Comparing The ESV With The MLB

I do not agree about the beauty aspect. I see, on the contrary, a great deal of antiquated phraselogy. The sentences are needlessly cumbersome.

Noted. Well this unsophisicated guy prefers a more natural form of English like the HCSB employs. The point of a good translation is not to revel in its fancy-dancy language. I'm more of a Tyndale and Lutheran guy in that regard.

Really? Someone like say ... you?

The ESV doesn't always use the word "flesh" when sarx is in the original. Other more functionally-equivalent expressions are used.

 

Acts

Chapter 1

v. 14
E : with one accord
M : with one mind

Chapter 2

v. 3
E : And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.
M : There appeared to them tongues like flames that were distributed and that settled on each one of them.

v. 14
E : lifted up his voice
M : raising his voice

v. 14
E : let this be known to you, and give ear to my words
M : you should all understand this, so take note of what I say

Chapter 3

v. 3
E : he asked to receive alms
M : he asked for charity

v. 11
E : all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's, astounded
M : all the people ran crowding toward them at the place called Solomon's Portico.

v. 17
E : as did also your rulers
M : just as your rulers did

v. 26
E : by turning every one of you from your wickedness
M : as each of you turns from his evil ways

 

Chapter 4

v. 1
E : came upon them
M : approached them

v. 4
E : the number of the men
M : their number

v. 7
E : set them in the midst
M : placing them in the center

v. 13
E : perceived
M : understood

v. 27
E : for truly
m : actually

Chapter 5

v. 10
E : breathed her last
M : died

v. 20
E : all the words of this Life
M : all about this new life

v. 38
E : this plan or this undertaking is of man
M : this plan or movement be merely human

 

Chapter 6

v. 1
E : the Hellenists
M : Greek-speaking Jews

v. 3
E : of good repute
M : of good reputation

v. 12
E : they came upon him and seized him
M : they attacked and grabbed him

Chapter 7

v. 3
E : your kindred
M : your relations

v. 23
E : it came into his heart
M : he resolved

v. 25
E : salvation by his hand
M : deliverance through him

v. 26
E : Why do you wrong each other?
M : why are you mistreating each other?

v. 27
E : thrust him aside
M : pushed him away

v. 31
E : he drew near
M : he approached

v. 40
E : Make for us gods
m : Make us gods

Chapter 8

v. 3
E : committed them to prison
M : he put them in prison

v. 10
E : This man is the power of God that is called Great.
M : He is what is called the Great Power of God.

v. 22
E : the intent of your heart may be forgiven you
m : to forgive you for what you had in mind

Chaper 10

v. 3
E : About the ninth hour
M : about three in the afternoon

v. 9
E : about the sixth hour
M : about noontime

v. 15
E : do not call common
m : must not consider unclean

v. 26
E : I too am a man.
M : I am a human being too.

 

Chapter 11

v. 14
E : he will declare to you a message
M : he will give you the message

Chapter 13

v. 25
E : the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie
M : whose sandal-strings I am not fit to untie

v. 28
E : though they found in him no guilt worthy of death
M : although finding no crime that deserved death

v. 29
E : they took him down from the tree
M : they took Him down from the cross

 

Chapter 14

v. 15
E : We are also men, of like nature with you
M : We are human with like emotions as yourselves.

v. 28
E : and they remained no little time with the disciples.
M : And they spent a long time with the disciples.

Chapter 15

v. 2
E : Paul and Barnbas had no small dissension
M : there was a great deal of dissension between Paul and Barnabas

v. 25
E : it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord
M : we have unanimously thought it well

Chapter 16

v. 10
E : we sought to go on into Macedonia
M : we made attempts to enter Macedonia

v. 16
E : brought her owners much gain
M : brought in much money for her owners

v. 34
E : he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God
M : was extremely happy with all his loved ones because they had believed in God.
[ The ESV messes that one up big time. Here's the TNIV : "he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God -- he and his whole household."]

