The divine comedy — Page 1

Vocabulary

이제

i-je — Now; at this point in time

낮이

na-ji — The day (subject form of 낮)

저물어

jeo-mu-reo — Fading away; the day drawing to a close

가고

ga-go — Going; passing away (connective form)

대기는

dae-gi-neun — The atmosphere; the air (topic marker attached)

그림자로

geu-rim-ja-ro — With shadows; by means of shadow

어두워지며

eo-du-wo-ji-myeo — Growing dark; becoming darker

만물을

man-mul-eul — All things; every creature in the world

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative or article-like word)

수고로부터

su-go-ro-bu-teo — From labor; released from toil or hardship

놓아주었네

no-a-ju-eot-ne — Released; set free; let go of something

지상의

ji-sang-ui — Of the earth; terrestrial; belonging to the ground

모든

mo-deun — All; every; each without exception

생명들을

saeng-myeong-deul-eul — Living beings; all lives (plural, object form)

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; furthermore; in addition

나

na — I; me (first-person singular pronoun)

홀로

hol-lo — Alone; by oneself; solitary

싸움을

ssa-um-eul — A fight; battle; struggle (object form)

견뎌낼

gyeon-dyeo-nael — To endure; to bear through difficulty successfully

준비를

jun-bi-reul — Preparation; readiness (object form)

하였으니

ha-yeot-eu-ni — Having done; since I have prepared or acted

슬픈

seul-peun — Sad; sorrowful; melancholic

연민과

yeon-min-gwa — Compassion; pity (with conjunctive particle)

위험한

wi-heom-han — Dangerous; hazardous; perilous

길

gil — Road; path; way

모두를

mo-du-reul — All of it; everything (object form)

내

nae — My; mine (possessive first-person)

확실한

hwak-sil-han — Certain; definite; reliable

기억이

gi-eok-i — Memory; recollection (subject form)

다시

da-si — Again; once more; anew

더듬어

deo-deum-eo — Groping; tracing; searching through carefully

갈

gal — Will go; to go (future/attributive form)

길을

gi-reul — The path; the road (object form)

고귀한

go-gwi-han — Noble; exalted; dignified and precious

천재여

cheon-jae-yeo — O genius; O great talent (vocative exclamation)

베풀어

be-pul-eo — To grant; to bestow; to offer generously

주소서

ju-so-seo — Please give; grant me (formal honorific request)

그대의

geu-dae-ui — Your; belonging to you (literary second person)

도움을

do-um-eul — Help; assistance; aid (object form)

정신이여

jeong-sin-i-yeo — O spirit; O mind (vocative address to the spirit)

내가

nae-ga — I (subject form of 나)

본

bon — Seen; witnessed (past attributive form of 보다)

것을

geo-seul — The thing; what (object form of 것)

간직한

gan-ji-kan — Preserved; kept; cherished carefully

기록된

gi-rok-doen — Recorded; written down; documented

글

geul — Writing; text; written words

속에

so-ge — Inside; within; in the interior of

안전히

an-jeon-hi — Safely; securely; without danger

여기서

yeo-gi-seo — Here; at this place

가치와

ga-chi-wa — Value; worth (with conjunctive particle)

뛰어난

ttwi-eo-nan — Outstanding; excellent; remarkably talented

재능이

jae-neung-i — Talent; ability; gift (subject form)

증명되리라

jeung-myeong-doe-ri-ra — Will be proven; shall be demonstrated clearly

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker; first-person subject)

이렇게

i-reo-ke — Like this; in this manner; thus

시작하였네

si-jak-ha-yeot-ne — Began; started (past tense, narrative ending)

시인이여

si-in-i-yeo — O poet (vocative address to a poet)

나의

na-ui — My; belonging to me (possessive)

안내자인

an-nae-ja-in — Who is a guide; being a guide or leader

그대여

geu-dae-yeo — O you (literary vocative, poetic address)

잘

jal — Well; carefully; skillfully

헤아려

he-a-ryeo — To consider; to weigh; to discern carefully

보소서

bo-so-seo — Please look; please consider (honorific request)

안에

a-ne — Inside; within; in the interior

덕이

deok-i — Virtue; moral excellence (subject form)

있는지를

it-neun-ji-reul — Whether there is; if something exists

이

i — This (demonstrative adjective)

숭고한

sung-go-han — Sublime; lofty; noble and elevated

과업에

gwa-eop-e — To the task; for the great undertaking

나를

na-reul — Me (first-person object form)

맡기기

mat-gi-gi — Entrusting; assigning; delegating a task

전에

jeon-e — Before; prior to; earlier than

충분한지를

chung-bun-han-ji-reul — Whether it is sufficient; if it is enough

그대는

geu-dae-neun — You (literary topic form, poetic usage)

아버지가

a-beo-ji-ga — Father (subject form); the father

아직

a-jik — Still; yet; not yet

썩을

sseo-geul — Perishable; that will decay or rot

육신을

yuk-sin-eul — The flesh; the mortal body (object form)

입은

i-beun — Wearing; clothed in (past attributive form)

채로

chae-ro — While still; in the state of; as is

불멸의

bul-myeol-ui — Of immortality; undying; everlasting (possessive)

무리들

mu-ri-deul — Groups; crowds; a company of beings

사이에

sa-i-e — Among; between; in the midst of

들어갔으며

deul-eo-gat-eu-myeo — Entered and; went in (connective past form)

