Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 8
It is hard to have a southern overseer; it is worse to have a northern one; but worst of all when you are the slave-driver of yourself.
남부 출신 감독관을 두는 것도 힘든 일이고, 북부 출신 감독관을 두는 것은 더욱 나쁘지만, 가장 최악은 스스로가 자기 자신의 노예 감독관이 되는 경우이다.
Talk of a divinity in man!
인간 안에 신성이 있다는 이야기를 해보자!
Look at the teamster on the highway, wending to market by day or night; does any divinity stir within him?
낮이든 밤이든 시장을 향해 큰길을 가는 마부를 보라. 그의 안에 어떤 신성이라도 움직이고 있는가?
His highest duty to fodder and water his horses!
그의 가장 높은 의무란 말에게 먹이와 물을 주는 것이다!
What is his destiny to him compared with the shipping interests?
해운 이익에 비하면 운명이란 그에게 무엇이란 말인가?
Does not he drive for Squire Make-a-stir?
그는 소동을 일으키는 지주를 위해 마차를 몰고 있는 것이 아닌가?
How godlike, how immortal, is he?
그는 얼마나 신과 같으며, 얼마나 불멸의 존재인가?
See how he cowers and sneaks, how vaguely all the day he fears, not being immortal nor divine, but the slave and prisoner of his own opinion of himself, a fame won by his own deeds.
그가 어떻게 움츠러들고 몰래 행동하는지, 온종일 얼마나 막연하게 두려워하는지 보라. 불멸하지도 신성하지도 않으며, 자기 자신에 대한 자신의 견해와 자신의 행위로 얻은 명성의 노예이자 죄수일 뿐이다.
Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion.
여론은 우리 자신의 사적인 견해에 비하면 나약한 폭군에 불과하다.
What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.
한 인간이 자기 자신에 대해 어떻게 생각하느냐, 바로 그것이 그의 운명을 결정하며, 아니 오히려 그것을 드러낸다.
Self-emancipation even in the West Indian provinces of the fancy and imagination,—what Wilberforce is there to bring that about?
공상과 상상의 서인도 제도 속에서의 자기 해방이라도—그것을 이루어 낼 윌버포스는 어디 있는가?
Think, also, of the ladies of the land weaving toilet cushions against the last day, not to betray too green an interest in their fates!
또한, 최후의 날에 대비해 방석을 짜면서도 자신들의 운명에 너무 노골적인 관심을 드러내지 않으려는 이 땅의 여인들을 생각해 보라!
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.
마치 영원을 해치지 않고도 시간을 죽일 수 있다는 듯이.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.
대다수의 사람들은 조용한 절망 속에서 살아간다.
What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
체념이라고 불리는 것은 확인된 절망이다.
From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats.
절망적인 도시에서 절망적인 시골로 가도, 밍크와 사향쥐의 용감함으로 스스로를 위로해야 할 뿐이다.
Vocabulary
- 남부
- nambu — Southern part of a country or region
- 출신
- chulsin — Origin, background, or where someone comes from
- 감독관을
- gamdokgwan-eul — Supervisor or overseer (object form)
- 두는
- duneun — Placing, appointing, or keeping something
- 것도
- geotdo — Even that thing; also that matter
- 힘든
- himdeun — Difficult, hard, or exhausting
- 일이고
- il-igo — It is work/a task, and...
- 북부
- bukbu — Northern part of a country or region
- 것은
- geoseun — As for that thing; topic marker on noun
- 더욱
- deouk — Even more, further, increasingly
- 나쁘지만
- nappeujiman — It is bad, but...
