{"id":779654,"date":"2022-06-16T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/?p=779654"},"modified":"2022-06-10T16:19:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T21:19:16","slug":"considering-the-new-living-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/considering-the-new-living-translation\/","title":{"rendered":"Considering the New Living Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"

We know that as a leader in your church, you care deeply about rooting your people in God\u2019s Word. The common denominator of passionate, engaged, gospel-centered believers is their love of God and his Word. We share a deep conviction that reading, hearing, and rightly understanding God\u2019s Word transforms lives and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tyndale House Publishers has published and distributed millions of Bibles over its history. What we have found through our research is that pastors want to feel confident in the Bible translation they study and recommend to their congregation. We have also found that congregations want a Bible translation that is easy to read and understand. Is there a translation that does both\u2014that is both accurate and understandable? We believe it\u2019s the New Living Translation.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 90 of the top Bible scholars in the world worked on the New Living Translation, producing a translation they say is as accurate as any translation on the market. And more and more pastors, scholars, and Christian leaders are telling us about the impact they are seeing in their ministries and in the lives of the people in their care because they are reading the NLT.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a common misunderstanding that a \u201cword-for-word\u201d translation is more accurate than a \u201cthought-for-thought\u201d translation. However, the truth is that there is no such thing as a word-for-word translation. For example, here is the literal word-for-word rendering of Psalm 23:1-2 from the NIV Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament, followed by the ESV translation and the NLT translation:<\/span><\/p>\n

Interlinear: Yahweh one being shepherd of me nothing I shall lack in pastures of greenness he makes lie down me beside waters of quiet ones.<\/span><\/p>\n

ESV: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.<\/span><\/p>\n

NLT: The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams.<\/span><\/p>\n

A quick look at the extremely literal interlinear translation makes it clear that any excellent Bible translation must take significant liberties with the grammatical structure of the original Bible text.<\/span><\/p>\n

As we set out to determine accuracy, let\u2019s look at the interlinear translation and focus on the phrase in verse 1: \u201cnothing I shall lack.\u201d The ESV translates it as \u201cI shall not want.\u201d The NLT translates it as \u201cI have all that I need.\u201d Both are good translations, but is one more accurate than the other?<\/span><\/p>\n

Another look at the ESV translation \u201cI shall not want\u201d begs the question, \u201cWhat shall I not want?\u201d And is it really about what we want? It is actually about what we lack or need. The archaic language of the ESV obscures the meaning of the text.<\/span><\/p>\n

The NLT is clearer and speaks in today\u2019s vernacular. By saying, \u201cI have all that I need,\u201d the NLT clearly translates the intended meaning. This is just one of thousands of examples of how translating the meaning into today\u2019s language increases the accuracy of the translation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check it out for yourself at<\/span> NewLivingTranslation.com<\/span><\/a>. If it passes the test of both accuracy and readability, <\/span>would you allow us to list you among a group we\u2019re calling \u201cNew Living Advocates\u201d<\/b>\u2014leaders who recommend the NLT? And we would love it if we could have a statement from you about the New Living Translation that we could use as we introduce the NLT to more people around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

We even made it easy for you to participate. Simply drop an email to <\/span>NewLivingAdvocates@Tyndale.com<\/span> to give us permission to use your name in support of the NLT (and if possible, provide a short recommendation). If you include a mailing address, we will send you a beautiful, single-column text, leather-bound special edition of the <\/span>NLT Select Bible<\/span><\/i> as a thank-you.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, if it would be helpful to your ministry, we will put you on a list to receive a free copy of future new NLT editions as they are published. Finally, do you know other leaders who value and use the New Living Translation that we could contact (mentioning that you recommended them)? If so, please include their name(s) in your email.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We know that as a leader in your church, you care deeply about rooting your people in God\u2019s Word. The common denominator of passionate, engaged, gospel-centered believers is their love of God and his Word. We share a deep conviction that reading, hearing, and rightly understanding God\u2019s Word transforms lives and communities. 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