Korean–English parallel text
아테네의 소크라테스
Socrates of Athens
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시장에서의 질문
The Question in the Market
기원전 400년경의 아테네. 하얀 돌과 배, 대화의 도시였다. 사람들은 아침에 시장에서 만났고, 온갖 것에 대해 이야기했다. 전쟁, 돈, 신들, 이웃에 대해서였다.
Athens, about four hundred years before Christ. A city of white stone, of ships, of talk. People met in the market in the morning, and they talked about everything: war, money, the gods, the neighbours.
한 남자가 항상 그곳에 있었다. 그는 키가 작고 땅딸막했으며, 납작한 코와 커다란 눈, 덥수룩한 턱수염을 지녔다. 그는 여름이나 겨울이나 똑같은 얇은 외투를 입었고, 종종 맨발로 다녔다. 그의 이름은 소크라테스였다.
One man was always there. He was short and stocky, with a flat nose, wide eyes and a thick beard. He wore the same thin cloak in summer and in winter, and he often went barefoot. His name was Socrates.
그는 아무것도 팔지 않았고, 관직도 맡지 않았다. 그가 한 일은 질문을 던지는 것이었다. 그는 장군을 멈춰 세우고 물었다. 용기란 무엇인가요? 판사를 멈춰 세우고 물었다. 정의란 무엇인가요? 젊은이를 멈춰 세우고 물었다. 좋은 삶이란 무엇인가요?
He did not sell anything, and he did not hold office. What he did was ask questions. He stopped a general and asked: what is courage? He stopped a judge and asked: what is justice? He stopped a young man and asked: what is a good life?
장군은 곧바로 대답했다. 그러자 소크라테스는 또 다른 질문을 던졌고, 장군의 그럴듯한 말이 무너질 때까지 질문을 이어 갔다. 장군은 화가 나서 떠나 버렸다. 젊은이들은 남아 있었다. 그들은 이 광경을 몹시 좋아했다.
The general answered at once. Then Socrates asked another question, and another, until the general’s fine words fell apart. The general walked away angry. The young men stayed. They loved it.
“내가 아는 전부는,” 소크라테스가 말했다. “내가 아무것도 모른다는 사실뿐이에요.” 그는 미소를 지으며 그렇게 말했고, 사람들은 그 말에 몹시 화가 났다.
“All I know,” said Socrates, “is that I know nothing.” He said it with a smile, and it made people furious.
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