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1. Then each of the accuracy checkers should read the translation (or listen to the recording) by himself, comparing it to the original Bible passage or story in the source language. The checker can do this using translationStudio. It can be helpful for someone, such as the translator, to read the translation out loud to the checker while the checker follows along looking at the source Bible or Bibles. As the checker reads (or listens to) the translation and compares it to the source, he should keep in mind these general questions:
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* Does the translation add anything to the original meaning? (The original meaning also includes [Implicit Information](../../translate/figs-explicit/01.md).)
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* Is there any part of the meaning that is left out of the translation?
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* Has the translation changed the meaning in any way?
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* Does the translation add anything to the original meaning? (The original meaning also includes [Implicit Information](../../translate/figs-explicit/01.md).)
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* Is there any part of the meaning that is left out of the translation?
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* Has the translation changed the meaning in any way?
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1. It can be helpful to read or listen to the translation of the Bible passage several times. You might not notice everything the first time through a passage or verse. This is especially true if the translation puts ideas or parts of a sentence in a different order than in the source. You may need to check for one part of the sentence, then read or listen again to check for another part of the sentence. When you have read or listened to the passage as many times as it takes to find all of its parts, then you can move to the next passage. For more ways to check if the translation is complete, see [complete](../complete/01.md).
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1. Load the translation of the Bible book that you want to check into translationCore.
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1. Choose the Word Alignment tool.
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1. Navigate through the verses using the menu of chapters and verses on the left side.
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* When you click on a verse in the menu list to open it, the words of that verse appear in a vertical list, ordered from top to bottom, just to the right of the list of chapters and verses. Each word is in a separate box.
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* The words of the original language (Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic) text for that verse are also in separate boxes in a field to the right of the target language word list. There is a space under each of the original language word boxes outlined with a dotted line.
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* When you click on a verse in the menu list to open it, the words of that verse appear in a vertical list, ordered from top to bottom, just to the right of the list of chapters and verses. Each word is in a separate box.
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* The words of the original language (Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic) text for that verse are also in separate boxes in a field to the right of the target language word list. There is a space under each of the original language word boxes outlined with a dotted line.
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1. In each verse, drag the target language words in the word bank onto the space below the original language words that express that same meaning.
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* To drag a word, click and hold down the button as you move each word box of the target language into the space under the word box of the source (original) text that the word corresponds to. Drop the target language word by releasing the mouse button.
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* When the target language word is over a word box of the original, the dotted outline will turn blue to let you know that the word will drop there. If you make a mistake or decide that the target word belongs somewhere else, simply drag it again to where it belongs. Target language words can also be dragged back to the list.
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* If there are repeated words in a verse, make sure to drag only the words that correspond to that part of the meaning of the original language verse. Then drag the repeated words to the place in the original verse where that meaning is repeated.
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* When the same target language word occurs more than once in a verse, each instance of the word will have a small superscript number after it. This number will help you to align each repeated target word to the correct original word in the correct order.
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* You may need to combine original language words and/or target language words in order to make groups of words that have equivalent meanings. The goal of aligning is to match the smallest group of target language words to the smallest group of original language words that have the same meaning.
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* To drag a word, click and hold down the button as you move each word box of the target language into the space under the word box of the source (original) text that the word corresponds to. Drop the target language word by releasing the mouse button.
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* When the target language word is over a word box of the original, the dotted outline will turn blue to let you know that the word will drop there. If you make a mistake or decide that the target word belongs somewhere else, simply drag it again to where it belongs. Target language words can also be dragged back to the list.
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* If there are repeated words in a verse, make sure to drag only the words that correspond to that part of the meaning of the original language verse. Then drag the repeated words to the place in the original verse where that meaning is repeated.
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* When the same target language word occurs more than once in a verse, each instance of the word will have a small superscript number after it. This number will help you to align each repeated target word to the correct original word in the correct order.
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* You may need to combine original language words and/or target language words in order to make groups of words that have equivalent meanings. The goal of aligning is to match the smallest group of target language words to the smallest group of original language words that have the same meaning.
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When you have finished this process for a verse, it should be easy to see if there are words left over in either the target word bank or the original language pane.
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Names and positions of the Accuracy checkers:
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There are several resources available for finding answers to questions:
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* **unfoldingWord® Translation Academy** - This training manual is available at http://ufw.io/ta and has much information including:
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* [Introduction](../ta-intro/01.md) - introduces this resource, the Gateway Languages strategy, and translation
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* [Process Manual](../../process/process-manual/01.md) - answers the question “what next?”
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* [Translation Manual](../../translate/translate-manual/01.md) - explains the basics of translation theory and practical translation helps
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* [Checking Manual](../../checking/intro-check/01.md) - explains the basics of checking theory and best practices
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* [Introduction](../ta-intro/01.md) - introduces this resource, the Gateway Languages strategy, and translation
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* [Process Manual](../../process/process-manual/01.md) - answers the question “what next?”
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* [Translation Manual](../../translate/translate-manual/01.md) - explains the basics of translation theory and practical translation helps
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* [Checking Manual](../../checking/intro-check/01.md) - explains the basics of checking theory and best practices
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* **Door43 Slack** - Join the Door43 community, post your questions to the “#helpdesk” channel, and get real-time answers to your questions (sign up at http://ufw.io/door43)
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* **Door43 Forum** - A place to ask questions and get answers to technical, strategic, translation, and checking issues, https://forum.door43.org/
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* **Helpdesk** - email <help@door43.org> with your questions
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### What Do We Do?
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* **Content** - We create and make available for translation free and unrestricted biblical content. See http://ufw.io/content/ for a complete list of resources and translations. Here are a few samples:
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* **unfoldingWord® Open Bible Stories** - a chronological mini-Bible comprising 50 key stories of the Bible, from Creation to Revelation, for evangelism and discipleship, in print, audio, and video (see http://ufw.io/stories/).
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* **the Bible** - the only inspired, inerrant, sufficient, authoritative Word of God made available under an open license for unrestricted translation, use, and distribution (see http://ufw.io/bible/).
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* **unfoldingWord® Translation Notes** - linguistic, cultural, and exegetical helps for translators. They exist for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see http://ufw.io/tn/).
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* **unfoldingWord® Translation Questions** - questions for each chunk of text that translators and checkers can ask to help ensure that their translation is understood correctly. Available for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see http://ufw.io/tq/).
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* **unfoldingWord® Translation Words** - a list of important Biblical terms with a short explanation, cross references, and translation aids. Useful for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see http://ufw.io/tw/).
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* **unfoldingWord® Open Bible Stories** - a chronological mini-Bible comprising 50 key stories of the Bible, from Creation to Revelation, for evangelism and discipleship, in print, audio, and video (see http://ufw.io/stories/).
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* **the Bible** - the only inspired, inerrant, sufficient, authoritative Word of God made available under an open license for unrestricted translation, use, and distribution (see http://ufw.io/bible/).
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* **unfoldingWord® Translation Notes** - linguistic, cultural, and exegetical helps for translators. They exist for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see http://ufw.io/tn/).
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* **unfoldingWord® Translation Questions** - questions for each chunk of text that translators and checkers can ask to help ensure that their translation is understood correctly. Available for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see http://ufw.io/tq/).
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* **unfoldingWord® Translation Words** - a list of important Biblical terms with a short explanation, cross references, and translation aids. Useful for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see http://ufw.io/tw/).
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* **Tools** - We create translation, checking, and distribution tools that are free and open-licensed. See http://ufw.io/tools/ for a complete list of tools. Here are a few samples:
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* **Door43** - an online translation platform where people can collaborate on translation and checking, also the content and translation management system (see https://door43.org/).
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* **translationStudio** - a mobile app and a desktop app where translators can do offline translating (see http://ufw.io/ts/).
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* **unfoldingWord app** - a mobile app where OBS and Bible translations can be distributed (see http://ufw.io/uw/).
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* **translationCore** - a program that enables comprehensive checking of Bible translations (see http://ufw.io/tc/).
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* **Door43** - an online translation platform where people can collaborate on translation and checking, also the content and translation management system (see https://door43.org/).
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* **translationStudio** - a mobile app and a desktop app where translators can do offline translating (see http://ufw.io/ts/).
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* **unfoldingWord app** - a mobile app where OBS and Bible translations can be distributed (see http://ufw.io/uw/).
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* **translationCore** - a program that enables comprehensive checking of Bible translations (see http://ufw.io/tc/).
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* **Training** - We create resources to train mother tongue translation teams. unfoldingWord® Translation Academy (this resource) is our primary training tool. We also have audio recording and training resources. See http://ufw.io/training/ for a complete list of training materials.
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* [The Qualities of a Good Translation](../../translate/guidelines-intro/01.md) - The definition of a good translation
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* [The Translation Process](../../translate/translate-process/01.md) - How a good translation is made
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* [Form and Meaning](../../translate/translate-fandm/01.md) - The difference between form and meaning
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* [Meaning-Based Translations](../../translate/translate-dynamic/01.md) - How to make a meaning-based translation
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* [Form and Meaning](../../translate/translate-fandm/01.md) - The difference between form and meaning
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* [Meaning-Based Translations](../../translate/translate-dynamic/01.md) - How to make a meaning-based translation
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Some other important topics as you get started also include:
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* [Choosing a Translation Team](../../translate/choose-team/01.md) - Describes many of the roles that are needed
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* [Translator Qualifications](../../translate/qualifications/01.md) - Describes some of the skills needed by the translators
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* Remember that everyone on the team needs to sign a statement that they agree with (forms are available at http://ufw.io/forms/ ):
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* [Statement of Faith](../../intro/statement-of-faith/01.md)
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* [Translation Guidelines](../../intro/translation-guidelines/01.md)
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* [Open License](../../intro/open-license/01.md)
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* [Statement of Faith](../../intro/statement-of-faith/01.md)
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* [Translation Guidelines](../../intro/translation-guidelines/01.md)
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* [Open License](../../intro/open-license/01.md)
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* Everyone on the team also needs to know the qualities of a good translation (see [The Qualities of a Good Translation](../../translate/guidelines-intro/01.md)).
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* The team will also need to know where they can find answers (see [Finding Answers](../../intro/finding-answers/01.md)).
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There are many decisions the translation team will have to make, many of them right at the beginning of the project. Included are the following:
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* [Choosing a Source Text](../../translate/translate-source-text/01.md) - Choosing a good source text is very important
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* [Copyrights, Licensing, and Source Texts](../../translate/translate-source-licensing/01.md) - Copyright issues must be considered when choosing a source text
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* [Source Texts and Version Numbers](../../translate/translate-source-version/01.md) - Translating from the latest version of a source text is best
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* [Copyrights, Licensing, and Source Texts](../../translate/translate-source-licensing/01.md) - Copyright issues must be considered when choosing a source text
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* [Source Texts and Version Numbers](../../translate/translate-source-version/01.md) - Translating from the latest version of a source text is best
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* [Alphabet/Orthography](../../translate/translate-alphabet/01.md) - Many languages have alphabet decisions that need to be made
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* [Decisions for Writing Your Language](../../translate/writing-decisions/01.md) - Writing style, punctuation, translating names, spelling, and other decisions have to be made
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* [Translation Style](../../translate/choose-style/01.md) - The translation committee needs to agree on the style of the translation in the sense of how much they want it to imitate the form of the source, how much borrowing of words is allowed, and other topics. See also this section on making the translation [Acceptable](../../checking/acceptable/01.md).
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1. Use the third person phrase along with the pronoun “I” or “you.”
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* **But David said to Saul, “<u>Your servant</u> used to keep <u>his</u> father’s sheep.”** (1 Samuel 17:34)
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* But David said to Saul, “<u>I, your servant</u>, used to keep <u>my</u> father’s sheep.”
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* **But David said to Saul, “<u>Your servant</u> used to keep <u>his</u> father’s sheep.”** (1 Samuel 17:34)
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* But David said to Saul, “<u>I, your servant</u>, used to keep <u>my</u> father’s sheep.”
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1. Simply use the first person (“I”) or second person (“you”) instead of the third person.
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* **Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said, “… Do you have an arm like <u>God’s</u>? Can you thunder with a voice like <u>him</u>?** (Job 40:6, 9 ULT)
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* Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said, “… Do you have an arm like <u>mine</u>? Can you thunder with a voice like <u>me</u>?”
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* **Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said, “… Do you have an arm like <u>God’s</u>? Can you thunder with a voice like <u>him</u>?** (Job 40:6, 9 ULT)
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* Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said, “… Do you have an arm like <u>mine</u>? Can you thunder with a voice like <u>me</u>?”
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* **So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if <u>each of you</u> does not forgive <u>his</u> brother from your heart.** (Matthew 18:35 ULT)
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* So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if <u>each of you</u> does not forgive <u>your</u> brother from your heart.
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* **So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if <u>each of you</u> does not forgive <u>his</u> brother from your heart.** (Matthew 18:35 ULT)
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* So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if <u>each of you</u> does not forgive <u>your</u> brother from your heart.
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1. Reword the sentence with a phrase that expresses the meaning of the abstract noun. Instead of a noun, the new phrase will use a verb, an adverb, or an adjective to express the idea of the abstract noun.
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* **…from <u>childhood</u> you have known the sacred writings…** (2 Timothy 3:15 ULT)
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* Ever since <u>you were a child</u> you have known the sacred writings.
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* **…from <u>childhood</u> you have known the sacred writings…** (2 Timothy 3:15 ULT)
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* Ever since <u>you were a child</u> you have known the sacred writings.
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* **But <u>godliness with contentment</u> is great <u>gain</u>.** (1 Timothy 6:6 ULT)
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* But <u>being godly</u> and <u>content</u> is very <u>beneficial</u>.
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* But we <u>benefit</u> greatly when we <u>are godly</u> and <u>content</u>.
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* But we <u>benefit</u> greatly when we <u>honor and obey God</u> and when we are <u>happy with what we have</u>.
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* **But <u>godliness with contentment</u> is great <u>gain</u>.** (1 Timothy 6:6 ULT)
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* But <u>being godly</u> and <u>content</u> is very <u>beneficial</u>.
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* But we <u>benefit</u> greatly when we <u>are godly</u> and <u>content</u>.
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* But we <u>benefit</u> greatly when we <u>honor and obey God</u> and when we are <u>happy with what we have</u>.
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* **Today <u>salvation</u> has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.** (Luke 19:9 ULT)
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* Today the people in this house <u>have been saved</u>…
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* Today God <u>has saved</u> the people in this house…
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* **Today <u>salvation</u> has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.** (Luke 19:9 ULT)
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* Today the people in this house <u>have been saved</u>…
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* Today God <u>has saved</u> the people in this house…
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* **The Lord does not move slowly concerning his promises, as some consider <u>slowness</u> to be.** (2 Peter 3:9 ULT)
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* The Lord does not move slowly concerning his promises, as some consider <u>moving slowly</u> to be.
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* **The Lord does not move slowly concerning his promises, as some consider <u>slowness</u> to be.** (2 Peter 3:9 ULT)
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* The Lord does not move slowly concerning his promises, as some consider <u>moving slowly</u> to be.
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* **He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the <u>purposes</u> of the heart.** (1 Corinthians 4:5 ULT)
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* He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal <u>the things that people want to do and the reasons they want to do them</u>.
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* **He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the <u>purposes</u> of the heart.** (1 Corinthians 4:5 ULT)
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* He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal <u>the things that people want to do and the reasons they want to do them</u>.
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* **A loaf of bread <u>was given</u> him every day from the street of the bakers.** (Jeremiah 37:21 ULT)
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* <u>The king’s servants gave</u> Jeremiah a loaf of bread every day from the street of the bakers.
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* **A loaf of bread <u>was given</u> him every day from the street of the bakers.** (Jeremiah 37:21 ULT)
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* <u>The king’s servants gave</u> Jeremiah a loaf of bread every day from the street of the bakers.
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* **It would be better for him if a millstone <u>were put</u> around his neck and he <u>were thrown</u> into the sea.** (Luke 17:2 ULT)
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* It would be better for him if <u>they were to put</u> a millstone around his neck and <u>throw</u> him into the sea.
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* **It would be better for him if a millstone <u>were put</u> around his neck and he <u>were thrown</u> into the sea.** (Luke 17:2 ULT)
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* It would be better for him if <u>someone were to put</u> a heavy stone around his neck and <u>throw</u> him into the sea.
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* **A loaf of bread <u>was given</u> him every day from the street of the bakers.** (Jeremiah 37:21 ULT)
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* He <u>received</u> a loaf of bread every day from the street of the bakers.
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* **A loaf of bread <u>was given</u> him every day from the street of the bakers.** (Jeremiah 37:21 ULT)
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* He <u>received</u> a loaf of bread every day from the street of the bakers.
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* **He cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh: <u>“Altar</u>, <u>altar</u>! This is what Yahweh says, ‘See, … on you they will burn human bones.’ “** (1 Kings 13:2 ULT)
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* He said this about the altar: “This is what Yahweh says <u>about this altar.</u> ‘See, … they will burn people’s bones on <u>it</u>.’ “
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* **He cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh: <u>“Altar</u>, <u>altar</u>! This is what Yahweh says, ‘See, … on you they will burn human bones.’ “** (1 Kings 13:2 ULT)
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* He said this about the altar: “This is what Yahweh says <u>about this altar.</u> ‘See, … they will burn people’s bones on <u>it</u>.’ “
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* **<u>Mountains of Gilboa</u>, let there not be dew or rain on <u>you</u>** (2 Samuel 1:21 ULT)
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* <u>As for these mountains of Gilboa</u>, let there not be dew or rain on <u>them</u>
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* **<u>Mountains of Gilboa</u>, let there not be dew or rain on <u>you</u>** (2 Samuel 1:21 ULT)
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* <u>As for these mountains of Gilboa</u>, let there not be dew or rain on <u>them</u>
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1. If the function of a statement would not be understood correctly in your language, use a sentence type that would express that function.
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* **She will give birth to a son, and <u>you will call his name Jesus</u>, for he will save his people from their sins.** (Matthew 1:21 ULT) The phrase “you will call his name Jesus” is an instruction. It can be translated using the sentence type of a normal instruction.
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* She will give birth to a son. <u>Name him Jesus</u>, because he will save his people from their sins.
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* **She will give birth to a son, and <u>you will call his name Jesus</u>, for he will save his people from their sins.** (Matthew 1:21 ULT) The phrase “you will call his name Jesus” is an instruction. It can be translated using the sentence type of a normal instruction.
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* She will give birth to a son. <u>Name him Jesus</u>, because he will save his people from their sins.
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1. If the function of a statement would not be understood correctly in your language, add a sentence type that would express that function.
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* **Lord, if you are willing, <u>you can make me clean</u>.** (Matthew 8:2 ULT) The function of “you can make me clean” is to make a request. In addition to the statement, a request can be added.
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* Lord, if you are willing, <u>you can make me clean. Please do so.</u>
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* Lord, if you are willing, <u>please make me clean. I know you can do so.</u>
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* **Lord, if you are willing, <u>you can make me clean</u>.** (Matthew 8:2 ULT) The function of “you can make me clean” is to make a request. In addition to the statement, a request can be added.
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* Lord, if you are willing, <u>you can make me clean. Please do so.</u>
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* Lord, if you are willing, <u>please make me clean. I know you can do so.</u>
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1. If the function of a statement would not be understood correctly in your language, use a verb form that would express that function.
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* **She will give birth to a son, and <u>you will call his name Jesus</u>, for he will save his people from their sins.** (Matthew 1:21 ULT)
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* She will give birth to a son, and <u>you must call his name Jesus</u>, for he will save his people from their sins.
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* **She will give birth to a son, and <u>you will call his name Jesus</u>, for he will save his people from their sins.** (Matthew 1:21 ULT)
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* She will give birth to a son, and <u>you must call his name Jesus</u>, for he will save his people from their sins.
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* **Son, your sins are forgiven.** Luke 2:5 ULT)
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* Son, I forgive your sins.
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* Son, God has forgiven your sins.
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* **Son, your sins are forgiven.** Luke 2:5 ULT)
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* Son, I forgive your sins.
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* Son, God has forgiven your sins.
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Some languages use a comma to mark the difference between making a distinction between similar items and gving more information about an item. Without the comma, the sentence below communicates that it is making a distinction:
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* Mary gave some of the food to <u>her sister who was very thankful</u>.
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* If her sister was usually thankful, the phrase “who was thankful” could **distinguish this sister** of Mary’s from another sister who was not usually thankful.
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* If her sister was usually thankful, the phrase “who was thankful” could **distinguish this sister** of Mary’s from another sister who was not usually thankful.
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With the comma, the sentence is giving more information:
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* Mary gave some of the food to <u>her sister, who was very thankful</u>.
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* This same phrase can be used give us more information about Mary’s sister. It tells us about **how Mary’s sister responded** when Mary gave her the food. In this case it does not distinguish one sister from another sister.
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* This same phrase can be used give us more information about Mary’s sister. It tells us about **how Mary’s sister responded** when Mary gave her the food. In this case it does not distinguish one sister from another sister.
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### Reasons this is a translation issue
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1. Put the information in another part of the sentence and add words that show its purpose.
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* **I hate those who serve <u>worthless</u> idols** (Psalm 31:6 ULT) - By saying “worthless idols,” David was commenting about all idols and giving his reason for hating those who serve them. He was not distinguishing worthless idols from valuable idols.
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* <u>Because</u> idols are worthless, I hate those who serve them.
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* **I hate those who serve <u>worthless</u> idols** (Psalm 31:6 ULT) - By saying “worthless idols,” David was commenting about all idols and giving his reason for hating those who serve them. He was not distinguishing worthless idols from valuable idols.
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* <u>Because</u> idols are worthless, I hate those who serve them.
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* **…for your <u>righteous</u> judgments are good.** (Psalm 119:39 ULT)
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* **…for your <u>righteous</u> judgments are good.** (Psalm 119:39 ULT)
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*…for your judgments are good <u>because</u> they are righteous.
