Praise the Lord for the steady progress with printing the Loron New Testament. Paul and Marina Briggs recently received word from the printers that they are hoping to complete their work by mid-December. They will then be shipped directly to Ivory Coast.
The Loron translation team have now completed the draft of 1 & 2 Samuel and are in the process of doing the content and comprehension checks on these books. In the meantime, work has begun on translating a draft of the book of Proverbs.
With the New Testament almost printed, and a good start being made on Old Testament books, these are exciting days. Please continue to pray for the translation project in the Loron language.
Approximately twelve people are involved in developing drafts and checking content and comprehension. Six of these Loron believers are familiar with Bible translation principles and techniques, and they are directly engaged in the most critical aspects of the translation process. Pastor Donald is the main Loron translator, and he and Paul work together on resolving issues on more difficult passages. They communicate directly via the internet, and by phone. They use an amazing Bible translation computer programme called Paratext, which helps them to keep right up to date with each other’s work. The programme also helps them do other important tasks related to Bible translation. Pray for Donald as he pastors the flock, translates Scripture drafts and coordinates the Bible translation team activities. Pray for the rest of the team too.
Everyone should have access to a Bible in a language that they understand. Bible translation should be accurate, clear and natural, and based on a process that reflects the biblical languages and adheres to the meaning of the original text.
A faithful Bible translation is essential in evangelism, discipleship and the development of a strong, mature local church.
Thousands of people groups, about 20% of the world’s population, still do not have God’s Word in their own language! ‘Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.’ Luke 10:2