그곳에

geu-go-se — There; at that place

있었다고

it-eot-da-go — That he was there; reportedly existed there

실제로

sil-je-ro — Actually; in reality; in fact

현존하였다고

hyeon-jon-ha-yeot-da-go — That he was actually present; reportedly existed

말하였네

mal-ha-yeot-ne — Said; told; spoke (past narrative ending)

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but; nevertheless

하늘의

ha-neul-ui — Of heaven; heavenly; celestial (possessive)

위대한

wi-dae-han — Great; magnificent; of grand importance

주께서

ju-kke-seo — The Lord (honorific subject form)

전능하신

jeon-neung-ha-sin — Almighty; all-powerful (honorific attributive form)

악의

ag-ui — Of evil; malice; wickedness (possessive form)

그러한

geu-reo-han — Such; that kind of; of that nature

은총을

eun-chong-eul — Grace; divine favor; blessing (object form)

베푸셨다면

be-pu-syeot-da-myeon — If you bestowed; if grace was granted

결과를

gyeol-gwa-reul — Result; outcome; consequence (object form)

헤아리시어

he-a-ri-si-eo — Considering; discerning (honorific connective form)

그로부터

geu-ro-bu-teo — From him; from that; originating from there

무엇이

mu-eo-si — What (subject form); whatever thing

누가

nu-ga — Who (subject form); whoever it is

나와야

na-wa-ya — Must come out; ought to emerge from

할지를

hal-ji-reul — What should be done; whether to do

그것은

geu-geo-seun — That; it (topic form of 그것)

이성의

i-seong-ui — Of reason; rational; pertaining to logic

판단으로

pan-dan-eu-ro — By judgment; through reason; by discernment

충분히

chung-bun-hi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately

마땅한

ma-ttang-han — Proper; fitting; rightfully deserved

것으로

geo-seu-ro — As a thing; regarded as; in the form of

보이네

bo-i-ne — Appears; seems; looks like (narrative ending)

그가

geu-ga — He (subject form); that person

광대한

gwang-dae-han — Vast; expansive; enormous in scope

제국의

je-guk-ui — Of the empire; imperial (possessive form)

시조로

si-jo-ro — As founder; as progenitor; as ancestor

선택되었으니

seon-taek-doe-eot-eu-ni — Was chosen; since he was selected

둘

dul — Two; both (numeral)

모두

mo-du — All; both; everyone; everything

진실을

jin-sil-eul — Truth; reality (object form)

말한다면

mal-han-da-myeon — If one speaks; if we are to say the truth

정해지고

jeong-hae-ji-go — Established; determined; fixed and set

거룩한

geo-ruk-han — Holy; sacred; divinely consecrated

자리를

ja-ri-reul — Seat; place; position (object form)

위해

wi-hae — For; for the sake of; in order to

세워졌으니

se-wo-jeot-eu-ni — Was established; since it was built up

그곳에는

geu-go-se-neun — There; at that place (topic marker attached)

신성한

sin-seong-han — Divine; sacred; holy

옥좌를

ok-jwa-reul — The throne; the sacred seat (object form)

이어받는

i-eo-bat-neun — Inheriting; succeeding; carrying on a legacy

분이

bun-i — The person; someone (honorific subject form)

앉아

an-ja — Sitting; seated (connective form of 앉다)

계시네

gye-si-ne — Is present; resides there (honorific narrative)

그는

geu-neun — He; that person (topic form)

여정으로부터

yeo-jeong-eu-ro-bu-teo — From the journey; originating from the voyage

노래

no-rae — Song; poem; a piece sung or chanted

유명한

yu-myeong-han — Famous; well-known; renowned

그의

geu-ui — His; belonging to him (possessive)

승리를

seung-ri-reul — Victory; triumph (object form)

낳게

na-ke — To give birth to; to produce; to bring about

한

han — Did; one (past attributive or numeral)

것들을

geo-deul-eul — Things (plural object form of 것)

배웠으며

bae-wot-eu-myeo — Learned and; studied (past connective form)

교황의

gyo-hwang-ui — Of the Pope; papal (possessive form)

지위에

ji-wi-e — To the position; to the rank or status

이르게

i-reu-ge — To reach; so as to arrive at a goal

후

hu — After; later; following in time

시대에

si-dae-e — In the era; in the age; in future times

선택받은

seon-taek-ba-deun — Chosen; selected; designated by higher power

그릇도

geu-reut-do — The vessel; the chosen instrument (also)

또한

tto-han — Also; likewise; as well

여행하였으니

yeo-haeng-ha-yeot-eu-ni — Traveled; since he journeyed to that place

믿음

mi-deum — Faith; belief; trust

확신을

hwak-sin-eul — Conviction; certainty; assurance (object form)

우리에게

u-ri-e-ge — To us; for us (indirect object form)

가져다주기

ga-jyeo-da-ju-gi — Bringing to; delivering something to someone

구원의

gu-won-ui — Of salvation; redeeming (possessive form)

들어가는

deul-eo-ga-neun — Entering; going into (present attributive form)

문이라네

mun-i-ra-ne — Is the gate; is the door (narrative statement)

어찌

eo-jji — How; why; in what way (rhetorical)

감히

gam-hi — Daring; boldly; how dare one

넘볼

neom-bol — To covet; to presume to attempt; to dare

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (bound noun)

있으리요

it-eu-ri-yo — Can there be; is it possible (rhetorical ending)

아니면

a-ni-myeon — Or; otherwise; if not

허락한단

heo-ra-kan-dan — That it permits; that one allows it

말인가

mal-in-ga — Does it mean; is that what is said