10-25-2013, 04:44 PM
Shlama Akhi,
In the Aramaic root, Sh-b-Q, there are many shades of meaning not shared by the English "left/abandon/forsake." There is a shade of meaning of "leaving alone" as in the sense of "do not disturb/spare." There is also a shade of meaning of "permit/allow/admit". There is also a shade of meaning of "release." And even "divorce" from your spouse. And, "forgive."
When you recite the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic during the CoE service you attend, you also use this root. You say "wa'Sh-w-oq l'an khawbayn" (and "forgive" us our offenses) "aykana ap akhnan sh-wa-qan l'khayawayn" ( as we "forgive" those who have offended us).
The English "forsake" is a very poor cognate of only ONE shade of meaning in Sh-w-aq, as you can see from the Lord's Prayer alone.
The best translation of the words on the Cross contextually is, "spared." In the sense of "let's get this over with, why is this dragging on?"
+Shamasha
In the Aramaic root, Sh-b-Q, there are many shades of meaning not shared by the English "left/abandon/forsake." There is a shade of meaning of "leaving alone" as in the sense of "do not disturb/spare." There is also a shade of meaning of "permit/allow/admit". There is also a shade of meaning of "release." And even "divorce" from your spouse. And, "forgive."
When you recite the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic during the CoE service you attend, you also use this root. You say "wa'Sh-w-oq l'an khawbayn" (and "forgive" us our offenses) "aykana ap akhnan sh-wa-qan l'khayawayn" ( as we "forgive" those who have offended us).
The English "forsake" is a very poor cognate of only ONE shade of meaning in Sh-w-aq, as you can see from the Lord's Prayer alone.
The best translation of the words on the Cross contextually is, "spared." In the sense of "let's get this over with, why is this dragging on?"
+Shamasha