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THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF OLAUDAH EQUIANO, OR GUSTAVUS VASSA, THE AFRICAN.

オラウダ・エクィアーノ、またはグスタヴス・ヴァッサ、アフリカ人の興味深い物語。

_WRITTEN BY HIMSELF._

_本人著。_

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid, for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

見よ、神はわが救いである。我は信頼して恐れない。主エホバはわが力であり、わが歌であるから。彼もまたわが救いとなられた。

And in that shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people. Isaiah xii. 2, 4.

その日、汝らは言うであろう、主を称えよ、その御名を呼べ、その御業を民の中で宣べ伝えよ、と。イザヤ書十二章二節、四節。

LONDON: Printed for and sold by the Author, No. 10, Union-Street, Middlesex Hospital

ロンドン：著者自身のために印刷・販売、ミドルセックス病院、ユニオン・ストリート十番地。

Sold also by Mr. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard; Mr. Murray, Fleet-Street; Messrs. Robson and Clark, Bond-Street; Mr. Davis, opposite Gray's Inn, Holborn; Messrs. Shepperson and Reynolds, and Mr. Jackson, Oxford Street; Mr. Lackington, Chiswell-Street; Mr. Mathews, Strand; Mr. Murray, Prince's-Street, Soho; Mess. Taylor and Co. South Arch, Royal Exchange; Mr. Button, Newington-Causeway; Mr. Parsons, Paternoster-Row; and may be had of all the Booksellers in Town and Country.

また以下でも販売：ジョンソン氏（セント・ポール教会墓地）、マレー氏（フリート・ストリート）、ロブソン・アンド・クラーク商会（ボンド・ストリート）、デイヴィス氏（ホルボーン、グレイズ・イン向かい）、シェパーソン・アンド・レイノルズ商会およびジャクソン氏（オックスフォード・ストリート）、ラッキントン氏（チズウェル・ストリート）、マシューズ氏（ストランド）、マレー氏（ソーホー、プリンス・ストリート）、テイラー商会（ロイヤル・エクスチェンジ、サウス・アーチ）、バトン氏（ニューイントン・コーズウェイ）、パーソンズ氏（パターノスター・ロウ）。また、町および地方の全書店でも入手可能。

[Entered at Stationer's Hall.]

［文具商組合会館に登録済み。］

To the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain.

グレートブリテン議会の聖職貴族および世俗貴族、ならびに庶民院議員諸氏へ。

_My Lords and Gentlemen_,

_諸卿および紳士諸君_、

Permit me, with the greatest deference and respect, to lay at your feet the following genuine Narrative; the chief design of which is to excite in your august assemblies a sense of compassion for the miseries which the Slave-Trade has entailed on my unfortunate countrymen.

最大限の敬意と尊重をもって、以下の真実の物語を皆様の御前に捧げることをお許しください。その主たる目的は、奴隷貿易が私の不幸な同胞にもたらした苦難に対する同情の念を、皆様の崇高な議会において呼び起こすことにあります。

