Bible Translation Notes and Links by Wayne Leman

I copied this directly from Wayne’s Geocities site just because I’ve had geocities in the past and lost a ton of stuff. It was such a great list of items that I want to be able to reference it easily and find it whenever I back up my db so I’m putting it here. Check his actual geocities site for updates. Once again, none of this is my work, but belongs firmly to Wayne Leman. Thank him heartily.

Bible translation statistics

• A
  Statistical Summary of Languages With the Scriptures
• Statistics
  About Bible Translation (needs) Work Worldwide
• statistics:
  languages, literacy rates, and Bible translation…

Issues

Translation philosophies and approaches

• Accuracy of
  Translation: The Primary Criterion in Evaluating Bible Versions With
  Special Reference to the New International Version, by Robert P.
  Martin
• Against
  the Theory of ‘Dynamic Equivalence’, by Michael Marlowe
• Basic
  Principles and Procedures for Bible Translation: Forum of Bible
  Agencies
• Bible, Babel
  and Babble: The Foundations of Bible Translation, By Dr. Scott
  Munger
• Scholars
  are still laboring to produce a contemporary English version of God’s
  Holy Word, by Barry Hoberman
• Bible Translations:
  The Link between Exegesis and Expository Preaching
• Bible Translations: Why
  are there so many differences?
• Careful
  translation
• Closest
  Natural Equivalence
• Differences
  Between Bible Versions
• Dynamic Equivalence:
  a Method of Translation or a System of Hermeneutics?
• Dynamic
  equivalence and literal translations
• Dynamic
  Equivalency Examined, by Reese Currie
• Re:
  Evangelicals and dynamic equivalence
• Formal
  Equivalence
• Function
  Equivalence
• Meaning-full
  Translations (an interview with Dr. Eugene Nida)
• The
  Pitfalls of Translation (Letters to the Editor)
• Proponents
  for a Literal Translation of the New Testament
• Theology and the Great Tradition of English Bibles, by Cameron A. MacKenzie
• Translating
  the Text (PDF file)
• A
  View of the Bible Translation Debate
• Why
  a Literal Translation?

Figures of speech

• Figures of
  Speech
• Figures of
  speech (PBC page)
• Figures
  of Speech Used in the Bible, by E.W. Bullinger (purchase
  book from amazon.com)
• Keys to the
  Word’s Interpretation

Inclusive language (including gender
accuracy)

• More
  general links
• Inclusive
  language and translation

Biblical discourse analysis

• Analyzing
  Discourse: A Manual of Basic Concepts (a general introduction to discourse
  analsysis, by two Bible translation consultants) (prepublication PDF
  format)
• Biblical Discourse
  Analysis
• Discourse Analysis
  Bibliography
• SIL
  Publications by Category: Discourse
• Translation
  Glossary entry for Discourse analysis

Other Bible translation issues

• American
  Bible Society Research Center for Scripture and Media: Publications/Archives
  Key Articles and Papers
• An Analytical Study of
  Words, by Louis Abbott
• Bible comes in
  politically correct form
• The Bible… a
  Dinosaur?
• Bible Translations
  Information Center
• Bible Translation
  Issues website
• “The English Used in Our
  Country”: Bible Translations for U.S. Catholics
• Ernst-August Gutt
  webpage (on Relevance Theory and Translation)
• “Forever and Ever” — A
  Poor Translation
• “Greek
  Meaning Versus English Translation” OR “What is the Best English
  Translation?”
• The Hidden Meaning of
  Jesus’ Words
• Interpreting
  the Word
• Issues Surrounding
  the Translation of the Bible
• Joseph Ng’s Home Page
  (see the section Honest and Biblical Pointers)
• Ken Collins? Web Site:
  The Bible
• Language
• Parable
• Problems of Bible
  Translation
• Questions
  On Differences Between Bible Translations
• Real Translation
  Problems in Cunenteco
• Reflections on Contemporary
  Bible Translation
• Scripture
  Translation Principles
• The
  Translation of Scripture
• Translation
  Methods
• Truth and Fullness of
  Meaning: Fullness versus Reductionistic Semantics in Biblical
  Interpretation, by Vern Poythress
• UBS Monograph
  Series
• Why is Bible
  Translation So Hard?