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* **Can Sarah, <u>who is ninety years old</u>, bear a son?** (Genesis 17:17-18 ULT) - The phrase “who is ninety years old” is a reminder of Sarah’s age. It tells why Abraham was asking the question. He did not expect that a woman who was that old could bear a child.
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* Can Sarah bear a son <u>even when</u> she is ninety years old?
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* **Can Sarah, <u>who is ninety years old</u>, bear a son?** (Genesis 17:17-18 ULT) - The phrase “who is ninety years old” is a reminder of Sarah’s age. It tells why Abraham was asking the question. He did not expect that a woman who was that old could bear a child.
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* Can Sarah bear a son <u>even when</u> she is ninety years old?
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* **I will call on Yahweh, <u>who is worthy to be praised</u>** (2 Samuel 22:4 ULT) - There is only one Yahweh. The phrase “who is worthy to be praised” gives a reason for calling on Yahweh.
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* I will call on Yahweh, <u>because</u> he is worthy to be praised
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* **I will call on Yahweh, <u>who is worthy to be praised</u>** (2 Samuel 22:4 ULT) - There is only one Yahweh. The phrase “who is worthy to be praised” gives a reason for calling on Yahweh.
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||||
* I will call on Yahweh, <u>because</u> he is worthy to be praised
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1. Use one of your language’s ways for expressing that this is just added information.
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* **You are my Son, <u>whom I love</u>. I am pleased with you.** (Luke 3:22 ULT)
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* You are my Son. <u>I love you</u> and I am pleased with you.
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* <u>Receiving my love</u>, you are my Son. I am pleased with you.
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* **You are my Son, <u>whom I love</u>. I am pleased with you.** (Luke 3:22 ULT)
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* You are my Son. <u>I love you</u> and I am pleased with you.
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* <u>Receiving my love</u>, you are my Son. I am pleased with you.
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@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ If double negatives are natural and are used to express the positive in your lan
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1. If the purpose of a double negative in the Bible is simply to make a positive statement, and if it would not do that in your language, remove the two negatives so that it is positive.
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||||
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* **For we do <u>not</u> have a high priest who can<u>not</u> feel sympathy for our weaknesses.** (Hebrews 4:15 ULT)
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* “For we have a high priest who can feel sympathy for our weaknesses.”
|
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* **For we do <u>not</u> have a high priest who can<u>not</u> feel sympathy for our weaknesses.** (Hebrews 4:15 ULT)
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* “For we have a high priest who can feel sympathy for our weaknesses.”
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* **…so that they may <u>not</u> be <u>un</u>fruitful.** (Titus 3:14 ULT)
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||||
* “…so that they may be fruitful.”
|
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* **…so that they may <u>not</u> be <u>un</u>fruitful.** (Titus 3:14 ULT)
|
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* “…so that they may be fruitful.”
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1. If the purpose of a double negative in the Bible is to make a strong positive statement, and if it would not do that in your language, remove the two negatives and put in a strengthening word or phrase such as “very” or “surely.”
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* **Be sure of this—wicked people will <u>not</u> go <u>un</u>punished…** (Proverbs 11:21 ULT)
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* “Be sure of this—wicked people will <u>certainly</u> be punished…”
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* **Be sure of this—wicked people will <u>not</u> go <u>un</u>punished…** (Proverbs 11:21 ULT)
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||||
* “Be sure of this—wicked people will <u>certainly</u> be punished…”
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* **All things were made through him and <u>without</u> him there was <u>not</u> one thing made that has been made.** (John 1:3 ULT)
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* “All things were made through him. He made <u>absolutely</u> everything that has been made.”
|
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* **All things were made through him and <u>without</u> him there was <u>not</u> one thing made that has been made.** (John 1:3 ULT)
|
||||
* “All things were made through him. He made <u>absolutely</u> everything that has been made.”
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@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ If a doublet would be natural and give the right meaning in your language, consi
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1. Translate only one of the words.
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* **You have decided to prepare <u>false</u> and <u>deceptive</u> words** (Daniel 2:9 ULT)
|
||||
* “You have decided to prepare <u>false</u> things to say.”
|
||||
* **You have decided to prepare <u>false</u> and <u>deceptive</u> words** (Daniel 2:9 ULT)
|
||||
* “You have decided to prepare <u>false</u> things to say.”
|
||||
|
||||
1. If the doublet is used to intensify the meaning, translate one of the words and add a word that intensifies it such as “very” or “great” or “many.”
|
||||
|
||||
* **King David was <u>old</u> and <u>advanced in years</u>.** (1 Kings 1:1 ULT)
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* “King David was <u>very old</u>.”
|
||||
* **King David was <u>old</u> and <u>advanced in years</u>.** (1 Kings 1:1 ULT)
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||||
* “King David was <u>very old</u>.”
|
||||
|
||||
1. If the doublet is used to intensify or emphasize the meaning, use one of your language’s ways of doing that.
|
||||
|
||||
* **…a lamb <u>without blemish</u> and <u>without spot</u>…** (1 Peter 1:19 ULT) - English can emphasize this with “any” and “at all.”
|
||||
* “…a lamb <u>without any blemish at all</u>…”
|
||||
* **…a lamb <u>without blemish</u> and <u>without spot</u>…** (1 Peter 1:19 ULT) - English can emphasize this with “any” and “at all.”
|
||||
* “…a lamb <u>without any blemish at all</u>…”
|
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|
||||
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@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ If ellipsis would be natural and give the right meaning in your language, consid
|
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|
||||
1. Add the missing words to the incomplete phrase or sentence.
|
||||
|
||||
* **…the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor <u>sinners in the assembly</u> of the righteous.** (Psalm 1:5)
|
||||
* …the wicked will not stand in the judgment, and <u>sinners will not stand in the assembly</u> of the righteous
|
||||
* **…the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor <u>sinners in the assembly</u> of the righteous.** (Psalm 1:5)
|
||||
* …the wicked will not stand in the judgment, and <u>sinners will not stand in the assembly</u> of the righteous
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* **…when the blind man was near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, <u>that I might receive my sight</u>.”** (Luke 18:40-41)
|
||||
* …when the blind man was near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, <u>I want you to heal me</u> that I might receive my sight.”
|
||||
* **…when the blind man was near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, <u>that I might receive my sight</u>.”** (Luke 18:40-41)
|
||||
* …when the blind man was near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, <u>I want you to heal me</u> that I might receive my sight.”
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* **He makes Lebanon skip like a calf <u>and Sirion like a young ox</u>.** (Psalm 29:6)
|
||||
* He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and <u>he makes</u> Sirion <u>skip</u> like a young ox.
|
||||
* **He makes Lebanon skip like a calf <u>and Sirion like a young ox</u>.** (Psalm 29:6)
|
||||
* He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and <u>he makes</u> Sirion <u>skip</u> like a young ox.
|
||||
|
||||
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|
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@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ If euphemism would be natural and give the right meaning in your language, consi
|
|||
|
||||
1. Use a euphemism from your own culture.
|
||||
|
||||
* **…where there was a cave. Saul went inside to <u>relieve himself</u>.** (1 Samuel 24:3 ULT) - Some languages might use euphemisms like these:
|
||||
* “…where there was a cave. Saul went into the cave <u>to dig a hole</u>“
|
||||
* “…where there was a cave. Saul went into the cave <u>to have some time alone</u>“
|
||||
* **…where there was a cave. Saul went inside to <u>relieve himself</u>.** (1 Samuel 24:3 ULT) - Some languages might use euphemisms like these:
|
||||
* “…where there was a cave. Saul went into the cave <u>to dig a hole</u>“
|
||||
* “…where there was a cave. Saul went into the cave <u>to have some time alone</u>“
|
||||
|
||||
* **Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen, since I have not <u>slept with any man</u>?”** (Luke 1:34 ULT)
|
||||
* Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen, since <u>I do not know a man</u>?” - (This is the euphemism used in the original Greek)
|
||||
* **Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen, since I have not <u>slept with any man</u>?”** (Luke 1:34 ULT)
|
||||
* Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen, since <u>I do not know a man</u>?” - (This is the euphemism used in the original Greek)
|
||||
|
||||
1. State the information plainly without a euphemism if it would not be offensive.
|
||||
|
||||
* **they found Saul and his sons <u>fallen</u> on Mount Gilboa.** (1 Chronicles 10:8 ULT)
|
||||
* “they found Saul and his sons <u>dead</u> on Mount Gilboa.”
|
||||
* **they found Saul and his sons <u>fallen</u> on Mount Gilboa.** (1 Chronicles 10:8 ULT)
|
||||
* “they found Saul and his sons <u>dead</u> on Mount Gilboa.”
|
||||
|
||||
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|
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|
|
@ -30,24 +30,24 @@ This sounds like a person must first open the scroll and then break its seals, b
|
|||
|
||||
1. If your language uses phrases, time words or tenses to show that an event happened before the one just mentioned, consider using one of them.
|
||||
|
||||
* **<sup>20</sup> But then Herod…had John locked up in prison. <sup>21</sup> Now it came about, while all the people were being baptized by John, that Jesus also was baptized.** (Luke 3:20-21 ULT)
|
||||
* <sup>20</sup> But then Herod…had John locked up in prison. <sup>21</sup> <u>Before John was put in prison,</u> while all the people were being baptized by John, Jesus also was baptized.
|
||||
* **<sup>20</sup> But then Herod…had John locked up in prison. <sup>21</sup> Now it came about, while all the people were being baptized by John, that Jesus also was baptized.** (Luke 3:20-21 ULT)
|
||||
* <sup>20</sup> But then Herod…had John locked up in prison. <sup>21</sup> <u>Before John was put in prison,</u> while all the people were being baptized by John, Jesus also was baptized.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?** (Revelation 5:2 ULT)
|
||||
* Who is worthy to open the scroll <u>after</u> breaking its seals?
|
||||
* **Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?** (Revelation 5:2 ULT)
|
||||
* Who is worthy to open the scroll <u>after</u> breaking its seals?
|
||||
|
||||
1. If your language uses verb tense or aspect to show that an event happened before one that was already mentioned, consider using that.
|
||||
|
||||
* **<sup>8</sup> Just as Joshua had said to the people, the seven priests carried the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before Yahweh, as they advanced, they gave a blast on the trumpets…<sup>10</sup> But Joshua commanded the people, saying, “Do not shout. No sound must leave your mouths until the day I tell you to shout. Only then must you shout.”** (Joshua 6:8-10 ULT)
|
||||
* <sup>8</sup> Just as Joshua had said to the people, the seven priests carried the seven trumpets of rams horns before Yahweh, as they advanced, they gave a blast on the trumpets…<sup>10</sup> But Joshua <u>had commanded</u> the people, saying, “Do not shout. No sound must leave your mouths until the day I tell you to shout. Only then must you shout.
|
||||
* **<sup>8</sup> Just as Joshua had said to the people, the seven priests carried the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before Yahweh, as they advanced, they gave a blast on the trumpets…<sup>10</sup> But Joshua commanded the people, saying, “Do not shout. No sound must leave your mouths until the day I tell you to shout. Only then must you shout.”** (Joshua 6:8-10 ULT)
|
||||
* <sup>8</sup> Just as Joshua had said to the people, the seven priests carried the seven trumpets of rams horns before Yahweh, as they advanced, they gave a blast on the trumpets…<sup>10</sup> But Joshua <u>had commanded</u> the people, saying, “Do not shout. No sound must leave your mouths until the day I tell you to shout. Only then must you shout.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If your language prefers to tell events in the order that they occur, consider reordering the events. This may require putting two or more verses together (like 5-6).
|
||||
|
||||
* **<sup>8</sup> Just as Joshua had said to the people, the seven priests carried the seven trumpets of rams horns before Yahweh, as they advanced, they gave a blast on the trumpets…<sup>10</sup> But Joshua commanded the people, saying, “Do not shout. No sound must leave your mouths until the day I tell you to shout. Only then must you shout.”** (Joshua 6:8-10 ULT)
|
||||
* <sup>8-10</sup> Joshua commanded the people, saying, “Do not shout. No sound must leave your mouths until the day I tell you to shout. Only then must you shout.” Then just as Joshua had said to the people, the seven priests carried the seven trumpets of rams horns before Yahweh, as they advanced, they gave a blast on the trumpets…
|
||||
* **<sup>8</sup> Just as Joshua had said to the people, the seven priests carried the seven trumpets of rams horns before Yahweh, as they advanced, they gave a blast on the trumpets…<sup>10</sup> But Joshua commanded the people, saying, “Do not shout. No sound must leave your mouths until the day I tell you to shout. Only then must you shout.”** (Joshua 6:8-10 ULT)
|
||||
* <sup>8-10</sup> Joshua commanded the people, saying, “Do not shout. No sound must leave your mouths until the day I tell you to shout. Only then must you shout.” Then just as Joshua had said to the people, the seven priests carried the seven trumpets of rams horns before Yahweh, as they advanced, they gave a blast on the trumpets…
|
||||
|
||||
* **Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?** (Revelation 5:2 ULT)
|
||||
* Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?
|
||||
* **Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?** (Revelation 5:2 ULT)
|
||||
* Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
You may also want to watch the video at http://ufw.io/figs_events.
|
||||
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|
|
|||
|
|
@ -41,33 +41,33 @@ Some exclamations in the Bible do not have a main verb. The exclamation below sh
|
|||
|
||||
1. If an exclamation in your language needs a verb, add one. Often a good verb is “is” or “are.”
|
||||
|
||||
* **You worthless person!** (Matthew 5:22 ULT)
|
||||
* “You <u>are</u> such a worthless person!”
|
||||
* **You worthless person!** (Matthew 5:22 ULT)
|
||||
* “You <u>are</u> such a worthless person!”
|
||||
|
||||
* **Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God!** (Romans 11:33 ULT)
|
||||
* “Oh, the riches of the wisdom and the knowledge of God <u>are</u> so deep!”
|
||||
* **Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God!** (Romans 11:33 ULT)
|
||||
* “Oh, the riches of the wisdom and the knowledge of God <u>are</u> so deep!”
|
||||
|
||||
1. Use an exclamation word from your language that shows the strong feeling. The word “wow” below shows that they were astonished. The expression “Oh no” shows that something terrible or frightening has happened.
|
||||
|
||||
* **They were absolutely astonished, saying, “He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”** (Mark 7:36 ULT)
|
||||
* “They were absolutely astonished, saying, “<u>Wow</u>! He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” “
|
||||
* **They were absolutely astonished, saying, “He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”** (Mark 7:36 ULT)
|
||||
* “They were absolutely astonished, saying, “<u>Wow</u>! He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” “
|
||||
|
||||
* **Ah, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!** (Judges 6:22 ULT)
|
||||
* “__Oh no__, Lord Yahweh! I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!”
|
||||
* **Ah, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!** (Judges 6:22 ULT)
|
||||
* “__Oh no__, Lord Yahweh! I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!”
|
||||
|
||||
1. Translate the exclamation word with a sentence that shows the feeling.
|
||||
|
||||
* **<u>Ah</u>, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!** (Judges 6:22 ULT)
|
||||
* Lord Yahweh, <u>what will happen to me</u>? For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!”
|
||||
* <u>Help</u>, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!
|
||||
* **<u>Ah</u>, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!** (Judges 6:22 ULT)
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* Lord Yahweh, <u>what will happen to me</u>? For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!”
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* <u>Help</u>, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!
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1. Use a word that emphasizes the part of the sentence that brings about the strong feeling.
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* **How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond discovering!** (Romans 11:33 ULT)
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* “His judgements are <u>so</u> unsearchable and his ways are <u>far</u> beyond discovering!”
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* **How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond discovering!** (Romans 11:33 ULT)
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* “His judgements are <u>so</u> unsearchable and his ways are <u>far</u> beyond discovering!”
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1. If the strong feeling is not clear in the target language, then tell how the person felt.
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* **Gideon understood that this was the angel of Yahweh. Gideon said, “<u>Ah</u>, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!”** (Judges 6:22 ULT)
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* “Gideon understood that this was the angel of Yahweh. <u>He was terrified</u> and said, “<u>Ah</u>, Lord Yahweh! I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!” (Judges 6:22 ULT)
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* **Gideon understood that this was the angel of Yahweh. Gideon said, “<u>Ah</u>, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!”** (Judges 6:22 ULT)
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* “Gideon understood that this was the angel of Yahweh. <u>He was terrified</u> and said, “<u>Ah</u>, Lord Yahweh! I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!” (Judges 6:22 ULT)
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1. If the explicit information of the source language sounds natural in the target language, then translate it as explicit information.
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* There would be no change to the text using this strategy, so no examples are given here.
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* There would be no change to the text using this strategy, so no examples are given here.
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1. If the explicit information does not sound natural in the target language or seems unnecessary or confusing, leave the explicit information implicit. Only do this if the reader can understand this information from the context. You can test this by asking the reader a question about the passage.
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* **And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.** (Judges 9:52 ESV)
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* Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower <u>to burn it</u>. (Or) <u>…to set it on fire</u>.
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* **And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.** (Judges 9:52 ESV)
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* Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower <u>to burn it</u>. (Or) <u>…to set it on fire</u>.
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In English, it is clear that the action of this verse follows the action of the previous verse without the use of the connector “and” at the beginning, so it was omitted. Also, the words “with fire” were left out, because this information is communicated implicitly by the word “burn.” An alternative translation for “to burn it” is “to set it on fire.” It is not natural in English to use both “burn” and “fire,” so the English translator should choose only one of them. You can test if the readers understood the implicit information by asking, “How would the door burn?” If they knew it was by fire, then they have understood the implicit information. Or, if you chose the second option, you could ask, “What happens to a door that is set on fire?” If the readers answer, “It burns,” then they have understood the implicit information.
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* **The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof…”** (Matthew 8:8 ULT)
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* The centurion <u>answered</u>, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof…”
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* **The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof…”** (Matthew 8:8 ULT)
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* The centurion <u>answered</u>, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof…”
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In English, the information that the centurion answered by speaking is included in the verb “answered,” so the verb “said” can be left implicit. You can test if the readers understood the implicit information by asking, “How did the centurion answer?” If they knew it was by speaking, then they have understood the implicit information.
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* **And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,** (Matthew 5:2 ULT)
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* <u>He began to</u> teach them, saying, (Or) He taught them, saying,
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* **And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,** (Matthew 5:2 ULT)
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* <u>He began to</u> teach them, saying, (Or) He taught them, saying,
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In English, it would be very strange to include the information that Jesus opened his mouth when he spoke. That information is included in the verbs "taught" and "saying," so that phrase can be omitted and that information left implicit. However, "he opened his mouth" is an idiom that indicates the beginning of a speech, so that information may be included, or it may also be left implicit.
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1. Use nouns that can be used for both men and women.
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* **The wise <u>man</u> dies just like the fool dies.** (Ecclesiastes 2:16 ULT)
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* “The wise <u>person</u> dies just like the fool dies.”
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* “Wise <u>people</u> die just like fools die.”
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* **The wise <u>man</u> dies just like the fool dies.** (Ecclesiastes 2:16 ULT)
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* “The wise <u>person</u> dies just like the fool dies.”
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* “Wise <u>people</u> die just like fools die.”
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1. Use a word that refers to men and a word that refers to women.
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* **For we do not want you to be ignorant, <u>brothers</u>, about the troubles we had in Asia.** (2 Corinthians 1:8) - Paul was writing this letter to both men and women.
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* “For we do not want you to be ignorant, <u>brothers and sisters</u>, about the troubles we had in Asia.” (2 Corinthians 1:8)
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* **For we do not want you to be ignorant, <u>brothers</u>, about the troubles we had in Asia.** (2 Corinthians 1:8) - Paul was writing this letter to both men and women.
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* “For we do not want you to be ignorant, <u>brothers and sisters</u>, about the troubles we had in Asia.” (2 Corinthians 1:8)
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1. Use pronouns that can be used for both men and women.
|
||||
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* **If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”** (Matthew 16:24 ULT) - English speakers can change the masculine singular pronouns, “he,” “himself,” and “his” to plural pronouns that do not mark gender, “they,” “themselves,” and “their” in order to show that it applies to all people, not just men.
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* “If <u>people</u> want to follow me, <u>they</u> must deny <u>themselves</u>, take up <u>their</u> cross, and follow me.”
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* **If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”** (Matthew 16:24 ULT) - English speakers can change the masculine singular pronouns, “he,” “himself,” and “his” to plural pronouns that do not mark gender, “they,” “themselves,” and “their” in order to show that it applies to all people, not just men.
|
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* “If <u>people</u> want to follow me, <u>they</u> must deny <u>themselves</u>, take up <u>their</u> cross, and follow me.”
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|
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1. Use the word “the” in the noun phrase.
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||||
|
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* **Yahweh gives favor to <u>a good man</u>, but he condemns <u>a man who makes evil plans</u>.** (Proverbs 12:2 ULT)
|
||||
* “Yahweh gives favor to <u>the good man</u>, but he condemns <u>the man who makes evil plans</u>.” (Proverbs 12:2)
|
||||
* **Yahweh gives favor to <u>a good man</u>, but he condemns <u>a man who makes evil plans</u>.** (Proverbs 12:2 ULT)
|
||||
* “Yahweh gives favor to <u>the good man</u>, but he condemns <u>the man who makes evil plans</u>.” (Proverbs 12:2)
|
||||
|
||||
1. Use the word “a” in the noun phrase.
|
||||
|
||||
* **People curse <u>the man</u> who refuses to sell them grain.** (Proverbs 11:26 ULT)
|
||||
* “People curse <u>a man</u> who refuses to sell them grain”
|
||||
* **People curse <u>the man</u> who refuses to sell them grain.** (Proverbs 11:26 ULT)
|
||||
* “People curse <u>a man</u> who refuses to sell them grain”
|
||||
|
||||
1. Use the word “any, as in “any person” or “anyone.”
|
||||
|
||||
* **People curse <u>the man</u> who refuses to sell them grain.** (Proverbs 11:26 ULT)
|
||||
* “People curse <u>any man</u> who refuses to sell them grain.”
|
||||
* **People curse <u>the man</u> who refuses to sell them grain.** (Proverbs 11:26 ULT)
|
||||
* “People curse <u>any man</u> who refuses to sell them grain.”
|
||||
|
||||
1. Use the plural form, as in “people” (or in this sentence, “men”).
|
||||
|
||||
* **People curse <u>the man</u> who refuses to sell them grain.** (Proverbs 11:26 ULT)
|
||||
* “People curse <u>men</u> who refuse to sell them grain”
|
||||
* **People curse <u>the man</u> who refuses to sell them grain.** (Proverbs 11:26 ULT)
|
||||
* “People curse <u>men</u> who refuse to sell them grain”
|
||||
|
||||
1. Use any other way that is natural in your language.
|
||||
|
||||
* **People curse <u>the man</u> who refuses to sell them grain.** (Proverbs 11:26 ULT)
|
||||
* “People curse <u>whoever</u> refuses to sell them grain.”
|
||||
* **People curse <u>the man</u> who refuses to sell them grain.** (Proverbs 11:26 ULT)
|
||||
* “People curse <u>whoever</u> refuses to sell them grain.”
