When man was first placed upon the earth by the Creator, the earth was inexhaustible in its youth, but man was weak and ignorant; and when he had learned to explore the treasures which it contained, hosts of his fellow creatures covered its surface, and he was obliged to earn an asylum for repose and for freedom by the sword.
Egileak gizakiei eman zienean, lurra gazte eta agortezina zen, baina gizakiak ahul eta ezjakinak; eta lurrak bere baitan zeuzkan altxorrez baliatzen ikasi zutenerako, lurgaina estaltzen zuten jadanik, eta laster borrokan hasi behar izan zuten bertan babeslekua eduki eta askatasunean atseden hartzeko eskubidea izateko.