近年很多媒體將 New Zealand 譯作「新西蘭」，過往多會用紐西蘭。紐西蘭與新西蘭，那個翻譯較好呢？
New 是用意譯，Zealand 則是音譯，或許問題不大。何解 New York 又不譯作「新約」呢？
Newfoundland 譯作「紐芬蘭」是音譯，但 New England 又譯作「新英格蘭」，New Jersey, New Mexico, New Delhi 都是新澤西，新墨西哥，新德里。
Singapore 本來譯成「星加坡」，所以又叫「星洲」。既沒有新 New 的意思卻譯成「新加坡」。星，馬，泰，星洲炒米等都是深入民心。星加坡政府以新加坡為正名，或許是因為當時脫離馬來西亞成為新國家吧。
New Hampshire 竟然譯成「新罕布什爾州」？伊朗 Bushehr 又譯作「布什爾」？
近年太多人名地名的翻譯既突兀，又冗贅不堪，令人摸不清是甚麼地方？人名就更甚，連是男是女都分不清楚。
翻譯需要「信，雅，達」，不重視知識的恐怕是不會懂的。
和合本修訂版只在撒母耳記下 3:15 加上備註。奇怪為何不直接修改，備註清楚和合本是兩節不一呢？
不單中文出問題，三個英文譯本，除 NIV 外，兩個都前後不一。
聖經翻譯的問題真不少。這類還容易察覺，若是意思上出問題，那就影響更大。
| 撒母耳記上 25:44 | 撒母耳記下 3:15 | |
| 和合本 | 掃羅已將他的女兒米甲、就是大衛的妻、給了迦琳人、拉億的兒子帕提為妻。 | 伊施波設就打發人去、將米甲從拉億的兒子他丈夫帕鐵那裡接回來。 |
| 和合本修訂版 | 掃羅已把他的女兒米甲，就是大衛的妻子，給了迦琳人拉億的兒子帕提為妻。 | 伊施‧波設就派人去，把米甲從拉億的兒子，她丈夫帕鐵那裏帶來。(「帕鐵」又名「帕提」；參撒上25．44。) |
| NIV | But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim. | So Ish-Bosheth gave orders and had her taken away from her husband Paltiel son of Laish. |
| KJV | But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim. | And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish. |
| NASB | Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim. | Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish. |
| 1 Samuel 25:44 | 2 Samuel 3:15 |
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