Young's Literal Translation of the Bible (YLT)

Young's Literal Translation of the Bible (YLT)

Author: Robert Young

Year: 1862

" Young’s Literal Translation of the Bible was first translated in 1862 by Robert Young, a Scottish publisher who was self-taught and proficient in various ancient languages. Young also compiled Young’s Analytical Concordance and Concise Critical Comments on the New Testament . A revised version of the YLT was published in 1887 and a new revised version in 1898, a year after Young’s death. Young’s Literal Translation - Translation method Young’s Literal Translation is an extremely literal translation that attempts to preserve the tense and word usage as found in the original Greek and Hebrew writings. Young was especially concerned that many English translations changed the tenses of Greek and Hebrew verbs, and he insisted on using the present tense in many places in which other translations use the past tense, particularly in narratives. Young’s Literal Translation also consistently renders the Hebrew Tetragrammaton (divine name) throughout the Old Testament as "Jehovah," instead of the traditional practice of representing the Tetragrammaton in English as "LORD" in all capitals. Young’s Literal Translation - Pros and Cons Young’s Literal Translation is very fitly named. It very li