[97099] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] fiat justitia ruat coelum
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (De'vID)
Tue Sep 3 14:19:28 2013
In-Reply-To: <F52986192E9FE346B0B7EF3D6F98E877122D2FA7@EXDB3.ug.kth.se>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 19:52:12 +0200
From: "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com>
To: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Felix Malmenbeck <felixm@kth.se> wrote:
> How about using {je}?
>
> =ABHeghnISchugh je Hovmey, Qapjaj ruv.=BB
> =3D "May justice succeed, also if the stars must die."
>
> =ABHurghchoH Hovmey net poQchugh je, Qapjaj ruv.=BB
> =3D "May justice succeed, also if it is required that the stars go dark."
>
> Or, a more extreme recast:
>
> =ABQapchugh ruv 'ach Heghchugh Hovmey, wIQapta'.=BB
> =3D "If justice succeeds but the stars die, we have achieved success."
>
> =ABQapmeH ruv HeghnISchugh Hovmey, Qapjaj ruv.=BB
> =3D "If the stars must die for justice to succeed, may justice succeed."
>
> ________________________________________
> From: De'vID [de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 12:31
> To: tlhIngan-Hol
> Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] fiat justitia ruat coelum
>
> How would one translate "fiat justitia ruat coelum", i.e., "Let
> justice be done though the heavens fall."
>
> My attempt:
> {ruv chavlu'jaj, vabDot pumnISchugh Hovmey.}
>
> I'm not quite sure if {vabDot} works with {-chugh} the way "even" and
> "if" combine in English, though.
>
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