Issue 010. 2013 June Bible.org Translator's Newsletter
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
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Issue 011. 2013 July/August Bible.org Translator's Newsletter
New Site Design
The past couple months have been very busy ones for us here at Bible.org. We have upgraded our hosting software and completely redesigned the site. One of the nice improvements that relate to translations is the ability for translated articles to show up in their own correct series. For example, all the articles from the now completed Kenneth Boa series and this Bob Deffinbaugh series can be viewed together on their own series pages.
Thank You!
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This last couple months have resulted in 4 new articles for translations being added to the site. Thank you for your hard work Jenny and Mariza!
Portuguese
Bob Deffinbaugh, 2 Samuel series, David’s Return to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 19:9-20:26)
Chinese
Bob Deffinbaugh, Spiritual Warfare,
Kenneth Boa, Bible Companion Handbook series,
IV. Literary Forms In The Bible
Czech
Steve Cole, Hebrews (PDF posting)
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 the Languages and Articles Here.
Hints and Tips
Tip: have you ever wondered how to give feedback on the English or Chinese versions of the NET Bible?
A convenient interface in our Net.Bible.org Study environment allows one to do this quite easily. At the bottom of the study environment click on the grey “Report Problem” link. Then click on the button for "Add a comment" on the Translation. In the page that loads there is the opportunity to change the language of the version one is commenting on (default English). Once the correct language is chosen, simply input the passage the comment will refer to. Then click on the "Add Comment" button at the bottom of the page and you will be set to give us the feedback on the NET Bible English/Chinese translation.
Learn More Tips from our FAQ Section.
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
Related Topics: Administrative and Organization
Issue 012. 2013 September Bible.org Translator's Newsletter
Thank You!
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This last month has resulted in 6 new translated articles being added to the site. Thank you for your hard work Jenny and Mariza!
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Portuguese
Bob Deffinbaugh, 2 Samuel series, Promise Breakers and Promise Keepers (2 Samuel 21) -
Chinese
Bob Deffinbaugh, Ephesians series, 27. Weapons of the Spiritual Warfare—Truth (Ephesians 6:14a) and 29. Weapons of the Spiritual Warfare—The Soldier’s Footwear (Ephesians 6:15) -
Summer NET Pastors Journal (Roger Pascoe)
French, Romanian, 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 the Languages and Articles Here.
Hints and Tips
Multi-Language Resource: do you know a pastor or church leader ministering in French, Romanian, or Russian contexts?
The quarterly NET Pastor’s Journal produced by Roger Pascoe is always posted with a translation into these three languages on Bible.org. The goal of this resource for pastors is “to strengthen the church in biblical preaching and leadership.” So if you know of pastors or churches ministering in these language contexts please feel free to recommend it to them. Their full catalog of journal issues may be found here.
Learn More Tips from our FAQ Section.
Awarding Faithfulness
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This month we had the joy of giving out two awards for translation efforts. The first award was for reaching the 10 article milestone (Jenny). She received an ePub book by Irving L. Jensen entitled, Enjoy Your Bible: Making the Most of Your Time with God’s Word. The second award was for reaching the 75 article milestone (Mariza). She received an ePub book by Robert Patterson entitled, Robert Chapman: The Apostle of Love. We pray that these resources are a blessing to you both in your personal lives and ministry.
For further Award program details see our Translator’s Group post.
Know someone else who is bilingual?
We recently had a request for material in Creole for a Bible Institute in Haiti. However, we had to let them know that we currently did not have any material in that language. The need is great around the world for quality Bible Study Material. So…
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?
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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!
Related Topics: Administrative and Organization
Issue 013. 2013 October Bible.org Translator's Newsletter
Thank You!
This last month has resulted in 2 new translated articles being added to the site. We are particularly excited for our main salvation article “Finding God” to have been translated into another language (Shona). This brings to “4” the number of new languages that the gospel has entered through Bible.org in the past 12 months (Russian, Polish, Vietnamese, and Shona). Thank you for your hard work this month, Wilson and Mariza!
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Shona
Hampton Keathley, III, Finding God. -
Portuguese
Bob Deffinbaugh, 2 Samuel series, David’s Song of Salvation (2 Samuel 22).
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 the Languages and Articles Here.
Hints and Tips
Tip: have you wondered how to improve your skills as a translator?
Rose Newell’s blog article entitled “What makes a good, successful and happy translator: PART 1” has a number of helpful pointers on improving one’s skill as a translator. While the article is written from the perspective of a professional earning a living through translation, its ideas are still quite helpful for those who volunteer. The whole article is an interesting read, but two of the “How to improve” points under the Target language section were especially pertinent:
#3. Read newspapers and journals in your target language.
