Roman Stefaniw has served as a translator in PNG (1985-2000), consultant, and administrator with SIL (1990–2013) and Seed Company (2013–present). At 68, he earned a Doctor of Missiology from Biola University. Having served actively in consultant training, he is applying his knowledge and skills to benefit others through writing. The best is yet to come.
Fit for the Task? Another Look at Qualifications for Checking Translations.
Abstract
We all know who is fit to check a Bible Translation, right? Bible translation consultants fit that role. At the BT2017, two presentations raised some points that prompt me to re-examine if that is the best or the only answer. Steve Payne discussed the need for standardizing Bible Translation Consultant training. Larry Jones explored the changing role of Bible translation consulting. This paper considers questions based in those papers. If not all translations consultants have appropriate training, are they fit to check translations? What training regimen would outfit a person to meet high standards of translation checking? Is FOBAI’s portrait of a translation consultant necessary for checking Bible translations? Can the FOBAI document be leveraged or reinterpreted or modified to allow people who are not translation consultants to be a fit for checking Bible translations?
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