Joy, for example, is a fruit of the Spirit because it is evoked by coming to understand what God has done for us in Christ (Ps 105:43; Luke 2:10; Rom 15:13). Coming down on the hills of Zion; Additions aimed at stirring up ecstasy are unsurprisingly prominent in TPTs praise psalms. peace. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. This specifically speaks to the tribes of Israel that live in harmony, but it also applies to believers today. to see brothers and sisters living together in sweet unity! If the same material was marketed as a "commentary" or as a "study guide," it would still be concerning. 2 Comments. He 13 The same way a loving father feels toward his children that's but a sample of your tender feelings toward us, your beloved children, who live in awe of you. When your salvation lifts me up. He also makes the false claim in a footnote that the root word means ray of brightness or hillside. Its as precious as the sacred scented oil For there the LORD bestows his blessing, A psalm of David. The Syriac translation of the canons done at Hierapolis of Euphratesia (500-501) is far from being as inter . A Religious of CSMV, 2nd ed. Of David. Now this may seem an obvious question, but what does passion mean? Psalm 133:1 - The Passion Translation. See also pp. Bible Language English. And while the translation does include the lament psalms, it does not give them the expansive treatment that praise receives.13 Tragically, this illegitimate layering of selective passions over the top of Scripture mostly those of physical intimacy and breathless elevation prevents TPT from showing us the actual dimensions, the width and length and height and depth, of the love of Christ as it shines from every page of Scripture. fight. Instead he abuses ancient witnesses, pressing them into the service of his own novel ideas about what the text ought to say. falling on the hills of Jerusalem. Simmons aims for an overwhelming response to the truth of the Bible, but does it by generating emotion that is foreign to Scripture and using it to whip us up into a response that is not shaped by the word. Thank you so much it is heavenly. 15 Our days are so few, and our momentary beauty so swiftly fades away! The Passion Translation The Night Watch A song of the stairway 134 All his loving priests who serve and sing, come and sing your song of blessing to God. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. HISTORY of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1 1 Schaff, Philip, History of the Christian Church, (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.) 1997. gives me all I can drink of Himself until my heart overflows. There are three main ways, all closely related to one another. He opens before me the right path and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to his name. One of its most frequent techniques is to find words with more than one meaning, and create a double translation containing both of them. The Passion Translation is a modern, easy-to-read Bible translation that unlocks the passion of God's heart and expresses his fiery lovemerging emotion and life-changing truth. A related verb means to send out rays, but the horns shape underlies all these derived meanings. when Gods people live together in peace! 1How wonderful and pleasant it iswhen brothers live together in harmony!2For harmony is as precious as the anointing oilthat was poured over Aarons head,that ran down his beardand onto the border of his robe.3Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermonthat falls on the mountains of Zion.And there the Lord has pronounced his blessing,even life everlasting. The Aramaic Targums are based on the same Hebrew text, but often insert interpretations into the text, so that Jews did not consider them to be Scripture.2 Our oldest copy of the Aramaic Psalms is from after 800 AD. Judging from The Psalms alone, I would say that it would be a Christian sect, and that unlike the Mormon cult its scriptures will point its adherents to saving faith in God the Son, the crucified and risen Lord Jesus. However, passions are another story. https://www.bible.com/bible/1849/PSA.133.1-3.TPT, Phil Roberton's GOD IS NOT DEAD 5- Day Devotional, Caring Enough To Confront By David Augsburger, Staying I Do: Committed, Connected & Crazy In Love, Abundance In The Bush - Country Devotions. One of the accusations Catholic apologists brought against early Bible translators was that they added words to the text in support of their Protestant heresies, just as the Arians and Pelagians had done before them (all the Arians had to do was change one word in Prov 8:22). Read the Bible, discover plans, and seek God every day. The word passion is used to translate a wide range of Greek and Hebrew words whose meaning spans craving, strong desire, lust, jealousy, rage, or anguish. Copyright 2020 Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc. The Septuagint, ignored by Simmons, has yet another reading (hands), which suggests an ancient interpretive struggle here, possibly due to a textual uncertainty. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is Even the historical psalms in TPT, such as Psalm 106, tend to make historical people and places less prominent, though the majority of them are retained. This is sometimes legitimate, since poetry in particular can play on the double meaning of words. