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Moby Dick - Herman Melville, CHAPTER FIVE There she blows!

CHAPTER FIVE There she blows!

CHAPTER FIVE

There she blows!

Ahab knew that as captain of the Pequod he had another task which was not his personal revenge. He had to bring back whale oil because that was the purpose of the voyage. That meant we had to kill other whales, not only Moby Dick.

We all kept our eyes open for any whale and the days passed slowly and easily. Then one day as I was helping Queequeg make a mat, I heard Tashtego, who was high up on the masthead of the ship, cry, "There she blows! There! There!" We all looked up and in the distance we saw several sperm whales that were blowing as regularly as a clock. My first whale! This was the moment I was waiting for. Each member of the crew knew what he had to do, but there was still a lot of confusion and running around.

My heart was beating hard and fast. I looked at the whales in the distance. Was one of them Moby Dick? But no, Moby Dick always swam alone. I was relieved because I didn't want to meet him my first time out. It was almost time for the whale hunt that I had been waiting for. The harpoon boats were lowered into the sea, and this was the beginning of the adventure.

But just as I was getting into my boat I saw them - five extra whaling men appeared out of nowhere. I had never seen them before. Who were they? Where did they come from? They were not ghosts, but real men. They must have spent all of this time in the hold. Could they be the demons Elijah was talking about?

Perhaps Elijah was right - these were Ahab's demons! If Elijah was right about the demons, then what else was he right about?

Four harpoon boats were lowered into the water instead of three. Ahab and his crew of expert whale-killers rowed far ahead of the other three boats. The rowers had great power in their arms and they were very determined.

I learned later that one of these men was a Persian called Fedallah, Ahab's personal harpooner. He was tall and dark and wore an old black Chinese jacket, black trousers and a white turban on his head. He was a mysterious figure. The other four looked like natives of the Philippines.

Starbuck was the master of my boat and he stood at the stern and shouted his orders. I suddenly felt afraid and confused away from the ship. I was at eye level with the sea, and there was fog and mist everywhere. This was the whale's world and I was in it. Everything at that moment seemed impressive to me. How could these men possibly hunt and kill the biggest creature in the sea?

The three boats moved forward and Starbuck, Stubb and Flask were telling their men to row faster and faster.

I was rowing as fast as I could, but I noticed that there was a lot of competition between the boats and the mates. And, of course, the Filipinos were far ahead of us.

The whales swam as fast as we rowed - they were like arrows shooting through the dark water. Would we ever reach them?

"Come on, men!" shouted Starbuck. "Get those muscles moving! " I wanted our boat to be the first to reach the whales, but my back and legs started hurting. Then a storm arrived from the north and it started raining hard and the waves grew bigger, so it was harder to row. I had never rowed in such an angry sea with the waves crashing into our little boat. How could we reach the whales when we could hardly row?

And in spite of the increasing danger, in the back of our minds was the shiny gold coin nailed to the mast of the Pequod!

"There's his hump," said Starbuck to Queequeg. "Give it to him! " Suddenly a sperm whale, a creature of incredible size, came to the surface next to our boat. At the same time the rain became much stronger and we could hardly see anything. Queequeg bravely threw his harpoon at the whale, but his hand was wet with rain and he missed it. So the great creature we had tried to kill escaped back down into the deep, dark waters.

Suddenly our oars flew away and we were lifted and then thrown back into the wild waves of the sea. Miraculously our boat did not break, but it was full of water. The cold water left us confused and we couldn't speak. The world around us had become a curtain of white fog. Where was the Pequod and how could we get there since we were surrounded by thick, white fog?

The wind blew loudly and the storm got worse. We sat trembling in the boat half filled with water. Suddenly Queequeg jumped to his feet and put his hand to his ear. Then we all heard the Pequod approaching. It almost crushed our boat with us in it. We jumped out and the Pequod sailed right over our boat. We then swam as hard as we could to reach the ship.

I was the last man to be pulled onto the ship. I fell onto the deck and was happy to be alive.

