The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
NEW PLANTATION OF me RrBLE
A"e frcJ"ctrd Version OF the Jewish Publ
cation Society OF America


Tho question Of procuring n new Jewish
translation OF tho hooks Of the Old Testament
INTO the English language for thcu,e OF tho
Jewish people of the United States is now in
the hands of tho Jewish lubiiri.tiun Society Of
America. and anumhcr of yahl, j. in this city and
elsewhere are DESTROYS that tho work shall be
taken W at once and that t shal We pui into
me hands OF competent Hebrew scholars and
theoloEians OF the jewish faith. Tho EXccu-
two Committee OF the society has utputrl n
resolution expressive OF the need Of n good
translation that Shall bN printed in Il volume
which can be sold at n low p'!cc. The editor
OF mo H'Orc'" Sidaf'pri in referring to the
nrolect OF Che Publication Society. sars: mo
critical cccentricitcs nr" wanted: We desire
simply II clear. accurate and readable Eng
fish version This is the view OF the subject
that is taken by such of tho Jewish papers MS
have brought it under discussion.
II was hoped that the project wo.ll secure
the approval OF tho Central Union oi American
habbis that has Just held its convention in this
city, hut the programmes fur that convention
had been prepared before the Jewish ruhlira-
ton Society made its proposition. and the
rahbis in Attendance upon ii were unwilling
10 introduce any new question which ,hcy had
not previously taken into considerations They
were also aware that any dciivcranrc they
= hinhe III ltSdli 10 II "puIl be Very sure
to meet with opposition from another rahbin-
zeal body. the Board Of jewish Minister'S of
which the distinguished Rabbi Gotthcil ~ thi,
city is a LEADING member. If There is to be a
now translation Of tho B!nlc for Jowish U.s..
1t ought to DO II version thai wowld he accepted
by the orthodox Jews as well as by the Hu-
formers. and that could lie rut into the hands
OF any leader as Justified rendering Of the
There is reason to believe that Rabbi Isaa.
AZ. WISE - CINCINNATI. tho President OF tho
Hebrew Union College. might 10 Induced to
undertake the work OF trans !ntion under the
auspices Of the jewish Publication society ii
ciety would accept any version that this rnhii
'niEht preparn here IS NO DOUBT of his Bib
as sf transaim 3E Par OF t is e%mneency
has .exr9undcd tho Bible in thS col.
Iece for the training Of 'uhbis over which
has eXroundea it in tho synagogue and in
many many voiumes. lin has recently given to
his familiarity with Oriental Language. Win
with all schools of Hiblical anaiyst~. ami With
critics. He is an aged rabbi. but he still pos.
sesse5 Vigorous Tind with rare powers Of
Massortos have preserved through ali ages
mot only tho mnnuscrpts. but also the pr,
"t oy Wr IT," sIh sy"o
the Jewish publication Sociaty wOuli surely
reject translation from his hands, ae orthodox
the Bible and the laws 81 Judaism.
1t is probable, Therefore. that Il rahhiniral
committee OF translation Will hc formed. and
It is suggested TINT such II committee might
lie chosen under the direction OF Eafniz
kohicr Gotthei. and Joseph Si.vnrrnn OF
this city Among the scholars nJtrl for SCR
Iiirsch. Isaac $. Moses Israel Io~"rh. kraus-
kopI Jastrr2w Kohut. :, fyHrlocntlin!; l'9Iin,
Erossman. Hecht; Isaac VI. Wis. and others.
mittee Of tho Publication Society to secure
both Orthodox and reformed rutbi, for SER
vice upon committee of TRANSLATION.
Several Christian throioGiauS hHvo been
ASKED to give their opinion OF tro d,sirahiity
t Of new Jewish transa'ion otth" GA Tcst%,
ike to see such work. said on" OF them. II
It were well dons by Thoroughly r"nrotant
Jewish scholars it would interest Christians
as we'll AS Jews ] beiirv" that thousands Of
1t. compare II with our own v"r,l u. AMI form
an opinion upon the differences between il
and the accepted ENGLISH version. | lhink
that moro Christians than Jews would @ot it,
for have noticed in this country and in other
countries that those Jews who read tho Bible
but in the original Hebrew text. | doubt
whether any Jewish traUsiu'ors could
make an Improvement in or ordinary version
Of the Psalms or tho. lrolhr'a ~ the Irnta-
rather clearer than We have them. and they
might in few "nsrs get more aprropriat"
words than those that alcuselIn King Jamnss
version: yet believe that the best lIrbvaists
among them would desire tho tGwoSt chnngo5.
The transluturs VINO gtyr - our Old Tesla
mont were rnustcrs ui tho English language
rs well AZ the Hebrew, nnd the wording 81 the
English is as mprcs siNo as tnat Of til" Hebrew.
Nevertheless. sinai b" rlcnsol to 500 II nov
translation under the sanction of Judaism"