In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth—and the earth was without form or shape, with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters—
Then God said: Let there be light, and there was light.
New Testament sources are predominantly "UBS3" and "NA26," as further explained below:
Sourcing: "The Greek text followed in this translation is that of the third edition of The Greek New Testament, edited by Kurt Aland, Matthew Black, Carlo Martini, Bruce Metzger, and Allen Wikgren, and published by the United Bible Societies in 1975 (UBS3). The same text, with a different critical apparatus and variations in punctuation and typography, was published as the twenty-sixth edition of the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece (NA26) in 1979 by the Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart. This edition has also been consulted. When variant readings occur, the translation, with few exceptions, follows the reading that was placed in the text of these Greek editions, though the occurrence of the principal variants is pointed out in the notes."[6]
Old Testament Citations: "...Insofar as possible, the translation of such Old Testament citations agrees with that of The New American Bible Old Testament whenever the underlying Greek agrees with the Hebrew (or, in some cases, the Aramaic or Greek) text from which the Old Testament translation was made. But citations in the New Testament frequently follow the Septuagint or some other version, or were made from memory, hence, in many cases the translation in the New Testament passage will not agree with what appears in the Old Testament. Some of these cases are explained in the notes."[7]
"Where the Old Testament translation supposes the received text—Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek, as the case may be—ordinarily contained in the best-known editions, as the original or the oldest extant form, no additional remarks are necessary. Where the translators have departed from those received texts, e.g., by following the Septuagint rather than the Masoretic text, accepting a reading of what is judged to be a better textual tradition, as from a Qumran manuscript, or by emending a reading apparently corrupted in transmission, such changes are recorded in the revised edition of the Textual Notes on the New American Bible. Additional information on the textual tradition for some books may be found in the introduction to the book in the same Textual Notes.
"In particular, important manuscripts from Cave 4 of Qumran, as well as the most useful recensions of the Septuagint, have been consulted in the preparation of 1 and 2 Samuel. Fragments of the lost Book of Tobit in Aramaic and in Hebrew, recovered from Cave 4 of Qumran, are in substantial agreement with the Sinaiticus Greek recension used for the translation of this book. The lost original Hebrew text of 1 Maccabees is replaced by its oldest extant form in Greek. Judith, 2 Maccabees, and parts of Esther are also translated from the Greek. The translation of The Wisdom of Ben Sira is based on the original Hebrew as far as it is preserved, with corrections from the ancient versions; otherwise, the Greek of the Septuagint is followed. In the Book of Baruch the basic text is the Greek of the Septuagint, with some readings derived from an underlying Hebrew form no longer extant. In the deuterocanonical sections of Daniel (3:24–90; 13:1–14:42), the basic text is the Greek text of so-called Theodotion, occasionally revised according to the Greek text of the Septuagint."[8]
Reasons for revisionedit
NABRE, World Catholic Press (2014)
In a press statement, the USCCB cited three reasons for the necessity of revising the Old Testament. The new translation:[9]
Aims to utilize modern scholastic advances in biblical study and adapt to changes in linguistics in order to render a more accurate translation in contemporary English.
Takes advantage of recently discovered ancient manuscripts like the Dead Sea Scrolls which provide better access to the historical textual tradition.
Uses the best manuscript-translating traditions available in order to translate more literally and accurately than previous translations.
The press statement says that the New American Bible Revised Edition will in many ways be a more literal translation than the original New American Bible.[9]
In November 2008, the Old Testament (including footnotes and introductions) was approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. However, they would not allow it to be published with the 1991 Psalms. A final revision of the NAB Psalter was undertaken using suggestions vetted by the Subcommittee for the Translation of Scripture Text and stricter conformity to Liturgiam Authenticam.[10]
Throughout the new translation of the Psalms, the use of gender-neutral language has been limited and appropriate gender-specific pronouns used in conjunction with the original Hebrew.[12]
Changes to vocabularyedit
One of the more important changes found in the New American Bible Revised Edition is the substitution of various words and phrases for language which carries a modern connotation which is quite different from the original suggested meanings. Examples include changing "cereal" to "grain" and "booty" to "plunder."[12]
Leviticus 2:1 - "When anyone wishes to bring a cereal offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour."
Leviticus 2:1 - "When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of bran flour."
