[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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