English by two feveral Hands, and one of them fhould tranflate them literally, To adorn with Words, or Teftimonies, to beautify with Favours, or Guards; the other fhould turn them plainly thus, To praife, to recommend, to prefer, to guard well, I will refer it to any competent Judge to deter mine, which of these two did beft fhew his Skill in Latin and English, and which had done moft Juftice to Cicero. Thefe, and fuch-like Phrases are very elegant in the Hebrew and Latin, but don't fhew fo well in the English. Our Tranflators were fenfible what a very odd and ill use had, and might be made of Metaphors, ftrain'd out of the He brew into other Tongues. The Vulgar Latin's literal Tranilation of that Text, Exod. xxxiv. 29, 30. viz. Cornuta erat ejus facies, fhould be a warning to all that undertake this great affair of translating Scripture, not to purfue every Figure, and overdoe under pretence of diligence and faithfulness. It must be acknowledged, that 'tis hard to observe a juft Medium: But if fome, who are very fond of a Hebrew Metaphor, will blame our Tranflators for dropping this and feveral others, yet I do not queftion but those who are bet ter Judges in this matter, will, on the contrary, be of Opinion, that they rather deferve to be valued and imitated, than run down and despised on this account. I fhall conclude, by prefenting the Reader with a taste of fome Hebrew Phrafes retained by the laft Tranflators, but turn'd into current English by these. There are many that have been already taken notice of in the foregoing Notes; and the diligent Reader will obferve more in abundance, if he please to compare the two Translations. New Translation. mouth devoured. 15. The breath of thy No- XIX. 2. Day unto day ut tereth speech. 10. I was caft upon thee of. L. 12. xcvi. 11, &c. Old Tranflation. They lie waiting in our way And a confuming fire [went] One day telleth another. The words of my complaint. I have been left unto thee ever 13. They of mine acquaint tance were afraid of me. Pfalm New Tranflation. Old Translation. Pfalm XXXIX. 2. I was dumb I held my tongue and spake with filence. XLIX. 8. And it ceafeth. Pfalm LII. 9. It is good before thy faints. nothing. He muft let that alone. LV. 19. They have no 20. They will not turn. changes. LXXIV. 15. Thou didft 16. Thou broughteft our foun cleave the fountain and the flood. LXXVI. 10. The wrath of The LXXXIX. 21. With whom XCVI. 9. Fear before him. tains, and waters out of the hard rocks. fierceness of men shall turn to thy praise. The air thundred. My hand fhall hold him fast. Stand in awe of him. CXIX. 123. Mine eyes fail Ain 3. Mine eyes are wafted for thy falvation, away with looking for thy health. CXXX. 3. If thou, Lord, If thou, Lord, fhouldft be ex fhouldft mark iniqui ties, O Lord, fhould ftand? who treme to mark what is done amifs, O Lord, who may abide it. CXLII. 4. Refuge failed me. I had no place to flee unto. FINI S. Books Printed for Robert Knaplock at the Angel and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Tard. MR R. Somner's Antiquities of Canterbury; with large Additions, and above 20 new Sculpt. N.B. To this Edition there is added a Second Part by Mr. Nicolas Batteley. Price 20 s.? Hooker's Ecclefiaftical Polity, in Eight Books, newly corrected and amended in above a thousand places. Price 20s. Mr. Lowthorp's Abridgment of the Philofophical Tranfactions, in three Volumes. Price 21. 10s. Sermons on feveral Occafions, by Geo. Stanhope, D.D. and Dean of Canterbury. Price 5 s. Pardie's Elements of Geometry, tranflated into English; with many Additions and Improvements. By John Harris, F. R. S. Price 2 s. A brief Difquifition of the Law of Nature, according to the Principles and Method of Bishop Cumberland. By James Tyrrel, Efq; The Second Edition. Price fs. Medicina Gymnaftica: or, A Treatife concerning the Power, Exercife, with refpect to the Animal Oeconomy, and the great neceffity of it in the Cure of Diftempers. By Fra Fuller. Price 4s. Jo. Clerici Phyfica Cantab. Typis Accademi. Editio fexta Auctior & Accuratior. Price 45. |