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What if this Hebrew Bible your only translation?Isn’t it wonderful that many of us have a Bible we can easily read and understand? Some of us take that for granted, but for millions of people around the world such a Bible is only a dream. Of those who can read, many have to read God’s Word in a “foreign” language and not their mother tongue. Through sponsorship of translations and assistance to translators, the UBS makes the Scriptures more accessible to people of different nations and cultures. (click to read about translation criteria.) There are Scripture translation projects underway in more than 600 different languages that are receiving technical help and advice from the UBS’s highly-qualified team of translation consultants. Many of these projects also receive direct financial support from the UBS. In some 500+ languages some part of the Bible is being translated for the first time. In many of the rest, where older Bible versions already exist, new translations are being prepared in clear, modern language that is easily understandable to today’s readers. Over the last two hundred years, there has been an incredible growth in the number of languages in which Scriptures are available. Scriptures of the WorldThe United Bible Societies has also published Scriptures of the World, which contains details of some 2,000+ languages into which some part of the Bible has been translated. For further information concerning translation issues, please also visit the UBS Translations Services website in Kitchener, Canada.
Translation Latest: For the latest Scripture translation statistics published by the UBS, please see Scripture Language Report 2004, or for previous years see: 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997 or 1996. See also the report UBS Translation Program (MS Word doc).
Distribution Latest: For the latest Scripture distribution statistics published by the UBS, please see the Scripture Distribution figures 2003. See also: Scripture distribution figures for 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1997. Translation Latest: For the latest Scripture translation statistics published by the UBS, please see UBS Scripture Language Report 2002, or for previous years see: 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997 or 1996. See also the report UBS Translation Program. Please note that Reports cover the previous year’s translation or distribution activities. |
