Okay. English is my second language. So i sometimes have trouble reading NIV. I find it quiet dry when i read the old testament. Do you guys think its appopriate for me to get The Message or CEV? The Mesage is like paraphrasing so i dont know if its good. Can someone jsut give me some advice. Appreciated!
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there is no good translation in your own language?
The NIV is very close to being a paraphrase, also. I would try to stick to the NIV, if not try to read NAS (New American Standard). Paraphrase versions are not very good, because it is like a commentary. I want to read the Bible, not someone's interpretation.
The NIV is very close to being a paraphrase, also. I would try to stick to the NIV, if not try to read NAS (New American Standard). Paraphrase versions are not very good, because it is like a commentary. I want to read the Bible, not someone's interpretation.
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The NLT is very readable. It's not as dynamic as the Message either so you're still in good hands.
I recommend trying the NLT. (New Living Translation)
I recommend trying the NLT. (New Living Translation)
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I was trying to post to this thread last night, but lost my Internet connection.
I was going to recommend the NLT myself. I think the NAS (although I prefer that myself) is a bit difficult.
Although since Chinese is your first language, why not get a Chinese/English Bible? You can see one at Amazon -- go to http://www.amazon.com and type 9622937772 in the search box.
We used these English/Chinese Bibles when I was on a summer mission trip in Macau.
I'd recommend a bilingual Bible for you since neither your Chinese nor your English is the best right now and if you ran into a problem you could look at the Scripture in the other language. That might really help at the moment.
If you want an English only Bible, the New Living Translation is what I recommend. Its close to the orignal manuscripts, too.
I was trying to post to this thread last night, but lost my Internet connection.
I was going to recommend the NLT myself. I think the NAS (although I prefer that myself) is a bit difficult.
Although since Chinese is your first language, why not get a Chinese/English Bible? You can see one at Amazon -- go to http://www.amazon.com and type 9622937772 in the search box.
We used these English/Chinese Bibles when I was on a summer mission trip in Macau.
I'd recommend a bilingual Bible for you since neither your Chinese nor your English is the best right now and if you ran into a problem you could look at the Scripture in the other language. That might really help at the moment.
If you want an English only Bible, the New Living Translation is what I recommend. Its close to the orignal manuscripts, too.
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Yeah, check out the New Living Translation.
for a sample, go to BibleGateway dot com.
There, you can see it in your own language, and in NLT at the same time (side by side)
for a sample, go to BibleGateway dot com.
There, you can see it in your own language, and in NLT at the same time (side by side)
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