Dear Translator's and those interested in Translating:

Welcome,

This month we are pleased to share that we were able to post a Vietnamese translation of our “God’s Plan of Salvation” gospel article. This was our first article translated into Vietnamese! Thank you Diep.

We were also able to post an Italian version of an article by Greg Herrick on Suffering. Understanding God’s perspective on suffering and the comfort He provides is so important for Christians—especially in a world full of pain, suffering, persecution and the ever-present consequences of sin. Thank you Giovanni.

New to Translating for Bible.org?

For those of you who are new to our translation effort here are the steps for getting started:

1. Create an account with Bible.org.
2. Fill out our Volunteer form.
3. Join our Translator's group.
4. Pick and Translate an article while following our guidelines.
5. Contact me with questions as needed and to let me know which article you will be translating!

Hints and Tips

Translating can be a tough job. Correctly understanding what is being originally said is crucial to being able to translate it accurately into the second language. When dealing with the Bible and theological studies words are often used that are not used in everyday activity. To help you with this here are a few links to online dictionaries and resources that may be of help should you need some clarification on the English side:

Bible.org’s Dictionary database, 6 dictionaries accessible through one search function.

Dictionary of Theology by the Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry.

Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, an old but good dictionary that took into account English theological definitions quite well.

Oxford Dictionaries, a good general English dictionary.

Dictionary.com, another helpful online dictionary.

If you know of other online resources that are helpful (whether in English, or on the second language side of the process) please share them with everyone else in our group post on this topic.

Awarding Faithfulness

This month we had the joy of giving out three more awards for translation efforts. One was an award for previous translations work, and two were for new work. We are delighted to welcome new translators, and excited to see previous translators continue to minister in this way.

If you have not received an award certificate and the appropriate ePub books for your past translation efforts be sure to contact us and enroll in this retroactive award program.

For details on our Award program see the post in our Translator's Group.

Special News

We have much to be thankful for—as I was recently reminded by a new article I posted— and you, our translators, are high on that list. We are also very thankful to everyone who was involved with our fundraising campaign last month. We were able to raise over $380,000. We are very appreciative of the Lord’s provision through many individuals. (If you missed it and would like to make a year end donation see our Donation page.)

Need help, have questions, or prefer to meet in real time?

I am available and would love to answer any questions you might have. We do have a Frequently Asked Questions section on our Group page, but you can always send me an email! I can also be available through Skype for a voice or chat conversation. Simply let me know through email that you would like to talk and we will get it worked out.

As you begin to get involved, be sure to check out the “Introductions” post in the group. There we can begin to get to know one another as we share this ministry together.

I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you in our translator’s group!

Translations

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Thank You!

We are pleased to share that we were able to post 14 new articles on the site this past month. This includes one Indonesian, two Italian, and eleven Portuguese articles. Thank you very much for your hard work.

·         Indonesian.
Hampton Keathley IV, Why Men Don’t Talk

·         Italian.
Vickie Kraft, Facing our Feelings series, God, Our Healer

Allen Ross, The Sadducees

·         Portuguese.
Bob Deffinbaugh, Let Me See Thy Glory Series,
The Grace of God, The Sovereignty of God in History,
The Sovereignty of God in Salvation, The Nearness of God,
The Forgiving God, The Glory of God
The Immutability of God, The Joy of God

Bob Deffinbaugh, Becoming a leader after God’s Heart series, David's Youth: A Training Ground for Godly Leadership

Bob Deffinbaugh, A Study of 2 Samuel series,

The Death of David’s Son, Tragedy in the Royal Family

This brings our current total of articles in languages other than English to 1,227! What a blessing to be able to provide these resources to people around the world. Thank you for making it happen. See the Languages and Articles Here.

Hints and Tips

Tip: Have you ever wondered how many times your translated articles have been viewed?

Scroll down to the bottom of the posted article page and below the “Related Topic” listing you will find the number of times that an article has been read. For instance, Mariza’s Portuguese translation of The Hands of Dagon and the Hand of God (over 22,000 views) has almost as many views as the original currently has (nearly 28,000)!

Awarding Faithfulness

This month we had the joy of giving out four awards for translation efforts. This time the awards were for reaching the 10 and 15 article milestones (Cesio), for reaching the 5 article milestone (Giovanni), and for a first time translator (Herma). We pray that these resources are a blessing to all of you in your personal lives and ministry.

If you have not received an award certificate and the appropriate ePub books for your past translation efforts be sure to contact us and enroll in this retroactive award program.

For Award program details see our Translator’s Group post.

Know someone else who is bilingual?

If you know of anyone else who would have the time and skills to translate articles for Bible.org please consider recommending this ministry to them. Sometimes the most obvious gifts (like preaching or being a leader) are not the ones with the most impact or need. This is a real opportunity to meet a need and impact thousands and thousands of people with the truth of God's Word. Click here to contact us and begin impacting thousands around the world

New to Translating for Bible.org?

For those of you who are new to our translation effort here are the steps for getting started:

1. Create an account with Bible.org.
2. Fill out our Volunteer form.
3. Join our Translator's group.
4. Pick and translate an article while following our guidelines.
5. Contact me with questions as needed and to let me know which article you will be translating!

Need help, have questions, or prefer to meet in real time?

