Expert: Maria - 9/25/2005

Question
Hello,
If its not too much trouble i was hopeing that you would be able to translate "workout your own salvation with fear and trembleing" into latin for me.

thank you,
mike

Answer
Hello,
Glad to help you.
So, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” is in Latin as follows:

-“Cum metu et tremore vestram salutem operamini”, if the imperative ‘work out' refers to a 2nd.person plural.
This is what we read in St.Paul's Letter to the  Philippians 2:12

-“Metu et tremore tuam salutem operare”, if the imperative ‘work out' refers to a 2nd.person singular.

While in fact in standard English, the pronoun 'you' is both singular and plural, in Latin there are different forms to indicate singular and plural.

Please note that:
-Work out = OPERARE(imperative,2nd.person singular)/ OPERAMINI (imperative,2nd.person plural)
-your  own= TUAM (2nd.person singular)/ VESTRAM (2nd.person plural)
-salvation = SALUTEM
-with = CUM. In Latin CUM can be omitted.
-fear = METU
-and= ET
-trembling= TREMORE

Best regards,
Maria