Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a faint and sullied beam from himself
Spanish translation:
es tan sólo un tenue e impuro rayo de Él
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Ana Juliá
May 22, 2004 10:34
20 yrs ago
English term
a faint and sullied beam from himself
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Religion
How wonderful is the grace of God that takes such kind notice of grace [virtues] so imperfect as that may be found on earth! It is but a faint and sullied beam from himself, who is the Sun of righteousness.
Proposed translations
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James Stevens-Arce
United States
United States
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Spanish
United States
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Native in: English 
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Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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es tan sólo un tenue e impuro rayo de Sí
As I understand it, the passage is saying that the grace that may be found on earth is but a pale reflection of the grace represented by God. If, as the metaphor proposes, God is a sun, then this earthbound grace would be an almost invisible, soiled ray of light from that sun.
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Note added at 2 hrs 32 mins (2004-05-22 13:07:20 GMT)
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As I understand it, the passage is saying that the grace that may be found on earth is but a pale reflection of the grace represented by God. If, as the metaphor proposes, God is a sun, then this earthbound grace would be -- by comparison -- an almost invisible, soiled ray of light from that sun.
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Note added at 2 hrs 32 mins (2004-05-22 13:07:20 GMT)
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As I understand it, the passage is saying that the grace that may be found on earth is but a pale reflection of the grace represented by God. If, as the metaphor proposes, God is a sun, then this earthbound grace would be -- by comparison -- an almost invisible, soiled ray of light from that sun.
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Comment: "Thank you, James!"
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Jesús Marín Mateos
Native in Spanish
Works in field
European Spanish at its best
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 3 more.
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No es sino estela y rayo bendecido por el ....
'El' con acento en la 'e' claro esta.
A esta frase hay que darle un pequeño cambio y esta es la opcion que yo te ofrezco.
Suerte.
A esta frase hay que darle un pequeño cambio y esta es la opcion que yo te ofrezco.
Suerte.
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Yvette Arcelay (X)
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kellyn (X)
: 'faint and sullied' implies that compared to heaven or whatever, this is only a small sample. how would you convey that sense?
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Elena Rodríguez
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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no es más que un ténue y turbio rayo emitido por él/ procedente de sí mismo
quizás: uno de los ténues y turbios rayos emitidos por él mismo,
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