From the many, come the few

Spanish translation: muchos son llamados, pero pocos son escogidos

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English term or phrase:From the many, come the few
Spanish translation:muchos son llamados, pero pocos son escogidos
Entered by: MPGS

14:54 Oct 23, 2017
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English term or phrase: From the many, come the few
Hola, colegas.
En un brochure sobre salud, aparece esta frase. dice:

"From the many, come the few. We seek only those doctors who have a calling to serve their communities."

Entiendo que entre X cantidad de médicos, sólo escogen a los mejores y sospecho que se trata de una cita, pero no encuentro muchas referencias. ¿Alguna idea de cómo decirlo en español?
Gracias.
Gabriela Rodriguez
Argentina
Local time: 11:08
muchos son llamados, pero pocos son escogidos
Explanation:
Mateo 22:14 Porque muchos son llamados, pero pocos son escogidos.
If you don't mind the religious connotation
:-)

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muchas gracias
:-)
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4 +6muchos son llamados, pero pocos son escogidos
MPGS
4 +1pocos, pero escogidos
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Kirsten Larsen (X)

  

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from the many, come the few
pocos, pero escogidos


Explanation:
No me convence la utilización de la cita bíblica en este contexto puesto que la frase "from the many, come the few" no se parece nada a la cita de Mateo "many are called/invited, but few are chosen" ni tiene el mismo sentido de llamamiento o invitación divina.

Propongo "pocos, pero escogidos" porque es una frase hecha, igual que "from the many, come the few", ninguna de las dos es una cita ni tiene especial sentido religioso. Parece que el texto fuente tampoco lo tiene.

Diría simplemente: "Pocos, pero escogidos. Buscamos solo médicos con vocación de servicio a la/su comunidad"

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 15:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1062

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove: Es una opción buena también, pero la "cita bíblica" yo la he oído en contextos no religiosos, en un sentido muy próximo a lo que se trata de comunicar.
9 hrs
  -> Gracias John - Bea
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
from the many, come the few
muchos son llamados, pero pocos son escogidos


Explanation:
Mateo 22:14 Porque muchos son llamados, pero pocos son escogidos.
If you don't mind the religious connotation
:-)

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Note added at 13 days (2017-11-06 07:50:46 GMT) Post-grading
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muchas gracias
:-)

MPGS
Local time: 15:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 124
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agree  Alex Ossa: Also known with the variation muchos son llamados, y pocos escogidos
15 mins
  -> thank you, Alex. Best. :-)

agree  Robert Forstag: And “con vocación de servir” could be used in the second sentence.
22 mins
  -> thank you, Robert. Best. :-)

agree  Pablo Cruz
1 hr
  -> muchas gracias, Pablo. Saludos :-)

agree  Mónica Algazi
2 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, Mónica. Saludos :-)

agree  JohnMcDove: "Muchos son los llamados... y pocos los elegidos"... Bíblico o no bíblico (que lo es), yo he oído el "eslogan" usado en muchos contextos, religiosos o no... A partir de la abundancia de candidatos, se eligen a los mejores. :-)
14 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, John. Saludos :-)

agree  MarinaM
1 day 23 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, Marina. Saludos :-)
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Kirsten Larsen (X)
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 86

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agree  JohnMcDove
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