducing contrast
- nova
- NOH-vah — Adjective meaning new or recently introduced
- tábua
- TAH-bwah — Noun meaning board, table, or tablet as a surface
- valorações
- vah-loh-rah-SOYNS — Plural noun meaning valuations or systems of values
- deve
- DEH-vee — Third singular of dever; must, should, or ought to
- ser
- ser — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be' in a permanent sense
- colocada
- koh-loh-KAH-dah — Past participle meaning placed or positioned somewhere
- sobre
- SOH-bree — Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'about' something
- humanidade
- oo-mah-nee-DAH-dee — Noun meaning humanity or the human race collectively
- saber
- sah-BER — To know or to have knowledge of something
- homem
- OH-men — Noun meaning man or human being in general
- magnífico
- mag-NEE-fee-koo — Adjective meaning magnificent, splendid, or grandly impressive
- transbordante
- trans-bor-DAN-chee — Overflowing or brimming over with something abundantly
- elevado
- eh-leh-VAH-doo — Adjective meaning elevated, raised, or exalted in degree
- zênite
- ZEH-nee-chee — The zenith or highest point of something's development
- Super-Homem
- SOO-per OH-men — Superman or Nietzsche's concept of the ideal superior man
- agora
- ah-GOH-rah — Adverb meaning 'now' in the present moment
- apresentado
- ah-preh-zen-TAH-doo — Past participle meaning presented or introduced to someone
- avassaladora
- ah-vah-sah-lah-DOH-rah — Overwhelming or overpowering in an intense, compelling way
- paixão
- pie-SHOWN — Noun meaning passion, intense emotion, or strong desire
- objetivo
- ob-jeh-TEE-voo — Noun meaning objective, goal, or aim to be achieved
- esperança
- es-peh-RAN-sah — Noun meaning hope or expectation of a desired outcome
- vontade
- von-TAH-dee — Noun meaning will, desire, or strong intention to act
- assim
- ah-SIN — Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'in this way'
- antigo
- an-TEE-goo — Adjective meaning old, ancient, or from former times
- sistema
- sees-TEH-mah — Noun meaning system or organized set of principles
- valoração
- vah-loh-rah-SOWN — The act of valuing or a system of moral values
- apenas
- ah-PEH-nahs — Adverb meaning 'only,' 'just,' or 'merely'
- exaltava
- eh-zal-TAH-vah — Imperfect tense of exaltar; used to exalt or glorify
- favoráveis
- fah-voh-RAH-vays — Adjective meaning favorable or advantageous to a group
- sofredores
- soh-freh-DOH-rees — Those who suffer; sufferers or people enduring hardship
- oprimidos
- oh-pree-MEE-doos — Those who are oppressed or suppressed by external forces
- logrou
- loh-GROH — Past tense of lograr; managed to achieve or succeed in
- produzir
- proh-doo-ZIR — To produce, generate, or bring something into existence
- raça
- HAH-sah — Noun meaning race, breed, or category of beings
- fraca
- FRAH-kah — Feminine adjective meaning weak, feeble, or delicate
- sofredora
- soh-freh-DOH-rah — Adjective describing something or someone prone to suffering
- moderna
- moh-DER-nah — Feminine adjective meaning modern or contemporary in nature
- novo
- NOH-voo — Adjective meaning new, fresh, or recently established
- invertido
- in-ver-CHEE-doo — Past participle meaning inverted, reversed, or turned around
- deveria
- deh-veh-REE-ah — Conditional of dever; should or ought to do something
- criar
- kree-AR — To create, produce, or bring something new into being
- tipo
- CHEE-poo — Noun meaning type, kind, or category of person or thing
- saudável
- sow-DAH-vel — Adjective meaning healthy or conducive to good health
- vigoroso
- vee-goh-ROH-zoo — Adjective meaning vigorous, energetic, or full of vitality
- corajoso
- koh-rah-ZHO-zoo — Adjective meaning courageous, brave, or bold in character
- glória
- GLOH-ree-ah — Noun meaning glory, honor, or great praise and renown
- própria
- PROH-pree-ah — Adjective meaning own, proper, or belonging to oneself
- Dito
- DEE-too — Past participle of dizer; said or stated in brief summary
- brevemente
- breh-veh-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning briefly or in a concise short manner
- princípio
- prin-SEE-pee-oo — Noun meaning principle, rule, or foundational guiding idea
- norteador
- nor-chee-ah-DOR — Adjective meaning guiding or orienting as a north star
- Tudo
- TOO-doo — Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all things' without exception
- procede
- proh-SEH-dee — Third singular of proceder; proceeds or derives from something
- poder
- poh-DER — Noun or verb meaning power or to be able to
- bom
- bon — Adjective meaning good, positive, or of high quality
- brota
- BROH-tah — Third singular of brotar; sprouts or springs forth from something
- fraqueza
- frah-KEH-zah — Noun meaning weakness or lack of strength or power
- mau
- mow — Adjective meaning bad, evil, or of poor moral quality
- considerado
- kon-see-deh-RAH-doo — Past participle meaning considered or regarded as something
- figura
- fee-GOO-rah — Noun meaning figure, shape, or imaginary symbolic person
- fantasiosa
- fan-tah-zee-OH-zah — Adjective meaning fanciful, imaginary, or fantastical in nature
- nebulosa
- neh-boo-LOH-zah — Adjective meaning nebulous, vague, or unclear and undefined
- há
- ah — Third singular of haver; there is or there are
- realizar
- heh-ah-lee-ZAR — To realize, achieve, or bring something into actual existence
- algum
- al-GOON — Indefinite adjective meaning 'some' or 'any' (masculine)
- período
- peh-REE-oh-doo — Noun meaning period or span of time
- indefinidamente
- in-deh-fee-nee-dah-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning indefinitely or without a defined time limit
- remoto
- heh-MOH-too — Adjective meaning remote, distant, or far off in time
- milhares
- mee-LYAH-rees — Noun meaning thousands; a large number in the thousands
- anos
- AH-noos — Plural of ano; years as units of time measurement
- futuro
- foo-TOO-roo — Noun or adjective meaning future or time yet to come
- nem
- nen — Conjunction meaning 'neither' or 'nor' in negative constructions
- tampouco
- tam-POH-koo — Adverb meaning 'neither' or 'not either' in negation
- espécie
- es-PEH-see-ee — Noun meaning species or kind of living organism
- sentido
- sen-CHEE-doo — Noun meaning sense, meaning, or direction of something
- darwiniano
- dar-wee-nee-AH-noo — Adjective relating to Darwin's theory of evolution
- qual
- kwahl — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'what' in a clause
- nada
- NAH-dah — Pronoun or noun meaning 'nothing' or complete absence
- podemos
- poh-DEH-moos — First plural of poder; we can or we are able to
- portanto
- por-TAN-too — Adverb meaning 'therefore' or 'consequently' as conclusion
- tanto
- TAN-too — Adverb or adjective meaning 'so much' or 'as much'
- absurdo
- ab-SOOR-doo — Adjective or noun meaning absurd or wildly unreasonable
- esforçar-se
- es-for-SAR-see — Reflexive verb meaning to make an effort or strive
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