The Bible Translator: Volume 3, Issue 4

We are happy to announce that beginning with the January 1953 issue, Rev. W. I. Brednock, Secretary for Translations of the British and Foreign Bible Society. will be the chief editor of THE BIBLE TRANSLATOR for the following three years. All articles end correspondence concerning editorial matters should be sent to Mr. Brednock. View Less

Discusses the role of the Christian community in the task of translating. Translation is the function of a community, not an individual. The responsibility of the church extends not only to the translation process, but also to the acceptance and use of the translation in the community itself. The translation of the Bible is a divine vocation for the church. Illustrates these principles from translation work in Sumba and Bali. A summary of the discussion of the article is contained in a following article. View Less

Translators must make decisions concerning: (1) textual base; (2) numbering of verses; (3) section headings; (4) quotation marks; (5) quotations from the OT; (6) form of OT poetry; (7) notes and marginal helps; (8) printing in verses or paragraphs; (9) use of capital letters; and (10) translation of proper names. View Less

Illustrates the problems of translating the Bible into a non-Christian culture and religious environment. Using the Timorese language, several examples are examined in detail: (1) translation of the Hebrew pesel (“graven image”); (2) translation of “Messiah”; (3) distinction between psuche (soul) and pneuma (spirit); (4) words for “possessed,” Satan and Devil; (5) translation of “reconciliation” and “propitiation”; (6) translation of baptism; (7) translation of “disciple” and “apostle”; and (8) translation of “conscience.” A summary of the discussion of the article is contained in a following article focusing on points (1) and (2). View Less

Discusses the discrepancies and inconsistencies that are present in various translations of the divine names in the languages of Indonesia. The Hebrew terms elohim, adonai and YHWH are discussed along with the problem of a cultural equivalent for “God.” Contains a questionnaire concerning the divine names and their translations. A summary of the discussion of the article is contained in a following article. View Less

Describes the principle shades of meaning for the term in Pauline literature and how these have been translated in various Indonesian versions. A summary of the discussion of the article is contained in a following article. View Less

Describes the principle shades of meaning for the term in Pauline literature and how these have been translated in various Indonesian versions. A summary of the discussion of the article is contained in a following article. View Less

Describes the principle shades of meaning for the term in Pauline literature and how these have been translated in various Indonesian versions. A summary of the discussion of the article is contained in a following article. View Less

The translator must not only be sensitive to the poetic genre of Hebrew literature, but must also be sensitive to the poetic language of the receptor language. These two considerations must be balanced over against each other. This is illustrated from the Psalms and the nature of Indonesian poetry. A summary of the discussion of the article is contained in a following article. View Less

The participates of a translation conference critique the strengths and weaknesses of the Bode Translation in Indonesia. A summary of the discussion of the article is contained in a following article. View Less

Gives the conclusions of an Indonesian conference concerning the translation of some key Biblical terms: amen, mystery, apostle, promise, covenant, testament, altar, grace, Jesus, save, salvation, repentance, conversion, love, comforter, advocate, baptism, in the name of, Word, and leprosy. View Less