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Notes from the Underground | Progressive Translation Books for Swedish A1 Learners

Notes from the Underground | Progressive Translation Books for Swedish A1 Learners

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I
Iama
sjuk
sickman....
Iamaspiteful
man
man.
Iamanunattractive
man
man.
Ibelievemyliverisdiseased.
However,I
vet
knownothingatallaboutmydisease,
och
anddonotknowforcertainwhatails
mig
me.
Idon’tconsulta
läkare
doctorforit,andnever
har
have,thoughIhavearespectformedicine
och
anddoctors.
Besides,Iamextremelysuperstitious,sufficientlysotorespectmedicine,
i alla fall
anyway(Iamwell-educatedenoughnottobesuperstitious,
men
butIamsuperstitious).
No,Irefusetoconsult
en
adoctorfromspite.
Thatyou
förmodligen
probablywillnotunderstand.
Well,I
förstår
understandit,though.
Ofcourse,Ican’texplainwhoitispreciselythatIammortifyingin
här
thiscasebymyspite:
Iamperfectlywellaware
att
thatIcannot“payout”thedoctorsbynotconsulting
dem
them;
Iknowbetterthan
någon
anyonethatbyallthisIam
bara
onlyinjuringmyselfandnooneelse.
Men
Butstill,ifIdon’tconsult
en
adoctoritisfromspite.
Myliveris
dålig
bad,well—letitgetworse!
I
har
havebeengoingonlikethatfora
lång
longtime—twentyyears.
NowIamforty.
I
brukade
usedtobeinthegovernmentservice,
men
butamnolonger.
Iwas
en
aspitefulofficial.
Iwasrude
och
andtookpleasureinbeingso.
Ididnot
tog
takebribes,yousee,soIwasboundto
hitta
findarecompenseinthat,at
åtminstone
least.
(Apoorjest,butI
kommer
willnotscratchitout.
I
skrev
wroteitthinkingitwouldsound
väldigt
verywitty;
butnowthatI
har
haveseenmyselfthatI
bara
onlywantedtoshowoffin
ett
adespicableway,Iwillnotscratchit
ut
outonpurpose!)
Whenpetitioners
brukade
usedtocomeforinformationto
det
thetableatwhichI
satt
sat,Iusedtogrindmyteethat
dem
them,andfeltintenseenjoyment
när
whenIsucceededinmaking
någon
anybodyunhappy.
Ialmostdidsucceed.
Forthemostparttheywere
alla
alltimidpeople—ofcourse,theywerepetitioners.
Men
Butoftheuppishonestherewas
en
oneofficerinparticularI
kunde
couldnotendure.
Hesimply
ville
wouldnotbehumble,andclankedhisswordin
ett
adisgustingway.
Icarriedon
en
afeudwithhimforeighteenmonths
över
overthatsword.
AtlastI
fick
gotthebetterofhim.
Heleftoffclanking
den
it.
Thathappenedinmyyouth,
men
though.
Butdoyouknow,gentlemen,whatwas
det
thechiefpointaboutmyspite?
Why,thewholepoint,the
verkliga
realstingofitlayinthe
faktum
factthatcontinually,eveninthemomentoftheacutestspleen,Iwasinwardlyconscious
med
withshamethatIwasnotonlynotaspiteful
utan
butnotevenanembittered
man
man,thatIwassimplyscaringsparrowsatrandom
och
andamusingmyselfbyit.
Imightfoamatthemouth,
men
butbringmeadollto
leka
playwith,givemeacupoftea
med
withsugarinit,andmaybeI
borde
shouldbeappeased.
Imight
även
evenbegenuinelytouched,though
förmodligen
probablyIshouldgrindmyteethatmyselfafterwards
och
andlieawakeatnight
med
withshameformonthsafter.
Thatwasmy
sätt
way.
IwaslyingwhenI
sa
saidjustnowthatIwas
en
aspitefulofficial.
Iwas
ljög
lyingfromspite.
Iwassimplyamusingmyself
med
withthepetitionersandwiththeofficer,
och
andinrealityInever
kunde
couldbecomespiteful.
