[B-Greek] Translation OK?
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at juno.com
Thu Jan 6 09:39:06 EST 2005
On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:31:42 +0200 "Kevin Smith" <kevin at sats.edu.za>
writes:
> TOUS D' hELLHNAS TOUS PALAI DIA TOUTO KAI NUN TIMWMEN, hOTI THN T'
> ELEUQERIAN EFILOUN, KAI THN ALHQEIAN KAI TO KALON. KAI hUPER MEN
> THS
> ELEUQERIAS OLIGOI PROS POLLOUS POLEMOUNTES POLLAKIS ENIKAHSAN, THN
> D'
> ALHQEIAN KAI TO KALON ZHTOUNTES POIHMATA KAI DRAMATA KAI hISTORIAS
> EGRAYAN KAI ANDRIANTAS EGLUYAN KAI hIERA WiKODOMHSAN, WN ENIA KAI
> EF'
> hHMWN PERIESTIN. hAUTH hH BIBLOS PERI TWN Q' hELLHNWN KAI PERI TWN
> ERGWN
> APANGGELEI.
>
> Here is my translation. Do I have it about right?
>
> We honour the Greeks, both past and present, because of this,
> namely,
> that they have always loved freedom, as well as truth and goodness
> (or
> "what is true and good"). For the sake of freedom, few used to wage
> war
> against many, and often conquered. When seeking truth and goodness,
> however, they wrote poems, plays and histories, carved statues and
> built
> temples. A few of them are still (going) around in our time. This
> book
> reports about both the Greeks and their deeds.
>
> Thanks
> Kevin
>
>
> Dr Kevin Smith
> Head of Academics
> SA Theological Seminary
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Close enough for government work. What is this from? If it was written
by a Platonist, you might want to translate "the true," etc. I think you
have a typo in your translit. -- maybe two. I imagine ENIKAHSAN is
ENIKHSAN -- thirty lashes with a wet noodle. :-)
george
gfsomsel
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