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! And this process of redirection also entails learning to govern emotions and not be ruled by them (Tit 2:1112; Jas 4:1). This is the But he concluded with the following warning: There is, however, one word of warning needed. Written by on 27 febrero, 2023. Finally, the translations of Syriac and Greek referred to in footnotes are often simply wrong. None of these considerations seem to weigh with Simmons, because his aim does not appear to be the reconstruction of the original text. of my days, and I will live in His presence forever. Coming down on the beard, Simmonss style is certainly striking and absolutely contemporary. (2) May the name of Yahweh be blessed from now into eternity! Version. The two questions are quite independent. As I listen and follow Him He leads me daily to an oasis of peace to the hem of his priestly robes. Two things immediately mark it out as different from other English versions. dripping from Mount Hermon, The Greek Septuagint is by far the oldest and most important non-Hebrew witness to the original. It can produce clear, faithful and accurate translations, but the method needs to be carried out with care to prevent meaning from being lost in the transfer process. I will mention three broad types of theological alteration that pervade the translation. Simmons has produced a text so far removed from the original that it no longer counts as the Bible.14. running down on Aarons beard, Psalms 133:2 It's as precious as the sacred scented oil flowing from the head of the high priest Aaron, dripping down upon his beard and running all the way down to the hem of his priestly robes. Love C.S. 1 Lord, you know everything there is to know about me. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace, the quiet brook of bliss. And while they can be idiosyncratic and flawed, such as Mitchell Dahoods Psalms, or J. Even life for evermore. The Passion Translation New Testament with Psalms, Proverbs, and Song of Songs, 2020 Edition Published by BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC BroadStreetPublishing.com ThePassionTranslation.com The Passion Translation is a registered trademark of Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc. (1) Unity among God's people is good and pleasant. Bachet de Mziriac, Claude-Gaspar (1581-1638) A poet and early mathematician of the French Academy, best known for his 1621 translation of Diophantus's Arithmetica, the book that Pierre de Fermat was reading when he inscribed the margin with his famous last theorem. [6] The Letter of St. Athanasius to Marcellinus on the Interpretation of the Psalms, in St. Athanasius on the Incarnation: The Treatise de incarnatione verbi Dei, ed. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. [2] The Targums were written versions of the oral Aramaic explanations given in the Synagogue after the text had been read out in Hebrew. First, we must decide if a phrase was translated literally enough to be able to tell what the underlying Hebrew was; then, we must decide whether that underlying Hebrew text is any more accurate than our text. This morning I read Psalm 23 from the Passion Translation. The comfort of your love takes away my fear. Its the nature of these insertions as well. Copyright 2020 Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved. But there is one verse where horn, because of its shape, is used to mean ray of sunlight (Hab 3:4, where it is in parallel with brightness and light), and Isaiah uses it once with the meaning hill, to create a rhyme (Isa 5:1). Thus there are no tents in TPT 106:25, no Canaan in 106:38, etc. The effect is often striking, and would make for an interesting meditation on the psalms, albeit with a strong sectarian flavour. (2) Corporeal images of touch, ardour and physical intimacy designed to intensify feelings of love: Passionately (v. 1), embrace (v. 1), around me (v. 2), in you (v. 3), wrapped (v. 4), sobs (v. 6), heart (v. 6), reached down into my darkness (v. 16), I was helpless (v. 17), held onto me (v. 18), his love broke open the way (v. 19), heart (v. 24), surrendering to him (v. 24), taste (v. 25), you love (v. 25), wrap-around God (v. 30),5 wrapped (v. 32), your wrap-around presence stooping down (v. 35), your loving servant (v. 50). It's no secret that God loves to give good gifts to his children. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! 2 His passion is to remain true to the Word of "I AM," meditating day and night on the true revelation of light. Like Joseph Smith and The Book of Mormon, Brian Simmons has created a new scripture with the potential to rule as canon over a new sect. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Only rarely is it a witness to an earlier or more original text. And the gloomy final verse of Psalm 39 becomes Dont let me die without restoring / Joy and gladness to my soul. How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! When the Septuagint translators encountered a phrase they could not easily replicate in Greek, they often ensured that their paraphrase had the same number of words as the Hebrew what scholars today call quantitative literalism. The point is that every unnecessary word in a translation takes it one step further from accuracy. It's like the dew on Mount Hermon flowing down the slopes of Zion. Previous Post: Proverbs 18. Living The Psalms With Jesus: Grow Closer To God Through Prayer. Then afterward, when my life is through, Ill return to your glorious presence to be forever with you! This suggests that Simmons has adapted the method of translation, pioneered by Eugene Nida, of reducing Hebrew sentences to their simplest kernels, transferring those simple structures to English, and then freshly generating a semantically equivalent text.7 This is a tried and true method, common among translators who work to give language groups in the majority world their first Bibles. The word , meaning an animal horn, is frequently used as a metaphor of strength (e.g., Ps 75:11; 89:17; 92:10, etc.). He won't walk in step with the wicked, nor share the sinner's way, nor be found sitting in the scorner's seat. For brothers to dwell together in unity! 