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
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|
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@ -45,20 +45,20 @@ If the word used in the ULT would be natural and give the right meaning in your
|
|||
|
||||
1. Use the word “go,” “come,” “take,” or “bring” that would be natural in your language.
|
||||
|
||||
* **But you will be free from my oath if you <u>come</u> to my relatives and they will not give her to you.** (Genesis 24:41 ULT)
|
||||
* But you will be free from my oath if you <u>go</u> to my relatives and they will not give her to you.
|
||||
* **But you will be free from my oath if you <u>come</u> to my relatives and they will not give her to you.** (Genesis 24:41 ULT)
|
||||
* But you will be free from my oath if you <u>go</u> to my relatives and they will not give her to you.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Some time after this, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, but she did not <u>go</u> out in public for five months.** (Luke 1:24 UST)
|
||||
* Some time after this, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, but she did not <u>come</u> out in public for five months.
|
||||
* **Some time after this, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, but she did not <u>go</u> out in public for five months.** (Luke 1:24 UST)
|
||||
* Some time after this, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, but she did not <u>come</u> out in public for five months.
|
||||
|
||||
1. Use another word that expresses the right meaning.
|
||||
|
||||
* **When you have <u>come</u> to the land that Yahweh your God gives you, and when you take possession of it and begin to live in it…** (Deuteronomy 17:14 ULT)
|
||||
* “When you have <u>arrived</u> in the land that Yahweh your God gives you, and when you take possession of it and begin to live in it…”
|
||||
* **When you have <u>come</u> to the land that Yahweh your God gives you, and when you take possession of it and begin to live in it…** (Deuteronomy 17:14 ULT)
|
||||
* “When you have <u>arrived</u> in the land that Yahweh your God gives you, and when you take possession of it and begin to live in it…”
|
||||
|
||||
* **Yahweh said to Noah, “<u>Come</u>, you and all your household, into the ark…** (Genesis 7:1 ULT)
|
||||
* “Yahweh said to Noah, “<u>Enter</u>, you and all your household, into the ark…”
|
||||
* **Yahweh said to Noah, “<u>Come</u>, you and all your household, into the ark…** (Genesis 7:1 ULT)
|
||||
* “Yahweh said to Noah, “<u>Enter</u>, you and all your household, into the ark…”
|
||||
|
||||
* **Some time after this, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, but she did not <u>go</u> out in public for five months.** (Luke 1:24 UST)
|
||||
* Some time after this, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, but she did not <u>appear</u> in public for five months.
|
||||
* **Some time after this, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, but she did not <u>go</u> out in public for five months.** (Luke 1:24 UST)
|
||||
* Some time after this, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, but she did not <u>appear</u> in public for five months.
|
||||
|
||||
|
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|
|||
|
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@ -36,27 +36,27 @@ If the hendiadys would be natural and give the right meaning in your language, c
|
|||
|
||||
1. Substitute the describing noun with an adjective that means the same thing.
|
||||
|
||||
* **for I will give you <u>words and wisdom</u>** (Luke 21:15 ULT)
|
||||
* for I will give you <u>wise words</u>
|
||||
* **for I will give you <u>words and wisdom</u>** (Luke 21:15 ULT)
|
||||
* for I will give you <u>wise words</u>
|
||||
|
||||
* **that you should walk in a manner that is worthy of God, who calls you to <u>his own kingdom and glory</u>.** (1 Thessalonians 2:12 ULT)
|
||||
* that you should walk in a manner that is worthy of God, who calls you to <u>his own glorious kingdom</u>.
|
||||
* **that you should walk in a manner that is worthy of God, who calls you to <u>his own kingdom and glory</u>.** (1 Thessalonians 2:12 ULT)
|
||||
* that you should walk in a manner that is worthy of God, who calls you to <u>his own glorious kingdom</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
1. Substitute the describing noun with a phrase that means the same thing.
|
||||
|
||||
* **for I will give you <u>words and wisdom</u>.** (Luke 21:15 ULT)
|
||||
* for I will give you <u>words of wisdom</u>.
|
||||
* **for I will give you <u>words and wisdom</u>.** (Luke 21:15 ULT)
|
||||
* for I will give you <u>words of wisdom</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
* **that you should walk in a manner that is worthy of God, who calls you to <u>his own kingdom and glory</u>.** (1 Thessalonians 2:12 ULT)
|
||||
* that you should walk in a manner that is worthy of God, who calls you to <u>his own kingdom of glory</u>.
|
||||
* **that you should walk in a manner that is worthy of God, who calls you to <u>his own kingdom and glory</u>.** (1 Thessalonians 2:12 ULT)
|
||||
* that you should walk in a manner that is worthy of God, who calls you to <u>his own kingdom of glory</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
1. Substitute the describing adjective with an adverb that means the same thing.
|
||||
|
||||
* **if you are <u>willing</u> and <u>obedient</u>** (Isaiah 1:19 ULT)
|
||||
* if you are <u>willingly obedient</u>
|
||||
* **if you are <u>willing</u> and <u>obedient</u>** (Isaiah 1:19 ULT)
|
||||
* if you are <u>willingly obedient</u>
|
||||
|
||||
1. Substitute other parts of speech that mean the same thing and show that one word describes the other.
|
||||
|
||||
* **if you are, <u>willing and obedient</u>** (Isaiah 1:19 ULT) - The adjective “obedient” can be substituted with the verb “obey.”
|
||||
* if you <u>obey willingly</u>
|
||||
* **if you are, <u>willing and obedient</u>** (Isaiah 1:19 ULT) - The adjective “obedient” can be substituted with the verb “obey.”
|
||||
* if you <u>obey willingly</u>
|
||||
|
||||
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|
|||
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@ -89,24 +89,24 @@ If the exaggeration or generalization would be natural and people would understa
|
|||
|
||||
1. Express the meaning without the exaggeration.
|
||||
|
||||
* **The Philistines gathered together to fight against Israel: thirty thousand chariots, six thousand men to drive the chariots, and troops <u>as numerous as the sand on the seashore</u>.** (1 Samuel 13:5 ULT)
|
||||
* The Philistines gathered together to fight against Israel: thirty thousand chariots, six thousand men to drive the chariots, and <u>a great number of troops</u>.
|
||||
* **The Philistines gathered together to fight against Israel: thirty thousand chariots, six thousand men to drive the chariots, and troops <u>as numerous as the sand on the seashore</u>.** (1 Samuel 13:5 ULT)
|
||||
* The Philistines gathered together to fight against Israel: thirty thousand chariots, six thousand men to drive the chariots, and <u>a great number of troops</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
1. For a generalization, show that it is a generalization by using a phrase like “in general” or “in most cases.”
|
||||
|
||||
* **The one who ignores instruction will have poverty and shame…** (Proverbs 13:18 ULT)
|
||||
* <u>In general,</u> the one who ignores instruction will have poverty and shame
|
||||
* **And when you pray, do not make useless repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.** (Matthew 6:7)
|
||||
* “And when you pray, do not make useless repetitions as the Gentiles <u>generally</u> do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.”
|
||||
* **The one who ignores instruction will have poverty and shame…** (Proverbs 13:18 ULT)
|
||||
* <u>In general,</u> the one who ignores instruction will have poverty and shame
|
||||
* **And when you pray, do not make useless repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.** (Matthew 6:7)
|
||||
* “And when you pray, do not make useless repetitions as the Gentiles <u>generally</u> do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.”
|
||||
|
||||
1. For a generalization, add a word like “most” or “almost” to show that the generalization is not exact.
|
||||
|
||||
* **The <u>whole</u> country of Judea and <u>all</u> the people of Jerusalem went out to him.** (Mark 1:5 ULT)
|
||||
* <u>Almost all</u> the country of Judea and <u>almost all</u> the people of Jerusalem went out to him.”
|
||||
* <u>Most</u> of the country of Judea and <u>most</u> of the people of Jerusalem went out to him.”
|
||||
* **The <u>whole</u> country of Judea and <u>all</u> the people of Jerusalem went out to him.** (Mark 1:5 ULT)
|
||||
* <u>Almost all</u> the country of Judea and <u>almost all</u> the people of Jerusalem went out to him.”
|
||||
* <u>Most</u> of the country of Judea and <u>most</u> of the people of Jerusalem went out to him.”
|
||||
|
||||
1. For a generalization that has a word like “all,” always,” “none,” or “never,” consider deleting that word.
|
||||
|
||||
* **The <u>whole</u> country of Judea and <u>all</u> the people of Jerusalem went out to him.** (Mark 1:5 ULT)
|
||||
* The country of Judea and the people of Jerusalem went out to him.
|
||||
* **The <u>whole</u> country of Judea and <u>all</u> the people of Jerusalem went out to him.** (Mark 1:5 ULT)
|
||||
* The country of Judea and the people of Jerusalem went out to him.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -57,20 +57,20 @@ If the idiom would be clearly understood in your language, consider using it. If
|
|||
|
||||
1. Translate the meaning plainly without using an idiom.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Then all Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your <u>flesh and bone</u>.”** ( 1 Chronicles 11:1 ULT)
|
||||
* **Then all Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your <u>flesh and bone</u>.”** ( 1 Chronicles 11:1 ULT)
|
||||
*…Look, we all <u>belong to the same nation</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
* **he <u>resolutely set his face</u> to go to Jerusalem.** (Luke 9:51 ULT)
|
||||
* He started to travel to Jerusalem, <u>determined to reach it</u>.
|
||||
* **he <u>resolutely set his face</u> to go to Jerusalem.** (Luke 9:51 ULT)
|
||||
* He started to travel to Jerusalem, <u>determined to reach it</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
* **I am not worthy that you should enter <u>under my roof</u>.** (Luke 7:6 ULT)
|
||||
* I am not worthy that you should enter <u>my house</u>.
|
||||
* **I am not worthy that you should enter <u>under my roof</u>.** (Luke 7:6 ULT)
|
||||
* I am not worthy that you should enter <u>my house</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
1. Use an idiom that people use in your own language that has the same meaning.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Let these words <u>go deeply into your ears</u>** (Luke 9:44 ULT)
|
||||
* <u>Be all ears</u> when I say these words to you.
|
||||
* **Let these words <u>go deeply into your ears</u>** (Luke 9:44 ULT)
|
||||
* <u>Be all ears</u> when I say these words to you.
|
||||
|
||||
* **”My <u>eyes grow dim</u> from grief** (Psalm 6:7 ULT)
|
||||
* I am crying my <u>eyes out</u>
|
||||
* **”My <u>eyes grow dim</u> from grief** (Psalm 6:7 ULT)
|
||||
* I am crying my <u>eyes out</u>
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
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|
|
@ -54,21 +54,21 @@ The purpose of Proverbs 22:6 below is teach what people can expect to happen if
|
|||
|
||||
1. If people would not use an imperative sentence for one of the functions in the Bible, try using a statement instead.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Be clean.** (Matthew 8:3 ULT)
|
||||
* “You are now clean.”
|
||||
* “I now cleanse you.”
|
||||
* **Be clean.** (Matthew 8:3 ULT)
|
||||
* “You are now clean.”
|
||||
* “I now cleanse you.”
|
||||
|
||||
* **God said, “<u>Let there be</u> light,” and there was light.** (Genesis 1:3 ULT)
|
||||
* God said, “<u>There is now light</u>“ and there was light.
|
||||
* **God said, “<u>Let there be</u> light,” and there was light.** (Genesis 1:3 ULT)
|
||||
* God said, “<u>There is now light</u>“ and there was light.
|
||||
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* **God blessed them and said to them, “<u>Be fruitful</u>, and <u>multiply</u>. <u>Fill</u> the earth, and <u>subdue</u> it. <u>Have dominion</u> over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”** (Genesis 1:28 ULT)
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* God blessed them and said to them, “<u>My will for you is that you be fruitful</u>, and <u>multiply</u>. <u>Fill</u> the earth, and <u>subdue</u> it. <u>I want you to have dominion</u> over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
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* **God blessed them and said to them, “<u>Be fruitful</u>, and <u>multiply</u>. <u>Fill</u> the earth, and <u>subdue</u> it. <u>Have dominion</u> over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”** (Genesis 1:28 ULT)
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* God blessed them and said to them, “<u>My will for you is that you be fruitful</u>, and <u>multiply</u>. <u>Fill</u> the earth, and <u>subdue</u> it. <u>I want you to have dominion</u> over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
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1. If people would not understand that a sentence is used to cause something to happen, add a connecting word like “so” to show that what happened was a result of what was said.
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* **God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.** (Genesis 1:3 ULT)
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* God said, ‘Let there be light,’ <u>so</u> there was light.
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* God said, “Light must be;” <u>as a result</u>, there was light.
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* **God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.** (Genesis 1:3 ULT)
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* God said, ‘Let there be light,’ <u>so</u> there was light.
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* God said, “Light must be;” <u>as a result</u>, there was light.
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1. If people would not use a command as a condition, translate it as a statement with the words “if” and “then.”
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1. Put the information in another part of the sentence and add words that show its purpose.
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* **I hate those who serve <u>worthless</u> idols** (Psalm 31:6 ULT) - By saying “worthless idols,” David was commenting about all idols and giving his reason for hating those who serve them. He was not distinguishing worthless idols from valuable idols.
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* “<u>Because</u> idols are worthless, I hate those who serve them.”
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* **I hate those who serve <u>worthless</u> idols** (Psalm 31:6 ULT) - By saying “worthless idols,” David was commenting about all idols and giving his reason for hating those who serve them. He was not distinguishing worthless idols from valuable idols.
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* “<u>Because</u> idols are worthless, I hate those who serve them.”
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* **…for your <u>righteous</u> judgments are good.** (Psalm 119:39 ULT)
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* **…for your <u>righteous</u> judgments are good.** (Psalm 119:39 ULT)
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*…for your judgments are good <u>because</u> they are righteous.
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* **Can Sarah, <u>who is ninety years old</u>, bear a son?** (Genesis 17:17-18 ULT) - The phrase “who is ninety years old” is a reminder of Sarah’s age. It tells why Abraham was asking the question. He did not expect that a woman who was that old could bear a child.
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* “Can Sarah bear a son <u>even when</u> she is ninety years old?”
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* **Can Sarah, <u>who is ninety years old</u>, bear a son?** (Genesis 17:17-18 ULT) - The phrase “who is ninety years old” is a reminder of Sarah’s age. It tells why Abraham was asking the question. He did not expect that a woman who was that old could bear a child.
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* “Can Sarah bear a son <u>even when</u> she is ninety years old?”
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* **I will call on Yahweh, <u>who is worthy to be praised</u>…** (2 Samuel 22:4 ULT) - There is only one Yahweh. The phrase “who is worthy to be praised” gives a reason for calling on Yahweh.
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* “I will call on Yahweh, <u>because</u> he is worthy to be praised”
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* **I will call on Yahweh, <u>who is worthy to be praised</u>…** (2 Samuel 22:4 ULT) - There is only one Yahweh. The phrase “who is worthy to be praised” gives a reason for calling on Yahweh.
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* “I will call on Yahweh, <u>because</u> he is worthy to be praised”
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1. Use one of your language’s ways for expressing information in a weak way.
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* **The name of the third river is Tigris, <u>which flows east of Asshur</u>.** (Genesis 2:14 ULT)
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* “The name of the third river is Tigris. <u>It flows east of Asshur</u>.
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* **The name of the third river is Tigris, <u>which flows east of Asshur</u>.** (Genesis 2:14 ULT)
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* “The name of the third river is Tigris. <u>It flows east of Asshur</u>.
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1. Translate it in a way that shows that the speaker is saying what someone else believes.
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* **<u>How well you reject the commandment of God</u> so you may keep your tradition!** (Mark 7:9 ULT)
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* <u>You think that you are doing well when you reject God’s commandment</u> so you may keep your tradition!
|
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* <u>You act like it is good to reject God’s commandment</u> so you may keep your tradition!
|
||||
* <u>You think that you are doing well when you reject God’s commandment</u> so you may keep your tradition!
|
||||
* <u>You act like it is good to reject God’s commandment</u> so you may keep your tradition!
|
||||
|
||||
* **I did not come to call <u>righteous people</u> to repentance, but to call sinners to repentance.** (Luke 5:32 ULT)
|
||||
* I did not come to call <u>people who think that they are righteous</u> to repentance, but to call sinners to repentance.
|
||||
* I did not come to call <u>people who think that they are righteous</u> to repentance, but to call sinners to repentance.
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||||
|
||||
1. Translate the actual, intended meaning of the statement of irony.
|
||||
|
||||
* **<u>How well you reject the commandment of God</u> so you may keep your tradition!** (Mark 7:9 ULT)
|
||||
* <u>You are doing a terrible thing when you reject the commandment of God</u> so you may keep your tradition!
|
||||
* <u>You are doing a terrible thing when you reject the commandment of God</u> so you may keep your tradition!
|
||||
|
||||
* **”Present your case,” says Yahweh; “present your best arguments for your idols,” says the King of Jacob. “<u>Let them bring us their own arguments; have them come forward and declare to us what will happen</u>, so we may know these things well. <u>Have them tell us of earlier predictive declarations, so we can reflect on them and know how they were fulfilled</u>.”** (Isaiah 41:21-22 ULT)
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||||
* ‘Present your case,’ says Yahweh; ‘present your best arguments for your idols,’ says the King of Jacob. Your idols <u>cannot bring us their own arguments or come forward to declare to us what will happen</u> so we may know these things well. We cannot hear them because <u>they cannot speak</u> to tell us their earlier predictive declarations, so we cannot reflect on them and know how they were fulfilled.
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||||
* ‘Present your case,’ says Yahweh; ‘present your best arguments for your idols,’ says the King of Jacob. Your idols <u>cannot bring us their own arguments or come forward to declare to us what will happen</u> so we may know these things well. We cannot hear them because <u>they cannot speak</u> to tell us their earlier predictive declarations, so we cannot reflect on them and know how they were fulfilled.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Can you lead light and darkness to their places of work?**
|
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|
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1. If the meaning with the negative would not be clear, give the <u>positive</u> meaning in a strong way.
|
||||
|
||||
* **For you yourselves know, brothers, our coming to you was <u>not useless</u>.** (1 Thessalonians 2:1 ULT)
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||||
* “For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you <u>did much good</u>.”
|
||||
* **For you yourselves know, brothers, our coming to you was <u>not useless</u>.** (1 Thessalonians 2:1 ULT)
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||||
* “For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you <u>did much good</u>.”
|
||||
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||||
* **Now when it became day, there was <u>no small excitement</u> among the soldiers, regarding what had happened to Peter.** (Acts 12:18 ULT)
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* “Now when it became day, there was <u>great excitement</u> among the soldiers, regarding what had happened to Peter.”
