Help me translate PLOX

[Blargh]

Someone help me translate this!!!


Heqhlu'meH QaQ jajvam

[ter'eS]

It means "Today is a good day to die."

Hegh 'to die'
-lu' imperfect/passive
-meH purpose
QaQ 'to be good'
jaj 'day'
-vam 'this'

More literally, "This day is good for someone to die."

[SoplaHtaHwI']

I do have some experience in tlhIngan Hol, but just as a reminder to myself:

This sentence cannot go without -lu', is that right?
Or can one recast it as for instance jIHeghmeH QaQ jajvam (this day is good for me to die)?

[ter'eS]

Maec Okrand (the language's inventor) is making a joke here.  The original phrase "Today is a good day to die" does indeed refer to the speaker, that he (or she) is ready and willing to die in battle today.  The Klingon phrase is stating that it's a good day for someone to die in battle, but preferably one's enemies, and not necessarily the speaker.

But your second sentence is certainly correct, if you are going for the first (original) meaning of the phrase.