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Why bother with Bible translation in the 21 st century?

Why bother with Bible translation in the 21 st century?. Cameron Townsend & the Cakchiquel. “If your God is so great, why can’t he speak my language?”. “Jesus ordered his disciples to enter the boat.”. on Mount Elgon… no boats. Mercy or grace. buy a goat using another language.

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Why bother with Bible translation in the 21 st century?

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  1. Why bother with Bible translation in the 21st century?

  2. Cameron Townsend & the Cakchiquel “If your God is so great, why can’t he speak my language?”

  3. “Jesus ordered his disciples to enter the boat.” on Mount Elgon… no boats Mercy or grace buy a goat using another language sanctification or justification! Was theirs not an important language? “Jesus Ordered His Teachers to Plant Milk” Doesn’t make a whole lot of sense God only seemed to speak in someone else's language. Did God even listen? “And we thought that our people knew Swahili well!” Were they an important people? Could God understand them when they prayed in Sabaot?

  4. Bible Reading

  5. И словото стана плът и пребиваваше между нас

  6. ppl dat trust da Lord wil bcome strong agen deyl sor on wings lik eglz deyl run+not gro weary deyl walk+not get tired

  7. ppl dat trust da Lord wil bcome strong agen deyl sor on wings lik eglz deyl run+not gro weary deyl walk+not get tiredIsaiah 40:31txtmsgv

  8. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: be reconciled to God 2 Cor 5:20

  9. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: be reconciled to God 2 Cor 5:20

  10. Let’s do some translation!

  11. THE AGNI LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN IN THE SOUTH EAST OF CÔTE D'IVOIRE ON THE BORDER WITH GHANA. SAY YOUR NAME IN AGNI Befle i Ezoua his name is Ezoua Befle ma i Ezoua his name is not Ezoua Befle ma me Ezoua my name is not Ezoua _________________ my name is _______

  12. THE AGNI LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN IN THE SOUTH EAST OF CÔTE D'IVOIRE ON THE BORDER WITH GHANA. SAY YOUR NAME IN AGNI Befle i Ezoua his name is Ezoua Befle ma i Ezoua his name is not Ezoua Befle ma me Ezoua my name is not Ezoua Befle me Johnmy name isJohn

  13. AGNI AGAIN… TALKING ABOUT FOOD E so di he is eating Me so di I am eating E so to he is cooking Ehima e to tomorrow he will cook E so to baana he is cooking bananas ______________ tomorrow I will eat bananas

  14. AGNI AGAIN… TALKING ABOUT FOOD E so di he is eating Me so di I am eating E so to he is cooking Ehima e to tomorrow he will cook E so to baana he is cooking bananas Ehima me di baana tomorrow I will eat bananas

  15. THE NADEB LANGUAGE - SPOKEN IN BRAZIL THERE IS NO WORD FOR “SNOW” IN NADEB How would you translate Matthew 28:3? “his clothes were as white as snow.” a. Use English word for snow? b. Substitute something known in the Nadeb area which is white eg cotton or white fleecy clouds? c. Use Portuguese word for snow. d. Make up an phrase explaining what snow is?

  16. THE NADEB LANGUAGE - SPOKEN IN BRAZIL THERE IS NO WORD FOR “SNOW” IN NADEB How would you translate Matthew 28:3? “his clothes were as white as snow.” a. Use English word for snow? b. Substitute something known in the Nadeb area which is white eg cotton or white fleecy clouds? c. Use Portuguese word for snow. d. Make up an phrase explaining what snow is?

  17. THE NADEB LANGUAGE - SPOKEN IN BRAZIL THERE IS NO WORD FOR “LION” IN NADEB How would you translate Daniel 6:16? “they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den.” a. Use English word for lion? b. Substitute some other wild animal known in the Nadeb area eg crocodile, jaguar or snake? c. Use Portuguese word for lion? d. Make up an phrase to describe a lion?

  18. THE NADEB LANGUAGE - SPOKEN IN BRAZIL THERE IS NO WORD FOR “LION” IN NADEB How would you translate Daniel 6:16? “they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den.” a. Use English word for lion? b. Substitute some other wild animal known in the Nadeb area eg crocodile, jaguar or snake? c. Use Portuguese word for lion???? d. Make up an phrase to describe a lion????

  19. Let’s do some more Bible translation! six volunteers please

  20. MOVE OVER LOVE…

  21. Who are the best people to do Bible translation? Nationals! • know the language • know the culture • know how to express ideas clearly

  22. Can they do it by themselves? Yes! With help & support • need help with exegesis • need help with linguistic analysis • need help with literacy • need help with IT support

  23. The Solution… PARTNERSHIP mother tongue speakers + trained linguists & support staff

  24. But why bother with Bible translation!

  25. 1. Becausethe God we worship and follow is a God who wants to communicate with all his created peoples

  26. Some examples throughout the Bible… • Genesis 12: call of Abram • Psalm 67: may nations praise God • Jonah: sent to Nineveh • Malachi: 1:11 my name will be great • Acts 9: Saul converted specifically to reach the Gentiles

  27. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”Matthew 28v19-20

  28. “Whatteacherwould try to teach students using a foreign language and textbooks in a language they didn’t understand?” Keith Benn (International translation consultant)

  29. 2. BecauseGod the Father translated himself for us when the Son became a human being

  30. What’s going on in this verse? “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” John 1v14 or as the Kouya translation puts it…

  31. “God’s Word became a human being and sat down among us.” John 1v14 Kouya New Testament

  32. Andrew Walls Missiologist “Incarnation is translation. When God in Christ became man, divinity was translated into humanity, as though humanity were a receptor language. Here was a clear statement of what would otherwise be veiled in obscurity or uncertainty, the statement “This is what God is like.”

  33. Chris Wright Missionary and writer “God’s loving desire to restore all creation to God’s self resulted in the joyful event and message of Jesus. The incarnation translates and embodies God’s love for creation.”

  34. 3. Becauseof God’s promises in His Word

  35. “…a great multitude that no-one could count, from every nation, tribe, people andlanguage, standing before the throne…” Revelation 7v9

  36. 4. Becauseof the great numbers of Bibleless people groups

  37. 6,909 languages spoken in the world today 451 languages have an adequate Bible 1,185 languages have an adequate New Testament 843 languages have at least one book of the Bible That’s 2,252 languages with nothing!

  38. What skills are needed ? translation administration literacy finance training Scripture use linguistics flying language survey teaching dorm parenting computers building / maintenance

  39. www.wycliffe.org.uk

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