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||||
* “Now when it became day, the soldiers were <u>very concerned</u> because of what had happened to Peter.”
|
||||
* **Now when it became day, there was <u>no small excitement</u> among the soldiers, regarding what had happened to Peter.** (Acts 12:18 ULT)
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||||
* “Now when it became day, there was <u>great excitement</u> among the soldiers, regarding what had happened to Peter.”
|
||||
* “Now when it became day, the soldiers were <u>very concerned</u> because of what had happened to Peter.”
|
||||
|
||||
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@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ If the merism would be natural and give the right meaning in your language, cons
|
|||
|
||||
1. Identify what the merism refers to without mentioning the parts.
|
||||
|
||||
* **I praise you, Father, Lord of <u>heaven and earth</u>…** (Matthew 11:25 ULT)
|
||||
* I praise you, Father, Lord of <u>everything</u>…
|
||||
* **I praise you, Father, Lord of <u>heaven and earth</u>…** (Matthew 11:25 ULT)
|
||||
* I praise you, Father, Lord of <u>everything</u>…
|
||||
|
||||
* **<u>From the rising of the sun to its setting</u>, Yahweh’s name should be praised.** (Psalm 113:3 ULT)
|
||||
* <u>In all places</u>, people should praise Yahweh’s name.
|
||||
* **<u>From the rising of the sun to its setting</u>, Yahweh’s name should be praised.** (Psalm 113:3 ULT)
|
||||
* <u>In all places</u>, people should praise Yahweh’s name.
|
||||
|
||||
1. Identify what the merism refers to and include the parts.
|
||||
|
||||
* **I praise you, Father, Lord of <u>heaven and earth</u>.** (Matthew 11:25 ULT)
|
||||
* I praise you, Father, Lord of <u>everything, including both what is in heaven and what is on earth</u>.
|
||||
* **I praise you, Father, Lord of <u>heaven and earth</u>.** (Matthew 11:25 ULT)
|
||||
* I praise you, Father, Lord of <u>everything, including both what is in heaven and what is on earth</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
* **He will bless those who honor him, both <u>young and old</u>.** (Psalm 115:13 ULT)
|
||||
* He will bless <u>all those</u> who honor him, regardless of whether they are <u>young or old</u>.
|
||||
* **He will bless those who honor him, both <u>young and old</u>.** (Psalm 115:13 ULT)
|
||||
* He will bless <u>all those</u> who honor him, regardless of whether they are <u>young or old</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
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|
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@ -128,50 +128,50 @@ If people do not or would not understand it, here are some other strategies.
|
|||
|
||||
1. If the metaphor is a common expression in the source language or expresses a patterned pair of concepts in a biblical language (a “dead” metaphor), then express the main idea in the simplest way preferred by your language.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Then one of the leaders of the synagogue, named Jairus, came, and when he saw him, <u>fell at his feet</u>.** (Mark 5:22 ULT)
|
||||
* Then one of the leaders of the synagogue, named Jairus, came, and when he saw him, <u>immediately bowed down in front of him</u>.
|
||||
* **Then one of the leaders of the synagogue, named Jairus, came, and when he saw him, <u>fell at his feet</u>.** (Mark 5:22 ULT)
|
||||
* Then one of the leaders of the synagogue, named Jairus, came, and when he saw him, <u>immediately bowed down in front of him</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If the metaphor seems to be a “live” metaphor, you can translate it literally <u>if you think that the target language also uses this metaphor in the same way to mean the same thing as in the Bible</u>. If you do this, be sure to test it to make sure that the language community understands it correctly.
|
||||
|
||||
* **It was because of your <u>hard hearts</u> that he wrote you this law,** (Mark 10:5 ULT)
|
||||
* It was because of your <u>hard hearts</u> that he wrote you this law,
|
||||
* **It was because of your <u>hard hearts</u> that he wrote you this law,** (Mark 10:5 ULT)
|
||||
* It was because of your <u>hard hearts</u> that he wrote you this law,
|
||||
|
||||
There is no change to this one - but it must be tested to make sure that the target audience correctly understands this metaphor.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If the target audience does not realize that it is a metaphor, then change the metaphor to a simile. Some languages do this by adding words such as “like” or “as.”
|
||||
|
||||
* **And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; we are the <u>clay</u>. You are our <u>potter</u>; and we all are the work of your hand.** (Isaiah 64:8 ULT)
|
||||
* And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; we are <u>like</u> clay. You are <u>like</u> a potter; and we all are the work of your hand.
|
||||
* **And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; we are the <u>clay</u>. You are our <u>potter</u>; and we all are the work of your hand.** (Isaiah 64:8 ULT)
|
||||
* And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; we are <u>like</u> clay. You are <u>like</u> a potter; and we all are the work of your hand.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If the target audience would not know the **image**, see [Translate Unknowns](../translate-unknown/01.md) for ideas on how to translate that image.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you <u>to kick a goad</u>.** (Acts 26:14 ULT)
|
||||
* Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to <u>kick against a pointed stick</u>.
|
||||
* **Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you <u>to kick a goad</u>.** (Acts 26:14 ULT)
|
||||
* Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to <u>kick against a pointed stick</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If the target audience would not use that **image** for that meaning, use an image from your own culture instead. Be sure that it is an image that could have been possible in Bible times.
|
||||
|
||||
* **And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; we are the <u>clay</u>. You are our <u>potter</u>; and we all are the work of your hand.** (Isaiah 64:8 ULT)
|
||||
* “And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; we are the <u>wood</u>. You are our <u>carver</u>; and we all are the work of your hand.”
|
||||
* “And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; we are the <u>string</u>. You are the <u>weaver</u>; and we all are the work of your hand.”
|
||||
* **And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; we are the <u>clay</u>. You are our <u>potter</u>; and we all are the work of your hand.** (Isaiah 64:8 ULT)
|
||||
* “And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; we are the <u>wood</u>. You are our <u>carver</u>; and we all are the work of your hand.”
|
||||
* “And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; we are the <u>string</u>. You are the <u>weaver</u>; and we all are the work of your hand.”
|
||||
|
||||
1. If the target audience would not know what the **topic** is, then state the topic clearly. (However, do not do this if the original audience did not know what the topic was.)
|
||||
|
||||
* **Yahweh lives; may <u>my rock</u> be praised. May the God of my salvation be exalted.** (Psalm 18:46 ULT)
|
||||
* Yahweh lives; <u>He is my rock</u>. May he be praised. May the God of my salvation be exalted.
|
||||
* **Yahweh lives; may <u>my rock</u> be praised. May the God of my salvation be exalted.** (Psalm 18:46 ULT)
|
||||
* Yahweh lives; <u>He is my rock</u>. May he be praised. May the God of my salvation be exalted.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If the target audience would not know the intended **point of comparison** between the topic and the image, then state it clearly.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Yahweh lives; may <u>my rock</u> be praised. May the God of my salvation be exalted.** (Psalm 18:46 ULT)
|
||||
* Yahweh lives; may he be praised because he is the rock <u>under which I can hide from my enemies</u>. May the God of my salvation be exalted.
|
||||
* **Yahweh lives; may <u>my rock</u> be praised. May the God of my salvation be exalted.** (Psalm 18:46 ULT)
|
||||
* Yahweh lives; may he be praised because he is the rock <u>under which I can hide from my enemies</u>. May the God of my salvation be exalted.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you <u>to kick a goad</u>.** (Acts 26:14 ULT)
|
||||
* Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? You <u>fight against me and hurt yourself like an ox that kicks against its owner’s pointed stick</u>.
|
||||
* **Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you <u>to kick a goad</u>.** (Acts 26:14 ULT)
|
||||
* Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? You <u>fight against me and hurt yourself like an ox that kicks against its owner’s pointed stick</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If none of these strategies are satisfactory, then simply state the idea plainly without using a metaphor.
|
||||
|
||||
* **I will make you become <u>fishers of men</u>.** (Mark 1:17 ULT)
|
||||
* I will make you become <u>people who gather men</u>.
|
||||
* Now you gather fish. I will make you <u>gather people</u>.
|
||||
* **I will make you become <u>fishers of men</u>.** (Mark 1:17 ULT)
|
||||
* I will make you become <u>people who gather men</u>.
|
||||
* Now you gather fish. I will make you <u>gather people</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
To learn more about specific metaphors, see [Biblical Imagery - Common Patterns](../bita-part1/01.md).
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ If people would easily understand the metonym, consider using it. Otherwise, her
|
|||
|
||||
1. Use the metonym along with the name of the thing it represents.
|
||||
|
||||
* **He took the cup in the same way after supper, saying, “<u>This cup</u> is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.** (Luke 22:20 ULT)
|
||||
* “He took the cup in the same way after supper, saying, “<u>The wine in this cup</u> is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.”
|
||||
* **He took the cup in the same way after supper, saying, “<u>This cup</u> is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.** (Luke 22:20 ULT)
|
||||
* “He took the cup in the same way after supper, saying, “<u>The wine in this cup</u> is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.”
|
||||
|
||||
1. Use the name of the thing the metonym represents.
|
||||
|
||||
* **The Lord God will give him <u>the throne</u> of his father, David.** (Luke 1:32 ULT)
|
||||
* “The Lord God will give him <u>the kingly authority</u> of his father, David.”
|
||||
* “The Lord God will <u>make him king</u> like his ancestor, King David.”
|
||||
* **The Lord God will give him <u>the throne</u> of his father, David.** (Luke 1:32 ULT)
|
||||
* “The Lord God will give him <u>the kingly authority</u> of his father, David.”
|
||||
* “The Lord God will <u>make him king</u> like his ancestor, King David.”
|
||||
|
||||
* **who warned you to flee from <u>the wrath</u> to come?** (Luke 3:7 ULT)
|
||||
* “who warned you to flee from God’s coming <u>punishment</u>?”
|
||||
* **who warned you to flee from <u>the wrath</u> to come?** (Luke 3:7 ULT)
|
||||
* “who warned you to flee from God’s coming <u>punishment</u>?”
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
To learn about some common metonymies, see [Biblical Imagery - Common Metonymies](../bita-part2/01.md).
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ If your language uses adjectives as nouns to refer to a class of people, conside
|
|||
|
||||
1. Use the adjective with a plural form of the noun that the adjective describes.
|
||||
|
||||
* **The scepter of wickedness must not rule in the land of <u>the righteous</u>.** (Psalms 125:3 ULT)
|
||||
* The scepter of wickedness must not rule in the land of <u>righteous people</u>.
|
||||
* **The scepter of wickedness must not rule in the land of <u>the righteous</u>.** (Psalms 125:3 ULT)
|
||||
* The scepter of wickedness must not rule in the land of <u>righteous people</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Blessed are <u>the meek</u>…** (Matthew 5:5 ULT)
|
||||
* Blessed are <u>people who are meek</u>…
|
||||
* **Blessed are <u>the meek</u>…** (Matthew 5:5 ULT)
|
||||
* Blessed are <u>people who are meek</u>…
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ This parable teaches that the kingdom of God may seem small at first, but it wil
|
|||
|
||||
1. If a parable is hard to understand because it has unknown things in it, you can replace the unknown things with things that people in your culture know. However, be careful to keep the teaching the same.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Jesus said to them, “Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on a <u>lampstand</u>“**. (Mark 4:21 ULT) - If people do not know what a lampstand is, you could substitute something else that people put a light on so it can give light to the house.
|
||||
* Jesus said to them, “Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on <u>a high shelf</u>.
|
||||
* **Jesus said to them, “Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on a <u>lampstand</u>“**. (Mark 4:21 ULT) - If people do not know what a lampstand is, you could substitute something else that people put a light on so it can give light to the house.
|
||||
* Jesus said to them, “Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on <u>a high shelf</u>.
|
||||
|
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* **Then Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and <u>sowed</u> in his field. This seed is indeed the smallest of all other seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”** (Matthew 13:31-32 ULT) - To sow seeds means to toss them so that they scatter on the ground. If people are not familiar with sowing, you can substitute planting.
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* Then Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and <u>planted</u> in his field. This seed is indeed the smallest of all other seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
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* **Then Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and <u>sowed</u> in his field. This seed is indeed the smallest of all other seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”** (Matthew 13:31-32 ULT) - To sow seeds means to toss them so that they scatter on the ground. If people are not familiar with sowing, you can substitute planting.
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* Then Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and <u>planted</u> in his field. This seed is indeed the smallest of all other seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
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1. If the teaching of the parable is unclear, consider telling a little about what it teaches in the introduction, such as “Jesus told this story about being generous.”
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* **<u>Jesus said to them</u>, “Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on a lampstand”**. (Mark 4:21 ULT)
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* <u>Jesus told them a parable about why they should witness openly.</u> “Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on a lampstand.” (Mark 4:21 ULT)
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* **<u>Jesus said to them</u>, “Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on a lampstand”**. (Mark 4:21 ULT)
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* <u>Jesus told them a parable about why they should witness openly.</u> “Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on a lampstand.” (Mark 4:21 ULT)
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* **<u>Then Jesus presented another parable to them.</u> He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. This seed is indeed the smallest of all other seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”** (Matthew 13:31-32 ULT)
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* <u>Then Jesus presented another parable to them about how the Kingdom of God grows</u>. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. This seed is indeed the smallest of all other seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
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* **<u>Then Jesus presented another parable to them.</u> He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. This seed is indeed the smallest of all other seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”** (Matthew 13:31-32 ULT)
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* <u>Then Jesus presented another parable to them about how the Kingdom of God grows</u>. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. This seed is indeed the smallest of all other seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
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1. Combine the ideas of both clauses into one.
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* **Until now you have deceived me and told me lies.** (Judges 16:13, ULT) - Delilah expressed this idea twice to emphasize that she was very upset.
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* “Until now you have deceived me with your lies.”
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* **Until now you have deceived me and told me lies.** (Judges 16:13, ULT) - Delilah expressed this idea twice to emphasize that she was very upset.
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* “Until now you have deceived me with your lies.”
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* **Yahweh sees everything a person does and watches all the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT) - The phrase “all the paths he takes” is a metaphor for “all he does.”
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* “Yahweh pays attention to everything a person does.”
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* **Yahweh sees everything a person does and watches all the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT) - The phrase “all the paths he takes” is a metaphor for “all he does.”
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* “Yahweh pays attention to everything a person does.”
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* **For Yahweh has a lawsuit with his people, and he will fight in court against Israel.** (Micah 6:2 ULT) - This parallelism describes one serious disagreement that Yahweh had with one group of people. If this is unclear, the phrases can be combined:
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* “For Yahweh has a lawsuit with his people, Israel.”
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* **For Yahweh has a lawsuit with his people, and he will fight in court against Israel.** (Micah 6:2 ULT) - This parallelism describes one serious disagreement that Yahweh had with one group of people. If this is unclear, the phrases can be combined:
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* “For Yahweh has a lawsuit with his people, Israel.”
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1. If it appears that the clauses are used together to show that what they say is really true, you could include words that emphasize the truth such as “truly” or “certainly.”
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* **Yahweh sees everything a person does and watches all the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT)
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* “Yahweh truly sees everything a person does.”
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* **Yahweh sees everything a person does and watches all the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT)
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* “Yahweh truly sees everything a person does.”
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1. If it appears that the clauses are used together to intensify an idea in them, you could use words like “very,” “completely” or “all.”
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* **you have deceived me and told me lies.** (Judges 16:13 ULT)
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* “All you have done is lie to me.”
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* **you have deceived me and told me lies.** (Judges 16:13 ULT)
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* “All you have done is lie to me.”
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* **Yahweh sees everything a person does and watches all the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT)
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* “Yahweh sees absolutely everything that a person does.”
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* **Yahweh sees everything a person does and watches all the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT)
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* “Yahweh sees absolutely everything that a person does.”
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1. Use the future tense to refer to future events.
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* **For to us a child <u>has been born</u>, to us a son <u>has been given</u>;** (Isaiah 9:6a ULT)
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* “For to us a child <u>will be born</u>, to us a son <u>will be given</u>;
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* “For to us a child <u>will be born</u>, to us a son <u>will be given</u>;
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1. If it refers to something that would happen very soon, use a form that shows that.
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* **Yahweh said to Joshua, “See, I <u>have handed</u> over to you Jericho, its king, and its trained soldiers.”** (Joshua 6:2 ULT)
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* Yahweh said to Joshua, “See, I <u>am about to hand</u> over to you Jericho, its king, and its trained soldiers.”
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* Yahweh said to Joshua, “See, I <u>am about to hand</u> over to you Jericho, its king, and its trained soldiers.”
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1. Some languages may use the present tense to show that something will happen very soon.
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* **Yahweh said to Joshua, “See, I <u>have handed</u> over to you Jericho, its king, and its trained soldiers.”** (Joshua 6:2 ULT)
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* Yahweh said to Joshua, “See, I <u>am handing</u> over to you Jericho, its king, and its trained soldiers.”
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* Yahweh said to Joshua, “See, I <u>am handing</u> over to you Jericho, its king, and its trained soldiers.”
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1. Add words or phrases to make it clear.
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* **…<u>sin crouches</u> at the door** (Genesis 4:7 ULT) - God speaks of sin as a wild animal that is waiting for the chance to attack. This shows how dangerous sin is. An additional phrase can be added to make this danger clear.
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* **…<u>sin crouches</u> at the door** (Genesis 4:7 ULT) - God speaks of sin as a wild animal that is waiting for the chance to attack. This shows how dangerous sin is. An additional phrase can be added to make this danger clear.
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*…<u>sin</u> is at your door, <u>waiting to attack you</u>
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1. Use words such as “like” or “as” to show that the sentences is not to be understood literally.
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* **…sin crouches at the door** (Genesis 4:7 ULT) - This can be translated with the word “as.”
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* **…sin crouches at the door** (Genesis 4:7 ULT) - This can be translated with the word “as.”
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*…sin is crouching at the door, just <u>as a wild animal does waiting to attack a person</u>.
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1. Find a way to translate it without the personification.
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* **…even the <u>winds and the sea obey him</u>** (Matthew 8:27 ULT) - The men speak of the “wind and the sea as if they are able to hear” and obey Jesus as people can. This could also be translated without the idea of obedience by speaking of Jesus controlling them.
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* He even <u>controls the winds and the sea</u>.
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* **…even the <u>winds and the sea obey him</u>** (Matthew 8:27 ULT) - The men speak of the “wind and the sea as if they are able to hear” and obey Jesus as people can. This could also be translated without the idea of obedience by speaking of Jesus controlling them.
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* He even <u>controls the winds and the sea</u>.
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**Note**: We have broadened our definition of “personification” to include “zoomorphism” (speaking of other things as if they had animal characteristics) and “anthropomorphism” (speaking of non-human things as if they had human characteristics.)
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@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ In common English, “possession” refers to having something, or to something
|
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Possession is used in Hebrew, Greek, and English for a variety of situations. Here are a few common situations that it is used for.
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* Ownership - Someone owns something.
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* My clothes - The clothes that I own
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* My clothes - The clothes that I own
|
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* Social relationship - Someone has some kind of social relationship with another.
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* my mother - the woman who gave birth to me, or the woman who cared for me
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* my teacher - the person who teaches me
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* my mother - the woman who gave birth to me, or the woman who cared for me
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* my teacher - the person who teaches me
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* Contents - Something has something in it.
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* a bag of potatoes - a bag that has potatoes in it, or a bag that is full of potatoes
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* a bag of potatoes - a bag that has potatoes in it, or a bag that is full of potatoes
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* Part and whole: One thing is part of another.
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* my head - the head that is part of my body
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||||
* the roof of a house - the roof that is part of a house
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||||
* my head - the head that is part of my body
|
||||
* the roof of a house - the roof that is part of a house
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#### Reasons this is a translation issue
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@ -82,26 +82,26 @@ If possession would be a natural way to show a particular relationship between t
|
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||||
1. Use an adjective to show that one describes the other. The adjective below is in **bold** print.
|
||||
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||||
* **On their heads were something like <u>crowns of gold</u>** (Revelation 9:7)
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||||
* “On their heads were <u>**gold** crowns</u>“
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||||
* **On their heads were something like <u>crowns of gold</u>** (Revelation 9:7)
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||||
* “On their heads were <u>**gold** crowns</u>“
|
||||
|
||||
1. Use a verb to show how the two are related. In the example below, the added verb is in bold.
|
||||
|
||||
* **…Whoever gives you <u>a cup of water</u> to drink…will not lose his reward.** (Mark 9:41 ULT)
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||||
* **…Whoever gives you <u>a cup of water</u> to drink…will not lose his reward.** (Mark 9:41 ULT)
|
||||
*…Whoever gives you <u>a cup that **has** water in it</u> to drink…will not lose his reward.
|
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|
||||
* **Wealth is worthless on <u>the day of wrath</u>** (Proverbs 11:4 ULT)
|
||||
* Wealth is worthless on <u>the day when God **shows** his wrath.</u>
|
||||
* Wealth is worthless on the <u>day when God **punishes** people because of his wrath</u>.
|
||||
* **Wealth is worthless on <u>the day of wrath</u>** (Proverbs 11:4 ULT)
|
||||
* Wealth is worthless on <u>the day when God **shows** his wrath.</u>
|
||||
* Wealth is worthless on the <u>day when God **punishes** people because of his wrath</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If one of the nouns refers to an event, translate it as a verb. In the example below, that verb is in bold.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Notice that I am not speaking to your children, who have not known or seen <u>the punishment of Yahweh your God</u>,** (Deuteronomy 11:2 ULT)
|
||||
* Notice that I am not speaking to your children who have not known or seen <u>how Yahweh your God **punished** the people of Egypt.</u>
|
||||
* **Notice that I am not speaking to your children, who have not known or seen <u>the punishment of Yahweh your God</u>,** (Deuteronomy 11:2 ULT)
|
||||
* Notice that I am not speaking to your children who have not known or seen <u>how Yahweh your God **punished** the people of Egypt.</u>
|
||||
|
||||
* **You will only observe and see the <u>punishment of the wicked</u>.** (Psalms 91:8 ULT)
|
||||
* You will only observe and see <u>how Yahweh **punishes** the wicked</u>.
|
||||
* **You will only observe and see the <u>punishment of the wicked</u>.** (Psalms 91:8 ULT)
|
||||
* You will only observe and see <u>how Yahweh **punishes** the wicked</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
* **…you will receive the gift <u>of the Holy Spirit</u>.** (Acts 2:38 ULT)
|
||||
* **…you will receive the gift <u>of the Holy Spirit</u>.** (Acts 2:38 ULT)
|
||||
*…you will receive <u>the Holy Spirit, whom God will **give** to you</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
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|
@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ Personal pronouns refer to people or things and show if the speaker is referring
|
|||
#### Person
|
||||
|
||||
* First Person - The speaker and possibly others (I, we)
|
||||
* [Exclusive and Inclusive “We”](../figs-exclusive/01.md)
|
||||
* [Exclusive and Inclusive “We”](../figs-exclusive/01.md)
|
||||
* Second Person - The person or people that the speaker is talking to and possibly others (you)
|
||||
* [Forms of You](../figs-you/01.md)
|
||||
* [Forms of You](../figs-you/01.md)
|
||||
* Third Person - Someone or something other than the speaker and those he is talking to (he, she, it, they)
|
||||
|
||||
#### Number
|
||||
|
||||
* Singular - one (I, you, he, she, it)
|
||||
* Plural - more than one (we, you, they)
|
||||
* [Singular Pronouns that Refer to Groups](../figs-youcrowd/01.md)
|
||||
* [Singular Pronouns that Refer to Groups](../figs-youcrowd/01.md)
|
||||
* Dual - two (Some languages have pronouns for specifically two people or two things.)
|
||||
|
||||
#### Gender
|
||||
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|
|||
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@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ If the kind of quote used in the source text would work well in your language, c
|
|||
|
||||
1. If a direct quote would not work well in your language, change it to an indirect quote.
|
||||
|
||||
* **He instructed him to tell no one, but told him, “<u>Go on your way, and show yourself to the priest and offer a sacrifice for your cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.</u>“** (Luke 5:14 ULT)
|
||||
* He instructed him to tell no one, but <u>to go on his way, and to show himself to the priest and to offer a sacrifice for his cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them</u>.”
