Helps for Translators
Bible translators may obtain most of the following publications from the UBS or national Bible Society translation officer responsible for their areas. Others may obtain them through their national Bible Society or other booksellers. To locate your Bible Society, see http://www.unitedbiblesocieties.org/. The symbol ‡ indicates that the item may be ordered from http://thebibletranslator.org.
Texts and Textual Helps
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, ed. K. Elliger and W. Rudolph, 5th ed., 1997.
Biblia Hebraica Quinta, ed. A. Schenker and others, 2004–. Fascicles: Genesis; Deuteronomy; Judges; The Twelve Minor Prophets; Proverbs; General Introduction and Megilloth; Ezra and Nehemiah.
Septuaginta, ed. A. Rahlfs and R. Hanhart, 2006.
Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint, J. Lust and others, rev. ed., 2003.
Novum Testamentum Graece (Nestle-Aland), ed. Institute for New Testament Textual Research, 28th ed., 2012.
Novum Testamentum Graecum Editio Critica Maior, ed. Institute for New Testament Textual Research, 1997–. Parallel Pericopes; Catholic Letters.
UBS Greek New Testament, 5th ed., 2014. Also with English dictionary.
UBS Greek New Testament, 4th ed., 1993. Also with English, Spanish, or Portuguese dictionary.
The UBS Greek New Testament: A Reader’s Edition with Textual Notes, 2014. Greek text, UBS 5th ed.
Greek-English New Testament (Nestle-Aland/NET), 2004.
Greek-English New Testament (Nestle-Aland/RSV), 9th ed., 2001.
Synopsis of the Four Gospels (Greek-English), ed. K. Aland, 15th ed., 2013.
Synopsis Quattuor Evangeliorum, ed. K. Aland, 15th revised ed., 2005.
The Gospel According to John in the Byzantine Tradition, ed. R. Mullen, with S. Crisp and D. C. Parker, 2007.
A Concise Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament, B. Newman, rev. ed., 2010. Also in Greek-French, Greek-German, Greek-Italian, Greek-Spanish editions.
Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains, J. Louw and E. Nida, 1988.
A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, B. Metzger, 2nd ed., 1994.
A Textual Guide to the Greek New Testament, R. Omanson, 2006.
Textual Criticism and the Translator Series
A Handbook on Isaiah, J. de Waard, Eisenbrauns, 1997.
A Handbook on Jeremiah, J. de Waard, Eisenbrauns, 2003.
Studies in the Text of the Old Testament, D. Barthélemy, Eisenbrauns, 2012.
Other Helps
All Creatures Great and Small: Living Things in the Bible, E. Hope, 2005.‡
Bible Translation: Frames of Reference, ed. T. Wilt, St. Jerome Publishing, 2002.
Each According to Its Kind: Plants and Trees in the Bible, R. Koops, 2012.‡
Hebrew Poetry in the Bible: A Guide for Understanding and for Translating, L. Zogbo and E. Wendland, 2000.
A History of Bible Translation, ed. P. Noss, Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, rev. ed., 2011.
Scripture Frames & Framing: A Workbook for Bible Translators, T. Wilt and E. Wendland. SUN PReSS, 2008.
The Theory and Practice of Translation, E. Nida and C. Taber, rev. 1974.
The Works of Their Hands: Man-made Things in the Bible, R. Pritz, 2009.‡
UBS Monograph Series
Sociolinguistics and Communication, ed. J. Louw, 1986.
The Cultural Factor in Bible Translation, E. Wendland, 1987.
Issues in Bible Translation, ed. P. Stine, 1988.
Bridging the Gap: African Traditional Religion and Bible Translation, ed. P. Stine and E. Wendland, 1990.
Meaningful Translation: Its Implications for the Reader, ed. J. Louw, 1991.
The Apocrypha in Ecumenical Perspective, ed. S. Meurer, 1991.
Discourse Perspectives on Hebrew Poetry in the Scriptures, ed. E. Wendland, 1994.
Anthropological Approaches to the Interpretation of the Bible, K. van der Jagt, 2002.
Souls Under the Altar: Relevance Theory and the Discourse Structure of Revelation, S. Pattemore, 2003.
Structure and Orality in 1 Peter: A Guide for Translators, K. Thomas and M. Thomas, 2006.
Politeness and Addressee Honorifics in Bible Translation, J.-Y. Cho, 2009.‡
Other Media
Bible Lands as Classroom (2 DVDs), K. van der Jagt and R. Pritz, 2012.‡
UBS Handbook Series
The Handbooks may be ordered from http://thebibletranslator.org.
OLD TESTAMENT
Genesis*1
Exodus†
Leviticus*
Numbers - NEW!
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Ruth*
1, 2 Samuel
1, 2 Kings
1, 2 Chronicles
Ezra and Nehemiah
Esther (+Greek text)
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel - NEW!
Daniel*
Amos
Obadiah, Jonah, and Micah*2
Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah
Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi
DEUTEROCANON
Tobit and Judith
Esther (+Hebrew text)
Wisdom of Solomon
Sirach
Shorter Books of the Deuterocanon3
1, 2 Maccabees
NEW TESTAMENT
Matthew
Mark*†
Luke*
John*†
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians†
Ephesians†
Philippians*
Colossians and Philemon
1, 2 Thessalonians*
1, 2 Timothy and Titus
Hebrews*
James
1 Peter
Jude and 2 Peter
1-3 John
Revelation
* French edition also available.
† Spanish edition also available
1 French edition in two volumes.
2 French edition published as two handbooks: Abdias, Michée; and Jonas.
3 Baruch, The Letter of Jeremiah, The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young Men, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, The Prayer of Manasseh, and Psalm 151.
