"In God We Trust" - We rely on God. The rest for the money!

Anglicisms that are present in modern Russian (and other) languages, by their very existence, confirm that with all the wealth of the "great and mighty", in some cases, it is not enough. And it's not just the number of phonemes contained in the average phrase. There are nuances that need to be distinguished. In addition, our business vocabulary, due to historical circumstances, is quite behind the times. What is a "tender"? Why is the meaning of the long expression "trusting society" easy to fit into a short English "trust"?

The title of Elvis Presley's famous song "Love Me Tender" in the 90s was jokingly translated as "love me, tender." Four English words, printed on dollar bills "In God We Trust", the Americans themselves are also treated not without humor.

God-fearing people

Every person who knows a little English, or at the very least, armed with a dictionary, can understand the meaning of this phrase. It is not worth using an electronic "transleiver", it can give out something completely unreadable, like "In God we trust". The content is, on the whole, understandable. It is the "assurance of faith" that the phrase "In God We Trust" expresses. The translation of the biblical phrase "We rely on God" is the closest in spirit and linguistically. Believe in English - to believe. "To Trust" means to trust (in other senses - to take care of, to patronize), and for the church - to trust. To print such a slogan on money was really a good idea. Looking at the coins or bills that have been earned, a person who is faithful and honest should feel a sense of satisfaction and tranquility, and a criminal or a bribe-taker, receiving unrighteous prey, may feel remorse. If she, of course, he has.

History…

In 1864, this motto was first decorated with a coin. "In God We Trust" - a line from the text of the American anthem of 1814, its appearance on payment means was intended to confirm the primacy of Christian values in the internal and external state policy of the young country of the New World. How this high goal was realized, the question is complex and ambiguous, as are the answers to it, but the intention itself certainly deserves respect. The first metal money of the numismatists of the USA is highly appreciated, some copies are very expensive, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars.

... and the present

The tradition was continued, although it had opponents. The fact is that in America there live, besides believers, also atheists who do not want to read the mention of God every day (this irritates them), but they were not heeded.

The last time a lawsuit on the legality of using the phrase "In God We Trust" as a state attribute was considered by the US Supreme Court in 1977. The decision was made conservative: leave everything as is.

In 2013, after a long break in circulation, a new two-dollar bill was issued. The issuer was the bank of Atlanta. In total, almost 45 million copies have been printed. Naturally, the money of the new sample is adorned with the same motto, "In God We Trust".

American humor

In conventional snack bars, which are traditionally called "dragsters" in the United States, that is, pharmacies (pharmacists were forced to expand the range of offered goods and services after pharmaceutical companies finally won the drug market), and especially in bars on the walls, plaques and posters, Sometimes very witty. They are intended for those customers who do not want to observe the order without a reminder, but they require food and booze in debt. "If you are so clever, where is your money?" - one asks, "No Money - No Drink!" - warns another, "Credit worsens relations," admonishes the third. There is something from the state symbols. The phrase "In God We Trust" is supplemented by a categorical continuation of "All Others Pay Cash!" "In God we believe, and everything else for cash" - this translates almost the whole expression, not very briefly, but very clearly conveys the essence of the religious basis of the American economic superstructure .