Translation question: 信じ歩けば?


> 誰の言葉を信じ歩けばいいの？

信じ comes from 信じる which means "to believe" and 歩 comes from 歩く, "to walk".
Finally, 歩けば is a conditional meaning "if walk" so how is all this put
together? What does 信じ歩けば means? What about いいの?

Thank you very much.




_**In meaning**_ ,

> 「[信]{しん}じ[歩]{ある}く」＝
>
> 「信じ、歩く」＝
>
> 「信じて歩く」
>
> ≒ 「信じて、（そして）[生]{い}きていく」

In other words, 「歩く」 does not necessarily mean "to walk" here. It is used
metaphorically to mean " _ **to live one's life (from here on)**_ ".

> 「いいの」＝「いいのですか」＝「いいのでしょうか」

It is in a question form and in this case, the speaker is asking _**himself**_
a question.

> 「Verb + ば + いい」 = "One should ~~", or more literally, "it would be good if
> one ~~ed".

To put it altogether:

> _**" Whose words should I trust to go on living (my life)?"**_
>
> _**" Whose advice should I follow to go from here?"**_

etc.

You would know the best because you are the one who has the context. Pas moi!

