Las traducciones árabes modernas de la frase 'poseer la tierra' en el hebreo bíblico

Abstract

This article studies the translation of the Hebrew phrase yrsh 'rz into three modern Arabic Bibles: the Protestant SVD, the Roman Catholic ABJ and the ecumenical GNA. The analysis of the behavior of the translations is based on a synchronic linguistic study of the Old Testament in which an attempt is made to define the semantic field of this expression and in a permanent comparison with the specialized biblical dictionaries and the classical and modern Arabic dictionaries. The sense of owning the root yrsh is a very discussed topic and its translation into Arabic by the root mlk is not only incorrect but also harmful for a theology that wants to contextualize with the sociopolitical problematic of the area and wants to offer bridges of understanding between the three religions that live in the Middle East.