Translation procedure

• Bible, Babel and
  Babble: The Foundations of Bible Translation, by Dr. Scott Munger
• Bible Translation:
  Why, What, and How? by Donald W. Burdick
• Bible
  Translation Process
• How
  is Bible Translation Done?
• Inside
  Translation, by Hart Wiens
• Introduction
  to an Exegetical Procedure
• The
  Translation Process: A View of the Mind, by Ali Darwish
• Why is Bible
  Translation So Hard?, by John Krieger

Books,
journals, and newsletters

Biblical languages

• General
• Biblical
  Hebrew
• New
  Testament Greek
• Online
  Biblical languages texts access

Schools and courses

• Baptist Bible Translators
  Institute
• CanIL: Canada Institute
  of Linguistics
• Concordia University, St.
  Paul, MN: Outreach Major
• Dallas
  Theological Seminary: Master of Arts in Biblical Exegesis and Linguistics
• European Training Programme
• (GIAL) Graduate Institute of Applied
  Linguistics
• Lutheran
  Bible College: Bible Translation Advisor program
• New Tribes
  Mission Class Descriptions
• (SIL) Summer Institute of Linguistics
  • The Summer Institute of
    Linguistics: Catalog of Courses Offered in Liberal Arts Colleges and Other
    Institutions in North America, 2002-2004

Other Bible translation resources

• American Bible Society Research
  Center for Scripture and Media
  • The
    History and Practice of Bible Translation: A Brief Survey, by David G.
    Burke
• Bible Translator
• Bible Translations
  Information Center
• Bible
  Translation Resources
• Biblical
  Translation in Context
• Emory University Biblical
  scholarship materials
• Hellenistic Greek Linguistics
  Pages
• Home for Bible Translators and
  Scholars in Jerusalem
• SIL: Translation page
• Translator’s Reference Translation
• United
  Bible Societies’ Translation Information Clearinghouse
• United Bible Societies
  Translation World Wide Web site

Mailing lists and discussion groups

Bible translation

• Accurate Bibles
  discussion list
• Bible
  Translation discussion list
• Bible
  Versions Discussion Board
• Fresh Agreement
  discussion list

Bible resources

• The Biblical Greek Mailing
  List
• The Biblical Hebrew Mailing
  List
• Biblical
  studies discussion group
• Christians On the Net
• Graphai: The New Testament
  Discussion List
• Mailing lists
  (posted by Jim West)
• New Testament Gateway:
  Academic E-Lists
• Textual Criticism
  Mailing List

Other Biblical scholarship resources

• Bible-Links
  Page
• The BIBLETEXTS Online Bible
  Commentary
• Biblical Discourse
  Analysis
• Biblical Studies Foundation
• Canadian Society of Biblical
  Studies
• Exegesis
  Bibliography
• Grammatical-Historical
  Hermeneutics For Lay Readers
• InTheBeginning.org
• Interpreting
  Ancient Manuscripts Web
• Jerusalem Perspective
  Online
• Journal
  of Early Christian Studies
• Language in
  the Bible
• New Testament
  & Early and Later Christianity
• The New Testament Gateway
• Not
  Just Bibles
• The Online
  Theological Library
• Resources for New
  Testament Studies
• Resource Pages for
  Biblical Studies
• Sacred Scripture and Sacred
  Tradition
• Sacred
  Scripture: Theology Library
• Scholars Press / TELA
• Selected
  Internet Resources on Computer-Assisted Biblical Research
• (SBL) Society of Biblical
  Literature
• Tyndale House
• Web Sites
  Related to Philosophy and Religion

Other Bible translation websites

• Bible Translation
  & World Mission (Korean)
• Bible Translation Into the
  Heart Language of the People
• Clive
  & Janet McClelland
• Cunenteco Bible Translation
  and Literacy Project
• Bill and Lenore Martin
• Ken and Mendy Nehrbass
• David & Joy Tuggy’s
  Homepage
• Michael & Lori Johnson Family –
  Bible Translation Missionaries
• Pioneer Bible
  Translators Papua New Guinea personnel
• Scriptural
  translation
• There, and back again
• The Trooz? Shoes Online
• The Wordman

Computer software

• Interpretive
  Implications of Using Bible-Search Software for New Testament Grammatical
  Analysis
• Kritikos
• Paratext
• Software For
  Theologians
• Translator’s
  Workplace
• Umhloli
• Why
  this text?

