To the Question of an Ethics of Bible Translation: Some Reflections in Relation to Septuagint Isaiah 6:1 and 19:25
The essay discusses two texts from Septuagint Isaiah—6:1 and 19:25—in dialogue with some concerns of recent discourses of Bible translation ethics. The main focus of the essay is the question of a translation’s “loyalty” vis-à-vis source text, target language and culture, and other actors involved i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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OTSSA
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Old Testament Essays |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1010-99192018000300013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |
| Summary: | The essay discusses two texts from Septuagint Isaiah—6:1 and 19:25—in dialogue with some concerns of recent discourses of Bible translation ethics. The main focus of the essay is the question of a translation’s “loyalty” vis-à-vis source text, target language and culture, and other actors involved in the translation process. It is argued that the two case texts from Septuagint Isaiah offer different solutions; whereas 6:1 accentuates a concept already present in the Hebrew text, 19:25 thus offering a competing plot to that of the Hebrew text. |
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| ISSN: | 1010-9919 2312-3621 |