Between 1780 and 1937, Jews in Germany produced numerous new translations of the Hebrew Bible into German. Intended for Jews who were trilingual, reading Yiddish, Hebrew, and German, they were meant less for religious use than to promote educational and cultural goals. Not only did translations give Jews vernacular access to their scripture without Christian intervention, but they also helped showcase the Hebrew Bible as a work of literature and the foundational text of modern Jewish identity. This book is the first in English to offer a close analysis of German Jewish translations as part of a larger cultural project. Looking at four distinct waves of translations, Abigail Gillman juxtaposes translations within each that sought to achieve similar goals through differing means. As she details the history of successive translations, we gain new insight into the opportunities and problems the Bible posed for different generations and gain a new perspective on modern German Jewish history.

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This collection moves from medieval lyrics and ballads to the Protestant hymns of the 16th century, to the great explosion of German literature with Goethe and Schiller, taking in the isolated genius of Hoelderin, and then on to late 19th-century naturalism, the post-World War I expressionists, and several notable poets in this century, including Loerke and Bertolt Brecht.

The "Bilingual Holy Bible, English - Italian" is derived from the 1901 English American Standard and 1927 Italian Riveduta Bible translations. Printed on white paper for easy reading, verses are paired in classical Biblical English and Italian so both translations can be followed sentence by sentence. Example verses: Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Genesi 1:1 "Nel principio Iddio creo i cieli e la terra." Psalms 23:4 "Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me." Salmi 23:4 "Quand'anche camminassi nella valle dell'ombra della morte, io non temerei male alcuno, perche tu sei meco; il tuo bastone e la tua verga son quelli che mi consolano." John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life." Giovanni 3:16 "Poiche Iddio ha tanto amato il mondo, che ha dato il suo unigenito Figliuolo, affinche chiunque crede in lui non perisca, ma abbia vita eterna." Matthew 28:18-20 "18. And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. 19. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: 20. teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." Matteo 28:18-20 "18. E Gesu, accostatosi, parlo loro, dicendo: Ogni potesta m'e stata data in cielo e sulla terra. 19. Andate dunque, ammaestrate tutti i popoli, battezzandoli nel nome del Padre e del Figliuolo e dello Spirito Santo, 20. insegnando loro d'osservar tutte quante le cose che v'ho comandate. Ed ecco, io sono con voi tutti i giorni, sino alla fine dell'eta presente." Note that the texts have been edited to allow pairing of verses which can result in some verse numbers that differ from other Bibles. Contents Genesis - Genesi Exodus - Esodo Leviticus - Levitico Numbers - Numeri Deuteronomy - Deuteronomio Joshua - Giosue Judges - Giudici Ruth - Rut I Samuel - I Samuele II Samuel - II Samuele I Kings - I Re II Kings - II Re I Chronicles - I Cronache II Chronicles - II Cronache Ezra - Esdra Nehemiah - Neemia Esther - Ester Job - Giobbe Psalms - Salmi Proverbs - Proverbi Ecclesiastes - Ecclesiaste Song of Solomon - Cantico dei Cantici Isaiah - Isaia Jeremiah - Geremia Lamentations - Lamentazioni Ezekiel - Ezechiele Daniel - Daniele Hosea - Osea Joel - Gioele Amos - Amos Obadiah - Abdia Jonah - Giona Micah - Michea Nahum - Nahum Habakkuk - Abacuc Zephaniah - Sofonia Haggai - Aggeo Zechariah - Zaccaria Malachi - Malachia Matthew - Matteo Mark - Marco Luke - Luca John - Giovanni Acts - Atti degli Apostoli Romans - Romani I Corinthians - I Corinzi II Corinthians - II Corinzi Galatians - Galati Ephesians - Efesini Philippians - Filippesi Colossians - Colossesi I Thessalonians - I Tessalonicesi II Thessalonians - II Tessalonicesi I Timothy - I Timoteo II Timothy - II Timoteo Titus - Tito Philemon - Filemone Hebrews - Ebrei James - Giacomo I Peter - I Pietro II Peter - II Pietro I John - I Giovanni II John - II Giovanni III John - III Giovanni Jude - Giuda Revelation - Apocalisse

A distinguished poet-translator presents faithful verse translations of 72 poems in a bilingual edition with commentary and biographical material.

Reproduction of the original: Translations of German Poetry in American Magazines by Edward Ziegler Davis

Dave Brunn has been an international Bible translator for many years. Here he divulges the inner workings of translation practice to help us sort out the many competing claims for superiority among English Bible translations. His professional assessments and conclusions will be a great help to all seeking truth in translation.