Don Quixote — Chapter 10 in Spanish
By Miguel de Cervantes
Ya en este tiempo se había levantado Sancho Panza, algo maltratado de los mozos de los frailes, y había estado atento a la batalla de su señor don Quijote, y rogaba a Dios en su corazón fuese servido de darle vitoria y que en ella ganase alguna ínsula de donde le hiciese gobernador, como se lo había prometido. Now by this time Sancho had risen, rather the worse for the handling of the friars' muleteers, and stood watching the battle of his master, Don Quixote, and praying to God in his heart that it might be his will to grant him the victory, and that he might thereby win some island to make him governor of, as he had promised. Viendo, pues, ya acabada la pendencia, y que su amo volvía a subir sobre Rocinante, llegó a tenerle el estribo; y antes que subiese se hincó de rodillas delante dél, y, asiéndole de la mano, se la besó y le dijo: — Sea vuestra merced servido, señor don Quijote mío, de darme el gobierno de la ínsula que en esta rigurosa pendencia se ha ganado; que, por grande que sea, yo me siento con fuerzas de saberla gobernar tal y tan bien como otro que haya gobernado ínsulas en el mundo. Seeing, therefore, that the struggle was now over, and that his master was returning to mount Rocinante, he approached to hold the stirrup for him, and, before he could mount, he went on his knees before him, and taking his hand, kissed it saying, "May it please your worship, Senor Don Quixote, to give me the government of that island which has been won in this hard fight, for be it ever so big I feel myself in sufficient force to be able to govern it as much and as well as anyone in the world who has ever governed islands."
— Advertid, hermano Sancho, que esta aventura y las a ésta semejantes no son aventuras de ínsulas, sino de encrucijadas, en las cuales no se gana otra cosa que sacar rota la cabeza o una oreja menos. Tened paciencia, que aventuras se ofrecerán donde no solamente os pueda hacer gobernador, sino más adelante. To which Don Quixote replied, "Thou must take notice, brother Sancho, that this adventure and those like it are not adventures of islands, but of cross-roads, in which nothing is got except a broken head or an ear the less: have patience, for adventures will present themselves from which I may make you, not only a governor, but something more."
Agradecióselo mucho Sancho, y, besándole otra vez la mano y la falda de la loriga, le ayudó a subir sobre Rocinante; y él subió sobre su asno y comenzó a seguir a su señor, que, a paso tirado, sin despedirse ni hablar más con las del coche, se entró por un bosque que allí junto estaba. Sancho gave him many thanks, and again kissing his hand and the skirt of his hauberk, helped him to mount Rocinante, and mounting his ass himself, proceeded to follow his master, who at a brisk pace, without taking leave, or saying anything further to the ladies belonging to the coach, turned into a wood that was hard by. Seguíale Sancho a todo el trote de su jumento, pero caminaba tanto Rocinante que, viéndose quedar atrás, le fue forzoso dar voces a su amo que se aguardase. Sancho followed him at his ass's best trot, but Rocinante stepped out so that, seeing himself left behind, he was forced to call to his master to wait for him. Hízolo así don Quijote, teniendo las riendas a Rocinante hasta que llegase su cansado escudero, el cual, en llegando, le dijo: — Paréceme, señor, que sería acertado irnos a retraer a alguna iglesia; que, según quedó maltrecho aquel con quien os combatistes, no será mucho que den noticia del caso a la Santa Hermandad y nos prendan; y a fe que si lo hacen, que primero que salgamos de la cárcel que nos ha de sudar el hopo. Don Quixote did so, reining in Rocinante until his weary squire came up, who on reaching him said, "It seems to me, senor, it would be prudent in us to go and take refuge in some church, for, seeing how mauled he with whom you fought has been left, it will be no wonder if they give information of the affair to the Holy Brotherhood and arrest us, and, faith, if they do, before we come out of gaol we shall have to sweat for it."
«Paz», dijo don Quijote; «¿dónde has visto u oído jamás que un caballero andante haya sido procesado ante un tribunal de justicia, por muchos homicidios que haya cometido?» "Peace," said Don Quixote; "where hast thou ever seen or heard that a knight-errant has been arraigned before a court of justice, however many homicides he may have committed?"