Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
... ninety-nine-year-old penis be bared to the knife.
Portuguese translation:
... que o pênis do homem de noventa e nove anos seja circuncidado.
Added to glossary by
edecastroalves
Oct 14, 2011 17:13
12 yrs ago
English term
... ninety-nine-year-old penis be bared to the knife.
English to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Religion
biografia de Deus
But no offspring have been born. And now the divine promiser repeats for the fifth time the unkept promise, and demands that the ninety-nine-year-old...
P.S. Trata-se da promessa feita pelo Senhor de que Abrão teria uma prole.
P.S. Trata-se da promessa feita pelo Senhor de que Abrão teria uma prole.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 | ... que o pênis do homem de noventa e nove anos seja circuncidado. |
Jorge Rodrigues
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| 4 -1 | o pénis de 99 anos será vitima da faca |
Nick Taylor
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Proposed translations
29 mins
Jorge Rodrigues
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
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Works in field
Brazil
Brazilian Portuguese Expert.
Native in: English 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
... que o pênis do homem de noventa e nove anos seja circuncidado.
Minha sugestão.
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Note added at 31 mins (2011-10-14 17:44:44 GMT)
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ou: ... que o pênis do homem de noventa e nove anos seja circunciso.
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Note added at 31 mins (2011-10-14 17:44:44 GMT)
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ou: ... que o pênis do homem de noventa e nove anos seja circunciso.
Note from asker:
| 4 |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Nick Taylor
: I dont agree entirely, it is implied but not stated, I think "circumcision"was deliberately avoided, as was"man"
46 mins
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Yes, you are right. it is implied, not stated. But this is the meaning.
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| agree |
airmailrpl
: obvious
1 hr
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Obrigado, airmailrpl. Também acho. :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
6 mins
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Works in field
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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8
o pénis de 99 anos será vitima da faca
o pénis de 99 anos será vitima da faca
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Jorge Rodrigues
: It is not incorrect, but too literal. And the register is different than the original biblical text.
6 hrs
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the text is not biblical, although referencing biblical occurances "God's Biography"
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Discussion
I suggest you write to Jack Miles, as the actual name of his Pulitzer-prized book is, indeed, "God, a Biography" and is very. very interesting.
A literary critic for the Los Angeles Times and formerly a Jesuit, Miles claims he is not interested in matters of objective truth, whether theological or historical. Rather, he wants to treat the God of the Hebrew Scriptures as a literary character, to interpret God through these varied texts as a Shakespearean scholar would interpret various leading characters such as Hamlet, MacBeth, or Lear. In this case, his work is not a biography, but literary criticism. Because the idea of the Hebrew God has left an indelible mark on Western civilization, Miles deems it important to explore the temperament of the Hebrew Lord.