- 가장
- gajang — Most, the most (superlative)
- 최악은
- choeag-eun — The worst (topic form)
- 스스로가
- seuseullo-ga — Oneself (subject form); by oneself
- 자기
- jagi — Oneself; self; one's own
- 자신의
- jasin-ui — One's own (possessive form)
- 노예
- noye — Slave; one in bondage to another
- 감독관이
- gamdokgwan-i — Supervisor or overseer (subject form)
- 되는
- doeun — Becoming; that becomes
- 경우이다
- gyeonguu-ida — It is the case; it is the situation
- 인간
- ingan — Human being; mankind; humanity
- 안에
- ane — Inside; within
- 신성이
- sinseong-i — Divinity or holiness (subject form)
- 있다는
- itdaneun — That there is; claiming existence of
- 이야기를
- iyagi-reul — Story or talk (object form)
- 해보자
- haeboja — Let's try doing it; let's give it a go
- 낮이든
- naj-ideun — Whether it is daytime
- 밤이든
- bam-ideun — Whether it is nighttime
- 시장을
- sijang-eul — Market or marketplace (object form)
- 향해
- hyanghae — Toward; heading in the direction of
- 큰길을
- keungil-eul — Main road or highway (object form)
- 가는
- ganeun — Going; that goes
- 마부를
- mabu-reul — Coachman or driver (object form)
- 보라
- bora — Look! Behold! (imperative command)
- 그의
- geu-ui — His; of him (possessive)
- 어떤
- eotteon — What kind of; some; any
- 신성이라도
- sinseong-irado — Even divinity; any divinity at all
- 움직이고
- umjigigo — Moving and...; is in motion
- 있는가
- inneun-ga — Is there...? Does it exist?
- 높은
- nopeun — High, tall, elevated
- 의무란
- uimuran — As for duty or obligation
- 말에게
- mal-ege — To the horse (dative form)
- 먹이와
- meogi-wa — Food/feed for animals, and...
- 물을
- mul-eul — Water (object form)
- 주는
- juneun — Giving; that gives
- 것이다
- geosida — It is that; it is the thing
- 해운
- haeun — Shipping; maritime transport industry
- 이익에
- iige-e — Compared to profit or benefit
- 비하면
- bihameun — Compared to; in comparison with
- 운명이란
- unmyeong-iran — As for fate or destiny
- 그에게
- geu-ege — To him; for him
- 무엇이란
- mueosiran — What is it; what does it mean
- 말인가
- mal-inga — What does it mean? (rhetorical)
- 그는
- geuneun — He; as for him (topic form)
- 소동을
- sodong-eul — Commotion or disturbance (object form)
- 일으키는
- ireukineun — That causes; that stirs up
- 지주를
- jiju-reul — Landowner or landlord (object form)
- 위해
- wihae — For the sake of; for
- 마차를
- macha-reul — Carriage or coach (object form)
- 몰고
- molgo — Driving and...; herding and...
- 있는
- inneun — Is; existing; that is doing
- 것이
- geosi — That thing (subject form)
- 아닌가
- aninga — Is it not? Isn't that the case?
- 얼마나
- eolmana — How much; how (exclamatory)
- 신과
- sin-gwa — God and...; with god
- 같으며
- gateumyeo — Being alike, and...; resembling
- 불멸의
- bulmyeol-ui — Immortal; of immortality (possessive)
- 존재인가
- jonjae-inga — Is he an existence? Is he a being?
- 그가
- geuga — He (subject form)
- 어떻게
- eotteoke — How; in what way
- 움츠러들고
- umcheureodeulgo — Shrinking back and...; cowering and...
- 몰래
- mollae — Secretly; stealthily; without others knowing
- 행동하는지
- haengdonghaneun-ji — Whether/how one acts or behaves
- 온종일
- onjongil — All day long; the entire day
- 막연하게
- mangnyeonhage — Vaguely; without clear reason or focus
- 두려워하는지
- duryeowohaneun-ji — Whether/how one fears or dreads
- 불멸하지도
- bulmyeolhajido — Not even immortal; neither immortal
- 신성하지도
- sinseonghajiado — Not even divine; neither sacred
- 않으며
- aneumyeo — Not being, and...; without being
- 자신에
- jasin-e — Regarding oneself; about oneself
- 대한
- daehan — Regarding; concerning; about
- 견해와
- gyeonhae-wa — View or opinion, and...
- 행위로
- haengwi-ro — Through actions or conduct
- 얻은
- eodeun — Obtained; gained; earned
- 명성의
- myeongseong-ui — Of fame or reputation (possessive)
- 노예이자
- noye-ija — Being a slave and also...
