Lucas is Tala-Andig for Luke.
We probably don’t often think about the long process of translation that went into our English Bibles before we had them in our hands but lately we have been very aware of the tediousness of the translation process as we go through the final check of the Tala-Andig book of Luke.
Remember in February last year we started the translation of Luke in Ballina? Well this week is the culmination of the past year’s work and also of your support and prayers for us throughout this whole process so it is a very exciting milestone!
The check started on April 14th and since then we have been involved in a process of checking that takes hours and hours of concentration and checking verse by verse with the consultant team working alongside our language helpers. It is very hard work but very rewarding as the end of this means having the book of “Lucas” printed and put in the eager hands of the Tala-Andig people!
One exciting aspect of this check is that two of the translation consultants are ladies who are ‘Mother Tongue Translators’ and have come down from the northern part of the Philippines along with their mentor to do the check!
Another exciting aspect is that we have two young people, Ryan and Isabel (two of our university students) who are also sitting in on this check and learning a lot about translation principles. They want to train as ‘Mother Tongue Translators’ and help us in the future as Tala-Andig Bible translators.
