The Passion Translation New Testament with Psalms, Proverbs, and Song of Songs, 2020 Edition Published by BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC BroadStreetPublishing.com ThePassionTranslation.com The Passion Translation is a registered trademark of Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc. Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. While most of its sentences are faithful, they add up to a portrait of a different God. This morning I read Psalm 23 from the Passion Translation. Double translations of single words and clauses: 'Love' becomes 'passionately love' (v. 1); 'rock' becomes 'Bedrock beneath my feet' (v. 2); 'torrents' becomes 'terrifying torrents' (v. 4); 'the snares of death' becomes 'to death's door, to doom's domain' (v. 5); 'my voice' becomes 'my troubled cry' (v. 6); 'blameless' becomes 'loyal and true'. where I am learning to abide and stay. 3 You are so intimately aware of me, Lord. Where do all these extra words come from? Like a river bursting its banks, Im overflowing with words (45:1). The comfort of your love takes away my fear. flowing down the collar of his priestly robes. 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, down on the collar of his robe. He also makes the false claim in a footnote that the root word means ray of brightness or hillside. Of course, many of these are not part of the text, but there are many vigorous, fresh and accurate translation choices that do faithfully reflect major theological themes, such as Yahweh now reigns as king! (Pss 93:1; 97:1). This harmony can be compared to the dew It is like the dew of Mount Hermon The emotions of a believer do not grow stronger; instead, by the grace of God they become redirected. Read the Bible, discover plans, and seek God every day. The book is a treasure trove of one-liners. It is a beautiful marriage of powerful accuracy and readable, natural language. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; Youre as real to me as Bedrock beneath my feet. My enemies say that I have no Savior, If you are hungry for God, The Passion . daily, and continue to abide in Him, learning to carry His presence, my life Behold, how good and how pleasant it is A Psalm by David, [written] when he was running from his son AbSalom. We're trying to discover, communicate, and release - through the words we choose - release God's heart. Its as precious as the sacred scented oil. will bring Him all of the honor He could every want of me. In Ps 148:23 Simmons plays DJ to the psalmist, expanding the repeated imperative to praise him (NIV) with go ahead, keep it up, dont stop now, take it up even higher. It's like costly anointing oil flowing down head and beard, Flowing down Aaron's beard, flowing down the collar of his priestly robes. But more than this, Simmons wants his translation to trigger an overwhelming response to the truth of the Bible (p. 8). The Spirit points us to Christ as the goal and meaning of all Scripture, and this understanding of the whole helps us better to appreciate and respect the original meaning of the parts. One of the accusations Catholic apologists brought against early Bible translators was that they added words to the text in support of their Protestant heresies, just as the Arians and Pelagians had done before them (all the Arians had to do was change one word in Prov 8:22). Prov 13:9; 20:20, 27), and specifically to the preservation of the kings life and therefore the life of the nation (compare 2 Sam 21:17 with 22:29). The Lord is my best friend and my shepherd. Even the beard of Aaron, to the hem of his priestly robes. It's like the dew on Mount Hermon flowing down the slopes of Zion. I shall therefore look at an excerpt from Psalm 18. It is good and pleasant This harmony can be compared to the dew 1 O Jehovah, Why are so many against me And why are so many attacking? They pull at us so that we will give in to them. That of Rabbi Joel was a translation from an Arabic version made by Nasr-Allah in the twelfth century, whilst Simeon Seth's was a translation of the Persian Kalilah and Dimnah. For less than $5/mo. O Yah!. Even when the path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness He always remains close to me and lead me. At each point Simmons explains in a footnote that these represent the many demonic spirits who were bent on destroying Jesus on the cross. The Syriac translation of the canons done at Hierapolis of Euphratesia (500-501) is far from being as inter . Psalm 133:1 - The Passion Translation. It is like the dew of [Mount] Hermon Psalm 23 Verse 1. Thats where he restores and revives my life. which flows down upon the hills of Zion. On the other hand, references to pagan gods are intensified: works of darkness, serve their gods, demon spirits, dark practices, murder and bloodshed are all additions to the original text of Ps 106:3439. I have been blameless Ive done my best to be blameless (v. 23), [I] have kept myself from sin keeping my heart pure (v. 23), God made my way blameless (ESV) youve shared with me your perfection (v. 32). Simmonss double translation is Shine with praise to Yahweh! A footnote claims that the word for praise is taken from the word shine. So why would I fear the future? [12] See Rom 1:26; 6:12; 7:5; 1 Cor 7:9; Gal 5:24; Eph 2:3; Col 3:5; 1 Thess 4:5; 1 Tim 5:11; 2 Tim 2:22; 3:6; 4:3; Tit 2:12; 3:3; Jas 4:1; 1 Pet 1:14; 2:11; 4:2; 2 Pet 2:10; Jude 18; Rev 14:8. One key principle holds this mixed picture together: Right emotion flows from right knowledge of God. You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. I am recording live worship tonight on YouTube at Weymouth Baptist church. and the quiet brook of bliss. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. It might be happy, or sad, or angry, or loving, but what makes any emotion into a passion is simply its strength. Again, added vocabulary of physical and emotional intimacy is ubiquitous in the book, as evidenced in the frequent description of Gods people as his lovers. 5 who is like unto the lord our god, who . Jesus called us His friend in Scripture (John 15:15). For brethren to dwell together in unity! Hidden Treasure in the Psalms. Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; I love this , and the writer Amen , From Arica , Namibia -Windhoek This is how far the Spirit Travel. (2) Through Christian fellowship. to the hem of his priestly robes. 113 Reviews. Sometimes he creatively alters the Hebrew (underlined below); elsewhere he creates stand-alone additions, or attaches them by hyphen to a word in the text. It appears that he was just looking for an excuse to slip prophecy in, despite the fact that the Psalm celebrates Gods written word, not the spoken oracles he gave his prophets. 2 It's as precious as the sacred scented oil flowing from the head of the high priest Aaron, dripping down upon his beard and running all the way down to the hem of his priestly robes. Fall in love with God all over again. 