diff --git a/translate/figs-apostrophe/01.md b/translate/figs-apostrophe/01.md index 8b96795..c7eef3a 100644 --- a/translate/figs-apostrophe/01.md +++ b/translate/figs-apostrophe/01.md @@ -1,11 +1,7 @@ -### Definition - -An apostrophe is a figure of speech in which a speaker turns his attention away from his listeners and speaks to someone or something that he knows cannot hear him. - ### Description -He does this to tell his listeners his message or feelings about that person or thing in a very strong way. +An apostrophe is a figure of speech in which a speaker turns his attention away from his listeners and speaks to someone or something that he knows cannot hear him. He does this to tell his listeners his message or feelings about that person or thing in a very strong way. ### Reason this is a translation issue @@ -35,7 +31,7 @@ If apostrophe would be natural and give the right meaning in your language, cons 1. If this way of speaking would be confusing to your people, let the speaker continue speaking to the people that are listening to him as he tells them his message or feelings about the people or thing that cannot hear him. * **He cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh: "Altar, altar! This is what Yahweh says, 'See, ... on you they will burn human bones.' "** (1 Kings 13:2 ULB) - * He said this about the altar: "This is what Yahweh says about this altar. 'See, ... they will burn people's bones on it.' " + * By the word of the Lord, he said this about the altar: "This is what Yahweh says about this altar. 'See, ... they will burn people's bones on it.' " * **Mountains of Gilboa, let there not be dew or rain on you.** (2 Samuel 1:21 ULB) * As for these mountains of Gilboa, let there not be dew or rain on them.