Bible Translation

This past weekend when we were in Moline, we had a fantastic discussion about Bible translation.  We were discussing literal vs paraphratic translations and why some translations read more chopily (NASB and even the ESV) and why others are much more readily read and understood.  So that night I went home and wrote out a part of a Scipture passage, translated it, and then made it readable.  This may be of some interest to you all as well.  Bear in mind, this is coming from a first semester, first year Greek student.  This is basically entry-level Greek.  However, I do think it illustrates our discussion quite well.