Category: Language Studies

  • Isaiah Vignettes in Chinese

    This post is to provide commentary on the translation. Chinese Bible version comes from “Bible in Chinese Union Version, Shen Edition 2581”. 1. “Hear, O heavens! Give heed, O Earth! Jehovah has spoken.” Hebrew(mechon-mamre.org): ב  שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם וְהַאֲזִינִי אֶרֶץ, כִּי יְהוָה דִּבֵּר: Chinese Bible: 天 哪 、 要 聽 、 地 阿 、 側 耳 而…

  • Genesis 1:1 Algonquin, Coptic, Hebrew

    The purpose of the project is to compare the Sam Eliot Algonquin Bible to Hebrew and Coptic. The long term intent is to prepare to receive ancient records from the Ojibwe Tribe and to be better prepared for translations. English In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Hebrew  בְּרֵאשִׁית, בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֵת…