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No se me rindan.

English translation: Keep up the good work. / Don’t give up. / Don’t give up on me.

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Spanish term or phrase:No se me rindan.
English translation:Keep up the good work. / Don’t give up. / Don’t give up on me.
Entered by: Robert Forstag

12:23 Oct 21, 2022
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Letter of resignation from church official
Spanish term or phrase: No se me rindan.
From a letter written by a church official resigning various positions he had held in the church.

Many thanks.

*******

Les invito a seguir adelante y se mantengan en la posición que Dios les ha colocado. En el camino vendrán otros a darles la mano y ser de bendición a esta obra. ***No se me rindan.***
Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 18:29
Keep up the good work
Explanation:
Flipping it to be positive.
An option for you.
Selected response from:

Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:29
Grading comment
The suggestions of María Elena and AllegroTrans are highly plausible, but I think that this works best in context.

Many thanks to all who responded and commented.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Don't give up/don't falter
Maria Elena Gil
4 +3Keep up the good work
Nikki Graham
3 +2Do not give up on me
AllegroTrans
4Keep pressing ahead / moving on / moving ahead
Daniel Coria
4Keep the faith
James A. Walsh
4just do not give up
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
3Do not stray
Zorra Renard
4 -3Don't quit on me.
Marcelino Cruz
2 -2Do not forsake me !
Adrian MM.


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Don't give up/don't falter


Explanation:
A couple of options for consideration

Maria Elena Gil
Spain
Local time: 00:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sergio Kot
7 mins
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Just as Wilsonn says. Technically, "dativo ético" - Gram. Pronombre dativo no requerido por el significado del verbo usado con intención afectiva para aludir a la persona que se ve afectada indirectamente por la acción verbal. https://dle.rae.es/dativo
1 hr
agree  Juan Jacob: Totalmente.
1 hr
agree  Daniel Coria
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Keep up the good work


Explanation:
Flipping it to be positive.
An option for you.

Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
The suggestions of María Elena and AllegroTrans are highly plausible, but I think that this works best in context.

Many thanks to all who responded and commented.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Carter: Yes, more natural given the context.
9 mins
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Good non-literal option.
7 hrs
agree  neilmac: Maybe "I urge you all to...."
17 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Do not give up on me


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2022-10-21 13:39:16 GMT)
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I think the more formal "do not" (rather than "don't") aligns much better with the style and register of the text

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sergio Kot
4 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Hernan Casasbuenas: Totally agree
55 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Andy Watkinson
56 mins
  -> thanks
disagree  Juan Jacob: Why "on me"?
1 hr
disagree  Zorra Renard: Not " me"; it isn't personal to an individual.
22 hrs
agree  David Balayla: just right, the 'on me' - no se ME rindan.
3 days 19 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -2
no se me rindan
Do not forsake me !


Explanation:
- as in the Crucifixion vs. Do not give up my Ghost that is the name of the song with unfortunate self-harming overtines,

rindan: third-person plural imperative of rendir, Verbos españoles, Payot, Lausanne, CH.


    Reference: http://context.reverso.net/translation/spanish-english/no+se...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Juan Jacob: El "me" en español no es el "me" en inglés. Curiosas referencias religiosas.
6 hrs
neutral  neilmac: ... oh my darlin, on this our wedding day... git along,little dogies...
17 hrs
disagree  Zorra Renard: No quiere decir esto;
20 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -3
Don't quit on me.


Explanation:
Don't give up (on my watch).

Marcelino Cruz
United States
Local time: 18:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Juan Jacob: Nada que ver con "me".
5 hrs
disagree  Wilsonn Perez Reyes:
7 hrs
disagree  Zorra Renard: Really not
19 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Keep pressing ahead / moving on / moving ahead


Explanation:
In this particular case, it would be more natural to use a positive. As others have noted, the use of "me" is only a "dativo de interés", since it wouldn't be "don't give up on me" but rather "don't give up on God".

I proposed we take ten young people to walk the streets of Kolkata ... but God wants you to keep pressing ahead, pursuing ventures that will ...
https://www.brighthope.org/blog-stories/serving-the-poor/ste...

Keep moving on in the presence of God. Ask God to help you get through the responsibilities of the day and to experience his presence and strength as you do ...
https://www.pursuegod.org/going-deep-with-god-in-depression/

10. Why is it important to keep moving on, despite if others try to discourage you from doing what you believe God wants you to do?
https://www.northvalley.org/download/2898

Keep moving ahead! ... Do not let other people frame boundaries for you. ... Be yourself and believe in God who already believes in you.
https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/keep-moving-ahead

Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 19:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
No se me rindan
Keep the faith


Explanation:
Short and sweet, and seems fitting.
Another one that occurred to me was "rest assured of that", but that might be a bit of an over-translation.

James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Juan Jacob: Nada que ver con la fe.
28 mins
  -> This expression doesn't usually refer to "religious" faith, if that's what you mean: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/keep the faith
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
no se me rindan
just do not give up


Explanation:
Pienso que el dativo ético "me" de énfasis en español se puede reemplazar con "just", que igualmente puede ser enfático, como indica el Diccionario de Cambridge:

"Just" for emphasis:
We also use just to emphasise an imperative:
Just shut the door quickly or we’re going to be late.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/jus...
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Ejemplos:
Ejemplos:
My main reason to write this is to say to anyone who is considering suicide or feeling that they may have depression then please, just do not give up.
https://www.alustforlife.com/voice/personal-stories/if-you-a...

Be prepared to fail, just do not give up. Keep working on your passion, keep trying, because that is the only way you will be able to ...
https://purposefocuscommitment.com/mindset-story-while-one-g...

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Note added at 9 hrs (2022-10-21 21:44:38 GMT)
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Ejemplo de uso en español y en inglés:
Mi hijo no me come = Literally: My child does not eat me = My child just does not eat

MI HIJO NO ME COME:
¡Socorro: mi hijo no me come! Ahora, cada vez que le toca comer, es una pesadilla. El niño se niega a comer nada de lo que le ofrezco y me ...
https://www.nestlebebe.es/articulo/socorro-mi-hijo-no-come

MY CHILD JUST DOES NOT EAT:
"My child just does not eat and is very thin"-This is a common woe of you like many other parents most of the times. What you need to know...
https://www.parentlane.com/child/child-development/choosy-ab...


Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
Local time: 16:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Do not stray


Explanation:
...from the path of righteousness, or similar;

Zorra Renard
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:29
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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