not to tell anyone

The Greek that is translated in many English versions as “not to tell anyone” is translated with an existing figure of speech in Yagua, back-translated as “this is a secret, don’t tell them.”

Source: Paul Powlison in Notes on Translation June 1979, p. 38-40.

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