Some of the regions, where some of the above listed languages are spoken, i could not find. Albanian online, gospel library mobile app, pdf, mobile feature phone. Does anyone know of any other translations of mormon literature into second languages. To get a feel for how many of those languages are spoken in the us, and see which 57 book of mormon translations are spoken in indianapolis alone check here. The book of mormon is now published in more than 80 languages, with selections available in another 25 languages.
Jul 11, 2018 we want it to be an opportunity to share with others and let people know all the languages the book of mormon is in, luke said. These tables show all the versions of the book of mormon that have been translated. Countries where the language is spoken are in parenthesis. Two people look at the many translations of the bible and book of mormon in the north visitors center on temple square during the sunday morning session of the 175th semiannual general conference of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints in salt lake city sunday, october 2, 2005. Although afrikaans is derived from the dutch language, and not native to africa, i mention it here because of its development in africa. According to most adherents of the latter day saint movement, the book of mormon is a 19thcentury translation of a record of ancient inhabitants of the american continent, which was written in a script which the book refers to as reformed egyptian. The newer translations are more modern and easier for modern readers and potential converts. In 2005, the entire book of mormon was translated into 74 languages. Are translations of the book of mormon into other languages. Translating the book of mormon is an enormous task requiring literally years of patient, prayerful effort. The modern discovery, translation, and editions of the. Recently this latterday testament of jesus christ was published in three of the most widely spoken languages in india, the second most heavily populated country in the world. Book of mormon translations below are the years the book of mormon was translated into various african languages. Since 1830 the book of mormon has been published in twentyseven languages.
Some african countries have european languages as some of their official languages i. The triple combination contains the book of mormon, the doctrine and covenants, the pearl of great price, a helpful study aid titled guide to the scriptures, and other study aids. Because of remote locations, combined with the complexity and amount of languages spoken in the islands, some translations, like tagalog, took more time than european languages. I was poking around the internet to see if there are any ldssanctioned modern translations of the book of mormon in english, and it seems there are not. Originally written in portuguese in 1988 by brazilian author paulo coelho, this book has been translated into 67 languages. As of march 2015, the lds church continues to publish at least portions of the book of mormon in 110 languages. Now we who read finnish dont need to go on an anti site any more to read scriptures on line. The book of mormon is available in print in various sizes, bindings, and colors. Sooner or later, you will have to learn this anyway. When the book of mormon is published in a foreign language. And also to the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is the christ, the eternal god, manifesting himself unto all nationsand now, if there are faults they are the mistakes of men. That number has more than doubled in the past 11 years, with either. Why are there discrepancies between translations in the book of mormon, king james bible and the joseph smith translation of the bible.
Portions of the book have been translated into another 20 languages. The american sign language translation of the book of. Serbian is spoken mainly in serbia, bosnia and herzegovina, montenegro, croatia, and macedonia. The book of mormon was translated into over two dozen additional languages between 1990 and 2010. For more on this, see book of mormon central, the miraculous translation of the book of mormon into ukrainian 2 nephi 26. Translations of the holy quran the holy quran, the holy of book of about 1 billion muslims around the world is now available, with selected verses translated in 114 languages and the complete book in 47 languages of the world. The book of mormon and linguistic evolution deseret news. This claim, as well as all claims to historical authenticity of the book of mormon, are rejected by nonlatter day saint historians and scientists. After the prophet joseph smiths original translation of the book of mormon from the gold plates into english in 1829 and the return of those plates to the angel moroni, no translations from english into other languages appeared until the 1850s.
Includes languages spanish, portuguese, japanese, german, french, hungarian, chinese, korean and russian. Aug 03, 2017 the first written form of the language appeared in the 19th century by european missionaries, based on the latin script. Linguistics and the book of mormonarchive 1 wikipedia. I gave it to one of the many israelis who were selling the jewelry and artwork theyd purchased cheaply in southeast asia. This article traces its modern history from josephs accounts of discovering the gold plates from which the book of mormon is said to have been translated to the most recent editions of josephs translation. The full book is currently being translated in 1 languages, and published online. As the popularity of mormonthink grows, many people have asked about translating the mormonthink webpages into other languages. Receiving translations of the book of mormon, the churchs signature scripture, for the first time will be speakers of burmese, georgian, navajo, the micronesian language of pohnpeian, and african tribal dialects including efik, sesotho and tshiluba. Are translations of the book of mormon into other languages made from english, or are the golden plates stashed in a temple somewhere. Since it was first published in english in 1830, the book of mormon has been fully translated into 82 languages, and printed copies have totaled more than 150 million. At least portions of the book of mormon have been translated into 111 languages, from danish 1851, welsh 1852 and hawaiian 1855,3 to pohnpeian, sesotho, and tshiluba, announced in 2017. This article traces its modern history from josephs accounts of discovering the gold plates from which the book of mormon is said to have been translated to the. Although it is now out of print in the deseret alphabet, welsh, hawaiian, turkish, czech, and armenian, it is still available in english, danish, german, french, italian, spanish, swedish, maori, dutch, samoan, tahitian.
Selections of the book of mormon were published in cebuano, another filipino language, in 1992 and the full edition also was published in 1998. But over the past few decades, translation has accelerated. Why are there discrepancies between translations in. Translations of the book of mormon in alphabetical order afrikaans online, gospel library mobile app, pdf. The number of languages with reported translations of church materials. Localisation can be done for regions or countries where people speak different languages or where the same language is spoken. You now know 100% of adamic, the language spoken in heaven. Jan 24, 2009 with 106 translations, the book of mormon along with the bible is a good rosetta stone for learning english or other languages, in addition to being a missionary tool.
