St. Jerome was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian from North-eastern Italy known as "the Bible translator" --now 'the patron saint of translators'. He translated manuscripts of the New Testament from Greek into Latin, and parts of the Hebrew Gospel into Greek. He died on September 30th, the date proposed by the UN to celebrate International Translation Day and raise awareness of the importance of the profession.
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General Assembly The General Assembly, Welcoming the holding of the annual Saint Jerome Translation Contest to 1. Affirms that professional translation, as a trade and an art, plays an important role in upholding the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, bringing nations together, facilitating dialogue, understanding and cooperation, contributing to development and strengthening world peace and security; 2. Decides to declare 30 September International Translation Day; 3. Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations and individuals, to observe International Translation Day, in an appropriate manner and in accordance with national priorities, in order to raise awareness of the importance of professional translation, and stresses that the cost of such activities should be met from voluntary contributions;[...] |
International Translation Day is a day to celebrate the work of language professionals, but also to bring translation to the attention of those who may otherwise not know about its important role. Translation is absolutely necessary. Let everyone know that without translation the world, individuals and businesses, would be surrounded by barriers. In a world with over 7,000 spoken languages, translation is as important today as it was in its early stages.
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