The hermeneutical burden of making it possible for the modern reader to enter into the literary world created by the original author.

Translation is a holistic process. Much more than a shallow exegetical study that most translators do, needs to be done. Textual features and the total embeddedness of the text influence our understanding and our effort to discover the intent of the original author and subsequently translation. The meaning of a text is found in the process of trying to grasp the text message, its origination, its situational background, and its placement within a larger text entity. Not only the specific pericope, but the intertextual connectiveness plays an important role. The translator as an interpreter enriches or impoverish the text with his/her own believes, experiences, ideas and thoughts.
Referring to Joh 2:4 the translator can make Jesus act in a rude, neutral or friendly manner, depending on their hermeneutical understanding of the original text. Are we conveying what the original author wanted to convey to their readers? Too many translations are often not do original research.
With what level of respect are people speaking to each other? Does Jesus need more respect than Nicodemus? In what ways do my religious biases influence my translation that is not necessarily the intention of the original author?
Translation is based on the hermeneutic understanding of the text, since you are not a member of the original addressees. The translator has the responsibility of looking beyond the surface into the socio-cultural background, making it possible for the reader to enter a world created by the original author.