Currently I am working on my translation to English for this novel. I can't promise when I can finish it since it is really depending on my availability. But so far the progress is quite promising. The difficulty I face is to translate the expression correctly, e.g. not every Indonesian proverb (with its beauty) has an equivalent English proverb.
In doing this translation, I re-read my manuscript and I found a big mistake of mine. It is not the editor's fault. I'm aware she may not realize that as it is out of her expertise and it is of my responsibility. But the readers, especially those who share the same faith with me, who go to church at least every Sunday, oh dear, why all of you haven't screamed to me???
Halaman 26
"Wah itu kan perkataan Shakespeare. Tapi nama itu penting lho. Di bawah kolong langit ini, cuma ada satu nama yang menyelamatkan..."
"Itu kan dari Roma 4!" sahut Keichi.
Keichi salah!!! Itu dari Kisah Para Rasul 4!!!
Sebab di bawah kolong langit ini tidak ada nama lain yang diberikan kepada manusia yang olehnya kita dapat diselamatkan.
Readers in English:
Page 26 in my Indonesian novel, it's supposed to be Acts 4 not Romans 4
The translation I put is: For there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
Analysis: why I wasn't aware of the big mistake
I try to rationalize why I made this big mistake. First, I didn't check my Bible and relied on my brain instead. And my brain was wrong! Kis (Acts) and Rom (Romans) are of the same author, i.e. St Paul (Rasul Paulus) and they are in order (berurutan). Acts is followed by Romans (Kitab Kisah Para Rasul diikuti oleh Kitab Roma). It seemed like my brain only clicked with the numbers and authors instead of the book's name. Thousand apologies. Mohon maaf sebesar-besarnya.
PS: I also lost the Haloscan comments. Apologize for those who have written nice encouragement words there... I didn't back it up =(
