Demystifying Bible Translation and Where Our Culture Is with Inclusive Language — by Craig Blomberg
Bible Translation Matters — by Esteban Vázquez
Bible Translation by Committee — by Keith Williams on the NLT Blog
Neglect by design: the Hebrew Scriptures in modern Christian translations — Iyov
The last three mention the first.
This is a new one for me. I found out about it at Theo Geek which is a blog I do not endorse. But for those of you who like to collect translations and didn’t know about this one, I thought I would mention it. You can find the NT as a PDF file here. I notice it has a lot of exclamation marks!
I thought I’d post a quick sample:
Romans 12:9-21 The Source
9-13 Your love must not be overly critical. Strongly detest evil! Cling to good! Your love for the fellow believers is to be affectionate and warm. Honor one another above yourselves. Do not hesitate to be eager. Be spiritually boiling hot as a slave servant to the Lord!
Be joyful when you hope, have endurance when you are oppressed,
persist obstinately when you pray! Be in partnership with the needs of the
people devoted to God! Go after opportunities to be hospitable!
14-21 Bless those who persecute you! Bless them and do not call down
curses upon them! Rejoice with those who rejoice, and cry with those who
cry! Think along the same lines as each other! Do not be high minded!
Rather, associate with those of low social standing. Do not become
conceited.
Do not repay bad with bad. Have a concern beforehand about what is
favorable in the sight of all people.
If possible on your part, live at peace with all people.
Do not take revenge, my dearly loved ones, but leave room for God’s
anger, as the Scriptures say: “’Vengeance is mine, I indeed will repay,’
says the Lord.”
On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed them! If they’re
hungry, give them a drink! For by doing this, you will heap coals of fire
on their head!”
Do not conquer by doing bad things, but conquer bad things by doing
good things!
Various people have been letting us know about the new NLT Blog (New Living Translation). Editor and contributor Keith Williams has posted on other blogs when translation issues come up and also has a blog called the NLT Study Bible Blog.
Other blogs that I know of are the ESV Bible Blog and TNIV Truth, an independent blog.
Updated:
NLT Study Bible Blog
NET Bible Revolution
Any others?
If you are interested in this translation here are some links for you:
Interview with Dr. Ed Blum, General Editor for the HCSB
HCSB links
HCSB at Better Bibles Blog
Choosing a modern Bible translation, part 3 - He Is Sufficient
Wretched translations! ESV vs. HCSB: Romans 7:13-25 - He Is Sufficient
HCSB at THIS LAMP - scroll through for relevant posts
Brief Thoughts on the Holman Christian Standard Bible
Search for a mediating translation: TNIV vs HCSB vs NAB – a conclusion
Any others?
Updated: 7/15/08
There is plenty to be found on the Web about the ESV translation itself. This post is about all the other things that Crossway does with the translation. I can’t think of a Bible translation/publisher that offers anywhere near what’s available with the ESV.
I wish this blog had a wider readership and all Bible publishers would read it and follow suit to some degree.
If you’re unfamiliar with all it has to offer…
Regarding that last point–I know other Bible publishers probably have good reasons for doing what they do but I’m very thankful to have a good, modern translation of the whole Bible available without having to pay for it, especially when I already bought one that’s in book form and when it’s freely available on the Web. I think this model helps the publisher much more than hurts.
Scripture Zealot
Psalm 119:92 with a surprise ending
Most translations of Psalm 119:92 go something like this:
If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my affliction. (TNIV)
To me the word perish means to pass away, die a physical death, be destroyed etc.
Matthew Henry says:
John Gill says:
So what is the only translation I found that conveys the meaning of this verse to me?
If your revelation hadn’t delighted me so,
I would have given up when the hard times came.
Psalm 119:92 The Message
I’ll just say that I don’t like The Message a lot, to put it in my vernacular. I’ve never seen a single verse or passage quoted that I liked until now. This is the only translation I found that conveys the meaning to me. Let’s just keep this between you and me. I know as of now there are about 6.7 trillion people who don’t read this blog.
For more reading:
C.H. Spurgeons’s The Treasury of David