, 1865-03-18

fxfxv nf Tn+rl
etc., tnat 10 tIuSht .neut ~ oI;,o ,aoG +5ana
tuIaa anu mss9an.e aEs, .eaan,a A'A@e
ptact IN! ana nset9l Peop'o; ,a, =,
,, 20 IN Jef. ~. t,-vsl;aud aa;nad 80 ~ 81 ~
~! LGrd thou 1as. oeesaseu ~ HuI Sea,'.as ~
afTs'ved nsteaa q ~ ane nd ~as neran.d
Thou hast persuaded II ne 5uu "As ps. aIsa-
ed" 30 In Isaiah III. -, g.asssss a.1 spoKsn T
Of at an age In which gIass a,a not oAtse. aae
HeoteW Fofo !fansIateu slaeeos ftl ofnnes
m1rrofs. "n'ca HeIe -: M!aae . " P;ss9 P%;nats9
metals; 80 IN rnmoets da;s Au +. - " ou S;sose,
nJ naoeis ana' e oses sroa ,.a.I n,s.t ahara
III rom Nv, tne Eh;ch % Wnrc nne1 ths 1aee Of the
eartt' M % - this % nassnne Df. Horne retransla
th,,s.'.s Nhw Nae ] ia nan sios.s W,s denresss5
tuu0 a;,at's, r.,n-" +Lan 49, .ma, X IT,
Sa - A10N~ eoos
'u1g Thaso and sfm;1.r coea7 .ra mt o,,u
t..ifas h1,t ca T,nna,,ns 10 ~ ,,;t. ony
thc habit on the part Of preachers m % to trnns1,te ma
~ tsnmsoires W tNa,h,nr - raa ~ t.ansltte
.1' ,1a ~ rEs.ns.. thaaa Gty 70 M"te e9minpn
tnon - HtsnsG tu1ec u 1lauu IF'4s1a:tonS
npM ne pu,p1s " nso1S" anu dfeek
he " ~ ~. ost ~ aIta1menls
{sttarr;ete Muo iSt @ ~ JustGe 10 tae text
mtt o1n " Us " aos,om ,4ese rettanslat!ons Which
- ~ a., INJURIOUS, aeu ~" au9 tnen Important,
10 a1,';;as u PoIats c1alminS 10 'oe es-
l.piea,a oy o'ner LEXIS. thus Inc new Ver-'
s1"n WI aoo u'e te4te 70 the nnmoer ol those
N Wnfch the trinity IS already stated. aud
- "~. H-A1 ~ nA1uJ 1e'Ate ocSA
CONCEDED 10 be late interpolation
:. Inc above examples suffice to show the
general gIounds On wEirh the revise's seek to
esIanhsn tne1r 1sst point, VIE that the pres
eht translation IS detective. But besides the
elloig "nicn nave arisen from the change IN
tne Enyisn fansnage, sineo the translation
m Nas made, ana rom detective tn9slatfo1 n OF
nave enttfea upon inc work o. coliating an
clent manuscripts ana correcting the errors
III Iee dteek E1t ol the AeW testament.
II Is gratifying TO Know that, as stated by
u. Horne: Tho EeEy worst manuscript ok.
tant would not peryert one article Of our
ssmc lime, the greater the accnr,cy to
WHICH tie otlginal text can be brought, the
more perfect Will be the light shkd on ur,ar-
leles OF 11tth and rules ol conduct.
.1hele are taIce sou:ces Tor rasctrsa1atng the
1r1e of'g.nal le2L OF me New testament, ylz:
l.. Inc apc m GrseK t manuscripts; 2. The
ssaens ~, e, ss.sdous tueo Tar3us lanSnases ..
1ue anclent 4uotattons IN iae numerous thoo-
1eENa4 "llt;nss VI LUG early cntlsllan church.
N tue eecono century ne new testament was
slsnsls! ~ na.o W. LAIN Aiu oyllac .aosua-
Sc, ana n 'ne e tnIa @ ana !oEoW!nS 1nso many
rr ~ a1o sho r. 1ecsa mo,aa Mola ab,ch IS
VIII as " .t saom w tec'so t MGlus "n,en 4s
Mele es.ore ene eys u LUG tfaasatos. 1ae
auotallons ~ we numersus 1neolog GU VII
linss ln ine sal!y agcs o. 5ae caursn' pes,n-
nn:uE nltn LILY n1s nmi.Linss u 1Anr rscompaulons,
en naannpas vs. an1 Se'nsu, 1re 80 aonnaAnt as 70
eta eoser tne Vnnle sew Les!ament, , me same
w. mu1us % ueu GuusSu uaIn a;aa, anu uaan ~ u'
ent wrateFss sno"ng pfeeisely ~nat vas Inc
teAt y: y. reaa oy 1uose N Mao MeIe nearest tae age
~ .n9 Ap''sties. 1ne !iset at.einpt 70 COM
nne tnese cIassesol ~ es.aeace l9s asceftasnlng
lue tIne te1e ol lne saefea wrlters.Na 'haae
~ MIL ID LIS L1s cral4al Greek testament, pub
nsnea n l'u., INC. hlns lanes NeslseI5
5a 1aeeS LIZ 4olu "nlcn tney 1fanslatea. ana
1aa.,e u.aue sonas Gaanses "nc9 we're not cor
t' uus tne! n.u NV nttio " sue ap~
"3aeas naa.e nte7<a5 tts aa5ts W enaoie .heW 70
!os,,-a.;.a - - ss idn t, ~ Mone " taesr
t,'.u *, n;fI n yIss ,as .un i ~ tsa'n ecu.
tuass ~ ta1e % anu satnso'e ~ .laau:cespts uatnS
im ] taS louseu ~ @ " tae stnn esetnty ana sue.
ft4neuttt, tAI VIZ eAlslencc ~ nuauseas o.
