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Christ is Risen!


Truly, He is Risen!


Most joyful greetings to you during this Paschal season.

In the Risen Savior,


David M. Mastroberte

Paschal Greeting in 33 Languages


Albanian:	Krishti Ungjall!		Vertete Ungjall!
Albanian:	Christi Urzhal.			Urtet Urzhal.

Anglo-Saxon:	Crist aras!			Crist sodhlice aras!
Anglo-Saxon:	Crist is arisen!		Arisen he soðe! (sodhe)

Arabic:	        Al-maseeh qam!		        Haqqan qam!

Chaucerean
English:	Crist is arisen!        	Arisen he sothe!

Chinese:	Helisituosi fuhuole.		Queshi fuhuole.

Czech:		Kristus vstal zmrtvy'ch!	Skutec~ne~ vstal!

Danish: 	Kristus er opstaaet!		Sandelig er Han opstaaet!

Finnish:	Kristus nousi kuolleista!	Totisesti nousi!

French:	        Christ est ressuscite!		En verite il est ressuscite !

Gaelic:	        Erid Krist!  ("erid" like arid)	G'deyan erid she!

Irish Gaelic:	Tá Críosd ar éirigh!	   Go deimhin, tá e ar éirigh!
		'Taw Creest are air-ree!   Go jehveen, taw e are air-ree!'
		('are'like the English verb) Eye-ree is also acceptable
                for éirigh.)

Scots' Gaelic:	Tha Crìosd air èiridh!	   Gu dearbh, tha e air èiridh!
		'Hah Cree-ist air eh-ree!  Goo jeh-ruv, hah eh air eh-ree!
		(air like in English) 

Georgian:	Kriste aghsdga!	        	Cheshmaritad aghsdga! 

German:	        Christus ist Auferstanden!	Wahrhaft auferstanden!
German:	        Christ ist Erstanden!		Wahrlicht Erstanden!
German:	        Christus ist auferstanden!	Wahrhaftig auferstanden!

Greek:		Christos Anesti!		Alithos Anesti!

Hebrew:	        Ha Mashiyach qam!		Ken hoo qam!

Italian:	Cristo è risorto!		E' veramente risorto!

Japanese:	Harisutosu Fukkatsu!		Jitsu Ni Fukkatsu!

Kpelle 
language of
Liberia,
West Africa:	Korai aa mu su Saa-yeei.	Toya ma, E mu su Saa-yeei.

Latin:		Christus resurrexit!		Vere resurrexit!

Korean:	        Kristo Gesso!			Buhar ha sho Nay!

Malyalam:  Kristu Uyarthezhunettu.                        Sathyamayum Kristu Uyarthezhunettu ennu njan visvasikkunnu. 
                                                                               (I believe, Christ is truly Risen!)

Navajo: 	Christ daaztsáádéé' náádiidzáá.	T'áá aaníí, daaztsáádéé'
                                                náádiidzáá. 

Norwegian:	Kristus er oppstanden.		Han er sannelig opstanden. 

Romanian:	Christos a Inviat!		Adeverat a Inviat!

Slovak:	        Kristus vstal zmr'tvych!	Skutoc~ne vstal!

Sanskrit:	Kristo'pastitaha!		Satvam Upastitaha!

Slavonic:	Christos Voskres(e)!		Voistinu Voskres(e)!

Spanish:	Cristo esta resucitado!		En verdad, esta resucitado!

Swahili:	Khristos amafafouka!		Kwaeli amafafouka!
Swahili:	Kristos Ame Fu Fuka!		Kweli Ame Fu Fuka!

Swedish:	Kristus är upstånden.	Ja, Han är sannerligen uppstånden.
(The 'a' in 'ar' is 'adiaresis': an 'a' with two little dots on top and
pronounced like the 'a' in 'cat'. The 'a' in upstanden is 'aring': an 'a'
with a little ring on top and pronounced as 'o'.)

Syriac:	        Meshiha qam!			Bashrira qam!

Zulu:		Ukristu Uvukile!		Uvukile Kuphela!

Armenian:       Chrisdos haryav ee merelotz.
	        Christ is risen from the dead.

                Orhnial eh harootiunn Chrisdosi.
	        Blessed is the Resurrection of Christ.
(from "Sacraments and Prayers of the Armenian Church Diocese of the
Armenian Church", 1956)

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