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Corrigir Logo É Preciso

English translation: Make Haste to Make Amends

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Portuguese term or phrase:Corrigir Logo É Preciso
English translation:Make Haste to Make Amends
Entered by: Irene Berlin

15:36 Aug 30, 2022
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Autoajuda, Espiritismo
Portuguese term or phrase: Corrigir Logo É Preciso
Prezados Colegas,

Gostaria de saber a melhor tradução para "CORRIGIR LOGO É PRECISO". Trata-se do título do capítulo de um livro de coloração espírita que estou traduzindo a título voluntário, para difusão desse conhecimento. Honestamente, não fiquei satisfeita com nenhuma das minhas traduções.

O contexto é o seguinte:

"CORRIGIR LOGO É PRECISO
O arrependimento pode dar-se por toda parte e em qualquer tempo, se for tarde, porém, o culpado sofre por mais tempo.
De um modo geral as religiões convencionais, em especial aquelas vinculadas à linha judaico-cristãs – baseadas na unicidade de existência – estabeleceram em seus dogmas certas regras de prêmios ou castigos para alma na vida pós-morte, como conseqüências das ações positivas e negativas praticadas, aqui na Terra. O céu para os que se perfilharam no caminho do Bem, e os tormentos do inferno para os que equivocadamente procederam de forma errônea. A visão espírita da justiça de Deus para os homens, porém, é mais consoladora, pois, tendo por base a reencarnação e, portanto, evolução do Espírito através da pluralidade de existências, deixa sempre aberta a porta do arrependimento para que o ser, por si mesmo, quer no plano físico, quer no mundo espiritual, e a qualquer tempo, em consonância com a maturidade natural da consciência, se corrija e se recupere perante as Leis de Deus."

Desde já agradeço-lhes a valiosíssima ajuda, abraço cordial.
Irene Berlin
Local time: 05:33
Make Haste to Make Amends
Explanation:
Mainline Christian denominations and also Judaism have the concept of "contrition" or making amends, as below on a Catholic website:

https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04337a.htm

This sorrow of soul is not merely speculative sorrow for wrong done, remorse of conscience, or a resolve to amend; it is a real pain and bitterness of soul together with a hatred and horror for sin committed; and this hatred for sin leads to the resolve to sin no more.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2022-08-30 19:54:24 GMT)
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Is it for kids or adults? If it's for kids, I'd go simpler, maybe "Make Things Right - Don't Delay" (they probably don't need the nuance of historical theology).

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Note added at 20 hrs (2022-08-31 12:23:57 GMT)
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One more suggestion for a simplified version: "Don't Wait to Put Things Right"
Selected response from:

Ella Rich
United States
Local time: 04:33
Grading comment
Agree!! Excellent answer, perfect for the context!! Gostaria de agradecer a valiosíssima ajuda de todos os que contribuíram para a solução da questão. Tivemos respostas muito boas, criativas e interessantes, das quais tomarei nota. Desejo-lhes um excelente fim de semana!!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2A stitch in time
Douglas Bissell
4a swift fix is of the essence
Egon Lessa
3 +1A correction is required ASAP
Mario Freitas
4Do the right thing now!
Nick Taylor
3Correct Your Attitudes and Behaviors (Before It's Too Late)
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3A quick change is essential
Rafael Sinquini
3Make Haste to Make Amends
Ella Rich


Discussion entries: 1





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a swift fix is of the essence


Explanation:
Minha sugestão.

Egon Lessa
Brazil
Local time: 05:33
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
A stitch in time


Explanation:
A stitch in time (saves nine)


    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+stitch+in+time
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 09:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Irene should really be making up her own chapter titles, because she's read the book and knows what it says. I don't know if the fairly colloquial register of your answer fits that of the book, but it works as a translation.
51 mins
  -> thanks, I concur with your comment
agree  Katarina Peters
3 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A correction is required ASAP


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 05:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clauwolf
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Claus!
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Correct Your Attitudes and Behaviors (Before It's Too Late)


Explanation:
To escape the eternal tortures of Hell. And conduct yourself morally, in all things, here on Earth, and do good deeds, so that you will end up in Heaven.

A less contemporary, more traditional way of expressing the idea.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 04:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A quick change is essential


Explanation:
Sugestão

Rafael Sinquini
Brazil
Local time: 05:33
Native speaker of: Portuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muito obrigada Rafael!!

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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Do the right thing now!


Explanation:
Do the right thing now!

Nick Taylor
Local time: 09:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 98
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muito obrigada Nick!!

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Make Haste to Make Amends


Explanation:
Mainline Christian denominations and also Judaism have the concept of "contrition" or making amends, as below on a Catholic website:

https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04337a.htm

This sorrow of soul is not merely speculative sorrow for wrong done, remorse of conscience, or a resolve to amend; it is a real pain and bitterness of soul together with a hatred and horror for sin committed; and this hatred for sin leads to the resolve to sin no more.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 hrs (2022-08-30 19:54:24 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Is it for kids or adults? If it's for kids, I'd go simpler, maybe "Make Things Right - Don't Delay" (they probably don't need the nuance of historical theology).

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 20 hrs (2022-08-31 12:23:57 GMT)
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One more suggestion for a simplified version: "Don't Wait to Put Things Right"

Example sentence(s):
  • "He gives them the opportunity to repent for their wrongdoing and to make amends."
  • "On Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, we have the opportunity to make amends, wipe the slate clean 18 and begin again with our loved ones, our friends and the larger community."

    https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/introducing-biblical-theology/ch6-mending-the-relationship-with-god
    https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/sin-and-forgiveness/
Ella Rich
United States
Local time: 04:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Agree!! Excellent answer, perfect for the context!! Gostaria de agradecer a valiosíssima ajuda de todos os que contribuíram para a solução da questão. Tivemos respostas muito boas, criativas e interessantes, das quais tomarei nota. Desejo-lhes um excelente fim de semana!!
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