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September 30, 2017 By Communications Leave a Comment

The world of the Bible and the culture of its translation

Today, September 30, is International Translation Day 2017. Bible translation is at the core of what Bible Societies do. Welcome to world of the Bible and the culture of its translation. A translator from francophone Togo once said: “I was always told that it was normal and efficient to translate the Bible directly from a French […]

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August 16, 2017 By Andrea Rhodes Leave a Comment

Hundreds gather to welcome Revised Tiv Bible in Nigeria

Rev Gideon Gandekaka

Nigeria’s large Tiv-speaking community received a powerful new tool for evangelism last week. The Revised Tiv Bible was officially launched by the Bible Society of Nigeria on August 10 in the city of Makurdi, Benue State, before a gathering of more than 750 Christians. The event was attended by a wide cross-section of society, including […]

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August 8, 2017 By French Administrator Leave a Comment

Modern Khmer Bible at the heart of the revival of the Cambodian Church

Over the past 20 years the Cambodian Church has experienced an extraordinary revival. Today there are 400,000 Christians in the country – a steep increase from the 5,000 Cambodian Christians in the 1990s. The Modern Khmer Bible, published in 1997, is at the heart of this revival. The translation happened in exile when Cambodia was […]

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April 26, 2017 By Communications Leave a Comment

‘The silence is broken!’: first Scriptures launched in Armenian Sign Language

In Armenia, the day before an election is called ‘the day of silence’ because political parties are no longer allowed to campaign. This year’s ‘day of silence’ took place on April 1. The same day the Armenia’s Deaf community celebrated the launch of the first Scriptures in their mother tongue, Armenian Sign Language. “The silence […]

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April 5, 2017 By Communications Leave a Comment

Old Testament in Lule Sami language

In the autumn of 2016, following a couple of years of preparations, started a project to translate the Old Testament to Lule Sami language. The New Testament was published in 2003, one hundred years after the first translation of the New Testament to Lule Sami. The Old Testament has never been translated to Lule Sami. […]

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