From 248d51ac0d1d981be4e5aabc68341fc2a396e544 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 21:58:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Issue 97 Examples from the Bible - Litotes --- translate/figs-litotes/01.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/translate/figs-litotes/01.md b/translate/figs-litotes/01.md index 4283252..c7b9bf7 100644 --- a/translate/figs-litotes/01.md +++ b/translate/figs-litotes/01.md @@ -10,17 +10,19 @@ Some languages do not use litotes. People who speak those languages might not un ### Examples from the Bible +Luke wrote about the night when Peter was in prison and an angel came and helped him escape, even though there were soldiers guarding him. + >Now when it became day, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, over what had happened to Peter. (Acts 12:18 ULB) -By using litotes, Luke emphasized that there was a great disturbance among the soldiers about what happened to Peter. (Peter had been in prison, and even though there were soldiers guarding him, he escaped when an angel let him out. So the soldiers were very anxious and agitated about this.) +* By using litotes, Luke emphasized that soldiers were very anxious and agitated because Peter had escaped. >Be sure of this—the wicked person will not go unpunished ... (Proverbs 11:21 ULB) -By using litotes, the writer emphasized that wicked people will be punished. +* By using litotes, the writer emphasized that wicked people will be punished. >Not one word has failed out of all Yahweh's good promises that he made with Moses his servant. (1 Kings 8:56) -By using litotes, the writer emphasized that Yahweh did everything that he had promised Moses. +* By using litotes, the writer emphasized that Yahweh did everything that he had promised Moses. ### Translation Strategies