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Need help translating a Swedish book title.
I have been given a book from an old family member originally from Sweden. The title is "På wägen hemåt" and I or no one else in the family knows the entirity of what it translates to. Believe it was printed in 1878 by A.B. Carlton? Seems to be a religious book of some sort. Could anyone help me with this? Thank you very much.

"kriftliga betraktelfer till ledning, tröft, uppmuntran och warning för herrens trogna." (just under the title on the first page).

Language pair: Swedish; English

Stephen
Wilenius
July 19, 2007

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Re:Need help translating a Swedish book title.
"På wägen hemåt" (in modern orthography "På vägen hemåt") means "On the way home". In the subtitle you have misread many s's for f's, so it really should be "kristliga betraktelser till ledning, tröst, uppmuntran och warning för herrens trogna" (in modern orthography "warning" should be "varning"). That means "Christian reflections for guidance, comfort, encouragement and admonition for the faithful in the Lord".

Language pair: Swedish; English
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Miikka
Alhonen
July 29, 2007

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