pride

The Hebrew, Greek, and Latin that is translated as “pride” in English is translated as “continually boasting” (Amganad Ifugao), “lifting oneself up” (Tzeltal), “answering haughtily” (Yucateco) (source: Bratcher / Nida), “unbent neck” (like llamas) (Kaqchikel) (source: Nida 1952, p. 151), or “praising oneself, saying: I am better” (Shipibo-Conibo) (source: Nida 1964, p. 237).

In the Hausa Common Language Ajami Bible it is idiomatically translated as girman kai or “bigness of head.” (Source: Andy Warren-Rothlin)

Translation commentary on 2 Maccabees 1:28

Afflict those who oppress and are insolent with pride: Those who oppress and are insolent with pride refers to the people who count the Jews as nothing and despise them (see the previous verse). Insolent with pride is a strong way of saying “proud” or “arrogant” (Good News Bible). Good News Bible provides a good model for this verse. Another possibility is:

• Punish those people who think they are so great, who oppress our people.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2011. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.