A translation must give the words of the original.

   A translation must give the ideas of the original.

   

   A translation should read like an original work.

   A translation should read like a translation.

   

   A translation should reflect the style of the original.

   A translation should possess the style of the translation.

   

   A translation should read as a contemporary of the original.

   A translation should read as a contemporary of the translation.

   

   A translation may add to or omit from the original.

   A translation may never add to or omit from the original.

   

   A translation of verse should be in prose.

   A translation of verse should be in verse.

   

   - T. H. Savory, The Art of Translation