cyprex

My stepfather gave me a tape of a phone message he got in 1991. I have been told this is some one speaking dutch, but not very well.

He speaks in some english, but mostly dutch I think.
If any one could translate Ii would be greatful!

http://members.cox.net/cyprex/message1.mp3
http://members.cox.net/cyprex/message2.mp3

birdman

I'm reasonably sure that it's Afrikaans. I can't decipher it all but it sounds like he's revising for his police studies exam or something. Hopefully someone can improve on it but this is about as far as I could get with the first messsage:


misdaad is een onvermydelik deel van alle d? dat bestaan. Van die vroegste tyd af was die samelewing daarvan bewust en was ? gemeen om een gemeenskap by ????? te weer.
?? van die besorgdheid by die virpolitie blyk uit die eerste bevelskrif wat deur Sir Robert Peel in 1829 uitgereik is by die daarstelling van die Metropolitan Police. Dit is as volg geluid:
It should be understood at the outset that the principal object to attain is the prevention of crime.
Vir gemeenskappe is 't reeds in 1880 ?? om lewe en eiendom te beskerm.


Translation: Crime is an unavoidable part of all ??? that exist. Right from the earliest times, society was aware of this and ??? was common in order to defend a community against ????????????.
??????? of the concern of the early police is apparent from the first instruction given by Sir Robert Peel at the formation of the Metropolitan Police in 1829. This was as follows: It should be understood at the outset that the principal object to attain is the prevention of crime.
It was already ????? in 1880 for communities to protect life and property.

cyprex

Wow thanks much!