... From
one point of view one can say that a literal transltion is a
semi-translation, because the readers have a part in the very translation
process as described above.
...
As for (WLM, it has a concept, and the NWT translators tried to find an
English word or word combination for that, and they ended up with "time
indefinite". The word "indefinite" has a baggage, or different applications,
if you will. But from the point of view of the concordant method, when one
or two words need to be used for each original concept, no one has so far
come up with a better alternative. ...
... And "eternal" as the word representingI am still waiting for any evidence that "eternal" is not a reasonably good translation of `olam, i.e.meaning that there will be no end to the time period, at least subjectively for the experiencer such that "lifelong" is sometimes more appropriate. Can anyone give me any counter-examples?
the concept definitely is wrong. And again, the readers who read the text
and look at the context where "time indefinite" is used will understand its
use and come closer to the original concept that (WLM signalled.
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