Orthodox Phrases in Multiple Languages

[JustinHesychast]

I am very interested in learning other ways to say popular Orthodox phrases.

Such as, how do you say the following in other languages?

Lord, have mercy.

Glory to the Father, and to the son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Holy, holy, holy.

Glory to God!

Glory to God for all things!

[Andrew21091]

Lord Have Mercy
Slavonic: Ghospodi Pomiluj
Arabic: Ya Rab urham
Greek: Kyrie Eleison

Glory to the Father, and to the son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Slavonic:Slava Otsu i Synu i Svyatomu Dukhu, i nynie i prisno i vo vieki viekov. Amin
Greek: Doxa patri kai yio kai agio pnevmati, kai nin kai aei kai eis tous aionas ton aionon. Amin.
Arabic: Al-majdu lil-Aabi wal-Ibni war-Roo(h)-il-Qudus, al'aana wa kul'la awaanin wa ila dahrid-daahireen. Amin.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us.
Slavonic: Svjatyj Bozhe, Svjatyj Krepkij, Svjatyj Bezsmertnyj, Pomiluj nas.
Greek: Agios O Theos, Agios Eeskhiros, Agios Athanatos, Eleison imas.
Arabic: Quddouson Allah, Quddouson ul-qawee, Quddouson ulladhee la yamout, Irhamna.

[rusmeister]

Thanks, Andrew! Unfortunately, simple transcription (and transcription is not simple - there are quite a few ways to transcribe) doesn't help the average Joe in pronunciation very much. Personally, despite all my experience with european-style transcription, I can't stand the Germanic use of the letter J as we use the letter Y.

I can offer more detail on Russian, anyway:

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Gospodi pomilui
(GOHS-puh-dee pah-MEEL-wee)

Слава Отцу, и Сыну, и Святому Духу, ныне и присно, и во веки веков.
Slava Otsu i Synu i Svyatomu Dukhu, nynye i prisno i vo veki vekov
(SLAH-vuh aht-SOO ee suh-EE-NOO ee svih-TOE-moo DOO-(k)hoo, nuh-EEN-yeh ee PREE-snuh ee voh VYEH-kee vyeh-KOHV)


Святый Боже, Святый Крепкий, Святый Безсмертный, помилуй нас
Svyaty Bozhe, Svyaty Krepky, Svyaty Bessmertny, pomilui nas
(svyah-TEE BOH-zheh, svyah-TEE KREP-kee, svyah-TEE byess-SMYERT-nee, pah-MEEL-wee nahss)
http://www.liturgy.ru/php/salt2.php?alt=lt26

Problems still remain, as some sounds don't exist in English and musy be learned - ы (uh-EE), х - between 'k' and 'h', like a vampire hissing, e - is always pronounced with an imaginary 'y' in front of it - thus, "нет" is pronounced, "nyet".

[-Kyriaki-]

in arabic, this is how I'd say these things - and i'm probably not pronouncing them exactly right.

lord have mercy - ya'rab errham (the rr is rolled)

glory to the...
Al mesjdil il-Abi wal-Ibni, war-Ruach-il-Kudoos, al'aani wa kul'lawaanin wa ila dahrid-dahirin, Amen.

holy God....
kudoosoon Illah, kudoosoon Il-Kawee, kudoosoon il-adhi la yamowt irhammnah!

[Matrona]

Romanian Lord Have Mercy: Doamne Milueste "DOM-nay Mil-oo-ESH-tay"

That's about all I know of Romanian, though. :)

[-Kyriaki-]

oh and "Holy holy holy Lord God of Saboath" is something like

kudoosoon, kudoosoon, kudoosoon, rab-u-saboath...

I know how to parrot 'more honourable than the cherubim' too but wouldn't know where to start trying to write it...

[MariaRegina]

Can you guess what language this is?

Hint: the bar above the vowel means that the vowel is just lengthened.
The / '/ is a glottal stop. Otherwise, it follows the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet).


Ho‘onani i ka Makua, ke Keiki a me ka ‘Uhane Hemolele: mai kēia manawa ā mau loa aku, a i nā wā a pau! ‘āmene.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: now and forever, and unto the ages of ages! Amen.

[MariaRegina]

The Lord’s Prayer

E ko mākou Makua i loko o ka lani,

Our Father which art in heaven,

E ho‘āno ‘ia Kou inoa!

Hallowed be Thy name!

E hiki mai Kou aupuni!

Thy kingdom come!

E mālama ‘ia Kou makemake ma ka honua nei

Thy will be done on earth

E like me ia i mālama ‘ia ma ka lani lā!

As it is in heaven!

