tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 22 22:35:59 1994
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Re: How to translate the bible???
On Tue, 23 Aug 1994, Heidi Wessman wrote:
> Okay. So let me get this straight, not only for myself, but perhaps for
> another:
>
> The KBTP is using the KJV simply because it is a piece of literature,
> and one of the most-recognized translations in North America. If they
> were translating the bible as a religious work, there are older, more
> accurate versions which would serve a better purpose.
>
> Does this statement read correct?
No, I am afraid it is not correct. The KBTP is not using the KJV at
all. In fact, translators are actively discouraged from using the KJV
because it is such a bad translation. Those of us who can are
translating directly from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek manuscripts
(this accounts for about half the translators). Those who do not know
the original languages are encouraged to use the RSV and the NASB for
their work. When they have finished, the editorial staff will check
their work against the original languages.
Kevin A. Wilson [email protected]
"Give beer to the despairing
and wine to the bitter of heart;
let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their trouble no more."
-- Proverbs 31:6-7