Isaiah 49:24 - "Thus says the LORD: Can booty be taken from a warrior?"
Isaiah 49:24 - "Can plunder be taken from a warrior [?]"
Similarly, "holocaust" has been changed to "burnt offering". The word "holocaust" in modern English has become used almost exclusively to refer to the genocide of the Jewish people during World War II. In order to capture the biblical meaning, the translators chose the phrase "burnt offering" to replace "holocaust" throughout the text in reference to sacrifices made to God.[13]
Then afterward I will pour out my spirit upon all mankind. Your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions; Even upon the servants and the handmaids, in those days, I will pour out my spirit. And I will work wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood, fire, and columns of smoke; The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, At the coming of the Day of the LORD, the great and terrible day. Then everyone shall be rescued who calls on the name of the LORD; For on Mount Zion there shall be a remnant, as the LORD has said, And in Jerusalem survivors whom the LORD shall call.
Joel 3:1-5
It shall come to pass I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even upon your male and female servants, in those days, I will pour out my spirit. I will set signs in the heavens and on the earth, blood, fire, and columns of smoke; The sun will darken, the moon turn blood-red. Before the day of the LORD arrives, that great and terrible day. Then everyone who calls upon the name of the LORD will escape harm. For on Mount Zion there will be a remnant, as the LORD has said, And in Jerusalem survivors whom the LORD will summon.
Sirach 51:1-4a
I give you thanks, O God of my father; I praise you, O God my savior! I will make known your name, refuge of my life; you have been my helper against my adversaries. You have saved me from death, and kept back my body from the pit, From the clutches of the nether world you have snatched my feet; you have delivered me, in your great mercy From the scourge of a slanderous tongue, and from lips that went over to falsehood; From the snare of those who watched for my downfall, and from the power of those who sought my life; From many a danger you have saved me, from flames that hemmed me in on every side.
Sirach 51: 1-4a
I give you thanks, Lord and King, I praise you, God my savior! I declare your name, refuge of my life, because you have ransomed my life from death; You held back my body from the pit, and delivered my foot from the power of Sheol. You have preserved me from the scourge of the slanderous tongue, and from the lips of those who went over to falsehood. You were with me against those who rise up against me; You have rescued me according to your abundant mercy From the snare of those who look for my downfall, and from the power of those who seek my life. From many dangers you have saved me, from flames that beset me on every side.
Gender-neutral languageedit
Vatican norms for translation of the Bible include that, "The translation of scripture should faithfully reflect the Word of God in the original human languages, without 'correction' or 'improvement' in service of modern sensitivities".[14]
Horizontal gender-neutral languageedit
According to a press backgrounder released by the USCCB, the New American Bible Revised Edition "reflects the original meaning of the texts. Much of the original material, especially in the narrative books, was gender specific and remains so."[12]
Vertical gender-neutral languageedit
Whereas horizontal non-gendered language is generally viewed as an understandable adaptation in light of modern gender sensitivity, "vertical" neutral language—any pronoun or referent to the Christian God—is considered a break from both tradition and Christian revelation.[15] Catholic bishops in the United States have made it clear that any gender-neutral language in reference to any of the three persons of the Holy Trinity—Father, Son, or Holy Spirit—is unacceptable. According to the USCCB, "traditional masculine language for God...belongs to the deposit of divine revelation and may not be replaced [with gender-neutral or feminine language]."[16]
Completion and useedit
In January 2011, the USCCB announced that the fourth edition of the NAB would be published on March 9 of that year.[17] To be known as the "New American Bible, Revised Edition" or NABRE, the fourth edition of the NAB includes the newly revised Old Testament and re-revised Psalms, and the revised New Testament from the 1986 second edition. While the NABRE represents a revision of the NAB towards conformity towards Liturgiam Authenticam, there have not been any announced plans to use the NABRE for the lectionary in the United States. The USCCB announced the approval is for "private use and study" while Masses will continue to use a lectionary taken from "an earlier, modified version of the NAB translation."[17]
Among press coverage on the release of the New American Bible Revised Edition on March 9, 2011 were interviews on local news channels, national news coverage by NPR[18] and NBC,[19] as well as a variety of articles by online journals and publications.
