Best Bible?

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What is the best Catholic translation of the Bible? Thanks and God Bless!
 
The best translation of the Bible is the one used at Mass. But I don’t know what it is.
 
I still love the Douay-Rheims – This is the version used in the 1962 Missal. Translated from the Latin Vulgate and diligently compared to the Hebrew and Greek, the Douay-Rheims Bible remains the most accurate translation of the Bible available in the English language. The Douay translation of the Old Testament was first published by the English College at Douay in AD 1609, and the Rheims translation of the New Testament was first published by the English College at Rheims in AD 1582. The whole was devotedly revised in accordance with the Latin Vulgate in AD 1749-1752 by Bishop Challoner.

The New American Bible – Translated into English from the original and the oldest available texts of the sacred books in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, the NAB aims to convey as directly as possible the thought and individual style of the inspired writers. This is the translation espoused by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). However be forewarned that it uses inclusive language that sometimes changes meaning.

You can peruse different Bible translations here: miserere.org/m/refs/bibletranslations
 
I’m an RSV-CE woman myself.

I used to be partial to the NAB until I was prepping to debate a JW friend and realized that some key passages dealing with the Divinity of Christ were translated exactly the same way that the deliberately mis-translated New World Translation has them translated.

It that too many times to use the word translated in one sentence?
 
The best translation of the Bible is the one used at Mass. But I don’t know what it is.
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Nay, the New American Bible is a bizarre translation with heretical footnotes.

I would recommend the Revised Standard Version: Catholic Edition. If you’re really good with the English language, the Douay-Rheims is good too.
 
So which is the most accurate? I want the straight-forward translation even if it is not “pleasing to the American reader”, as some introductions put it. Thanks for the help!👍
 
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So which is the most accurate? I want the straight-forward translation even if it is not “pleasing to the American reader”, as some introductions put it. Thanks for the help!👍
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The most accurate Catholic Bible out there is generally acknowledged to be the RSV-CE. However, no single translation is perfect, and you’ll find a few verses in the RSV-CE that are better translated in other translations, like the Douay or NAB. That’s why if you’re looking for accuracy (short of learning the Biblical languages yourself) it is advisable to have several translations for comparing and contrasting purposes.

My personal preference is the RSV-CE as my primary Bible with several other translations, both Catholic and Protestant, for comparison.
 
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So which is the most accurate? I want the straight-forward translation even if it is not “pleasing to the American reader”, as some introductions put it. Thanks for the help!👍
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I would definitely go with the Douay-Rheims for all-around fidelity, clarity and beauty.

You can see that everyone has his preference. I agree that it’s helpful to have more than one edition.

Incidentally, Manfred kindly recommended a couple of different sites for online access to the Douay-Rheims and Latin Vulgate, so I updated the page on my site (miserere.org/m/refs/bibletranslations) accordingly.
 
Billy Graham was asked this question, “Which bible translation is the best?” I like his answer:

The one you read.
 
I’m with Alessandro–my preference is for the Douay-Rheims. But for the best study bible, be sure to get the version with Fr. Haydock’s notes. A little pricey, but I got mine from a site that was recommended in another thread for $40 less that most places charge and it’s a beautiful bible…👍
 
Now the link you gave me, is that how the actual Bible is set up? (like with the latin on the bottom?) Thanks!
 
No, it is not. That’s a convenience New Advent uses. The only parallel Bible I know of that has Latin and English is the Navarre Study Bible series, which has the Nova Vulgata next to the RSV:CE.
 
I use my great grand uncle’s Challoner-Rheims. His devotion to the Catholic Church was a testimony to me…

Prayers and petitions,
Alexius:cool:
 
For clarification: “Challoner-Rheims” is the same as “Douay-Rheims” and “Douay.” Bishop Challoner updated the language used in the Bible to accommodate for the changing English.
 
EphelDuath said:
Douay-Rheims online: newadvent.org/bible/
Haydock Bible commentary online: haydock1859.tripod.com/
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I love the logic of using an 1859 commentary! This makes such sense I’m going to try to find a World Atlas published circa. 1859.
Perhaps I’ll scrap my Encyclopaedia I bought last year and find a Britannica set dated to the mid-nineteenth century. I’m sure that’ll be state-of-the-art.

And I going to e-mail Bill Gates, sorry I meant to say I’ll send him a message by carrier pigeon, to see if he’ll give me an old copy of Windows 1859.

If the Catholic Church is still one holy, catholic and apostolic how come it’s Imprimatured scholars have supposedly gone astray. Frankly, this moronic obscurantism really needs someone to call it what it is. Stop bamboozling the beginners. Go and do a S.S.D. in Rome or Jerusalem and get a life.
 
I love the logic of using an 1859 commentary! This makes such sense I’m going to try to find a World Atlas published circa. 1859.
Perhaps I’ll scrap my Encyclopaedia I bought last year and find a Britannica set dated to the mid-nineteenth century. I’m sure that’ll be state-of-the-art.
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And I going to e-mail Bill Gates, sorry I meant to say I’ll send him a message by carrier pigeon, to see if he’ll give me an old copy of Windows 1859.
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The Bible hasn’t changed. The archeology behind a lot of the passages has, which is why it’s good to have a modern study Bible, but the theology will never change; so what’s wrong with a commentary that’s 150 years old?
If the Catholic Church is still one holy, catholic and apostolic how come it’s Imprimatured scholars have supposedly gone astray. Frankly, this moronic obscurantism really needs someone to call it what it is. Stop bamboozling the beginners. Go and do a S.S.D. in Rome or Jerusalem and get a life.
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I should get a life because I provided what I believe is a useful, free resource to someone who was curious about it? Living up those Christly standards, I can see.

There are many, many, many study Bibles and commentaries available. I wouldn’t recommend to buy the Haydock because it’s $100 and there are better ones on the market (Navarre, Ignatius), but it’s free so what’s the problem?
 
I love the D-R and the RSV-CE. I loathe the NAB. The language is stilted and the notes border on heresy.

Just my personal opinion!
 
EphelDuath said:
For clarification: “Challoner-Rheims” is the same as “Douay-Rheims” and “Douay.” Bishop Challoner updated the language used in the Bible to accommodate for the changing English.
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Yeah, I just wanted to be more specific…👍

Prayers and petitions,
Alexius:cool:
 
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