TheGeneral’sprayer:byGeneralDouglasMacArthur

장군의기도:더글라스맥아더장군

Buildmeason,ohLord,whowillbestrongenoughtoknowwhenheisweak,andbraveenoughtofacehimselfwhenheisafraid;onewhowillbeproudandunbendinginhonestdefeat,andhumbleandgentleinvictory.

내게이런자녀를주옵소서.약할때에자기를돌아볼줄아는여유와두려울때자신을잃지않는대담성을가지고정직한패배에부끄러워하지않고태연하며승리에겸손하고온유한자녀를내게주옵소서.

Buildmeasonwhosewishbonewillnotbewherehisbackboneshouldbe;asonwhowillknowTheeandthattoknowHimselfisthefoundationstoneofknowledge.

생각해야할때에고집하지말게하시고주를알고자신을아는것이지식의기초임을아는자녀를내게허락하옵소서.

Leadhim,Ipray,notinthepathofeaseandcomfort,butunderthestressandspurofdifficultiesandchallenge.Herelethimlearntostandupinthestorm;herelethimlearncompassionforthosewhofail.

원하옵나니그를평탄하고안이한길로인도하지마옵시고고난과도전에직면하여분투항거할줄알도록인도하여주옵소서.그리하여폭풍우속에서용감히싸울줄알고패자를관용할줄알도록가르쳐주옵소서.

Buildmeasonwhoseheartwillbeclear,whosegoalwillbehigh;asonwhowillmasterhimselfbeforeheseekstomasterotherman;onewhowilllearntolaugh,yetneverforgethowtoweep;onewhowillreachintothefuture,yetneverforgetthepast.

그마음이깨끗하고그목표가높은자녀를남을정복하려고하기전에먼저자신을다스릴줄아는자녀를장래를바라봄과동시에지난날을잊지않는자녀를내게주옵소서.

Andafterallthesethingsarehis,add,Ipray,enoughofasenseofhumor,sothathemayalwaysbeserious,yetnevertakehimselftooseriously.Givehimhumility,sothathemayalwaysrememberthesimplicityoftruegreatness,theopenmindoftruewisdom,themeeknessoftruestrength.

이런것들을허락하신다음이에더하여내아들에게유머를알게하시고생을엄숙하게살아감과동시에생을즐길줄알게하옵소서.자기자신에지나치게집착하지말게하시고겸허한마음을갖게하시사참된위대성은소박함에있음을알게하시고참된지혜는열린마음에있으며참된힘은온유함에있음을명심하게하옵소서.

ThenI,hisfather,willdaretowhisper,"Ihavenotlivedinvain."

그리하여나아버지는어느날내인생을헛되이살지않았노라고고백할수있도록도와주시옵소서