|
||||
* **He instructed him to tell no one, but told him, “<u>Go on your way, and show yourself to the priest and offer a sacrifice for your cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.</u>“** (Luke 5:14 ULT)
|
||||
* He instructed him to tell no one, but <u>to go on his way, and to show himself to the priest and to offer a sacrifice for his cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them</u>.”
|
||||
|
||||
1. If an indirect quote would not work well in your language, change it to a direct quote.
|
||||
|
||||
* **He instructed him, <u>to tell no one</u>, but told him, “Go on your way, and show yourself to the priest and offer a sacrifice for your cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”** (Luke 5:14 ULT)
|
||||
* He instructed him, “<u>Tell no one</u>. Just go on your way, and show yourself to the priest and offer a sacrifice for your cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”
|
||||
* **He instructed him, <u>to tell no one</u>, but told him, “Go on your way, and show yourself to the priest and offer a sacrifice for your cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”** (Luke 5:14 ULT)
|
||||
* He instructed him, “<u>Tell no one</u>. Just go on your way, and show yourself to the priest and offer a sacrifice for your cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”
|
||||
|
||||
You may also want to watch the video at http://ufw.io/figs_quotations.
|
||||
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|
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|
@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ Here are some ways you may be able to help readers see where each quote starts a
|
|||
>They said to him, “A man came to meet us who said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, “Yahweh says this: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you sent men to consult with Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed to which you have gone up; instead, you will certainly die.’ “ ‘ “ (2 Kings 1:6 ULT)
|
||||
|
||||
* They said to him,
|
||||
* A man came to meet us who said to us, “Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, ‘Yahweh says this: “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you sent men to consult with Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed to which you have gone up; instead, you will certainly die.” ‘ “
|
||||
* A man came to meet us who said to us, “Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, ‘Yahweh says this: “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you sent men to consult with Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed to which you have gone up; instead, you will certainly die.” ‘ “
|
||||
|
||||
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|
|
|||
|
|
@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ Some languages use only direct quotes. Other languages use a combination of dire
|
|||
|
||||
1. Translate all of the quotes as direct quotes. In the example below we have underlined the indirect quotes in the ULT and the quotes that we have changed to direct quotes below it.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Festus presented Paul’s case to the king; he said, “A certain man was left behind here by Felix as a prisoner.…I was puzzled about how to investigate this matter, and I asked him <u>if he would go to Jerusalem to be judged there about these things</u>. But when Paul called <u>to be kept under guard for the Emperor’s decision</u>, I ordered him <u>to be kept until I send him to Caesar</u>.”** (Acts 25:14-21 ULT)
|
||||
* Festus presented Paul’s case to the king; he said, “A certain man was left behind here by Felix as a prisoner.…I was puzzled about how to investigate this matter, and I asked him, <u>‘Will you go to Jerusalem to be judged there about these things?’</u> But when Paul said, <u>‘I want to be kept under guard for the Emperor’s decision,’</u> I told the guard, <u>‘Keep him under guard until I send him to Caesar.’</u>“
|
||||
* **Festus presented Paul’s case to the king; he said, “A certain man was left behind here by Felix as a prisoner.…I was puzzled about how to investigate this matter, and I asked him <u>if he would go to Jerusalem to be judged there about these things</u>. But when Paul called <u>to be kept under guard for the Emperor’s decision</u>, I ordered him <u>to be kept until I send him to Caesar</u>.”** (Acts 25:14-21 ULT)
|
||||
* Festus presented Paul’s case to the king; he said, “A certain man was left behind here by Felix as a prisoner.…I was puzzled about how to investigate this matter, and I asked him, <u>‘Will you go to Jerusalem to be judged there about these things?’</u> But when Paul said, <u>‘I want to be kept under guard for the Emperor’s decision,’</u> I told the guard, <u>‘Keep him under guard until I send him to Caesar.’</u>“
|
||||
|
||||
1. Translate one or some of the quotes as indirect quotes. In English the word “that” can come before indirect quotes. It is underlined in the examples below. The pronouns that changed because of the indirect quote are also underlined.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.’ “** (Exodus 16:11-12 ULT)
|
||||
* Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them <u>that</u> at twilight <u>they</u> will eat meat, and in the morning <u>they</u> will be filled with bread. Then <u>they</u> will know that I am Yahweh <u>their</u> God.”
|
||||
* **Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.’ “** (Exodus 16:11-12 ULT)
|
||||
* Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them <u>that</u> at twilight <u>they</u> will eat meat, and in the morning <u>they</u> will be filled with bread. Then <u>they</u> will know that I am Yahweh <u>their</u> God.”
|
||||
|
||||
* **They said to him, “A man came to meet us who said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, “Yahweh says this: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you sent men to consult with Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed to which you have gone up; instead, you will certainly die.’ “ ‘ “** (2 Kings 1:6 ULT)
|
||||
* They told him <u>that</u> a man had come to meet <u>them</u> who said to <u>them</u>, “Go back to the king who sent you, and tell him <u>that</u> Yahweh says this: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you sent men to consult with Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed to which you have gone up; instead, you will certainly die.’ “
|
||||
* **They said to him, “A man came to meet us who said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, “Yahweh says this: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you sent men to consult with Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed to which you have gone up; instead, you will certainly die.’ “ ‘ “** (2 Kings 1:6 ULT)
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* They told him <u>that</u> a man had come to meet <u>them</u> who said to <u>them</u>, “Go back to the king who sent you, and tell him <u>that</u> Yahweh says this: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you sent men to consult with Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed to which you have gone up; instead, you will certainly die.’ “
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* **If I should testify about <u>myself</u> alone, my testimony would not be true.** (John 5:31)
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* “If I should <u>self-testify</u> alone, my testimony would not be true.”
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* **If I should testify about <u>myself</u> alone, my testimony would not be true.** (John 5:31)
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* “If I should <u>self-testify</u> alone, my testimony would not be true.”
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* **Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover in order to <u>purify themselves</u>.** (John 11:55)
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* “Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover in order to <u>self-purify</u>.”
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* **Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover in order to <u>purify themselves</u>.** (John 11:55)
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* “Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover in order to <u>self-purify</u>.”
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* **<u>He himself</u> took our sickness and bore our diseases.** (Matthew 8:17 ULT)
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* “<u>It was he who</u> took our sickness and bore our diseases.”
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* **<u>He himself</u> took our sickness and bore our diseases.** (Matthew 8:17 ULT)
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* “<u>It was he who</u> took our sickness and bore our diseases.”
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* **<u>Jesus himself</u> was not baptizing, but his disciples were.** (John 4:2)
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* “<u>It was not Jesus who</u> was baptizing, but his disciples were.”
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* **<u>Jesus himself</u> was not baptizing, but his disciples were.** (John 4:2)
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* “<u>It was not Jesus who</u> was baptizing, but his disciples were.”
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* **Now Jesus said this to test Philip, for he <u>himself</u> knew what he was going to do.** (John 6:6)
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* **Now Jesus said this to test Philip, for he <u>himself</u> knew what he was going to do.** (John 6:6)
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* **When Jesus realized that they were about to come and seize him by force to make him king, he withdrew again up the mountain <u>by himself</u>.** (John 6:15)
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* “When Jesus realized that they were about to come and seize him by force to make him king, he withdrew again <u>alone</u> up the mountain.”
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* **When Jesus realized that they were about to come and seize him by force to make him king, he withdrew again up the mountain <u>by himself</u>.** (John 6:15)
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* “When Jesus realized that they were about to come and seize him by force to make him king, he withdrew again <u>alone</u> up the mountain.”
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* **He saw the linen cloths lying there and the cloth that had been on his head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was rolled up in its place <u>by itself</u>.** (John 20:6-7 ULT)
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* “He saw the linen cloths lying there and the cloth that had been on his head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was rolled up and lying <u>in it’s own place</u>.”
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* **He saw the linen cloths lying there and the cloth that had been on his head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was rolled up in its place <u>by itself</u>.** (John 20:6-7 ULT)
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* “He saw the linen cloths lying there and the cloth that had been on his head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was rolled up and lying <u>in it’s own place</u>.”
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* **<u>Will a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her veils?</u> Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number!** (Jeremiah 2:32 ULT)
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* Will a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her veils? <u>Of course not!</u> Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number!
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* **<u>Will a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her veils?</u> Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number!** (Jeremiah 2:32 ULT)
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* Will a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her veils? <u>Of course not!</u> Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number!
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* **Or what man among you is there who, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone?** (Matthew 7:9 ULT)
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* Or what man among you is there who, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone? <u>None of you would do that!</u>
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* **Or what man among you is there who, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone?** (Matthew 7:9 ULT)
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* Or what man among you is there who, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone? <u>None of you would do that!</u>
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1. Change the rhetorical question to a statement or exclamation.
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* **<u>What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?</u> It is like a mustard seed…** (Luke 13:18-19 ULT)
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* <u>This is what the kingdom of God is like.</u> It is like a mustard seed…”
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* **<u>What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?</u> It is like a mustard seed…** (Luke 13:18-19 ULT)
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* <u>This is what the kingdom of God is like.</u> It is like a mustard seed…”
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* **<u>Is this how you insult God’s high priest?</u>** (Acts 23:4 ULT)
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* <u>You should not insult God’s high priest!</u>
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* **<u>Is this how you insult God’s high priest?</u>** (Acts 23:4 ULT)
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* <u>You should not insult God’s high priest!</u>
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* **<u>Why did I not die when I came out from the womb?</u>** (Job 3:11 ULT)
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* <u>I wish I had died when I came out from the womb!</u>
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* **<u>Why did I not die when I came out from the womb?</u>** (Job 3:11 ULT)
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* <u>I wish I had died when I came out from the womb!</u>
|
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* **<u>And why has it happened to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?</u>** (Luke 1:43 ULT)
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* <u>How wonderful it is that the mother of my Lord has come to me!</u>
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* **<u>And why has it happened to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?</u>** (Luke 1:43 ULT)
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* <u>How wonderful it is that the mother of my Lord has come to me!</u>
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1. Change the rhetorical question to a statement, and then follow it with a short question.
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* **<u>Do you not still rule</u> the kingdom of Israel?** (1 Kings 21:7 ULT)
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* You still rule the kingdom of Israel, <u>do you not?</u>
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* **<u>Do you not still rule</u> the kingdom of Israel?** (1 Kings 21:7 ULT)
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* You still rule the kingdom of Israel, <u>do you not?</u>
|
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|
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1. Change the form of the question so that it communicates in your langauge what the orignal speaker communicated in his.
|
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* **Or <u>what man among you is there who</u>, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, <u>will give him a stone?</u>** (Matthew 7:9 ULT)
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* If your son asks you for a loaf of bread, <u>would you give him a stone</u>?
|
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* **Or <u>what man among you is there who</u>, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, <u>will give him a stone?</u>** (Matthew 7:9 ULT)
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* If your son asks you for a loaf of bread, <u>would you give him a stone</u>?
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* **<u>Will a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her veils</u>? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number!** (Jeremiah 2:32 ULT)
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* <u>What virgin would forget her jewelry, and what bride would forget her veils</u>? Yet my poeple have forgotten me for days without number
|
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* **<u>Will a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her veils</u>? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number!** (Jeremiah 2:32 ULT)
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* <u>What virgin would forget her jewelry, and what bride would forget her veils</u>? Yet my poeple have forgotten me for days without number
|
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@ -46,28 +46,28 @@ If people would understand the correct meaning of a simile, consider using it. I
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1. If people do not know how the two items are alike, tell how they are alike. However, do not do this if the meaning was not clear to the original audience.
|
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* **See, I send you out <u>as sheep in the midst of wolves</u>** (Matthew 10:16 ULT) - This compares the danger that Jesus’ disciples would be in with the danger that sheep are in when they are surrounded by wolves.
|
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* See, I send <u>you out among wicked people</u> and you will be in danger from them <u>as sheep are in danger when they are among wolves</u>.
|
||||
* **See, I send you out <u>as sheep in the midst of wolves</u>** (Matthew 10:16 ULT) - This compares the danger that Jesus’ disciples would be in with the danger that sheep are in when they are surrounded by wolves.
|
||||
* See, I send <u>you out among wicked people</u> and you will be in danger from them <u>as sheep are in danger when they are among wolves</u>.
|
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|
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* **For the word of God is living and active and sharper <u>than any two-edged sword</u>.** (Hebrews 4:12 ULT)
|
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* For the word of God is living and active and <u>more powerful than a very sharp two-edged sword</u>
|
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* **For the word of God is living and active and sharper <u>than any two-edged sword</u>.** (Hebrews 4:12 ULT)
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* For the word of God is living and active and <u>more powerful than a very sharp two-edged sword</u>
|
||||
|
||||
1. If people are not familiar with the item that something is compared to, use an item from your own culture. Be sure that it is one that could have been used in the cultures of the Bible.
|
||||
|
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* **See, I send you out <u>as sheep in the midst of wolves</u>,** (Matthew 10:16 ULT) - If people do not know what sheep and wolves are, or that wolves kill and eat sheep, you could use some other animal that kills another.
|
||||
* See, I send you out <u>as chickens in the midst of wild dogs</u>,
|
||||
* **See, I send you out <u>as sheep in the midst of wolves</u>,** (Matthew 10:16 ULT) - If people do not know what sheep and wolves are, or that wolves kill and eat sheep, you could use some other animal that kills another.
|
||||
* See, I send you out <u>as chickens in the midst of wild dogs</u>,
|
||||
|
||||
* **How often did I long to gather your children together, just <u>as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings</u>, but you did not agree!** (Matthew 23:37 ULT)
|
||||
* How often I wanted to gather your children together, <u>as a mother closely watches over her infants</u>, but you refused!
|
||||
* **How often did I long to gather your children together, just <u>as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings</u>, but you did not agree!** (Matthew 23:37 ULT)
|
||||
* How often I wanted to gather your children together, <u>as a mother closely watches over her infants</u>, but you refused!
|
||||
|
||||
* **If you have faith even as small <u>as a grain of mustard</u>,** (Matthew 17:20)
|
||||
* If you have faith even as small <u>as a tiny seed</u>,
|
||||
* **If you have faith even as small <u>as a grain of mustard</u>,** (Matthew 17:20)
|
||||
* If you have faith even as small <u>as a tiny seed</u>,
|
||||
|
||||
1. Simply describe the item without comparing it to another.
|
||||
|
||||
* **See, I send you out <u>as sheep in the midst of wolves</u>,** (Matthew 10:16 ULT)
|
||||
* See, I send you out and <u>people will want to harm you</u>.
|
||||
* **See, I send you out <u>as sheep in the midst of wolves</u>,** (Matthew 10:16 ULT)
|
||||
* See, I send you out and <u>people will want to harm you</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
* **How often did I long to gather your children together, just <u>as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings</u>, but you did not agree!** (Matthew 23:37 ULT)
|
||||
* How often I wanted to <u>protect you</u>, but you refused!
|
||||
* **How often did I long to gather your children together, just <u>as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings</u>, but you did not agree!** (Matthew 23:37 ULT)
|
||||
* How often I wanted to <u>protect you</u>, but you refused!
|
||||
|
||||
|
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@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ If the synecdoche would be natural and give the right meaning in your language,
|
|||
|
||||
1. State specifically what the synecdoche refers to.
|
||||
|
||||
* **”<u>My soul</u> exalts the Lord.”** (Luke 1:46 ULT)
|
||||
* “<u>I</u> exalt the Lord.”
|
||||
* **”<u>My soul</u> exalts the Lord.”** (Luke 1:46 ULT)
|
||||
* “<u>I</u> exalt the Lord.”
|
||||
|
||||
* **…<u>the Pharisees</u> said to him** (Mark 2:24 ULT)
|
||||
* **…<u>the Pharisees</u> said to him** (Mark 2:24 ULT)
|
||||
*…<u>a representative of the Pharisees</u> said to him…
|
||||
|
||||
* **…I looked on all the deeds that <u>my hands</u> had accomplished…** (Ecclesiastes 2:11 ULT)
|
||||
* I looked on all the deeds that <u>I</u> had accomplished
|
||||
* **…I looked on all the deeds that <u>my hands</u> had accomplished…** (Ecclesiastes 2:11 ULT)
|
||||
* I looked on all the deeds that <u>I</u> had accomplished
|
||||
|
||||
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@ -42,25 +42,25 @@ If your language uses parallelism in the same way as the biblical languages, tha
|
|||
|
||||
1. Combine the ideas of both clauses into one.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Until now you have <u>deceived me and told me lies</u>.** (Judges 16:13, ULT) - Delilah expressed this idea twice to emphasize that she was very upset.
|
||||
* Until now you have <u>deceived me with your lies</u>.
|
||||
* **Until now you have <u>deceived me and told me lies</u>.** (Judges 16:13, ULT) - Delilah expressed this idea twice to emphasize that she was very upset.
|
||||
* Until now you have <u>deceived me with your lies</u>.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Yahweh <u>sees everything a person does and watches all</u> the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT) - The phrase “all the paths he takes” is a metaphor for “all he does.”
|
||||
* Yahweh <u>pays attention to everything</u> a person does.
|
||||
* **Yahweh <u>sees everything a person does and watches all</u> the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT) - The phrase “all the paths he takes” is a metaphor for “all he does.”
|
||||
* Yahweh <u>pays attention to everything</u> a person does.
|
||||
|
||||
* **For Yahweh has a <u>lawsuit with his people</u>, and he will fight in court against Israel.** (Micah 6:2 ULT) - This parallelism describes one serious disagreement that Yahweh had with one group of people. If this is unclear, the phrases can be combined:
|
||||
* For Yahweh has a <u>lawsuit with his people</u>, Israel.
|
||||
* **For Yahweh has a <u>lawsuit with his people</u>, and he will fight in court against Israel.** (Micah 6:2 ULT) - This parallelism describes one serious disagreement that Yahweh had with one group of people. If this is unclear, the phrases can be combined:
|
||||
* For Yahweh has a <u>lawsuit with his people</u>, Israel.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If it appears that the clauses are used together to show that what they say is really true, you could include words that emphasize the truth such as “truly” or “certainly.”
|
||||
|
||||
* **Yahweh <u>sees everything</u> a person does and watches all the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT)
|
||||
* Yahweh <u>truly sees</u> everything a person does.
|
||||
* **Yahweh <u>sees everything</u> a person does and watches all the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT)
|
||||
* Yahweh <u>truly sees</u> everything a person does.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If it appears that the clauses are used together to intensify an idea in them, you could use words like “very,” “completely” or “all.”
|
||||
|
||||
* **…you have deceived me <u>and</u> told me lies.** (Judges 16:13 ULT)
|
||||
* <u>All</u> you have done is lie to me.
|
||||
* **…you have deceived me <u>and</u> told me lies.** (Judges 16:13 ULT)
|
||||
* <u>All</u> you have done is lie to me.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Yahweh sees everything a person does <u>and</u> watches all the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT)
|
||||
* Yahweh sees <u>absolutely everything</u> that a person does.
|
||||
* **Yahweh sees everything a person does <u>and</u> watches all the paths he takes.** (Proverbs 5:21 ULT)
|
||||
* Yahweh sees <u>absolutely everything</u> that a person does.
|
||||
|
||||
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@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Translators whose language has formal and informal forms of “you” will need
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|||
|
||||
1. Pay attention to the relationships between the speakers.
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||||
|
||||
* Is one speaker in authority over the other?
|
||||
* Is one speaker older than the other?
|
||||
* Are the speakers family members, relatives, friends, strangers, or enemies?
|
||||
* Is one speaker in authority over the other?
|
||||
* Is one speaker older than the other?
|
||||
* Are the speakers family members, relatives, friends, strangers, or enemies?
|
||||
|
||||
1. If you have a Bible in a language that has formal and informal forms of “you,” see what forms it uses. Remember, though, that the rules in that language might be different than the rules in your language.
|
||||
|
||||
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|
|||
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|
@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ Follow these steps in order to get started:
|
|||
1. **Agree.** Agree that the Statement of Faith is an accurate reflection of your own beliefs and that you intend to translate the content in harmony with it and also in accordance with the Translation Guidelines by signing the form. (see http://ufw.io/forms/)
|
||||
1. **Pray.** Pray that God would help you to understand the passage that you are translating and that he would help you to find the best way to communicate that passage in your language.
|
||||
1. **Read.**
|
||||
* If you are translating Open Bible Stories, read the entire story before starting to translate it. If you are translating the Bible, read the entire chapter before you start to translate any part of it. This way you will understand how the part you are translating fits into the larger context, and you will translate it better.
|
||||
* Read the passage that you plan to translate in as many different translations as you have. In [translationStudio](../../process/setup-ts/01.md), the first mode is the reading mode. Access this mode by clicking on the top symbol on the left side. You can choose up to three translations to show in this mode. We recommend that two of these be the unfoldingWord® Literal Text (ULT) and the unfoldingWord® Simplified Text (UST). The ULT will help you to see the form of the original text, and the UST will help you to understand the meaning of the original text. Think about how to communicate the meaning in the form that people would use in your language.
|
||||
* Read any Bible helps or commentaries that you have that talk about that passage.
|
||||
* Read the unfoldingWord® Translation Notes for the passage that you plan to translate. To do this, click on the third icon down on the left side of translationStudio. Click on the tab that says, "Notes." Then click on each of the phrases in blue and read the explanation for each phrase.
|
||||
* Read the definitions of the unfoldingWord® Translation Words (the important words) in the passage. To do this, click on the tab that says, "Words." Then click on each of the words in blue and read the explanation for each of these important words. Under each explanation there is also a section called "Translation Suggestions." Here you will find ideas for how to translate these words.
|
||||
* If you are translating Open Bible Stories, read the entire story before starting to translate it. If you are translating the Bible, read the entire chapter before you start to translate any part of it. This way you will understand how the part you are translating fits into the larger context, and you will translate it better.
|
||||
* Read the passage that you plan to translate in as many different translations as you have. In [translationStudio](../../process/setup-ts/01.md), the first mode is the reading mode. Access this mode by clicking on the top symbol on the left side. You can choose up to three translations to show in this mode. We recommend that two of these be the unfoldingWord® Literal Text (ULT) and the unfoldingWord® Simplified Text (UST). The ULT will help you to see the form of the original text, and the UST will help you to understand the meaning of the original text. Think about how to communicate the meaning in the form that people would use in your language.
|
||||
* Read any Bible helps or commentaries that you have that talk about that passage.
|
||||
* Read the unfoldingWord® Translation Notes for the passage that you plan to translate. To do this, click on the third icon down on the left side of translationStudio. Click on the tab that says, "Notes." Then click on each of the phrases in blue and read the explanation for each phrase.
|
||||
* Read the definitions of the unfoldingWord® Translation Words (the important words) in the passage. To do this, click on the tab that says, "Words." Then click on each of the words in blue and read the explanation for each of these important words. Under each explanation there is also a section called "Translation Suggestions." Here you will find ideas for how to translate these words.
