New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-22
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TO the Members ofthe American Rfbia Union

DEAR FELLOW LADoRrRs Is not the case that The recoe
attainment great for which we are united smsi
the obtaining OF correct copy u Divine revsson mpos
Minds and in their shes. in other words not the case
that recognized Pyiaepies OF Translation primarily
unfold the that Author recorded
but that each Translator hes the Author OF "a.
document which he translates had recorded! l
Scholar cannot fail TO observe, that there but few
Rules Of that contain absoutc requirement, Of 90
10 most of tb' is appended notification that
monty Occasionally Seldom ~ times etc, eic, to be OBJ
served in other words that they are only TO be Observed
wasn Ie IIsasa9I p,,ns 10 Nsnon, are carried
have acertaned By absolute exanDaton that IN Aer gram
Of sense poIen"ry Of the of Holy scripture
tcle there stated to be susceptible OF ~ oil the Poso
in OF er words that there 81 Classes Of
passage. which the Article has doubtful sense and in each
o. which Translator is required by the recognizes ne' :.
Iranslation to give expression to his own WINES "n ''
but the latitude thus given to the Translator s not 10 thi'
day deemed sufficient Scholars now teach that IN sad' h
mn In places be differently translated because the iaoms
81 ie Ssay OIL different isnsuase preclude ,he r.ssan
ana Is 70 tis teaching that Oh the present occasion feaue''
your particular attention.
Tor the fdom' and Uge Of different languages IN 1sefdtnin9
tue sense of any document does not enable the which
he Aor OF tue document has recorded to be ertaned
out only the sense which each Translator Wishes the Author
OF that document had recorded evident by examine
ton VI single specimen OF the classes OF
forms Of expression each Of which contains an amount Of ex
' ba, a s eoe De ts.Gsd Z. % %
Scholars translate Rom iii 90 Therefore By the deeds of the
law t, 'hah no eh beufed in his sight and Cen tx H.
Hood in either tie Negative being pefSed in the Og
mai TO the Pant Of peechl Again but for the Ipfh Of
the Translator why do best Scholars translate SAM xvi
H. The spirit Of the Lord and lJ An evil SplI from
God In either Article being expressed IN the Original
aud Rom viii ior the sw u the SPIRIT, and Rom v u and
death by sim in either case the Article being before
each Noun IN the Og al Agaio but for the Vfes OF the
Translator, why do best Scholars translate, Matt VI 49,
Lead NOT into temrtion "a of the imperative Mood
and Luke 49, by wLa, they might bring him in Ia senss
Of the Subjuncve Mood each in the Original being IN tbs
5ubuncve Mood Again the ishe o. the IrsusA
tor. why do best Scholar. translate, Cor xv H. Now
Christ be preached that he from the dead "a sense OF ae
Active Voce and Cor 81 and the dead hdH eyd'sed
nal being In the Passive Voice! Again but for the bfs Of
the Translator WHY 30 best Scholars translate John ~
perth "a OF the Future aud John IN TO- lhat whose
ever beieveth should NOT perrin sense oil ths resent vac
sabjuncye Nood each in the Original being 10 ne sueunc
tive Mood Here viii stop not because he SUBJECT 10 eA
haus,ed but because consider have stated sunicieLt 70
prove the OF what asserted namely That srs
gard for the ios etc Of different Languages does no enaoe
the sense conveyed document 10 be- aceaned out only
the sense which tho Translator s had been the sense
conyey ed in that document. 80
sought shew that without regard to the Idoms and to
the Uage' Of different Languages that the i ense oil every
Greek document and must be asceained do not
Classical Creek and that when asceItaned then and rot TIL
then attention should be paid TO the idions aud 10 the cdg
OF different language IN producing 20 ,a
SchosrA There IL claim made for my translation
the New Testament being any thing more than nf al
tempt exhibit the Plan Of ne True pTiaee' tfasisS
endeayour respects the critical sense o. every word
TO be atoyeher subserven to the published Erudon Learn
ing and Research, Of sber Scholars
There then points that require decision Iney arc
these 10 the sense Of present translation depenasn, on
the Authorized English Version reveal the things which
God any other things than those which nave only
human origin
HERMAN HEfSFETTER. |
No. l. Fenchurcb-s,.. London, Ans !, 1902