[B-Greek] Proverbs 28:4, LXX: PERIBALLOUSIN hEAUTOIS TEICOS
Vasileios Tsialas
tsialas78 at hotmail.com
Thu Jul 30 17:01:40 EDT 2009
> From: shoes6 at juno.com
> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:45:50 +0000
> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [B-Greek] Proverbs 28:4, LXX: PERIBALLOUSIN hEAUTOIS TEICOS
>
> Hello,
>
> Proverbs 28:4, LXX:
> hOUTWS hOI EGKATALEIPONTES TON NOMON EGKWMIAZOUSIN ASEBEIAN,
> hOI DE AGAPWNTES TON NOMON PERIBALLOUSIN hEAUTOIS TEICOS
>
> more literal English:
> So the ones leaving the law behind praise the wicked,
> but the ones loving the law throw them over the wall.
>
> smoother English:
> So those who disregard the law praise the wicked,
> but those who love the law combat them.
>
> (PERIBALLOUSIN hEAUTOIS TEICOS may or may not be a good translation of the Hebrew for this passage in the first place; I don't know Hebrew. Anyone who wishes to comment on the Hebrew, please do so off-list.)
>
> My questions:
>
> 1. Do either of these English renderings provide a fair illustration of PERIBALLOUSIN hEAUTOIS TEICOS?
>
> 2. Can PERIBALLOUSIN hEAUTOIS TEICOS be understood as a colorful expression expressing "passionate struggle"? I could surmise as much, but my conclusion would be biased by English idioms.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Ted Shoemaker
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
>
> Success is easy if you're a weeds farmer.
Please, have a look at my objections, comparing them with a lexicon.
EGKATALEIPONTES = abandoning, forsaking
EGKWMIAZOUSIN = praise
ASEBEIAN = ungodliness, impiety (not
generally wickedness or disrespect, because it has religious significance)
PERIBALLOUSIN hEAUTOIS TEICOS = they (those
loving the law) put (build) a wall around themselves (thus they are protected)
Vasileios Tsialas
Athens, Greece
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