Can a Wordplay in the Biblical Hebrew Be Adequately Expressed in a Foreign Language? A Case Study of Isaiah 5:7 and Its Selected Translations

聖經希伯來語的雙關語能否用外語充分表達？依撒意亞先知書第5章第7節及其譯本的個案研究

呂博侃(Wojciech RYBKA)

《哲學與文化》 47卷10期 (2020/10) Pp. 5-18

摘要

The process of translation not infrequently requires more effort than a decision to choose between a variety of words and phrases which would transmit the meaning expressed in the source language into the target language. Among other factors that also need to be taken into consideration, one can mention the effect of the translated text on a reader. This factor is particularly relevant in poetry. The various stylistic tools employed in poetic genres can play a vital role in helping a reader assimilate the message of a given lyric text. Consequently, the optimum translation would require the use of similar tools also in the target language. This paper aims at illustrating this challenge by presenting the last verse of the Song of the Vineyard from the Book of Isaiah 5:7 and a wordplay it contains. This presentation will be followed by the analysis and assessment of various translations of this verse into different languages.

關鍵字

Bible ； Translation ； Isaiah 5:7 ； Wordplay

並列摘要

翻譯過程可能很困難，在各種傳遞含義的單詞和短語之間做出選擇不僅是唯一應該要做的事。翻譯通常需要更多的努力，除了其他因素外，還需要考慮翻譯文本對讀者的影響。這個因素在詩歌中特別重要，詩歌風格中使用的各種風格工具在幫助讀者吸收給定歌詞文本的信息方面可以發揮至關重要的作用。因此，最佳翻譯也需要使用目標語言的類似工具。本文旨在通過展示依撒意亞先知書5:7的《葡萄園之歌》的最後一節經文和其中的文字雙關語，以及分析和評估該經文翻譯成不同語言的方式。

並列關鍵字

聖經 ； 翻譯 ； 依撒意亞先知書5:7 ； 文字雙關語

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