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 Translating Sacred Texts .. Reliable? The Admin has edit some words      
 Name: a translator
15/5/2006
(17:0) GMT
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 Peace be with you
 Any language has many linguistic levels, grammatically, 
phonologically, morphologically, rhetorically.. etc. A 
target language does not necessarily have the same features 
of the source one. Translation can not be 100 % accurate 
when all linguistic levels are concerned. It has been said 
that translation is failure. For example is it better to 
translate the Arabic most noble name of the Creator (Çááĺ) 
as 'Allah', 'God', 'Eloh', or 'The god'?!!.

 Do you think translating a sacred text from a source 
language to various languages can be perfect and convey the 
complete message? What are the most important factors to be 
considered when translating a sacred text?
Thanks
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All Replies to Translating Sacred Texts .. Reliable? (Total Number 4) Reply
 Title Name Replies Date(GMT)
 Translation can be accurate. ussarn 0(2:8) 17/5/2006
 "An Open Letter on Translating" by Martin Luther who had similar problems Annikki 0(20:6) 16/5/2006
 Interpret not translate Abunal 1(16:3) 16/5/2006
 well I read a lot of them....so LittleRedOne 0(13:17) 16/5/2006
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