前言

此版本聖經翻譯工作遵循的基本原則之一是：優秀的譯文應該是完美的交流。譯者所關注的一直是怎樣象原作當年那樣有效而自然地把聖經著者的寓意傳達給讀者。忠於原作的譯文不是僅僅在字句上與字典一一對應。這是一個表達原作寓意的加工過程，其表達形式不但要與原作意思相同，而且能在今天象原著在數千年前那樣言詞中肯，引人入勝，激動人心。

所以，有效的傳達對於本文的譯者是至關重要的，但對傳達的要求並未降低“准確”的重要性，而“准確”應理解為忠實地表達涵義，而不是在語言形式上嚴格對應。

聖經的著者，特別是新約的著者，用他們的語言風格表明，他們對完美的交流是很在意的，本中文版本的譯者以其作為重要榜樣，盡力用簡單自然的方式把經文的涵義傳達給他們特殊的讀者群。他們使用的語言是一把為讀者打開經文真蒂的鑰匙，而不是理解經文的障礙。

為了幫助理解，本譯使用了幾項特殊方式。經文中晦澀難懂的語句后面往往附有簡單的注釋和同義詞，這些解釋性的語句在括號中用同義詞表示，需要更多解釋的詞句則附以星號（*），並在頁底的腳注中加以解釋。此外，在腳注中經常引用經文語錄並給出不同版本的原文。有些地方經文中使用了由上下文引伸出的字句和陳述，以使經文的意思更為明白，這種解釋性的字句詞匯以半括號標出。

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