Vocabulary

、: (tōten) — Japanese comma used to separate clauses.
または: mata wa — Or; alternatively; either one or the other.
アフリカ: Afurika — Africa; the continent of Africa.
人: hito / jin / nin — Person; human being; people.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle; of, belonging to.
興味深い: kyōmi bukai — Interesting; deeply fascinating; arousing great curiosity.
物語: monogatari — Story; tale; narrative account of events.
。: (kuten) — Japanese full stop; sentence-ending punctuation mark.
本人: honnin — The person themselves; the individual in question.
著: cho — Written by; authored by someone.
見よ: miyo — Behold; look; imperative form of 'to see'.
神: kami — God; deity; divine being.
は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of sentence.
わが: waga — My; our; one's own (literary/formal expression).
救い: sukui — Salvation; rescue; deliverance from danger or sin.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or copula form.
ある: aru — To be; to exist; copula verb.
我: ware — I; me; myself (formal or literary usage).
信頼: shinrai — Trust; reliance; confidence in someone or something.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of する; and, doing.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or causal clauses.
恐れ: osore — Fear; dread; apprehension about something.
ない: nai — Not; negation; does not exist.
主: Shu / nushi — Lord; master; the Lord God.
力: chikara — Strength; power; force; ability.
あり: ari — There is; exists (classical/literary form of ある).
歌: uta — Song; poem; verse sung or recited.
から: kara — From; because; starting point particle.
彼: kare — He; him; that person (male).
も: mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.
また: mata — Also; again; moreover; additionally.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle; together with.
なら: nara — If; in that case; conditional particle.
れ: re — Passive or honorific verb suffix.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.
その: sono — That; the (referring to something previously mentioned).
日: hi / nichi — Day; sun; daytime.
言う: iu / yuu — To say; to speak; to tell.
あろう: arō — Probably is; volitional form of ある.
を: wo / o — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
称えよ: tataeyо — Praise; glorify; imperative to give praise.
御名: o-na / mi-na — Honorable name; sacred name (of God).
呼べ: yobe — Call out; invoke; imperative form of 呼ぶ.
民: tami — People; nation; citizens; the populace.
中: naka / chū — Inside; among; in the middle of.
書: sho — Book; writing; the Book of (biblical reference).
十二: jūni — Twelve; the number 12.
章: shō — Chapter; section of a book.
二: ni — Two; the number 2.
節: setsu — Verse; clause; section within a chapter.
四: shi / yon — Four; the number 4.
ロンドン: Rondon — London; the capital city of England.
著者: chosha — Author; writer; the person who wrote it.
自身: jishin — Oneself; himself; herself; one's own self.
ため: tame — For; for the sake of; purpose or benefit.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or purpose.
印刷: insatsu — Printing; to print documents or books.
販売: hanbai — Sale; selling; putting goods on the market.
病院: byōin — Hospital; medical facility for treating patients.
ストリート: Sutorīto — Street; road; a named thoroughfare.
十: jū / tō — Ten; the number 10.
番地: banchi — Address number; lot number of a property.
以下: ika — Below; the following; less than or equal.
氏: shi — Mr.; Ms.; honorific suffix for a person's name.
教会: kyōkai — Church; Christian place of worship.
墓地: bochi — Cemetery; graveyard; burial ground.
商会: shōkai — Trading company; firm; commercial establishment.
向かい: mukai — Opposite; across from; facing something.
および: oyobi — And; as well as; together with (formal).
町: machi / chō — Town; neighborhood; district; local area.
地方: chihō — Region; local area; province; the countryside.
全: zen / subete — All; entire; whole; every.
書店: shoten — Bookstore; bookshop; store selling books.
入手: nyūshu — Obtaining; acquiring; getting hold of something.
可能: kanō — Possible; feasible; able to be done.
組合: kumiai — Union; guild; cooperative association of members.
会館: kaikan — Hall; meeting hall; association building.
登録: tōroku — Registration; enrollment; official recording of information.
済み: zumi — Completed; finished; already done.
議会: gikai — Parliament; congress; legislative assembly.
貴族: kizoku — Nobility; aristocracy; members of the noble class.
世俗: sezoku — Secular; worldly; non-religious affairs or matters.
庶民: shomin — Common people; the masses; ordinary citizens.
院: in — House (of parliament); institution; chamber.
議員: giin — Member of parliament; legislator; elected representative.
へ: he / e — To; toward; directional particle.
紳士: shinshi — Gentleman; man of refinement and good manners.
諸君: shokun — Everyone; gentlemen; you all (formal address).
最大: saidai — Maximum; greatest; the largest possible degree.
限: gen / kagiri — Limit; extent; boundary of something.
敬意: keii — Respect; reverence; deep regard for someone.
尊重: sonchō — Respect; esteem; to value and honor someone.
真実: shinjitsu — Truth; reality; sincerity; what is genuinely true.
皆様: mina-sama — Everyone; all of you (polite, respectful address).
捧げる: sasageru — To dedicate; to offer; to present respectfully.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; act; nominalizer for verb phrases.
お: o — Honorific prefix added before nouns or verbs.
許し: yurushi — Permission; forgiveness; allowing something to happen.
ください: kudasai — Please give; please do (polite request form).
主たる: shutaru — Main; primary; chief; the principal purpose.
目的: mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective; aim of an action.
奴隷: dorei — Slave; enslaved person; one held in bondage.
貿易: bōeki — Trade; commerce; international trading of goods.
が: ga — Subject marker particle; but; however.
私: watashi / watakushi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
不幸: fukō — Misfortune; unhappiness; unfortunate circumstances.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
同胞: dōhō — Compatriots; fellow countrymen; brothers and sisters.
もたらし: motarashi — Brought about; caused; having brought something.
苦難: kunan — Hardship; suffering; tribulation; painful difficulty.
対する: taisuru — Toward; against; in relation to something.
同情: dōjō — Sympathy; compassion; feeling sorry for someone.
念: nen — Feeling; thought; sense; strong mental inclination.
崇高: sūkō — Noble; sublime; lofty; elevated in character.
呼び起こす: yobiōkosu — To evoke; to awaken; to stir up feelings.
ます: masu — Polite verb ending; marks formal register in speech.

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