- 죄수일
- joesu-il — Being a prisoner (noun form)
- 뿐이다
- ppunida — It is only; merely; nothing but
- 여론은
- yeollon-eun — Public opinion (topic form)
- 우리
- uri — We; our
- 사적인
- sajegin — Private; personal; individual
- 견해에
- gyeonhae-e — Regarding one's opinion or view
- 나약한
- nayakhan — Weak; feeble; lacking strength
- 폭군에
- pokgun-e — To/regarding a tyrant or despot
- 불과하다
- bulgwahada — Is merely; is nothing more than
- 한
- han — One; a certain; single
- 인간이
- ingan-i — A human being (subject form)
- 대해
- daehae — About; regarding; concerning
- 생각하느냐
- saenggakhaneunyа — What does one think? (interrogative)
- 바로
- baro — Exactly; precisely; right; directly
- 그것이
- geugeosi — That thing (subject form)
- 운명을
- unmyeong-eul — Fate or destiny (object form)
- 결정하며
- gyeoljeonghamyeo — Determines and...; decides and...
- 아니
- ani — No; rather; or rather
- 오히려
- ohiryeo — Rather; on the contrary; instead
- 그것을
- geugeoseul — That thing (object form)
- 드러낸다
- deureondanda — Reveals; exposes; makes apparent
- 공상과
- gongsang-gwa — Fantasy or daydream, and...
- 상상의
- sangsang-ui — Of imagination; imaginary (possessive)
- 제도
- jedo — Islands; an archipelago
- 속에서의
- soge-seouI — From within; inside of
- 해방이라도
- haebangirado — Even liberation; any kind of freedom
- 이루어
- irueo — Achieving; accomplishing; bringing about
- 낼
- nael — Will produce/achieve (future modifier)
- 어디
- eodi — Where; which place
- 또한
- dtohan — Also; additionally; furthermore
- 최후의
- choehu-ui — Final; last; ultimate (possessive)
- 날에
- nal-e — On the day; regarding the day
- 대비해
- daebihae — In preparation for; in contrast to
- 방석을
- bangseok-eul — Cushion or floor mat (object form)
- 짜면서도
- jjamyeonseodo — Even while weaving or knitting
- 자신들의
- jasindeul-ui — Their own (plural possessive form)
- 너무
- neomu — Too much; excessively
- 노골적인
- nogoljegin — Blatant; overt; undisguised; explicit
- 관심을
- gwansim-eul — Interest or concern (object form)
- 드러내지
- deureonaejI — Not revealing; not showing
- 않으려는
- aneuryeoneun — Trying not to; intending not to
- 이
- i — This; these (determiner)
- 땅의
- ttang-ui — Of the land or earth (possessive)
- 여인들을
- yeoindeul-eul — Women (plural object form)
- 생각해
- saengakae — Think (informal); consider
- 마치
- machi — Just as if; as though
- 영원을
- yeongwon-eul — Eternity (object form)
- 해치지
- haechiji — Not harming; without damaging
- 않고도
- ankodo — Even without doing; without having to
- 시간을
- sigan-eul — Time (object form)
- 죽일
- jugil — To kill; that will kill (modifier)
- 수
- su — Ability; possibility; can
- 듯이
- deusi — As if; seeming like
- 대다수의
- daedasu-ui — Of the majority; most of (possessive)
- 사람들은
- saramdeul-eun — People (plural topic form)
- 조용한
- joyonghan — Quiet; silent; calm
- 절망
- jeolmang — Despair; hopelessness; utter discouragement
- 속에서
- soge-seo — Within; inside; in the midst of
- 살아간다
- salaganda — Lives on; continues to live
- 체념이라고
- chenyeom-irago — Called resignation; referred to as acceptance
- 불리는
- bullineun — Called; named; that is called
- 확인된
- hwagin-doen — Confirmed; verified; established
- 절망이다
- jeolmang-ida — It is despair; it is hopelessness
- 절망적인
- jeolmangjegin — Desperate; despairing; hopeless
- 도시에서
- dosi-eseo — From/in the city or urban area
- 시골로
- sigol-lo — To the countryside; toward rural areas
- 가도
- gado — Even if one goes; going even so
- 용감함으로
- yonggamham-euro — With bravery or courage
- 스스로를
- seuseullo-reul — Oneself (object form)
- 위로해야
- wirohaeya — Must console; must comfort
- 할
- hal — Will do; that must do (future modifier)
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