We believe the bible is for everyone so we are working towards the day when everyone can access the bible in the language and medium of their choice. We believe the bible is for everyone so we are working towards the day when everyone can access the bible in the language and medium of. In 2019, it had translated the entire bible with her partners in 694 languages. United bible societies, swindon, wiltshire, united kingdom. Having assumed a nondenomination identity, the united bible societies guards the original scriptural texts by not adopting theologies of any. William david reyburn 19222008 served for 45 years with the united bible societies in north and south america, the middle east, asia, and africa. United bible societies is one of the worlds largest christian organisations in terms of our global reach. Ubs global store helps for bible translators resources. To give one example, ubs, the united bible societies which promotes nwo false versions makes more than thirty 30 million dollars each year.
Initially anybody who required a copy of the original autographs of the epistles, gospels or any other part of the new testament had to make his own, or employ a scribe to make a copy. The fellowship is incorporated as united bible societies, a corporation registered in the state of delaware, usa, in 1946. Ubs translators handbook helps with translation united bible. Established in 1946, the united bible societies coordinates 146 bible societies to serve over 200 countries and regions with translation, publication, distribution and promotion of the bible. Lutheran bible translators pioneer bible translators. Bible translation organizations bible gateway blog. For more general information about the mission and activities of the united bible societies, both globally and nationally, please visit the main ubs website. You will find local bible society staff working in almost every country and territory across the world. Wycliffe bible translators 1936 concentrated its work among the language groups having the smallest numbers of speakers. The united bible societies new testament handbook series is a comprehensive verse by verse guide to understanding exactly what is being communicated by the author in the original scriptures. Read about this memorable event, which included the handcopying of scriptures by.
The critical text is a greek text of the new testament that draws from a group of ancient greek manuscripts and their variants in an attempt to preserve the most accurate wording possible. Note that most electronic versions do not include the text critical apparatus for these texts. United bible societies ubs is a global network of bible societies working in over 200 countries and territories across the world. The united bible societies is currently involved with close to 600 translation projects. Through its work, the bible has been translated into many languages and has been distributed widely. Technology experts from all bible translation organizations met last week at the 2016 language software development lsdev conference to share ideas and software assets. Rene petercontesse is a french translator for the united bible societies.
Created by crosswire bible society, the society of biblical literature and the american bible society as the first in a number of coming bible engagement tools using an xml standard called osis, we provide power searching capabilities and cutting edge tools to. Paratext 9 is compatible with paratext 8 and can be used on the same projects, sharing files using sendreceive. In order to utilize all of the features of this web site, javascript must be enabled in your browser. Paratext is the worlds leading software application for the development and checking of new bible translation texts, or revisions to existing texts. Other greek texts besides the critical text used for producing english bibles are the majority text and the textus receptus. Clients include united bible societies, sil international, the seed company, biblica, and others. Each greek word is linked to the modern and scholarly new testament greekenglish lexicon based on semantic domains, published by the united bible societies and edited by johannes louw and eugene nida. Nkjv bible free app for android free software downloads. Bible translation translation united bible societies. A translators guide to the revelation to john united bible societies by r. Bible societies, including the united bible societies 1946, have coordinated and aided the translation work of missionaries in this task for almost 200 years. Churches in china celebrated bible sunday at hangzhous chongyi church in december 2019.
It is developed and maintained by the united bible societies. Nestlealand, byzantine majority text or textus receptus. Other articles where united bible societies is discussed. But, the significant change is that it has a much upgraded textual and punctuation apparatus. The new bible societies are very rich, are interested in selling more false versions, and do not personally believe in the bible that they publish or in other ones, for that matter. Visit the united bible societies translation website here. Brian and donna renes have been involved in the work of bible translation since 1989. The greek new testament, 4th revised edition greek and. Reaping a harvest in rural china american bible society news. For most bible societies and publishers, their purpose is to distribute gods word for the benefit of. This edition i purchased from amazon is the german bible societys 15th printing of the greek new testament with dictionary 2010. Reyburn is the author or coauthor of eight books on anthropology and translation, and is best remembered for passionately assisting missionaries to understand and cope with their new cultural surroundings. Paratext is the worlds leading software application for the development and.
Since 1996 brian has worked with the united bible societies, giving support to national translators and consultants. We maintain excellent translation standards using leading edge software and regular training for translators. With guidance from a united bible societies translation consultant, the team edited yangs bibleall 30,000 verses. We see our commitment as an extension of the valuable and hard work of bible translators. New king james version nkjv bible free app commissioned in 1975 by thomas nelson publishers, respected bible scholars, church leaders, and lay christians. The united bible societies, a world fellowship of bible societies, is committed to the. Sharing tools, resources and knowledge among the translation community means we are all able to. Bible reader another free app by american bible society, which allows you to easily search the bible text in 12 different versions of the bible in english. The crosswire bible society would like to work with publishers and bible societies to secure the right to distribute bible translations for those that use sword software.
