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Off the cuff, I would say ESV is probably the most mainstream translation that fits your requirements. The translation style attempts to be literal and the sour
by bentley 4y ago
Off the cuff, I would say ESV is probably the most mainstream translation that fits your requirements. The translation style attempts to be literal and the source texts are based on the original Greek and Hebrew, not Latin translations.
How literal you want to get beyond that is kind of a deep rabbit hole, that probably ends with learning ancient Hebrew and Greek.
> I would like one that does not force a meaning on words that are not known.
A study edition or commentary would help with that.
- blendergeek 4y ago> I would like one that does not force a meaning on words that are not known. The Amplified Bible offers several alternative meanings for a lot of words to try to get some more nuance across. This does make for harder reading.
- CitrusFruits 4y agoYeah I've heard the ESV jokingly described as "English as you've never heard it before" because of the lengths it goes to in order to preserve ordering and meaning to the words while still technically being grammatically correct English.