oner Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 http://gohawaii.about.com/library/guidepic..._jesus_book.htm http://gohawaii.about.com/library/graphics/dajesusbook.gif'> This soft-cover book is published by Wycliffe Bible Translators, the world's largest organization involved in translating the Bible into the languages of native people. Linguistics professor Joseph Grimes worked with 26 Pidgin speakers in a 12-year translation effort. Grimes was a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1986 and later moved to the Waianae coast of O'ahu to work on this project after his retirement from Cornell University. What is Pidgin? Pidgin is a language born of the mix of tongues brought to Hawaii in the late 1800s by immigrant sugar-cane laborers from China, Japan, Portugal, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and other countries. Their need for a common language produced what the translators of this book call "Hawai'i Creole English," popularly known as Pidgin. One may ask why the Bible should be translated into Pidgin. The answer is found on the book's official Web site and we quote them here: * "Jesus Christ, he fo everybody. He not jus fo da peopo dat talk English." * "Get plenny peopo dat undastan da local Pidgin mo betta den da English. Az good, dey check out wat God say, dea own language!" * "Da Pidgin Bible talk strait to da heart fo plenny peopo. Fo dem, da English talk mo to da head." * "Da peopo dat know Jesus, if dey goin do good job fo help odda peopo find out bout Jesus, an teach, dey gotta use dose peopo's language, so dose peopo can know him fo real too." This translation of the New Testament is not without its critics. Many in Hawaii remain opposed to any who attempt to promote the use of Pidgin, however, the critics appear to be outnumbered by those who support this effort as part of the renaissance in Hawaiian Culture and in the cultures of the many races which make up the people of Hawaii today. The actual text of the translation speaks better than anything else. As found in Matthew 6:9-13, the Lord's Prayer: “God, you our Fadda. You stay inside da sky. We like all da peopo know fo shua how you stay, An dat you stay good an spesho, An we like dem give you plenny respeck. We like you come King fo everybody now. We like everybody make jalike you like, Ova hea inside da world, Jalike da angel guys up inside da sky make jalike you like. Give us da food we need fo today an every day. Hemmo our shame, an let us go Fo all da kine bad stuff we do to you, Jalike us guys let da odda guys go awready, And we no stay huhu wit dem Fo all da kine bad stuff dey do to us. No let us get chance fo do bad kine stuff, But take us outa dea, so da Bad Guy no can hurt us. Cuz you our King. You get da real power, An you stay awesome foeva. Dass it!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uncle-boy Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 i talk pidgeon sometimes but thats just rediculous. pretty hilarious tho. hehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbian bum Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 you just made me cry with laughter. that is beautiful. oh my sweet mother of vaginal jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilgoretrout Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 i find that comical :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oner Posted October 20, 2003 Author Share Posted October 20, 2003 Well jeez, I guess it needs bumped then, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 haha, that shit is too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 http://humour.naboonline.com/images/user/gm_jarjar.jpg'> misa dink dat bible iz fo dee gungans and misa jar jar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Dee Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Plenny dem apples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinmasta Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 When will i become a normal member again so i can create threads it starting to piss me off:confused: :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 there are a bunch of pidgin speakers on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 ^^yeah, but most don't know it. funny shit...fo real dass it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old*824 Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 i heard they stole that book from jesus and didnt cut him his royalties. i also heard the universe is laughing at us right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telo Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 :jpotato: <-- its this guy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 Originally posted by Telo :jpotato: <-- its this guy.. i dont even believe in jebus, save me jebus!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phism Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 haha fuckin shit i want that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/1/1-04.gif'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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