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Posted on 04/21/2008 6:42:12 PM PDT by Petronski
I was about to ask someone on another thread which translation she uses and I thought maybe it might be better as an individual thread. I don't think this will become contentious, but who knows?
So, the question: Which translation do you use for your personal Bible?
If the answer is different: Which do you prefer? Why not use it as your personal Bible?
The Septuagint. [:-)=====
Actually, for general reading of the Scriptures, I use the recently completed Orthodox Study Bible, simply because it translates the Church’s Scriptures into English without pursuing the scholarly illusion that there is a Hebrew ur-text that can be somehow recovered when the extant Hebrew versions are all more recent than the LXX.
For the Psalms, though I prefer the Psalter According to the Seventy, translated by the monks of Holy Transfiguration Monastery—much better poetics than the OSB.
But, if I really want to do textual exegesis, I really do return to the Greek—I’ve got a copy of the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament handy, and retained enough school Greek to be able to do translations at need.
I have a KJV and a Good News bible. I prefer the Good News translation; biblical figures did not say thou and ye.
I have read through the Bible in various translations - my favorite for readability and understandability is the New Living Translation (not to be confused with The Living Bible). I recommend the NLT to all new Bible readers - the text just seems to reach out and grab you.
Am currently reading and using Holman Christian Standard version. Have also read NIV, New American Standard, and New King James (also The Message, which is a paraphrase rather than a translation). Am saving King James for my retirement.
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LOL
That is hard core.
Actually, in Greek and Hebrew, there are distinct singular and plural second person pronouns, just as in early modern English, so retaining the distinction between thou and you is closer to the original languages.
Whoa!
That’ll run me about two ounces of actual gold.
We have several translations and versions in our home. The New American Standard, King James, New King James, English Standard, also the Amplified, New Living, New International and probably a few others.
Now what do I prefer...I was raised using the King James, and I still prefer to read it (even with the thees and thous.) I’m in my mid 50’s and I guess you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, LOL. My husband likes the NASV, but he wasn’t raised in church and so he didn’t grow up memorizing verses from the King James. Our college aged son jumps around between the New King James, NASV, and English Standard translations and says he likes them all.
Hmmmm. That is a new one on me.
I prefer reading the King James. I like the New King James. I have nothing against the New International Version but I don’t think it is an improved translation but for maybe five words or so. That’s it. I have problems with all the rest.
MKJV
I read and use the NIV but everyone I respect thinks the NASB is the most accurate translation into English. I have a Strong’s exhaustive NIV concordance, so that makes cross-referencing and word lookup easier when the ‘puter is in use.
I prefer the NASB. But also use the KJV, the ESV, and Young’s Literal Translation when preparing studies and sermons.
I use E-Sword with NAS Exhausted Concordance and Strong’s, and everything else that can bee added for free to the program.
I have one called The New Rainbow study Bible, it speaks in plain English and then it has reference so you can look in the King James Version to see how they interpted it.
And Spanish, French, German, etc.
English is relatively unique in lacking them ("y'all" doesn't count).
Nor does you’uns.
My favorite for reading chapters is the New English Bible, which is only intermittently in production anymore. I just bought two hardback copies in a used bookstore for future use.
For study, I prefer the ESV or NASB.
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