Thursday, January 5, 2017

Knox on Translation

"You cannot do justice to antiquity without taking refuge in rather old-fashioned English. A Biblical phrase like 'O King, live for ever!' has got to be changed; nobody ever talked like that in English. But you must not change it into 'I hope that your Majesty's life may be spared indefinitely.' You must get back to the language of a period when palace etiquette was more formal, 'Long life to the King's majesty!' - something like that." -On Englishing the Bible

5 comments:

Jerry Mc Kenna said...

I've got to get a copy of that article.

Timothy said...

You can download it here:
http://www.ccwatershed.org/blog/2016/mar/28/pdf-monsignor-ronald-knox-trials-translator/

Jerry Mc Kenna said...

Thanks.

Biblical Catholic said...

Buy a copy of the Knox Bible from Baronius Press, On Englishing the Bible comes with it. And the Knox Bible is worth having in its own right, not just for the text but also for the quality binding and print.

Jerry Mc Kenna said...

Too expensive right now.