The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 2
By the horrors of that trade was I first torn away from all the tender connexions that were naturally dear to my heart; but these, through the mysterious ways of Providence, I ought to regard as infinitely more than compensated by the introduction I have thence obtained to the knowledge of the Christian religion, and of a nation which, by its liberal sentiments, its humanity, the glorious freedom of its government, and its proficiency in arts and sciences, has exalted the dignity of human nature.
그 무역의 참혹함으로 인해 나는 처음으로 내 마음에 자연스럽게 소중했던 모든 다정한 인연들로부터 떼어졌습니다. 그러나 이것들은, 섭리의 신비로운 방식을 통해, 내가 그로부터 얻게 된 기독교 신앙에 대한 지식과, 자유로운 사상과 인류애, 그 정부의 영광스러운 자유, 그리고 예술과 학문에서의 탁월함으로 인간의 존엄성을 드높인 한 나라에 대한 소개로써 무한히 보상받은 것으로 여겨야 합니다.
I am sensible I ought to entreat your pardon for addressing to you a work so wholly devoid of literary merit; but, as the production of an unlettered African, who is actuated by the hope of becoming an instrument towards the relief of his suffering countrymen, I trust that _such a man_, pleading in _such a cause_, will be acquitted of boldness and presumption.
저는 문학적 가치가 전혀 없는 작품을 여러분께 올리는 것에 대해 용서를 구해야 한다는 것을 잘 알고 있습니다. 그러나 고통받는 동포들의 구제를 위한 도구가 되고자 하는 희망에 의해 움직이는 배우지 못한 아프리카인의 작품으로서, 저는 _그러한 사람_이 _그러한 대의_를 위해 탄원할 때 대담함과 주제넘음의 혐의로부터 벗어날 수 있으리라 믿습니다.
May the God of heaven inspire your hearts with peculiar benevolence on that important day when the question of Abolition is to be discussed, when thousands, in consequence of your Determination, are to look for Happiness or Misery!
폐지 문제가 논의될 그 중요한 날, 여러분의 결정에 따라 수천 명이 행복이나 불행을 기대하게 될 그날에, 하늘의 하나님께서 여러분의 마음에 특별한 자비심을 불어넣어 주시기를 바랍니다!
I am, My Lords and Gentlemen, Your most obedient, And devoted humble Servant, Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa.
저는, 귀하들과 신사 여러분, 가장 순종하고 헌신하는 겸손한 종, 올라우다 에퀴아노, 또는 구스타부스 바사 올림.
Union-Street, Mary-le-bone, March 24, 1789.
메리르본, 유니언 스트리트, 1789년 3월 24일.
LIST of SUBSCRIBERS.
구독자 명단.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
웨일스 왕세자 전하.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York.
요크 공작 전하.
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The Right Hon. the Earl of Ailesbury
에일즈버리 백작 각하
Admiral Affleck
애플렉 제독
Mr. William Abington, 2 copies
윌리엄 애빙턴 씨, 2부
Mr. John Abraham
존 에이브러햄 씨
James Adair, Esq.
제임스 어데어 귀하
Reverend Mr.
