Nostradamus Quotes

Nostradamus Quotes: Century 5 Verse 60

Par peste rase viendra bien mal eslire,
Plus que sa charge ne porter passera,
Si grande fureur et rage sera dire,
Qu'a feu et sang tout sexe tranchera.

Variations in rendered French

Authors works consulted for variations in French: (a) John Hogue. (b) Henry C. Roberts. (c) Mario Reading. (page, 367.) (d) Edgar Leoni. (e) Jean-Charles de Fontbrune (page, 100.) French rendered the same except. (a)(b)(c)(e) have, 'teste,' instead of Peste. (d) has, 'tete.' All authors have, 'porte' instead of porter. (a)(c) have, 'raige,' and 'trenchera.' (a)(b)(c)(e) have 'grand.' (e) has, 'tant' instead of Tout.

Meanings of the French words deemed appropriate

Peste= pestilent, a plague. Rase= A Shaven head (member of a certain sect.) Viendra= Of venir; To come, will come, cause, make. Eslire= To choose, elect, cull, pick out. Charge= A load, burden; also, a charge, hindrance, or cause of extraordinary expense; an office, commission. Porter= To carry, move, convey; bear, manage; control; bring. Passera= Will pass, go, proceed, surpass, surmount, overrun. Rage= Fury, madness, fierceness, terribleness, outrageousness. Sexe= Feminine, of sex, a female. Tranchera as Trenchera= Will cut, carve, slice, hack, hew to pieces.

How unfortunate it is that past authors have so misunderstood the consequences of this verse. Mario Reading' thoughts on this verse are such we might say,

'Il en parlecomme un aveugle
de colours'.

He speaks of it like a blindman
(speaks) of colours.

The rest think this evil fool is talking of both sexes, male and female, but 'grande' and 'sexe' are feminine. Work it yourselves and weep.

Thus, we might translate

By the pestilent shaven one a thoroughly evil decision,
More through his inability to bear his burden,
In a fit of rage and fury will command,
That all of one sex be slaughtered by bloody slicing and fire.

Further Reading and resources on Nostradamus

For more details on the books considered by these authors, and others, see Nostradamus references.

For further insight into the French words, treated, or deemed unnecessary, consult the Secret Vault Dictionary on words used by Nostradamus.

Variations in rendered French

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