Question Hi Maria, My sister is designing a family crest and needed a translation, if possible could you please translate "Lord watch over my family", i appreciate you taking the time to read this question.
Answer Hello,
Here’s the translation of "Lord, watch over my family":
-“Domine, meam quaeso custodi familiam”.
Hope this can be helpful to you and your sister.
All the best,
Maria
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Note that:
-Lord = DOMINE (vocative of DOMINUS, 2nd.declension)
-watch over = CUSTODI (imperative, 2nd.person singular, of CUSTODIO)
-my = MEAM (accusative feminine of MEUS, agreed with FAMILIAM)
-family = FAMILIAM ( direct object in the accusative of FAMILIA, 1st.declension)
Please note that in Latin I‘ve added the interjection QUAESO as a polite expression of entreaty meaning ‘I beseech you', ‘I pray', ‘please’.
As you can see, Latin word order can be different from English.