E hā‘awi mai iā mākou i kēia lā

Give us this day

I ‘ai na mākou no nēia lā,

Our daily bread,

E kala mai ho‘i iā mākou i kā mākou lawehala ‘ana

And forgive us our debts

Me mākou e kala nei i ka po‘e i lawehala i kā mākou,

As we forgive our debtors

Mai ho‘oku‘u ‘Oe iā mākou i ka ho‘owalewale ‘ia mai,

And lead us not into temptation,

E ho‘opakele nō na‘e iā mākou i ka ‘ino.

But deliver us from evil.

[rusmeister]

Looks like Hawaiian...

[MariaRegina]

Yes, it is Hawaiian, and I am currently studying it.

Malamalama = light

[ma2000]

Romanian:
Lord, have mercy.
Doamne miluieşte. (Dwam-neh mee-loo-yesh-teh)

Glory to the Father, and to the son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Slavă Tatălui, şi Fiului şi Sfântului Duh, acum şi pururea şi în vecii vecilor. Amin.
(Slah-vuh Tah-tuh-loui, shee Fee-oo-loui, shee Sfun-too-louie Dookh ah-koom shee poo-roo-riuh shee un veh-chi veh-chi-lore. Ameen.)

Holy, holy, holy.
Sfinte Dumnezeule, Sfinte Tare, Sfinte fără de moarte, miluieşte-ne pe noi.

Glory to God!
Slavă Ţie, Doamne!

Glory to God for all things!
Slavă lui Dumnezeu întru toate!

Pronunciation:

ă - /ə ; like the indefinite article in English
â,î - like Russian ы
ş - sh
ţ - ts
ea - /e̯a/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_phonology


Matrona's transcription with 'ay' instead of 'eh' could be a better choice.

[theoforos]

These languages are no major Orthodox languages but still regularly used in Orthodox services:

Lord, have mercy.

Finnish: "Herra armahda"
Swedish: "Herre förbarma dig"
Hebrew: "Adonai rahem"


Glory to the Father, and to the son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Finnish: "Kunnia olkoon Isälle, ja Pojalle, ja Pyhälle Hengelle, nyt ja aina, ja iankaikkisesta iankaikkiseen. Amen.
Swedish: "Ära vare Fadern, och Sonen, och den Helige Ande, nu och alltid, och i evigheternas evigheter. Amen.
Hebrew:"Kavod la Av ve la Ben u le Ruakh ha Qodesh, atta ve la ad, u le olemei olamim. Amein."

Holy, holy, holy.

Finnish: "Pyhä, pyhä, pyhä"
Swedish: "Helig, helig, helig"
Hebrew: "Qadosh, qadosh, qadosh"

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us

Finnish: "Pyhä Jumala, Pyhä Väkevä, Pyhä kuolematon, armahda meitä"
Swedish: "Helige Gud, Helige Starke, Helige Odödlige, förbarma dig över oss"
Hebrew:"Qadosh Elohim, Qadosh ha Gibor, Qadosh Hei ha olamiem, rahem aleinu"

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My favorite in Finnish is: "Sinun omaasi Sinun omistasi me Sinulle edeskannamme kaiken tähden ja kaiken edestä" [seenoon awmahsee seenoon awmeestahsee meh seenoolleh ehdeskunnahmmeh kiekehn takhden yah kiekehn ehdestah], = "Thine own of Thine own we offer unto Thee on behalf of all and for all". Both the meaning and the way it sounds is very beautiful. :)

[JustinHesychast]

What is the Jesus prayer in Greek? I heard it, but I am not sure how to spell it. Anyone enlighten me? Here is my feeble attempt at spelling it... :P : Kyrie isu christe, eleison me.

[juliagreece]

What is the Jesus prayer in Greek? I heard it, but I am not sure how to spell it. Anyone enlighten me? Here is my feeble attempt at spelling it... :P : Kyrie isu christe, eleison me.

Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλέησόν με!
Kyrie Iisou Christe, eleison me!
:crosseo:

[zebu]

In French:
Lord have mercy- Seigneur, ait pitié

Glory...- Gloire au Père et au Fils et au Saint Esprit, maintenant et toujours et dans les siècles des siècles.

Holy God...- Saint Dieu, Saint Fort, Saint Immortel, ait pitié de nous.

Holy Holy Holy- Saint saint saint

Glory to God- Gloire à Dieu

Glory to God for all things- Gloire à Dieu pour tous!

[nicknika]

In Georgian:

Lord, have mercy - უფალო შეგვიწყალე (sounds Like: "ufalo shegvickale)!

Glory to the Father, and to the son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. - სახელითა მამისათა და ძისათა და სულისა წმიდისათა, აწ და მარადის და უკუნითი უკუნისამდე, ამინ! (Sounds Like: "saxeliTa mamisata da dzisaTa da sulisa cmidisaTa, ac da maradis da ukuiTi ukunisamde, Amin"

Holy Holy Holy - ალელუია, ალელუია, ალელუია (Sounds Like: "aleluia, aleluia, aleluia"


Glory to God - დიდება უფალს (Sounds Like: "dideba ufals")