A Doctrine of Translation

It is my understanding that Hebrew word has the meaning of being a chaste young female.

 

Someone like a Spurgeon, or a Paul. would preach Jesus and be used of and by God from Nas/Kjv/Esv etc!

 

That word can be that, or a Virgin chaste female, and the Holy Spirit Himself in the Greek NT told us what God viewed the word as really meaning!

Think they wanted to translate it as what a Jewish reader would see ikt as being, without trying to read and "force: NT theology into ot!

 

Maybe.

About Rebekah:
The 1917 Jewish Publication Society, Genesis 24:43, "behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say: Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink;"
JPS, Genesis 24:16, "And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her; and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up." That Hebrew word needed qualification. The Hebrew translated "maiden," v.43, is the same word used in Isaiah 7:14.

JPS, Isaiah 7:14, "Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: behold, the young woman shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel "

 

Before we can translate a text, we must interpret the text so as to gain the apparent meaning intended by the original language version. And if our "interpretation" is agenda driven, i.e. consistent with Calvinism or Arminianism, our translation will differ from other translations into the same receptor language.

In James 2:5, if you believe individuals were chosen before creation, and the fallen have "total spiritual inability" then God could not have chosen those rich in faith and heirs because they love God. Nope, so we can fix this "problem" by inserting into the inspired text our man-made fix, so God has now chosen those "to be" rich in faith and heirs because they will love God.

And if you want to reinforce the doctrine of unconditional election for salvation, you change 2 Thessalonians 2:13 so that a noun (salvation) becomes a verb so rather than chosen by reason of faith in the truth, the text now reads we were saved by reason of faith in the truth.

Finding fault with English translations is like shooting fish in a barrel.

 

why is this? if the wrong text is adopted, the the translation is also wrong! for example, John 1:18, if "Son" is adopted as the correct reading, then this is done on the basis of a faulty text, as the greater textual evidence is for the reaging "God". Not only so, but by adopting "Son", I believe that this text is robbed of a very clear testimony to the Deity of Jesus Christ, and the plurality of Persons in the Godhead. You cannot separate textual issues from the making of a good translation!

 

what do you mean "gifted by God"? there are many textual critics and translators/translations that are certainly not in any way "gifted by God"! I firmily believe that both go very much together, as there is no reason why the Lord cannot gift both to the same person?

 

As a point of interest, are there any known textual critics that are also known as translators (beyond merely serving on a translational committee like WH)? Or any known translators that are also known as textual critics? Just curious.

 

both are very important

 

Speaking a language known by another culture, but unknown to the speaker was a miraculous gift to authenticate the message, and as a sign and wonder gift, it ceased once the New Testament was written. Yes some people are gifted in language skills far above other people, but the idea only "specially gifted people" can engage in translation is fiction.

 

Once again JOJ shows just how "experienced" he is in thinking his views are better than the differing views of others.
Speaking in a language known to others from another culture, but unknown to the speaker is a miracle. And baptists hold that the modern day babbling is not speaking in another tongue but disinformation.

More experience does not make the less experienced banned from pointing out errors in translation. Skill in assessing the validity of translation choices can be learned.

Speaking a language known by another culture, but unknown to the speaker was a miraculous gift to authenticate the message, and as a sign and wonder gift, it ceased once the New Testament was written. Yes some people are gifted in language skills far above other people, but the idea only "specially gifted people" can engage in translation is fiction.

 

could not agree with you more! we know first had the hardships involved in both language learning/use, and textual studies. There are too many who think it is an easy ride!