Home / About Us / Bible Translation Process Our goal is to have a clear and accurate translation of the Bible for each people group. This is accomplished through a rigorous six-step process in every language:

1. produce a first draft of Scripture portion after careful analysis of what the passage says,
2. perform a team check of the first draft to make sure it is clear and accurate, 
3. test the new draft within the community to make sure it sounds natural and clearly communicates its intent,
4. check the quality of the draft by making a literal ‘back translation’ of the draft into English or another major language, 
5. have professional translation consultants check the translation for faithfulness to the original languages, and
6. a final careful proofread of the translation prior to publication

Undergirding each of these project steps are training and mentoring, consultation for translators, computers, printers, translation software, office supplies, transportation, salaries or the equivalent and other necessities.