The Prince — Page 13

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In 1520 the Florentine merchants again had recourse to Machiavelli to settle their difficulties with Lucca, but this year was chiefly remarkable for his re-entry into Florentine literary society, where he was much sought after, and also for the production of his "Art of War."

1520년에 피렌체 상인들은 루카와의 분쟁을 해결하기 위해 다시 마키아벨리에게 의뢰했지만, 이 해는 주로 그가 피렌체 문학계에 재입성한 것으로 주목받았으며, 그곳에서 그는 큰 인기를 끌었고, 또한 그의 「전술론」의 출판으로도 주목받았다.

It was in the same year that he received a commission at the instance of Cardinal de' Medici to write the "History of Florence," a task which occupied him until 1525.

바로 그해에 그는 메디치 추기경의 요청으로 「피렌체 역사」를 집필하는 의뢰를 받았으며, 이 작업은 1525년까지 그를 사로잡았다.

His return to popular favour may have determined the Medici to give him this employment, for an old writer observes that "an able statesman out of work, like a huge whale, will endeavour to overturn the ship unless he has an empty cask to play with."

그가 대중의 총애를 다시 받게 된 것이 메디치 가문으로 하여금 그에게 이 일을 맡기도록 결정짓게 했을 수도 있는데, 어느 옛 작가는 "일이 없는 유능한 정치가는 거대한 고래처럼 놀 수 있는 빈 통이 없으면 배를 뒤엎으려 할 것이다"라고 말했기 때문이다.

When the "History of Florence" was finished, Machiavelli took it to Rome for presentation to his patron, Giuliano de' Medici, who had in the meanwhile become pope under the title of Clement VII.

「피렌체 역사」가 완성되었을 때, 마키아벨리는 그것을 로마로 가져가 그의 후원자인 줄리아노 데 메디치에게 헌정하였는데, 그는 그 사이에 클레멘스 7세라는 칭호로 교황이 되어 있었다.

It is somewhat remarkable that, as, in 1513, Machiavelli had written The Prince for the instruction of the Medici after they had just regained power in Florence, so, in 1525, he dedicated the "History of Florence" to the head of the family when its ruin was now at hand.

다소 주목할 만한 것은, 1513년에 마키아벨리가 메디치 가문이 피렌체에서 권력을 막 되찾은 후 그들을 교육하기 위해 「군주론」을 집필했듯이, 1525년에는 가문의 몰락이 눈앞에 다가왔을 때 「피렌체 역사」를 가문의 수장에게 헌정했다는 점이다.

In that year the battle of Pavia destroyed the French rule in Italy, and left Francis I a prisoner in the hands of his great rival, Charles V.

그해에 파비아 전투는 이탈리아에서의 프랑스 지배를 무너뜨렸고, 프랑수아 1세를 그의 강력한 경쟁자인 카를 5세의 손에 포로로 남겨두었다.

