So there are how many translations now?

[Thor]

Or.....

You have the original text, and you try to work out exactly what it says in the language of your time. Time moves on, and you have to translate it again so this new crowd now get it. Sometimes you let your own culture influence your translation a little too much and mis-translate a few lines. Sometimes you get in a crazy mood, but get major respec for that cool lolcat version.

You'd think this deity would provide us with an inerrant copy of his word. You know, so we don't muck it up. But he's been silent for 2,000 years. Gee, I wonder why....