Quote Originally Posted by kidkboom View Post
Your reasons are your own, but some people take that **** real serious.
This is a good point for Steven to consider -- you're using a phrase that some people consider part of their sacred life, so it could potentially offend someone if they think you're being flippant about their faith just to get a "cool" tattoo.

If you're not totally sincere about your own belief in God, you could always omit that word and just get a tattoo that says Прости меня, ибо я согрешил -- without specifying whom you're asking forgiveness from.

Personally, I would go with:

Помилуй меня, Бегемот, ибо я согрешил!

In a circle around an image of this guy:



...but that's just my own religious preference, and anyway I can't get tattoos because my skin has a tendency to form keloid scars.