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посредник

English translation: mediator (priest/negotiator)

02:18 May 10, 2002
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / Religion
Russian term or phrase: посредник
Священник (церковь) есть посредник между человеком и Богом.
Vera Beliakova
English translation:mediator (priest/negotiator)
Explanation:
... while the all-men-are-brothers devotees ... The blessing of God is promised to ... but the
religious negotiator had better watch ... to settle quarrels between members of ...

... For there is one God, and one mediator (priest/negotiator) between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus; who gave Himself a ransom for all." I Timothy 2:5,6 ...


... He operate? Would He be the negotiator who would secure political peace ... is one God,
and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;" (1 Tim ...
http://www.biblenet.net/cgi-bin/forum/general/a/3--113


... and used it. As a negotiator he was infinitely patient and ... He is the one Mediator
between God and man, divine and ... as a ransom for all men" (v.6). Again the ...
http://users.aber.ac.uk/emk/ap/sermons/1tim8.htm



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Rostov
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7mediator (priest/negotiator)
Rostov
4 +6intermediary
GaryG
4 +6between
Sergey
4Confidant
AYP
4 -1liaison, mediator, medium
Dell (X)
3Middleman
Lexus


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
liaison, mediator, medium


Explanation:
I would use a "liaison".

Dell (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sergey: Liaison isn't a religious term. Mediator is Christ.
13 mins
  -> You must be right - liaison is too business-like. Never heard about that mediation hierarchy though...
neutral  Jim Otis: Definitely "Mediator." See I Timothy 2:5
1 hr
  -> "Mediator" was my first thought, too, but then I started second-guessing
disagree  Mikhail Kriviniouk: liason is more of a term for the "process of mediation", rather than mediator him/herself...
2 days 7 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
intermediary


Explanation:
This is the term I've heard in descripitions of Catholicism

GaryG
Local time: 09:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalia Olshanskaya Robinson
0 min
disagree  Sergey: Intermediary is the Holy Spirit, not a church.
9 mins
agree  Yuri Geifman: agree with Gary... является ли посредником церковь или дух святой - вопрос, который должны решать богословы, а не переводчики
2 hrs
agree  Maria Knorr
9 hrs
agree  xeni (X)
10 hrs
agree  Brainworks (X)
20 hrs
agree  Mikhail Kriviniouk: Totally agree with Yuri Geifman!
2 days 7 hrs
agree  Сергей Лузан
3 days 13 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Middleman


Explanation:
Depends on the rest of text.

Lexus
Local time: 06:07

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Сергей Лузан: Not in the context, I'm afraid.
3 days 13 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
between


Explanation:
I would rephrase a bit this sentence. Like this: The church (minister) is (placed) between man and the God. But the translation depends on to what extent it has to be literal.

Sergey
United States
Local time: 06:07

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  protolmach
1 min
agree  Tatiana Neroni (X)
1 hr
agree  Lilian Vardanyan: I woud say: he acts as intermediary..between
3 hrs
agree  Rostislau Golod: yes, you can also say is the LINK between man and the God
5 hrs
agree  Maria Knorr
9 hrs
agree  Сергей Лузан: with Lill
3 days 13 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
mediator (priest/negotiator)


Explanation:
... while the all-men-are-brothers devotees ... The blessing of God is promised to ... but the
religious negotiator had better watch ... to settle quarrels between members of ...

... For there is one God, and one mediator (priest/negotiator) between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus; who gave Himself a ransom for all." I Timothy 2:5,6 ...


... He operate? Would He be the negotiator who would secure political peace ... is one God,
and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;" (1 Tim ...
http://www.biblenet.net/cgi-bin/forum/general/a/3--113


... and used it. As a negotiator he was infinitely patient and ... He is the one Mediator
between God and man, divine and ... as a ransom for all men" (v.6). Again the ...
http://users.aber.ac.uk/emk/ap/sermons/1tim8.htm






    Reference: http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/tozer/5j00.0010/5j00.0...
    Reference: http://www.ao.net/~jmo/john/personal/future.html
Rostov
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tatiana Neroni (X)
3 hrs
agree  Teresa Pearce: Agree with "mediator" only. As an amateur theologian, I would translate the sentence "The priest (church) is the mediator between man and God".
3 hrs
agree  xeni (X): Mediator
8 hrs
agree  Alan Campbell
12 hrs
agree  Yelena.
2 days 5 hrs
agree  Сергей Лузан: Mediator
3 days 11 hrs
agree  Jim F.
4 days
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Confidant


Explanation:
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AYP
Local time: 16:07
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Сергей Лузан: It's something different, I'm afraid.
3 days 11 hrs
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