Thread:VicGeorge2K9/@comment-26171965-20171009105032/@comment-1323688-20171009113828

That's really just it. In Bible translation terms, there is what is called formal equivalence, which is translating things word-for-word to give a sense of what Scripture actually says, and there is dynamic or functional equivalence, which is translating things into what could be understood in the vernacular of the receptor language, giving a sense of what Scripture actually means. There are downsides to both techniques, as formal equivalence ends up translating terms and expressions from the original language as is and leaves the reader clueless as to what they actually mean, and dynamic equivalence robs the reader of the subtle nuances of the original language terms and expressions and relies heavily on the translator's thoughts. Anyway, that's all I can say on the issue.