I saw Queequeg and said, "Does this sort of thing happen very often? " "Yes," he answered without much emotion. "Did we lose any men?" I asked.

"No," said Starbuck. "They're all safely on board. " The other men were sitting on the deck exhausted, telling their own stories of how they had seen death in the face and how they had swum to safety. I soon realized that each time I went out I was risking my life. The sea and the whales were powerful and unforgiving, and I was just a man. I decided I had better write my last will and testament. I went below deck with Queequeg, who was my witness, and wrote my will. He put his mark on the bottom of the page and it became official.

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CHAPTER FIVE There she blows! KAPITEL FÜNF Da bläst sie! 챕터 5 저기 그녀가 불어요! ГЛАВА ПЯТАЯ Вот она дует! 第五章 她在那裡吹氣!

CHAPTER FIVE

There she blows! ||виходить ||lá está ela! Ecco che soffia!

Ahab knew that as captain of the Pequod he had another task which was not his personal revenge. ||||capitão|||||tinha||tarefa||||||vingança Achab sapeva che come capitano del Pequod aveva un altro compito che non era la sua vendetta personale. Ahab sabia que, como capitão do Pequod, tinha outra tarefa que não era a sua vingança pessoal. He had to bring back whale oil because that was the purpose of the voyage. |||||baleia|óleo|||||propósito|||viagem Tinha de trazer óleo de baleia porque era esse o objetivo da viagem. That meant we had to kill other whales, not only Moby Dick. |significava|||||||||| Isso significava que tínhamos de matar outras baleias, não apenas a Moby Dick.

We all kept our eyes open for any whale and the days passed slowly and easily. ||mantivemos||||||||||passaram||| Todos nós mantivemos os olhos abertos para qualquer baleia e os dias passaram lenta e facilmente. Then one day as I was helping Queequeg make a mat, I heard Tashtego, who was high up on the masthead of the ship, cry, "There she blows! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||показується ||||||ajudando||||esteira||||||||||cruzeta||||||| Un giorno, mentre aiutavo Queequeg a fare una stuoia, sentii Tashtego, che era in alto sulla testa d'albero della nave, gridare: "Ecco che soffia! Um dia, quando eu estava a ajudar o Queequeg a fazer uma esteira, ouvi o Tashtego, que estava no alto do mastro do navio, gritar: "Lá está ele a soprar! Однажды, когда я помогал Квикегу делать циновку, я услышал, как Таштего, сидевший высоко на мачте корабля, закричал: "Вот она дует! There! There!" We all looked up and in the distance we saw several sperm whales that were blowing as regularly as a clock. |||||||||||кити||||||||| |||||||distância|||várias|||||soprando||regularmente||| Abbiamo alzato lo sguardo e in lontananza abbiamo visto diversi capodogli che soffiavano con la stessa regolarità di un orologio. Olhámos todos para cima e, ao longe, vimos vários cachalotes que sopravam tão regularmente como um relógio. Мы все посмотрели вверх и увидели вдалеке несколько кашалотов, которые дули с регулярностью, как часы. My first whale! A minha primeira baleia! This was the moment I was waiting for. |||momento|||| Este era o momento de que eu estava à espera. Each member of the crew knew what he had to do, but there was still a lot of confusion and running around. ||||||||||||||||||||correr| Ciascun membro dell'equipaggio sapeva cosa doveva fare, ma c'era ancora molta confusione e corse a vuoto. Cada membro da tripulação sabia o que tinha de fazer, mas continuava a haver muita confusão e correrias. Каждый член экипажа знал, что он должен делать, но все равно было много путаницы и беготни.