Iwasconsciousevery
ögonblick
momentinmyselfofmany,very
många
manyelementsabsolutelyoppositeto
som
that.
Ifeltthempositivelyswarmingin
mig
me,theseoppositeelements.
I
visste
knewthattheyhadbeenswarminginmeallmy
liv
lifeandcravingsomeoutletfrom
mig
me,butIwouldnot
låta
letthem,wouldnotlet
dem
them,purposelywouldnotletthem
komma
comeout.
TheytormentedmetillIwasashamed:
they
drev
drovemetoconvulsionsand—sickened
mig
me,atlast,howtheysickened
mig
me!
Now,arenotyoufancying,gentlemen,
att
thatIamexpressingremorsefor
något
somethingnow,thatIam
ber
askingyourforgivenessforsomething?
Iam
säker
sureyouarefancyingthat...
However,IassureyouIdonotcare
om
ifyouare....
Itwasnot
bara
onlythatIcouldnot
bli
becomespiteful,Ididnot
visste
knowhowtobecomeanything;
neitherspitefulnor
snäll
kind,neitherarascalnoranhonest
man
man,neitheraheronoraninsect.
Nu
Now,Iamlivingoutmy
liv
lifeinmycorner,tauntingmyself
med
withthespitefulanduselessconsolationthat
en
anintelligentmancannotbecome
något
anythingseriously,anditis
bara
onlythefoolwhobecomes
något
anything.
Yes,amanin
det
thenineteenthcenturymustandmorallyoughttobepre-eminently
en
acharacterlesscreature;
amanofcharacter,anactive
man
manispre-eminentlyalimitedcreature.
Thatismyconvictionoffortyyears.
Iamfortyyears
gammal
oldnow,andyouknowfortyyearsis
en
awholelifetime;
youknowitisextremeoldage.
To
leva
livelongerthanfortyyearsisbadmanners,isvulgar,immoral.
Vem
Whodoeslivebeyondforty?
Answerthat,sincerely
och
andhonestlyIwilltellyouwho
gör
do:
foolsandworthlessfellows.
I
säger
tellalloldmenthattotheirface,
alla
allthesevenerableoldmen,
alla
allthesesilver-hairedandreverendseniors!
I
säger
tellthewholeworldthattoitsface!
I
har
havearighttosayso,forIshallgoon
leva
livingtosixtymyself.
Toseventy!
Toeighty!
Stanna
Stay,letmetakebreath...
Youimaginenodoubt,gentlemen,thatI
vill
wanttoamuseyou.
Youaremistakeninthat,
också
too.
Iambynomeanssuch
en
amirthfulpersonasyouimagine,
eller
orasyoumayimagine;
however,irritatedby
allt
allthisbabble(andI
känner
feelthatyouareirritated)you
tycker
thinkfittoaskme
vem
whoIam—thenmyansweris,Iam
en
acollegiateassessor.
Iwasin
den
theservicethatImighthave
något
somethingtoeat(andsolelyforthatreason),
och
andwhenlastyearadistantrelation
lämnade
leftmesixthousandroublesinhiswillIimmediatelyretiredfrom
den
theserviceandsettleddowninmycorner.
Iusedto
bodde
liveinthiscornerbefore,
men
butnowIhavesettleddownin
det
it.
Myroomisawretched,horridoneintheoutskirtsofthe
staden
town.
Myservantisan
gammal
oldcountry-woman,ill-naturedfromstupidity,
och
and,moreover,thereisalwaysanastysmell
om
abouther.
IamtoldthatthePetersburgclimateisbadfor
mig
me,andthatwithmy
små
smallmeansitisveryexpensiveto
bo
liveinPetersburg.
Iknowallthat
bättre
betterthanallthesesage
och
andexperiencedcounsellorsandmonitors....
Men
ButIamremaininginPetersburg;
Iamnot
åker
goingawayfromPetersburg!
Iamnot
går
goingawaybecause...
ech!
Why,itisabsolutelyno
roll
matterwhetherIamgoing
bort
awayornotgoingaway.
Men
Butwhatcanadecent
man
manspeakofwithmostpleasure?
Svaret
Answer:
Ofhimself.
