To the question of an ethics of bible translation : some reflections in relation to Septuagint Isaiah 6:1 and 19:25
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2018
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Old Testament Society of South Africa
Abstract
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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CITATION: Holter, K. 2018. To the question of an ethics of bible translation : some reflections in relation to Septuagint Isaiah 6:1 and 19:25. Old Testament Essays, 31(3):651-662, doi:10.17159/2312-3621/2018/v31n3a14.
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The original publication is available at http://www.scielo.org.za
Keywords
Bible. Isaiah -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Citation
Holter, K. 2018. To the question of an ethics of bible translation : some reflections in relation to Septuagint Isaiah 6:1 and 19:25. Old Testament Essays, 31(3):651-662, doi:10.17159/2312-3621/2018/v31n3a14