The Hebrew, Latin, Ge’ez, and Greek that is translated in English as “wild animal” or “wild beast” is translated in Newari as “animal that lives in the jungle.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Translation commentary on Letter of Jeremiah 1:68
This is the refrain again, this time rather differently worded. Literally it says “Therefore in no way is it clear to us that they [these idols] are gods, so do not fear them.” For fear see the comments on verse 4.
Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on The Shorter Books of the Deuterocanon. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2006. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.
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