II
I
vill
wantnowtotellyou,gentlemen,whetheryoucareto
höra
hearitornot,whyI
kunde
couldnotevenbecomeaninsect.
I
säger
tellyousolemnly,thatI
har
havemanytimestriedto
bli
becomeaninsect.
ButIwasnotequal
ens
eventothat.
Iswear,gentlemen,thattobe
för
tooconsciousisanillness—a
verklig
realthorough-goingillness.
Forman’severydayneeds,it
vill
wouldhavebeenquiteenoughtohavetheordinary
mänskliga
humanconsciousness,thatis,half
eller
oraquarteroftheamountwhich
faller
fallstothelotofacultivatedmanofourunhappynineteenthcentury,especiallyonewhohasthefatalill-lucktoinhabitPetersburg,the
mest
mosttheoreticalandintentionaltownonthewholeterrestrialglobe.
(Thereareintentional
och
andunintentionaltowns.)
Itwould
ha
havebeenquiteenough,forinstance,to
ha
havetheconsciousnessbywhich
alla
allso-calleddirectpersonsandmenofaction
lever
live.
IbetyouthinkIam
skriver
writingallthisfromaffectation,tobewittyattheexpenseofmenofaction;
och
andwhatismore,thatfromill-bredaffectation,Iamclanking
ett
aswordlikemyofficer.
Men
But,gentlemen,whoevercanpridehimselfonhisdiseases
och
andevenswaggeroverthem?
Though,afterall,everyone
gör
doesdothat;
peopledopridethemselvesontheirdiseases,
och
andIdo,maybe,
mer
morethananyone.
Wewillnotdispute
det
it;
mycontentionwasabsurd.
ButyetIamfirmlypersuaded
att
thatagreatdealofconsciousness,
varje
everysortofconsciousness,in
själva verket
fact,isadisease.
Isticktothat.
Låt
Letusleavethat,too,for
en
aminute.
Tellmethis:
varför
whydoesithappenthatatthevery,
ja
yes,attheverymoments
när
whenIammostcapableof
känna
feelingeveryrefinementofallthatis“sublime
och
andbeautiful,”astheyusedto
säga
sayatonetime,itwould,asthoughofdesign,happentomenot
bara
onlytofeelbutto
göra
dosuchuglythings,suchthat...
Tja
Well,inshort,actionsthat
alla
all,perhaps,commit;
butwhich,asthoughpurposely,occurredtomeatthevery
tid
timewhenIwasmostconsciousthattheyoughtnottobecommitted.
The
mer
moreconsciousIwasofgoodness
och
andofallthatwas“sublime
och
andbeautiful,”themoredeeplyIsankintomymire
och
andthemorereadyIwastosinkinitaltogether.
Butthechiefpointwasthat
allt
allthiswas,asitwere,notaccidentalin
mig
me,butasthoughitwereboundtobeso.
Itwasasthoughitweremy
mest
mostnormalcondition,andnotintheleastdisease
eller
ordepravity,sothatatlastalldesireinmetostruggle
mot
againstthisdepravitypassed.
Itendedbymy
nästan
almostbelieving(perhapsactuallybelieving)
att
thatthiswasperhapsmynormalcondition.
Men
Butatfirst,inthebeginning,whatagoniesIenduredinthatstruggle!
Ididnot
trodde
believeitwasthesame
med
withotherpeople,andallmy
liv
lifeIhidthisfact
om
aboutmyselfasasecret.
Iwasashamed(even
nu
now,perhaps,Iamashamed):
Igottothe
punkt
pointoffeelingasortofsecretabnormal,despicableenjoymentin
återvände
returninghometomycorneronsomedisgustingPetersburg
natt
night,acutelyconsciousthatthat
dagen
dayIhadcommittedaloathsomeaction
igen
again,thatwhatwasdonecould
aldrig
neverbeundone,andsecretly,inwardlygnawing,gnawingatmyselfforit,tearing
och
andconsumingmyselftillatlastthebitternessturnedinto
en
asortofshamefulaccursedsweetness,
och
andatlast—intopositiverealenjoyment!
