Помер покойник барин-генерал, царство небесное, а то показал бы он вам, судьям…
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The late master, the general, is dead, the kingdom of heaven be his, or he'd have shown you something, you judges…
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Кузьма не платит, а ты, Денис, отвечай… Kuzma doesn't pay, and you, Denis, must answer for it…
Судьи! Judges!
Надо судить умеючи, не зря… One must judge with understanding, not just anyhow…
Хоть и высеки, но чтоб за дело, по совести… Flog a man, if you must, but let it be for cause, in good conscience…
The words in this sentence
- по́мер
- died (past m, colloq.) — помереть
- поко́йник
- the dead man, deceased (nom sg)
- ба́рин-генера́л
- the master-general, gentleman general (nom sg)
- ца́рство
- kingdom; «царство небесное» God rest his soul
- небе́сное
- heavenly (n nom/acc sg; царство небесное = the kingdom of heaven) — небесный
- а
- and, but (conjunction)
- то
- or else, otherwise (conj., in а то)
- показа́л
- showed (past m of показать) — показать
- бы
- would (conditional particle)
- он
- he
- вам
- to you (dat pl) — вы
- су́дьям
- to the judges (dat pl) — судья
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