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- 0:00SPEAKER_00: Welcome to Latin from Zero, a weekly podcast from Digital Monastery.
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- 0:33SPEAKER_00: This is Psalm 1 from the Clementine Vulgate.
- 0:36SPEAKER_00: Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the wicked,
- 0:40SPEAKER_00: nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of scoffers.
- 0:45SPEAKER_00: But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
- 0:51SPEAKER_00: He is like a tree Not so the
- 0:57SPEAKER_00: wicked, not so.
- 1:03SPEAKER_00: They're like chaff that the wind drives away from the face of the earth.
- 1:08SPEAKER_00: Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
- 1:11SPEAKER_00: nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
- 1:13SPEAKER_00: For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
- 1:20SPEAKER_00: Beatus vir cui non abit in consiglio impiorum et in via peccatorum non stetit et
- 1:27SPEAKER_00: in catedra pestilentia non sedit.
- 1:31SPEAKER_00: Sed in lege domini voluntas eius et in lege eius meditabitur di acquistare nocte.
- 1:40SPEAKER_00: Et erit,
- 1:41SPEAKER_00: tamquam linium quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum quod fructum sum dabit
- 1:48SPEAKER_00: in tempore suo et folium,
- 1:50SPEAKER_00: eius non defluet et omnia quae cumque facet prosperabuntur.
- 1:56SPEAKER_00: Non sic in pii non sic, se tamquam pulvis quem proicit, ventus affacet erre.
- 2:04SPEAKER_00: Ideo non resurgent impii in judicio neque peccatores in consiglio justorum.
- 2:12SPEAKER_00: Quoniam nodit Dominus Viam Justorum et iter impiorum peribit?
- 2:17SPEAKER_00: Verse 1.
- 2:29SPEAKER_00: Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the wicked,
- 2:33SPEAKER_00: and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of pestilence.
- 2:38SPEAKER_00: Beatus, an adjective that means blessed.
- 2:42SPEAKER_00: We're, a noun that means the man.
- 2:46SPEAKER_00: Qui, a pronoun that means who?
- 2:48SPEAKER_00: Known, an adverb that means not.
- 2:52SPEAKER_00: Abit, a verb that means has walked.
- 2:56SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 3:00SPEAKER_00: Consilio, a noun that means the council.
- 3:04SPEAKER_00: Impirum, an adjective that means of the wicked.
- 3:08SPEAKER_00: Ait, a conjunction that means and.
- 3:12SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 3:16SPEAKER_00: Weah, a noun that means the way.
- 3:19SPEAKER_00: Peikaterum, a noun that means of sinners.
- 3:24SPEAKER_00: Known, an adverb that means not.
- 3:28SPEAKER_00: Stated, a verb that means has stood.
- 3:31SPEAKER_00: Eit, a conjunction that means and.
- 3:35SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 3:39SPEAKER_00: Katedra, a noun that means the seat.
- 3:43SPEAKER_00: Pestilentiae, a noun that means of pestilence or mockers.
- 3:49SPEAKER_00: Known, an adverb that means not.
- 3:53SPEAKER_00: Sedit, a verb that means has sat.
- 3:57SPEAKER_00: Verse 1 again.
- 3:59SPEAKER_00: Beatus vir cui non habit in consiglio impiorum et in via peccatorum non stetit et
- 4:05SPEAKER_00: in catedra pestilentia non sedit.
- 4:08SPEAKER_00: Verse 2.
- 4:10SPEAKER_00: Sed in legge domini voluntas eius, et in legge eius meditabitur di acquistare nocte.
- 4:18SPEAKER_00: But in the law the Lord is His will, and in His law He will meditate day and night.
- 4:24SPEAKER_00: Sed, a conjunction that means but.
- 4:27SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 4:31SPEAKER_00: Legge, a noun that means the law.
- 4:34SPEAKER_00: Domini, a noun that means of the Lord.
- 4:38SPEAKER_00: Voluntas, a noun that means the will.
- 4:42SPEAKER_00: Eus, a pronoun that means his.
- 4:45SPEAKER_00: Eit, a conjunction that means and.
- 4:49SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 4:53SPEAKER_00: Lege, a noun that means the law.
- 4:56SPEAKER_00: Eus, a pronoun that means his.
- 5:00SPEAKER_00: Meditabitur, a verb that means he will meditate.
- 5:04SPEAKER_00: Dei, a noun that means during the day.
- 5:08SPEAKER_00: Ac, a conjunction that means and.
- 5:12SPEAKER_00: Nocte, a noun that means during the night.
- 5:16SPEAKER_00: Verse 2 again.
- 5:19SPEAKER_00: Sed in lege domini voluntas eius et in lege eius meditabitur di acquistare nocte.
- 5:26SPEAKER_00: Verse 3.
- 5:28SPEAKER_00: Et erit tamquam linium quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum And
- 5:43SPEAKER_00: it will be like
- 5:44SPEAKER_00: a tree which is planted beside streams of water,
- 5:47SPEAKER_00: which will give its fruit in its time,
- 5:49SPEAKER_00: and its leaf will not wither, and all things whatsoever it does will prosper.
- 5:54SPEAKER_00: 8.
- 5:55SPEAKER_00: A conjunction that means and.
- 5:58SPEAKER_00: 8.
- 5:59SPEAKER_00: A verb that means will be.
- 6:01SPEAKER_00: Tomquam, an adverb that means like.
