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### 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 resources, 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 transferring 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. Additionally several resources, including Translation Words and Translation Questions, have been developed to help with testing the accuracy of the translation.
#### Discover the Meaning
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Part of affirming accuracy is comparing your blind draft to the ULB source text. When you do this during self-edit, you should make changes to your draft to include any information you missed, or to delete information you may have added. Additionally, you are welcome to use other resources, such as the Translation Notes or Translation Questions to make sure you accurately understood the passage and wrote a valid translation of it.
The final three steps of MAST, peer-edit, keyword check, and verse-by-verse check, all provide opportunities for checking accuracy. The use of all available resources, such as Translation Notes, Translation Questions, and Translation Words during these steps will help you to be confident in the accuracy of your translaton.
The final three steps of MAST, peer-edit, keyword check, and verse-by-verse check, all provide opportunities for checking accuracy. The use of all available resources, such as Translation Notes, Translation Questions, and Translation Words during these steps will help you to be confident in the accuracy of your translation.
#### The Message of the Writer