09-23-2014, 08:58 PM
Everything existed in his hand, and without him not even one existed. That of what existed in him existed life, and the life is the light of the sons of mankind.
This is how I would translate it, as literally as I am able.
The NAB is the New American Bible translated by a team of scholars, not an individual. It is from the Greek text. Although I can demonstrate this same translation from the Greek, I prefer the Aramaic as that is the source text I use, and it is also shows the point more clearly.
This is how I would translate it, as literally as I am able.
The NAB is the New American Bible translated by a team of scholars, not an individual. It is from the Greek text. Although I can demonstrate this same translation from the Greek, I prefer the Aramaic as that is the source text I use, and it is also shows the point more clearly.