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1. Study the lesson below, carefully and completely.
2. Read the instructions for translation exercises.
3. Complete translation exercises.
4. Memorize all lesson vocabulary.
5. Work to earn a perfect score on your lesson exam.
Lesson
In our last lesson, we read that Jesus was passing through Samaria on his way to Galilee, and had come to a certain city called Sichar. In this passage, St. John tells us that in Sichar there was a well, known as “Jacob’s well”, because it had been dug long ago by the Patriarch Jacob. We read that Jesus, weary from his journey, sat and rested at this well, while his disciples went into the city to buy food. While at the well, Jesus spoke to a Samaritan woman who had come to draw water, and asked her for a drink. This began a very interesting conversation between them, which we shall read about in this lesson and the next.
6 Erat autem ibi fons Jacob. Jesus ergo fatigatus ex itinere, sedebat sic supra fontem. Hora erat quasi sexta. 7 Venit mulier de Samaria haurire aquam. Dicit ei Jesus: Da mihi bibere. 8 (Discipuli enim ejus abierant in civitatem ut cibos emerent.) 9 Dicit ergo ei mulier illa Samaritana: Quomodo tu, Judaeus cum sis, bibere a me poscis, quae sum mulier Samaritana? non enim coutuntur Judaei Samaritanis. 10 Respondit Jesus, et dixit ei: Si scires donum Dei, et quis est qui dicit tibi: Da mihi bibere, tu forsitan petisses ab eo, et dedisset tibi aquam vivam.
Exposition
Study the Exposition below until you know the translation of every word in the Latin text and can complete the translation from memory. The part of speech is given for each word, which should be studied but not memorized.
6a Erat autem ibi fons Jacob.
erat: verb, “was”
autem: conjunction, “however”
ibi: adverb, “there”
fons: substantive noun, “(the) well”
Jacob: proper substantive noun, “of Jacob”
Translation: Was however there (the) well of Jacob.
6b Jesus ergo fatigatus ex itinere, sedebat sic supra fontem.
Jesus: proper substantive noun, “Jesus”
ergo: adverb, “therefore”
fatigatus: adjective noun, “fatigued”
ex: preposition, “from”
itinere: substantive noun, “(the) journey”
sedebat: verb, “did sit”
sic: adverb, “thus”
supra: preposition, “upon”
fontem: substantive noun, “(the) well”
Translation: Jesus therefore fatigued from (the) journey, did sit thus upon (the) well.
6c Hora erat quasi sexta.
Hora: substantive noun, “(the) hour”
erat: verb, “was”
quasi: adverb, “about”
sexta: adjective noun, “(the) sixth”
Translation: (The) hour was about (the) sixth.
7a Venit mulier de Samaria haurire aquam.
venit: verb, “came”
mulier: substantive noun, “(a) woman”
de: preposition, “of”
Samaria: proper substantive noun, “Samaria”
haurire: verb, “to draw”
aquam: substantive noun, “water
Translation: Came (a) woman of Samaria to draw water.
7b Dicit ei Jesus: Da mihi bibere.
dicit: verb, “says”
ei: pronoun, “to her”
Jesus: proper substantive noun, “Jesus”
da: verb, “give”
mihi: pronoun, “to me”
bibere: verb, “to drink”
Translation: Says to her Jesus: Give to me to drink.
8 (Discipuli enim eius abierant in civitatem ut cibos emerent.)
discipuli: substantive noun, “disciples”
enim: conjunction, “for”
eius: pronoun, “his”
abierant: verb, “(they) had gone”
in: preposition, “into”
civitatem: substantive noun, “(the) city”
ut: conjunction, “so that”
cibos: substantive noun, “food”
emerent: verb, “(they) might buy”
Translation: (Disciples for his had gone into (the) city so that food (they) might buy.)
9a Dicit ergo ei mulier illa Samaritana:
dicit: verb, “says”
ergo: adverb, “therefore”
ei: pronoun, “to him”
mulier: substantive noun, “woman”
illa: pronoun, “that”
Samaritana: proper adjective noun, “Samaritan”
Translation: Says therefore to him woman that Samaritan:
9b Quomodo tu, Judaeus cum sis, bibere a me poscis,
quomodo: adverb, “how”
tu: pronoun, “you”
Judaeus: proper substantive noun “(a) Jew”
cum: adverb “when”
sis: verb “you are”
bibere: verb, “to drink”
a: preposition, “from”
me: pronoun “me”
poscis: verb “(you) ask”
quae: pronoun “who”
sum: verb “am”
mulier: substantive noun “(a) woman”
Samaritana: proper adjective noun “Samaritan”
Translation: How (do) you, (a) Jew when you are, to drink from me ask, who am (a) woman Samaritan?
9c quae sum mulier Samaritana?
quae: pronoun “who”
sum: verb “am”
mulier: substantive noun “(a) woman”
Samaritana: proper adjective noun “Samaritan”
Translation: who am (a) woman Samaritan?
9d non enim coutuntur Judaei Samaritanis.
non: adverb , “not”
enim: conjunction “for”
coutuntur: verb, “associate”
Judaei: proper substantive noun, “ (the) Jews”
Samaritanis: proper substantive noun, “with (the) Samaritans”
Translation: not for associate (the) Jews with (the) Samaritans.
10a Respondit Jesus, et dixit ei:
respondit: verb, “responded”
Jesus: proper substantive noun, “Jesus”
et: conjunction, “and”
dixit: verb, “said”
ei: pronoun, “to her”
Translation: Responded Jesus and said to her:
10b Si scires donum Dei, et quis est qui dicit tibi: Da mihi bibere,
si: conjunction, “if”
scires: verb, “you did know”
donum: substantive noun, “(the) gift”
Dei: substantive noun, “of God”
et: conjunction, “and”
quis: pronoun, “who”
est: verb, “(he) is”
qui: pronoun, “who”
dicit: verb, “says”
tibi: pronoun, “to you”
da: verb, “give”
mihi: pronoun, “to me”
bibere: verb, “to drink”
Translation: If you did know (the) gift of God, and who (he) is who says to you: Give to me to drink,
10c tu forsitan petisses ab eo, et dedisset tibi aquam vivam.
tu: pronoun, “you”
forsitan: adverb, “perhaps”
petisses: verb, “would had asked”
ab: preposition, “from”
eo: pronoun, “him”
et: conjunction, “and”
dedisset: verb, “(he) would had given”
tibi: pronoun, “to you”
aquam: substantive noun, “water”
vivam: adjective noun, “living”
Translation: you perhaps would had asked from him, and (he) would had given to you water living.
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