2 His passion is to remain true to the Word of "I AM," meditating day and night on the true revelation of light. February 26, 2023 . a. 1 What delight comes to the one who follows God's ways! HISTORY of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1 1 Schaff, Philip, History of the Christian Church, (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.) 1997. Clearly Simmonss preferred style is not that of the Hebrew poets, who build argument through the juxtaposition of parallel ideas: The cords of the grave coiled around me (v. 5) is omitted following a very similar line in v. 4; I cried out (v. 6b) is omitted following I called (v. 6a). The two questions are quite independent. It is like the dew of Hermon For your goodness and love pursue me all the days of my life. By abandoning the how of Hebrew poetry and replacing it with prose-poems we are left at the mercy of the translators impression of the theological story each psalm relates. For there the LORD commanded the blessinglife forever. It is like precious oil poured on the head, that falls on the mountains of Zion. This is a heart-level translation, from the passion of God's heart to the passion of your heart. The Passion Translation The Night Watch A song of the stairway 134 All his loving priests who serve and sing, come and sing your song of blessing to God. So how can a translation avoid the dangers of subjectivism, of reading meanings into the text that were not there to start with? Simply select one of our partners below to access The Passion Translation any time, anywherefrom your smartphone, laptop, tablet, or other electronic device. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is Again, thank you! flowing down the slopes of Zion. Here are examples from Psalm 18, NIV (or ESV) TPT: Violent or unforgiving language is also toned down, whether by completely changing the meaning (e.g., TPT Ps 23:5, You become my delicious feast / Even when my enemies dare to fight), or by spiritualising and blunting the force of the original (e.g., Ps 137:9, Great honor will come to those / Who destroy you and your future, / By smashing your infants / Against the rubble of your own destruction). Love C.S. See also, for similar interests around the same time, Charles J. Callan, "The Bible in the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas . / You are the only God to be worshipped. of His love takes away every fear, and I am never lonely. For in all of this you have strengthened my soul. when Gods people live together in unity! For there Jehovah commanded the blessing, Not that there is anything wrong with adding, subtracting or changing words (so long as the message is not distorted), but the result will be an adaptation or commentary, which by nature lacks the authority and normative status of Scripture. Not only does TPT seek to overwhelm its readers with emotions that have been imposed on Scripture, but the distortion of the word of God that results from these additions means that readers are deprived of the correct knowledge of God that is prerequisite for the proper shaping of their emotional responses. Please visit thePassionTranslation.com for more information about the Passion Translation. For example, in v. 28 the expression keep my lamp burning refers to the preservation of the psalmists life (cf. falling on the hills of Jerusalem. When it says Aramaic it generally means Syriac a confusion that some Syriac versions themselves perpetuate but from a text-critical point of view the difference is important. Lord, even when your path takes me through the valley of deepest This is sometimes legitimate, since poetry in particular can play on the double meaning of words. The translation done by Brian Simmons, 1 called The Passion (TPT), is not a faithful translation of the original. | The Passion Translation (TPT) | Download The Bible App Now Psalms 133:2 Psalms 133:2 TPT It can produce clear, faithful and accurate translations, but the method needs to be carried out with care to prevent meaning from being lost in the transfer process. In short, Simmons makes a false claim when he states that TPT will re-introduce the passion and fire of the Bible to the English reader. Its the other way round Simmons is trying to introduce the passion and fire beloved of his own culture into the Bible. That would not be paraphrasing in my thinking." He continued, "With The Passion Translation, we have a high goal of being accurate to the text, but accuracy involves the heart behind it. And there the . Every believer who is taught to treat it as the enscripturated words of God is in spiritual danger, not least because of the sentimentalised portrait of God that TPT Psalms sets out to paint. Psalms 23 The Passion Translation Jensen Scherer 914 subscribers Subscribe 150 Share 4.6K views 2 years ago #BillJohnson #BethelChurch Probably one of the most powerful and inspirational. Psalms 133 Unity A song of the stairway by King David 1 How truly wonderful and delightful it is to see brothers and sisters living together in sweet unity! To be in Christ means being shaped by the Word of God, which includes our emotions (Col 3:16). 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, down on the collar of his robe. my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. But the Persian Kalilah and Dimnah was not either an original work; it was in turn a translation from the Sanskrit Pantschatantra, made about A. D. 540. But he concluded with the following warning: There is, however, one word of warning needed. Bible Language English. The examples show ESV TPT: Many English versions occasionally replace concrete images with more abstract explanations [c], according to their translational goals. By using our website, you accept our use of cookies as described in our Privacy Policy. Lewis? This valuing of being overwhelmed by something is what seems to drive his whole project. Version. So rather than simply pick and choose from across the book, it seems fairer to look closely at a block of text, to prevent the cherry-picking of translation issues. Absolutely beautiful and so personal, its as if you are writing a letter about your best friend. Let me tease out this last point a bit more. But in Psalm 119 it is a key term meaning word or promise and this is how Simmons translates all 18 other cases in this psalm where the Septuagint has . By using our website, you accept our use of cookies as described in our Privacy Policy. to see brothers and sisters living together in sweet unity! The Message (MSG). Running down on the beard, The Passion Translation is a modern, easy-to-read Bible translation that unlocks the passion of God's heart and expresses his fiery lovemerging emotion and life-changing truth. In short, emotions are a mixed bag. will be found, the promise of life forevermore! 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