sanctísima amistad. Y a los que no os quieren conocer, perseverando en la idolatría, o no quieren apartarse de sus pecados y guardar vuestros mandamientos, castigáis con eternos tormentos, y esto hacéis con tan grande rectitud y justicia que nadie en los cielos ni en la tierra puede tachar vuestras obras con razón ni con verdad, ni deciros: "¿Por qué, Señor, hacéis esto?" Porque no solamente sois justo, pero sois la misma justicia y la misma sabiduría y fortaleza, y vos sois el señor universal de todas las cosas, y sois el dador y distribuidor de todos los bienes."
\n[D] En lo arriba dicho está claro cuán bueno y cuán digno de ser amado, loado y obedecido y reverenciado es nuestro señor Dios criador, señor y gobernador de todas las cosas. Y de lo mismo parece ansimismo clarísimamente cuán malvados, traidores y mentirosos, aborrecibles y crueles son los dioses que vuestros antepasados adoraron y honraron tan largos tiempos.
\n[E] Por vuestra misma relatión sabemos que los antiguos mexicanos adoraron y tuvieron
\n","citation_key":"citation_lopez_spanish_transcription","citation":{"en":["Spanish by López Austin & García Quintana 2000"],"es":["Español por López Austin & García Quintana 2000"]}},{"id":"eee0a2f4-4a66-48fe-9a5e-9d5278d90cd5","choice":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by García Garagarza 2023"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por García Garagarza 2023"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["spanish translation"],"es":["traducción al español"]},"column":"spanish","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(García Garagarza 2023)","markdown":"most holy fellowship. And as for those who do not wish to know you by persevering in their idolatry or do not wish to stay away from their sins and keep your commandments, you punish them with eternal torments, doing this with such great rectitude and justice that no one, either in heaven or on earth, may use any reason or truth to impeach your works, or tell you, ‘Why, Lord, do you do this?’ For not only are you just, but you are justice itself, wisdom itself, and fortitude itself, and you are the universal Lord of all things, and you are the giver and fountain of all good.”[^61] \n\n[D] From what has been said above, it is clear how good and how worthy of being loved, praised, obeyed, and revered is our Lord God, creator, Lord, and ruler of all things. And from these [same words], it also seems very clear how wicked, traitorous, deceitful, abhorrent, and cruel are the gods whom your ancestors worshiped and honored for such a long time.\n\n[E] Through your very own account, we know that the ancient Mexicans worshiped and considered \n\n\n[^61]: Here Sahagún is paraphrasing Wisd. of Sol. 12:1, of which he cites a couple of verses in Latin at the beginning of paragraph [C].","html":"most holy fellowship. And as for those who do not wish to know you by persevering in their idolatry or do not wish to stay away from their sins and keep your commandments, you punish them with eternal torments, doing this with such great rectitude and justice that no one, either in heaven or on earth, may use any reason or truth to impeach your works, or tell you, ‘Why, Lord, do you do this?’ For not only are you just, but you are justice itself, wisdom itself, and fortitude itself, and you are the universal Lord of all things, and you are the giver and fountain of all good.”1
\n[D] From what has been said above, it is clear how good and how worthy of being loved, praised, obeyed, and revered is our Lord God, creator, Lord, and ruler of all things. And from these [same words], it also seems very clear how wicked, traitorous, deceitful, abhorrent, and cruel are the gods whom your ancestors worshiped and honored for such a long time.
\n[E] Through your very own account, we know that the ancient Mexicans worshiped and considered
\nHere Sahagún is paraphrasing Wisd. of Sol. 12:1, of which he cites a couple of verses in Latin at the beginning of paragraph [C].↩
qujcaoaliztlamati, in tlateutoqujliztli, mjctlan tiqujnmotlaxiliia: yoan in motlaneltocacaoan in amo qujcuepaznequj, yn innemjliz, in çan ipan miq͗ yn intlatlacul, cemicac tlaihiioujliztli, ic tiqujnmotlatzacujltilia, in vmpa mictlan: auh ynjn yn iuh ticmuchivilia in, ca muchi melaoac, çan njman, aiac qujcuepaz in motlatoltzin, aiac mitzmotlatolilochtiliz: yn aço ilhujcac chaneque, yn anoço tlalticpactlaca, aiac vel qujtoz, tleica in iuh ticmuchiujlia hi? njman amo cuepalonj, in motlatoltzin: iehica, ca cenca melaoac in ticmuchivilianj, yoan ca tinemjlizameialli, tiqualtilizameialli, tiuelitilizameialli, motetzinco cenqujztoc, yn isqujch tecujltono, yn ixqujch tetlamachti, yn jsqujch tepapaqujlti: auh ca tehoatzin, novian timotlatocatilia: yoan in jsqujch in qualli iectli, motechpatzinco quiça, çan moceltzin ticmotemaqujlia.
