The Complete Guide to Bible Translation: Bible Translation Choices and Translation Principles

The Complete Guide to Bible Translation (CGBT) is for all individuals interested in the Bible translation process. The main purpose of CGBT is education. CGBT is a place for those who are sincerely interested in the importance of the translation process, as well as which translation(s) would be the most beneficial to use. The translation of God's Word from the original languages of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek is a task unlike any other and should never be taken lightly because it carries with it the heaviest responsibility: the translator renders God's thoughts into a modern language.

Therefore, CGBT's goal is to be a help to all. There have been technical publications on the market for decades. However, it is CGBT's desire to take difficult and complex subjects and make them easy to understand. CGBT will communicate as clearly and powerfully as possible to all of today's readers. The resulting effort of CGBT is a book that is easy to read and understand, while also accurately communicating information about the Bible. In fact, young adults will be able to read CGBT with understanding. This is not to say that it is for young adults as such; it is for both adults and young ones. In addition, CGBT will be beneficial for those who struggle to understand when they read. We hope this book will be just right for you.

The objective of CGBT is that the Christian churchgoer can have an in-depth inside look at what translators do and how they do it, i.e., the principles and rules of the Bible translation process. The secondary objective is to demonstrate which translation philosophies objectively and effectively, to achieve an accurate translation. Before delving into CGBT's objectives, we will devote Chapter 1 to a short introduction to the Hebrew Old Testament, and Chapter 2 to a short introduction to the Greek New Testament.