no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti

English translation: don't do to others what you don't want done to you

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Spanish term or phrase:	no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti
English translation:	don't do to others what you don't want done to you
Entered by:	Michael Powers (PhD)

21:20 Oct 22, 2004

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion

Spanish term or phrase: no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti

No encuentro una linda forma de decirlo en inglés
Desde ya gracias por la ayuda

Marina Torroja KudoZ activity Questions: 51 (none open) Answers: 629 Argentina
Local time: 20:52

Don't do onto others what you don't want done onto you

Explanation:
The negative of the Golden Rule

Mike :)

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Note added at 1204 days (2008-02-09 03:09:28 GMT) Post-grading
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No hay de qué, Marina - Mike :)

Selected response from:

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 19:52

Grading comment

Michael, Voy a utilizar tu versión que es la que se ajusta exactamente a mi texto. Muchas gracias otra vez.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +9

Don't do onto others what you don't want done onto you

Michael Powers (PhD)

4 +5

Do unto others as you would be done by

Sara Noss

5 +3

treat others the way you'd like to be treated

Mapi

5 +3

do not do to others what you would not like them to do to you

Refugio

5 +2

Don't do unto others as you would not have done unto you.

Henry Hinds

5 +1

Do (not) unto others as you would (not) have them do unto you.

Michele Fauble

Do not do (un)to others as would have them not do (un)to you

Deborah Workman

"keep your hands to yourself"

blucero

5 -1

Don't do unto others what you wouldn't want done to you / have done unto you

dawn39 (X)

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti Do unto others as you would be done by

Explanation:
Cheers!

Sara

Sara Noss
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of:

English

33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti treat others the way you'd like to be treated

Explanation:
just another way of saying the same thing

Mapi
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of:

Spanish

49 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti Don't do unto others as you would not have done unto you.

Explanation:
It's UNTO, not "onto".

La Regla Dorada al revés.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 17:52
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 32

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti Do (not) unto others as you would (not) have them do unto you.

Explanation:
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is the English version of the Golden Rule.

"Don't do to others what you wouldn't want them to do to you".

A modernized reverse version.

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Note added at 1 hr 45 mins (2004-10-22 23:06:22 GMT)
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. The New Dictionary
of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. ...
www.bartleby.com/59/3/dountoother2.html

\"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.\" Leviticus 19:17.
www.faithandvalues.com/channels/goldenrule.asp

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of:

English

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti do not do to others what you would not like them to do to you

Explanation:
+

Refugio
Local time: 16:52
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti Don't do unto others what you wouldn't want done to you / have done unto you

Explanation:
Otras dos opciones...

De "Proverbios Universales"
"No hagas a otro lo que no quisieras que te hicieran a ti

ING: **Don’t do unto others what you would not have done unto you**.
POR: Não faças a outrem o que não queres que te façam.
FRA: Ne fais pas à autrui ce que tu ne voudrais pas qu’on te fit.
ITA: Non fare agli altri ciò che non vorresti, fosse fatto a te.
ALE: Was du nicht willst, dass dir geschieht, /
/ das tu’ auch einem andern nicht.
www.interlinguae.com.br/espanol/proverbios.htm

"Organized Religion. Most of this page is dedicated to tearing the crap out of the Catholic and Protestant faiths, but I want to preface this diatribe by saying that I feel all organized religion, while well intentioned in its beginnings, always falls into the hands of those interested only in controlling people through their fears and ignorance. Labelling someone as Christian, Jewish, Muslem, Buddhist, whatever, does not necessarily make them a good person. Neither does it make them a bad one. Purporting to be of one faith or another does not make you a better person. Applying the underlying truth found in almost every religion will, and in my experience it goes something like this:
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and **don't do unto others what you wouldn't want done to you**".
www.tgrigsby.com/views/religion.htm
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Un cordial saludo.

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Note added at 2 hrs 11 mins (2004-10-22 23:31:58 GMT)
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OTRAS OPCIONES
\"Don\'t do to others what you wouldn\'t want done to yourself\"
\"Don\'t do to others things you wouldn\'t want done to you\"
\"Don\'t do to others what you wouldn\'t like them to do to you\"

dawn39 (X)
Native speaker of:

Spanish

19 hrs confidence:

no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti Do not do (un)to others as would have them not do (un)to you

Explanation:
This is another approach.

I agree that it seems important to preserve the negatives in the translation. The author evidently is avoiding saying, "Do (un)to others as you would have them do (un)to you."

"Not do" is not a common a construction in English, but it is understood, and in this kind of play on words/familiar saying, I think it suits the aim of the author best.

The choice between "to" and "unto" depends on whether your author quotes old English or contemporary English versions of the Golden Rule.

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Note added at 19 hrs 55 mins (2004-10-23 17:16:21 GMT)
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This could also be rendered DO NOT (UN)TO OTHERS AS YOU HAVE THEM NOT DO (UN)TO YOU.

Deborah Workman
United States
Local time: 19:52
Native speaker of: English

2 days 22 hrs confidence:

no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti "keep your hands to yourself"

Explanation:
Esta es una frase que se les dice a los niños constantemente en la escuela y el sentido es el mismo: no molestes a los demás para que no te molesten a tí. Saludos.

blucero
United States
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Spanish

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

no hagas a los demás lo que no te gusta que te hagan a ti

Don't do onto others what you don't want done onto you

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 19:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

Michael, Voy a utilizar tu versión que es la que se ajusta exactamente a mi texto. Muchas gracias otra vez.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

George Rabel: or, "don´t f.. with me and I won´t f..with you", according to the Ebonics Bible

2 mins

-> Thank you, George - Mike :)

agree

Elizabeth Castaldini

4 mins

-> Thank you, er_transl - Mike :)

agree

Gabriela Rodriguez

9 mins

-> Thank you, Gabriela - Mike :)

agree

María Teresa Taylor Oliver: jejeje muy cierto lo que dijo George...

10 mins

-> Thank you, María Teresa - Mike :)

agree

Javier Herrera (X)

20 mins

-> Thank you, xáudar - Mike :)

agree

TranslateThis

30 mins

-> Thank you, TranslateThis - Mike :)

agree

Cristina Santos

31 mins

-> Thank you, Cristina - Mike :)

agree

Maya Kruger

1 hr

-> Thank you, Maya - Mike :)

disagree

Michele Fauble: Mix of styles (don't do , unto) Either "Do not unto.." or "Don't do to..."

1 hr

agree

tnkw (X): The writer may have specific reasons for using this negative form, although Babayaga's translation appears more commonly in English. This possibly is the safer bet...... How about 'do as you would be done to!' .. grammatical horror but punchy.

2 hrs

-> Thank you, tnkw - Mike :)

disagree

Refugio: ONTO others??

2 hrs

agree

Lisa Russell: ....UNTO others...

8 hrs

agree

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)

12 hrs

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