#4. Read texts appropriate to your specialism in your target language.
To improve in any area we need continued interaction and exposure. So if we want to improve, then let’s keep reading!
Learn More Tips from our FAQ Section.
Awarding Faithfulness
This month we had the joy of giving out one award for translation efforts. This award was to a new translator (Wilson). He received an ePub version of the NET Bible Full Notes edition. 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.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Related Topics: Administrative and Organization
Issue 014. 2013 November Bible.org Translator's Newsletter
Thank You!
This last month has been a slow one for translation posting, but we are thankful for the interactions that we have had and for the translations that are currently in process!
If you are not currently working on a translation I would encourage you to consider perusing the site (or our recommended list) to find one that looks interesting and helpful. Just a small commitment each week will result in a resource that millions can use.
See all our current Languages and Articles Here
Hints and Tips
Tip: have you ever wondered how to handle Greek or Hebrew text that is within an article you are translating?
If there is a downloadable Word document with the article that you are translating, then you can simply copy and paste the Greek or Hebrew into the correct location in your translation. If no Word document is available then simply copying and pasting from the web page will work as well. Sometimes there may be more font or style issues with that kind of cutting/pasting. So please feel free to let us know if it looks like there are any issues that we should keep an extra eye out for in our final formatting.
Learn More Tips from our FAQ Section.
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.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Related Topics: Administrative and Organization
Issue 015. 2013 December Bible.org Translator's Newsletter
Thank You!
This last month has resulted in 2 new translated articles being added to the site.
We are thankful for the NET Pastor's Journal and their ongoing partnership with us in ministry.
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Fall NET Pastors Journal (Roger Pascoe)
French version
Romanian version
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 our current Languages and Articles Here
Hints and Tips
Tip: have you wondered in what ways you are able to use your translated material?
We want you to be able to freely use our material that you have translated for ministry. However, since one of our main ministry goals is to provide free trustworthy Bible Study resources, we do ask that in its distribution the material be supplied for free. If other projects are envisioned that might fall outside of this scope simply contact Bible.org Permissions to discuss them with us. Our goal is to be a “ministry-first” organization. So we desire to be reasonable and helpful in our guidelines—particularly when you have gone through all the effort of making the translation yourself! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Learn More Tips from our FAQ Section.
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.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Related Topics: Administrative and Organization
Issue 016. 2014 January Bible.org Translator's Newsletter
Thank You!
This last month has resulted in 8 new translated articles being added to the site.
We are thankful for a new translator and a new language that is being added to the site. Among other articles, we are delighted to have our main gospel article now in the Sinhala language. Thank you Tilak and Mariza for your hard work this month.
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Sinhala
Hampton Keathley, III, Finding God.
Steve Cole, 1 Peter, Lesson 1.
Bob Deffinbaugh, 10 Virgins, Matthew 25:1-13.
Vickie Kraft, Basics of Christian faith, Lesson 1, 2, and 3. -
Portuguese
Bob Deffinbaugh, 2 Samuel series, Profiles in Courage (2 Samuel 23). -
Fall NET Pastors Journal (Roger Pascoe)
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 our current Languages and Articles Here
Hints and Tips
Tip: Have you ever wondered for comparison what process other translators use in their translation?
The Korean Consulting & Translation Service, Inc. has a page that lays out the process that one of their translators has found to be very helpful in trying to produce a quality translation in a reasonable amount of time. This translator uses a four step process (with the percentages being the amount of time spent on each step): Step #1: Rough Draft (30%), Step #2: Correct Draft (50%), Step #3: Polished Draft (17%), and Step #4: Deliverable Draft (3%).
Learn More Tips from our FAQ Section.
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.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Related Topics: Administrative and Organization
Issue 017. 2014 February Bible.org Translator's Newsletter
Thank You!
This last month has resulted in 4 new translated articles being added to the site. Thank you for your hard work this month, Tilak!
- Sinhala
Vickie Kraft, Basics of Christian faith, Lesson 4, 5, 6, and 7.
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 the Languages and Articles Here.
Hints and Tips
Tip: Have you wondered what free electronic dictionaries were available online to assist you as you were working on a translation?
- A direct search for a dictionary in your language can of course be very helpful, but Lexicool has/is going through the effort to be a primary directory of “all” online bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and glossaries freely available on the internet.
- Omniglot has also put together quite a list of easily searchable online dictionaries on their website. Most languages listed have multiple available dictionaries.
- Another website with links to hundreds of dictionaries is Your Dictionary.