Vernacular Bible translation

• Bible
  translation organizations
• General
  information
• A History
  of Bible Translation
• Individual
  translation projects
• Computer
  software
• Books
  about missionary Bible translation

Translation key terms

• Some key terms in translation theory

Issues

Translation approaches

• Concept Translation in Meiji Japan
• “Idiomatic-Adaptive” vs. “Literal-Traditional” Translation
• Dictionary based approach
• Linguistically possible translation
• Need a Translation?
• Recent Translation Theory and Linguistic Borrowing in the
  Modern Sino-Chinese Cultural Context
• Three different Approaches to Translation of Poetry
• Translation: The Method!
• Translation maxims
• Universal Grammar in Translation Pedagogy
• Verbatim Interpretation: an Oxymoron
• xfer: Translation

Literary translation

• CurtainUp Presents Some Further Thoughts About the Translator’s Craft
• Good Translations
• My PoeticTranslations
• Poetry Translation and Cultural Codes

Inclusive language

• Jane Austen and other famous authors violate what everyone learned in their English class
• Department of Religion Statement on Inclusive Language
• Re: Inclusive language redux
• Information Sheet #9: Using Inclusive Language Without Being Awkward
• Silk Purses and Sow’s Ears “Inclusive Language” Comes to Mass
• The United Church of Canada Church Policies Guide to Inclusive Language

Other translation issues

• Assessment In Translation Studies: Research Needs (PDF file)
• Clear English for the Internet
• Difficulties in the Transfer of Information between Languages
• Gender in Translation, by Sherry Simon
• Global Vision: More Than Words
• Introduction to the Research
• Listening to Lectures in L2; Taking Notes in L1
• Restrictions and the Potentialities of linguistic communication in Japanese-Chinese interpretation (abstract of paper)
• Volume 2: Translation and Gender. Translating in the ‘Era of Feminism’, by Luise von Flotow
• Translation quality
• Translation Problems
• Translation Problems (interesting anecdotes)
• Verbatim Interpretation: an Oxymoron
• Views on Translation

Ethnolinguistic Notes

• ELN3.6: Thoughts on Translation and Meaning: A Progress Report
• ELN3.26: Perlocutionary Translation
• ELN3.28: The translation of casual speech
• ELN3.29: The Post-Linnean World-view and Languages of Universal Translation
• ELN3.30: Why translation works (to the extent that it does)
• ELN3.31:
  “What They Would Say In the Same Situation”
• ELN3.32: The idea of a theory of translation: Some general observations
• ELN3.33: The idea of a theory of translation: On shared and unshared cultural backgrounds
• ELN3.34: The idea of a theory of translation: The object of the verb “to translate”

Interpreting

• Articles by Holly Mikkelson
• FAQ: Interpreting
• What does an interpreter do?
• Simultaneous Translation

Translation process

• The Translation Process: A View of the Mind, by Ali Darwish

Machine translation

• automatic language translation (machine translation)
• MBT1: Example-Based Word Selection
• The Kant Project
• Interlingual representations, the MT triangle and good food
• Links on Machine Translation (MT)
• Machine Translation: an Introductory Guide
• Natural Language Understanding links
• Pragmatics Based Machine Translation

Examples

• The Bad, The So-So, and the Excellent
• Cheyenne
• Coptic
• The French Language: Proof That Literal Translation Is Not Always Correct
• German Voyager
• Linguistic Evaluation Protocol
• On se comprend
• Quechua
• Sayings for Windows (English to German examples)
• Translation of Nietzsche maxims

