The Peshitta Foundation released samples of its Aramaic English Standard Version recently...consisting of portions of the Psalms, Matthew, and Mark.
The Foundation said that the English translation is "a version that is honest, truthful, and reliable when compared to the original, ancient Biblical languages. This Version presents the original text in an idiomatic, or natural form of the English language, bringing out the original meaning of the Scriptures, allowing God’s Word to interpret itself, instead of relying on hypothesis and misunderstanding of cultural differences between the East and the West. The main texts used for the New Covenant Scriptures were the Aramaic and Syriac Peshitta."
The translation of the Old and New Testament Peshitta began in 1987, but plans to publish the entire Bible are still on hold since the translation is still undergoing "final touches".
The translation is being made available by the Peshitta Foundation, which is the copyright holder of this new version. You can learn more about this new translation by visiting the their official Web site at http://www.standardversion.org/
