Could a missionary’s messy Thai Bible translation notebooks topple Caravaggio’s legendary St. Jerome as the ultimate portrait of a translator? 📢 New article in the Journal of Translation “Portrait of a Translator: Francis Seely and the 1971 Revision of the Thai Bible” by Doug Liao

Nice new playlist of 8 videos on "AI & Bible Translation Innovation: Expert Interviews (2025) #eten www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Denmark says "Post-editing of machine translated books should not be called translation."

Institute of Translation and Interpreting@iti-uk.bsky.social · last yr.

Denmark's Ministry of Justice has announced that post-editing machine translation (PEMT) does not qualify as "translation" under its legal framework. #Translation #ProfessionalStandards #AITranslation

Always a cause for celebration when a new issue of The Bible Translator is released. The Bible Translator 76.1 (April 2025) Quality Assurance in Oral Bible Translation map.bloomfire.com/posts/562208...

The Bible Translator 76.1 (April 2025)

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Why being bilingual is good for your brain What does bilingualism do to the brain? Are there benefits to being bilingual? Turns out there are some surprising upsides. www.bbc.com/videos/cv2gz...

What are the benefits of bilingualism?

What does bilingualism do to the brain? Are there benefits to being bilingual? Turns out there are some surprising upsides.

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Mainz Cathedral, Germany, is showcasing the world’s largest Bible page in honor of the 625th birthday of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press. The 5 x 7.2 meter (16.4ft x 23.6ft) page presents the first page of John’s Gospel with a translation from the Shuckburgh Bible.

How to read the Bible through the eyes of thousands of languages baptistnews.com/article/how-...

How to read the Bible through the eyes of thousands of languages – Baptist News Global

Look up any verse in the Bible and you will find examples of how the ideas expressed there are conveyed in other languages and other idioms.

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Translation Technology: From Data to Drafting Insights and progress from Catapult and Slingshot in 2025 etenlab.substack.com/p/translatio...

Translation Technology: From Data to Drafting

Insights and progress from Catapult and Slingshot in 2025

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Bible Translating as a Loyal Activity by Tobias Houston This book introduces Loyal Bible Translation, inspired by ḥesed, "covenant loyalty" and "steadfast love." Rooted in unswerving commitment, this approach balances loyalty to the source text with loyalty toward the needs of its audience.

Excellent food for thought here: "...focusing on Bible translators as 'agents of reception.' Translators exercise their agency in relation to the previous effective history (Wirkungsgeschichte) of the biblical texts, which they can either affirm or resist." doi.org/10.1515/jbr-...

Can AI be guided by the Holy Spirit? Summit explores intersection of tech, theology Google developer argues AI reach 'exposing the parts of us that were dead already' www.christianpost.com/news/can-ai-...

Can AI be guided by the Holy Spirit? Summit explores intersection of tech, theology

More than 500 participants from over 100 organizations across 30 countries traveled to a Dallas suburb this week for the sold-out Missional AI 2025 summit held at One Community Church s Plano campus

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The Forgotten Meaning of אוֹת doi.org/10.1163/1568... In light of these findings, we recommend updating biblical lexicons to include the meanings “pronouncement, promise, assurance” for the noun אוֹת and “commit” for its corresponding verb.

Ever wonder what Saturday Night Live has to do with the Psalms? please don't destroy אַל תַּשְׁחֵת

“a translation of δοῦλος with slavery terminology can encourage the much-needed postcolonial reflection on the role of church, Bible, and theology in the colonial enterprises of European nations.”

A bit of Anselm on Mothering Sunday: As a mother cradles her child

"...my ­fascination with the KJV’s unicorn has continued beyond my childhood. My training as a biblical scholar explains why KJV says unicorn when it should have been wild ox. But this answer might be just another attempt to exert human control over a mystery." anabaptistworld.org/a-unicorn-in...

A unicorn (!) in the Bible (?) | Anabaptist World

Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?  — Job 39:9, KJV  As a child, I was fascinated by the differences among Bible translations. (Is it any wonder I grew up to be a biblica...

