Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
Articles, links, and files related to translation in general and Bible translation in particular.
- JZJost ZetzscheAug 29, 2023
UBS Handbooks for Translators on TIPs
We just finished adding all the Translator's Handbooks for the Old Testament to the Translation Insights & Perspective tool (https://tips.translation.bible/). While Bible translation professionals have numerous ways to a…
- CSChip SandersAug 25, 2023
What materials are available in minority language(s) you know about?
The SIL Language and Culture Archives preserves and disseminates one of the broadest collections of materials developed for and by minority language communities worldwide. The collection preserves materials representing…
- TSTim StirtzAug 21, 2023
Narrative Discourse Analysis for Translation Workshop
Are you finding it difficult to make translation of Scripture sound like the way people talk? Are the stories in the Bible catching the attention of listeners? Do some of the sentences sound awkward or difficult to under…
- MSMap SupportAug 15, 2023
Hebrew and Land of the Bible programs in Israel
Hebrew and Land of the Bible Semester Program Since 1994, Jerusalem Center for Bible Translators has been offering training in Hebrew and Land of the Bible to MTTs and consultants. We now offer a five month program that…
- BMBrian MigliazzaAug 1, 2023
AUGUST 2023 Translation News
Google link for Translation News August 2023 Extracted text from 08_Aug_2023_TranslationNews.pdf: Subject August 2023 Translation Newsletter International Translation Services (ITS) works in collaboration with colleagues…
- ASAaron ShryockJul 14, 2023
ENZINAS TO VALERA: MOTIVES, METHODS AND SOURCES IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY SPANISH BIBLE TRANSLATION by PETER W. HASBROUCK
Extracted text from Hasbrouck_bu_0017E_10963_spanish_bibles_motives.pdf: Boston University OpenBU http://open.bu.edu Theses & Dissertations Boston University Theses & Dissertations 2015 Enzinas to Valera: motives, method…
- ASAaron ShryockJul 14, 2023
Is every translation valuable? Quality? Only without accuracy.
It took me several years to realize that the triad of accuracy, clarity, and naturalness was actually a means to elevate clarity or comprehension over accuracy. And with the addition of acceptability, accuracy has all bu…
- WRWaseem RazaJul 8, 2023
THE COLONIAL ART OF BIBLE TRANSLATION
https://www.pthu.nl/en/bibleblog/2023/07/colonialism-in-bible-translations/
- PFPhil FieldsJul 5, 2023
How to install Bibledit Cloud on a VPS (2023 update)
Extracted text from How_to_install_Bibledit_Cloud_on_a_VPS.pdf: How to install Bibledit Cloud on a VPS I have shared in two other articles why I recommend Bibledit for translation teams. My translation team has been usin…
- BMBrian MigliazzaJul 3, 2023
JULY 2023 Translation News
Google link for Translation News JULY 2023 Extracted text from 07_Jul_2023_TranslationNews.pdf: Subject July 2023 ITS Newsletter International Translation Services (ITS) works in collaboration with colleagues in SIL and…
- EWernst wendlandJul 3, 2023
Scientists Have Discovered an Ancient Hidden Chapter in the Bible
A scientist recently discovered a lost fragment of a manuscript representing one of the earliest translations of the Gospels. The researcher used ultraviolet photography to look past layers of text to find the "new" anci…
- EWernst wendlandJul 2, 2023
The Word Made Fresh: Taglish Bible Translation Brings Streets of Manila into Church
When the Philippines Bible Society (PBS) first released the New Testament translated into Taglish—a mix of Tagalog and English used by urban dwellers in the Philippines—five years ago, Filipino Christians were in an upro…
- CKClare KnowlesJun 27, 2023
Naming translators
Hi everyone, I'm curious to know whether translators/translation committees/translation consultants are ever named in contemporary Bible translations (published by UBS or other Bible agencies)? I was reading the UBS "Gui…
- JDJonathan DownieJun 21, 2023
Free Resource for Churches
Hi everyone, I made this brief webinar for churches who are looking to become multilingual, going over the main options. Please feel free to pass it on to anyone who might benefit from it. https://youtu.be/jYGfo9wtIMA I…
- LNLukas NeukomJun 14, 2023
Training for Translators in Spain
PROEL offers training in linguistics and translation for North African students with limited formal education, who are willing to help translating the Bible into their mother tongue. PROEL offers this training with the U…
- BMBrian MigliazzaJun 11, 2023
KTOT-8th release
KTOT has been updated with new articles, bringing the total to 93 articles available to help the Bible translation and consultant community. It provides current research on some of the most important key terms of the Old…
- BMBrian MigliazzaJun 9, 2023
June 2023 Translation News
Google link for Translation News June 2023
- EJEditor JOTJun 7, 2023
Journal of Translation 19.1 (2023) now available
The latest issue of SIL’s Journal of Translation is now available. Visit the links below to download PDFs of all articles free of charge. Journal of Translation 19.1 (2023) Downie, Jonathan. “Building Partnership Between…
- BMBrian MigliazzaJun 5, 2023
The Dangers of AI, Both Real and Imagined
Michael Aubrey - The Dangers of AI, Both Real and Imagined - from the June 2023 LingBits newsletter (SIL International Linguistics) What happens when we use a term like “artificial intelligence?” This is a term that evok…
- TSTodd ScacewaterMay 18, 2023
Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion 4.1 Now Available
The latest issue of DIU’s peer-reviewed Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion is now available. Issue 4.1 is the seventh issue, and the contributions are as quality as ever. DIU student Joshua Frost and DIU’s Academ…