From the Editor

This issue includes two Practical Papers which should be of interest to all translators: Lénart de Regt examines the statement in 2 Sam 8.18 that “David’s sons were priests”—a statement which is so puzzling and controversial (David being well-known to be of the tribe of Judah) that many translations, starting with the LXX, have changed it. De Regt argues that it should be translated as it stands, as another quiet criticism of David’s rule—that he even attempted to take charge of the priesthood. In a move away from a long-standing convention, the editors of the Nestle–Aland twenty-eighth edition and the UBS fifth edition of the Greek New Testament have made some thirty-four changes to the previously printed text, all in the Catholic Epistles and all based on readings which were approved in volume 4 of the Editio Critica Maior. Vilson Scholz has done all translators a favour by examining many of these places and deciding that in half of them, the change in text has some implication for translators and revisers. Technical Papers in this issue cover a wide range of specializations: interpretation, textual issues, and close examination of texts from both Testaments. Interpretation of sermons in church services is different in a number of ways from Bible translation. And yet there are many points of convergence. Simon Mlundi presents the results of a study based on interviews with both participants and audience members which highlights features considered desirable in a “good interpretation.” These show remarkable overlap with features often discussed as desirable in Bible translations. But the paper also urges greater attention to professional development for church interpreters, which echoes the need for professional training of translators. Isaac Boaheng takes us to the opening lines of the book of Ruth. Examining the story from the perspective of the Akan language and