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||||
1. **Talk.** Discuss the passage, the unfoldingWord® Translation Notes, and the unfoldingWord® Translation Words with others in the translation team. Help each other to understand what they mean. If there are parts that you still do not understand, ask pastors or other church leaders for help.
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||||
2. **Translate.** When you understand well what the passage is saying, say the first chunk (1-3 verses) out loud in your language in the way that someone from your language community would say it. If possible, say it to another member of the translation team. Let the translation team member correct it until it sounds good in your language. Do not follow [the order of words](../translate-wforw/01.md) from the source text if it is more [natural](../guidelines-natural/01.md) for your language to use a different order. To help with this, say the whole chunk of text without looking at the source text. This will help you to say these things in a way that is natural for your language, rather than in a way that was natural for the source language but that is not the best way to say it in your language. Still without looking at the source text, type your translation of the chunk into [translationStudio](../../process/setup-ts/01.md) (or record it). To do this, click on the second icon down on the left side. The chunk that you are working on will appear, covering the space where you will type the translation. When you are ready to type, click on the right edge of the space that is mostly covered by the source text of the passage. The blank space will then cover the source text. Type you translation of the chunk here in this space from your memory. When you type (or write) from your memory without looking at the source text, your translation will be more natural. Now repeat this step for the rest of the chunks of this passage.
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1. **Check**. Since you typed or recorded your translation of these chunks without looking at the source text, you might have left out a few things. Now is the time to add those things to your translation. Click on the third icon down on the left side of translationStudio again. In that mode:
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* Look again at the source text and carefully compare it to your translation. Make sure that it says all of the parts of the message of the source text and does not leave out anything. If some part of the message was missing, put it in your translation at the point where it fits best in your language. It does not need to be in the same order as the source as long as it sounds natural and gives the same meaning. To do this in translationStudio, click on the pencil icon on the top right above your translation.
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* If you are translating the Bible, compare your translation with other translations of the same Bible passage. If one of those makes you think of a better way to say something, then revise your translation in that way. If one of those helps you to understand something better than you did before, then change your translation so that it communicates the meaning better.
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* After these steps, read your translation out loud to yourself. Fix anything that does not sound like it is the way that someone from your community would say it. Sometimes parts of sentences need to be put in a different order.
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* In translationStudio, exit editing mode by clicking the check mark icon at the top right of your translation. Now it is time to move the verse numbers where they should be in your translation. Drag each number onto the word that will begin that verse. If your translation has reordered the parts of the chunk or combined verses, you can leave some verse numbers together to indicate that what follows includes content from both of those verses.
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* Look again at the source text and carefully compare it to your translation. Make sure that it says all of the parts of the message of the source text and does not leave out anything. If some part of the message was missing, put it in your translation at the point where it fits best in your language. It does not need to be in the same order as the source as long as it sounds natural and gives the same meaning. To do this in translationStudio, click on the pencil icon on the top right above your translation.
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* If you are translating the Bible, compare your translation with other translations of the same Bible passage. If one of those makes you think of a better way to say something, then revise your translation in that way. If one of those helps you to understand something better than you did before, then change your translation so that it communicates the meaning better.
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* After these steps, read your translation out loud to yourself. Fix anything that does not sound like it is the way that someone from your community would say it. Sometimes parts of sentences need to be put in a different order.
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* In translationStudio, exit editing mode by clicking the check mark icon at the top right of your translation. Now it is time to move the verse numbers where they should be in your translation. Drag each number onto the word that will begin that verse. If your translation has reordered the parts of the chunk or combined verses, you can leave some verse numbers together to indicate that what follows includes content from both of those verses.
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When you finish the passage or chapter, it is ready for the [Oral Partner Check](../../checking/peer-check/01.md). To translate the next passage or chapter, start again at step 5.
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1. You might be used to the way that your church interprets some Bible passages, and not know that there are other interpretations.
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* Example: When you are translating the word “baptize,” you might want to translate it with a word that means “sprinkle,” because that is what your church does. But after reading unfoldingWord® Translation Words, you learn that the word has a meaning in the range of “plunge,” “dip,” “wash,” or “purify.”
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* Example: When you are translating the word “baptize,” you might want to translate it with a word that means “sprinkle,” because that is what your church does. But after reading unfoldingWord® Translation Words, you learn that the word has a meaning in the range of “plunge,” “dip,” “wash,” or “purify.”
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1. You might want to translate a Bible passage in a way that accords with your culture, rather than according to what it meant when it was written.
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* Example: It is common in North American culture for women to speak and preach in churches. A translator from that culture might be tempted to translate the words of 1 Corinthians 14:34 in a way that is not as strict as the Apostle Paul wrote them: “…the women should keep silent in the churches.” But a faithful translator will translate the meaning of the Bible passage just the way it is.
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* Example: It is common in North American culture for women to speak and preach in churches. A translator from that culture might be tempted to translate the words of 1 Corinthians 14:34 in a way that is not as strict as the Apostle Paul wrote them: “…the women should keep silent in the churches.” But a faithful translator will translate the meaning of the Bible passage just the way it is.
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1. You might not like something that the Bible says, and be tempted to change it.
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* Example: You might not like what Jesus says in John 6:53, “Truly, truly, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in yourselves.” This may seem disgusting to you. But you must translate it faithfully, so that your people can read it and contemplate what Jesus meant by it.
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* Example: You might not like what Jesus says in John 6:53, “Truly, truly, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in yourselves.” This may seem disgusting to you. But you must translate it faithfully, so that your people can read it and contemplate what Jesus meant by it.
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1. You might be afraid of what others in your village will think or do if they read a faithful translation of what the Bible says.
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* Example: You might be tempted to translate God’s words in Matthew 3:17, “This is my beloved Son. I am very pleased with him,” with a word that does not mean “son.” But you must remember that you do not have the right to change the meaning of what the Bible says.
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* Example: You might be tempted to translate God’s words in Matthew 3:17, “This is my beloved Son. I am very pleased with him,” with a word that does not mean “son.” But you must remember that you do not have the right to change the meaning of what the Bible says.
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1. You might know something extra about the Bible passage that you are translating and want to add that to your translation.
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* Example: When you are translating Mark 10:11, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her,” you might know that in Matthew 19:9 there is also the phrase, “…except for sexual immorality….” Even so, do not add this phrase into Mark 10:11, because that would not be translating faithfully. Also, do not add any of your own ideas or teachings from your church. Only translate the meaning that is there in the Bible passage.
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* Example: When you are translating Mark 10:11, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her,” you might know that in Matthew 19:9 there is also the phrase, “…except for sexual immorality….” Even so, do not add this phrase into Mark 10:11, because that would not be translating faithfully. Also, do not add any of your own ideas or teachings from your church. Only translate the meaning that is there in the Bible passage.
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In order to avoid these biases, especially the ones that you might not be aware of, you must study the unfoldingWord® Translation Notes (see http://ufw.io/tn/), unfoldingWord® Translation Words (see http://ufw.io/tw/) and the *unfoldingWord® Simplified Text* (see http://ufw.io/udb/), as well as any other translation helps that you have. That way you will know what the meaning of the Bible passage is, and you will be less likely to translate in a biased, unfaithful way.
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1. Is the person known to be a very good speaker of the target language? It is important that the person speak the target language very well.
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* Can this person read and write the target language well?
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* Has the person been living in the language community for much of his or her life? Someone who has lived away from the language area for a very long period of time might have difficulty making a natural translation.
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* Do people respect the way this person speaks their own language?
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* What is the age and local language background of each translator? It is usually good to have people from different places in the language area and of different ages, because people of different places and ages might use the language differently. These people then need to agree on a way to say things that sound good to all of them.
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* Can this person read and write the target language well?
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* Has the person been living in the language community for much of his or her life? Someone who has lived away from the language area for a very long period of time might have difficulty making a natural translation.
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* Do people respect the way this person speaks their own language?
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* What is the age and local language background of each translator? It is usually good to have people from different places in the language area and of different ages, because people of different places and ages might use the language differently. These people then need to agree on a way to say things that sound good to all of them.
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1. Does the person have a very good understanding of the source language?
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* What level of education have they received, and how have they obtained skills in the source language?
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* Does the Christian community recognize that this person has adequate skills to speak the source language and an education sufficient to use the Notes or other exegetical helps provided?
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* Can the person read and write the source language with fluency and understanding?
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* What level of education have they received, and how have they obtained skills in the source language?
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* Does the Christian community recognize that this person has adequate skills to speak the source language and an education sufficient to use the Notes or other exegetical helps provided?
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* Can the person read and write the source language with fluency and understanding?
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1. Is the person respected in the community as a follower of Christ? The person must be humble and willing to listen to suggestions or corrections from others concerning his or her translation work. The person must be always willing to learn from others.
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* How long have they been a Christian, and are they in good standing with their Christian community?
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* How has this person shown himself to be committed to Christ as a disciple? Bible translation is difficult, involves many revisions, and requires dedication to the task.
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* How long have they been a Christian, and are they in good standing with their Christian community?
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* How has this person shown himself to be committed to Christ as a disciple? Bible translation is difficult, involves many revisions, and requires dedication to the task.
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After the translators have been working for awhile, the translation committee will need to make sure that they are working well. They may ask:
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* Does their work meet the expectations of their fellow translators and local church leaders? (Has the translator been willing to work with others in testing and checking their translation?)
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* Does their work meet the expectations of their fellow translators and local church leaders? (Has the translator been willing to work with others in testing and checking their translation?)
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#### To translate from the ULT
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* Read the ULT. Do you understand the meaning of the text so that you can accurately, clearly, and naturally translate the meaning into your language?
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* YES? Start translating.
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* YES? Start translating.
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* NO? Look at the UST. Does the UST help you understand the meaning of the ULT text?
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* YES? Start translating.
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* YES? Start translating.
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* NO? Read the translationNotes for help.
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TranslationNotes are words or phrases copied from the ULT and then explained. In English, every Note that explains the ULT starts the same. There is a bullet point, the ULT text is in bold followed by a dash, and then there are translation suggestions or information for the translator. The Notes follow this format:
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1. Use the measurements given in the ULT. These are the same kinds of measurements that the original writers used. Spell them in a way that is similar to the way they sound or are spelled in the ULT. (see [Copy or Borrow Words](../translate-transliterate/01.md))
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* “They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be <u>two and a half kubits</u>; its width will be <u>one kubit and a half</u>; and its height will be <u>one kubit and a half</u>.”
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* “They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be <u>two and a half kubits</u>; its width will be <u>one kubit and a half</u>; and its height will be <u>one kubit and a half</u>.”
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1. Use the metric measurements given in the UST. The translators of the UST have already figured how to represent the amounts in the metric system.
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* “They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be <u>one meter</u>; its width will be <u>two thirds of a meter</u>; and its height will be <u>two thirds of a meter</u>.”
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* “They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be <u>one meter</u>; its width will be <u>two thirds of a meter</u>; and its height will be <u>two thirds of a meter</u>.”
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1. Use measurements that are already used in your language. In order to do this you would need to know how your measurements relate to the metric system and figure out each measurement. For example, if you measure things using the standard foot length, you could translate it as below.
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* “They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be<u> 3 3/4 feet</u>; its width will be <u>2 1/4 feet</u>; and its height will be <u>2 1/4 feet</u>.”
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* “They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be<u> 3 3/4 feet</u>; its width will be <u>2 1/4 feet</u>; and its height will be <u>2 1/4 feet</u>.”
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1. Use the measurements from the ULT and include measurements that your people know in the text or a note. The following shows both measurements in the text.
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* “They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be <u>two and a half cubits (one meter)</u>; its width will be <u>one cubit and a half (two thirds of a meter)</u>; and its height will be <u>one cubit and a half (two thirds of a meter)</u>.”
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* “They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be <u>two and a half cubits (one meter)</u>; its width will be <u>one cubit and a half (two thirds of a meter)</u>; and its height will be <u>one cubit and a half (two thirds of a meter)</u>.”
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1. Use measurements that your people know, and include the measurements from the ULT in the text or in a note. The following shows the ULT measurements in notes.
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* “They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be <u>one meter</u><sup>1</sup>; its width will be <u>two thirds of a meter</u> <sup>2</sup>; and its height will be <u>two thirds of a meter</u>.” The footnotes would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup> two and a half cubits
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* <sup>[2]</sup> one cubit and a half
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* “They are to make an ark of acacia wood. Its length must be <u>one meter</u><sup>1</sup>; its width will be <u>two thirds of a meter</u> <sup>2</sup>; and its height will be <u>two thirds of a meter</u>.” The footnotes would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup> two and a half cubits
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1. Use the Bible term and spell it in a way that is similar to the way it sounds. (see [Copy or Borrow Words](../translate-transliterate/01.md))
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* “The one owed <u>five hundred denali</u>, and the other owed <u>fifty denali</u>.” (Luke 7:41 ULT)
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* “The one owed <u>five hundred denali</u>, and the other owed <u>fifty denali</u>.” (Luke 7:41 ULT)
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* “The one owed <u>five hundred silver coins</u>, and the other owed <u>fifty silver coins</u>.” (Luke 7:41 ULT)
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* “The one owed <u>five hundred silver coins</u>, and the other owed <u>fifty silver coins</u>.” (Luke 7:41 ULT)
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1. Describe the value of the money in terms of what people in Bible times could earn in one day of work.
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* “The one owed <u>five hundred days’ wages</u>, and the other owed <u>fifty days’ wages</u>.”
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* “The one owed <u>five hundred days’ wages</u>, and the other owed <u>fifty days’ wages</u>.”
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* “The one owed <u>five hundred denarii</u><sup>1</sup>, and the other owed <u>fifty denarii</u>.<sup>2</sup>“ (Luke 7:41 ULT) The footnotes would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup> five hundred days’s wages
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* <sup>[2]</sup> fifty day’s wages
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* “The one owed <u>five hundred denarii</u><sup>1</sup>, and the other owed <u>fifty denarii</u>.<sup>2</sup>“ (Luke 7:41 ULT) The footnotes would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup> five hundred days’s wages
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* “The one owed <u>five hundred denarii</u><sup>1</sup>, and the other owed <u>fifty denarii</u>.” (Luke 7:41 ULT)
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* <sup>[1]</sup> A denarius was the amount of silver that people could earn in one day of work.
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* “The one owed <u>five hundred denarii</u><sup>1</sup>, and the other owed <u>fifty denarii</u>.” (Luke 7:41 ULT)
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* <sup>[1]</sup> A denarius was the amount of silver that people could earn in one day of work.
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* whenever anyone came to the grainery for <u>twenty</u> of grain, there were only <u>ten</u>, and whenever someone came to the wine vat to draw out <u>fifty</u> of wine, there were only <u>twenty</u>.
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* whenever anyone came to the grainery for <u>twenty</u> of grain, there were only <u>ten</u>, and whenever someone came to the wine vat to draw out <u>fifty</u> of wine, there were only <u>twenty</u>.
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1. Use a generic word like “measure” or “quantity” or “amount.”
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* whenever anyone came to the grainery for <u>twenty amounts</u> of grain, there were only <u>ten</u>, and whenever someone came to the wine vat to draw out <u>fifty amounts</u> of wine, there were only <u>twenty</u>.
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* whenever anyone came to the grainery for <u>twenty amounts</u> of grain, there were only <u>ten</u>, and whenever someone came to the wine vat to draw out <u>fifty amounts</u> of wine, there were only <u>twenty</u>.
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1. Use the name of an appropriate container, such as “basket” for grain or “jar” for wine.
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* whenever anyone came to the grainery for <u>twenty baskets</u> of grain, there were only <u>ten</u>, and whenever someone came to the wine vat to draw out <u>fifty jars</u> of wine, there were only <u>twenty</u>.
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* whenever anyone came to the grainery for <u>twenty baskets</u> of grain, there were only <u>ten</u>, and whenever someone came to the wine vat to draw out <u>fifty jars</u> of wine, there were only <u>twenty</u>.
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1. Use a unit of measure that you are already using in your translation.
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* whenever anyone came to the grainery for <u>twenty liters</u> of grain, there were only <u>ten liters</u>, and whenever someone came to the wine vat to draw out <u>fifty liters</u> of wine, there were only <u>twenty liters</u>.
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* whenever anyone came to the grainery for <u>twenty liters</u> of grain, there were only <u>ten liters</u>, and whenever someone came to the wine vat to draw out <u>fifty liters</u> of wine, there were only <u>twenty liters</u>.
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@ -37,23 +37,23 @@ The strategies are all applied to Exodus 38:29 below.
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1. Use the measurements from the ULT. These are the same kinds of measurements that the original writers used. Spell them in a way that is similar to the way they sound or are spelled in the ULT. (see [Copy or Borrow Words](../translate-transliterate/01.md))
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* “The bronze from the offering weighed <u>seventy talentes and 2,400 sekeles</u>.”
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* “The bronze from the offering weighed <u>seventy talentes and 2,400 sekeles</u>.”
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1. Use the metric measurements given in the UST. The translators of the UST have already figured how to represent the amounts in the metric system.
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* “The bronze from the offering weighed <u>2,400 kilograms</u>.”
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* “The bronze from the offering weighed <u>2,400 kilograms</u>.”
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1. Use measurements that are already used in your language. In order to do this you would need to know how your measurements relate to the metric system and figure out each measurement.
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* “The bronze from the offering weighed <u>5,300 pounds</u>.”
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* “The bronze from the offering weighed <u>5,300 pounds</u>.”
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1. Use the measurements from the ULT and include measurements that your people know in the text or a footnote. The following shows both measurements in the text.
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* “The bronze from the offering weighed <u>seventy talents (2,380 kilograms)</u> and <u>2,400 shekels (26.4 kilograms)</u>.”
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* “The bronze from the offering weighed <u>seventy talents (2,380 kilograms)</u> and <u>2,400 shekels (26.4 kilograms)</u>.”
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1. Use measurements that your people know, and include the measurements from the ULT in the text or in a footnote. The following shows the ULT measurements in notes.
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* “The bronze from the offering weighed <u>seventy talents and 2,400 shekels</u>.<sup>1</sup>“
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* The footnote would look like:
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* “The bronze from the offering weighed <u>seventy talents and 2,400 shekels</u>.<sup>1</sup>“
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* The footnote would look like:
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<sup>[1]</sup> This was a total of about 2,400 kilograms.
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1. If you decide to use decimals and the measures in the ULT, you will need to change the fractions in the ULT to decimals.
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* **<u>three tenths of an ephah</u> of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and <u>one log</u> of oil.** (Leviticus 14:10 ULT)
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* “ <u>0.3 ephah</u> of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and <u>one log</u> of oil.”
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* **<u>three tenths of an ephah</u> of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and <u>one log</u> of oil.** (Leviticus 14:10 ULT)
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* “ <u>0.3 ephah</u> of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and <u>one log</u> of oil.”
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1. If you decide to use fractions and the measures in the UST, you will need to change the decimals in the UST to fractions.
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* **<u>about 6.5 liters</u> of a fine flour offering, mixed with olive oil, to be an offering, and about <u>one third liter</u> of olive oil.** (Leviticus 14:10 UST)
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* “<u>about six and a half liters</u> of a fine flour offering, mixed with olive oil, to be an offering, and about <u>one third liter</u> of olive oil.”
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* **<u>about 6.5 liters</u> of a fine flour offering, mixed with olive oil, to be an offering, and about <u>one third liter</u> of olive oil.** (Leviticus 14:10 UST)
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* “<u>about six and a half liters</u> of a fine flour offering, mixed with olive oil, to be an offering, and about <u>one third liter</u> of olive oil.”
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@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ There are many different things that we can do to help us to discover the meanin
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1. Read the whole passage through before you translate it. Understand the main point of the whole passage before you begin to translate it. If it is a narrative passage, such as a story of one of Jesus’ miracles, picture the original situation. Imagine you were there. Imagine how people felt.
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1. When translating the Bible, always use at least two versions of the Bible together as your source text. Comparing two versions will help you to think about the meaning, so that you do not just follow the words of one version literally. The two versions should be:
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* One version that follows the form of the original language fairly closely, such as the unfoldingWord® Literal Text (ULT).
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* One meaning-based version, such as the *unfoldingWord® Simplified Text* (UST).
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* One version that follows the form of the original language fairly closely, such as the unfoldingWord® Literal Text (ULT).
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* One meaning-based version, such as the *unfoldingWord® Simplified Text* (UST).
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1. Use the unfoldingWord® Translation Words resource to learn about terms that you are not familiar with. Words sometimes have more than one meaning. Make sure that you have understood the right meaning of the word in the passage.
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1. Also use the unfoldingWord® Translation Notes that are with the ULT Bible. These are available in the translationStudio program and the Door43 website. These will explain things about the passage that may not be clear. If possible, also use other reference books, such as other versions of the Bible, a Bible dictionary, or Bible commentaries.
