What is your favorite Bible translation?

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I like the Jerusalem Bible the best…I think it reads well , and it is the one most used in all parts of the Catholic world ,I have read…I can’t claim this is true, but I read it was

Mother Angelica uses it as her teaching bible, and I think it is her personal favorite
 
I like the Douay-Rheims Bible. I just think it’s very formal and reverent in its translation, and it uses words such as thou, thy, etc.

It’s just beautiful and straightforward. I find it incredibly easy to understand, also.
 
Its a toss up between the RSV-CE and the DR. If I was left with only 1 translation to use, it would be the DR because of its test of time, and it being the English translation of the Vulgate, which has truly flourished for 1600 years!
 
I read the NIV Bible, however i would like to get a Catholic Bible with the 7 Books not in the NIV. I’m not sure which one would be most like the NIV in style/translation, any suggestions?
 
I have over 30 different translations of The Bible on my book shelves, and more on my computer. First I will say that the best translation is the one you will read! That said, I like the RSV-CE the best. It has all of the books and is more of a literal translation. I have to agree that the DR and the King James sound the best, with their more old English style/prose, but they are quite difficult to understand for most people. Also it may be protestant but the ESV by Crossway is excellent especially the study bible. For the computer I have the Faith Database from Catholic Answers Live as well as a program I found at e-sword.net that was free.
 
Young’s literal translation. It is one of the best literal ones. I like it because it is somehow uninterpreted.
 
redrosetea said:
I like the Jerusalem Bible the best…
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Me too.

What I do not like about it is that it is apparently translated into the English from French, not directly from the original texts. But I am sure the translators referred back carefully to make sure they were keeping the same original sense.

It is very readable.
 
It depends. When it comes down to pure readablity, I like the NAB. If I need to look at something more closely, and it is not in the deuterocanonicals, I like the NASB. It is the most literal, even to the point of being stilted at times and it is most consistent in sticking to the original verb tenses.
 
I like the Jerusalem Bible also, it is the translation used at Mass here in England.

I use the CTS Bible which uses the Jerusalem as its text, here is link to a review done on the CTS Catholic Bible by one of CA forum members, it truly is a great Bible!
 
tonyk84 said:
I like the Jerusalem Bible also, it is the translation used at Mass here in England.

I use the CTS Bible which uses the Jerusalem as its text, here is link to a review done on the CTS Catholic Bible by one of CA forum members, it truly is a great Bible!
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That CTS looks interesting!

My favorite is the Douay-Rheims, because of the reliability and Catholic language.

After that, the old Confraternity & Jerusalem. 🙂
 
I am a big fan of both the RSV-2CE and the Jerusalem Bible. I have others but, when I sit down to read the Bible, I grab one of those.
 
redrosetea said:
I like the Jerusalem Bible the best…I think it reads well , and it is the one most used in all parts of the Catholic world ,I have read…I can’t claim this is true, but I read it was Mother Angelica uses it as her teaching bible, and I think it is her personal favorite
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Yes, that is the one Mother Angelica used on all those TV broadcasts.
 
This is always a hard question because I bounce around between many translations (depending which day of the week it is). The translation I use the most is the RSV-2CE, but the next day it might be the Jerusalem Bible, the NAB, the Christian Community Bible :hypno:, just to name a few.
 
This has nothing to do with translation, but I do like a soft leather cover not a stiff hard one, and the thin nice quality gilt edged paper, sort of like onion skin

It is just a joy to hold it and turn the pages
 
HisWill777 said:
I read the NIV Bible, however i would like to get a Catholic Bible with the 7 Books not in the NIV. I’m not sure which one would be most like the NIV in style/translation, any suggestions?
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The New American Bible (NAB) is sort of the Catholic’s NIV (here in the U.S.), it is used in the Mass. It uses plain American english (pretty easy to understand, but does use inclusive language).
The RSV-2CE (Second Catholic Edition) offered by Ignatius Press is a little more formal than the NIV, but not too much, simialiar to the ESV.
The Christian Community Bible is written in very clear english, it has Catholic commentary notes, uses a little inclusive language, and it is a little harder to find.
 
I would think EWTN is a good place to look for different translations…They have a wonderful mail order shopping catalog on their website
 
My favorite translation of all time is the Douay-Rheims. Next would be the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition. Among Protestant translations, I like the King James Version and the English Standard Version.
 
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Me too.

What I do not like about it is that it is apparently translated into the English from French, not directly from the original texts. But I am sure the translators referred back carefully to make sure they were keeping the same original sense.

It is very readable.
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Me too. To add to the above I like all the cross references.
 
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