The better translation
347409
The best feature of this translation of the Koran is that it translates verse by verse.  Other translations do not. For example, both the Rodwell translation (Phoenix paperback 1994) and the Penguin Classics translation bunch the verses together into paragraphs so that it is difficult to tell which verse says what.  The difference means that although the Pickthall translation can be quoted by chapter and verse, the other translations can only be quoted by page numbers, since in these translations it is sometimes hard to tell where a verse begins and where it ends.
2451874
These volumes have been replaced by a two volume edition, but i much prefer this translation.  The English is better in this volume as well.  If you check the references in the back you can see the changing doctrines during the SGI dispute with the priesthood.  In the early volumes the Treasure f The Priesthood was Nikko Shonin and all successive High Priests.  By Volume 7  it had become just Nikko.
3168505
I am trying to see the difference in the translations.  Even though I am bilingual, I enjoy reading in English better.
2887275
Not a great translation. Getting rhyming patterns to match is tough in another language. Huevos verdes con jamon is a much better translation of a Dr. Seuss book.
1983200
I love the language.  I think the translation is more faithful than the NIV.  Next to the original KJV, the new ESV is my Bible of choice.
4034635
A great improvement on the first two books of the series.  The writing is much improved.  Shifting from one time period to another works well.  The plot is less predictable but somewhat convoluted and, at least in one respect, contrived.  But why do we have to suffer with a translation stuffed with British slang and idioms?  Isn't the American market large enough to merit its own translation, particularly when the differences are more a matter of editing?  And someone needs to tell the typesetter to start dialogue by a different speaker in a new paragraph.  That's an odd quirk with all the books in this series.  I suppose it saves a little paper, but I'm reading the Kindle edition.
4686010
Great fun to compare with more traditional versions. A word-for-word translation, it's not, nor does the writer say it is--but it makes an illuminating help in any number of the NT's obscurities. Peterson's a Presbyterian minister with great respect for the text, and actually the NT with its peasant Greek matches the colloquial tone of his work.  Unfortunately, it's that casual tone that makes his NT work far better than his OT paraphrase, whose more formal Hebrew isn't such a good match for this purpose.
2791789
This Parallel New Testament is nothing more than a preface and foreward and the scriptures of eight more popular translations (with their preface and forewards).  But that is great!  The eight represent a strong cross  section of translation styles, from the more literal word-for-word  (NAS,NIV) to the more thought-for-thought (The Message, The Living  Translation).  I believe the variation of translations draws one closer to  understanding what God is saying to us; this is the next best thing to  reading it in the Greek (and having a Greek expert and 1st century  historian available for interpretting those phrases that don't make sense  in a word for word translation).
3636478
This book is better than the translation of Proverbs.  Holy smokes!  This one could be canon!  I, myself, was a visitor on Nassim's Facebook that got the more severe treatment associable with Procrustes.
2884923
While the Sendak illustrations weren't overwhelming I compared this translation to another (I don't speak German) and this book's aded much more depth to the characters.
4784021
This is your best translation.  Done by a poet with access to the science of the 20th Century and the skills to understand day to day life in classical Greece and Rome.  The saga of this book is recalled in another book called "Swerve", which serves perfectly as a preface to enjoying this translation.  Anti- religious, actually.  Pro-science.  Brownian motion explained.  Atomic theory posited as a function of void, space to wiggle.  Do not buy other translations until you have read and wept over the beauty of this translation.  University of Indiana Press classic.
900088
One of the better translations of a seminal work in bushido.
1763944
The merits of this masterpiece need no repetition. What is notable, especially for teachers, is that this American translation is particularly good. Though there are some cumbersome sentences in this version of the Apology, generally, this is a modern and accurate edition. Unfortunately, the publishers price it high which makes it less tempting for students. Barnes and Noble should make an inexpensive version of this translation. The Jowett is dated.
1084394
So far so good. I like that this translation seems less old fashioned than some others. Pevear and Volokhonsky have a mixed reputation--such is the difficulty with putting someone else's words into your own. If everyone wants to know exactly what Tolstoy or Dumas is really like, the best course would be to read them in the original language! However, I do still believe translation matters; what I have found is that in the case of these translators they tend to retain more of the author's intentions. I have been told by Russian readers that Dostoevsky could sometimes read as difficult and confusing in Russian but also more exciting; most popular English translations from the early 20th century tend to even out the dynamics of the text, making it read closer to Jane Austen's voice than you might be comfortable with. Imagine Pulp Fiction, or The Matrix, or Hitchcock (something adventurous ) remade using the most staid and edible film conventions...so much of what makes those stories special would be lost.

As far as I understand, this edition retains much of the  Dumasness in English and in the process is a great read! A classic like this could be butchered to death by tasteless fools and still hold onto some worth so, since the translation is clean and interesting, the material is elevated. Whatever your preference, this version certainly warrants a place in the market and quite possibly your bookshelf.
1348804
It is a good translation but not great. Eusebius can be difficult to read but it is always well worth the effort.
1509896
Good book, but I feel it loses something in the translation. This version seems to make more sense than some of the other versions I took a look at. More straightforward language is used. I have enjoyed it though and recommend it as far as the story goes.
2961794
This is a decent translation of the Bible.
I prefer the KJV but this one is ok.

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