Ja
Yes,intoenjoyment,intoenjoyment!
Iinsistuponthat.
I
har
havespokenofthisbecauseIkeepwantingtoknowfor
en
afactwhetherotherpeoplefeel
sådan
suchenjoyment?
Iwillexplain;
det
theenjoymentwasjustfrom
det
thetoointenseconsciousnessofone’s
egen
owndegradation;
itwasfrom
känna
feelingoneselfthatonehadreachedthe
sista
lastbarrier,thatitwashorrible,
men
butthatitcouldnotbeotherwise;
att
thattherewasnoescapeforyou;
att
thatyounevercouldbecome
en
adifferentman;
thateven
om
iftimeandfaithwere
fortfarande
stillleftyoutochangeinto
något
somethingdifferentyouwouldmostlikelynot
vilja
wishtochange;
orifyou
göra
didwishto,eventhenyou
ville
woulddonothing;
becauseperhapsinreality
det
therewasnothingforyouto
byta
changeinto.
Andtheworstofitwas,
och
andtherootofit
allt
all,thatitwasallinaccord
med
withthenormalfundamentallawsofover-acuteconsciousness,
och
andwiththeinertiathatwasthedirectresultofthoselaws,
och
andthatconsequentlyonewasnot
bara
onlyunabletochangebut
kunde
coulddoabsolutelynothing.
Thusitwould
följa
follow,astheresultofacuteconsciousness,thatoneisnottoblameinbeingascoundrel;
asthoughthatwere
någon
anyconsolationtothescoundrel
när
oncehehascometorealisethathe
faktiskt
actuallyisascoundrel.
But
räcker
enough....
Ech,Ihavetalked
en
alotofnonsense,butwhat
har
haveIexplained?
Howisenjoymentin
detta
thistobeexplained?
ButIwillexplain
det
it.
Iwillgettothebottomofit!
Thatis
därför
whyIhavetakenupmypen....
Jag
I,forinstance,havea
stor
greatdealofamourpropre.
Iamassuspicious
och
andpronetotakeoffenceas
en
ahumpbackoradwarf.
Men
ButuponmywordI
ibland
sometimeshavehadmomentswhen
om
ifIhadhappenedtobeslappedinthefaceIshould,
kanske
perhaps,havebeenpositivelygladofit.
I
säger
say,inearnest,thatIshould
förmodligen
probablyhavebeenabletodiscover
även
eveninthatapeculiar
typ
sortofenjoyment—theenjoyment,ofcourse,ofdespair;
men
butindespairthereare
de
themostintenseenjoyments,especially
när
whenoneisveryacutelyconsciousof
de
thehopelessnessofone’sposition.
Och
Andwhenoneisslappedintheface—whythentheconsciousnessofbeingrubbedintoapulpwouldpositivelyoverwhelmone.
Theworstofit
är
is,lookatitwhich
sätt
wayonewill,itstillturnsoutthatIwas
alltid
alwaysthemosttoblamein
allt
everything.
Andwhatismosthumiliatingof
allt
all,toblamefornofaultofmy
eget
ownbut,sotosay,
genom
throughthelawsofnature.
In
det
thefirstplace,toblamebecauseIamcleverer
än
thananyofthepeoplesurrounding
mig
me.
(Ihavealwaysconsideredmyselfcleverer
än
thananyofthepeoplesurrounding
mig
me,andsometimes,wouldyou
tro
believeit,havebeenpositivelyashamedofit.
Atanyrate,I
har
haveallmylife,asitwere,
vänt
turnedmyeyesawayand
aldrig
nevercouldlookpeoplestraightintheface.)
Toblame,finally,
eftersom
becauseevenifIhadhadmagnanimity,Ishould
bara
onlyhavehadmoresufferingfromthesenseofitsuselessness.
Ishouldcertainly
ha
haveneverbeenableto
göra
doanythingfrombeingmagnanimous—neithertoforgive,formyassailantwould
kanske
perhapshaveslappedmefromthelawsofnature,
och
andonecannotforgivethelawsofnature;
norto
glömma
forget,forevenifitwereowingtothelawsofnature,itisinsultingallthesame.
