Tenían otra abusión: que cuando temblaba la tierra luego tomaban a sus niños con ambas las manos, por cabe las sienes, y los levantaban en alto. Decían que si no hacían aquello, que no crecerían, y que los llevaría el temblor consigo. También cuando temblaba la tierra rociaban con agua todas sus alhajas, tomando el agua con la boca y soplándola sobre ellas. Y también por los postes y ombrales de las puertas y de la casa. Decían que si no hacían esto, que el temblor llevaría aquellas cosas consigo. Y los que no hacían esto eran reprendidos de los otros. Y luego que comenzaba a temblar la tierra comenzaban a dar grita, dándose con la mano en las bocas para que todos advirtiesen que temblaba la tierra.
\nOtra abusión tenían: decían que los que ponían el pie sobre las trébedes, que son tres piedras sobre que ponen las ollas sobre el fuego, que por el mismo caso serían desdichados en la guerra, que no
\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":"4f16fe89-174b-4b83-95b3-a0edab909cff","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":"They had another superstition: when the earth would quake, they would immediately grab their children by their temples, with both hands, and lift them up high. They said that if they did not do that, [the children] would not grow up and that the quake would take them away with it. Also, whenever the earth quaked, they would sprinkle all their jewels with water by holding the water in their mouths and then spitting it on them. They [would] also [spit water] on the pillars and door thresholds throughout the house. They said that, if they did not do this, the earthquake would take away all these things with it. And those who failed to do these things would be scolded by the others. And as soon as the earth would begin to quake, they would start yelling, hitting their mouths with their hands so that everyone would notice that the earth was quaking.\n\n#### Thirteenth chapter: On _tenamaztli_\n\nThey had another superstition: they said that those who would put their feet on the tripod—that is, three stones on which they place pots over the fire—for that very reason would be unfortunate in battle,","html":"They had another superstition: when the earth would quake, they would immediately grab their children by their temples, with both hands, and lift them up high. They said that if they did not do that, [the children] would not grow up and that the quake would take them away with it. Also, whenever the earth quaked, they would sprinkle all their jewels with water by holding the water in their mouths and then spitting it on them. They [would] also [spit water] on the pillars and door thresholds throughout the house. They said that, if they did not do this, the earthquake would take away all these things with it. And those who failed to do these things would be scolded by the others. And as soon as the earth would begin to quake, they would start yelling, hitting their mouths with their hands so that everyone would notice that the earth was quaking.
\nThey had another superstition: they said that those who would put their feet on the tripod—that is, three stones on which they place pots over the fire—for that very reason would be unfortunate in battle,
\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":"7c33e348-92dc-4d90-a0fa-4cf2484dae49","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":"In jquac tlallolinj, centlamantli neci innetlapololtiliz in njcan tlaca: in jquac tlallolinj, njman iciuhca qujnquechaana in jnpilhoan, injc yciuhca quaquauhtiezque, injc yciuhca manazque: qujlmach intlacamo qujnquechaanazque iciuhca, ayaxcan quauhtiazque: yoan qujtoaia, qujvica in tlallolinjliztli, intlacamo qujquechaanazque, yoan qujmjxalpichiaia. \n\nAuh yn jncal, in jntlaquetzal, in jncuezcon, in jnxuc, in ye ixqujch intlatquj, muchi catzelhuja: auh intla ytla oqujlcauhque, yc maoaia: qujlmach qujvica in tlallolinjliztli: yoan ixqujch tlacatl ycaoacaia, motenvitequja: yc qujnmachiltiaya, in amo qujmati. \n\n#### Injc matlactli vmey capitulo, ytechpa tlatoa in tenamaztli. \n\nIn jtechpa in tenamaztli: no vncatca innetlapololtiliz, in njcan tlaca: in jquac in aca qujtta, in qujtilicçatica in tenamaztli: yc qujtlacaoaltiaia, qujlhujaia: macamo xictiliçatia in tena[maztli]","html":"In jquac tlallolinj, centlamantli neci innetlapololtiliz in njcan tlaca: in jquac tlallolinj, njman iciuhca qujnquechaana in jnpilhoan, injc yciuhca quaquauhtiezque, injc yciuhca manazque: qujlmach intlacamo qujnquechaanazque iciuhca, ayaxcan quauhtiazque: yoan qujtoaia, qujvica in tlallolinjliztli, intlacamo qujquechaanazque, yoan qujmjxalpichiaia.
