The Bible Translator: Volume 21, Issue 2

Outlines the need of Bible translation in an ever increasing population and world cultures. View Less

Reports on translators’ seminars and institutes held in 1969 and publications by the UBS. View Less

Discusses five passages which are controverted between Protestants and Catholics. They are: (1) 1 Cor. 9:5; (2) Matt. 5:32; (3) Matt. 19:9; (4) Luke 1:28; and (5) Matt. 1:25. View Less

Compares the 1933 and 1966 translations of the New Testament in Tagalog through a comparison of accuracy (reliable communication), naturalness and readability. This article concentrates on accuracy by comparing fidelity to form and structural alterations. View Less

Overviews Luther’s perspective on the translator’s task from qualifications for translators to the practical approach the translator needs to take. The practical principles are: informality, responsible freedom, priority of theology, intelligibility, and the point of equivalent effect. View Less

Analyzes the translation of the divine names (Lord, Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit) in the Tsonga Bible of northern Transvaal in South Africa. The discussion includes words which describe the attributes and character of God. Particular attention is devoted to Tsonga word Xikwembu (“God”), and its meaning and popularity. Translation becomes a theological task as human words symbolize the great acts of God. View Less