Difference between revisions of "Translating Lord's Prayer"
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| − | A personal rendition of this phrase, which can help overcome [[depression]], [[addiction]], and run-of-the-mill [[anxiety]], is this: | + | A very powerful, personal rendition of this phrase, which can help overcome [[depression]], [[addiction]], and run-of-the-mill [[anxiety]], is this: |
{{cquote|your [[paradise]] arrive, your will be done, here as it is in heaven}} | {{cquote|your [[paradise]] arrive, your will be done, here as it is in heaven}} | ||
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| + | Or if the near-rhyme ("kingdom come ... will be done") of the [[KJV]] is advantageous, then this full rhyme works with the "your" of course referring to [[God]]: | ||
| + | {{cquote|your [[paradise]] arrive, let your will thrive, here as it is in heaven}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[category:Bible]] | [[category:Bible]] | ||
Revision as of 20:01, July 17, 2023
Translating Lord's Prayer, the most widely recited prayer in the world, focuses on the use in English of the impersonal terms "kingdom" and "earth". The second half of the prayer is entirely personal, and the first half can be translated with a similar approach.
The key phrase that is typically translated into English in a globalist manner, contrary to the original Greek, is Matthew 6:10 (NIV):
| “ | your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven | ” |
The issue is that gives the key phrase a globalist rather than a personal meaning. Also, the original Greek terms do not mean "kingdom" and "earth". Yet virtually every English translation uses "kingdom" and "earth", perhaps due to the pervasive familiarity with this rendition. A rare exception is the use of "reign" rather than "kingdom" by Young's Literal Translation.[1]
Personal rather than globalist translation
A very powerful, personal rendition of this phrase, which can help overcome depression, addiction, and run-of-the-mill anxiety, is this:
| “ | your paradise arrive, your will be done, here as it is in heaven | ” |
Or if the near-rhyme ("kingdom come ... will be done") of the KJV is advantageous, then this full rhyme works with the "your" of course referring to God:
| “ | your paradise arrive, let your will thrive, here as it is in heaven | ” |