- 6:06SPEAKER_00: Lignum, a noun that means a tree.
- 6:10SPEAKER_00: Quode, a pronoun that means which.
- 6:13SPEAKER_00: Plantatum, a verb that means planted.
- 6:17SPEAKER_00: Est, a verb that means is.
- 6:20SPEAKER_00: Sekus, a preposition that means beside.
- 6:24SPEAKER_00: Decorsus, a noun that means streams.
- 6:29SPEAKER_00: Aquarum, a noun that means of water.
- 6:33SPEAKER_00: Quod, a pronoun that means which.
- 6:37SPEAKER_00: Fructum, a noun that means fruit.
- 6:40SPEAKER_00: Suum, an adjective that means it's.
- 6:44SPEAKER_00: Dabi, a verb that means will give.
- 6:48SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 6:52SPEAKER_00: Tempere, a noun that means time.
- 6:55SPEAKER_00: Suo, an adjective that means it's.
- 6:59SPEAKER_00: Ate, a conjunction that means and.
- 7:03SPEAKER_00: Folium, a noun that means leaf.
- 7:07SPEAKER_00: Eus, a pronoun that means it's known, an adverb that means not.
- 7:14SPEAKER_00: Defluate, a verb that means will wither.
- 7:18SPEAKER_00: Ate, a conjunction that means and.
- 7:22SPEAKER_00: Omea, an adjective that means all.
- 7:26SPEAKER_00: Quaicumque, a pronoun that means whatsoever.
- 7:31SPEAKER_00: Faciate, a verb that means it does.
- 7:35SPEAKER_00: Prospera buntur, a verb that means will prosper.
- 7:40SPEAKER_00: Verse 3 again,
- 7:42SPEAKER_00: et erit tamquam linium quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum Quod fructum sum
- 7:50SPEAKER_00: dabit in tempore suo et folium,
- 7:53SPEAKER_00: eius non defluet et omnia quae cumque facet prosperabuntur.
- 7:57SPEAKER_00: Verse 4.
- 8:07SPEAKER_00: Not so the wicked, not so, but like chaff which the wind drives away from the face of the earth.
- 8:14SPEAKER_00: Known, an adverb that means not.
- 8:18SPEAKER_00: Seek, an adverb that means so.
- 8:20SPEAKER_00: Impi, an adjective that means the wicked.
- 8:25SPEAKER_00: Known, an adverb that means not.
- 8:29SPEAKER_00: Seek, an adverb that means so.
- 8:33SPEAKER_00: Saed, a conjunction that means but.
- 8:36SPEAKER_00: Tomquam, an adverb that means like.
- 8:40SPEAKER_00: Pulwis, a noun that means chaff.
- 8:44SPEAKER_00: Quaim, a pronoun that means which.
- 8:48SPEAKER_00: Proikid, a verb that means drives away.
- 8:52SPEAKER_00: Ventus, a noun that means the wind.
- 8:56SPEAKER_00: Ah, a preposition that means from.
- 9:00SPEAKER_00: Fakie, a noun that means the face.
- 9:04SPEAKER_00: Terai, a noun that means of the earth.
- 9:08SPEAKER_00: Verse 4 again.
- 9:11SPEAKER_00: Non sic in pi, non sic se tamquam pulvis quem proicit ventus affacet erre.
- 9:18SPEAKER_00: Verse 5.
- 9:21SPEAKER_00: Ideo non resurgent in pi in judicio, neque peccatore sin consiglio justorum.
- 9:27SPEAKER_00: Therefore the wicked will not rise in judgment, nor sinners in the counsel of the righteous.
- 9:33SPEAKER_00: Ideo, an adverb that means therefore.
- 9:37SPEAKER_00: Known, an adverb that means not.
- 9:41SPEAKER_00: Resergaint, a verb that means will rise again.
- 9:45SPEAKER_00: Impi, an adjective that means the wicked.
- 9:50SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 9:53SPEAKER_00: Iurikyo, a noun that means judgment.
- 9:58SPEAKER_00: Neque, a conjunction that means nor.
- 10:03SPEAKER_00: Peikkarores, a noun that means sinners.
- 10:07SPEAKER_00: In, a preposition that means in.
- 10:10SPEAKER_00: Consilio, a noun that means counsel.
- 10:15SPEAKER_00: Eustorum, an adjective that means of the righteous.
- 10:20SPEAKER_00: Verse 5 again.
- 10:22SPEAKER_00: Verse 6.
- 10:31SPEAKER_00: Quaniam novit dominus viam justorum et iterim piorum peribit.
- 10:36SPEAKER_00: Since the Lord knows the way of the just and the path of the wicked will perish.
- 10:42SPEAKER_00: Quaniam, a conjunction that means sense.
- 10:46SPEAKER_00: Noit, a verb that means knows.
- 10:49SPEAKER_00: Dominus, a noun that means the Lord.
- 10:53SPEAKER_00: Viam, a noun that means the way.
- 10:57SPEAKER_00: Eustorum, an adjective that means of the just.
- 11:02SPEAKER_00: Eight, a conjunction that means and.
- 11:06SPEAKER_00: Iter, a noun that means the path.
- 11:09SPEAKER_00: Imperum, an adjective that means of the wicked.
- 11:14SPEAKER_00: Peribit, a verb that means will perish.
- 11:18SPEAKER_00: Verse 6 again.
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