Finally,
även
evenifIhadwantedtobeanythingbutmagnanimous,haddesiredonthecontrarytorevengemyselfonmyassailant,Icouldnot
ha
haverevengedmyselfonanyoneforanything
eftersom
becauseIshouldcertainlynever
ha
havemadeupmymindto
göra
doanything,evenifIhadbeenable
att
to.
WhyshouldInot
ha
havemadeupmymind?
III
Med
Withpeoplewhoknowhowtorevengethemselves
och
andtostandupforthemselvesingeneral,
hur
howisitdone?
Why,
när
whentheyarepossessed,letussuppose,bythefeelingofrevenge,thenforthe
tiden
timethereisnothingelsebutthatfeelingleftintheir
hela
wholebeing.
Suchagentlemansimplydashesstraightforhisobject
som
likeaninfuriatedbullwithitshorns
ner
down,andnothingbutawall
kommer
willstophim.
(Bytheway:
facingthewall,suchgentlemen—that
är
is,the“direct”personsandmenofaction—aregenuinelynonplussed.
Forthemawallisnotanevasion,asforus
människor
peoplewhothinkandconsequently
gör
donothing;
itisnotan
ursäkt
excuseforturningaside,an
ursäkt
excuseforwhichweare
alltid
alwaysveryglad,thoughwescarcely
tror
believeinitourselves,asarule.
No,theyarenonplussedinallsincerity.
Thewall
har
hasforthemsomethingtranquillising,morallysoothing,final—maybeeven
något
somethingmysterious...
butofthewalllater.)
Tja
Well,suchadirectpersonIregardas
den
therealnormalman,ashistendermothernature
önskade
wishedtoseehimwhenshegraciously
förde
broughthimintobeingon
den
theearth.
Ienvysuch
en
amantillIamgreenintheface.
Heis
dum
stupid.
Iamnotdisputingthat,
men
butperhapsthenormalman
borde
shouldbestupid,howdoyou
vet
know?
Perhapsitisverybeautiful,in
faktiskt
fact.
AndIamthe
mer
morepersuadedofthatsuspicion,
om
ifonecancallitso,bythe
faktum
factthatifyoutake,forinstance,theantithesisofthenormalman,that
är
is,themanofacuteconsciousness,who
har
hascome,ofcourse,not
ut
outofthelapofnaturebut
ut
outofaretort(thisis
nästan
almostmysticism,gentlemen,butIsuspectthis,
också
too),thisretort-mademanis
ibland
sometimessononplussedinthepresenceofhisantithesisthat
med
withallhisexaggeratedconsciousnesshegenuinely
tänker
thinksofhimselfasamouse
och
andnotaman.
It
kan
maybeanacutelyconsciousmouse,
men
yetitisamouse,
medan
whiletheotherisa
man
man,andtherefore,etcaetera,etcaetera.
Och
Andtheworstofit
är
is,hehimself,hisvery
eget
ownself,looksonhimselfas
en
amouse;
nooneaskshimtodoso;
och
andthatisanimportant
punkt
point.
Nowletuslookat
här
thismouseinaction.
Letussuppose,forinstance,thatit
känner
feelsinsulted,too(andit
nästan
almostalwaysdoesfeelinsulted),
och
andwantstorevengeitself,
också
too.
Theremayevenbe
en
agreateraccumulationofspiteinit
än
thaninl’hommedelanatureetdelavérité.
Thebase
och
andnastydesiretoventthatspiteonitsassailantrankles
kanske
perhapsevenmorenastilyinit
än
thaninl’hommedelanatureetdelavérité.
For
genom
throughhisinnatestupiditythelatter
ser
looksuponhisrevengeasjusticepure
och
andsimple;
whileinconsequenceofhisacuteconsciousnessthemousedoesnot
tror
believeinthejusticeofit.
To
komma
comeatlasttothedeeditself,totheveryactofrevenge.
