Why Must Bible Translators Distinguish Translation From Interpretation?

Translators must represent the inspired wording faithfully without replacing Scripture with their own explanations or theological conclusions.

How Does Dynamic Equivalence Weaken the Reader’s Access to the Original Text?

Dynamic equivalence weakens access to Scripture when translators replace inspired wording and structure with interpretive explanations.

Literal translation preserves the inspired words so doctrine, conscience, preaching, and application remain governed by Scripture.

Translation choices shape doctrine by affecting how readers understand Jehovah’s name, the soul, death, ransom, faith, and congregation.

Formal equivalence seeks to preserve the wording of Scripture, while interpretive paraphrase restates meaning with greater human explanation.

Accurate Bible translation must serve the inspired text, not tradition, religious habit, or inherited doctrinal preference.

Faithful Bible translations preserve Jehovah’s inspired words by respecting Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and formal equivalence.

Bible translations should not adopt gender-inclusive language as a policy; they must preserve the wording, distinctions, and theology of Scripture.

Genesis 1:26–27 uses singular “man” (ʾādām) to express unified humanity before distinguishing male and female. Translation choices affect theology.

A detailed translation analysis of Psalm 1:1, examining “Blessed is the man” versus gender-neutral renderings and their impact on meaning.