Future editionsedit
In 2012, the USCCB "announced a plan to revise the New Testament of the New American Bible Revised Edition so a single version can be used for individual prayer, catechesis and liturgy."[20] After they developed a plan and budget for the revision project, work began in 2013 with the creation of an editorial board made up of five people from the Catholic Biblical Association (CBA). The revision is now underway and, after the necessary approvals from the Bishops and the Vatican, is expected to be done around 2025.[21]
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^ ab"Chronology for the New Revision of New American Bible Old Testament". cba.cua.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
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U.S. Catholic Church Rolls Out New Bible Translation [4]
Why do we need a new translation? The Bible hasn't changed, has it? [5]
NAB New Testament Revision Project [5]
October 28, 2023
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The New American Bible Revised Edition NABRE is an English language Catholic translation of the Bible the first major update in 20 years to the New American Bible NAB which was translated by members of the Catholic Biblical Association and originally published in 1970 1 Released on March 9 2011 the NABRE consists of the 1986 revision of the NAB New Testament with a fully revised Old Testament approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2010 2 New American Bible Revised EditionFull nameNew American Bible Revised EditionAbbreviationNABREComplete BiblepublishedMarch 9 2011Derived fromConfraternity Bible New American BibleTextual basisOT 2011 revision Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia citation needed with Dead Sea Scrolls and minor Septuagint influence Deuterocanonicals Septuagint Dead Sea Scrolls and some Vulgate NT 1986 revision UBS3 the third edition of United Bible Societies Third Edition Greek New Testament and consultations of Novum Testamentum Graece 26th edition i e NA26 Translation typeFormal equivalence from the Preface moderate use of dynamic equivalence Reading levelHigh SchoolCopyrightConfraternity of Christian DoctrineWebpagebible wbr usccb wbr org wbr bibleGenesis 1 1 3In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth and the earth was without form or shape with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters Then God said Let there be light and there was light John 3 16For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life The NABRE is approved for Catholic liturgical use 3 4 Although the revised Lectionary based on the original New American Bible is still the sole translation approved for use at Mass in the dioceses of the United States the NABRE New Testament is currently being revised so that American Catholics can read the same Bible translation in personal study and devotion that they hear in Mass 5 Contents 1 Scriptural sources 2 Reasons for revision 3 Old Testament 3 1 Psalms 3 2 Changes to vocabulary 3 2 1 Examples 4 Sample changes 5 Gender neutral language 5 1 Horizontal gender neutral language 5 2 Vertical gender neutral language 6 Completion and use 7 Future editions 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksScriptural sources editNew Testament sources are predominantly UBS3 and NA26 as further explained below Sourcing The Greek text followed in this translation is that of the third edition of The Greek New Testament edited by Kurt Aland Matthew Black Carlo Martini Bruce Metzger and Allen Wikgren and published by the United Bible Societies in 1975 UBS3 The same text with a different critical apparatus and variations in punctuation and typography was published as the twenty sixth edition of the Nestle Aland Novum Testamentum Graece NA26 in 1979 by the Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft Stuttgart This edition has also been consulted When variant readings occur the translation with few exceptions follows the reading that was placed in the text of these Greek editions though the occurrence of the principal variants is pointed out in the notes 6 Old Testament Citations Insofar as possible the translation of such Old Testament citations agrees with that of The New American Bible Old Testament whenever the underlying Greek agrees with the Hebrew or in some cases the Aramaic or Greek text from which the Old Testament translation was made But citations in the New Testament frequently follow the Septuagint or some other version or were made from memory hence in many cases the translation in the New Testament passage will not agree with what appears in the Old Testament Some of these cases are explained in the notes 7 Old Testament major sources come by way of the New American Bible specifically Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia the Septuagint and the Dead Sea Scrolls Other source details such as Codex Sinaiticus are as described below Where the Old Testament translation supposes the received text Hebrew Aramaic or Greek as the case may be ordinarily contained in the best known editions as the original or the oldest extant form no additional remarks are necessary Where the translators have departed from those received texts e g by following the Septuagint rather than the Masoretic text accepting a reading of what is judged to be a better textual tradition as from a Qumran manuscript or by emending a reading apparently corrupted in transmission such changes are recorded in the revised edition of the Textual Notes on the New American Bible Additional information