<aside> 💡 Yes, a translation team from your church can translate the Bible into your language! However, resources are necessary to support the team in translation. translationWords (tW) is a key resource to allow the translation team to understand terms used in the original languages of the Bible. Read more to understand the purpose of tW.
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As a translator, it is your duty to do your best to make sure that each Bible passage you translate has the meaning that the writer of that Bible passage intended it to communicate. Translation Words (tW) is a resource to assist translators to understand the meaning of the words used in the unfoldingWord Literal Text (ULT). tW contains entries for all words that are theologically important or that might be difficult to translate. Translation teams will be able to study terms with their definitions to decide what word, or words, in their language will communicate the same idea. source: translationAcademy
Preparing to draft a passage of Scripture: Translators must study and prepare to draft a passage into their language. Look here ‣ for information on preparing. One of the resources to help increase translators’ understanding of the passage is tW. The team will read all words that connect to the passage they want to translate.
Checking a translation in tCore: Translators will internally check their drafts in translationCore to determine if their translation is accurate. Look here Partner Checking FG for information on team checking. ‣ is a slide deck to guide translators in using tW for checking.
Please read more about using tW in translationAcademy. translationAcademy is an authoritative resource on all translation topics.
The Gateway Language Manual includes further instructions about translating tW from English into a resource language. Read about translating tW in the manual.
Door43 is an online repository of materials available for drafting translations. Translation teams can also store their translations in the catalogue. Teams can locate translationWords for specific books in the catalogue.
‣ is a slide deck to instruct translators on using resources to draft translations.
Making translationWords a Resource is a facilitator guide to teach resource creators how to translate from English so that the lexicon is most helpful for translation teams.