Spanish–English parallel text
Sócrates de Atenas
Socrates of Athens
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La pregunta en el mercado
The Question in the Market
Atenas, unos cuatrocientos años antes de Cristo. Una ciudad de piedra blanca, de barcos, de charlas. La gente se reunía en el mercado por la mañana y hablaba de todo: de la guerra, del dinero, de los dioses, de los vecinos.
Athens, about four hundred years before Christ. A city of white stone, of ships, of talk. People met in the market in the morning, and they talked about everything: war, money, the gods, the neighbours.
Un hombre estaba siempre allí. Era bajo y robusto, con la nariz chata, ojos grandes y una barba espesa. Llevaba el mismo manto fino en verano y en invierno, y a menudo iba descalzo. Su nombre era Sócrates.
One man was always there. He was short and stocky, with a flat nose, wide eyes and a thick beard. He wore the same thin cloak in summer and in winter, and he often went barefoot. His name was Socrates.
No vendía nada y no ocupaba ningún cargo público. Lo que hacía era hacer preguntas. Paró a un general y le preguntó: «¿qué es el valor?». Paró a un juez y le preguntó: «¿qué es la justicia?». Paró a un joven y le preguntó: «¿qué es una buena vida?».
He did not sell anything, and he did not hold office. What he did was ask questions. He stopped a general and asked: what is courage? He stopped a judge and asked: what is justice? He stopped a young man and asked: what is a good life?
El general respondió enseguida. Luego Sócrates hizo otra pregunta, y otra más, hasta que las bellas palabras del general se vinieron abajo. El general se marchó enfadado. Los jóvenes se quedaron. Les encantaba.
The general answered at once. Then Socrates asked another question, and another, until the general’s fine words fell apart. The general walked away angry. The young men stayed. They loved it.
«Solo sé», dijo Sócrates, «que no sé nada». Lo dijo con una sonrisa, y eso puso furiosa a la gente.
“All I know,” said Socrates, “is that I know nothing.” He said it with a smile, and it made people furious.
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