Translators Wanted! Invitation To Translate!
Last Updated : November 27, 2005
Is God Calling You To Help Us?
Hello . . .
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is the WordWeaver. I
am the creator and webmaster of the Endtime Prophecy Net web
site, (and other sites), as well as the Admin of the
"Armageddon" Hotline server. If you are not familiar with
Endtime Prophecy Net, and would like to read a brief history
of our online Christian outreach ministry, allow me to refer
you to an article I wrote several years ago entitled "The
Internet: Our Final Frontier; Your Last Chance?". You can
find this article at the following link:
The Internet: Our Final Frontier; Your Last Chance?
So what is this all about? Well, some time ago, the Lord
gave me the idea of organizing small teams of people,
preferably two or more individuals per team, who possess an
interest in helping us to translate some of my work into
other languages. Since this idea first occurred to me a few
years ago, our central message, "Message To The World", has
been made available in Afrikaans, English, French, German,
Korean, Portuguese and Spanish; but many other languages
still remain.
As you can imagine, I'm quite excited by our slow but steady
progress, as it has enabled us to spread the truth of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ even further than ever before. But as
I said, a lot still remains to be done. Obviously, I cannot
accomplish this project alone, because I am not fluent in any
foreign languages, other than what I can still remember of
Spanish when it used to be my second language many years ago;
Therefore, I must rely upon the help of other God-fearing,
Bible-believing Christians from other countries, who truly
love Jesus, who want to obey Him by sharing His Word with
the world, and who are sufficiently fluent in English, so
that they can properly translate my work into their native
tongue, whatever it may happen to be.
Might you possibly be one of such people?
If so, then please do prayerfully consider a position as a
translator on one of our teams. In order to ensure the best
quality of our translation work, the members of each of our
translation teams must be able to work together on a project
in Christian love and humility, via Internet email, and our
EPO Messageboard Translators Forum. This will result in the
most accurate translations possible, being as you will be
able to check and verify each other's work. In short, each
translation will be the result of the members of each team
working closely together towards a common goal.
Allow me to make clear from the start that there will be no
room for pride or vanity here, or competition; and there
will be no pressure or deadlines. Each person and team will
work at their own speed, and in their own time, as they each
feel led of the Lord. Again, the primary motivation here
should be to do this as unto the Lord, for His Glory, and
not for self glory or credit, simply because we love Him,
and want to obey Him. As the Apostle Paul wrote:
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and
ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake."
2 Corinthians 4:5, KJV
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do
all to the glory of God."
1 Corinthians 10:31, KJV
As I explain in the above-mentioned article, I have been
writing Bible-based articles for the Lord since the early
1990's. I do this on my own time, using what little money I
have, and I never ever charge money for any of it. As I
point out in a few of my articles, I firmly believe in
freely sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, no matter what
the cost may be to me personally. As Jesus said:
". . . freely ye have received, freely give."
Matthew 10:8b, KJV
It is for this reason, that unlike many Christian websites
and other outreach ministries, we do not sell books, tapes,
magazines, CD's, videos, etc. on our web site, and we do not
make pleas for money. We just trust the Lord to supply what
we need on a daily basis . . . and He does. Again, as it is
written:
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you."
Matthew 6:33, KJV
"But my God shall supply all your need according to his
riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:19, KJV
We want the visitors to our websites and Hotline server to
concentrate solely on the Word of God, and the message that
we are sharing with them, and not be bothered with offers
for books, CD's, magazines, videos, etc. We are not about
money; we are about the Word, and feeding God's sheep. Yes,
it does indeed take a considerable amount of money to run
this kind of operation, and we do appreciate when people
offer us their support, but we do not go out of our way to
constantly solicit donations, as it distorts the purpose of
our ministry, and it annoys and offends some people, even
though it is their Christian obligation to support those who
spiritually feed them.
While I have written quite a volume of material during the
past eleven years, my goal with this translation project is
to concentrate on having some of my basic Salvation and
Discipleship articles translated into other languages. As I
noted earlier, the very first article to be translated is an
in-depth, yet easy-to-understand, Scripture-filled Salvation
message entitled "Message To The World", which has already
been read and/or downloaded in English, and other languages,
over 1,000,000 times since 1999.
If you would like to read this article, (and I hope that you
will), you can access it at the following link:
Message To The World
Once you have read "Message To The World", I am hoping that
you will be so inspired by it, that you will be more than
happy to help translate it into one or more languages. Allow
me to remind you again that "Message To The World" has
already been made available in the following languages:
Afrikaans
English
French
German
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
While I am open to how the Lord leads, some of the languages
into which I would like to see "Message To The World"
translated next are the following:
Japanese
Russian
Italian
Chinese
Arabic
So, if you are a Christian, and are fluent in one of the
above languages, as well as in English, please carefully
consider assisting us, and contact us at the email address
provided at the end of this message.
