Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop. 2. (n.) The act of rendering into another language; interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is difficult. 3. (n.) That which is obtained by translating something a version; as, a translation of the Scriptures. 4. (n.) A transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a metaphor; a translation. 5. (n.) Transfer of meaning by association; association of ideas. 6. (n.) Motion in which all the points of the moving body have at any instant the same velocity and direction of motion; -- opposed to rotation. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TRANSLATION trans-la'-shun: The verb "translate" is found once in the Old Testament (2 Samuel 3:10 the King James Version, in the sense of "to transfer") and 3 times in the New Testament (Colossians 1:13, methistemi, where it means "to transfer"; twice in Hebrews 11:5, where it has the quasi-technical sense of removing one from the earthly to the heavenly state without the intervening experience of death). The noun "translation" occurs only in Hebrews 11:5, metathesis, where it refers to the transition, the general nature of which has just been described in connection with the verb. With their customary reserve in regard to such matters, the Scriptures simply record the fact of Enoch's translation without commenting either upon the attendant circumstances, or upon the nature of the change involved in his experience. Doubtless what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:51, 52 applied in the case of Enoch and also in that of Elijah (2 Kings 2:11). W. M. McPheeters

Multi-Version Concordance Translation (2 Occurrences) Hebrews 7:2 to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace; (See NAS RSV) Hebrews 11:5 By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn't see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)