Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 14
"—Let it never be forgotten, that no slaveholder or overseer can be convicted of any outrage perpetrated on the person of a slave, however diabolical it may be, on the testimony of colored witnesses, whether bond or free.
"—노예 소유주나 감독관은 노예의 신체에 가해진 어떠한 만행에 대해서도, 그것이 아무리 악마적인 것일지라도, 유색인 증인의 증언만으로는 유죄 판결을 받을 수 없다는 사실을 결코 잊어서는 안 된다. 그 증인이 노예이든 자유인이든 마찬가지이다.
By the slave code, they are adjudged to be as incompetent to testify against a white man, as though they were indeed a part of the brute creation.
노예 법전에 따르면, 그들은 마치 짐승의 일부인 것처럼 백인에게 불리한 증언을 할 능력이 없는 자로 판정된다.
Hence, there is no legal protection in fact, whatever there may be in form, for the slave population; and any amount of cruelty may be inflicted on them with impunity.
따라서 형식적으로는 어떠한 법적 보호가 존재할지 몰라도, 사실상 노예 인구에게는 법적 보호가 전혀 없으며, 어떠한 잔인한 행위도 처벌 없이 그들에게 가해질 수 있다.
Is it possible for the human mind to conceive of a more horrible state of society?
인간의 정신이 이보다 더 끔찍한 사회 상태를 상상할 수 있겠는가?
The effect of a religious profession on the conduct of southern masters is vividly described in the following Narrative, and shown to be any thing but salutary.
종교적 신앙 고백이 남부 주인들의 행동에 미치는 영향은 다음의 서사에서 생생하게 묘사되며, 결코 유익하지 않음이 드러난다.
In the nature of the case, it must be in the highest degree pernicious.
사안의 본질상, 그것은 극도로 해로울 수밖에 없다.
The testimony of _Mr. Douglass_, on this point, is sustained by a cloud of witnesses, whose veracity is unimpeachable.
이 점에 관한 더글러스 씨의 증언은 그 진실성이 의심할 여지가 없는 수많은 증인들에 의해 뒷받침된다.
"A slaveholder's profession of Christianity is a palpable imposture.
"노예 소유주의 기독교 신앙 고백은 명백한 사기이다.
He is a felon of the highest grade.
그는 최고 등급의 중범죄자이다.
He is a man-stealer.
그는 인간을 훔치는 자이다.
It is of no importance what you put in the other scale."
저울의 반대편에 무엇을 올려놓든 그것은 아무런 중요성이 없다."
Reader! are you with the man-stealers in sympathy and purpose, or on the side of their down-trodden victims?
독자여! 당신은 공감과 목적에 있어서 인간을 훔치는 자들의 편인가, 아니면 그들에게 짓밟힌 희생자들의 편인가?
If with the former, then are you the foe of God and man.
만약 전자의 편이라면, 당신은 신과 인간의 적이다.
Vocabulary
- 노예
- noye — A person owned and controlled by another; slave.
- 소유주
- soyuju — Owner; person who legally possesses something.
- 감독관
- gamdokgwan — Supervisor or overseer who monitors others.
- 신체
- sinche — The human body; physical form.
- 가해진
- gahaejin — Inflicted or imposed upon someone; past participle form.
- 만행
- manhaeng — Atrocity; cruel and brutal act.
- 악마적인
- angmajeogin — Demonic or diabolical in nature.
- 유색인
- yuseagin — Person of color; non-white individual.
- 증인
- jeungin — Witness; person who gives testimony.
- 증언
- jeungeon — Testimony; spoken statement given as evidence.
- 유죄
- yujoe — Guilty; found to have committed a crime.
- 판결
- pangyeol — Legal verdict or judicial decision.
- 결코
- gyeolko — Never; absolutely not under any circumstances.
- 자유인
- jayuin — Free person; one not enslaved or bound.
- 마찬가지이다
- machangangajida — It is the same; likewise applies equally.
- 법전
- beopjeon — Legal code; written collection of laws.
- 짐승
- jimseung — Beast or animal; often used pejoratively.
- 백인
- baegin — White person; person of Caucasian descent.
- 불리한
- bullihan — Unfavorable or disadvantageous to someone.
- 능력
- neungnyeok — Ability or capability to do something.
- 판정된다
- panjeongdoenda — Is judged or officially determined to be.
- 따라서
- ttaraseo — Therefore; as a result; consequently.
- 형식적으로
- hyeongsikjeogeuro — Formally; in appearance or name only.
- 법적
- beopjeok — Legal; relating to law or legal matters.
- 보호
- boho — Protection; act of keeping someone safe.
- 사실상
- sasilsang — In reality; practically speaking; de facto.
- 잔인한
- janinhan — Cruel; causing pain without mercy.
- 처벌
- cheobeol — Punishment; penalty imposed for wrongdoing.
- 끔찍한
- kkeumjjikhan — Horrifying or dreadful; causing great disgust.
- 사회
- sahoe — Society; organized community of people.
- 상상할
- sangsanghal — To imagine; to picture something in mind.
- 종교적
- jongyojeok — Religious; relating to religion or faith.
- 신앙
- sinang — Religious faith or belief in a deity.
- 고백
- gobaek — Confession or profession of belief.
- 행동
- haengdong — Action or behavior; what one does.
- 영향
- yeonghyang — Influence or effect on someone or something.
- 서사
- seosa — Narrative; story or account of events.
- 생생하게
- saengsaenghage — Vividly; in a lively and clear manner.
- 묘사되며
- myosadoemyeo — Is depicted and; described in detail.
- 유익하지
- yuikhaji — Not beneficial; failing to provide benefit.
- 본질상
- bonjilsang — By its very nature; essentially.
- 극도로
- geukdoro — Extremely; to the utmost degree.
- 해로울
- haeroul — Harmful or damaging to someone or something.
- 진실성
- jinsilseong — Truthfulness; quality of being genuine and honest.
- 의심할
- uisimhal — To doubt; to question the truth of something.
- 여지
- yeoji — Room or margin; space for doubt or possibility.
- 수많은
- sumaneun — Numerous; a great many in number.
- 뒷받침된다
- dwitbatchimдоenda — Is supported or backed up by evidence.
- 기독교
- gidokgyo — Christianity; the Christian religion.
- 명백한
- myeongbaekhan — Obvious or evident; clearly apparent.
- 사기
- sagi — Fraud or deception; dishonest scheme.
- 중범죄자
- jungbeomjoeja — Serious criminal; person guilty of a grave crime.
- 훔치는
- humchineun — Stealing; one who takes what is not theirs.
- 저울
- jeoul — A scale or balance used for weighing.
- 중요성
- jungyoseong — Importance or significance of something.
- 독자
- dokja — Reader; person who reads a text.
- 공감
- gonggam — Empathy or sympathy; sharing another's feelings.
- 짓밟힌
- jitbalpin — Trampled upon; oppressed and crushed.
- 희생자
- huisaengja — Victim; person who suffers harm or sacrifice.
- 전자
- jeonja — The former; the first of two mentioned options.
- 적
- jeok — Enemy; one who is hostile or opposed.
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