Once "Message To The World" has been translated into a
substantial number of other languages, our vision with the
EPN translation project is to then continue by having some
of our other basic Salvation and Discipleship articles
translated as well. You will find these other basic articles
at the following link :
Articles For Young Christians
As you can imagine, this translation project is a major
challenge for us, and we need all the help that we can get
from people who are God-fearing, Bible-believing Christians,
who know how to follow instructions closely, who can work in
Christian love and unity with one other person or more, who
are fluent in a foreign language, and who are capable of
doing quality work.
Allow me to mention here that translating from one language
to another is by no means an easy task. It is not for the
faint-hearted. It is not for those who do not know how to
stick to a project and persevere until its completion. I
know, because I personally played a major role in the English
to Spanish translation of "Message To The World".
I will be honest and tell you that we have had some people
who have enthusiastically offered their services to us, only
to eventually give up, when they realized that translation
work can be quite hard, challenging, and time-consuming. So,
if you have any doubts about your ability to complete a
translation task, then please do us both a favor, and don't
even offer your translation help to us. As Jesus taught, it
is better not to have begun a project, than to have begun
it, and then not be able to finish it. You need to count the
cost before you begin. Jesus said:
"For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not
down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have
sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the
foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it
begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to build, and was
not able to finish. Or what king, going to make war against
another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether
he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against
him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a
great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth
conditions of peace."
Luke 14:28-32, KJV
So again, if you feel that you have the skill, the patience,
the perseverance, the faith and the love to participate in
this Christian translation project, please contact me as soon
as possible. Allow me to remind you again, that you must be
capable of high quality translation work, which will closely
adhere to my original English as much as possible. This
means that you must be as fluent in English, as you are in
your native language. You must also know how to find Bible
verses in a Bible of your own language.
Please also understand that if you decide to do this, there
is absolutely no pay, (money), involved. You must be willing
to offer your translation services to us for free, as unto
the Lord, simply because you love the Lord, and want to help
spread the Word of God to people around the world who speak
your same language.
As I said, I have been conducting this online ministry for
eleven years now; and it has cost me a lot of money; but I
have never ever charged a penny for it. Everyone has always
had free, full access to my writings, as well as to other
materials and resources that I have made available online.
If your interest is only in filthy lucre, (financial gain),
then please do not contact us, as your work would not be
done in the true Spirit of Christ. If you want to understand
why I feel so strongly about this point, please read some of
the articles which are found at the following link:
Commercialized Christianity Articles
Allow me to also mention, that should you agree to assist us
in our translation work, it must be clearly understood that
the copyright and ownership of all materials, in English, as
well as in any translated languages, will soley remain with
Endtime Prophecy Net, and myself, as the original author of
the English articles. While I honestly don't like to become
involved in the legalities of writing, particularly when it
involves God's Work, for my own protection, and that of our
online ministry, I feel obligated to make this point clear
with you from the start.
I have heard horror stories where a particular author has
written something; and then someone else has come along, and
perhaps made a few minor changes to it; and then claimed it
as their own work; and even gone as far as to legally steal
it from the original author; so that the original author no
longer has any rights to his own work. I have worked long
and hard at this ministry, and I am not about to see my work
stolen from me. This is not a matter of pride or ego on my
part; because as far as I am concerned, the only one who
deserves credit when we accomplish anything good for the
Lord, is God Himself. Let me remind you again that we are
all unprofitable servants; and as the Apostle Paul wrote:
"But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."
2 Corinthians 10:17, KJV
While all copyright and ownership will remain with Endtime
Prophecy Net, you do have the option, should you desire it,
to have your name included as the translator of the article
from the original English, to your language. Most people
decline this offer, out of Christian humility, I assume, but
it is available to you, if you want it.
Having now shared with you all of the above, I ask that you
please take this issue to the Lord in prayer, and then
contact me as you feel led. My email address is:
webmaster@endtimeprophecy.net
Allow me to leave you with a few final verses for your
thoughtful consideration:
"Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found
faithful."
1 Corinthians 4:2, KJV
"Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh
harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look
on the fields; for they are white already to harvest."
John 4:35, KJV
Do you want to help with the harvest? Thank-you so much for
reading this.
A Fellowservant,
The WordWeaver