vulgate

[little flower]

hi
how do you translate this latin sentence from the vulgate? (lk 1.2)sicut tradiderunt nobis, qui ab initio ipsi viderunt, et ministri fuerunt sermonis. the part about eyewitnesses is confusing me.

little flower

[adrianus]

Salve floscule,

"sicut tradiderunt nobis, qui ab initio ipsi viderunt, et ministri fuerunt sermonis"

Sic hoc anglicè verto: "just as they were taught/confided to us, who ourselves witnessed [were witnesses] from the beginning [first hand?] and were servants of the Word."

[Alatius]

Rather "as they have related to us, (those) who themselves originally were witnesses, and were servants of the word."

Literally it is "who saw", of course, but that becomes slightly awkward in English, since there is no object.

[adrianus]

Oops. Meâ culpâ. Rectè dicit Alatius.

[adrianus]

Salve Floscule
Junya provided this link elsewhere. You might like it (if you missed it before).
Ecce nexus quem Junya alibi dedit et qui forsan tibi placeat (nisi eum priùs vidisti): http://www.sacredbible.org/studybible/index.htm

[little flower]

hi
thanks for your help.the bible site will be very useful in finding the meaning of words which i am not able to understand.is there a greek version as a matter of interest?

little flower

[Amadeus]

I don't think there's a Greek version of the Vulgate, perhaps you are looking for the Septuagint?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint

http://www.apostoliki-diakonia.gr/bible ... ain=OldTes

Hope this helps.

Vale!