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Hi all!
I got this from the Frequent Translations section and I just wanted to confirm it. I am looking at several to use as an armband tattoo.....
1)
The Father - The Son - The Holy Spirit
An t-Athair - An Mac - An Spiorad Naomh

Is this how it would read as spoken? What about the "and" before "The Holy Spirit?

2)
ní dhéanfaidh ach Dia breithiúnas orm = Only God shall judge me

Is this correctly written?

Thanks for any replies and hopefully whichever one I end up using it'll make a great tattoo!!!!

Chris Fitzgerald

Hello, Chris -

Yep, the quote for Only God Shall Judge Me is correct

For the "and" in the Holy Trinity, you can insert the word "agus" after An Mac.

Awn ta-her, awn moch agus awn spwarid nawv (moch similar to loch - the gutteral ch) would be my attempt at phoneticizing, without having my guides at hand. But do wait a bit as there are better folks than I at phonetic renderings who hang out here!

An t-Athair, an Mac, agus an Spiorad naomh.

Uh TAW-her, uh mawk, AW-guhs uh SPUR*-uhd nay

U* - Likt the 'u' in the English word "put".

-Maidhc.

Also, in some parts of Connacht, 't-Athair' might be pronounced like the English word "tar".

chris_fitzgerald1 wrote:Hi all!
I got this from the Frequent Translations section and I just wanted to confirm it. I am looking at several to use as an armband tattoo.....
1)
The Father - The Son - The Holy Spirit
An t-Athair - An Mac - An Spiorad Naomh

Is this how it would read as spoken? What about the "and" before "The Holy Spirit?

2)
ní dhéanfaidh ach Dia breithiúnas orm = Only God shall judge me

Is this correctly written?

Thanks for any replies and hopefully whichever one I end up using it'll make a great tattoo!!!!

Chris Fitzgerald

if you want to use the blessing "in the name of the father....etc"

it's

In ainm an Athar, agus an Mhic, agus an Spioraid Naoimh