My heart was beating hard and fast. |||batendo||| O meu coração estava a bater forte e rapidamente. I looked at the whales in the distance. |olhei||||||distância Olhei para as baleias ao longe. Was one of them Moby Dick? era||||| Um deles era Moby Dick? But no, Moby Dick always swam alone. |||||nadou| Ma no, Moby Dick ha sempre nuotato da solo. Mas não, Moby Dick sempre nadava sozinho. I was relieved because I didn't want to meet him my first time out. ||aliviado||||||||||| Ero sollevato perché non volevo incontrarlo alla mia prima uscita. Fiquei aliviado porque não queria encontrá-lo na minha primeira vez. Я почувствовал облегчение, потому что не хотел встречаться с ним в первый раз. It was almost time for the whale hunt that I had been waiting for. Era quasi arrivato il momento della caccia alle balene che stavo aspettando. Estava quase na hora da caça à baleia que eu estava à espera. The harpoon boats were lowered into the sea, and this was the beginning of the adventure. |||foram|baixados|||||||||||

But just as I was getting into my boat I saw them - five extra whaling men appeared out of nowhere. |||||||||||||extra||||||de lugar nenhum Ma proprio mentre stavo salendo sulla mia barca li ho visti: cinque balenieri in più sono apparsi dal nulla. Mas quando estava a entrar no meu barco, vi-os - cinco baleeiros extra apareceram do nada. I had never seen them before. я||||| Nunca os tinha visto antes. Who were they? Quem eram eles? Where did they come from? De onde é que eles vieram? They were not ghosts, but real men. Eles não eram fantasmas, mas homens reais. They must have spent all of this time in the hold. |||passado|||||||porão Devono aver trascorso tutto questo tempo nella stiva. Eles devem ter passado todo esse tempo no porão. Должно быть, все это время они провели в трюме. Could they be the demons Elijah was talking about? Será que eles são os demônios sobre os quais Elias estava falando?

Perhaps Elijah was right - these were Ahab's demons! Talvez Elias tivesse razão - estes eram os demónios de Acabe! If Elijah was right about the demons, then what else was he right about? Se Elia aveva ragione sui demoni, su cos'altro aveva ragione? Se Elias tinha razão em relação aos demónios, então em que mais tinha ele razão?

Four harpoon boats were lowered into the water instead of three. ||||baixados|||||| Ahab and his crew of expert whale-killers rowed far ahead of the other three boats. |||||||assassinos|remavam||à frente||||| Ahab e a sua tripulação de peritos em matar baleias remaram muito à frente dos outros três barcos. Ахав и его команда, состоящая из опытных убийц китов, гребли далеко впереди остальных трех лодок. The rowers had great power in their arms and they were very determined. ||||||||||||determinados |веслярі||||||||||| Os remadores tinham grande força em seus braços e eram muito determinados. У гребцов была большая сила в руках, и они были очень решительны.

I learned later that one of these men was a Persian called Fedallah, Ahab's personal harpooner. ||||||||||||Федаллах||| ||||||||||persa||Fedallah||| Mais tarde, descobri que um desses homens era persa e se chamava Fedallah, o arpoador pessoal de Ahab. He was tall and dark and wore an old black Chinese jacket, black trousers and a white turban on his head. |||||||||||||||||тюрбан||| ||||||usava||||chinês|jaqueta||calças||||turbante||| Ele era alto, moreno e vestia um antigo casaco preto chinês, calças pretas e um turbante branco na cabeça. He was a mysterious figure. ||||figura Он был загадочной фигурой. The other four looked like natives of the Philippines.

Starbuck was the master of my boat and he stood at the stern and shouted his orders. ||||||||||||popa|||| Starbuck era il padrone della mia barca e stava a poppa a gridare i suoi ordini. Starbuck era o mestre do meu barco e estava na popa e gritava as suas ordens. I suddenly felt afraid and confused away from the ship. All'improvviso mi sono sentito spaventato e confuso lontano dalla nave. De repente, senti-me assustado e confuso longe do navio. Вдали от корабля я вдруг почувствовал страх и растерянность. I was at eye level with the sea, and there was fog and mist everywhere. |||||||||||nevoeiro||névoa| Ero all'altezza del mare e c'erano nebbia e foschia ovunque. Estava ao nível dos olhos do mar, e havia nevoeiro e neblina por todo o lado. Я находился на уровне глаз от моря, и повсюду был туман и дымка. This was the whale's world and I was in it. Este era o mundo da baleia e eu estava nele. Everything at that moment seemed impressive to me. |||||impressionante|| Naquele momento, tudo me parecia impressionante. How could these men possibly hunt and kill the biggest creature in the sea? ||||possivelmente||||||criatura|||mar Como esses homens poderiam caçar e matar a maior criatura do mar?

