好不容易,《誕主者馬利亞福音》已經譯到一半了。在翻譯期間,工作實在太忙,而且小編的心理衛生做得不好,心理上自己有壞處之餘,對身邊嘅弟兄造成影響,在此致歉,但又竟然能抽空寫文,說真的除了神在小編身上產生神蹟之外,小編也未能解釋。
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其實小編的中文翻譯不太忠於文本,翻譯的文字建基於新教(抗羅宗)的神學觀。正如小編以前所作的文章《和合本係點嚟》中的第四點,首先要有背後的精神才開始有譯本。亦可在此宣傳并恩賞小編曾經在網頁中寫過另一篇的「洪文」。如何把這卷書「範典轉移」得「神學正確」可以令新教(抗羅宗)信徒也可以讀得出這書的味道?翻譯的價值就在這裡。好明顯,小編手頭的版本,所用的字眼頗有「羅馬天主教」的特質,例如「birth a god」,建基於主耶穌「又是神又是人」、「道成肉身」的特質,對譯作「他乃神而人之」,用字的顏色差不多,而且神學思想上應該和新教沒衝突。植字錯誤,上一章(第三章第五節)中,「所作節工」應該是「所作的工」。當然小編也想討論一下,翻譯用字眼著色的手法、修辭技巧和解釋。
CHAP. IV.
第四章
1 Mary brought to the temple at three years old. Ascends the stairs of the temple by miracle. Her parents sacrificed and returned home.
馬利亞在三歲時被帶往聖殿。在上前往聖殿的梯級時發生神蹟。她的父母獻上祭物後回家。
AND when three years were expired, and the time of her weaning complete, they brought the Virgin to the temple of the Lord with offerings.
三年之期已過,在她斷奶之後,他們把她和祭牲帶往神的殿去。
2 And there were about the temple, according to the fifteen Psalms of degrees, fifteen stairs to ascend.
這些事情是關於聖殿構造,根據詩篇中的十五篇上行之詩(和合本詩篇第120-134篇),總共有15段樓梯。
3 For the temple being built in a mountain, the altar of burnt-offering, which was without, could not be come near but by stairs;
聖殿建於山中,祭壇及其他建築,均不能建在樓梯旁。
4 The parents of the blessed Virgin and infant Mary put her upon one of these stairs;
她的父母使喚貞潔和幼年的她,叫她爬上其中一條樓梯;
5 But while they were putting off their clothes, in which they had travelled, and according to custom putting on some that were more neat and clean,
他們在旅途中脫了衣服,照常例,穿上了整潔和乾淨的衣服,
6 In the mean time the Virgin of the Lord in such a manner went up all the stairs one after another, without the help of any to lead or lift her, that any one would have judged from hence that she was of perfect age.
當時這個歸於神的童女(或譯童貞女),優雅地(或譯照樣地/依樣葫蘆地)走過了一段又一段樓梯,期間並沒有人扶持或幫助她,甚至乎無人不認為她所作的已經一個成年人了。
7 Thus the Lord did, in the infancy of his Virgin, work this extraordinary work, and evidence by this miracle how great she was like to be hereafter.
神在屬於祂的童女(或譯:童貞女)身上作了大工,並且透過這個神迹證明她將來所作的是多麼的偉大的工。
8 But the parents having offered up their sacrifice, according to the custom of the law, and perfected their vow, left the Virgin with other virgins in the apartments of the temple, who were to be brought up there, and they returned home.
但她的父母獻出他們的祭物,按照俗例,完成了他們所許的願,離開了他們的女兒和其他童女(童貞女)所在的殿內的房屋,她們都將會在這裡成長,然後他們就回家了。
編者按:聖殿山海拔743米,大概和香港的二東山差不多,但係要一個3歲細路女行,唔駛扶,可以行足晒都已經幾勁吓。香港以前有個港督,把所有郊野徑上都加上扶手,行起上嚟就變得容易了,但好明顯第二聖殿時期應該未有設置扶手,少啲平行感都幾辛苦。
好明顯,抄經者太急於要承認誕主者馬利亞的「偉大的處女之身」,令到內容語意不清,令讀者產生混亂。原來,這卷經文令天主教的讀者感到混亂的地方是(童女/童貞女)之間的爭論,但以上文下理來作理解方式,就可以細心地分開那裏是用作形容童女、那裏是用作形容童貞女,其實不太困難。
開頭看到文本嗰陣,還以為會睇到像別教般發生「步履生花」之類嘅「神蹟」,這樣的「小神蹟」難免有點失望,最近睇奧運射擊,有個土耳其大叔no gear (無裝備)上陣,幫助團隊奪得銀牌,才明白,神蹟可能就在你我身邊,平凡中顯得不平凡,已經係神蹟。其實小編不太期待「神蹟」會在小編身上/身邊發生,不過,信得主耶穌就要「跟隨主的腳踪行」,接受主耶穌給自己的安排。
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