Vocabulary

피렌체: Pirenchae — Florence, a major city in central Italy.
상인들은: sangin-deul-eun — Merchants or traders; topic-marked plural noun.
분쟁을: bunjjaeng-eul — Dispute or conflict; object-marked noun.
해결하기: haegyeolhagi — To resolve or settle a problem or conflict.
위해: wihae — For the purpose of; in order to do something.
다시: dasi — Again; once more; returning to a previous state.
의뢰했지만: uiroe-haetjiman — Commissioned or requested, but; contrasting past action.
이: i — This; demonstrative determiner referring to something nearby.
해는: hae-neun — The year; topic-marked noun meaning a specific year.
주로: juro — Mainly or primarily; indicating the chief reason or focus.
그가: geu-ga — He; subject-marked third-person singular pronoun.
문학계에: munhakgye-e — In the literary world or literary circles.
재입성한: jaeipseonghan — Re-entered; made a comeback into a particular field.
것으로: geot-euro — As the fact of; instrumental form marking a reason or basis.
주목받았으며: jumokbad-ass-eumyeo — Received attention and; noted or recognized, with continuation.
그곳에서: geugot-eseo — In that place; locative marker meaning there or at that location.
그는: geu-neun — He; topic-marked third-person singular masculine pronoun.
큰: keun — Big or great; adjective modifying a following noun.
인기를: ingi-reul — Popularity; object-marked noun indicating public favor.
끌었고: kkeuleot-go — Drew or attracted, and; past tense with continuation marker.
또한: ttohan — Also or additionally; used to add further information.
그의: geu-ui — His; genitive pronoun indicating possession or association.
출판으로도: chulpan-euro-do — Also by the publication of; marking publication as a reason.
주목받았다: jumokbad-assda — Received attention; was noticed or recognized by others.
바로: baro — Right or exactly; emphasizing immediacy or precision.
그해에: geuhae-e — In that very year; temporal locative referring to same year.
추기경의: chuggyeong-ui — Of the cardinal; genitive noun referring to a Catholic cardinal.
요청으로: yocheong-euro — By the request of; instrumental noun indicating a commission.
역사」를: yeoksa」-reul — History; object-marked noun referring to a historical work.
집필하는: jipilhaneun — Writing or composing; present participle modifying following noun.
의뢰를: uiroe-reul — Commission or request; object-marked noun for a formal task.
받았으며: bad-ass-eumyeo — Received, and; past tense with connective continuation marker.
작업은: jageop-eun — The work or task; topic-marked noun for an ongoing project.
그를: geu-reul — Him; object-marked third-person singular pronoun.
사로잡았다: sarojabassda — Captivated or absorbed him completely; held someone's full attention.
대중의: daejung-ui — Of the public or masses; genitive noun indicating popular ownership.
총애를: chongae-reul — Favor or affection; object-marked noun for special patronage.
받게: badge — To come to receive; verb form indicating resulting state.
된: doen — Became or turned into; past attributive form of 되다.
것이: geot-i — The fact that; subject-marked nominalizer for a preceding clause.
가문으로: gamun-euro — To the family or clan; directional marker toward a noble house.
하여금: hayeogeum — Causing someone to; causative particle making someone do something.
그에게: geu-ege — To him; dative marker indicating the recipient of an action.
일을: il-eul — Work or task; object-marked noun for assigned duties.
맡기도록: matgidorok — So as to entrust with; purposive form of assign or delegate.
결정짓게: gyeoljeongjitkke — To cause to decide; make a final determination about something.
했을: haesseul — May have done; past speculative modifier form of 하다.
수도: sudo — Also possible; possibility particle combined with 수 있다.
있는데: inneunde — There is, but; connective form providing background or contrast.
어느: eoneu — A certain or some; indefinite determiner referring to an unnamed one.
옛: yet — Old or ancient; adjective describing something from the past.
작가는: jakga-neun — The writer or author; topic-marked noun for a literary person.
일이: il-i — Work or task; subject-marked noun indicating an occupation.
없는: eomneun — Without or lacking; attributive adjective meaning not having.
유능한: yuneunghan — Capable or competent; adjective describing a skilled person.
정치가는: jeongchiga-neun — The statesman or politician; topic-marked noun for a political figure.
거대한: geodaehan — Enormous or gigantic; adjective describing something very large.
고래처럼: gorae-cheoreom — Like a whale; comparative particle used in a simile.
놀: nol — To play or frolic; infinitive stem of the verb 놀다.
수: su — Ability or possibility; bound noun meaning can or able to.
있는: inneun — That exists or is available; present attributive form of 있다.
빈: bin — Empty; attributive adjective describing something with nothing inside.
통이: tong-i — A barrel or container; subject-marked noun for a large vessel.
없으면: eopseumyeon — If there is not; conditional form of the adjective 없다.
배를: bae-reul — A ship or boat; object-marked noun for a sea vessel.
뒤엎으려: dwieopeureuryeo — Intending to overturn or capsize; purposive verb form.
할: hal — Will do; future attributive or modal form of 하다.
것이다: geot-ida — It is the case that; nominalizer plus copula asserting a fact.
말했기: malhaetgi — Because said; past gerund form linking reason to main clause.
때문이다: ttaemun-ida — It is because; causal ending explaining the reason stated.
역사」가: yeoksa」-ga — The history; subject-marked noun referring to the completed work.
완성되었을: wansseongdoeeosseul — When it was completed; past speculative modifier of completion.
때: ttae — When or at the time; temporal noun marking a point in time.
그것을: geugeot-eul — It; object-marked third-person neuter pronoun referring to a thing.
가져가: gajyeoga — Took it along; carried something away to another place.
후원자인: huweonja-in — Who is the patron; attributive form of patron or sponsor.
헌정하였는데: heonjeongha-yeotneunde — Dedicated it, and; past tense with background connective marker.
그: geu — That or the; demonstrative determiner for something already mentioned.
사이에: sai-e — In the meantime or between; locative marker for an interval.
칭호로: chingho-ro — Under the title of; instrumental noun marking an official designation.
교황이: gyohwang-i — The pope; subject-marked noun for the head of the Catholic Church.
되어: doeo — Having become; connective gerund form of the verb 되다.
있었다: isseotda — Was or existed; past tense of the existential verb 있다.
다소: daso — Somewhat or rather; adverb indicating a moderate degree.
주목할: jumokhal — Worth noting; future attributive form of to pay attention to.
만한: manhan — Worth doing; comparative attributive meaning deserving of notice.
것은: geot-eun — The thing that; topic-marked nominalizer highlighting a key point.
가문이: gamun-i — The family or clan; subject-marked noun for a noble lineage.
권력을: gwonnyeok-eul — Power or authority; object-marked noun for political control.
막: mak — Just or barely; adverb emphasizing immediacy of an action.
되찾은: doechaj-eun — Regained or recovered; past attributive of reclaiming something lost.
후: hu — After; temporal noun indicating something follows a prior event.
그들을: geudeul-eul — Them; object-marked third-person plural pronoun.
교육하기: gyoyukhagi — To educate or instruct; infinitive form of the education verb.
집필했듯이: jipilhaetdeusi — Just as he wrote; comparative connective linking two parallel actions.
가문의: gamun-ui — Of the family; genitive marker indicating belonging to a clan.
몰락이: mollak-i — The downfall or ruin; subject-marked noun for a collapse.
눈앞에: nun-ap-e — Before one's eyes; idiom meaning something is imminent or close.
다가왔을: dagawaasseul — When it had approached; past speculative form of drawing near.
수장에게: sujang-ege — To the leader or chief; dative marker indicating the head person.
헌정했다는: heonjeonghaetdaneun — That he dedicated; quoted past attributive form of dedication.
점이다: jeom-ida — It is the point; copula ending highlighting a notable fact.
전투는: jeontu-neun — The battle; topic-marked noun for a military engagement.
지배를: jibae-reul — Domination or rule; object-marked noun for political control.
무너뜨렸고: muneoddeuryeotgo — Destroyed or toppled, and; past tense with continuation marker.
강력한: gangnyeokhan — Powerful or mighty; adjective describing great strength or force.
경쟁자인: gyeongjaengja-in — Who is a rival; attributive form of competitor or opponent.
손에: son-e — In the hands of; locative marker indicating possession or capture.
포로로: poro-ro — As a prisoner; instrumental noun marking captive status.
남겨두었다: namgyeodueotda — Left behind; kept or left someone in a particular state.

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