목사님
Vocabulary
- 그
- geu — He, him, or that (third person pronoun)
- 무역의
- muyeog-ui — Of or relating to trade or commerce
- 참혹함으로
- chamhokaem-euro — Due to or because of cruelty or atrocity
- 인해
- inhae — Because of, due to, caused by
- 나는
- naneun — I, the first-person subject pronoun
- 처음으로
- cheoeum-euro — For the first time, initially
- 내
- nae — My, belonging to me
- 마음에
- maeum-e — In the heart or mind
- 자연스럽게
- jayeonseureobge — Naturally, in a natural or effortless manner
- 소중했던
- sojunghаetdeon — Was precious, dear, or cherished in the past
- 모든
- modeun — All, every, each and every one
- 다정한
- dajeonhan — Affectionate, warm, and tender in feeling
- 인연들로부터
- inyeondeul-lobuteo — From bonds, ties, or meaningful relationships
- 떼어졌습니다
- tteeojyeotseumnida — Was separated or torn away from something
- 그러나
- geureona — However, but, nevertheless
- 이것들은
- igeotdeul-eun — These things, these particular items or matters
- 섭리의
- seomnri-ui — Of divine providence or God's guiding plan
- 신비로운
- sinbiroun — Mysterious, mystical, enigmatic in nature
- 방식을
- bangsigeul — Method, way, or manner of doing something
- 통해
- tonghae — Through, by means of
- 내가
- naega — I (subject form), the first-person subject
- 그로부터
- geulobuteo — From him, from that, stemming from that source
- 얻게
- eotge — To come to obtain or acquire something
- 된
- doen — Became, which has become or resulted in
- 기독교
- gidokgyo — Christianity, the Christian religion
- 신앙에
- sinang-e — In faith, regarding religious belief or trust
- 대한
- daehan — Regarding, about, concerning a subject
- 지식과
- jisiggwa — Knowledge and, along with understanding or learning
- 자유로운
- jayuroun — Free, liberal, unrestricted in thought or action
- 사상과
- sasanggwa — Thought, ideology, and philosophical ideas
- 인류애
- illyuae — Love of humanity, philanthropy, humanitarian spirit
- 정부의
- jeongbu-ui — Of the government, governmental
- 영광스러운
- yeonggwangseureoun — Glorious, magnificent, worthy of great honor
- 자유
- jayu — Freedom, liberty, independence
- 그리고
- geurigo — And, also, furthermore
- 예술과
- yesulgwa — Art and, together with artistic expression
- 학문에서의
- hangmun-eseo-ui — In the field of academics or scholarly learning
- 탁월함으로
- tagwolham-euro — Through excellence, superiority, or outstanding achievement
- 인간의
- ingan-ui — Of humans, human, pertaining to humanity
- 존엄성을
- joneomseong-eul — Dignity, worthiness, and inherent human value
- 드높인
- deunop-in — Elevated, raised up, exalted to a higher level
- 한
- han — One, a certain, a particular (determiner)
- 나라에
- nara-e — In a country, nation, or land
- 소개로써
- sogae-rosseo — By means of introduction, through being introduced
- 무한히
- muhanhi — Infinitely, boundlessly, without limit
- 보상받은
- bosangbad-eun — Compensated, rewarded, having received recompense
- 것으로
- geot-euro — As something, regarded as, in the role of
- 여겨야
- yeogeyoya — Must consider, should regard or view as
- 합니다
- hamnida — Formal sentence-ending: do, does, is (polite form)
- 저는
- jeoneun — I (humble/formal first-person subject pronoun)
- 문학적
- munhakjeok — Literary, pertaining to literature or writing
- 가치가
- gachiga — Value, worth (as the subject of a sentence)
- 전혀
- jeonhyeo — Not at all, entirely absent, completely without
- 없는
- eomneun — That does not have, lacking, without
- 작품을
- jakpum-eul — Work, piece, or artistic creation (object form)
- 여러분께
- yeoreobun-kke — To you all (respectful plural address)
- 올리는
- olllineun — Presenting, submitting, offering up respectfully
- 것에
- geose — The act of, regarding the fact of doing
- 대해
- daehae — About, regarding, concerning a topic
- 용서를
- yongseo-reul — Forgiveness, pardon (as the object of a verb)
- 구해야
- guhaeyya — Must seek, should ask for or request
- 한다는
- handaneun — That one must do, the fact of needing to do
- 것을
- geoseul — The fact that, the thing (object particle attached)
- 잘
- jal — Well, skillfully, thoroughly, fully
- 알고
- algo — Knowing, being aware of, understanding
- 있습니다
- itseumnida — There is, exists (formal polite declarative ending)
- 고통받는
- gotongbadneun — Suffering, experiencing pain or hardship
- 동포들의
- dongpodeul-ui — Of fellow countrymen, compatriots, or brethren
