...observations and ramblings from a learner and traveler...

18 December 2005

The Best Translation?!

There were four clergymen who were discussing the merits of the various translations of the Bible. One liked the King James Version because of its poetically beautiful English.
Another liked the American Revised Version best because it is more literal and came nearer to the original Hebrew and Greek.
Still another liked New International Version because of its up-to-date vocabulary.
The fourth minister was silent. when asked to express his opinion, he finally replied, "I like my mother's translation best."
The other three expressed surprise. They did not know that his mother had translated the Bible.
But he assured them, "She translated it into life, every day of her life, and it was the most convincing translation I ever saw."

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