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The more peaceful and didactic episodes on the development of the Roman law, or even on the details of ecclesiastical history, interpose themselves as resting-places or divisions between the periods of barbaric invasion.

로마법의 발전에 관한, 혹은 심지어 교회사의 세부 사항에 관한 보다 평화롭고 교훈적인 일화들은 야만족 침입의 시기들 사이에 휴식처나 구분점으로서 스스로를 끼워 넣는다.

In short, though distracted first by the two capitals, and afterwards by the formal partition of the empire, the extraordinary felicity of arrangement maintains an order and a regular progression.

요컨대, 처음에는 두 수도에 의해, 그 후에는 제국의 공식적인 분할에 의해 산만해지기는 하지만, 배열의 탁월한 절묘함은 질서와 규칙적인 진행을 유지한다.

As our horizon expands to reveal to us the gathering tempests which are forming far beyond the boundaries of the civilized world—as we follow their successive approach to the trembling frontier—the compressed and receding line is still distinctly visible; though gradually dismembered and the broken fragments assuming the form of regular states and kingdoms, the real relation of those kingdoms to the empire is maintained and defined; and even when the Roman dominion has shrunk into little more than the province of Thrace—when the name of Rome, confined, in Italy, to the walls of the city—yet it is still the memory, the shade of the Roman greatness, which extends over the wide sphere into which the historian expands his later narrative; the whole blends into the unity, and is manifestly essential to the double catastrophe of his tragic drama.

문명 세계의 경계 너머 저 멀리서 형성되고 있는 몰려오는 폭풍을 우리에게 드러내기 위해 우리의 지평선이 확장됨에 따라—떨고 있는 변경을 향한 그것들의 잇따른 접근을 우리가 따라감에 따라—압축되고 후퇴하는 선은 여전히 뚜렷이 보인다; 점차 분열되고 부서진 파편들이 정규 국가와 왕국의 형태를 띠게 되지만, 그 왕국들과 제국 사이의 실질적인 관계는 유지되고 규정된다; 그리고 로마의 지배가 트라키아 속주에 불과할 정도로 줄어들었을 때—로마라는 이름이 이탈리아에서 도시의 성벽 안에만 국한되었을 때—그럼에도 역사가가 후기 서술을 펼쳐나가는 광대한 영역에 걸쳐 뻗어 있는 것은 여전히 로마의 위대함에 대한 기억, 그 그림자이다; 전체는 하나의 통일체로 융합되며, 그의 비극적 드라마의 이중 파국에 명백히 불가결한 요소이다.

But the amplitude, the magnificence, or the harmony of design, are, though imposing, yet unworthy claims on our admiration, unless the details are filled up with correctness and accuracy.

그러나 설계의 광대함, 장엄함, 혹은 조화는, 비록 인상적이기는 하지만, 세부 사항들이 정확성과 엄밀함으로 채워지지 않는다면 우리의 감탄을 받을 자격이 없는 주장에 불과하다.

No writer has been more severely tried on this point than Gibbon.

어떤 작가도 이 점에 있어서 기번보다 더 혹독하게 시험받은 이는 없다.

