Re: The Lord's Prayer, a translation exercise
| From: | Christian Thalmann <cinga@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, July 14, 2002, 21:09 |
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--- In conlang@y..., "Thomas R. Wier" <trwier@U...> wrote:
> Quoting Ray Brown:
>
> > If translating the Paternoster is of interest, shouldn't the
> > proper concern of this list be translating it into one's conlang?
>
> Indeed!
Well then...
Note: This text is solely a translation exercise and need not
(indeed, does not) represent my personal beliefs.
I've also taken the liberty of slightly adapting the content to the
available Obrenje dictionary. For example, you won't find a word for
"sin" in Obrenje. ;-)
Plain Text:
Xim amba ro anis,
O lal kotot lem rena,
O kimo lem macae,
O cajat lem vike ro beje bamwe ro anis.
O ime demlanje powre ez,
A ze jennale u xim gorod bamwe jennaze i xim lilaj.
O tash nagwale ez ki gurad,
Jokor vallele ez u rictapeset.
Toj mole u gojae a u macae a u nobrae navize.
Timwe o moe.
Interlinear:
Xim amba ro anis,
/zim "amba rO a"nis/
POS:1 father in sky:d
"Our father in the sky,"
O lal kotot lem rena,
/O lal kO"tOt lEm "re:na/
OPT holy have:PSV:3e POS:2 name
"May your name be held holy,"
O kimo lem macae,
/O "ki:mO lEm ma"ha:/
OPT become:3e POS:2 reign:GND
"May your reigning come into being,"
O cajat lem vike ro beje bamwe ro anis.
/O ha"jat lEm "vi:krO "be:j "bamw@ rO a"nis/
OPT do:PSV:3e POS:2 will in world:d how:REL in sky:d
"May your will be done in the world in the same way as in the sky."
O ime demlanje powre ez,
/O i:m d@m"lanj@ "powrEz/
OPT bread:d daily give:2 PER:1:OBJ
"May you give us the daily bread,"
A ze jennale u xim gorod bamwe jennaze i
/aZj@n"na:l M ziNgO"rOd "bamw@ j@n"na:Zi
and PER:1:OBJ forgive:2 PRE POS:1 fault how:REL forgive:1 OBJ
xim lilaj.
/zim li"laj/
POS:1 debitor
"And forgive us our faults in the same way as we forgive our
debitors."
O tash nagwale ez ki gurad,
/O taS na"gwa:lEz ki gM"rad/
OPT not lead:2 PER:2:OBJ to tempt:PSV:GND
"May you not lead us into being tempted,"
Jokor vallele ez u rictapeset.
/jO"kOr val"le:lEz M riCtap@"SEt/
but_rather save:2 PER:1:OBJ PRE evil:d
"But rather save us from the evil."
Toj lem mole u gojae a u macae a u
/tOj lEm "mo:lM gO"ja: aw ma"ha: aw/
For POS:2 be:2 PRE power:d and PRE reign:GND and PRE
nobrae navize.
/nO"bra: na"vi:Z/
glory:d always
"For yours is the power and the reign and the glory at all times."
Timwe o moe.
/"timwO mo:/
Like_this OPT be:3i
"So be it."
-- Christian Thalmann