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The City of God Volume 1

신국론 1권

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Augustine's defence of Christianity written after the sack of Rome in 410, answering pagan claims that the new faith caused the empire's decline. It contrasts the earthly city with the City of God and surveys Roman religion and history.

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“The glorious city of God is my theme in this work, which you, my dearest son Marcellinus, suggested, and which is due to you by my promise.” The City of God Volume 1 · Saint Augustine of Hippo

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"Show pity to the humbled soul, And crush the sons of pride."

"겸손한 영혼을 불쌍히 여기고, 교만한 자식들을 짓밟으라."

And therefore, as the plan of this work we have undertaken requires, and as occasion offers, we must speak also of the earthly city, which, though it be mistress of the nations, is itself ruled by its lust of rule.

그러므로 우리가 착수한 이 일의 계획이 요구하는 바와 기회가 주어지는 대로, 우리는 또한 지상의 도시에 대해서도 말해야 합니다. 그 도시는 비록 만국의 지배자이지만, 스스로는 지배욕에 사로잡혀 있습니다.

1. Of the adversaries of the name of Christ, whom the barbarians for Christ's sake spared when they stormed the city.

1. 그리스도의 이름을 대적하는 자들 가운데서, 이방인들이 그리스도를 위하여 성을 공격할 때에 그들을 살려 주었다.

For to this earthly city belong the enemies against whom I have to defend the city of God.

이는 이 세상의 도시에 속한 원수들 때문이니, 내가 하나님의 도시를 지켜야 할 적들이 바로 그들입니다.

Many of them, indeed, being reclaimed from their ungodly error, have become sufficiently creditable citizens of this city; but many are so inflamed with hatred against it, and are so ungrateful to its Redeemer for His signal benefits, as to forget that they would now be unable to utter a single word to its prejudice, had they not found in its sacred places, as they fled from the enemy's steel, that life in which they now boast themselves.

참으로 그들 중 많은 이들이 불경건한 잘못에서 회개하여 이 도시의 존경받는 시민이 되었습니다. 그러나 많은 이들이 이 도시에 대한 증오심에 사로잡혀 있고, 구원자께서 베푸신 특별한 은혜에 감사하지 않아, 원수의 칼날을 피해 도망치던 중 이 도시의 성지에서 지금과 같은 삶을 누리지 못했더라면, 이 도시에 대해 한마디도 해를 끼칠 수 없었을 것이라는 사실을 잊고 있습니다.

Are not those very Romans, who were spared by the barbarians through their respect for Christ, become enemies to the name of Christ?

그리스도를 존중하여 이방인들에게 목숨을 건진 바로 그 로마인들이 이제는 그리스도의 이름을 대적하는 원수가 되지 않았습니까?

The reliquaries of the martyrs and the churches of the apostles bear witness to this; for in the sack of the city they were open sanctuary for all who fled to them, whether Christian or Pagan.

순교자들의 유물함과 사도들의 교회는 이것을 증언합니다. 성읍이 함락되었을 때, 그곳들은 그리스도인이든 이교도이든 피난처로 삼은 모든 이들에게 열린 피난처였습니다.

To their very threshold the bloodthirsty enemy raged; there his murderous fury owned a limit.

피에 굶주린 원수가 그들의 문턱까지 맹렬히 진격해 왔으니, 그의 살인적인 분노는 거기까지 이르렀다.

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Book details

Title
The City of God Volume 1 (신국론 1권)
Author
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Genre
Philosophy, Religion, Classic
Original language
English
Translations in app
21 languages
Price
Free

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