He Is Reticent / Il est réticent / Es reticente / Ele é reticente

He is reticent,
without reason.

Il est réticent,
sans raison.

Es reticente
sin razón.

Ele é reticente,
sem razão.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald Jacobson Traxler.

He Is In Conformity / Il est en conformité / Está en conformidad / Ele está em conformidade

He is in conformity
with the law of karma.

Il est en conformité
avec la loi du karma.

Está en conformidad
con la ley del karma.

Ele está em conformidade
com a lei do karma.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald Jacobson Traxler.

He Sees Past, Present, and Future /

He sees past, present, and future,
and it is well.

Il voit le passé, le présent et le futur,
et c'est bien.

Él ve pasado, presente y futuro,
y está bién.

Ele vê passado, presente e futuro,
e está bem.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald Jacobson Traxler.

71,000 Visits, and 81,000 Miles

As I write this, we have passed the milestone of 71,000 visits to this blog. As most of you know, I publish some poetry, and accompanying photography, almost every day. Occasionally, I have something to write about an ongoing project of mine concerned with the original, Hebrew version of the Gospel of Matthew. Actually, there was an even earlier version, which unfortunately has not survived, but the one that we do have is older than the Greek translation, and represents an earlier stage of the text. Now that I am adding vowel points (as best I can) to the unpointed text provided by George Howard, the project has become a very educational one for me. In the process of wrestling with the difficulties, I have come to love the text.

I have put "81,000" in the title of this blog post because I recently bought a used sports car that has almost that many miles on it (see pictures below), and I love it, too. I am not content to live my life on just one level.

Thanks to all of you for your continued interest and enthusiasm  Wadó, ꮹꮩ.

Text and images © 2019 by Donald Jacobson Traxler.

His Body Is Old / Son corps est vieux / Su cuerpo es viejo / O corpo dele é velho / ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ

His body is old,
but his spirit is older.

Son corps est vieux,
mais son esprit est plus vieux.

Su cuerpo es viejo,
pero su espíritu es mayor.

O corpo dele é velho,
mas seu espírito é mais velho.

utseli ayelv gesvase agayvli,
aseno utseli adanvdo agayvlige.

ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald Jacobson Traxler ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.

He Sees / Il voit / Él ve / Ele vê / ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎪᏩᏔᏎ

He sees beyond all this,
to another world.

Il voit au-delà de tout cela,
dans un autre monde.

Él ve más allá de todo esto,
a otro mundo.

Ele vê além de tudo isso,
para outro mundo.

atsvyai gowatase nigadv hia udiditlv,
nudale equa-elohi didla.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎪᏩᏔᏎ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏗᏗᏢ,
ᏄᏓᎴ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᏗᏜ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald Jacobson Traxler ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.

Both Light and Darkness / La lumière et l'obscurité / Tanto luz como oscuridad / Luz e escuridão / ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎳᏏᎨᏦ

Both light and darkness
are needed
for the revelation
of the spirit.

La lumière et l'obscurité
sont nécessaires
pour la révélation
de l'esprit.

Tanto luz como oscuridad
se necesitan
por la revelación
del espíritu.

Luz e escuridão
são precisos
pela revelação
do espírito.

ulvsada ale ulasigetso
gesvase uduladita
agadudesdo nasgihai
adanvdo vhnai.

ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎳᏏᎨᏦ
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏚᎳᏗᏔ
ᎠᎦᏚᏕᏍᏙ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ
ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎥᎿᎢ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald Jacobson Traxler ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.