diff --git a/translate/guidelines-accurate/01.md b/translate/guidelines-accurate/01.md index 6e2ad07..de7a821 100644 --- a/translate/guidelines-accurate/01.md +++ b/translate/guidelines-accurate/01.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ ### Accurate Translations -To create an **accurate** translation of the Bible means that the translation communicates the same message as the source. When you engage in the first four steps of MAST you are first gaining a simple understanding of the text, and second transfering it into natural wording in your language. These steps are designed to be moved through chronologically to produce a rough draft of the text. As a translator you are already working to express the meaning as accurately as possible, while focusing on putting it into natural wording. Because accuracy to the original is essential for the translation to be considered of high quality, the checking steps are designed to check and improve accuracy. Additionaly several tools, including Translation Words and Translation Questions, have been developed to help with testing the accuracy of the translation. +To create an **accurate** translation of the Bible means that the translation communicates the same message as the source. When you engage in the first four steps of MAST you are first gaining a simple understanding of the text, and second transfering it into natural wording in your language. These steps are designed to be moved through chronologically to produce a rough draft of the text. As a translator you are already working to express the meaning as accurately as possible, while focusing on putting it into natural wording. Because accuracy to the original is essential for the translation to be considered of high quality, the checking steps are designed to check and improve accuracy. Additionaly several resources, including Translation Words and Translation Questions, have been developed to help with testing the accuracy of the translation. #### Discover the Meaning