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 Forjai espadas das vossas enxadas, e lancas das vossas foices; diga o fraco: Eu sou forte.

#Forjai  #espadas  #das  #vossas  #enxadas,  #e  #lancas  #das  #vossas  #foices;  #diga  #o  #fraco:  #Eu  #sou  #forte.  

Convirtid vuestras azadas en espadas y vuestras hoces en lanzas; dicen los dbiles: soy fuerte.

#Convirtid  #vuestras  #azadas  #en  #espadas  #y  #vuestras  #hoces  #en  #lanzas;  #dicen  #los  #dbiles:  #soy  #fuerte.  

Transformez vos houes en pes, et vos faucilles en lances ; disent les faibles : je suis fort.

#Transformez  #vos  #houes  #en  #pes,  #et  #vos  #faucilles  #en  #lances  #;  #disent  #les  #faibles  #:  #je  #suis  #fort.  

Trasformate le vostre zappe in spade, e le vostre falci in lance; dicono i deboli: sono forte.

#Trasformate  #le  #vostre  #zappe  #in  #spade,  #e  #le  #vostre  #falci  #in  #lance;  #dicono  #i  #deboli:  #sono  #forte.  

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, 'I am strong.'

#Beat  #your  #plowshares  #into  #swords,  #and  #your  #pruning  #hooks  #into  #spears;  #let  #the  #weak  #say,  #'I  #am  #strong.'  

Mache deine Hacken zu Schwertern und deine Sicheln zu Speeren; Sagen Sie den Schwachen: Ich bin stark.

#Mache  #deine  #Hacken  #zu  #Schwertern  #und  #deine  #Sicheln  #zu  #Speeren;  #Sagen  #Sie  #den  #Schwachen:  #Ich  #bin  #stark.  

Yafueni majembe yenu ziwe panga, na mundu wenu ziwe mikuki; semeni dhaifu: Mimi ni hodari.

#Yafueni  #majembe  #yenu  #ziwe  #panga,  #na  #mundu  #wenu  #ziwe  #mikuki;  #semeni  #dhaifu:  #Mimi  #ni  #hodari.  

Tempalah cangkulmu menjadi pedang, dan aritmu menjadi tombak; katakanlah kepada orang yang lemah: Aku kuat.

#Tempalah  #cangkulmu  #menjadi  #pedang,  #dan  #aritmu  #menjadi  #tombak;  #katakanlah  #kepada  #orang  #yang  #lemah:  #Aku  #kuat. 
 What a fascinating collection of translations!

The original phrase is:

"Forjai espadas das vossas enxadas, e lancas das vossas foices; diga o fraco: Eu sou forte."

Which translates to:

"Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, 'I am strong.'"

This phrase is a quote from Isaiah 2:4 in the Bible, where God says that in the future, nations will turn their weapons of war into farming tools and their armies into agricultural workers. The phrase is often used to convey a message of peace and non-violence.

Here are some interesting observations about the translations:

* Some languages, like Spanish and Italian, have very similar phrases, with only minor changes.
* French has a slightly different wording, using "fauces" (houes) instead of "enxadas", which means "plowshares".
* German uses the word "Sicheln" for pruning hooks, which is more literal than some other translations.
* Indonesian and Malay use "majembe" and "cangkulmu" respectively to translate "plowshares", which are similar but not identical words.
* The translation in Latin American Spanish ("Trasformate le vostre zappe...") uses a slightly different wording, with "zappe" instead of "enxadas".

Overall, it's fascinating to see how different cultures and languages can convey the same message in their own unique ways.