The Bible Translator: Volume 14, Issue 1

Gives an account of the first Translators’ Institute which is followed by the impressions of one of the participants. View Less

Translation principles with biblical examples. The principles concern: the use of the indigenous language and expressions, finding suitable words, circumlocutions, the avoiding of interpretation, and the translating of Bible stories. View Less

Notes on translation problems of difficult Hebrew words; taken from most of the books of the OT. View Less

Description of the step-by-step procedure in translating the NT: selection of initial passages for translation, preparation of the first draft preliminary checks, submission to representative readers, and concluded procedures. View Less

Attempts to identify the site of the Pool. Argues for Bethesda as opposed to the RSV Bethzatha in John 5:2. Contains a diagram of the Pool. View Less

Interrogative forms must transmit the message of the Scripture, and the orthography must reflect that message. Orthography reflects intonation and affects meaning. Uses Sango, the trade language of the Central Africa Republic, to illustrate the relationship between questions and orthography. View Less

Discusses the need, text and translation problems of rendering the NT into Kwara’ae, one of six main languages of the island of Malaita (or, Mwala) of the British Solomon Islands. View Less

Discusses the relationship of grace and justification in the Kapauku (New Guinea) translation of the New Testament. View Less