The three boats moved forward and Starbuck, Stubb and Flask were telling their men to row faster and faster. ||||para frente|||||||||||||| Os três barcos avançaram e Starbuck, Stubb e Flask estavam ordenando a seus homens remar cada vez mais rápido.

I was rowing as fast as I could, but I noticed that there was a lot of competition between the boats and the mates. ||||||||||percebi||||||||||||| Eu remava o mais rápido que conseguia, mas notei que havia muita competição entre os barcos e os oficiais. And, of course, the Filipinos were far ahead of us. ||||||longe||| E, claro, os filipinos estavam muito à nossa frente.

The whales swam as fast as we rowed - they were like arrows shooting through the dark water. ||nadaram|||||||||setas|disparando|através||| Le balene nuotavano con la stessa velocità con cui remavamo: erano come frecce che scoccavano nell'acqua scura. Would we ever reach them? Será que alguma vez os alcançaremos?

"Come on, men!" shouted Starbuck. "Get those muscles moving! " |||movendo "Fate muovere quei muscoli!". "Mexe esses músculos!" I wanted our boat to be the first to reach the whales, but my back and legs started hurting. ||||||||||||||||pernas|começaram| Eu queria que o nosso barco fosse o primeiro a chegar às baleias, mas as minhas costas e pernas começaram a doer-me. Then a storm arrived from the north and it started raining hard and the waves grew bigger, so it was harder to row. |||chegou|||||||começou a chover||||ondas|cresceram||||||| Depois chegou uma tempestade vinda do norte e começou a chover com força e as ondas ficaram maiores, pelo que era mais difícil remar. I had never rowed in such an angry sea with the waves crashing into our little boat. ||||||||||||batendo|||| Nunca tinha remado num mar tão revolto, com as ondas a baterem no nosso pequeno barco. How could we reach the whales when we could hardly row? |||||||||mal| Como é que podíamos alcançar as baleias se mal conseguíamos remar?

And in spite of the increasing danger, in the back of our minds was the shiny gold coin nailed to the mast of the Pequod! ||||||||||||||||||прибита|||||| |||||crescente|perigo||||||||||||pregoado|||||| E apesar do perigo crescente, no fundo de nossas mentes estava a reluzente moeda de ouro pregada no mastro da Pequod!

"There's his hump," said Starbuck to Queequeg. "Ecco la sua gobba", disse Starbuck a Queequeg. "Aí está sua corcunda," disse Starbuck a Queequeg. "Give it to him! " "Daglielo!" "Dê a ele!" Suddenly a sperm whale, a creature of incredible size, came to the surface next to our boat. |||||||incrível||||||||| De repente, uma baleia cachalote, uma criatura de tamanho incrível, veio à superfície ao lado do nosso barco. At the same time the rain became much stronger and we could hardly see anything. Ao mesmo tempo, a chuva ficou muito mais forte e mal conseguíamos ver alguma coisa. Queequeg bravely threw his harpoon at the whale, but his hand was wet with rain and he missed it. Queequeg corajosamente lançou seu arpão na baleia, mas sua mão estava molhada pela chuva e ele errou. So the great creature we had tried to kill escaped back down into the deep, dark waters. |||||||||escapou||||||| Assim, a grande criatura que tentamos matar escapou de volta para as águas profundas e escuras.