- 구제를
- gujae-reul — Relief, rescue, or aid (as grammatical object)
- 위한
- wihan — For the sake of, intended for, in order to help
- 도구가
- dogu-ga — Tool, instrument (as grammatical subject)
- 되고자
- doegoja — Wishing to become, aspiring to be
- 하는
- haneun — Doing, that does, which is doing
- 희망에
- huimang-e — In hope, driven by hope or aspiration
- 의해
- uihae — By means of, driven by, owing to
- 움직이는
- umjigineun — Moving, being driven or motivated by something
- 배우지
- baeuji — Not having learned, uneducated (negation form)
- 못한
- motan — Unable to, having failed to do something
- 작품으로서
- jakpum-euro-seo — As a work, in the capacity of a created piece
- 대의
- daeui — Great cause, righteous purpose or principle
- 위해
- wihae — For, for the sake of, in order to achieve
- 탄원할
- tanwonhal — To petition, plead, or appeal on someone's behalf
- 때
- ttae — Time, moment, when, occasion
- 대담함과
- daedamhamgwa — Boldness, audacity, and daring courage
- 주제넘음의
- jujeneom-eum-ui — Of presumption, impertinence, or overstepping bounds
- 혐의로부터
- hyeom-ui-lobuteo — From the suspicion or charge of wrongdoing
- 벗어날
- beoseonal — To escape, break free from, get away from
- 수
- su — Ability, possibility (used in 'can' constructions)
- 있으리라
- isseurira — Will surely be, there will certainly be (confident future)
- 믿습니다
- mitseumnida — Believe, trust (formal polite declarative form)
- 폐지
- pyeji — Abolition, the act of abolishing or eliminating
- 문제가
- munje-ga — Problem, issue (as grammatical subject)
- 논의될
- nonui-doel — To be discussed, deliberated, or debated
- 중요한
- jungnyohan — Important, significant, crucial
- 날
- nal — Day, date, particular day
- 여러분의
- yeoreobun-ui — Your (plural respectful), belonging to all of you
- 결정에
- gyeoljeong-e — In or regarding a decision or determination
- 따라
- ttara — According to, following, depending on
- 수천
- sucheon — Thousands, several thousand in number
- 명이
- myeong-i — People (counter), a number of persons (subject)
- 행복이나
- haengbog-ina — Happiness or, either happiness or (something else)
- 불행을
- bulhaeng-eul — Misfortune, unhappiness (as grammatical object)
- 기대하게
- gidaehage — To come to expect or anticipate something
- 될
- doel — Will become, is to become
- 그날에
- geunale — On that day, at that particular time
- 하늘의
- haneul-ui — Of heaven, heavenly, belonging to the sky above
- 하나님께서
- hananim-kkeseo — God (subject, honorific), the Lord (Christian usage)
- 특별한
- teukbyeolhan — Special, particular, extraordinary in nature
- 자비심을
- jabisim-eul — Compassion, mercy, benevolence (as object)
- 불어넣어
- bur-eoneoeo — To breathe into, instill, or infuse into someone
- 주시기를
- jusigi-reul — Please give, requesting that someone bestow something
- 바랍니다
- baramnida — Hope, wish, sincerely desire (formal polite form)
- 귀하들과
- gwihadeul-gwa — With you (honorific plural), together with your esteemed selves
- 신사
- sinsa — Gentleman, a man of honor or refinement
- 여러분
- yeoreobun — Everyone, ladies and gentlemen, all of you
- 가장
- gajang — Most, the most, to the greatest degree
- 순종하고
- sunjongha-go — Obedient and, complying and following instructions
- 헌신하는
- heonsinaneun — Dedicated, devoted, committing oneself fully
- 겸손한
- gyeomsonhan — Humble, modest, not boastful or arrogant
- 종
- jong — Servant, slave, one who serves another
- 올림
- ollim — Respectfully submitted, presented (letter closing)
- 또는
- ttoneun — Or, otherwise, alternatively
- 구독자
- gudokja — Subscriber, one who subscribes to a publication
- 명단
- myeongdan — List of names, roster, register of persons
- 왕세자
- wangseja — Crown prince, heir apparent to the throne
- 전하
- jeonha — Your Highness, honorific title for royalty
- 공작
- gongjak — Duke, a high-ranking noble title
- 백작
- baekjak — Earl, count, a European noble rank
- 각하
- gakha — Your Excellency, formal honorific for high officials
- 제독
- jedok — Admiral, a high-ranking naval officer
- 씨
- ssi — Mr., Ms., a polite title attached to a name
- 귀하
- gwiha — You (honorific), Dear Sir or Madam (formal address)
- 목사님
- moksanim — Reverend, pastor (respectful form of address)
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