요한계시록 6:8에 나오는 εν θανατω의 번역에 관한 연구 (A Study of Translation on εν θανατω in Revelation 6:8)

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· 발행기관 : (재)대한성서공회 성경번역연구소
· 수록지 정보 : 성경원문연구 / 34호 / 181 ~ 202페이지
· 저자명 : 이달

초록

This article aims to show how evn qana,tῳ in Revelation 6:8 should be translated into Korean. evn qana,tῳ in Revelation 6:8 is used in the context of enumerating the method of killing. However, it has been translated, especially in Korean Bible translations, in the general sense of death. Such a translation cannot be differentiated from the personified agent of killing, ‘death’, found in the immediate context. By contrast, English Bible translations have continuously sought to find a translation which makes sense.
It is said that the word qa,natoj has another meaning besides the general meaning of death. This special meaning of qa,natoj belongs to the meaning field of ‘disease’. The thesis of this article is that the very special meaning of qa,natoj can be applied to Revelation 6:8. The special meaning of qa,natoj is found in two contexts: one is the dative form of qa,natoj used with the verb avpoktei/nai; the other is the noun qa,natoj used in the list of plagues.
Internal and external evidences can be given to prove the thesis. Internal evidence is that the similar usage of qa,natoj with its related form is found in Revelation 2:23 and Revelation 18:8. This evidence is also explained in comparison with both the English and the Korean translations.
External evidences are given in two ways: Firstly, the word ר in BHS of which the meaning belongs to the meaning field of ‘disease’, is mostly translated into qa,natoj in LXX. Secondly, the Old Testament sources (Lev 26:14-26; Eze 14:21, etc.) behind Revelation 6:8 also show the special meanings of ‘disease’.
In addition, Luke 21:11, which is known to have affected the list of plagues in Revelation 6:8, uses the word qa,natoj in the plague list with only the special meaning of ‘disease’. These intertexts of the Old Testament sources and the eschatological discourses of the synoptic Gospels are valuable in assessing the evidence.
Finally, a desirable Korean translation of ‘jonyeombeong’ (meaning epidemic/ pestilence) is suggested at the end, after examining the relevance of English and Korean renderings of the word qa,natoj in English and Korean Bible translations.
The relevance of translation in any translation always matters.

영어초록

This article aims to show how evn qana,tῳ in Revelation 6:8 should be translated into Korean. evn qana,tῳ in Revelation 6:8 is used in the context of enumerating the method of killing. However, it has been translated, especially in Korean Bible translations, in the general sense of death. Such a translation cannot be differentiated from the personified agent of killing, ‘death’, found in the immediate context. By contrast, English Bible translations have continuously sought to find a translation which makes sense.
It is said that the word qa,natoj has another meaning besides the general meaning of death. This special meaning of qa,natoj belongs to the meaning field of ‘disease’. The thesis of this article is that the very special meaning of qa,natoj can be applied to Revelation 6:8. The special meaning of qa,natoj is found in two contexts: one is the dative form of qa,natoj used with the verb avpoktei/nai; the other is the noun qa,natoj used in the list of plagues.
Internal and external evidences can be given to prove the thesis. Internal evidence is that the similar usage of qa,natoj with its related form is found in Revelation 2:23 and Revelation 18:8. This evidence is also explained in comparison with both the English and the Korean translations.
External evidences are given in two ways: Firstly, the word ר in BHS of which the meaning belongs to the meaning field of ‘disease’, is mostly translated into qa,natoj in LXX. Secondly, the Old Testament sources (Lev 26:14-26; Eze 14:21, etc.) behind Revelation 6:8 also show the special meanings of ‘disease’.
In addition, Luke 21:11, which is known to have affected the list of plagues in Revelation 6:8, uses the word qa,natoj in the plague list with only the special meaning of ‘disease’. These intertexts of the Old Testament sources and the eschatological discourses of the synoptic Gospels are valuable in assessing the evidence.
Finally, a desirable Korean translation of ‘jonyeombeong’ (meaning epidemic/ pestilence) is suggested at the end, after examining the relevance of English and Korean renderings of the word qa,natoj in English and Korean Bible translations.
The relevance of translation in any translation always matters.

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