Idioms

• Idioms from around the world
• Plow Up Your Soul and Freeze Your Blood

Resources

• Aquarius
• Correct English Translation
• Foundation for Indigenous Languages
• The French Connection
• Gideon TOURY’s Site
• Hypertext Translation Aids for Greek 1/10
• Identifying the type of translation
• Internet Resources for Translators
• InterTrans
• Japanese
• Josh Wallace’s “Translation Better than the Original”
• K International
• Langua Tutor
• The Language Hub
• Language Partners International
• Languages and translation
• Linguistic Innovations
• A.L. Madrid & Associates – Language Related Services
• MPP Service Range
• Multi-Cultural Educational Services
• A polyglot photocopier
• Resources for Literary Translators
• A Rich Model for Presenting Interlinear Text
• SRASassociates
• Translatlantic Translations
• Translation Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
• Transcend
• Translation Centre
• Translation, Interpretation and Language Links
• Translation Organizations
• The Translation Workshop
• Translator Registry
• The Translator’s Home Companion
• The Translators Home Page
• TransNet2000
• ttt.org -translation, theory, & technology-
• Webb’s World Translation Resources
• World language links

Discussion groups

• LANTRA-L: Translation and Interpretation (mailing list)
• translat mailing list
• Translation
• Translation newsgroup

Translation links

• Links to Translation Studies Resources
• Michael Gierhake’s links
• Neotext, translation, interpretation, international communication
• Ring of Translation Research
• Sites of Interest to Translators
• Translation Journal links page

Computer software

• Idioms for Windows
• Interlinear Text Processing software
• Interlinear Text Processing System (for Macintosh computers)
• Shoebox 5 software
• Translate Instant Spanish
• Universal Translator

Schools, courses, and research centers

• Translation schools and centers
• Translation courses
• Translation Studies Seminar Series 1997/98

Conferences and workshops

• Discourse Analysis for Translation Workshop
• International Conference on Translation and Interpretation Studies
• Information on conferences and seminars
• Translation and Discourse Analysis
• Translation Theory and Applications
• Workshop: Translation and Culture
• World to World: A Workshop in Literary Translation

Books and articles

• amazon.com books on translation and interpretation
• Articles by Holly Mikkelson
• Ernst-August Gutt webpage (on Relevance Theory and Translation)
• In Other Words: A Coursebook on Translation, by Mona Baker, 1992
• Meaning-Based Translation, by Mildred L. Larson, 1998
• Pen American Center Translation Committee: Selected Resources
• St. Jerome Publishing (extensive listing of books on translation)
• Task-Based Translator Training, Quality Assessment, and the WWW
• Thematic challenges in translation between Japanese and English, by Mikako Naganuma (M.A. thesis)
• Ut Once More: The Sentence as the Key Functional Unit of Translation

Journals and newsletters

• The Irn Bulletin
• Language Today
• Meta
• Notes On Translation
• Reviews already received (*) or promised for the 2000 edition
• Target: International Journal of Translation Studies
• Translation Journal
• Translation Review
• Translation Studies Abstracts
• TRANSST: International Newsletter for Translation Studies
• Two Lines

Online dictionaries

All-in-one dictionary search

Anishinaabe (Ojibwa)

Cheyenne

Collection of Web-Dictionaries

Dictionaries

Dictionaries, etc. (at the Linguist List site)

English-to-Other-Language Translation Dictionaries

French

German

An Index of On-Line Dictionaries

Japanese

Language Dictionaries and Translators

List of Dictionaries

LOGOS dictionary: a multilingual dictionary

Multiple Language Dictionary

Online Dictionaries

Russian

Free Online Language Courses

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English Versions (also see Access Bibles, below)

General lists and version abbreviations

• Bible History: Bible Versions
• 
  Bible versions
• English translations
• List of Translations
• Versions

Individual versions

• (AAT) The Complete Bible: An American Translation, by Edgar Goodspeed and J. M. Powis Smith, 1939.
• (ABT) The Afro Bible Translation
• (ATB) The Alternate Translation Bible
• (ASV) American Standard Version (purchase ASV)
• (AB) The Amplified Bible
  (editions for sale)
• (ALT) Analytical-Literal Translation
• (ASL) American Sign Language Translation
• (AV) Authorized Version (same as KJV)
• (Bar) The New Testament: A New Translation, by William Barclay
• (BLB) The Better Life Bible
• (BWE) Bible in WorldWide English
  • The Bible Gateway Translation Information (see BWE description)
  • (CCB) Christian Community Bible
• (CE) The Common Edition: New Testament