Close or Free?

Translators have always argued over whether to follow the words or the sense. Each round shows a passage of the original and three English versions of it.
Word for word follows the original closely, even when the English is stiff. Published is a translation printed in the 1800s or early 1900s. Plain English today is Hearth Library’s own translation.
Give each version its label, then press Check. One point for each label in the right place.
Choose a language and a source above to focus on one text.

Clues: word-for-word versions keep the original’s order and odd phrasing; older translations use thee, thou and long sentences.

Every round comes from a real text in Hearth Library, with the library’s own translation. The numbers beside each language are how many rounds it has.

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