Suddenly our oars flew away and we were lifted and then thrown back into the wild waves of the sea. ||весла||||||||||||||||| ||remos|voaram|||||levantados|||jogados|||||||| Improvvisamente i nostri remi volarono via e fummo sollevati e poi ributtati nelle onde selvagge del mare. De repente, nossos remos voaram para longe e fomos levantados e depois lançados de volta às ondas selvagens do mar. Вдруг весла отлетели в сторону, нас подняло, а затем бросило обратно в бурные волны моря. Miraculously our boat did not break, but it was full of water. Milagrosamente, nosso barco não quebrou, mas estava cheio de água. The cold water left us confused and we couldn't speak. A água fria nos deixou confusos e não conseguíamos falar. The world around us had become a curtain of white fog. |||||||cortina||| Il mondo intorno a noi era diventato una cortina di nebbia bianca. O mundo ao nosso redor havia se transformado em uma cortina de neblina branca. Where was the Pequod and how could we get there since we were surrounded by thick, white fog? Dov'era il Pequod e come potevamo arrivarci visto che eravamo circondati da una fitta nebbia bianca? Onde estava o Pequod e como poderíamos chegar lá, já que estávamos cercados por uma neblina branca espessa?

The wind blew loudly and the storm got worse. O vento soprou alto e a tempestade piorou. We sat trembling in the boat half filled with water. Sentamos tremendo no barco meio cheio de água. Suddenly Queequeg jumped to his feet and put his hand to his ear. De repente, Queequeg saltou para os pés e colocou a mão na orelha. Then we all heard the Pequod approaching. Poi sentimmo tutti l'avvicinarsi del Pequod. Então todos ouvimos a Pequod se aproximando. It almost crushed our boat with us in it. Quase esmagou nosso barco com a gente dentro. We jumped out and the Pequod sailed right over our boat. ||||||navegou|||| Siamo saltati fuori e il Pequod ha navigato proprio sopra la nostra barca. Pulamos para fora e a Pequod passou direto sobre nosso barco. Мы выпрыгнули, и "Пекод" проплыл прямо над нашей лодкой. We then swam as hard as we could to reach the ship. Poi abbiamo nuotato il più possibile per raggiungere la nave. Nós então nadamos o mais forte que pudemos para alcançar o navio.

I was the last man to be pulled onto the ship. Eu fui o último homem a ser puxado para dentro do navio. I fell onto the deck and was happy to be alive. |пав||||||||| Eu caí no convés e fiquei feliz por estar vivo.

I saw Queequeg and said, "Does this sort of thing happen very often? " Eu vi Queequeg e disse: "Isso acontece com frequência?" "Yes," he answered without much emotion. "Sim", ele respondeu sem muita emoção. "Did we lose any men?" "Perdemos algum homem?" I asked.

"No," said Starbuck. "They're all safely on board. " "Todos estão em segurança a bordo. " The other men were sitting on the deck exhausted, telling their own stories of how they had seen death in the face and how they had swum to safety. ||||||||exaustos|||||||||visto|||||||||nadado|| Gli altri uomini erano seduti sul ponte, esausti, e raccontavano le loro storie di come avevano visto la morte in faccia e come avevano nuotato per salvarsi. Os outros homens estavam sentados no convés exaustos, contando suas próprias histórias de como tinham enfrentado a morte de frente e como tinham nadado para a segurança. I soon realized that each time I went out I was risking my life. |||||||||||ризикував|| |||||||||||arriscando|| Ben presto mi resi conto che ogni volta che uscivo rischiavo la vita. Logo percebi que cada vez que saía, estava arriscando a minha vida. The sea and the whales were powerful and unforgiving, and I was just a man. ||||||||implacável|||||| Il mare e le balene erano potenti e spietati, e io ero solo un uomo. O mar e as baleias eram poderosos e implacáveis, e eu era apenas um homem. I decided I had better write my last will and testament. Decidi que era melhor escrever meu testamento. Я решил, что мне лучше написать свою последнюю волю и завещание. I went below deck with Queequeg, who was my witness, and wrote my will. |||||||||testemunha|||| Fui abaixo do convés com Queequeg, que foi minha testemunha, e escrevi meu testamento. He put his mark on the bottom of the page and it became official. ||||||fundo||||||| Ha apposto il suo marchio in fondo alla pagina e il documento è diventato ufficiale. Ele colocou sua marca na parte inferior da página e ela se tornou oficial.