<p>The &quot;迷&quot; looks more like an interchangeable character of &quot;谜&quot; here according to the context. So I personally see the sentence better translates into &quot;Human and gods, like winds, like enigmas&quot;.</p>

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2021-02-19T06:22:52.507Z
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Felix Zhang
<p>This is an excerpt from the end of a poem I'm working to translate:</p>
<p>以前之前
如风如迷的人与神
温润良言
亦如戈鋋铿锵然
让以色列都复了国
要我度过这长夜
又有何难</p>
<p>And this is my current translation draft.</p>
<p>&quot;Long, long ago/
Like the wind, or like bewildered men and gods/
given kind, gentle words of advice/
or like the clashing and clanging of weapons/
helped restore Israel to nationhood./
How hard could it be
For me to toil away these long nights?/&quot;</p>
<p>I'm not the most confident in this translation, mainly because there doesn't seem to be a strong connection between the thoughts I've tried to express in each verse. Is my interpretation of &quot;如风如迷的人与神&quot; correct?</p>

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2021-02-18T09:44:00.107Z
这句诗即使是我们中国人也不好翻译。
你可以在翻译时把“如”字去掉
This poem is not easy to translate even for us Chinese.
You can remove the word "如" when translating
li liang
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Please don’t use the [tag:simplified-chinese] tag to request answers in Simplified Chinese - that tag is for asking questions on Simplified Chinese characters, if you need something in a particular character set you’ll have to use a third-party online converter.
dROOOze
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Is it a poem? It seems not to me :p  It sounds like a script translated from the bible? If that is true that is def not a poem~
r0ng
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Chinese Poem Verses About Weapons, Advice, and Israel?
# Chinese Poem Verses About Weapons, Advice, and Israel?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-17)

This is an excerpt from the end of a poem I'm working to translate:

以前之前
如风如迷的人与神
温润良言
亦如戈鋋铿锵然
让以色列都复了国
要我度过这长夜
又有何难

And this is my current translation draft.

"Long, long ago/
Like the wind, or like bewildered men and gods/
given kind, gentle words of advice/
or like the clashing and clanging of weapons/
helped restore Israel to nationhood./
How hard could it be
For me to toil away these long nights?/"

I'm not the most confident in this translation, mainly because there doesn't seem to be a strong connection between the thoughts I've tried to express in each verse. Is my interpretation of "如风如迷的人与神" correct?

**Tags:** translation, poetry

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 这句诗即使是我们中国人也不好翻译。 你可以在翻译时把“如”字去掉 This poem is not easy to translate even for us Chinese. You can remove the word "如" when translating  
> **username_2**: Please don’t use the [tag:simplified-chinese] tag to request answers in Simplified Chinese - that tag is for asking questions on Simplified Chinese characters, if you need something in a particular character set you’ll have to use a third-party online converter.  
> **username_3**: Is it a poem? It seems not to me :p  It sounds like a script translated from the bible? If that is true that is def not a poem~  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-02-19. Score: 1

The "迷" looks more like an interchangeable character of "谜" here according to the context. So I personally see the sentence better translates into "Human and gods, like winds, like enigmas".


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