today in religious circles, and at their theological core, many debates have taken place over different bible versions…different manuscripts and their authenticity…different methods and procedures of translation…different purposes for translating…etc…most of which have ended in bitter fruition…
the concept of bible translation has always intrigued me…not so much the complicated and technical aspect of linguistics in translation…but the idea that God enters into the equation when we speak of biblical translation…
whether it is merely intrigue, or a somewhat obsessive fascination, or just somewhere in between I do not know for sure…but the subject of bible translation, specifically the translation of english bible is always on my mind…i love words…i love how they are built and what they build…thoughts…stories…books…etc…and God makes it very clear in Scripture that His words, not just His thoughts are important…
i have read about 100 books about the history and translation of the english bible…many of these books were written by people with preconceived ideas and agendas…some of the best books i have read on the subject were by unsaved men…they seem to be a bit more subjective on a number of things…anyway…even unsaved men, who have studied the subject have identified the hand of God in the history of the translation of the english bible…
enough already…these thoughts could become volumes…
the translation of one passage has always discomfited my countenance (driven me crazy)
Here it is in 3 of the most popular translations in the last 25 years in conservative evangelical circles…
ISAIAH 14:12
“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!" King James Version
“How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations!” New American Standard
“How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!” New International Version
Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 give us a glimpse into the history of Lucifer, who's known throughout the rest of the bible as Satan, the Devil etc. This doctrine is not the subject, but noted for the sake of context.
there is one word present in the later translations that is not present in the King James. It is the word “star”...i will not be technical, but simple, for reasons of time and space...any further investigation into the details of this matter is encouraged…now, this word "star" is its own word in Hebrew...it is not part of a phrase...the problem is that this word star is found in NO Hebrew manuscripts of Isaiah 14…NOT ONE…so why would the later translations add this word?…
so some translations present Lucifer, son of the morning, as the morning star…this seems odd to me seeing as II Peter 2:19 refers to the Lord Jesus Christ as the “day star” that will arise in our hearts, and Revelation 22:16 refers to the Lord Jesus Christ as the “bright and morning star”…
i hope you find this interesting and investigate it more…what you know and don’t know, what you have been taught and haven’t been taught about the translation of the english bible might shock you…there is a subtle lie that you have to be an educated biblical elitist to understand these things about the history and translation of the bible into English…anyone can learn these things…if words are important to God…they should be important to us…if they are are not, we might get God and Satan confused like some of the translators did!
later from 3rd St.
Monday, February 19, 2007
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i have a few books i'm looking to get rid of. nothing great, youth fiction chapter books that junior high girls read, but they're taking up space and i want them gone. what do you think is my best bet for getting something for them? amazon, half price books, what? you're an expert on these things, correct?
bring them in and i'll look at them
but i'm embarrassed that i even read them...they're so bad.
Very well stated. So imagine my dismay when I spoke with a professor at my fundamental Bible believing alma mater who denies these two monumental passages speak of our arch-enemy. What better way to get us to forget we have an enemy.
Rider...interesting commentary...the American "Idol" show will deliver the next Grammy award winning "star" to our culture...In our current popular psyche we all have the draw to become "famous" or stars. In a recent survey more than half of all boys and 75% of girls choose to be famous over the choice to be smarter, or better looking. (as if these were all options within their grasp).
The term "idol" within the Bible has a negative connotation, however in our culture it is positive yet Star is typically positive, except for this passage. Which I too have been concerned by it's removal of the word Lucifer, in later translations...However I think that the latest "Urban Dictionary translation" replaces the word Lucifer with Simon...I'm not sure how I feel about all this...cause I usually agree with Simon. This can't be good.
Ride on...
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