The Hebrew, Latin, and Greek that is translated as “forget” in English is translated in Noongar as dwangka-anbangbat, lit. “ear-lose.” (Source: Portions of the Holy Bible in the Nyunga language of Australia, 2018).
See also remember.
τοῦτο πάλιν δ᾽, ἵνα τραφῶσιν δίκαιοι,
καὶ τῆς ἰδίας ἐπιλέλησται δυνάμεως.
23whereas the fire, in order that the righteous might be fed,
even forgot its native power.
Following is a list of (back-) translations of various languages:
See also respectable, righteous, righteous (person), and She is more in the right(eous) than I.
Whereas the fire, in order that the righteous might be fed, even forgot its native power may be rendered “But the fire [that destroyed those crops] held back its power, so that your own people might have food.”
Good News Translation has combined the last three lines of verse 22 (beginning with so that they might know) with this verse into one sentence. Although it is long, it is clear, and it emphasizes the author’s point in a way that a more conservative approach might not. Models for these lines are suggested above, but we encourage translators who feel they can do so to follow Good News Translation.
Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on The Wisdom of Solomon. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2004. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.
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