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.

Example of dynamic equivalence translation. The text 2 Timothy 316-17 The text I chose to examine was 2 Timothy 316-17 as I had recently looked at it in my studies and I was aware that it touched on a few translation issues. Dynamic Equivalence in Translation Acts 207 as an example. Nida From One Language to Another Functional Equivalence in Bible Translating Nashville.

For example in Psalm 235. In this case a literal translation doesnt mean anything in a SL culture so the dynamic equivalence. De Waard and E.

The English word love is a good example. No theory is perfect. Dynamic equivalence sometimes called Functional Equivalence is an approach that seeks to translate sense for sense where word choice and grammar may be changed in the goal of producing the same result in the reader.

Dynamic Equivalence in Bible Translation Notes on Translation 121 Oct 1987 1 hails die triumph of dynamic equivalence in these words. The following examples are translations of some Chinese ethnic cultural words and their meanings. 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.

- ST TT relatable - ST TT have the same referents Pym 1992. This approach is used when the readability of the translation. The New International Version NIV attempts to strike a balance between dynamic and formal equivalence.

While a literal translation is sometimes difficult to read a dynamic equivalence translation is usually very understandable. The terms dynamic equivalence and formal equivalence coined by Eugene Nida are associated with two dissimilar translation approaches that are employed to achieve different levels of literalness between the source text and the target text as evidenced in biblical translation. The New Living Translation NLT is an example of a translation uses dynamic equivalence.