2006-12-15 15:54:50 · 4 answers · asked by Gardener for God(dmd) 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No translation can bring over the deep meaning of the original.
That said, the best translation out there is the Stone Edition Chumash or Tanach. Translations are side-by-side with the original Hebrew.
You can pick these up at most large bookstores or online:
http://www.artscroll.com
2006-12-17 19:28:39 · answer #1 · answered by mo mosh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are three popular translations into English of the Hebrew Bible (tanach)
the Artscroll Tanach, named after the publishing company. It tends to be less literal and more colorful. Not for someone who wants to study it.
The other two popular ones are the Jerusalem Bible and the JPS (Jewish publication Society) Tanach.
The JPS version you can see online.
http://www.hareidi.org/bible/
the key difference you will notice with Jewish Bibles as apposed to Christian Bibles is that they will always include the Hebrew text right along with the translation. They also often include commentary.
2006-12-16 16:59:46 · answer #2 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Holy Bible in the English language that was the easiest to read, came from the International Bible Society. I got a Bible from them when I was in jail. It's called the Free On The Inside Bible. It is way better than any other Bible. I'm sure that they sell Bibles that are the same translation. So go to their website and send them an e-mail and tell them that you want a Bible with the clearest translation such as The Free On The Inside Bible that they send to jails. I guarantee you that reading it will be so much better than most Bibles that waste your time. Check out their website. They have links about translation and other stuff.
http://www.ibs.org/
2006-12-15 16:09:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you mean by "accurate". Scholars can go back and forth on what is a more accurate translation of a word or passage.
I agree with the above respondant about Artscroll (pulsihed by Mesorah) a widely popular one amongst Orthodox (and many non Orthodox) Jews however even in that case one can argue how "accurate" it is.
For the record, although the JPS one is also popular, I have a dim view of its accuracy.
I would second the Jerusalem Bible by Koren Publications recommendation simply because it is cheaper and more compact than the Artscroll one.
2006-12-17 03:51:00 · answer #4 · answered by BMCR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