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-The Translation Manual is intended to enable anyone, anywhere to equip themselves so that they will be able to make high-quality translations of biblical content into their own language. The manual is designed to be highly flexible. It can be used in a systematic, in-advance approach or it can be used for just-in-time learning (or both, as needed). It is modular in structure.
+The Translation Manual is intended to empower anyone, anywhere to equip themselves for creating high-quality translations of biblical content into their own language. The manual is designed to be highly flexible. It can be used in a systematic, in-advance approach or it can be used for just-in-time learning (or both, as needed). It is modular in structure.
 
 The Translation Manual contains the following sections:
 
-* [Introduction](../ta-intro/01.md) - introduces the Translation Manual 
-* [Translation Theory and Practices](../../translate/translate-manual/01.md) - explains the basics of translation theory and practical translation helps
-* [Translation Issues] - these are practical translation helps that are also linked from the translationNotes
-* [Checking](../../checking/intro-checking/01.md) - explains the basics of checking theory and best practices
+* [Introduction](../ta-intro/01.md) - introduces the Translation Manual, giving an overview of relevent topics.
+* [Translation Theory and Practices](../../translate/translate-manual/01.md) - explains the basics of translation theory and provides simple explanations of standard practices.
+* [Translation Issues] - these are practical translation helps, specifically targeting potential challenges, that are also linked from the translationNotes.
+* [Checking](../../checking/intro-checking/01.md) - explains the basics of checking theory, including the layered approach,suggestions on who should be invovled, and best practices for affirming quality.