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Yes, it would, unless the original work is already in the public domain. If the author is alive, why not ask if you can translate it? The author might hire you to do so, or you can agree on how the profit from your translation is shared. One thing you cannot do is to translate a work, even if it is in the public domain, with the intention of giving the false impression that YOU or someone other than the author wrote it. A work in the public domain can be used without permission and without a fee going to the holder of some rights over the work; that doesn't mean the work can be literally stolen.

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