MaEn vas uns Eo'3n 10 tnc leglsess cmploysd
~ n;ns t., sants. ~ ~ lo'a,y iu IL Woslo
y Sa LIE Sonessun .ioAnSu aS ~ ineluQes on nnn
49, 49, ysals oiues .nau lT.se 1,a knoHn 70 me
gaus 1atnss lta'.aos. s; ~! ~ n'stoly ol tuese
1!lahusci'p1s VI tne ne" testament Is faief-
sst!nE, anu some oi tne caanseS taeY cause
ID tAe efeeh !eeei'eu te4t Will attract thc
attenl1on OF cr1t1cs. plt arc 100 subtle and
professional lot our limits. lhe Hiole Union
have also had before them the ten leading
translations # the bible into Eaelsh. viz:
1ilat ef 'f1cslt1ft, tn 1884; TINT or Tyndatc,
l5:6; C0yetdaie's Bible. IN 1856; Masthew's
Bible, 1851; Cranmer'5 Great Bible, in 1859 ;
Jaye1nc1s Bible. 1850; the Geneva Bible, in
Bible tRonan Catholse), IN 1852 to 1909 and
the King James, or common version. in 1011.
All these versions, however, were made from
the ''Latin vufgxte" or received Greek"
s1nost i'hout attempt at ascertatning the
correct original By the ancient manuscripts.
the materials for which were then little
known. and the few which we're known were
not ust d, The first attempt to correct the
text used in translation was made by Mill in
bis critical Greek Testament, published in
1707, OF about one hundred years ufter the
King James version was Issued. Since that
time many eminent scholars have continued
thc work with results heretofore known only
to the learned, but which are proposed to be
embodied in the new version.
With these advantages before them, the
question arises whether the Bible Union Is
sufficiently non-sectarian for tie work in
work would ever be attempted except by
Christians of some denomination. In the
King James translation. f1fty.three ont Of the
tlfty fur we're Eplscopalfans. In tile Bible
Union there is no scctarian test Of member
ship. Al who contribute are members. The
Eonrd Or preliminary rerlsers !ncludes tue
best scholars procurah!e from nine different
ocnom'eat'ons. The ina1 committee consiats
o. !onf members, Sep1esenting, three denomi-'
na1ons. 1nesc include uf. k0diger, the
aolest Aebralst and oriental scholar In Ger,
nnDy, Or. ccnant, who occupies the same po-'
sitioa oaI in & th'3 country, prot: cHaekctt, Mho
name we lave not learned, For fifteen yea1s,
they lave been engaged mainly in this 1obyr-
ious work, accompanied incidentally By the
translation Of the Bible into other modern
languages.
The fesult is before Us in the revised New
Testament, the book Of Job only OF the Old
having been completed.
VIC need not say that 1t possesses many
mefits. MANY anta4uated, rough ana awk-'
WaId expressions are made more smooth and
modt m. Yet on the whole, great reverence
tor the common version, ard caution in chang
,uSss serscrcae wR;aR e ssai AaI +ni,at.nt
e1,aSo sn eenS9 rn a M y p aes' 10
spare. FROM ING Lord's frayer, IN Matthew,
an ths eo9sludins 3sa lne f9F III thine are tbs
The tInnsIator. ID their notes S to ot69' Naithew'
cfye thc G,11owInr reneon tsfr t1,a niJnst
Hiss. and other aneIentauthoritiea tbe f,nrtl's ss
fiayeI Is closcu mere as II IS IN Luxe Il. 4,
W.no4t tuG oo4olo.y. u accordingly on
texts tineudine m TIT Of schoiz1 and m tn IN inns
1afi ms nInGrssinp Il, h. hnsrd m a corract
tarf + Tos wa,t;nr also ~, ~ 49, ~ 4.;r+
Cd editions Of the Greek trxt {the Complu-
tensian and Eraemian1 aud In the Oldest form
OF our own yernacular from the Greek namely.
Tvndo1a,s f7ret nd,tion
a1r,~a - r. 49, .s..y,., T.,
<o,i1 t;rnxs IN nny famiiT ~ Maas - ~ = -, ~ ~
nosfiors !, - - ""' AA' VI "A''' y. IL aH5 ~
Snmat,,ooa ho,,,o.,,. H. ,h.,-
s,mn nowssel' tue ctAuses W3uio DC
peculiarly accentnb.c 10 most Chftstlnus,
thus, IN =. Peter j. l., the words "the right
eousneER Of God and our Savior Jesus Christi
become s.thc Righteousness nf onr En6 and
Savior Jesns ClirIst. ); TIa many no;nte ~.
fa,r"d ~ ~ -. +1-;e ast;o,a 80 t hauJ hJ Pouts r.
embracing an aggregate Of no small merit.
The following occur to Us ~ fair sonnJeso n
the changes made.