神は言った。「私に勝てるわけがないだろう。有名選手は皆天国にいるのだ。」

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English Translation

"How can you win, Satan?" asked God. "All the famous ballplayers are up here."

Furigana

神(かみ)は言(い)った。「私(わたし)に勝(か)てるわけがないだろう。有名(ゆうめい)選手(せんしゅ)は皆(みな)天国(てんごく)にいるのだ。」

Romanji

Kami wa itta." watashi ni kateru wake ga nai darou. yūmei senshu wa mina tengoku ni iru no da."

Words

神 (かみ、かむ、かん)

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami; incredible; fantastic; emperor of Japan; thunder

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

訳 (わけ)

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

有名 (ゆうめい)

famous; fame

選手 (せんしゅ)

player (in game); team member

皆 (みな、みんな)

all; everyone; everybody; everything

天国 (てんごく)

paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

要る (いる)

to need; to want

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question