Vocabulary

발전에
baldeon-e — In development; regarding progress or advancement
관한
gwan-han — Regarding; concerning; related to a topic
혹은
hok-eun — Or; alternatively; either one or another
심지어
simji-eo — Even; going so far as to include
세부
se-bu — Details; minute particulars of something
사항에
sa-hang-e — Regarding matters; concerning specific items or points
보다
bo-da — More than; to look at; to see
평화롭고
pyeonghwa-ropgo — Peaceful and; calm and tranquil in nature
교훈적인
gyohun-jeogin — Instructive; morally edifying; containing a lesson
일화들은
ilhwa-deul-eun — Episodes; anecdotes; short illustrative stories or incidents
야만족
yaman-jok — Barbarian tribes; primitive or uncivilized peoples
침입의
chimip-ui — Of invasion; relating to an incursion or attack
시기들
sigi-deul — Periods; times; specific eras or intervals
사이에
sai-e — Between; among; in the middle of
휴식처나
hyusikcheо-na — A resting place or; a refuge or break
구분점으로서
gubun-jeom-euro-seo — As a dividing point; serving as a marker or boundary
스스로를
seuseu-ro-reul — Oneself; by themselves; referring to self as object
끼워
kkiwo — To insert; to wedge into; to fit between
넣는다
neonnеunda — Puts in; inserts; places something inside something else
요컨대
yo-keon-dae — In short; to sum up; briefly stated
처음에는
cheoeum-e-neun — At first; initially; in the beginning
du — Two; the number two
수도에
sudo-e — In the capital; at the capital city
의해
ui-hae — By means of; through; by the agency of
geu — That; the; he; referring to something previously mentioned
후에는
hu-e-neun — Afterward; later; after that point in time
제국의
jeguk-ui — Of the empire; belonging to or relating to empire
공식적인
gongsik-jeogin — Official; formal; relating to an authoritative designation
분할에
bunhal-e — Regarding division; concerning partition or splitting apart
산만해지기는
sanman-haejigi-neun — Becoming distracted; tending to become scattered or unfocused
하지만
hajiman — However; but; nevertheless; introducing contrast
배열의
baeyeol-ui — Of arrangement; concerning the ordering or layout
탁월한
tagwol-han — Outstanding; excellent; exceptionally superior in quality
절묘함은
jeolmyo-ham-eun — The exquisiteness; the superb cleverness or ingenuity
질서와
jilseo-wa — Order and; discipline and; systematic arrangement and
규칙적인
gyuchik-jeogin — Regular; systematic; following a consistent pattern or rule
진행을
jinhaeng-eul — Progress; advancement; the ongoing movement forward
유지한다
yuji-handa — Maintains; keeps; preserves a state or condition
문명
munmyeong — Civilization; an advanced stage of human social development
세계의
segye-ui — Of the world; belonging to or concerning the world
경계
gyeonggye — Border; boundary; the line dividing two areas
너머
neomeo — Beyond; across; on the other side of
jeo — That over there; yonder; distant referent
멀리서
meolli-seo — From afar; from a distant place or location
형성되고
hyeongseong-doego — Being formed and; taking shape and developing
있는
inneun — That is; existing; present participle modifier
몰려오는
mollyeo-oneun — Swarming in; rushing toward; approaching in a mass
폭풍을
pokpung-eul — Storm; a violent tempest or turbulent weather event
우리에게
uri-ege — To us; for us; directed toward ourselves
드러내기
deureonae-gi — Revealing; exposing; making something visible or apparent
위해
wi-hae — For; in order to; for the sake of
우리의
uri-ui — Our; belonging to us; possessive of we
지평선이
jipyeongseon-i — The horizon; the line where sky meets earth
확장됨에
hwagjang-doem-e — As it expands; upon being enlarged or extended
따라
ttara — According to; following; as something progresses or changes
떨고
tteolgo — Trembling and; shaking and; quivering nervously
변경을
byeongyeong-eul — The frontier; the border region; peripheral boundary area
향한
hyang-han — Toward; directed at; aimed in the direction of
그것들의
geugeot-deul-ui — Their; of those things; possessive of those objects
잇따른
ittareun — Successive; consecutive; following one after another
접근을
jeopsgeun-eul — Approach; drawing near; the act of coming closer
우리가
uri-ga — We; us as subject; first person plural subject marker
따라감에
ttagagam-e — In following; as we trace or track along
압축되고
Being compressed and; condensed and reduced in scope
후퇴하는
hutoe-haneun — Retreating; withdrawing; moving back or receding
선은
seon-eun — The line; a boundary line as topic of sentence
여전히
yeojeon-hi — Still; yet; as before; continuing unchanged
뚜렷이
tteuryeot-i — Clearly; distinctly; visibly apparent or well-defined
보인다
bo-inda — Is seen; appears; is visible to the eye
점차
jeomcha — Gradually; little by little; progressively over time
분열되고
bunyeol-doego — Being divided and; fragmenting and splitting apart
부서진
buseo-jin — Broken; shattered; having been destroyed or fractured
파편들이
papyeon-deul-i — Fragments; shards; broken pieces of a larger whole
정규
jeonggyu — Regular; standard; formal; properly organized or established
국가와
gukga-wa — State and; nation and; a political country and
왕국의
wangguk-ui — Of a kingdom; belonging to a monarchical state
형태를
hyeongtae-reul — Form; shape; the outward structure of something
띠게
ttige — To take on; to come to assume a form
되지만
