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"For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me." - John 5:46
What Translation Method is Best?
Formal equivalence:
Formal equivalence is a translation approach that prioritizes word-for-word accuracy and literal structural fidelity to the source text over a natural flow in the target language. In simple terms, formal equivalence sacrifices readability to adhere closely to the meaning of the original text.
Dynamic equivalence:
Dynamic equivalence is a translation approach that prioritizes thought-for-thought meaning and natural reader comprehension over literal, word-for-word structure. This method seeks to produce a more readable translation by not focusing on the lexical details and grammatical structure of the original text.
Some examples of formal and dynamic equivalence
Formal Equivalence:
The best known example of formal equivalence is the King James Version and the
many revisions. Two of the latest revisions of that translation are the Revised Standard Version and the New American Standard Bible.
Dynamic Equivalence:
The New Jerusalem Bible and the New English Bible are examples of translations based on the use of dynamic equivalence.
Medium Dynamic Equivalence:
The translators of the New International Version and New International Version attempted to achieve balance between formal equivalence and dynamic equivalence.
Excessive Dynamic Equivalence:
The Living Bible and the Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) is the best-known example of extreme dynamic equivalence.
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