The purpose of this research is to find out (1) the kinds of error in translating
paragraph from Indonesian into English made by the students of MA Darul
Istiqamah Murakata Barabai for boys, and (2) the factors cause students made error
in translating paragraph from Indonesian Into English made by the students of MA
Darul Istiqamah Murakata Barabai for boys. This research is descriptive qualitative
research. The subject of this research is the second year students of MA Darul
Istiqamah Murakata Barabai for boys. The second year students of MA Darul
Istiqamah Murakata Barabai for boys consist of three classes (48 students). The
researcher takes 35 students as the sample. The object of this research was error in
translating Indonesian to English paragraph. The instrument of this research is test
and interview. The test is used to get data about the students’ error in Indonesian to
English translation paragraph while interview was used to get data about the factors
students made error in translating paragraph. The result of this research, the writer
found that the students made error in translating paragraph from Indonesian into
English, the researcher found out the kinds and sources of error and the factors that
cause students made error in translating paragraph from Indonesian into English. The
kinds of error are (1) inversion of meaning, (2) omission of meaning, (3) addition of
meaning, and (4) deviation of meaning. The sources of error are (1) morphological
aspect, (2) lexical aspect, and (3) syntactic aspect. The causes of error that made by
students in translating Indonesian into English are (1) inter lingual transfer, (2) intra
lingual transfer, (3) lack of motivation, (4) developmental error, and (5) interference
error.