RT Article
T1 Celebrating 400 Years of Ruyl’s Malay Translation of Matthew’s Gospel
JF The Bible translator
VO 64
IS 2
SP 173
OP 184
A1 Soesilo, Daud
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1758053321
AB This paper offers the linguistic, historical, and ecclesiastical background surrounding the first Malay translation of Matthew’s Gospel prepared by the Dutch trader Albert C. Ruyl. It examines the characteristics of his translation, including his use of religious loanwords from Arabic, Portuguese, and Sanskrit, his coining of local terms to render biblical terms for new or foreign concepts, and his cultural adaptations of unknown biblical plants and animals for the sake of the intended readers.
K1 Function (skopos)
K1 Cultural adaptation
K1 lingua franca
K1 loanwords
K1 theological terms
DO 10.1177/2051677013491881