Hopefully these will be helpful resources to you as you work on accurately translating these important messages about God’s Word!
Learn More Tips from our FAQ Section.
Awarding Faithfulness
This month we had the joy of giving out two awards for translation efforts. These awards both went to Tilak for having already passed the 5 and now reached the 10 article milestones. He received ePub versions of the books Teaching as Jesus Taught by Roy B. Zuck and Enjoy Your Bible: Making the Most of Your Time with God’s Word by Irving L. Jensen. We pray that these resources are a blessing to you in your personal life and ministry.
For further Award program details see our Awarding Faithfulness article
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 Translation Series 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.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Related Topics: Administrative and Organization
Issue 018. 2014 June Bible.org Translator's Newsletter
Thank You!
These last few months have resulted in 8 new translated articles being added to the site. Thank you for your hard work, Ruth, Siyuan, Tilak, Mariza, and Jenny!
- Telugu
Vickie Kraft, Basics of the Christian Faith: The Word of God. - Chinese
Steve Cole, Christian Family Living: What Love looks like.
Bob Deffinbaugh, Is Chapter 11 Right For You? (Hebrews 11:1-6). - Sinhala
Dianne Miller, Rhythm of Prayer. - Portuguese
Bob Deffinbaugh, 2 Samuel: Lesson 24.
Tony Tucci, Homosexuality: The Biblical-Christian View. - Winter NET Pastors Journal (Roger Pascoe)
French
Romanian
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 the Languages and Articles Here.
Hints and Tips
Tip: Have you wondered what free step by step guidance is available for beginning translators?
Gengo (http://gengo.com/translators/resources/) has some resources available that they use in their training program for translators. While the later projects that they have are definitely geared towards preparing people to translate in their work program, they do have 10 lessons freely available for interaction. Their helpful tips might be just what you need to avoid common pitfalls and take your translation quality to the next level.
Hopefully this will be a helpful resource to you as you work on accurately translating these important messages about God’s Word!
Learn More Tips from our FAQ Section.
Awarding Faithfulness
This time we had the joy of giving out one award for translation efforts. This award went to Mariza for having reached the 80 article milestone. She received an ePub version of the book Love or Die by Alexander Strauch. We pray that this resource is a blessing to you in your personal life and ministry.
We also had the joy of seeing Mariza’s long term project of translating Bob Deffinbaugh’s twenty-four part 2 Samuel series come to a completion. Great job!
For further Award program details see our Awarding Faithfulness article
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 Translation Series 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.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Related Topics: Administrative and Organization
Issue 019. 2014 October Bible.org Translator's Newsletter
Thank You!
This last few months has resulted in 16 new translated articles being added to the site. We have added our main salvation article into two more languages (Hindi and Swahili), and are always appreciative of the gospel being made available to more people. Please pray that God uses it in the spread of His kingdom. Thank you for your hard work, Mariza, Jenny, Roma, and David!
- Chinese
Allen Ross, The Beattitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) Simplified, and Traditional
Bob Deffinbaugh, Ephesians, Lessons 26, 27, 29 Simplified versions added. - Hindi
J. Hampton Keathley, III, God’s Plan of Salvation. - Portuguese
Richard Strauss, Living in Love, Lessons 1-5. - Swahili
J. Hampton Keathley, III, God’s Plan of Salvation. - Spring (ed 11) and Summer (ed 12) NET Pastors Journal (Roger Pascoe)
French
Romanian
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 the Languages and Articles Here.
Hints and Tips
Tip: Want to double-check a hard section to translate? Want to know more about the way a word or phrase has been translated by others in other real translations?
Linguee (http://www.linguee.com/) has an interesting resource that I highly recommend you check out. It is not a “machine translation” like Google Translate, but it provides some translation suggestions on the left hand side of the screen while giving similar real translations for comparison in the main body of the results page. This could be an interesting tool for providing further background information on the translation of phrases that are challenging for you—in complement with traditional dictionary resources and discussion with other individuals. Currently it is available with 25 languages.
Hopefully this will be a helpful resource to you as you work on accurately translating these important messages about God’s Word!
Learn More Tips from our FAQ Section.
Awarding Faithfulness
This time we had the joy of giving out two awards for translation efforts. The first award went to Mariza for having reached the 85 article milestone. She received an ePub version of the book The Hospitality Commands by Alexander Strauch. The second award was to David for his first translation with us. He received an ePub version of the NET Bible with Full Notes. We pray that these resources are a blessing to you in your personal lives and ministry.
For further Award program details see our Awarding Faithfulness article
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 Translation Series 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.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Related Topics: Administrative and Organization