The electrifying speeches of Sojourner Truth - Daina Ramey Berry

Translator: Arofat Akhundjanova Reviewer: Nazarbek Nazarov

In early 1828, Sojourner Truth approached the Grand Jury of Kingston, New York.

1828-yil boshida Sojorner Trut Kingston (Nyu-York) okrugi Bosh sudiga murojaat

She had no experience with the legal system,

qiladi. U sud tizimida hech qanday tajribaga

no money, and no power in the eyes of the court.

ega emas edi, sud qarshisida uning na puli va na kuchi bor edi.

Ignoring the jury’s scorn,

Hakamlar hay'atining bepisandligiga

Truth said she was there to fight for custody of her five-year-old son Peter,

e'tibor bermay, Trut Alabamadagi quldorga noqonuniy ravishda sotilgan

who’d been illegally sold to an enslaver in Alabama.

besh yoshli o'g'li Pitrni qaytarish uchun kurashgani kelganini aytadi.

As the trial played out over the next several months,

Bir necha oy davom etgan sud jarayoni chog'ida

Truth raised funds, strategized with lawyers,

Trut mablag' to'playdi, advokatlar bilan maslahatlashadi

and held her faith.

va o'z e'tiqodiga sodiq qoladi.

Finally in the spring of 1828, Peter was returned to her care—

Nihoyat, 1828-yil bahorida, Pitr onasi bag'riga qaytadi,

but Truth’s work was far from over.

ammo Trutning faoliyati bu bilan tugamaydi.

She would dedicate the rest of her life to pursuing justice

U umrining qolgan qismini adolat o'rnatish va

and spiritual understanding.

ma'naviy qarashlarini shakllantirishga bag'ishlaydi.

Truth was born into slavery as Isabella Baumfree

Trut 18-asr oxirida Nyu-Yorkning Ulster okrugida

in the late 18th century in Ulster County, New York.

Izabella Baumfri nomi bilan qullikda dunyoga keladi.

Although New York state had announced the abolition of slavery in 1799,

Garchi Nyu-York shtati 1799-yil qullikni bekor qilish to'g'risida e'lon qilgan

the emancipation act was gradual.

bo'lsa-da, emansipatsiya akti sekin amalga oshiriladi.

Those who were currently enslaved

Ayni paytda qullikka olinganlar

were forced to serve a period of indentured servitude until their mid-20s.

20 yosh o'rtalarigacha doimiy xizmat muddatini o'tashga majbur bo'lishadi.

Throughout this period, enslavers repeatedly sold Baumfree,

Bu davr mobaynida quldorlar Baumfrini yaqinlaridan ayirib,

tearing her from her loved ones.

bir necha bor sotib yuborishadi.

Often, she was explicitly prevented from pursuing new relationships.

Ko'pincha uning oila qurishiga to'sqinlik qilishadi.

Eventually, she married an enslaved man named Thomas,

Vanihoyat, Tomas ismli qulga turmushga chiqib,

with whom she had three children.

3 farzandni dunyoga keltiradi.

She was desperate to keep her new family together—

U yangi oilasini jipslikda saqlashni istaydi, ammo

but the slow progress of abolition threatened this hope.

qullikni bekor qilish jarayoni sekinlash- gani umidini puchga chiqaradi.

Baumfree’s enslaver, John Dumont, had promised to free her by 1826.

Baumfrining xo'jayini Jon Dyumont 1826-yil ga qadar uni ozod qilishni va'da beradi.

When he failed to keep his word, Baumfree fled for her safety.

So'zining ustidan chiqmagach, Baumfri qochib ketadi.

During the escape, she was only able to rescue her youngest daughter Sophia,

O'zi bilan faqat kenja qizi Sofiyani qutqarishga muvaffaq bo'ladi,

while her other children remained in bondage.

qolgan bolalari esa qullikda qoladi.

It would be two years before she regained custody of Peter.

2 yildan so'ng Pitrni ozod qilishga erishadi.

After that, she would wait another two years

Boshqa farzandlarini ko'rish uchun

before she saw any of her other children.

yana 2 yil kutishiga to'g'ri keladi.

During this time, Baumfree found solace in her faith

Bu vaqt ichida Baumfrining e'tiqodi unga taskin beradi va

and became increasingly dedicated to religious reflection.

diniy qarashlari yanada mustahkamlanadi.

After settling in Kingston, New York,

Kingstonga (Nyu-York) ko'chib kelgach,

she joined a Methodist community that shared her political views.

siyosiy qarashlari o'xshash bo'lgan Metodistlar jamoasiga qo'shiladi.

She continued her practice of speaking aloud to God in private,

U yolg'izlikda ovoz chiqarib Xudoga murojaat qilishda davom etadi.

and one night, her evening prayers took on even more sacred significance.

