ShaggMagee wrote:
So translation 1 & 3 are good...
#2, the English text is:
"Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, "If I die, you are forgiven. If I live, I will kill you."
Knowing that "fellow man" doesn't specifically mean a *man*, rather a person, and knowing that the act of forgiving "will be",
What should the final, proper translation be?
- You've changed 'any man' to 'whoever', so I'm changing 'aon duine' to 'an té'.
- I agree with Bríd Mhór that it's not 'appeal' in the sense of getting a legal ruling reversed. The translation I''m giving means ' have recourse to the law'.
An té a théann i muinín an dlí i gcoinne duine eile, is amadán nó cladhaire é. An té nach féidir leis aire a thabhairt dó féin gan an dlí sin, is amadán chomh maith le cladhaire é. Mar dearfaidh fear gortaithe lena ionsaitheoir, "Má fhaighim bás, maithfear duit. Má mhairim, maróidh mé thú".