One of which the Belgae inhabit

[Lamb67]

C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War, Book 1, chapter 1
In the middle of a paragraph (full of twists and turns) we have this :
The natural English form would be: of which one is inhabited by the Belgians etc. ( in passive voice)

but the given version is: one of which the Belgae inhabit, ( in active voice)

The long paragraph beginning with INCOLUNT seems to illustrate why the final translation turned out to be like the above?

I feel better now after reading Bearded' reply.



one has to accept that is a difficult reading 😠

please confirm my understanding.

 

[bearded]

Hi Lamb
The active-voice version is more literal, as the original reads incolunt (=they inhabit). I feel that the passive-voice version would be more natural / idiomatic in English (less literal, though).

one has to accept that is a difficult reading

I think that your understanding is correct.