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Now here's a fascinating article: “Capital-T-truth: Stative Capitalization, Translation, and Comparing Theologies in Religious Studies” by Debra Scoggins Ballentine. In Bible translation studies, we've known for a while that capitalization has its limits (i.e., lost in audio).

Fascinating read: “'You Shall Not Boil a Kid in Its Mother’s Milk' in Saʿadya Gaon’s Translation of the Pentateuch” by Tamar Zewi www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

“You Shall Not Boil a Kid in Its Mother’s Milk” in Saʿadya Gaon’s Translation of the Pentateuch

The article analyses Saʿadya Gaon’s translation of the prohibition “You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk” found in Exodus and Deuteronomy, examining its variants in early manuscripts and Geni...

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Hebrew Bible still inspiring pop songs in 2025. Lady Gaga – Garden Of Eden @ladygaga genius.com/Lady-gaga-ga...

Lady Gaga – Garden Of Eden

“Garden Of Eden” marks inspiration from the biblical Garden of Eden, using references like “poisoned apple”. In the lyrics, Gaga’s character can be seen as the serpent, a cunning

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Translation is not just about access to information; it's about status, prestige.

“... from the very beginning, Bible translations have depended on theology — not only to justify Bible translation itself, but also to spur new translations from older ones.”

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“The Word Increased and Multiplied: Grasping the Complexities of Bible Translation” by Peter Gurry www.desiringgod.org/articles/the...

“The Word Increased and Multiplied: Grasping the Complexities of Bible Translation” by Peter Gurry www.desiringgod.org/articles/the...

The Word Increased and Multiplied: Grasping the Complexities of Bible Translation

In God’s kindness, English translations of the Bible abound. But why exactly do we have so many — and which version is best?

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Once checked a Bible translation in an African language where local translators had put "black but beautiful." They asked why when pointed out some see this as problem. They replied "We weren't 'black' until you told us we were black." Still think about that. ("you"=Westerners? Whites? Colonizers?)

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"Should 1.5 of the Song of Songs be translated as 'I am black and beautiful,' or should it be translated as 'I am black but beautiful'?" Watch Herbert R. Marbury's interview on the importance of diversity for Bible translation. #BlackHistoryMonth buff.ly/3DbdHFD

A wonderful event coming up on 11th March with @dhansen.bsky.social of @ulbruxelles.bsky.social, who will join us to talk about translation technology and creative translation. Hosted by @delphinegrass.bsky.social. Find out more and sign up: www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-affai...

“Bible translation is a continual process, requiring frequent revision and evaluation, so for any translation to withstand the test of time, it must be championed by language-speakers who are in it for the long-haul.” etenlab.substack.com/p/cbbt-stage...

“CBBT Stage 2 allows the local church to take on the ownership and leadership of translating the Bible.”

An interview with Tricia Stringer from SRV Partners about CBBT Stage 2 (Community Engagement and Conversational Drafting)

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Scribes and Language Use in the Graeco-Roman World edition.fi/societasscie... #openaccess Commentationes Humanarum Litterarum Vol. 147 (2024)

From a commentary on a widely debated phrase: “The various translations of the versions do not give us any guidance.” Ummm... still guidance even if not unanimous.

Aristeas weeps... “The most renowned translation of the Bible in general, and of the Hebrew Bible in particular, was made in the early 1600s and published in 1611. This King James Version...”

"Imagine for one moment, reading for the very first time God's word in your heart language. It touches you to the very core. My passion is to make sure that God's word is given to people in the languages they understand best." chvnradio.com/articles/fil...

Filipino missionary works 66 years to get Bible translated into heart language ▶️

One of this year's keynote speakers at Missionfest Manitoba will be a missionary with a powerful testimony of God's word reaching the least of these. Nard Pugyao has worked with Wycliffe Bible Transl...

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“Bible translation seems to be ’Hello World’ of machine translation for languages with limited resources.” Takyi et al. 2025. “AfriSign: African Sign Languages Machine Translation.” Discover Artificial Intelligence 5 (1): 6. doi.org/10.1007/s441....

AfriSign: African sign languages machine translation - Discover Artificial Intelligence

Research on sign language translation is ongoing with a high social inclusive goal of crossing the bridge between people with hearing disability using sign language as their basic way to communicate t...

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