Look in the משנה ברורה I believe he addresses that point
There are many פוסקים who agree
There are Shitos that you can use English too
Because the point is for everyone in כלל ישראל to know Chumash!!!
Not some dubious idea of preserving / utilizing a language that may or may not be “holy ”
The reason for doing it in אונקלוס (as well if necessary) is because there is a tremendous amount of gems in there that one would not get from just translating Chumash.
Most of them are brought out in rashi.
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