Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment

Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment
Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment
Abbreviation	JNT
Language	Jamaican Patois
NT published	October 2012
Authorship	Bible Society of the West Indies
	John 3:16 Kaa, yu si, Gad lov di worl so moch dat im gi op im wan dege-dege Bwai Pikni, so enibadi we chos iina im naa go ded bot a-go liv fi eva.

Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment is a translation of the New Testament into Jamaican Patois prepared by the Bible Society of the West Indies in 2012. In advance of the publication, a translation of the Gospel of Luke was published in 2010 as Jiizas: di Buk We Luuk Rait bout Im.^[1] The translation has been seen as a step towards gaining official recognition for the language, but has also been viewed as detrimental to efforts at promoting the use of English.^[2]^[3] Noel Leo Erskine, Professor of Theology and Ethics at Emory University, argued that the translation of the Bible into Patois is a breakthrough allowing Jamaicans to hear Christian scripture in their primary language and will promote the understanding that all cultures have access to divine truth.^[4]

It is written using the Cassidy/JLU orthography.

Comparison with English Standard Version

A comparison of the Lord's Prayer—

As it occurs in Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment:^[5]

Wi Faada we iina evn,
mek piipl av nof rispek fi yu an yu niem.
Mek di taim kom wen yu ruul iina evri wie.
Mek we yu waahn apm pan ort apm,
jos laik ou a wa yu waahn fi apm iina evn apm
Tide gi wi di fuud we wi niid.
Paadn wi fi aal a di rang we wi du,
siem laik ou wi paadn dem we du wi rang.
An no mek wi fies notn we wi kaaz wi fi sin,
bot protek wi fram di wikid wan.

As it occurs in the English Standard Version:

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.^[6]

References

^ Pigott, Robert (25 December 2011). "Jamaica's patois Bible: The word of God in creole". BBC News. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
^ The Associated Press (8 December 2012). "Jamaican patois Bible released "Nyuu Testiment"". Colorado Springs Gazette. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012. For patois expert Hubert Devonish, a linguist who is coordinator of the Jamaican Language Unit at the University of the West Indies, the Bible translation is a big step toward getting the state to eventually embrace the creole language created by slaves.
^ Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment (Jamaican Diglot New Testament with KJV) Archived 2020-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, British & Foreign Bible Society. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ Erskine, Noel Leo (2013). "Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment". International Journal of Public Theology. 7 (4): 389–397. doi:10.1163/15697320-12341307. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
^ Matyu 6 Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment. Bible Society of the West Indies. 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-22 – via bible.com.
^ Matthew 6:9–13