 

Dale, I was not speaking of the KJV in my post #21 -- but the ESV.

It was less difficult than it is today. But the English it uses was already archaic by 1611. I have said many times that Tyndale's New Testament written decades before the KJV sounds more contemporary to us these days. It was not as ornate and fancy-dancy.

In a sense. but newer versions were bound to come whether it was the KJV Geneva or Bishop's Bible that came before.

Be careful of traditionalism Dale.


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I straightened-out your English here and there. Could you tell?

 

Chapter 17

v. 4
E : not a few of the leading women
M : a number of prominent women

v. 24
E : made by man
M : built by human hands

v. 29
E : by the art and imagination of man
M : or anything humanly manufactured or invented

v. 33
E : went out from their midst
M : went out from among them

Chapter 19

v. 16
E : mastered all of them and overpowered them
M : overpowered all of them
[ The ESV is being redundant here.]

v. 23
E : there arose no little disturbance
M : considerable disturbance occurred

v. 25
E : from this business we have our wealth
M : we are deriving a good living from this trade

v. 27
E : she may even be deposed from her magnificance
M : her magnificent glory will come to an end

 

Chapter 20

v. 12
E : were not a little comforted
M : were greatly encouraged

v. 20
E : how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable
M : how I never failed to tell you what was for your benefit

v. 27
E : for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
M : for I have not fallen short at all of preaching to you the whole purpose of God.

v. 30
E : will arise men
M : persons will arise

Chapter 21

v. 4
E : And having sought out the disciples
M : We looked up the disciples

v. 5
E : we departed
M : we left

v. 22
E : What then is to be done?
M : Now, how about it?

v. 23
E : Do therefore what we tell you.
M : So then, do as we tell you.

v. 31
E : And as they were seeking to kill him
M : They were trying to kill him

Chapter 22

v. 6
E : drew near
M : nearing

v. 18
E : Make haste
M : Hurry

Chapter 23

v. 35
E : Herod's praetorium
M : Herold's palace

Chapter 24

v. 2
E : by your foresight
M : through your provision

Chapter 25

v. 2
E : principal men of the Jews
M : prominent Jews

Chapter 26

v. 20
E : performing deeds in keeping with their repentance
M : do works consistent with repentance

v. 31
E : And when they had withdrawn
M : and, stepping to one side

Chapter 27

v. 14
E : a tempestuous wind
M : a hurricane

v. 18
E : jettison the carago
M : threw the cargo overboard

v. 22
E : take heart
M : cheer up

Chapter 28

v. 18
E : they wished to set me at liberty
M : they wanted to set me free

v. 19
E : I was compelled
M : I was forced

v. 28
E : let it be known to you
M : Let it be clearly understood

 

Most modern translations acknowledge their indebtedness to the pioneering work of William Tyndale.The KJV translators were really revisers of Mr. Tyndale's efforts. They relied, for the most part, on his New Testament.

The NIV family of translations are not consciously in the Tyndale line as such. Neither is the HCSB, NLTse and other fine translations. But these and many other translation teams are very grateful to William Tyndale. They adhere to WT's principle that the language of the plow boy should be used in Bible translations --not to cater to the literati.

 

It's Interesting

The MLB uses more so-called gender-neutral, or inclusive language than the ESV and HCSB. There are a total of twelve verses in my posts from both Luke and Acts which use gender-neutral language. But you needn't condemn this conservative translation of capitulating to a feminist plot! ( as many have charged the TNIV).

In the book of Luke there were five passages I listed which the MLB used GN language. The references are : 9:25,44; 10:6; 14:24 (The Norlie did here as well.)and 16:15. The HCSB had a footnote which used GN at 10:6. at 16:15 it used GN in the text.

In the book of Acts the references which employ inclusive language are: 4:4; 5:38; 10:26; 14:15; 17:24,29 and 20:30. The HCSB used GN at 17:24 and 17:29. (As did the Norlie).