한국 가톨릭교회 성서 번역의 선구자 선종완(宣鍾完) 신부(1915-1976) — “선종완역”(1958-1963)과 『공동번역 성서』(1977)를 중심으로 — (Father Laurentius Syen (1915-1976), a Pioneer in the Translation of the Korean Catholic Church’s Bible: Focused on Syen’s Version of the Bible (1958-1963) and the Korean Common Bible (1977))

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· 발행기관 : (재)대한성서공회 성경번역연구소
· 수록지 정보 : 성경원문연구 / 53호 / 185 ~ 209페이지
· 저자명 : 이환진

초록

Father Laurentius Syen, whose Korean name is Sun, Jong-wan can be called a pioneer of the Korean Catholic Church’s Bible translation.
He had excellent knowledge of Biblical Studies, being fluent in modern and North-West Semitic languages, including Sumerian. In addition, Father Syen was also a man of outstanding artistry, who drew four beautiful Bible maps. With these maps, he wanted to help not only the seminarians but also the Bible readers. His enthusiasm for Bible translation was so great that he would raise quails to cover the costs for Bible translation.
Indeed, Father Syen was the first person to use the divine name Yahweh (야훼) as a Bible translator, and for the first time in Korean, he translated the Book of Baruch contained in the Second Canon (Apocrypha). His great love for the Korean language can be assumed from the fact that he used native Korean word ‘비롯음에 (bee-rot-eum-eh meaning in the beginning)’ as the first word of his translation of Genesis. It is in this respect that Father Syen is called a pioneer in the Catholic Church’s Bible translation work.
Syen’s Version of the Bible has had a profound impact on the Korean Common Translation (1977), the North Korean Bible (1984), and the Catholic Bible (2005) although it wasn’t a full translation of all Old Testament books. Of course, Father Syen did participate in the translation of the Korean Common Translation (1977). Only few verses of Genesis and Exodus (Gen 1:1, 3; 2:4; Exo 3:14) are given as examples in the paper, but expressions from Father Syen’s Version of the Bible have been passed down in those Korean translations of the Bible.
In addition, the first part of Father Syen’s paper, Even the right person can live by trusting (올바른 사람도 믿어야 살 수 있다, 1976) clearly shows his intense academic rigor and sensitivity in studying Habakkuk 2:4 text to translate the verse when he was participating in the Korean Common Translation (1977) project. It is probably the only writing in Korean that reveals how intense the work of translating the Bible is.
I believe Father Syen’s own translation (1958-1963) and the Korean Common Translation (1977) are a great legacy not only for the Korean Catholic Church but also for the Korean Protestant Church.

영어초록

Father Laurentius Syen, whose Korean name is Sun, Jong-wan can be called a pioneer of the Korean Catholic Church’s Bible translation.
He had excellent knowledge of Biblical Studies, being fluent in modern and North-West Semitic languages, including Sumerian. In addition, Father Syen was also a man of outstanding artistry, who drew four beautiful Bible maps. With these maps, he wanted to help not only the seminarians but also the Bible readers. His enthusiasm for Bible translation was so great that he would raise quails to cover the costs for Bible translation.
Indeed, Father Syen was the first person to use the divine name Yahweh (야훼) as a Bible translator, and for the first time in Korean, he translated the Book of Baruch contained in the Second Canon (Apocrypha). His great love for the Korean language can be assumed from the fact that he used native Korean word ‘비롯음에 (bee-rot-eum-eh meaning in the beginning)’ as the first word of his translation of Genesis. It is in this respect that Father Syen is called a pioneer in the Catholic Church’s Bible translation work.
Syen’s Version of the Bible has had a profound impact on the Korean Common Translation (1977), the North Korean Bible (1984), and the Catholic Bible (2005) although it wasn’t a full translation of all Old Testament books. Of course, Father Syen did participate in the translation of the Korean Common Translation (1977). Only few verses of Genesis and Exodus (Gen 1:1, 3; 2:4; Exo 3:14) are given as examples in the paper, but expressions from Father Syen’s Version of the Bible have been passed down in those Korean translations of the Bible.
In addition, the first part of Father Syen’s paper, Even the right person can live by trusting (올바른 사람도 믿어야 살 수 있다, 1976) clearly shows his intense academic rigor and sensitivity in studying Habakkuk 2:4 text to translate the verse when he was participating in the Korean Common Translation (1977) project. It is probably the only writing in Korean that reveals how intense the work of translating the Bible is.
I believe Father Syen’s own translation (1958-1963) and the Korean Common Translation (1977) are a great legacy not only for the Korean Catholic Church but also for the Korean Protestant Church.

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