Usaban a hacer voto a los ídolos de servirlos con algunos sacrificios y ofrendas cuando alguno de sus hijos o de su casa caía en enfermedades o caía de su estado y se lisiaba. Esto hacían no a uno solo, pero a dos o tres de sus ídolos, para que le ayudasen en aquella necesidad .
\nTenían también costumbre de hacer juramento de cumplir alguna cosa a que se obligaban, y aquel a quien se obligaban les demandaba que hiciesen juramento para estar seguro de su palabra, y el juramento que hacía era en esta forma: "¡Por vida del Sol y de nuestra señora la Tierra, que no haré falta en lo que tengo dicho, y para mayor seguridad como esta tierra!" Y luego tocábala con los dedos en la tierra y llegábalos a la boca y lamíalos, y ansí comía tierra haciendo juramento. Cuando por alguna necesidad alguno demandaba a su dios ayuda, hacía voto y juramento de hacer tal cosa por su servicio, y cumplíalo.
\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":"0d7597e3-562e-4ec4-b9fa-dd3c79e29b1c","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":"#### Account of the vows and the oaths\n\nThey used to make a vow to the idols that they would serve them with some sacrifices and offerings whenever one of their children or any member of their household fell ill or fell down and was injured. They would do this not for only one of their idols but for two or three of them, so that they might help them in that particular need.\n\nThey also had the custom of taking an oath to fulfill some action that they had obligated themselves to do; and the one to whom they were obliged would ask them to take an oath, in order to feel secure about their word. And the oath that was given would take this form: “By the life of the sun and of our lady Earth, [I swear] that I will not fail in [doing] what I have promised; and for greater assurance, I will eat this dirt!” And then this person would touch the ground with his fingers, touch his mouth with them, and lick them; and so this person would eat dirt when making an oath. When, out of some necessity, someone would ask for help from his god, he would make a vow and oath to perform some given action out of service [to that god], and he would fulfill [that promise].","html":"They used to make a vow to the idols that they would serve them with some sacrifices and offerings whenever one of their children or any member of their household fell ill or fell down and was injured. They would do this not for only one of their idols but for two or three of them, so that they might help them in that particular need.
\nThey also had the custom of taking an oath to fulfill some action that they had obligated themselves to do; and the one to whom they were obliged would ask them to take an oath, in order to feel secure about their word. And the oath that was given would take this form: “By the life of the sun and of our lady Earth, [I swear] that I will not fail in [doing] what I have promised; and for greater assurance, I will eat this dirt!” And then this person would touch the ground with his fingers, touch his mouth with them, and lick them; and so this person would eat dirt when making an oath. When, out of some necessity, someone would ask for help from his god, he would make a vow and oath to perform some given action out of service [to that god], and he would fulfill [that promise].
\n","citation_key":"citation_garagarza","citation":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by García Garagarza 2023"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por García Garagarza 2023"]}}],"nahuatl_col":[{"id":"fdbf59dc-2f7d-4f41-ae9c-db5acfbe8707","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]},"type":"transcription","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl transcription"],"es":["transcripción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["Nahuatl"],"es":["Náhuatl"]},"language_code":"nci","subtitle":"(Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982)","markdown":"[neoça]loia iquac in tlavizcalli iehoa. \n\n#### Imelaoaca in quenjn tlatlauhtiloia diablome, yoan in quenjn muchioaia juramento. \n\nIn iquac muchioaia Juramēto in jquac aca qujnetoltia iconeuh ivjcpa Diablome, aço vccan, anoço Excan qujnetoltia, in tlein qujnchiviliz Diablome, aço motlavitequj piltontli, anoço tlein ipan muchioa, iquac quinetoltiaia, injc ivicpa tlamaceoaz. \n\nAuh no ioã iquac muchioaia in Juramento in iquac aca tlein qujteilhujaia, injc qujneltiliaia, ilhujloia. \n\nJnjc neltiz motlatol, injc amo tiztlacatiz tlaxontlalqua.\niquac njmã tlalquaia in aqujn tlen qujteilhujaia ic qujneltiliaia in jtlatol inic amo iztlacamachoia qujtoaia,\nvel qujmati in tonatiuh, in tlaltecutli ie nontlalqua. \n\nIuhquj in injc muchioaia Juramento. \nAuh intla tlatlauhtiliztli, ic muchivaia çan iehoatl in tlenamaquiliztli, yoan nextlavaliztli, yoã tlalqualiztli, nestlavaliztli.","html":"[neoça]loia iquac in tlavizcalli iehoa.
\nIn iquac muchioaia Juramēto in jquac aca qujnetoltia iconeuh ivjcpa Diablome, aço vccan, anoço Excan qujnetoltia, in tlein qujnchiviliz Diablome, aço motlavitequj piltontli, anoço tlein ipan muchioa, iquac quinetoltiaia, injc ivicpa tlamaceoaz.
\nAuh no ioã iquac muchioaia in Juramento in iquac aca tlein qujteilhujaia, injc qujneltiliaia, ilhujloia.
\nJnjc neltiz motlatol, injc amo tiztlacatiz tlaxontlalqua.\niquac njmã tlalquaia in aqujn tlen qujteilhujaia ic qujneltiliaia in jtlatol inic amo iztlacamachoia qujtoaia,\nvel qujmati in tonatiuh, in tlaltecutli ie nontlalqua.
\nIuhquj in injc muchioaia Juramento.\nAuh intla tlatlauhtiliztli, ic muchivaia çan iehoatl in tlenamaquiliztli, yoan nextlavaliztli, yoã tlalqualiztli, nestlavaliztli.
\n","citation_key":"citation_anderson_nahuatl_transcription","citation":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]}},{"id":"a62563ee-0d42-47bf-b16b-ef375b2c73f0","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":"there was anointing at the time that the dawn arose. \n\n#### A Declaration of how the Devils Were Prayed to, and How Oaths Were Made \n\nWhen an oath was taken, when someone promised his child to the devils, in perchance two [temples] or in three he promised what he would do for the devils. Perhaps [because] his young son had been struck or for whatever had befallen him, at that time he promised that he would perform penances to them. \n\nAnd also when an oath was taken, when someone made a statement to one, in order that he verify it, he was told: \n\n“In order that thy statement be verified, in order that thou wilt not lie, eat earth.” \n\nWhen, then, whoever made some statement ate earth, he thus verified his statement. In order not to be thought a liar, he said: \n\n“Well doth the sun, the lord of the earth, know that already I have eaten earth.” \n\nLike that, thus, were oaths taken. \n\nAnd if it was a supplication, it was done only with these: the offering of incense, the paying of a debt, and the eating of earth, the paying of a debt.","html":"there was anointing at the time that the dawn arose.
\nWhen an oath was taken, when someone promised his child to the devils, in perchance two [temples] or in three he promised what he would do for the devils. Perhaps [because] his young son had been struck or for whatever had befallen him, at that time he promised that he would perform penances to them.
\nAnd also when an oath was taken, when someone made a statement to one, in order that he verify it, he was told:
\n“In order that thy statement be verified, in order that thou wilt not lie, eat earth.”
\nWhen, then, whoever made some statement ate earth, he thus verified his statement. In order not to be thought a liar, he said:
\n“Well doth the sun, the lord of the earth, know that already I have eaten earth.”
\nLike that, thus, were oaths taken.
\nAnd if it was a supplication, it was done only with these: the offering of incense, the paying of a debt, and the eating of earth, the paying of a debt.
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