on the textual tradition for some books may be found in the introduction to the book in the same Textual Notes In particular important manuscripts from Cave 4 of Qumran as well as the most useful recensions of the Septuagint have been consulted in the preparation of 1 and 2 Samuel Fragments of the lost Book of Tobit in Aramaic and in Hebrew recovered from Cave 4 of Qumran are in substantial agreement with the Sinaiticus Greek recension used for the translation of this book The lost original Hebrew text of 1 Maccabees is replaced by its oldest extant form in Greek Judith 2 Maccabees and parts of Esther are also translated from the Greek The translation of The Wisdom of Ben Sira is based on the original Hebrew as far as it is preserved with corrections from the ancient versions otherwise the Greek of the Septuagint is followed In the Book of Baruch the basic text is the Greek of the Septuagint with some readings derived from an underlying Hebrew form no longer extant In the deuterocanonical sections of Daniel 3 24 90 13 1 14 42 the basic text is the Greek text of so called Theodotion occasionally revised according to the Greek text of the Septuagint 8 Reasons for revision edit nbsp NABRE World Catholic Press 2014 In a press statement the USCCB cited three reasons for the necessity of revising the Old Testament The new translation 9 Aims to utilize modern scholastic advances in biblical study and adapt to changes in linguistics in order to render a more accurate translation in contemporary English Takes advantage of recently discovered ancient manuscripts like the Dead Sea Scrolls which provide better access to the historical textual tradition Uses the best manuscript translating traditions available in order to translate more literally and accurately than previous translations The press statement says that the New American Bible Revised Edition will in many ways be a more literal translation than the original New American Bible 9 Old Testament editIn August 1990 the Catholic Biblical Association passed a resolution urging revision of the Old Testament of the New American Bible 10 In November 2008 the Old Testament including footnotes and introductions was approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops However they would not allow it to be published with the 1991 Psalms A final revision of the NAB Psalter was undertaken using suggestions vetted by the Subcommittee for the Translation of Scripture Text and stricter conformity to Liturgiam Authenticam 10 Psalms edit The first revision of the Psalms in 1991 was rejected for liturgical use by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments at the Vatican because of the extensive application of gender neutral language in the text 11 Throughout the new translation of the Psalms the use of gender neutral language has been limited and appropriate gender specific pronouns used in conjunction with the original Hebrew 12 Changes to vocabulary edit One of the more important changes found in the New American Bible Revised Edition is the substitution of various words and phrases for language which carries a modern connotation which is quite different from the original suggested meanings Examples include changing cereal to grain and booty to plunder 12 Examples edit New American Bible New American Bible Revised EditionLeviticus 2 1 When anyone wishes to bring a cereal offering to the LORD his offering must consist of fine flour Leviticus 2 1 When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD the offering must consist of bran flour Isaiah 49 24 Thus says the LORD Can booty be taken from a warrior Isaiah 49 24 Can plunder be taken from a warrior Similarly holocaust has been changed to burnt offering The word holocaust in modern English has become used almost exclusively to refer to the genocide of the Jewish people during World War II In order to capture the biblical meaning the translators chose the phrase burnt offering to replace holocaust throughout the text in reference to sacrifices made to God 13 Sample changes editNew American Bible New American Bible Revised EditionJoel 3 1 5 Then afterward I will pour out my spirit upon all mankind Your sons and daughters shall prophesy your old men shall dream dreams your young men shall see visions Even upon the servants and the handmaids in those days I will pour out my spirit And I will work wonders in the heavens and on the earth blood fire and columns of smoke The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood At the coming of the Day of the LORD the great and terrible day Then everyone shall be rescued who calls on the name of the LORD For on Mount Zion there shall be a remnant as the LORD has said And in Jerusalem survivors whom the LORD shall call Joel 3 1 5 It shall come to pass I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh Your sons and daughters will prophesy your old men will dream dreams your young men will see visions Even upon your male and female servants in those days I will pour out my spirit I will set signs in the heavens and on the earth blood fire and columns of smoke The sun will darken the moon turn blood red Before the day of the LORD arrives that great and terrible day Then everyone who calls upon the name of the LORD will escape harm For on Mount Zion there will be a remnant as the LORD has said And in Jerusalem survivors whom the LORD will summon Sirach 51 1 4a I give you thanks O God of my father I praise you O God my savior I will make known your name refuge of my life you have been my helper against my adversaries You have saved me