tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 07 14:10:12 1996
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Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"
- From: [email protected] (JEFF ZEITLIN)
- Subject: Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"
- Date: Thu, 07 Nov 96 17:02:00 -0500
- Organization: Execnet Information System - 914-667-4567 - 206.181.98.136
I am beginning an attempt at translating Sun Tzu's "The Art of
War" into <<tlhIngan Hol>>. Samuel Griffith, whose translation
from the Chinese I am using, uses somewhat formal phrasing
which seems not to translate into <<tlhIngan Hol>> easily, so I
am finding it necessary to re-cast. Below is Griffith's
translation from the Chinese, then mine into <<tlhIngan Hol>>,
then my back-translation from <<tlhIngan Hol>> to English. I
would appreciate comments and critique. This is the first
"verse" of "Estimates" (which I have rendered as <<veS bochov>>
- You Assess War).
Griffith:
War is a matter of vital importance to the State; the province
of life or death; the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory
that it be thoroughly studied.
<<tlhIngan Hol>>:
veS SaHqu' wo'. yIn Hegh je SaH veS 'ej tlhab je QIH SaH.
yIHaghqu'!
Back-translation:
The empire is very concerned with war. War is concerned with
life and death, and it is concerned with freedom and
destruction. Study it well!
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Jeff Zeitlin [email protected]
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