\nAuh yn jncal, in jntlaquetzal, in jncuezcon, in jnxuc, in ye ixqujch intlatquj, muchi catzelhuja: auh intla ytla oqujlcauhque, yc maoaia: qujlmach qujvica in tlallolinjliztli: yoan ixqujch tlacatl ycaoacaia, motenvitequja: yc qujnmachiltiaya, in amo qujmati.
\nIn jtechpa in tenamaztli: no vncatca innetlapololtiliz, in njcan tlaca: in jquac in aca qujtta, in qujtilicçatica in tenamaztli: yc qujtlacaoaltiaia, qujlhujaia: macamo xictiliçatia in tena[maztli]
\n","citation_key":"citation_anderson_nahuatl_transcription","citation":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]}},{"id":"776684df-4712-49d6-8ba6-bea39f7a9f51","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":"When the earth quivered, a delusion of the natives was to be seen. When the earth quaked, then they quickly took their children by the neck and lifted them,[^12] so that they might soon grow big—so that they might mature quickly. It was said that if they did not take them by the neck and lift them quickly, they would with difficulty wax larger. And they said that the earthquake would bear [the child] away if they did not grasp him by the neck and lift him. And they sprinkled water upon their faces.\n\nAnd their houses, their square wooden beams, their food storage bins, their cooking pots, and indeed all their goods, everything, they sprinkled with water. And if they forgot something, they wrangled over it; it was said that the earthquake would take it away. And everyone raised a din and cried out while striking the hand to the lips in order to make known [the earthquake] to those who knew not of it.[^13]\n\n#### Thirteenth Chapter, which telleth of the [three] hearth stones.\n\nConcerning the [three] hearth stones there was also a delusion of the natives. When they saw someone kicking[^14] the hearth stones, they restrained him from doing so. They said to him: “Do not kick the \n\n\n\n\n[^12]: *Qujquechaana*: literally, they took them by the neck. The corresponding Spanish text reads: *”tomauan a sus niños con ambas las manos, por cabe las sienes, y los leuantauan en alto.”*\n\n\n[^13]: *Ibid*.:* “para que todos aduertiessen, que temblaua la tierra.”*\n\n\n[^14]: *Quitilicçatica*: literally, were kicking it (cf. *tilicça*, Molina, *op. cit*.); corresponding Spanish text: *”los que ponjan el pie sobre las trebedes, que son tres piedras.”*","html":"When the earth quivered, a delusion of the natives was to be seen. When the earth quaked, then they quickly took their children by the neck and lifted them,1 so that they might soon grow big—so that they might mature quickly. It was said that if they did not take them by the neck and lift them quickly, they would with difficulty wax larger. And they said that the earthquake would bear [the child] away if they did not grasp him by the neck and lift him. And they sprinkled water upon their faces.
\nAnd their houses, their square wooden beams, their food storage bins, their cooking pots, and indeed all their goods, everything, they sprinkled with water. And if they forgot something, they wrangled over it; it was said that the earthquake would take it away. And everyone raised a din and cried out while striking the hand to the lips in order to make known [the earthquake] to those who knew not of it.2
\nConcerning the [three] hearth stones there was also a delusion of the natives. When they saw someone kicking3 the hearth stones, they restrained him from doing so. They said to him: “Do not kick the
\nQujquechaana: literally, they took them by the neck. The corresponding Spanish text reads: ”tomauan a sus niños con ambas las manos, por cabe las sienes, y los leuantauan en alto.”↩
Ibid.:* “para que todos aduertiessen, que temblaua la tierra.”*↩
Quitilicçatica: literally, were kicking it (cf. tilicça, Molina, op. cit.); corresponding Spanish text: ”los que ponjan el pie sobre las trebedes, que son tres piedras.”↩