abandonarse a las manos

English translation: put one\'s life in the hands of God

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Spanish term or phrase:abandonarse a las manos de Dios
English translation:put one\'s life in the hands of God
Entered by: Cristina Heraud-van Tol

18:28 Apr 6, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Religion
Spanish term or phrase: abandonarse a las manos
Allí está la clave de la felicidad: dar todo lo mejor de uno, ahora, y abandonarse a las manos de Dios, para el mañana.
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 12:03
put one's life in the hands of God
Explanation:
A suggestion

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q="put your life in the hands o...
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 13:03
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7put one's life in the hands of God
Darius Saczuk
4 +1and to turn your life over to God
Robert Forstag
3 +1to throw oneself upon the grace of God, for tomorrow
Bubo Coroman (X)
4leave the future to God
jmleger
4put one's fate in the hands of God
Lisa McCarthy
3to surrender to God's will/love
claudia bagnardi


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
put one's life in the hands of God


Explanation:
A suggestion

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q="put your life in the hands o...

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 13:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jim Tucker (X)
1 min
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agree  Rosa Paredes
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to throw oneself upon the grace of God, for tomorrow


Explanation:
it's about living in the present moment, not the future

Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Martinez: I like very much your poetic suggestion, Deborah. I think it is the best. ¡Saludos! :-)
1 hr
  -> many thanks Adriana, all the best! - Deborah
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
leave the future to God


Explanation:
in case you don't want to use the hands of God...

jmleger
Local time: 12:03
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
put one's fate in the hands of God


Explanation:
Loving Vinyl LPs... and 45s Also: Safe As Milk - Captain Beefheart ...
All that you can do is to ***put your fate in the hands of God**. Trust God to take care of you. As the Bible says, believe (trust) and you will be saved. ...
www.lpdb.net/2008/11/captain-beefheart-and-his-magic-band.h...

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Draft Resister Puts His Fate In The Hands Of God And Judge .
Draft resister **puts his fate in the hands of God** and judge . ROANOKE, Va. - A pacifist who expects to be the first person tried for failing to register ...
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19820808&id...
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Fate or our own instigation | Relationship Issues | DatetheUK Forum
4 posts - 2 authors - Last post: 26 Mar
Besides you should always **put fate in the hands of God**. and he shall lead you to what ever he has planned for you. ...
forum.datetheuk.com/Relationship-Issues/topic/pid/276601 - Cached
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Home sellers put faith in God | Stuff.co.nz
8 Jan 2010 ... "We are happy to **put our fate in the hands of God.**" Mrs Smith said that since the promotion started in November they had been inundated with ...
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/.../Home-sellers-put-fai...

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
y abandonarse a las manos de Dios
and to turn your life over to God


Explanation:
OR: ....to the Lord

This seem to be a very common expression in English.

Suerte.

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Note added at 52 mins (2010-04-06 19:21:36 GMT)
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OR, including the entire phrase "y abandonarse a las manos de Dios, para el mañana":

and to turn your life and future over to the Lord.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-06 19:57:14 GMT)
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Other posibilitity which is more economical, and which also seems to neatly encapsulate the Spanish:

...and to put your future in the hands of the Lord.


Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 13:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the language change, my mistake.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Martinez: I like yours too. El lenguaje religioso tiene muchos clichés, y cuando una traducción logra transmitir el mismo mensaje con otro fraseo es que me parece valiosa. :-)
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Adriana.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to surrender to God's will/love


Explanation:
Sólo para abundar...
Cariños
Claudia

claudia bagnardi
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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