A translation made in response to another translation, or a translation that opposes or contradicts an existing translation's interpretation.
From counter- + translation. Translation comes from Latin transferre meaning 'to carry across.' The term developed in translation studies to describe competing versions.
When scholars disagree about what an ancient text really means, countertranslations emerge—different scholars offering rival translations that tell completely different stories about the same original words.
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