Kunlardan bir kun uning kechki ibodatlari yanada muhim ahamiyat kasb eta boshlaydi.

Baumfree claimed to hear the voice of God, telling her to leave Kingston,

Baumfri Xudoning ovozini eshitganini, u Kingstonni tark etib, o'zining muqaddas

and share her holy message with others.

xabarini boshqalar bilan bo'lishishni buyurganini aytadi.

Though she never learned to read or write,

O'qish va yozishni bilmasligiga qaramay,

Baumfree became known as an electrifying orator,

Baumfri ruhlantiruvchi voiz sifatida taniladi.

whose speeches drew on Biblical references,

Uning nutqlari Bibliyadagi fikrlar,

spiritual ideals, and her experience of slavery.

ma'naviy ideallari va qullik tajribasiga asoslanadi.

Her sermons denounced the oppression of African Americans and women in general,

Va'zlari afro-amerikaliklar va umuman ayollarga nisbatan zulmni qoralaydi,

and became prominent in campaigns for both abolition and women’s rights.

qullikni bekor qilish va ayollar huquqlari uchun kurashda ommalashadi.

In 1843, she renamed herself Sojourner Truth

1843-yil u ismini Sojorner Trut deb o'zgartiradi

and embarked on a legendary speaking tour.

va o'zining afsonaviy notiqlik safarini boshlaydi.

Truth saw her journey as a mission from God.

Trut sayohatini Xudoning topshirig'i sifatida ko'radi.

Her faith often led her to the nation’s most hostile regions,

E'tiqodi uni ko'p bor mamlakatni eng tahlikali hududlariga yetaklaydi.

where she spoke to bigoted audiences as the only Black woman in the crowd.

Olomon orasidagi yagona qora tanli ayol o’z tinglovchilariga murojaat qiladi.

Truth was confident God would protect her,

Trut Xudo uni himoya qilishiga amin edi,

but some crowds responded to her bravery with violence.

ammo ayrimlar uning jasoratiga zo'ravonlik bilan javob qaytaradi.

During one of her sermons,

Va'zlarining birida bir

a mob of white men threatened to set fire to the tent where she was speaking.

guruh oq tanli kishilar u nutq so'zla- yotgan chodirni yoqib yubormoqchi bo'ladi.

In her memoir, Truth recalled steeling herself to confront them:

Trut ular bilan to'qnashuvni shunday xotirlaydi: "Olomonga qarshi

“Have I not faith enough to go out and quell that mob…

chiqib, uni bostirishga yetarlicha ishonmaganimda... O'zimni go'yo

I felt as if I had three hearts!

bir emas uchta yuragim bordek his etardim!

And that they were so large, my body could hardly hold them!”

Ular shu qadar katta ediki, tanam ularni bazo'r ushlab turardi! ”. Kishilar

She placated the men with song and prayer, until they had no desire to harm her.

o'z fikridan qaytmaguncha Trut ularga qo'shiq va ibodat aytib tinchlantiradi.

Truth’s speeches impacted thousands of people in communities across the nation,

Trut nutqlari butun mamlakat bo'ylab minglab insonlarga ta'sir ko'rsatadi, ammo

but her activism went far beyond public speaking.

uning faoliyati ommaviy chiqishlar bilan chegaralanib qolmaydi.

During the Civil War, she became involved with the Union Army,

Fuqarolik urushi paytida u Ittifoq armiyasiga qo'shilib, askarlarni yollash

recruiting soldiers and organizing supplies for Black troops.

va qora tanlilar qo'shiniga ta'minot tashkil etish bilan shug'ullanadi.

Her work was so well regarded that she was invited to meet President Lincoln.

Uning mehnati e'tirof etilib, Prezident Linkoln bilan uchrashuvga taklif qilinadi.

She took the occasion to argue that all formerly enslaved people

Fursatdan foydalanib, u ilgari qul bo'lgan kishilarga

should be granted land by the government.

hukumat tomonidan yer berilishi kerakligini aytadi.

Truth continued to travel and speak well into her 80s.

Trut 80 yoshlarida ham sayohat qilib, nutq irod etishda davom etadi.

Until her death in 1883, she remained an outspoken critic

1883-yil vafotiga qadar u adovatga boy dunyoda

who fought for her right to be heard in a hostile world.

o'z huquqlari uchun kurashgan to'g'riso'z tanqidchi bo'lib qoladi.

As Truth once said, “I feel safe even in the midst of my enemies;

Trutning o'zi aytganidek: “Hatto dushmanlarim orasida ham

for the truth is powerful and will prevail."

men o'zimni xavfsiz his etaman; chunki haqiqat kuchli va u tantana qiladi".