I can and will dunk on King James weirdos, especially since, growing up Baptist, I grew up with a lot of them, but also holy shit is it strikingly beautiful in places
As a translation of a text it's garbage, but as a piece of LITERATURE it's honestly breathtaking at times
And I'm sorry but contemporary-language Bible translations always sound super weird and cringe, like
I get making things accessible but have a sense of CEREMONY about it
Like there's no comparison here:
"There Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." (Psalm 23: 1-4 KJV)
vs
"God, my shepherd! I don't need a thing. You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from. True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction. Even when the way goes through Death Valley, I'm not afraid when you walk at my side. You trusty shepherd's crook makes me feel secure." (Psalm 23: 1-4 The Message)
Awful
@coriander Hello, Dad,
up there in good ol' Heaven,
Your name is well great and holy, and we respect you, Guv.
We hope we can all 'ave a butcher's at Heaven
and be there as soon as possible:
and we want to make you happy, Guv,
and do what you want 'ere on earth,
just like what you do in Heaven.
Guv, please give us some Uncle Fred,
and enough grub and stuff to keep us going today,
and we hope you’ll forgive us when we cock things up,
just like we're supposed to forgive them who annoy us and do dodgy stuff to us.
There's a lot of dodgy people around, Guv;
please don't let us get tempted to do bad things.
Help keep us away from all the nasty, evil stuff,
and keep that dodgy Satan away from us,
'cos you're much stronger than 'im.
You're the Boss, God, and will be for ever, innit?
Cheers!
@monorail @coriander this fucking killed me