Now housing a secure collection of over 2000 texts, across more. Bible bedtime reading bible stories to your kids at bedtime is a great way of getting them into the habit of bible reading. The bible society movement spread west as far as chicago where the chicago bible society was founded in 1840, making it only five years younger than the city itself. The united bible societies and rome way of life literature. We are a fellowship of 146 national bible societies working in 200 countries and territories to take the word of god to all people everywhere. The current general secretary of the united bible societies is michael perreau. Bible translators working on the amharic jerusalem bible translation. Dbl gathers, validates, and safeguards a large collection of quality, standardized, digital scripture. Welcome to the bible tool a free, evolving open source tool for exploring the bible and related texts online. One of his most influential works is the greekenglish dictionary of the new. If you have paratext 8 installed, the paratext 9 installer will not replace it. For years, american bible societys financial partners have helped provide gods word to chinese christians who were waiting for their first bible. An invitation to partner with the canadian bible society we invite the indigenous and other peoples of canada to bring their bible translation, revision, recording, and digital publication needs to us. At united bible societies, we are committed to partnership.
See the many bible translations in multiple languages on bible gateway and on the bible gateway app. The affairs of the fellowship are administered on its behalf by the united bible societies association ubsa. Ubs translators handbook helps with translation united. This is the same text as the nestle aland 27th edition, and also the ubs3. N early 80 percent of the worlds bibles are distributed through the united bible societies, an international umbrella organization that was formed in 1946 and that presently coordinates the work of most of the worlds bible societies. The main editor of this dictionary, prof johannes louw, was also the main translator of the scripturedirect interlinear translation. Developed jointly by ubs and sil international, it enables consistent and accurate translation, based on original texts, and modeled on versions in major languages.
Other translations wrestle with the tension between accuracy, readability, and eloquence in. Only 692 of the worlds 7,350 languages have a bible that means hundreds of millions of people still dont have the bible in their own language. Bible translation we are one of the worlds leading experts in the field of bible translation. In 1946 delegates from countries formed the ubs, as an effort to coordinate the activities of the bible societies. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. The nida institute for biblical scholarshiplocated at american bible societys headquarters in philadelphiaserves those working in the world of bible translation through leading research and scholarship, training, and publishing services. The first headquarters were in london and in geneva. Their first years of ministry were spent among the tojolabal people in chiapas, mexico. The united bible societies ubs is a worldwide association of bible societies.
The basic greek text with which you will be working is the nestlealand 27th na27 or the nearly identical united bible societies 4th ed. In the united states the formation of bible societies began early in the 19th cent. Bible translation technologists improve speed and quality. The bible translator is the leading academic journal dedicated to the theory and practice of bible. Please visit this link since your browser does not support frames. Imagine the opportunities for mission, teaching and discipleship if the bible was made available to all those still waiting. The united bible societies does not have a global policy about size of population required for a translation. The handbooks in the ubs handbook series are detailed commentaries providing valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the books of the bible.
The installer does not delete paratext 8 or change it in any wayyou can continue to use both paratext 8 and paratext 9, but you should not have both open at the same time. Scholarly tools for the study and translation of biblical texts translation. Hello friends, welcome to the united states bible society, please contact me with any questions or comments you may have. The textual base for the new testament is the nestlealand novum testamentum graece, 27th edition, and the united bible societies greek new testament, 4th corrected edition. In march 2002 a working group was established within the united bible societies with the mandate of producing a unified specification for sfm use across 4 ubs areas. The text shared by these two editions was adopted internationally by bible societies, and following an agreement between the vatican and the united bible societies it has served as the basis for new translations and for revisions made under their supervision. The text for the old testament is the biblia hebraica stuttgartensia, 5th edition. The crosswire bible society trinitarian bible society united bible societies world bible translation center, inc. A tool to help the translators are the ubs biblical handbooks. A global fellowship of bible societies working to make the bible available to everyone.
Administrative and financial support is primarily provided through national bible societies. They are prepared primarily to assist practicing bible translators as they carry out the important task of putting gods word into the many languages spoken in the world today. He teaches them how to effectively use the computer in their work of translating the. Delegates from these associations founded 1816 the american bible society, which has many affiliates. Endorsements endorsements the fact that the net bible nt explains itself with a wealth of detailed notes discussing matters of accuracy allows the translators to focus more on readability and eloquence in the translation without inadvertently misleading the reader about the original text. Bible gateways mission is to honor christ by equipping people to read and understand the bible, wherever they are. We are committed to developing and providing tools. The two official versions of the united bible societies sbu that are used in all our translations around the world have been taken as the basis of the translation. The united bible societies new testament handbook series is a twentyvolume set of detailed commentaries providing valuable exegetical, historical, cultural.
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