\nD. Jc cenca vel neztica, notlaçopilhoane, in quenjn cenca tlaçotlalonj, cenca mauiztililonj in totecujo dios: iehica ca ipalnemoanj, teiocoianj, noujan tlatoanj:\nçan no tlacpac neztica, in quenamique inteuan, yn amocolhoan: cenca vellaveliloque, teiztlacaujanj, teca mocacaiaoanj, tecuculianj, vellaelittalonj, vel telchioalonj.
\nE. Jn axcan vel monequj, in anqujcaquizque cecēiaca intlatollo, yn jnteuan catca, yn amoculhoan: ynjc vel neciz in jntlauelilocaio. Jn iehoantin
\n","citation_key":"citation_anderson_nahuatl_transcription","citation":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]}},{"id":"9ec418b5-1523-423f-a5ed-66e9be15bedd","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl-to-English by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl-al-inglés por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl translation"],"es":["traducción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982)","markdown":"to cease idolatry, them Thou castest into the land of the dead. And those who believe in Thee[^168] who wish not to change their lives, who die in sin, them Thou punishest with eternal torment there in the land of the dead. And this Thou dost in such wise that it is all righteous. None may change Thy word; none may reverse Thy word. Neither they who dwell in Heaven nor the people on earth, none can say, ‘Why dost Thou do this?’ Thy word is not to be changed. For what Thou customarily dost is righteous, and Thou art the fount of life, the fount of good, the fount of might. In Thee lie complete riches, all glory, all contentment. And Thou rulest everywhere; and all that is good, proper, issueth from Thee. Thou alone givest them.” \n\nD. Thus it is very plain, my dear children, how much worthy of love, [how] much worthy of honor is our Lord God. For he is the One through Whom there is life, our Creator, ruler everywhere.\nLikewise it is plain, above, what manner of gods were those of your forefathers—very wicked, deceivers, tricksters, haters of men, worthy of being abhorred, of being scorned. \n\nE. Now it is required that you hear the history of each of those who were your forefathers’ gods, that their wickedness may be plain. \n\nThe \n\n\n\n\n[^168]: Corresponding Spanish text reads: *”y a los que no os qujeren conocer.”* The negative is missing in the Nahuatl.","html":"to cease idolatry, them Thou castest into the land of the dead. And those who believe in Thee1 who wish not to change their lives, who die in sin, them Thou punishest with eternal torment there in the land of the dead. And this Thou dost in such wise that it is all righteous. None may change Thy word; none may reverse Thy word. Neither they who dwell in Heaven nor the people on earth, none can say, ‘Why dost Thou do this?’ Thy word is not to be changed. For what Thou customarily dost is righteous, and Thou art the fount of life, the fount of good, the fount of might. In Thee lie complete riches, all glory, all contentment. And Thou rulest everywhere; and all that is good, proper, issueth from Thee. Thou alone givest them.”
\nD. Thus it is very plain, my dear children, how much worthy of love, [how] much worthy of honor is our Lord God. For he is the One through Whom there is life, our Creator, ruler everywhere.\nLikewise it is plain, above, what manner of gods were those of your forefathers—very wicked, deceivers, tricksters, haters of men, worthy of being abhorred, of being scorned.
\nE. Now it is required that you hear the history of each of those who were your forefathers’ gods, that their wickedness may be plain.
\nThe
\nCorresponding Spanish text reads: ”y a los que no os qujeren conocer.” The negative is missing in the Nahuatl.↩