북한어 사역(私譯) 신약 성경들(『새누리성경』, 『하나님의 약속: 예수후편』, 『우리말성경』)에 대한 비교 연구: 야고보서 1장 표본 분석

Abstract

In this article authors try to evaluate three North Korean private translations of the New Testament(i.e. Cornerstone Ministries Inc.[CMI], Bible[2015], Pyongyang Bible Institut[PBI], God’s Promises: New Testament[2017], Duranno, Woorimal Bible[Duranno Korean Version, 2005/2018]). In the situation that Korean Christian Federation(KCF, Chosun Kidok-kyo Yuynmaeng)’s Bible(1990/2010) is circulated as the official version, the fact that a few North Korean private translations are supplied to the North Korea and North Korean refugees calls some investigations on them and evaluations. To achieve these purposes authors provided some introductory information of them in chapter 2, and then analysed James 1 of four North Korean translations (including the official version of KCF) as a sample in terms of translated vocabularies and sentences. Authors summarise their state of translation as follows(chap. 3): In a separate, Woormal Bible and Cornerstone Ministries’ Bible have a merit that they were equivalently translated from Greek New Testament(Nestle-Aland, NTG, 27th edition). Especially, because KCF’s Bible is based on Korean Common Bible(1977), the previous-mentioned two private translations could provide some positive directions for the future North Korean New Testament translation. Although the plan for a new translation of North Korean Bible is covered, this article is expected to function as a bridge of discussion between South Korean translation and North Korean one in the mood of reconciliation of both Koreas.