english to latin translation

[lynnandmick]

can anyone translate the following to latin for me. its for a tattoo?

only the Lord can judge me

or

only God can judge me

[Zen]

http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_t ranslators.php?from=English&to=Latin

[Quizmonster]

"Deus solus me iudicere potest" is a possibility. Word for word, that translates literally as "God alone me to judge can." (Remember Latin grammar and word order are different from English.)
I would certainly advise you to check that out before committing it indelibly to your skin! May I suggest that you approach the Classics teacher at your local secondary school - if it has one nowadays - or the local Catholic priest. Good luck.

[Quizmonster]

Incidentally, after I'd entered the answer above, I went to the web-site recommended by Zen. Believe me...the translation it offers is nonsense! It even includes the English word 'can', for goodness' sake!
(That is not a criticism of you, Zen.)

[squarebear]

You should be extremely wary of online translators. They are little more than amusement.

[Pish]

Absolutely true! One guy thought that "Sic Transit Gloria" meant his girlfriend had barfed in his white van. (Arf! Arf!)

[Count_Emmup]

To me all tattoos spell out only one thing in Latin, "Imap lonka"!

[gokk]

'nunquam otio torpebat' is the correct translation, I should know in studing classics at uni!

[squarebear]

I would imagine it to have the word "Deus" in there so be wary of the translation gokk gave.

[squarebear]

Gokk's translation means "He never passed his time in idleness". It is the motto of St Bede's College, Manchester.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Bede's_College ,_Manchester

[sean1112]

More concise would be 'iudicium meum est Dei' of 'iudicium meum [or 'mei'] est Deo'. For future translations into and out of Latin it is worth trying a professional site, like Classical Turns (www.classicalturns.com).