This is to all the people who know other languages. Like that one dude all isolated that knows 7 languages. How do you say apostate in any other language? Can you include a pronunciation guide? Or if not apostate, at least goat.
translation question
by XU 9 Replies latest jw friends
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blondie
Since the WT vocabulary is a language in itself, it would be better to find out what word the WTS uses in that language for "apostate." A comparison with a WT publication in English with one in the language you are interested in would be a better approach. Using non-JW dictionaries would have limited value; many don't even provide a word for "apostate."
Blondie
Also, consider this, the word "apostate" does not appear in most English bibles. This and the above contributes to a real difficulty in finding a word that will give the meaning that the WTS wants to convey to a non-JW audience.
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unclebruce
This is to all the people who know other languages. Like that one dude all isolated that knows 7 languages. How do you say apostate in any other language? Can you include a pronunciation guide? Or if not apostate, at least goat.
G'day XU,
Here a few words used to describe apostates in theocratic language:
Abominable False Presumptuous Aggressive False accusers Pretend to worship God Ambitious False prophets Prideful Anti Christ False teachers Proud Anti God Fault finders Proud apostates Apostate False Christians Puffed up Arrogant Fiendish Racketeers Asleep Fierce Rebellious Austere Follow their own way Reckless Babblers Frauds Religious hybrids Babylonish Gangsters Religious hypocrites Bigheaded Glory seeking Reprehensible Blind Gnashing their teeth Scornful Blaspheme God Godless Sanctimonious Blind guides Good for nothing Satanic Blood drenched God defaming Seek flattery Blood stained Greedy Scoffers Bloody Groping in darkness Selfish Boasters Grumblers Self righteous Bombastic Hard hearted Self seeking Bragging Hateful Servants of Satan Breakers of God’s law Haters of God Slanderous Broke their covenant Haters of good Slick and wily Brutish Haters of truth Spiritually dead Burdensome Haughty Spiritually sick Cocksure Heartless Spiteful Cocky High minded Stubborn Conceited Horrible Strut about Contemptible Howling Strutting Cowardly Howling in their woe Swine class Crazy Hurtful Tell of their own virtues Critical Hypocrites Thieves Crooked Hypocritical Tickle their own ears Cruel Hysterical Tools of Satan Curse God Idlers Tormented Cursed Idolaters Trouble makers Deadly Ignorant Turn their backs on God Death dealing Immoral Tyrannical Deceitful Impious Unbiblical Deceivers In deep slumber Uncaring Defamers Insincere Unfaithful Deluded Insolent Ungodly Demon worshippers Intoxicated Unprofitable Demonic Lawless Unreasonable Demonized Liars Unreliable Desiring admiration Little men Unspiritual Despicable Lording it over Untruthful Devil worshippers Lovers of money Vain Devil’s servants Lovers of pleasure Vainglorious Devilish Lukewarm Very sick Disgraceful Man of sin Vindictive Dishonest to God Malicious Vicious Dogs Mean Violent Doing Satan’s work Murderers Vipers Doomed Non-sensical Viper-like Dreamers Not spiritually minded Warmongers Drunk Offended Weak Drunkards Opponents of God Weed-like Dumb Opposers of truth Weeping Duped Peevish Wilful Enemies of God Persecutors Willingly ignorant Entirely blind Pharisees Wolves Entirely ignorant Philistines Worn out Evil Pious hypocrites Worthless Evil slave class Polluted Worthless servant class Failures Pompous Wrong Fakes Praise seeking Wrongdoers -
BabaYaga
Good heavenly daZe, Unc! Where'd ya find that?
I like "peevish" the best
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becca1
Spanish = apostata. Stress on the "o".
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gordon d
HOLY CRAP Unclebruce!
I really think it's time you found a job!.......... VERY nice though
The closest word I could think of in Spanish is "Libre" -
Chameleon
as becca1 said, it's apostata in spanish. libre means "free," as in "freedom."
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Haereticus
Apostate = Fin. luopio, Swe. avfälling
Goat = Fin. vuohi, Swe. get
Mark
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valkyrie
"Apostate" some correspondences:
Dutch - "afvallige" [one who has fallen away]
Norwegian - "frafallen" [same as above]
Spanish - " apóstata"
French - "apostat"
Italian - "apostata"
German - "Abtrünniger"
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XU
Thanks unclebruce. Good lord. Quite the list. It reminds me of when I would read over the seven detestable things to see how far down the list I'd made it. Thanks to everyone else. I know it's a WBT word, but the crappy literature is translated into lots of languages, so I figured ex-jws from other languages would know it. It's pretty cool. I like other languages. Gracias, kiitos, bedankt, merci, danke, grazie, kiaora koe, takk, tack, nandri!!!