I am available and would love to answer any questions you might have. We do have a Frequently Asked Questions section on our Group page, but you can always send me an email! I can also be available through Skype for a voice or chat conversation. Simply let me know through email that you would like to talk and we will get it worked out.

As you begin to get involved, be sure to check out the “Introductions” post in the group. There we can begin to get to know one another as we share this ministry together.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you in our translator’s group!

Thank You!

This month we were able to post 3 new translation articles on the site. This includes one Italian, one Portuguese, and one Telugu article. Thank you very much for your hard work— Giovanni, Mariza, and Mary Ruth.

·         Italian
Bill McRae, Believer’s Baptism

·         Portuguese
Bob Deffinbaugh, A Study of 2 Samuel series,
A Friend in Need or The Trail of Tears (2 Samuel 15:13-16:23)

·         Telugu
Sid Litke, Survey of Bible Doctrine series, God

What a blessing to be able to provide these resources to people around the world. Thank you for making it happen. See the Languages and Articles Here.

Hints and Tips

Tip: Proofread, proofread, and proofread.

Spelling errors, incorrect punctuation, omitted words or sentences, wrong verse chapter or verse references, and other such mistakes will be very distracting for our readers and may prevent them from getting the most out of the article that you are putting your hard work into. For best results have someone else read through your translation before sending it in, or come back to it and re-read it some time later. Ideally this will allow the article to be viewed from a fresh perspective that will make catching any errors easier.

Learn More Tips from our FAQ Section.

Awarding Faithfulness

While we do not have any paid translators of our articles here at Bible.org we are happy to be able to award our volunteer translator’s with free ePub books and resources at different milestones in their translation ministry. After the first article translation award we have awards at 5 article intervals. At the 50 articles milestone a special award of a Genuine Leather First edition Net Bible is received (over $100 value!).

For further Award program details see our Translator’s Group post.

Know someone else who is bilingual?

If you know of anyone else who would have the time and skills to translate articles for Bible.org please consider recommending this ministry to them. Sometimes the most obvious gifts (like preaching or being a leader) are not the ones with the most impact or need. This is a real opportunity to meet a need and impact thousands and thousands of people with the truth of God's Word. Click here to contact us and begin impacting thousands around the world

Need help, have questions, or prefer to meet in real time?

I am available and would love to answer any questions you might have. We do have a Frequently Asked Questions section on our Group page, but you can always send me an email! I can also be available through Skype for a voice or chat conversation. Simply let me know through email that you would like to talk and we will get it worked out.

As you begin to get involved, be sure to check out the “Introductions” post in the group. There we can begin to get to know one another as we share this ministry together.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Translations

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Thank You!

This month was quite busy for translations with 10 new articles being added to the site. Thank you for your hard work Cesio, Jenny, and Mariza!

         Portuguese
Bob Deffinbaugh, 2 Samuel series, The Darkest Days of David’s Life (2 Samuel 16:20-19:8)

Craig Biehl, What’s in the Box? The Unreasonable Faith of Atheism and Agnosticism series, Acknowledgements and Introductions, Answering the Atheist, Answering the Agnostic, Concluding Remarks

         Chinese
Kenneth Boa, Bible Companion Handbook series,
II. How We Got The Bible

         NET Pastors Journal (Roger Pascoe)
French, Romanian, and Russian

What a blessing to be able to provide these new resources to our readers around the world. Thank you all for your ongoing translation work. See all the Languages and Articles Here.

Hints and Tips

Tip: have you ever wondered how to translate a graphic or a picture that contains words in it?

Charts and pictures can often make abstract concepts quite clear. Likewise, they can present a quantity of information in a succinct fashion. Whatever the goal of the picture might be, it can present quite a challenge for the translator. Here Microsoft’s free “Paint” program can simplify the process. Simply open Paint, and insert a copy of the graphic. Then crop out the text area which needs to be translated. If there was a background color then select a blank area of the graphic with the background color needed. Copy it. Then paste it over the holes that were created by cropping out the text. Next add a text box in the appropriate area and type in the translated version of the original text. Then be sure to save the file with a new name. Finally, insert the new graphic at the correct location in your translated document.

Learn More Tips from our FAQ Section.

Awarding Faithfulness

This month we had the joy of giving out one award for translation efforts. This time the award was for reaching the 20 article milestone (Cesio). He received an ePub book by Bob Deffinbaugh entitled, That You May Believe: A Study of the Gospel of John. We pray that this resource is a blessing to you in your personal life and ministry.

For further Award program details see our Translator’s Group post.

Know someone else who is bilingual?

If you know of anyone else who would have the time and skills to translate articles for Bible.org please consider recommending this ministry to them. Sometimes the most obvious gifts (like preaching or being a leader) are not the ones with the most impact or need. This is a real opportunity to meet a need and impact thousands and thousands of people with the truth of God's Word. Click here to contact us and begin impacting thousands around the world

Need help, have questions, or prefer to meet in real time?

I am available and would love to answer any questions you might have. We do have a Frequently Asked Questions section on our Group page, but you can always send me an email! I can also be available through Skype for a voice or chat conversation. Simply let me know through email that you would like to talk and we will get it worked out.

As you begin to get involved, be sure to check out the “Introductions” post in the group. There we can begin to get to know one another as we share this ministry together.

I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you in our translator’s group! Click here to email us