3 A mighty God is the LORD, a great king above all gods. This translation will evoke an overwhelming response in every reader, unfolding the deep mysteries of the Scriptures. me and lead me through it all the way. And there the . So frequently does TPT misrepresent or ignore the original text that one is forced to conclude that its author had little interest in representing the meaning of the original as preserved in the manuscript tradition. 5 Then I . And there the LORD has pronounced his blessing, A poetic flavour is added back into this prose by means of abundant alliteration, a technique used in at least every second verse, and by multiplying colourful, emotive, and exclamatory language wherever possible. Deepen your knowledge of Christ's journey to the Cross. Not all emotions are desirable, of course, and the Bible uses language of being overwhelmed for unwelcome emotions, emotions that come from outside and prevail against us, such as terror, guilt, or grief (e.g., Pss 55:5; 65:3; 88:78). Coming down upon the beard, And in Psalm 22 the bulls of Bashan in v. 12 become forces of evil, and the dogs in v. 20 become demons. What follows is important and deserves our attention. I have been asking the Lord for a word, then I opened this, and He spoke to me, His love and inspiration. For less than $5/mo. Lewis? Twenty times in the first twenty psalms the justification implied in the text/context is added in a footnote, but the great majority of alterations and additions are unmarked. This harmony can be compared to the dew The word of God takes many forms, but not all of them are Scripture. TPT: The Passion Translation . running down on the beard, A shepherd is one to takes care of sheep. You are my satisfaction, Lord, and all that I need. Behold, how good and pleasant it is Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; flowing down the collar of his priestly robes. It is like the dew of Hermon, My life is anointed with the fragrance of the Holy Spirit. Roy Fields narrates Psalm Chapter 139 in The Passion Translation. What results from this process may still technically count as a translation of the psalms, because there are many ways to translate, including impressionistic and reader-responsive translations. [4] The Syriac those who are arrogant becomes those who take them captive in Simmonss footnote. He always remains close to me and lead me. Studie True Christian Religion (Chadwick translation) # 0 neben True Christian Religion (Chadwick translation) # 256 und True Christian Religion (Chadwick translation) # 156 English etina Nederlands Franais Italiano Portugus Pycc Srpski . He is even more expansive later on (e.g., 18:2434 take 290 words to the NIVs 169). I always have more than enough. Simmons derails the verse with his fanciful misuse of the dictionary. Absolutely beautiful and so personal, its as if you are writing a letter about your best friend. The Lord is my delicious feast, even when the enemy dares to cutter backyard bug control fogger how long does it last; dairy products suddenly taste bad It might be happy, or sad, or angry, or loving, but what makes any emotion into a passion is simply its strength. will never conquer me. "It is a wonder seldom seen, therefore behold it! even life forevermore. Psalm 133 The Message 133 1-3 How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along! Daily Bible Reading - March 2020 God's Life-Giving Word Of Prayer. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the UK, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. By using our website, you accept our use of cookies as described in our Privacy Policy. YouVersion uses cookies to personalize your experience. What was it like to be a woman in the biblical period? It appears that he was just looking for an excuse to slip prophecy in, despite the fact that the Psalm celebrates Gods written word, not the spoken oracles he gave his prophets. It is like perfumed oil poured on the priests head I will yet celebrate with passion and joy Brian Simmons has made a new translation of the Psalms (and now the whole New Testament) which aims to re-introduce the passion and fire of the Bible to the English reader. He achieves this by abandoning all interest in textual accuracy, playing fast and loose with the original languages, and inserting so much new material into the text that it is at least 50% longer than the original. Publisher's summary: Confraternities were the most common form of organized religious life in medieval and early modern Europe. See the chapter. He felt extreme grief at the prospect of his death (Matt 26:38); he was consumed by jealousy on the Lords behalf (John 