From 37c3b24b0769ead68fdc46b7a918b42ebc95dfb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:35:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Removed Poetry format in Strategies Applied --- translate/figs-youcrowd/01.md | 21 +++------------------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/translate/figs-youcrowd/01.md b/translate/figs-youcrowd/01.md index 821c90a..f3d0e40 100644 --- a/translate/figs-youcrowd/01.md +++ b/translate/figs-youcrowd/01.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Also, speakers and writers of the Old Testament often referred to groups of peop ### Reasons this is a translation issue -* For many languages, a translator who reads a Bible with a general form of "you" will need to know whether the speaker was speaking to one person or to more than one. +* People who translate into a language that has singular and plural forms forms for "you" will need to know whether the speaker was speaking to one person or to more than one. * In some languages it might be confusing if a speaker uses a singular pronoun when speaking to or about more than one person. ### Examples from the Bible @@ -45,20 +45,5 @@ If the singular form of the pronoun would be natural when referring to a group o 1. If the singular form of the pronoun would not be natural when referring to a group of people, or if the readers would be confused by it, use the plural form of the pronoun. ->This is what Yahweh says, ->"For three sins of Edom, ->even for four, ->I will not turn away punishment, ->because he pursued his brother with the sword ->and cast off all pity. ->His anger raged continually, ->and his wrath lasted forever." (Amos 1:11 ULB) - -This is what Yahweh says, -"For three sins of Edom, -even for four, -I will not turn away punishment, -because they pursued their brothers with the sword -and cast off all pity. -Their anger raged continually, -and their wrath lasted forever." \ No newline at end of file + * **This is what Yahweh says, "For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not turn away punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity. His anger raged continually, and his wrath lasted forever."** (Amos 1:11 ULB) + * This is what Yahweh says, "For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not turn away punishment, because they pursued their brothers with the sword and cast off all pity. Their anger raged continually, and their wrath lasted forever." \ No newline at end of file