[B-Greek] May I receive criticism of my translation of a passage from Josephus' A.J. Book IV, Sec. 235
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Sat May 28 11:55:39 EDT 2011
On May 28, 2011, at 11:49 AM, Carl Conrad wrote:
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> On May 28, 2011, at 11:00 AM, Michael Baber wrote:
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>> Can someone rate my translation of this passage from Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews, Book IV, Sec. 235?
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>> My translation:
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>> But, the man desiring to be divorced from *his* wife dwelling with *him*, for whatever cause (and many such causes exist among men), let him assuredly confirm in writing concerning never to come together. For, in this manner, she receives authority to live together with a different man; for before, she is not permitted.
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>> * denotes italicized word
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>> GUNAIKOS DE THS SUNOIKOUSHS BOULOMENOS DIAZEUCQHNAI KAQ' ASDHPOTOUN AITIAS, POLLAI D' AN TOIS ANQROPOIS TOIAUTAI GIGNOINTO, GRAMMASI MEN PERI TOU MHDEPOTE SUNELQEIN ISCURIZESQW. LABOI GAR AN hOUTWS EXOUSIAN SUNOIKEIN hETERW, PROTERON GAR OUK EFETEON.
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>> γυναικὸςδὲτῆςσυνοικούσηςβουλόμενοςδιαζευχθῆναικαθ̓ἁσδηποτοῦναἰτίας, πολλαὶδ̓ἂντοῖςἀνθρώποις τοιαῦταιγίγνοιντο, γράμμασιμὲνπερὶτοῦμηδέποτεσυνελθεῖνἰσχυριζέσθω. λάβοιγὰρἂνοὕτωςἐξουσίανσυνοικεῖνἑτέρῳ, πρότερον γὰροὐκἐφετέον.
Corrections -- since SUNELQEIN and SUNOIKEIN don't mean the same thing
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> I'd make it: "If anyone wishes to be divorced from the woman living with him for any reason whatsoever (and people might find many such reasons), he should confirm in writing that they have never coupled; that is how she might gain the right to live with another, but it cannot be permitted prior to that."
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> Woodenly literal: "Wanting to be divorced from the (woman) living with him for any reason at all (and many such reasons might occur to people), he should insist in a document on (their) never having coupled, since in this way she might gain the right to live with another (man), since it isn't to be permitted prior (to such a written statement)."
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> Carl W. Conrad
> Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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