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1. Tell the number of parts or groups that the item would be divided into, and then tell the number of parts or groups that is being referred to.
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* **<u>A third</u> of the ocean became red like blood** (Revelation 8:8 ULT)
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* It was like they <u>divided</u> the ocean <u>into three parts</u>, and <u>one part</u> of the ocean became blood.
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* **<u>A third</u> of the ocean became red like blood** (Revelation 8:8 ULT)
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* It was like they <u>divided</u> the ocean <u>into three parts</u>, and <u>one part</u> of the ocean became blood.
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* **then you must offer with the bull a grain offering of <u>three tenths</u> of an ephah of fine flour mixed with <u>half a hin</u> of oil.** (Numbers 15:9 ULT)
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* **then you must offer with the bull a grain offering of <u>three tenths</u> of an ephah of fine flour mixed with <u>half a hin</u> of oil.** (Numbers 15:9 ULT)
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*…then you must <u>divide</u> an ephah of fine flour <u>into ten parts</u> and <u>divide</u> a hin of oil <u>into two parts</u>. Then mix <u>three of those parts</u> of the flour with <u>one of the parts</u> of oil. Then you must offer that grain offering along with the bull.
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1. For measurements, use the measurements that are given in the UST. The translators of the UST have already figured how to represent the amounts in the metric system.
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* **<u>two thirds of a shekel</u>** (1 Samuel 13:21 ULT)
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* <u>eight grams</u> of silver (1 Samuel 13:21 UST)
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* **<u>two thirds of a shekel</u>** (1 Samuel 13:21 ULT)
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* <u>eight grams</u> of silver (1 Samuel 13:21 UST)
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* **<u>three tenths of an ephah</u> of fine flour mixed with <u>half a hin</u> of oil.** (Numbers 15:9 ULT)
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* <u>six and one-half liters</u> of finely ground flour mixed with <u>two liters</u> of olive oil. (Numbers 15:9 UST)
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* **<u>three tenths of an ephah</u> of fine flour mixed with <u>half a hin</u> of oil.** (Numbers 15:9 ULT)
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* <u>six and one-half liters</u> of finely ground flour mixed with <u>two liters</u> of olive oil. (Numbers 15:9 UST)
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1. For measurements, use ones that are used in your language. In order to do that you would need to know how your measurements relates to the metric system and figure out each measurement.
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* **<u>three tenths of an ephah</u> of fine flour mixed with <u>half a hin</u> of oil.** (Numbers 15:9, ULT)
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* <u>six quarts</u> of fine flour mixed with <u>two quarts</u> of oil.
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* **<u>three tenths of an ephah</u> of fine flour mixed with <u>half a hin</u> of oil.** (Numbers 15:9, ULT)
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* <u>six quarts</u> of fine flour mixed with <u>two quarts</u> of oil.
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1. Tell the number of the Hebrew month.
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* At that time, you will appear before me in <u>the first month of the year</u>, which is fixed for this purpose. It was in this month that you came out from Egypt.
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* At that time, you will appear before me in <u>the first month of the year</u>, which is fixed for this purpose. It was in this month that you came out from Egypt.
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1. Use the months that people know.
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* At that time, you will appear before me in <u>the month of March</u>, which is fixed for this purpose. It was in this month that you came out from Egypt.
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* It will always be a statute for you that <u>on the day I choose in late September</u> you must humble yourselves and do no work.”
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* At that time, you will appear before me in <u>the month of March</u>, which is fixed for this purpose. It was in this month that you came out from Egypt.
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* It will always be a statute for you that <u>on the day I choose in late September</u> you must humble yourselves and do no work.”
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1. State clearly what season the month occurred in.
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* It will always be a statute for you that <u>in the autumn, on the tenth day of the seventh month,</u> you must humble yourselves and do no work.
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* It will always be a statute for you that <u>in the autumn, on the tenth day of the seventh month,</u> you must humble yourselves and do no work.
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1. Refer to the time in terms of the season rather than in terms of the month.
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* It will always be a statute for you that in <u>the day I choose in early autumn</u><sup>1</sup> you must humble yourselves and do no work.
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* The footnote would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup>The Hebrew says, “the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month.”
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* It will always be a statute for you that in <u>the day I choose in early autumn</u><sup>1</sup> you must humble yourselves and do no work.
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* The footnote would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup>The Hebrew says, “the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month.”
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1. If a person or place has two different names, use one name most of the time and the other name only when the text tells about the person or place having more than one name or when it says something about why the person or place was given that name. Write a footnote when the source text uses the name that is used less frequently. For example, Paul is called “Saul” before Acts 13 and “Paul” after Acts 13. You could translate his name as “Paul” all of the time, except in Acts 13:9 where it talks about him having both names.
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* **…a young man named <u>Saul</u>** (Acts 7:58 ULT)
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* **…a young man named <u>Saul</u>** (Acts 7:58 ULT)
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*…a young man named <u>Paul</u><sup>1</sup>
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* The footnote would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Most versions say Saul here, but most of the time in the Bible he is called Paul.
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* The footnote would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Most versions say Saul here, but most of the time in the Bible he is called Paul.
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* **But <u>Saul</u>, who is also called <u>Paul</u>, was filled with the Holy Spirit;** (Acts 13:9)
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* But <u>Saul</u>, who is also called <u>Paul</u>, was filled with the Holy Spirit;
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* **But <u>Saul</u>, who is also called <u>Paul</u>, was filled with the Holy Spirit;** (Acts 13:9)
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* But <u>Saul</u>, who is also called <u>Paul</u>, was filled with the Holy Spirit;
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1. Or if a person or place has two names, use whatever name is given in the source text, and add a footnote that gives the other name. For example, you could write “Saul” where the source text has “Saul” and “Paul” where the source text has “Paul.”
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* **a young man named <u>Saul</u>** (Acts 7:58 ULT)
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* a young man named <u>Saul</u>
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* The footnote would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup>This is the same man who is called Paul beginning in Acts 13.
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* **a young man named <u>Saul</u>** (Acts 7:58 ULT)
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* a young man named <u>Saul</u>
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* The footnote would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup>This is the same man who is called Paul beginning in Acts 13.
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* **But <u>Saul</u>, who is also called <u>Paul</u>, was filled with the Holy Spirit;** (Acts 13:9)
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* But <u>Saul</u>, who is also called <u>Paul</u>, was filled with the Holy Spirit;
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* **But <u>Saul</u>, who is also called <u>Paul</u>, was filled with the Holy Spirit;** (Acts 13:9)
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* But <u>Saul</u>, who is also called <u>Paul</u>, was filled with the Holy Spirit;
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* **It came about in Iconium that <u>Paul</u> and Barnabas entered together into the synagogue** (Acts 14:1 ULT)
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* It came about in Iconium that <u>Paul</u><sup>1</sup> and Barnabas entered together into the synagogue
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* The footnote would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup>This is the man that was called Saul before Acts 13.
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* **It came about in Iconium that <u>Paul</u> and Barnabas entered together into the synagogue** (Acts 14:1 ULT)
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* It came about in Iconium that <u>Paul</u><sup>1</sup> and Barnabas entered together into the synagogue
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* The footnote would look like:
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* <sup>[1]</sup>This is the man that was called Saul before Acts 13.
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1. Write numbers using numerals.
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* I have prepared for Yahweh’s house <u>100,000</u> talents of gold, <u>1,000,000</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
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* I have prepared for Yahweh’s house <u>100,000</u> talents of gold, <u>1,000,000</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
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1. Write numbers using your language’s words or the gateway language words for those numbers.
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* I have prepared for Yahweh’s house <u>one hundred thousand</u> talents of gold, <u>one million</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
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* I have prepared for Yahweh’s house <u>one hundred thousand</u> talents of gold, <u>one million</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
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1. Write numbers using words, and put the numerals in parenthesis after them.
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* I have prepared for Yahweh’s house one <u>hundred thousand (100,000)</u> talents of gold, <u>one million (1,000,000)</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
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* I have prepared for Yahweh’s house one <u>hundred thousand (100,000)</u> talents of gold, <u>one million (1,000,000)</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
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1. Combine words for large numbers.
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* I have prepared for Yahweh’s house <u>one hundred thousand</u> talents of gold, <u>a thousand thousand</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
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* I have prepared for Yahweh’s house <u>one hundred thousand</u> talents of gold, <u>a thousand thousand</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
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1. Use a very general expression for very large rounded numbers and write the numeral in parentheses afterward.
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* I have prepared for Yahweh’s house <u>a great amount of gold (100,000 talents)</u>, <u>ten times that amount of silver (1,000,000 talents)</u>, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
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* I have prepared for Yahweh’s house <u>a great amount of gold (100,000 talents)</u>, <u>ten times that amount of silver (1,000,000 talents)</u>, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
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#### Consistency
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1. Tell the total number of items, and use “one” with the first item and “another” or “the next” with the rest.
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* **The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, … the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.** (1 Chronicles 24:7-18 ULT)
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* There were <u>twenty-four</u> lots. <u>One lot</u> went to Jehoiarib, <u>another</u> to Jedaiah, <u>another</u> to Harim, … <u>another</u> to Delaiah, <u>and the last</u> went to Maaziah.
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* There were <u>twenty-four</u> lots. <u>One lot</u> went to Jehoiarib, <u>the next</u> to Jedaiah, <u>the next</u> to Harim, … <u>the next</u> to Delaiah, <u>and the last</u> went to Maaziah.
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* **The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, … the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.** (1 Chronicles 24:7-18 ULT)
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* There were <u>twenty-four</u> lots. <u>One lot</u> went to Jehoiarib, <u>another</u> to Jedaiah, <u>another</u> to Harim, … <u>another</u> to Delaiah, <u>and the last</u> went to Maaziah.
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* There were <u>twenty-four</u> lots. <u>One lot</u> went to Jehoiarib, <u>the next</u> to Jedaiah, <u>the next</u> to Harim, … <u>the next</u> to Delaiah, <u>and the last</u> went to Maaziah.
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* **A river went out of Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became <u>four</u> rivers. The name of <u>the first</u> is Pishon. It is the one which flows throughout the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is good. There is also bdellium and the onyx stone there. The name of <u>the second</u> river is Gihon. This one flows throughout the whole land of Cush. The name of <u>the third</u> river is Tigris, which flows east of Asshur. <u>The fourth</u> river is the Euphrates.** (Genesis 2:10-14 ULT)
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* A river went out of Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became <u>four</u> rivers. The name of <u>one</u> is Pishon. It is the one which flows throughout the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is good. There is also bdellium and the onyx stone there. The name of <u>the next</u> river is Gihon. This one flows throughout the whole land of Cush. The name of <u>the next</u> river is Tigris, which flows east of Asshur. The <u>last</u> river is the Euphrates.
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* **A river went out of Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became <u>four</u> rivers. The name of <u>the first</u> is Pishon. It is the one which flows throughout the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is good. There is also bdellium and the onyx stone there. The name of <u>the second</u> river is Gihon. This one flows throughout the whole land of Cush. The name of <u>the third</u> river is Tigris, which flows east of Asshur. <u>The fourth</u> river is the Euphrates.** (Genesis 2:10-14 ULT)
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* A river went out of Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became <u>four</u> rivers. The name of <u>one</u> is Pishon. It is the one which flows throughout the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is good. There is also bdellium and the onyx stone there. The name of <u>the next</u> river is Gihon. This one flows throughout the whole land of Cush. The name of <u>the next</u> river is Tigris, which flows east of Asshur. The <u>last</u> river is the Euphrates.
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1. Tell the total number of items and then list them or the things associated with them.
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* **The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, … the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.** (1 Chronicles 24:7-18 ULT)
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* They cast <u>twenty-four</u> lots. The lots went to Jerhoiarib, Jedaiah, Harim, Seorim, … Delaiah, and Maaziah.
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* **The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, … the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.** (1 Chronicles 24:7-18 ULT)
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* They cast <u>twenty-four</u> lots. The lots went to Jerhoiarib, Jedaiah, Harim, Seorim, … Delaiah, and Maaziah.
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@ -38,24 +38,24 @@ If people would correctly understand what a symbolic action meant to the people
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1. Tell what the person did and why he did it.
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* **Jairus fell down at Jesus’ feet.** (Luke 8:41 ULT)
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* Jairus fell down at Jesus’ feet in order to show that he greatly respected him.
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* **Jairus fell down at Jesus’ feet.** (Luke 8:41 ULT)
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* Jairus fell down at Jesus’ feet in order to show that he greatly respected him.
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* **Look, I stand at the door and knock.** (Revelation 3:20 ULT)
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* Look, I stand at the door and knock on it, asking you to let me in.
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* **Look, I stand at the door and knock.** (Revelation 3:20 ULT)
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* Look, I stand at the door and knock on it, asking you to let me in.
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1. Do not tell what the person did, but tell what he meant.
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* **Jairus fell down at Jesus’ feet.** (Luke 8:41)
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* Jairus showed Jesus great respect.
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* **Jairus fell down at Jesus’ feet.** (Luke 8:41)
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* Jairus showed Jesus great respect.
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* **Look, I stand at the door and knock.** (Revelation 3:20)
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* Look, I stand at the door and ask you to let me in.
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* **Look, I stand at the door and knock.** (Revelation 3:20)
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* Look, I stand at the door and ask you to let me in.
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1. Use an action from your own culture that has the same meaning.
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* **Jairus fell down at Jesus’ feet.** (Luke 8:41 ULT) - Since Jairus actually did this, we would not substitute an action from our own culture.
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* **Jairus fell down at Jesus’ feet.** (Luke 8:41 ULT) - Since Jairus actually did this, we would not substitute an action from our own culture.
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* **Look, I stand at the door and knock.** (Revelation 3:20 ULT) - Jesus was not standing at a real door. Rather he was speaking about wanting to have a relationship with people. So in cultures where it is polite to clear one’s throat when wanting to be let into a house, you could use that.
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* Look, I stand at the door and clear my throat.
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* **Look, I stand at the door and knock.** (Revelation 3:20 ULT) - Jesus was not standing at a real door. Rather he was speaking about wanting to have a relationship with people. So in cultures where it is polite to clear one’s throat when wanting to be let into a house, you could use that.
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* Look, I stand at the door and clear my throat.
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@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ When there is a textual variant, you may choose to follow the ULT or another ver
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The translation strategies are applied to Mark 7:14-16 ULT, which has a footnote about verse 16.
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* <sup>14</sup>**He called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand. <sup>15</sup>There is nothing from outside of a person that can defile him when it enters into him. It is what comes out of the person that defiles him.”** <sup>16[1]</sup>
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* **<sup>[1]</sup>The best ancient copies omit v. 16. *If any man has ears to hear, let him hear*.**
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* **<sup>[1]</sup>The best ancient copies omit v. 16. *If any man has ears to hear, let him hear*.**
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1. Translate the verses that the ULT does and include the footnote that the ULT provides.
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* <sup>14</sup>He called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand. <sup>15</sup>There is nothing from outside of a person that can defile him when it enters into him. It is what comes out of the person that defiles him.” <sup>16[1]</sup>
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* <sup>[1]</sup>The best ancient copies omit verse 16. *If any man has ears to hear, let him hear*.
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* <sup>14</sup>He called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand. <sup>15</sup>There is nothing from outside of a person that can defile him when it enters into him. It is what comes out of the person that defiles him.” <sup>16[1]</sup>
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* <sup>[1]</sup>The best ancient copies omit verse 16. *If any man has ears to hear, let him hear*.
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1. Translate the verses as another version does, and change the footnote so that it fits this situation.
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* <sup>14</sup>He called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand. <sup>15</sup>There is nothing from outside of a person that can defile him when it enters into him. It is what comes out of the person that defiles him. <sup>16</sup>If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.” <sup>[1]</sup>
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Some ancient copies do not have verse 16.
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* <sup>14</sup>He called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand. <sup>15</sup>There is nothing from outside of a person that can defile him when it enters into him. It is what comes out of the person that defiles him. <sup>16</sup>If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.” <sup>[1]</sup>
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Some ancient copies do not have verse 16.
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@ -39,18 +39,18 @@ There are several ways to borrow a word.
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1. If your language uses a different script from the language you are translating from, you can simply substitute each letter shape with the corresponding letter shape of the script of your language.
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* **צְפַנְיָ֤ה** - A man’s name in Hebrew letters.
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* “Zephaniah” - The same name in Roman letters
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* **צְפַנְיָ֤ה** - A man’s name in Hebrew letters.
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* “Zephaniah” - The same name in Roman letters
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1. You can spell the word as the other language spells it, and pronounce it the way your language normally pronounces those letters.
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* **Zephaniah** - This is a man’s name.
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* “Zephaniah” - The name as it is spelled in English, but you can pronounce it according to the rules of your language.
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* **Zephaniah** - This is a man’s name.
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* “Zephaniah” - The name as it is spelled in English, but you can pronounce it according to the rules of your language.
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1. You can pronounce the word similarly to the way the other language does, and adjust the spelling to fit the rules of your language.
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* **Zephaniah** - If your language does not have the “z”, you could use “s”. If your writing system does not use “ph” you could use “f”. Depending on how you pronounce the “i” you could spell it with “i” or “ai” or “ay”.
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* “Sefania”
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* “Sefanaia”
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* “Sefanaya”
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* **Zephaniah** - If your language does not have the “z”, you could use “s”. If your writing system does not use “ph” you could use “f”. Depending on how you pronounce the “i” you could spell it with “i” or “ai” or “ay”.
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* “Sefania”
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* “Sefanaia”
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* “Sefanaya”
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1. Use a phrase that describes what the unknown item is, or what is important about the unknown item for the verse being translated.
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* **Beware of false prophets, those who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but are truly <u>ravenous wolves</u>.** (Matthew 7:15 ULT)
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* Beware of false prophets, those who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but <u>are truly hungry and dangerous animals</u>.
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* **Beware of false prophets, those who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but are truly <u>ravenous wolves</u>.** (Matthew 7:15 ULT)
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* Beware of false prophets, those who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but <u>are truly hungry and dangerous animals</u>.
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“Ravenous wolves” is part of a metaphor here, so the reader needs to know that they are very dangerous to sheep in order to understand this metaphor. (If sheep are also unknown, then you will need to also use one of the translation strategies to translate sheep, or change the metaphor to something else, using a translation strategy for metaphors. See [Translating Metaphors](../figs-metaphor/01.md).)
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* **We have here only five <u>loaves of bread</u> and two fish** (Matthew 14:17 ULT)
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* We have here only five <u>loaves of baked grain seeds</u> and two fish
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* **We have here only five <u>loaves of bread</u> and two fish** (Matthew 14:17 ULT)
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* We have here only five <u>loaves of baked grain seeds</u> and two fish
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1. Substitute something similar from your language if doing so does not falsely represent a historical fact.
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* **your sins…will be white like <u>snow</u>** (Isaiah 1:18 ULT) This verse is not about snow. It uses snow in a figure of speech to help people understand how white something will be.
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* your sins…will be white like <u>milk</u>
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* your sins…will be white like <u>the moon</u>
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* **your sins…will be white like <u>snow</u>** (Isaiah 1:18 ULT) This verse is not about snow. It uses snow in a figure of speech to help people understand how white something will be.
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* your sins…will be white like <u>milk</u>
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* your sins…will be white like <u>the moon</u>
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1. Copy the word from another language, and add a general word or descriptive phrase to help people understand it.
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* **Then they tried to give Jesus wine that was mixed with <u>myrrh</u>. But he refused to drink it.** (Mark 15:23 ULT) - People may understand better what myrrh is if it is used with the general word “medicine.”
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* Then they tried to give Jesus wine that was mixed with <u>a medicine called myrrh</u>. But he refused to drink it.
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* **Then they tried to give Jesus wine that was mixed with <u>myrrh</u>. But he refused to drink it.** (Mark 15:23 ULT) - People may understand better what myrrh is if it is used with the general word “medicine.”
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* Then they tried to give Jesus wine that was mixed with <u>a medicine called myrrh</u>. But he refused to drink it.
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* **We have here only five loaves of <u>bread</u> and two fish** (Matthew 14:17 ULT) - People may understand better what bread is if it is used with a phrase that tells what it is made of (seeds) and how it is prepared (crushed and baked).
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* We have here only five loaves of <u>baked crushed seed bread</u> and two fish
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* **We have here only five loaves of <u>bread</u> and two fish** (Matthew 14:17 ULT) - People may understand better what bread is if it is used with a phrase that tells what it is made of (seeds) and how it is prepared (crushed and baked).
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* We have here only five loaves of <u>baked crushed seed bread</u> and two fish
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1. Use a word that is more general in meaning.
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* **I will turn Jerusalem into piles of ruins, a hideout for <u>jackals</u>** (Jeremiah 9:11 ULT)
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* I will turn Jerusalem into piles of ruins, a hideout for <u>wild dogs</u>
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* **I will turn Jerusalem into piles of ruins, a hideout for <u>jackals</u>** (Jeremiah 9:11 ULT)
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* I will turn Jerusalem into piles of ruins, a hideout for <u>wild dogs</u>
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* **We have here only five <u>loaves of bread</u> and two fish** (Matthew 14:17 ULT)
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* We have here only five <u>loaves of baked food</u> and two fish
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* **We have here only five <u>loaves of bread</u> and two fish** (Matthew 14:17 ULT)
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* We have here only five <u>loaves of baked food</u> and two fish
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1. Use a word or phrase that is more specific in meaning.
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* **to him who made <u>great lights</u>** (Psalm 136:7 ULT)
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* to him who made <u>the sun and the moon</u>
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* **to him who made <u>great lights</u>** (Psalm 136:7 ULT)
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* to him who made <u>the sun and the moon</u>
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@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ See how to mark verses in the [translationStudio APP](http://help.door43.org/en/
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1. If information from one verse is put before information from an earlier verse, put the verse numbers before the first verse with a hyphen between them.