from death and kept back my body from the pit From the clutches of the nether world you have snatched my feet you have delivered me in your great mercy From the scourge of a slanderous tongue and from lips that went over to falsehood From the snare of those who watched for my downfall and from the power of those who sought my life From many a danger you have saved me from flames that hemmed me in on every side Sirach 51 1 4a I give you thanks Lord and King I praise you God my savior I declare your name refuge of my life because you have ransomed my life from death You held back my body from the pit and delivered my foot from the power of Sheol You have preserved me from the scourge of the slanderous tongue and from the lips of those who went over to falsehood You were with me against those who rise up against me You have rescued me according to your abundant mercy From the snare of those who look for my downfall and from the power of those who seek my life From many dangers you have saved me from flames that beset me on every side Gender neutral language editVatican norms for translation of the Bible include that The translation of scripture should faithfully reflect the Word of God in the original human languages without correction or improvement in service of modern sensitivities 14 Horizontal gender neutral language edit According to a press backgrounder released by the USCCB the New American Bible Revised Edition reflects the original meaning of the texts Much of the original material especially in the narrative books was gender specific and remains so 12 Vertical gender neutral language edit Whereas horizontal non gendered language is generally viewed as an understandable adaptation in light of modern gender sensitivity vertical neutral language any pronoun or referent to the Christian God is considered a break from both tradition and Christian revelation 15 Catholic bishops in the United States have made it clear that any gender neutral language in reference to any of the three persons of the Holy Trinity Father Son or Holy Spirit is unacceptable According to the USCCB traditional masculine language for God belongs to the deposit of divine revelation and may not be replaced with gender neutral or feminine language 16 Completion and use editIn January 2011 the USCCB announced that the fourth edition of the NAB would be published on March 9 of that year 17 To be known as the New American Bible Revised Edition or NABRE the fourth edition of the NAB includes the newly revised Old Testament and re revised Psalms and the revised New Testament from the 1986 second edition While the NABRE represents a revision of the NAB towards conformity towards Liturgiam Authenticam there have not been any announced plans to use the NABRE for the lectionary in the United States The USCCB announced the approval is for private use and study while Masses will continue to use a lectionary taken from an earlier modified version of the NAB translation 17 Among press coverage on the release of the New American Bible Revised Edition on March 9 2011 were interviews on local news channels national news coverage by NPR 18 and NBC 19 as well as a variety of articles by online journals and publications Future editions editIn 2012 the USCCB announced a plan to revise the New Testament of the New American Bible Revised Edition so a single version can be used for individual prayer catechesis and liturgy 20 After they developed a plan and budget for the revision project work began in 2013 with the creation of an editorial board made up of five people from the Catholic Biblical Association CBA The revision is now underway and after the necessary approvals from the Bishops and the Vatican is expected to be done around 2025 21 See also editCatholic Bible Douay Rheims Bible Divino afflante Spiritu Liturgiam authenticam International Commission on English in the LiturgyReferences edit Permissions United States Conference of Catholic Bishops The New American Bible Revised Edition NABRE United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Approved Translations of the Bible USCCB Retrieved 6 February 2015 Liturgy Questions about the Scriptures used during Mass USCCB Bauman Michelle New American Bible to be revised into single translation Catholic News Agency Retrieved 14 January 2015 paragraph 20 USCCB Retrieved 2012 08 05 paragraph 22 USCCB Retrieved 2012 08 05 final two paragraphs thereof USCCB Retrieved 2012 08 05 a b Office of Media Relations Revised Edition of New American Bible Approved for Publication Will Be Available in Variety of Formats March 9 USCCB Retrieved 2012 08 05 a b Chronology for the New Revision of New American Bible Old Testament cba cua edu Retrieved 2020 02 20 Scripture amp the New Evangelization adoremus org Retrieved 2019 08 14 a b c Archived copy PDF Archived 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nieuws MSN Nederland NBC News Bauman Michelle New American Bible to be revised into single translation Catholic News Agency Retrieved 14 January 2015 NAB New Testament Revision Project Catholic Biblical Association of America Archived from the original on October 27 2021 Retrieved 21 January 2015 External links editMeet the New New American Bible 2 Q amp A About the NABRE 3 U S Catholic Church Rolls Out New Bible Translation 4 Why do we need a new translation The Bible hasn t changed has it 5 NAB New Testament Revision Project 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New American Bible Revised Edition amp oldid 1169470971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