Apartfromtheonefundamentalnastinessthelucklessmousesucceedsincreatingarounditso
många
manyothernastinessesintheformofdoubts
och
andquestions,addstotheonequestionso
många
manyunsettledquestionsthatthereinevitablyworksuparounditasortoffatalbrew,astinkingmess,madeupofitsdoubts,emotions,
och
andofthecontemptspatuponitbythedirectmenofactionwho
står
standsolemnlyaboutitasjudges
och
andarbitrators,laughingatittilltheirhealthysidesache.
Ofcoursethe
enda
onlythingleftforitistodismiss
allt
allthatwithawaveofitspaw,
och
and,withasmileofassumedcontemptinwhichitdoesnot
ens
evenitselfbelieve,creepignominiouslyintoitsmouse-hole.
Där
Thereinitsnasty,stinking,underground
hem
homeourinsulted,crushedandridiculedmousepromptly
blir
becomesabsorbedincold,malignant
och
and,aboveall,everlastingspite.
Forfortyyears
tillsammans
togetheritwillrememberitsinjury
ner
downtothesmallest,mostignominiousdetails,
och
andeverytimewilladd,ofitself,detailsstill
mer
moreignominious,spitefullyteasingandtormentingitself
med
withitsownimagination.
It
kommer
willitselfbeashamedofitsimaginings,butyetit
kommer
willrecallitall,it
kommer
willgooverandover
varje
everydetail,itwillinventunheardofthings
mot
againstitself,pretendingthatthosethings
kan
mighthappen,andwillforgive
något
nothing.
Maybeitwillbegintorevengeitself,
också
too,but,asitwere,piecemeal,intrivialways,from
bakom
behindthestove,incognito,without
tro
believingeitherinitsown
rätt
righttovengeance,orinthesuccessofitsrevenge,knowingthatfrom
alla
allitseffortsatrevengeit
kommer
willsufferahundredtimes
mer
morethanheonwhomitrevengesitself,
medan
whilehe,Idaresay,willnot
ens
evenscratchhimself.
Onitsdeathbedit
kommer
willrecallitalloveragain,
med
withinterestaccumulatedoveralltheyears
och
and...
Butitisjustinthatcold,abominablehalfdespair,halfbelief,inthatconsciousburyingoneself
levande
aliveforgriefintheunderworldforfortyyears,inthatacutelyrecognised
och
andyetpartlydoubtfulhopelessnessofone’sposition,inthat
helvetet
hellofunsatisfieddesiresturnedinward,inthatfeverofoscillations,ofresolutionsdeterminedforever
och
andrepentedofagaina
minut
minutelater—thatthesavourofthatstrangeenjoymentofwhichI
har
havespokenlies.
Itissosubtle,sodifficultofanalysis,that
personer
personswhoarealittlelimited,
eller
orevensimplypersonsofstrongnerves,
kommer
willnotunderstandasingleatomof
det
it.
“Possibly,”youwilladdonyour
egen
ownaccountwithagrin,“people
kommer
willnotunderstanditeitherwho
har
haveneverreceivedaslapintheface,”
och
andinthatwayyou
kommer
willpolitelyhinttomethat
Jag
I,too,perhaps,havehadtheexperienceofaslapinthefaceinmy
liv
life,andsoIspeakasonewho
vet
knows.
Ibetthatyouare
tänker
thinkingthat.
Butsetyourmindsatrest,gentlemen,I
har
havenotreceivedaslapintheface,thoughitisabsolutely
en
amatterofindifferencetomewhatyou
kanske
maythinkaboutit.
Possibly,Ievenregret,myself,
att
thatIhavegivenso
få
fewslapsinthefaceduringmy
liv
life.
Butenough...
notanother
ord
wordonthatsubjectofsuchextremeinteresttoyou.
I
kommer
willcontinuecalmlyconcerningpersons
med
withstrongnerveswhodonot
förstår
understandacertainrefinementofenjoyment.
Thoughincertaincircumstancesthesegentlemenbellowtheirloudestlikebulls,thoughthis,
låt
letussuppose,doesthemthegreatestcredit,yet,asI
har
havesaidalready,confrontedwiththeimpossibletheysubsideatonce.
Det
Theimpossiblemeansthestonewall!
Whatstonewall?
Why,ofcourse,thelawsofnature,thedeductionsofnaturalscience,mathematics.