doe-jiman — Becomes but; turns into yet with contrast following
왕국들과
wangguk-deul-gwa — With kingdoms; alongside multiple monarchical states
제국
jeguk — Empire; a large state ruled by an emperor
사이의
sai-ui — Between; of the space or relationship between things
실질적인
siljiiljeogin — Substantive; real; having actual practical significance
관계는
gwangye-neun — The relationship; the connection as topic of sentence
유지되고
yuji-doego — Is maintained and; is kept and preserved ongoing
규정된다
gyujeong-doenda — Is defined; is prescribed; is formally determined or stipulated
그리고
geurigo — And; furthermore; additionally connecting clauses or ideas
지배가
jibae-ga — Dominion; rule; control or authority over a territory
속주에
sokju-e — In the province; in a subordinate administrative territory
불과할
bulgwah-al — Amounting to only; being no more than; merely
정도로
jeongdo-ro — To the extent of; to the degree of something
줄어들었을
jul-eo-deureot-eul — When it had diminished; having shrunk or reduced greatly
ttae — Time; when; a moment or period of occurrence
이름이
ireum-i — The name; the designation as subject of clause
도시의
dosi-ui — Of the city; belonging to or within a city
성벽
seongbyeok — City wall; fortification wall surrounding a city
안에만
ane-man — Only within; solely inside; confined only to inside
국한되었을
gukhан-doeeot-eul — When it was confined; having been limited or restricted
그럼에도
geureom-edo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that; notwithstanding
역사가가
yeoksaga-ga — The historian; a scholar who studies and writes history
후기
hugi — Later period; latter phase; subsequent era or stage
서술을
seosul-eul — Narration; description; the act of writing or recounting
펼쳐나가는
pyeolchyeo-naganeun — Unfolding; spreading out; developing and extending a narrative
광대한
gwangdae-han — Vast; immense; extremely wide or large in scope
영역에
yeongyeok-e — In the domain; in the realm or sphere of
걸쳐
geolchyeo — Spanning; across; extending over a range or area
뻗어
ppeodeo — Stretching; extending; reaching outward in space
것은
geot-eun — The thing; the fact; nominalizer as topic marker
위대함에
widaeham-e — Regarding greatness; concerning magnificence or grandeur
대한
daehan — About; concerning; regarding a subject or topic
기억
gieok — Memory; recollection; the ability to remember things
그림자이다
geurimja-ida — Is a shadow; is a dim reflection of something past
전체는
jeonche-neun — The whole; the entirety as topic of sentence
하나의
hana-ui — One; a single; of one unified thing
통일체로
tongilche-ro — Into a unified whole; as a single cohesive unit
융합되며
yunghap-doemyeo — Merging and; fusing together and combining into one
그의
geu-ui — His; of him; possessive referring to a male
비극적
bigeukjeok — Tragic; relating to tragedy or catastrophic downfall
드라마의
deurama-ui — Of the drama; relating to a dramatic work or story
이중
ijung — Double; dual; twofold in nature or structure
파국에
paguk-e — In the catastrophe; at the point of final ruin
명백히
myeongbaek-hi — Obviously; clearly; manifestly evident to all
불가결한
bulgagyeol-han — Indispensable; essential; absolutely necessary and unavoidable
요소이다
yoso-ida — Is an element; is a factor or component
그러나
geureona — However; but; yet; introducing a contrasting statement
설계의
seolgye-ui — Of the design; relating to a plan or scheme
광대함
gwangdaeham — Vastness; immensity; the quality of being enormous
장엄함
jangeoмham — Grandeur; sublimity; majestic and imposing magnificence
조화는
johwa-neun — The harmony; the balance or accord as topic
비록
birok — Although; even though; despite the fact that
인상적이기는
insangjeoigi-neun — Though impressive; while being striking or remarkable
사항들이
sa-hang-deul-i — The matters; the items or particulars as subject
정확성과
jeonghwakseong-gwa — Accuracy and; correctness and precision and exactness
엄밀함으로
eommil-ham-euro — With rigor; with strictness; with precise exactitude
채워지지
chaeweo-jiji — Being filled; not being filled if negated following
않는다면
anneundamyeon — If not; unless; in the case that it does not
감탄을
gamtan-eul — Admiration; wonder; the feeling of being impressed
받을
bad-eul — To receive; worthy of receiving something
자격이
jagyeok-i — Qualification; worthiness; the right or entitlement to something
없는
eomneun — Without; lacking; not having or possessing something
주장에
jujang-e — Regarding a claim; concerning an assertion or argument
불과하다
bulgwahada — Is merely; is nothing more than; amounts only to
어떤
eotteon — Any; some; what kind of; a certain type of
작가도
jakga-do — Even a writer; any author; also a writer
i — This; these; a demonstrative referring to something near
점에
jeom-e — On this point; regarding this aspect or matter
있어서
iss-eoseo — In; regarding; when it comes to a matter
deo — More; further; to a greater degree or extent
혹독하게
hokdok-hage — Harshly; severely; in a rigorous or stringent manner
시험받은
siheom-bad-eun — Having been tested; who has undergone scrutiny or examination
이는
i-neun — This person; this one; referring to a previously mentioned person
없다
eopda — There is not; does not exist; to lack something
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