Idioms and other figures of speech that are unique to the culture provide the most vivid comparisons between dynamic equivalence and formal equivalence in translations.

Example of dynamic equivalence translation. Dynamic Equivalence in Translation Acts 207 as an example. Nida cites his examples from Bible translation where the phrase Lamb of God would be rendered into Seal of God for the Eskimos because the lamb doesnt symbolize innocence in their culture 1964. Inclusion of exegetical procedures is necessitated by the first of three steps that dynamic-equivalence theory recommends.

It requires translation text to reflect the original text as perfect as possible in a different language structure while there is no such requirement in free translation. The scriptures were written mainly in two languages. Nida favouring dynamic equivalence as a more effective translation procedure views that the product of the translation process which is the text in the TL must have the same impact on the different readers it was addressing.

No theory is perfect. In Hebrew there are two different words for love and in Greek there are four. For example in Psalm 235.

- ST TT relatable - ST TT have the same referents Pym 1992. Because languages contain concepts and words for which there exist no direct equivalents in other languages even formal equivalence must use a dynamic approach in such cases. In this case a literal translation doesnt mean anything in a SL culture so the dynamic equivalence.

Difficult theological terms are expressed in easy to understand phrases rather than complicated words. Dynamic equivalence often involves the rewording of expressions and customs that are understood by modern readers. The New International Version NIV attempts to strike a balance between dynamic and formal equivalence.

As far as those who struggle with biblical translation are concerned dynami c equivalence has won the day-and rightly so 4J. The dynamic functional equivalence approach says not to follow the strict grammatical structure in the original text to provide natural reading to the target audience. Nida From One Language to Another Functional Equivalence in Bible Translating Nashville.