Translation in Antiquity Flashcards
Would you meet another person speaking another language in the ancient world?
Rarely
What was the purpose of travel in antiquity?
Military or diplomatic purposes
What were the main 4 languages spoken in the time of Jesus in Judea?
Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin
Cicero
Introduces his own translations of the speeches of Attics, Aeschines, and Demosthenes
How did Cicero translate?
Kept the ideas, not a word for word translation
Literal translation
Word for word, reader brought to text
Free translation
Thought to thought, text brought to reader
What languages did Cicero translate?
Greek to Latin
Translating the Bible
There are no subordinate clauses so it sounds strange to translate it word for word
King James Bible translation style
literal
Did Bible writers use a big vocabulary?
No
What is necessary in translation?
Respect original language but make it understandable
Jerome
Best known translator of the Bible
Pedantic translator
Does word for word translation
How did ancient translators translate?
Freely