then to leave it unturned, when the shortness of our speech, affordeth a sentence in a smaller compass of words then doth the original. And if this be a sufficient reason, to hold the translators hand, because there are three words in 1the translation of Parasceve, above that which is in the Greek: why have you translated [Greek or Hebrew] put to open shame. Nay, how cometh it to pass, that without all warrant of the Greek, or circumstance of the place, beyond the mark of the vulgar translation, which you propound unto your selves, and that in text2 letters, you translate [Greek or Hebrew], they took order for burial. We know therefore that your Dirige groats, and Trentall money, will make you lavish and ravill in your translation, as much as your servile mind maketh you dumb & mute in other places, where you might better speak. In the rest also, your comparisons are foolish. For if we have retained certain words in their original, because our ⟨p. 194⟩speech fitteth them not so well: it followeth not therefore that you might do that, where it is at hand and ready to serve the Greek, or Hebrew word. Or if we have sometimes not used the benefit and wealth of our tongue: doth it follow therefore, that you may so do? And if we seeking to translate all the Greek words, have left some untranslated, because the English phrase either did not afford it unto us, or else stood at that time far from us: doth it follow, that you should retain those words in a strange tongue, which our tongue doth afford you, the translation of which, we have found out unto your hand, and which hath confirmation, by the common use and practise of our nation for many years together. Briefly, whereas our people by the grace of God, in knowledge of the word, through the means of a lightsome & plain translation, have been delivered out of Egypt: in steed that you should have added light where it is wanting, and plained that which is rough: you have ⟨p. 195⟩endeavoured, by your cloudy and hacked speeches to bring in again all confusion and ignorance of God, and of his trueth. And if your dainty stomach could not brook the feast of the sweet bread; yet was there no cause for you, to accuse it of falsehood seeing sweet bread, & unleavened bread (with us) are all one. The translation also printed at Geneva, hath unleavened bread.
then to leaue it vnturned, when the shortnes of our speach, affordeth a sentence in a smaller compasse of wordes then doth th'originall. And if this be a sufficient reason, to hold the translators hand, because there are three wordes in 1the translation of Parasceue, aboue that which is in the Greeke: why haue you translated 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 put to open shame. Naye, howe commeth it to passe, that without all warrant of the Greeke, or circumstance of the place, beyond the mark of the vulgar translation, which you propounde vnto your selues, and that in text2 letters, you translate 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, they took order for buriall. We knowe therefore that your Dirigie groates, and Trentall money, will make you lauish and rauill in your translation, as much as your seruile minde maketh you dumb & mute in other places, where you might better speake. In the rest also, your comparisons are foolish. For if we haue retained certē words in their originall, because our ⟨p. 194⟩speach fitteth them not so well: it followeth not therefore that you might doe that, where it is at hand and readie to serue the Greeke, or Hebrew word. Or if we haue sometimes not vsed the benefite and wealth of our tongue: doth it follow therefore, that you may so doe? And if we seeking to translate all the Greek wordes, haue left some vntranslated, because the English phrase either did not afford it vnto vs, or els stood at that time far from vs: doth it followe, that you should retain those words in a strange tongue, which our tongue doth afford you, the translation of which, we haue found out vnto your hand, and which hath confirmation, by the common vse and practise of our nation for manie yeares together. Breifly, whereas our people by the grace of God, in knowledge of the worde, through the meanes of a lightsome & plaine translation, haue bene deliuered out of Egypt: in steed that you should haue added light where it is wanting, and plained that which is rough: you haue ⟨p. 195⟩endeuoured, by your clouddy and hacked speaches to bring in againe all confusion and ignorance of God, and of his trueth. And if your daintie stomack could not brooke the feast of the sweete bread; yet was there no cause for you, to accuse it of falshood seing sweete bread, & vnleauened bread (with vs) are all one. The translation also printed at Geneua, hath vnleauened bread.
- 1Mat. 1. 19.
- 2Act. 8.