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* **<sup>2</sup> you must select three cities for yourself in the middle of your land that Yahweh your God is giving you to possess. <sup>3</sup> You must build a road and divide the borders of your land into three parts, the land that Yahweh your God is causing you to inherit, so that everyone who kills another person may flee there.** (Deuteronomy 19:2-3)
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* <sup>2-3</sup> you must divide into three parts the land that he is giving to you. Then select a city in each part. You must make good roads in order that people can get to those cities easily. Someone who kills another person can escape to one of those cities to be safe. (Deuteronomy 19:2-3 UST)
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* **<sup>2</sup> you must select three cities for yourself in the middle of your land that Yahweh your God is giving you to possess. <sup>3</sup> You must build a road and divide the borders of your land into three parts, the land that Yahweh your God is causing you to inherit, so that everyone who kills another person may flee there.** (Deuteronomy 19:2-3)
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* <sup>2-3</sup> you must divide into three parts the land that he is giving to you. Then select a city in each part. You must make good roads in order that people can get to those cities easily. Someone who kills another person can escape to one of those cities to be safe. (Deuteronomy 19:2-3 UST)
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1. If the ULT has a verse bridge, but another Bible you refer to does not have one, you can choose the order that works best for your language.
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@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ A word-for-word substitution is the most literal form of translation. It is not
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* The focus is on one word at a time.
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* The natural sentence structure, phrase structures and figures of speech of the target language are ignored.
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* The process of word-for-word translation is very simple.
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* The first word in the source text is translated by an equivalent word.
|
||||
* Then the next word is done. This continues until the verse is translated.
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* The first word in the source text is translated by an equivalent word.
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||||
* Then the next word is done. This continues until the verse is translated.
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||||
* The word-for-word approach is attractive because it is so simple. However, it results in a poor quality translation.
|
||||
|
||||
Word-for-word substitution results in translations that are awkward to read. They are often confusing and give the wrong meaning or even no meaning at all. You should avoid doing this type of translation. Here are some examples:
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@ -22,30 +22,30 @@ In general, books that have more abstract, poetic, and theologically loaded term
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#### Difficulty Level 5 (Most Difficult to Translate)
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* Old Testament
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* Job, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
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* Job, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
|
||||
* New Testament
|
||||
* Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Hebrews
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* Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Hebrews
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#### Difficulty Level 4
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* Old Testament
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* Leviticus, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
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||||
* Leviticus, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
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* New Testament
|
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* John, 1-2 Corinthians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Peter, 1 John, Jude
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||||
* John, 1-2 Corinthians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Peter, 1 John, Jude
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||||
#### Difficulty Level 3
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* Old Testament
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* Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
|
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* Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
|
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* New Testament
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||||
* Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, James, 2-3 John, Revelation
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* Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, James, 2-3 John, Revelation
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||||
#### Difficulty Level 2
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||||
|
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* Old Testament
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* Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Jonah
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* Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Jonah
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||||
* New Testament
|
||||
* *none*
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* *none*
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#### Difficulty Level 1 (Easiest to Translate)
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Though Open Bible Stories was not assessed according to this rating system, it should fall under Difficulty Level 1. We recommend that you begin by translating Open Bible Stories. There are many good reasons to start by translating Open Bible Stories:
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* Open Bible Stories was designed to be easily translated.
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* It is largely narrative.
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* Many difficult phrases and words have been simplified.
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||||
* It has many pictures to help the translator understand the text.
|
||||
* It is largely narrative.
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||||
* Many difficult phrases and words have been simplified.
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||||
* It has many pictures to help the translator understand the text.
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||||
* Open Bible Stories is much shorter than the Bible or even the New Testament, so it can be quickly completed and distributed to the Church.
|
||||
* Since it is not Scripture, Open Bible Stories removes the fear that many translators have of translating the Word of God.
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||||
* Translating Open Bible Stories before translating the Bible gives the translators experience and training in translation, so that when they translate the.
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@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ Background information can also be marked with words that tell the reader that t
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* To help the listeners understand why something is important in the story
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* To tell the setting of a story
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* Setting includes:
|
||||
* where the story takes place
|
||||
* when the story takes place
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||||
* who is present when the story begins
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||||
* what is happening when the story begins
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||||
* where the story takes place
|
||||
* when the story takes place
|
||||
* who is present when the story begins
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||||
* what is happening when the story begins
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||||
#### Reasons this is a translation issue
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||||
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@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ To keep translations clear and natural you will need to study how people tell st
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1. Reorder the information so that earlier events are mentioned first.
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||||
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||||
* **Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. <u>Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram</u>.** (Genesis 16:16 ULT)
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* “<u>When Abram was eighty-six years old</u>, Hagar gave birth to his son, and Abram named his son Ishmael.”
|
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* “<u>When Abram was eighty-six years old</u>, Hagar gave birth to his son, and Abram named his son Ishmael.”
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||||
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* **John also rebuked Herod the tetrarch <u>for marrying his brother’s wife, Herodias</u>, and <u>for all the other evil things that Herod had done</u>. But then Herod did another very evil thing. He had John locked up in prison.** (Luke 3:18-20) - The translation below reorders John’s rebuke and Herod’s actions.
|
||||
* “Now Herod the tetrarch married his brother’s wife, Herodias, and he did many other evil things, so John rebuked him. But then Herod did another very evil thing. He had John locked up in prison.”
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* “Now Herod the tetrarch married his brother’s wife, Herodias, and he did many other evil things, so John rebuked him. But then Herod did another very evil thing. He had John locked up in prison.”
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@ -49,32 +49,32 @@ If the information given at the beginning of a new event is clear and natural to
|
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|
||||
1. Put the information that introduces the event in the order that your people put it.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Now there was a <u>Pharisee whose name was Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish Council</u>. This man came to Jesus at night time and said to him…** (John 3:1,2)
|
||||
* There was a <u>man whose name was Nicodemus. He was a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish Council</u>. One night he came to Jesus and said…
|
||||
* One night <u>a man named Nicodemus, who was a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish Council</u>, came to Jesus and said…
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* **Now there was a <u>Pharisee whose name was Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish Council</u>. This man came to Jesus at night time and said to him…** (John 3:1,2)
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||||
* There was a <u>man whose name was Nicodemus. He was a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish Council</u>. One night he came to Jesus and said…
|
||||
* One night <u>a man named Nicodemus, who was a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish Council</u>, came to Jesus and said…
|
||||
|
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* **As he passed by, <u>he saw Levi the son of Alpheus, who was sitting</u> at the tax collecting place, and he said to him…** (Mark 2:14 ULT)
|
||||
* As he passed by, <u>Levi the son of Alpheus was sitting</u> at the tax collecting place. Jesus saw him and and said to him…
|
||||
* As he passed by, <u>there was a man sitting</u> at the tax collecting place. His name was Levi, and he was the son of Alpheus. Jesus saw him and said to him…
|
||||
* As he passed by, <u>there was a tax collector</u> sitting at the tax collecting place. His name was Levi, and he was the son of Alpheus. Jesus saw him and said to him…
|
||||
* **As he passed by, <u>he saw Levi the son of Alpheus, who was sitting</u> at the tax collecting place, and he said to him…** (Mark 2:14 ULT)
|
||||
* As he passed by, <u>Levi the son of Alpheus was sitting</u> at the tax collecting place. Jesus saw him and and said to him…
|
||||
* As he passed by, <u>there was a man sitting</u> at the tax collecting place. His name was Levi, and he was the son of Alpheus. Jesus saw him and said to him…
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||||
* As he passed by, <u>there was a tax collector</u> sitting at the tax collecting place. His name was Levi, and he was the son of Alpheus. Jesus saw him and said to him…
|
||||
|
||||
1. If readers would expect certain information but it is not in the Bible, consider using an indefinite word or phrase such as: another time, someone.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth.** (Genesis 7:6 ULT) - If people expect to be told something about when the new event happened, the phrase “after that” can help them see that it happened after the events already mentioned.
|
||||
* <u>After that</u>, when Noah was six hundred years old, the flood came upon the earth.
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||||
* **Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth.** (Genesis 7:6 ULT) - If people expect to be told something about when the new event happened, the phrase “after that” can help them see that it happened after the events already mentioned.
|
||||
* <u>After that</u>, when Noah was six hundred years old, the flood came upon the earth.
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||||
|
||||
* **<u>Again he began</u> to teach beside the lake.** (Mark 4:1 ULT) - In chapter 3 Jesus was teaching at someone’s house. Readers may need to be told that this new event happened at another time, or that Jesus actually went to the lake.
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||||
* <u>Another time</u> Jesus began to teach people again beside the lake.
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||||
* Jesus went to the lake and <u>began to teach people again</u> there.
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||||
* **<u>Again he began</u> to teach beside the lake.** (Mark 4:1 ULT) - In chapter 3 Jesus was teaching at someone’s house. Readers may need to be told that this new event happened at another time, or that Jesus actually went to the lake.
|
||||
* <u>Another time</u> Jesus began to teach people again beside the lake.
|
||||
* Jesus went to the lake and <u>began to teach people again</u> there.
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||||
|
||||
1. If the introduction is a summary of the whole event, use your language’s way of showing that it is a summary.
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||||
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||||
* **Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth.** (Genesis 7:6 ULT)
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||||
* <u>Now this is what happened when</u> Noah was six hundred years old and the flood came upon the earth.
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||||
* <u>This part tells about what happened when</u> the flood came upon the earth. It happened when Noah was six hundred years old.
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||||
* **Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth.** (Genesis 7:6 ULT)
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||||
* <u>Now this is what happened when</u> Noah was six hundred years old and the flood came upon the earth.
|
||||
* <u>This part tells about what happened when</u> the flood came upon the earth. It happened when Noah was six hundred years old.
|
||||
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||||
1. If it would be strange in the target language to give a summary of the event at the beginning, show that the event would actually happen later in the story.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth. Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives went into the ark together because of the waters of the flood.** (Genesis 7:6-7 ULT)
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* <u>Now this is what happened when</u> Noah was six hundred years old. Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives went into the ark together because <u>God had said that the waters of the flood would come</u>.
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||||
* **Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth. Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives went into the ark together because of the waters of the flood.** (Genesis 7:6-7 ULT)
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||||
* <u>Now this is what happened when</u> Noah was six hundred years old. Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives went into the ark together because <u>God had said that the waters of the flood would come</u>.
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@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ Some languages have something on the verb that tells something about the subject
|
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1. If the participant is new, use one of your language’s ways of introducing new participants.
|
||||
|
||||
* **Joseph, a Levite, a man from Cyprus, was given the name Barnabas by the apostles (that is, being interpreted, Son of encouragement).** (Acts 4:36-37 ULT) - Starting the sentence with Joseph’s name when he has not been introduced yet might be confusing in some languages.
|
||||
* There was a man from Cyprus who was a Levite. His name was Joseph, and he was given the name Barnabas by the apostles (that is, being interpreted, Son of encouragement).
|
||||
* There was a Levite from Cyprus whose name was Joseph. The apostles gave him the name Barnabas, which means Son of encouragement.
|
||||
* **Joseph, a Levite, a man from Cyprus, was given the name Barnabas by the apostles (that is, being interpreted, Son of encouragement).** (Acts 4:36-37 ULT) - Starting the sentence with Joseph’s name when he has not been introduced yet might be confusing in some languages.
|
||||
* There was a man from Cyprus who was a Levite. His name was Joseph, and he was given the name Barnabas by the apostles (that is, being interpreted, Son of encouragement).
|
||||
* There was a Levite from Cyprus whose name was Joseph. The apostles gave him the name Barnabas, which means Son of encouragement.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If it is not clear who a pronoun refers to, use a noun phrase or name.
|
||||
|
||||
* **It happened when <u>he</u> finished praying in a certain place, that one of his disciples said, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”** (Luke 11:1 ULT) - Since this is the first verse in a chapter, readers might wonder who “he” refers to.
|
||||
* It happened when <u>Jesus</u> finished praying in a certain place, that one of his disciples said, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.
|
||||
* **It happened when <u>he</u> finished praying in a certain place, that one of his disciples said, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”** (Luke 11:1 ULT) - Since this is the first verse in a chapter, readers might wonder who “he” refers to.
|
||||
* It happened when <u>Jesus</u> finished praying in a certain place, that one of his disciples said, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.
|
||||
|
||||
1. If an old participant is referred to by name or a noun phrase, and people wonder if this is another new participant, try using a pronoun instead. If a pronoun is not needed because people would understand it clearly from the context, then leave out the pronoun.
|
||||
|
||||
* **<u>Joseph’s</u> master took <u>Joseph</u> and put <u>him</u> in prison, in the place where all the king’s prisoners were put, and <u>Joseph</u> stayed there.** (Genesis 39:20 ULT) - Since Joseph is the main person in the story, some languages might find it unnatural or confusing to use his name so much. They might prefer a pronoun.
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* Joseph’s master took <u>him</u> and put <u>him</u> in prison, in the place where all the king’s prisoners were put, and <u>he</u> stayed there in the prison.
|
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* **<u>Joseph’s</u> master took <u>Joseph</u> and put <u>him</u> in prison, in the place where all the king’s prisoners were put, and <u>Joseph</u> stayed there.** (Genesis 39:20 ULT) - Since Joseph is the main person in the story, some languages might find it unnatural or confusing to use his name so much. They might prefer a pronoun.
|
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* Joseph’s master took <u>him</u> and put <u>him</u> in prison, in the place where all the king’s prisoners were put, and <u>he</u> stayed there in the prison.
|
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@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ Poetry is one of the ways that people use the words and sounds of their language
|
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* Many figures of speech such as [Apostrophe](../figs-apostrophe/01.md).
|
||||
* Parallel lines (see [Parallelism](../figs-parallelism/01.md) and [Parallelism with the Same Meaning](../figs-synonparallelism/01.md))
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* Repetition of some or all of a line
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* **Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his angel armies. Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.** (Psalm 148:2-3 ULT)
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* **Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his angel armies. Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.** (Psalm 148:2-3 ULT)
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* Lines of similar length.
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* **Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.** (1 Corinthians 13:4 ULT)
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* **Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.** (1 Corinthians 13:4 ULT)
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* The same sound used at the end or at the beginning of two or more lines
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* “Twinkle, twinkle little <u>star</u>. How I wonder what you <u>are</u>.” (from an English rhyme)
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* “Twinkle, twinkle little <u>star</u>. How I wonder what you <u>are</u>.” (from an English rhyme)
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* The same sound repeated many times
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* “Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater” (from an English rhyme)
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* “Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater” (from an English rhyme)
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* Old words and expressions
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* Dramatic imagery
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* Different use of grammar - including:
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* incomplete sentences
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* lack of connective words
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* incomplete sentences
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* lack of connective words
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#### Some places to look for poetry in your language
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The following are examples of how people might translate Psalm 1:1,2.
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1) Translate the poetry using one of your styles of poetry. (The style in this example has words that sound similar at the end of each line.)
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1. Translate the poetry using one of your styles of poetry. (The style in this example has words that sound similar at the end of each line.)
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>“Happy is the person not encouraged <u>to sin</u>
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>Disrespect for God he will not <u>begin</u>
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>To those who laugh at God, he is <u>no kin.</u>
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>God is his constant <u>delight</u>
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>He does what God says <u>is right</u>
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>He thinks of it all day <u>and night</u>
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> “Happy is the person not encouraged <u>to sin</u>
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> Disrespect for God he will not <u>begin</u>
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> To those who laugh at God, he is <u>no kin.</u>
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> God is his constant <u>delight</u>
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> He does what God says <u>is right</u>
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> He thinks of it all day <u>and night</u>
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1) Translate the poetry using your style of elegant speech.
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2. Translate the poetry using your style of elegant speech.
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* This is the kind of person who is truly blessed: the one who does not follow the advice of wicked people, or stop along the road to speak with sinners, or join the gathering of those who mock God. Rather he takes great joy in Yahweh’s law, and he meditates on it day and night.
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> This is the kind of person who is truly blessed: the one who does not follow the advice of wicked people, or stop along the road to speak with sinners, or join the gathering of those who mock God. Rather he takes great joy in Yahweh’s law, and he meditates on it day and night.
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1) Translate the poetry using your style of ordinary speech.
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3. Translate the poetry using your style of ordinary speech.
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* The people who do not listen to the advice of bad people are really happy. They do not spend time with people who continually do evil things or with those who do not respect God. They love to obey Yahweh’s law, and they think about it all the time.
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> The people who do not listen to the advice of bad people are really happy. They do not spend time with people who continually do evil things or with those who do not respect God. They love to obey Yahweh’s law, and they think about it all the time.
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1. If it would not be clear to your readers whom or what a pronoun refers to, use a noun or name.
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* **Again Jesus walked into the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there. <u>They</u> watched <u>him</u> to see if <u>he</u> would heal <u>him</u> on the Sabbath.** (Mark 3:1-2 ULT)
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* Again Jesus walked into the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there. <u>Some Pharisees</u> watched <u>Jesus</u> to see if <u>he</u> would heal <u>the man</u> on the Sabbath. (Mark 3:1-2 UST)
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* **Again Jesus walked into the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there. <u>They</u> watched <u>him</u> to see if <u>he</u> would heal <u>him</u> on the Sabbath.** (Mark 3:1-2 ULT)
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* Again Jesus walked into the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there. <u>Some Pharisees</u> watched <u>Jesus</u> to see if <u>he</u> would heal <u>the man</u> on the Sabbath. (Mark 3:1-2 UST)
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1. If repeating a noun or name would lead people to think that a main character is not a main character, or that the writer is talking about more than one person with that name, or that there is some kind of emphasis on someone when there is no emphasis, use a pronoun instead.
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1. Substitute a proverb in your language that has the same teaching as the proverb in the Bible.
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* **Do not boast about tomorrow** (Proverbs 27:1 ULT)
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* Do not count your chickens before they hatch.
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* Do not count your chickens before they hatch.
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1. Give the same teaching but not in a form of a proverb.
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1. Decide where to put the quote margin.
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* **”Therefore, those who can,” <u>he said,</u> “should go there with us. If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him.”** (Acts 25:5 ULT)
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* <u>He said,</u> “Therefore, those who can should go there with us. If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him.”
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* “Therefore, those who can should go there with us. If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him,” <u>he said</u>.
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* “Therefore, those who can should go there with us,” <u>he said.</u> “If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him.”
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* **”Therefore, those who can,” <u>he said,</u> “should go there with us. If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him.”** (Acts 25:5 ULT)
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* <u>He said,</u> “Therefore, those who can should go there with us. If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him.”
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* “Therefore, those who can should go there with us. If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him,” <u>he said</u>.
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* “Therefore, those who can should go there with us,” <u>he said.</u> “If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him.”
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1. Decide whether to use one or two words meaning “said.”
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* **But his mother <u>answered and said</u>, “No, instead he will be called John.”** (Luke 1:60 ULT)
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* But his mother <u>replied</u>, “No, instead he will be called John.”
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* But his mother <u>said</u>, “No, instead he will be called John.”
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* But his mother <u>answered</u> like this, “No, instead he will be called John,” she <u>said</u>.
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* **But his mother <u>answered and said</u>, “No, instead he will be called John.”** (Luke 1:60 ULT)
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* But his mother <u>replied</u>, “No, instead he will be called John.”
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* But his mother <u>said</u>, “No, instead he will be called John.”
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* But his mother <u>answered</u> like this, “No, instead he will be called John,” she <u>said</u>.
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@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ This passage explains the meaning of the seven lampstands and the seven stars. T
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1. Translate the text with the symbols. Often the speaker or author explains the meaning later in the passage.
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* **After this I saw in my dream at night <u>a fourth animal</u>, terrifying, frightening, and very strong. It had <u>large iron teeth</u>; it devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled underfoot what was left. It was different from the other animals, and it had <u>ten horns</u>.** (Daniel 7:7 ULT) - People will be able to understand what the symbols mean when they read the explanation in Daniel 7:23-24.
|
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* **After this I saw in my dream at night <u>a fourth animal</u>, terrifying, frightening, and very strong. It had <u>large iron teeth</u>; it devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled underfoot what was left. It was different from the other animals, and it had <u>ten horns</u>.** (Daniel 7:7 ULT) - People will be able to understand what the symbols mean when they read the explanation in Daniel 7:23-24.
|
||||
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1. Translate the text with the symbols. Then explain the symbols in footnotes.
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||||
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* **After this I saw in my dream at night <u>a fourth animal</u>, terrifying, frightening, and very strong. It had <u>large iron teeth</u>; it devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled underfoot what was left. It was different from the other animals, and it had <u>ten horns</u>.** (Daniel 7:7 ULT)
|
||||
* After this I saw in my dream at night a fourth animal,<sup>1</sup> terrifying, frightening, and very strong. It had large iron teeth;<sup>2</sup> it devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled underfoot what was left. It was different from the other animals, and it had ten horns.<sup>3</sup>
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* The footnotes would look like:
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||||
* <sup>[1]</sup> The animal is a symbol for a kingdom.
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||||
* <sup>[2]</sup> The iron teeth is a symbol for the kingdom’s powerful army.
|
||||
* <sup>[3]</sup> The horns are a symbol of powerful kings.
|
||||
* **After this I saw in my dream at night <u>a fourth animal</u>, terrifying, frightening, and very strong. It had <u>large iron teeth</u>; it devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled underfoot what was left. It was different from the other animals, and it had <u>ten horns</u>.** (Daniel 7:7 ULT)
|
||||
* After this I saw in my dream at night a fourth animal,<sup>1</sup> terrifying, frightening, and very strong. It had large iron teeth;<sup>2</sup> it devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled underfoot what was left. It was different from the other animals, and it had ten horns.<sup>3</sup>
|
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* The footnotes would look like:
|
||||
* <sup>[1]</sup> The animal is a symbol for a kingdom.
|
||||
* <sup>[2]</sup> The iron teeth is a symbol for the kingdom’s powerful army.
|
||||
* <sup>[3]</sup> The horns are a symbol of powerful kings.
|
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