Won from the Waves — Page 14
Looking towards the landing-place, the tall figure of Sal of the Salt Sea was seen standing on the edge of the pier gazing down upon them.
Als sie zur Anlegestelle blickten, sah man die große Gestalt von Sal vom Salzmeer auf dem Rand des Piers stehen, die auf sie hinunterstarrte.
"Foolish men! you have had your toil for nought, yet it is well for you that you could not reach the doomed ship.
„Törichte Männer! Ihr habt euch vergeblich abgemüht, doch es ist gut für euch, dass ihr das verdammte Schiff nicht erreichen konntet.
I warned you, and you disregarded me.
Ich habe euch gewarnt, und ihr habt mich missachtet.
I commanded the winds and waves to stop your progress; they listened to my orders and obeyed me.
Ich befahl den Winden und Wellen, euren Vormarsch aufzuhalten; sie hörten auf meine Befehle und gehorchten mir.
You will not another time venture to disregard my warnings.
Ihr werdet es kein weiteres Mal wagen, meine Warnungen zu missachten.
Now go to your homes, and be thankful that I did not think fit to punish you for your folly.
Geht nun nach Hause, und seid dankbar, dass ich es nicht für angemessen hielt, euch für eure Torheit zu bestrafen.
While the old woman was uttering these words in the same harsh, loud tones as before, Adam and his crew were making their way to the landing-place.
Während die alte Frau diese Worte in demselben rauen, lauten Ton wie zuvor ausstieß, bahnten sich Adam und seine Mannschaft ihren Weg zur Anlegestelle.
Before they reached it, however, the strange being had disappeared in the darkness, though her voice could be heard as she took her way apparently towards the cliffs.
Bevor sie jedoch dort ankamen, war die seltsame Gestalt in der Dunkelheit verschwunden, obwohl man ihre Stimme noch hören konnte, als sie sich offenbar in Richtung der Klippen entfernte.
Dame Halliburt, expecting them, had prepared supper.
Dame Halliburt hatte, da sie sie erwartete, das Abendessen vorbereitet.
The sanded floors and rough chairs and stools which formed the furniture of her abode were not to be injured by their dripping garments.
Die sandbestreuten Böden und die groben Stühle und Hocker, die das Mobiliar ihrer Behausung bildeten, sollten durch ihre triefenden Kleider keinen Schaden nehmen.
Vocabulary
- Als
- When; at the time that; as.
- sie
- She; they; her; it (feminine/plural).
- zur
- To the; toward the (feminine/dative).
- Anlegestelle
- Landing place; dock; mooring point.
- blickten
- Looked; glanced; cast one's eyes.
- sah
- Saw; perceived with the eyes.
- man
- One; you; people (indefinite pronoun).
- die
- The (feminine singular or plural).
- große
- Great; large; big; grand.
- Gestalt
- Figure; form; shape; character.
- von
- From; of; by (preposition).
- vom
- From the; of the (contraction).
- Salzmeer
- Salt sea; ocean; saline water body.
- auf
- On; upon; at; in (preposition).
- dem
- The (neuter/masculine dative singular).
- Rand
- Edge; margin; border; rim.
- des
- Of the (masculine/neuter genitive singular).
- Piers
- Pier; dock; jetty; wharf.
- stehen
- Stand; be standing; remain.
- hinunterstarrte
- Stared down; gazed downward intently.
- Törichte
- Foolish; silly; senseless; unwise (adjective).
- Männer
- Men; males; plural of Mann.
- Ihr
- You (formal plural); your (possessive).
- habt
- Have; possess (second person plural).
- euch
- You; yourselves (accusative/dative plural).
- vergeblich
- In vain; futilely; uselessly; fruitlessly.
- abgemüht
- Tired out; exhausted; labored hard.
- doch
- Yet; however; but; still.
- es
- It; this (neuter pronoun).
- ist
- Is; present tense of sein.
- gut
- Good; well; fine; beneficial.
- für
- For; on behalf of; in favor of.
- dass
- That; so that (conjunction).
- ihr
- You (informal plural); your (possessive).
- das
- The; that (neuter singular).
- verdammte
- Damned; cursed; accursed; wretched.
- Schiff
- Ship; vessel; boat; craft.
- nicht
- Not; no; negation particle.
- erreichen
- Reach; attain; achieve; arrive at.
- konntet
- Could; were able to (past tense).
- Ich
- I; myself (first person singular).
- habe
- Have; possess (first person singular).
- gewarnt
- Warned; cautioned; alerted.
- und
- And; plus; moreover (conjunction).
- mich
- Me; myself (accusative singular).
- missachtet
- Disregarded; ignored; despised; scorned.
- befahl
- Commanded; ordered; instructed (past tense).
- den
- The (masculine/neuter accusative singular).
- Winden
- Winds; air currents (plural noun).
- Wellen
- Waves; undulations; ripples (plural noun).
- euren
- Your; yours (accusative/dative plural).
- Vormarsch
- Advance; forward march; progression.
- aufzuhalten
- To stop; to halt; to hold back.
- hörten
- Heard; listened; obeyed (past tense).
- meine
- My; mine (possessive adjective/pronoun).
- Befehle
- Commands; orders; instructions (plural noun).
- gehorchten
- Obeyed; complied; submitted to orders.
- mir
- Me; myself (dative singular).
- werdet
- Will (second person plural future).
- kein
- No; not a; none (negation).
- weiteres
- Further; additional; more; next.
- Mal
- Time; occasion; once (noun).
- wagen
- Dare; venture; risk; attempt.
- Warnungen
- Warnings; cautions; alerts (plural noun).
- zu
- To; at; too; closed (preposition).
- Geht
- Go; walk (second person plural imperative).
- nun
- Now; then; well (adverb).
- nach
- To; after; according to (preposition).
- Hause
- Home; house (used with 'zu').
- seid
- Are; be (second person plural).
- dankbar
- Grateful; thankful; appreciative.
- ich
- I; myself (first person singular).
- angemessen
- Appropriate; suitable; fitting; proper.
- hielt
- Held; considered; thought (past tense).
- eure
- Your; yours (possessive adjective plural).
- Torheit
- Folly; foolishness; stupidity; absurdity.
- bestrafen
- Punish; penalize; inflict penalty.
- Während
- While; during; whereas (conjunction/preposition).
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