Existing Novus Ordo Latin:
Domine, non sum dignus,
ut intres sub tectum meum,
sed tantum dic verbo,
et sanabitur anima mea.
Existing Novus Ordo English:
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,
Proposed Novus Ordo English:
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
Scripture (Matthew 8:8) where the Centurion pleads for his servant:
And the centurion making answer, said:
Lord, I am not worthy
that thou shouldst enter under my roof:
but only say the word,
and my servant shall be healed. (DRB)
The centurion said in reply,
"Lord, I am not worthy
to have you enter under my roof;
only say the word
and my servant will be healed. (NAB)
So while echoing the words of the centurion - but pleading for our own soul - the new reading matches the Latin and the only change to Scripture is in place of "my servant" we say "my soul" - so the proposed change is (again) a better match to Scripture and the Latin.
In JMJ,
Scott<<<
I posted about this recently as well:
ReplyDeletehttp://platytera.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-remember-it-well.html