Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles - Softcover

Katharine Barnwell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0883126516 ISBN 13: 9780883126516

Publisher: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1986

Synopsis

Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles is a manual for those who are preparing to translate the Bible into their own mother tongue. It can be used as a textbook for formal courses or for training individuals.

Part one deals with basic principles of Bible translation, common problems met in translation, and procedures for making and testing translations. Part two deals with the initiation of a translation project.

Table of Contents

Preface
Starting To Translate

Part One: Translation Principles, Problems, and Practice

1. What is Translation?
2. Two Kinds of Translation
3. Some English Translations of the Bible
4. How to Translate Idioms
5. The Qualities of a Good Translation
6. Two Steps in Translating
7. How to Translate Unknown Ideas
8. How to Study the Meaning of a Word
9. How to Translate Special Biblical Terms
10. How to Study Your Own Culture
11. Towards Meaningful Translation
12. Things that Hinder a Message from Being Understood
13. More about Cross-Cultural Differences
14. Further Exercises on Meaning-Based Translation
15. Finding the Facts
16. Ways of Providing Background Information
17. A Natural Translation
18. Discovering the Meaning 1--Event Ideas
19. Discovering the Meaning 2--"Of" Phrases
20. Discovering the Meaning 3--Active and Passive
21. Discovering the Meaning 4--Short Cuts (Ellipsis)
22. Discovering the Meaning 5--Complex Passages</lir>
23. Discovering the Meaning 6--Order of Events
24. Discovering the Meaning 7--Long of Short Sentences
25. Figures of Speech--Comparisons
26. Other Figures of Speech
27. Rhetorical Questions
28. Making a First Draft Translation
29. How to Check a Translation
30. Ten Ways to Test a Translation
31. How to Make a Back-Translation
32. Section Headings
33. Pronoun Reference
34. How to Discover the Grammar of Your Language
35. Translation Problems--A Review

Part Two: Notes for Discussion Sessions on Planning and Organising a Bible Translation Project

The Translation Team
Other Aspects of Planning a Bible Translation Project
Qualifications of a Bible Translator
Stages of a Bible Translation Project
What Can We Do to Encourage the Use of the Translated Scriptures?

Part Three: Check Yourself on Your Knowledge of Bible Background

Student's Working Sheets to accompany filmstrips on the following topics:

1. Everyday Life in Palestine
2. The Religious Life of the Hebrews

Part Four: Principles Of Good Spelling

Student's Working Sheets

Part Five: Writing Practice

Student's Working Sheets

Part Six: Discovering The Grammar Of Your Own Language

Student's Working Sheets

Part Seven: Review Questionnaires

Review Questions on the following:
Bible Translation
Translating the Word of God
The Theory and Practice of Translation

Part Eight: Books For Translators

1. Reference Books for Translators
2. Further Reading on Translation Principles

About this title

About the Author

"Katy" Barnwell has served with SIL International since 1963 in Nigeria and other countries in Africa, and from 1989 to 1999 in the International Translation Department at Dallas. Currently, she is an international translation consultant. She received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from the School of African and Oriental Studies and University College, London, in 1969.

Edition details

• Publisher: Summer Institute of Linguistics
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0883126516
• ISBN 13: 9780883126516
• Binding: Plastic Comb
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 274