There is much debate over which English translation is best. I was just curious about translation into other languages. How do they compare to KJV and others?
2007-06-10 01:01:25 · 8 answers · asked by TJ 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Interesting point Fred, but could you please give some examples?
2007-06-10 02:56:17 · update #1
Modern tranlations such as the New International Version or New Revised Standard version are better than the King James version for a variety of reason. First, we have many more Greek and Hebrew manuscripts available to us now than they had then. Archaeological discoveries and other finds mean we now have more copies of the text, so we have a better idea of what the originals might have looked like. Secondly, some of the manuscripts used by the tranlators of the KJV were flawed. For example, one of the manuscripts used for the book of Revelation was based on a Greek text that was missing the last part. So, an earlier scholar translated the Latin Vulgate back into Greek creating a new manuscript that would have looked nothing like the original. Finally, modern scholars have a much better understanding of both Biblical languages (Greek and Hebrew) than they did when the KJV was published in 1611. It is only logical that scholars know more now than they did 400 years ago.
A good study bible will help point you to translation difficulties and differences in manuscripts. The Oxford Annotated Reference Bible is particularly good for this. If you prefer the NIV, the NIV Study Bible does a good job of this as well.
2007-06-10 01:51:29 · answer #1 · answered by MacDeac 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
During the Reformation the Bible was translated into numerous languages, throughout Europe - each one used the Byzantine Greek in these translations and were quite literal, like the KJV or the Geneva Bible of 1599.
Many of the modern Bibles use a Greek manuscript which was lost to the church for over 1,500 years - Those that believe God preserves His Word reject this manuscript as corrupt.
2007-06-10 01:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by Brian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NASB (New American Standard Bible) and NIV are favored by Christians who prefer a literal translation.
Some people feel that a literal translation is the most accurate. But this is often not the case. A literal translation frequently does not accurately transfer the meaning of the original to the target language. So I would recommend reading one of the paraphrases as well such as the New Living Bible and others,
2007-06-10 01:19:11 · answer #3 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, all translations are equally worthless. After all, there is a point past which all poor quality translations are equally worthless. It is not the fault of the translators, but rather of the nature of translation. All those people who believe that a worthless piece of translation is the true word of god are funny, aren't they. I read the OT in hebrew and in english, and the differences are incredible. Only someone who doesn't bother to think anyway would not notice the significant difference. Sorry, fundies, but you are double deluded if you only read an english translation, no matter which one.
2007-06-10 02:23:28 · answer #4 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 05:28:58 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the King James is God's Word.All the others were translated from corrupt texts.
2007-06-10 09:26:57 · answer #6 · answered by kitz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Reliability of the Translation. is to take it nearest translation to the time of the apostles.
2007-06-10 01:06:36 · answer #7 · answered by arvin_ian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we assume that god is infallible. Then surely if there are different versions of the bible then it would be different from the word of God and that the bible is fallible.
Therefore quotations and lessons from the bible could be flawed.
2007-06-10 01:18:47 · answer #8 · answered by seph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