During the translation of the New Testament into Huixtán Tzotzil, translation consultant Marion Cowan found that questions where the answer is obvious, affirmative rhetorical questions, as well questions raising objections tended to cause confusion among the readers. So these are rendered as simple or emphatic statements.
Accordingly, Matthew 6:25b reads “Your food is not important: your life is important. Your clothes are not important: your body is important.”
The Greek in 1 Corinthians 1:18 that is translated as “the message about the cross is foolishness” or similar in English is translated in Huixtán Tzotzil as “the message about the cross are empty words they mistakenly think.” Huixtán Tzotzil frequently uses the verb -cuy to express “to mistakenly think something” from the point of view of the speaker. (Source: Marion M. Cowan in Notes on Translation 20/1966, pp. 6ff.)
During the translation of the New Testament into Huixtán Tzotzil, translation consultant Marion Cowan found that questions where the answer is obvious, affirmative rhetorical questions, as well questions raising objections tended to cause confusion among the readers. So these are rendered as simple or emphatic statements.
Accordingly, John 13:6 reads “Lord, I don’t want you to wash my feet.”
The Greek in 1 Corinthians 5:11 that is translated as “anyone who bears the name of brother” or similar in English is translated in Huixtán Tzotzil as “those who mistakenly think they are our Christian brethren.” Huixtán Tzotzil frequently uses the verb -cuy to express “to mistakenly think something” from the point of view of the speaker. (Source: Marion M. Cowan in Notes on Translation 20/1966, pp. 6ff.)
During the translation of the New Testament into Huixtán Tzotzil, translation consultant Marion Cowan found that questions where the answer is obvious, affirmative rhetorical questions, as well questions raising objections tended to cause confusion among the readers. So these are rendered as simple or emphatic statements.
Accordingly, Matthew 6:26b reads “You are more taken into account than they (the birds).”
The Greek in 1 Corinthians 1:21 that is translated as “the foolishness of our proclamation” or similar in English is translated in Huixtán Tzotzil as “even though they mistakenly think they are empty words what we preach to them.” Huixtán Tzotzil frequently uses the verb -cuy to express “to mistakenly think something” from the point of view of the speaker. (Source: Marion M. Cowan in Notes on Translation 20/1966, pp. 6ff.)
During the translation of the New Testament into Huixtán Tzotzil, translation consultant Marion Cowan found that questions where the answer is obvious, affirmative rhetorical questions, as well questions raising objections tended to cause confusion among the readers. So these are rendered as simple or emphatic statements.
Accordingly, John 21:22a reads “If I want to arrive and find him living. that is not your responsibility (affair or business).”
The Greek that is translated as “if you think that you are wise” or similar in English is translated in Huixtán Tzotzil as “if there are those of you who mistakenly think that you are wise.” Huixtán Tzotzil frequently uses the verb -cuy to express “to mistakenly think something” from the point of view of the speaker. (Source: Marion M. Cowan in Notes on Translation 20/1966, pp. 6ff.)