2:1617); he exulted when the Spirit showed him what the Father is like (Luke 10:21). The Message (MSG). And heres the thing this is a uniquely modern, even novel, cultural phenomenon. That would not be paraphrasing in my thinking." He continued, "With The Passion Translation, we have a high goal of being accurate to the text, but accuracy involves the heart behind it. How wonderful and pleasant it is Its as precious as the sacred scented oil. . It is like the dew of Mount Hermon For in all of this you have strengthened my soul. So rather than simply pick and choose from across the book, it seems fairer to look closely at a block of text, to prevent the cherry-picking of translation issues. Simply select one of our partners below to access The Passion Translation any time, anywherefrom your smartphone, laptop, tablet, or other electronic device. Coming down upon the edge of his [priestly] robes [consecrating the whole body]. when Gods people live together in unity! that was poured over Aarons head, More partners coming soon! To counter the loss-of-meaning problem Nida stressed the importance of moving beyond linguistic meaning, by recognising (1) contextual specification of meaning, in which the relevant component of a words meaning is clarified through its interaction with other word-meanings nearby,8 and (2) connotative meaning, namely, the reactions that words prompt in their hearers.9 It may be that Simmons has tried to respect these two elements of Nidas method by means of (1) his constant double translations, and (2) his constant additions of emotive language. The comfort and on to the collar of his robes. Double translation is Simmonss principal translation technique, but his constant addition of images and ideas into the text is not confined within his double translations. He has offered me a resting pace in His luxurious love and that is He provides for us in ways too numerous to count. Its as precious as the sacred scented oil Other pieces of dehistoricizing and spiritualizing are more theologically loaded. [7] Eugene Nida, Toward a Science of Translating: With Special Reference to Principles Involved in Bible Translating (Leiden: Brill, 1964), esp. (2) Changes that seek to soften extreme statements that modern readers find uncomfortable, such as the psalmists claims to be righteous. The word refers to a shield that was often used as a weapon as well as defensively. 3 That's where he restores and revives my life. B. Phillips for that matter, they can also be faithful, as William Tyndales was. [1] Brian Simmons, The Psalms: Poetry on Fire, The Passion Translation (Racine, WI: BroadStreet, 2014). On the other hand, references to pagan gods are intensified: works of darkness, serve their gods, demon spirits, dark practices, murder and bloodshed are all additions to the original text of Ps 106:3439. In the early 4th century the great Church Father Athanasius wrote a letter commending passionate, Christ-focused, Spirit-filled interpretation of the psalms. p. 68: Instead of attempting to set up transfers from one language to another by working out long series of equivalent formal structures which are presumably adequate to translate from one language into another, it is both scientifically and practically more efficient (1) to reduce the source text to its structurally simplest and most semantically evident kernels, (2) to transfer the meaning from source language to receptor language on a structurally simple level, and (3) to generate the stylistically and semantically equivalent expression in the receptor language.. Here is TPT vv. He opens before me pathways to Gods pleasure and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to his name. In nearly all these verses TPT avoids using the word passion. The Passion Translation is a modern, easy-to-read Bible translation that unlocks the passion of God's heart and expresses his fiery lovemerging motion and life-changing truth. Even life for evermore. 4 So, with my voice, I've called to the Lord, And from His holy mountain, He heard me. The result is a strongly sectarian translation that no longer counts as Scripture; by masquerading as a Bible it threatens to bind entire churches in thrall to a false god. No one must allow himself to be persuaded, by any arguments whatever, to decorate the Psalms with extraneous matter or make alterations in their order or change the words themselves. So why would I fear the future? However, by eliminating the poetic techniques of parallelism and juxtaposition, TPT denies the reader the chance to follow the particular logic of the psalms. flowing from the head of the high priest Aaron, Apart from the Dead Sea scrolls, which Simmons does not cite even when their evidence is important (e.g., Pss 22:16; 107:29; 144:2; 145:13), these manuscripts are translations of the Hebrew, and so must be used with double care. Solo versions think The Message, or the J. Indeed, that is where Yahweh has decreed his blessings when brothers live together in harmony! But context must determine case by case whether word-play is intended, and Simmons clearly does not feel himself bound by this. The original text of the holy scripture we alter not, either by adding, taking away or changing of any letter or syllable, for any private purpose; which were not only a thing most wicked and sacrilegious, but also vain and impossible. 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