As of march 2015, the lds church continues to publish at least portions of the book of. The first written form of the language appeared in the 19th century by european missionaries, based on the latin script. Feb 21, 2012 selections of the book of mormon were published in cebuano, another filipino language, in 1992 and the full edition also was published in 1998. The name of his book is a view of the evidences of the new christianity. Each of its unique names has now been looked at by scholars with linguistic training, and it turns out that a good number of them have plausible links with words or names in ancient near eastern languages, especially with hebrew and egyptian. Book of mormon translations book of mormon central. For example, a spanish translation of the other side of heaven, by john h. Selections from the book of mormon are available in 21 other languages.
Oct 16, 2005 with barely half of the worlds 100 most spoken languages and only 25 percent of languages spoken by over one million people having a book of mormon translation after more than 175 years, new approaches to speed the translation of scripture are needed. Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon. The older translations esp japanese tend to use archaic language. Select passages or the entire book of mormon were translated into nearly 60 additional languages between 1976 and 1989. Soon after the first copies of the book of mormon were published, the work of translating it into french, german, danish, welsh, and italian began. In the research of as of 2009 there are 6,909 languages in the world. Jul 14, 2016 two people look at the many translations of the bible and book of mormon in the north visitors center on temple square during the sunday morning session of the 175th semiannual general conference of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints in salt lake city sunday, october 2, 2005. Scriptures online in finnish, norwegian, swedish lds365. We cannot vouch for the accuracy of the translations, but this is a good place to begin. Is there a hebrew translation of the book of mormon, and if.
Apparently, it was just saturday and sunday, the 24th and 25th. That the language of the book of mormon should resemble that of the kjv seems only natural. Book of mormon language the encyclopedia of mormonism. How many languages has the book of mormon been translated into. Translations of the book of mormon in alphabetical order. United bible societies reported that the bible, in whole or part, has been translated in more than 3,324 languages including an increasing number of sign languages, including complete old or new testaments in 2,189 languages, and the complete text of the bible protestant canon in 674 languages, by the end of december 2017 according to wycliffe bible translators, in october 2017, 3,312. The book of mormon has been translated in its entirety into 97 languages. Questions about the translation of the book of mormon into other languages besides 17th century old english. The book of mormon contains a prophecy that the lord god shall commence his work among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, to bring about the restoration of his people upon the earth. One of the ways this has been brought to pass is through the translation of the book of mormon into numerous foreign languages. The goal is now to make it available to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people mosiah 15. Click here for part 1 of this series and links to the other articles. If you are so unlucky as to wind up in hell, knowledge of adamic will serve you, as it is also the lingua franca for that domain, also.
Translations of mormon literature into second languages. There are no language equivilants for so many king james type biblical. We want it to be an opportunity to share with others and let people know all the languages the book of mormon is in, luke said. This book details the story of the translation of the book of mormon into the thai language. To every nation, kindred, tongue, and people religious. The following is a list of languages that ive given out so far in indianapolis.
The language of the book of mormon exhibits features typical of a translation from an ancient near eastern text as well as the stamp of nineteenthcentury english and the style of the king james version kjv of the bible. In 1997, the church had translated all lds scriptures into. Earlier that year france and wales saw translations appear in their languages, following the first foreignlanguage edition of the book of mormon in danish in 1851. The number of book of mormon translations also rapidly increased during this time.
How many languages has the book of mormon been translated. Apr 11, 2018 there are quite a few nonfiction works translated into spanish, portuguese, and other languages sold on the deseret book website. Translation for book of mormon in the free englishswahili dictionary and many other swahili translations. Questions about the translation of the book of mormon into. Mar 07, 2011 for other major languages such as japanese, the book of mormon has been retranslated to compensate for language drift. The 22 languages in which the book of mormon is now in print make it available to some 40 percent of the worlds population. This chapter explores the efforts of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints to bring forth the book of mormon in other languages and to make it accessible to all the world. The privy council of tonga developed current spellings used for the language in 1943. Below are the years the book of mormon was translated into various african languages. Translating the book of mormon is an enormous task requiring literally years of. This religious text was first published in the united states in 1830 and is used by followers of the latter day. The miraculous translation of the book of mormon into.
The modern discovery, translation, and editions of the book. Book of mormon written in modernday english grace for grace. Languages with lds materials international resources for latter. I know many of you are exmissionaries so id like to hear from you. There are quite a few nonfiction works translated into spanish, portuguese, and other languages sold on the deseret book website. Head translator, asl translation of the book of mormon project for the first 20 years after its publication in 1830, the book of mormon was printed only in english.
The book of mormon is only technically considered to be correct in the english translation. Although the same factors that led to the retranslation of the book of mormon into other modern languages are somewhat applicable to english, i dont know whether or not a translation from english into english will ever be. The american sign language translation of the book of mormon. Published in 1976, the thai language was the 24th language into which the full text of the book of mormon was translated excluding translations for languages for which there is no version currently in print. William paley who founded ksl radio in utah, in 1929.
Is there a hebrew translation of the book of mormon, and. The german translation of the book of mormon gilbert w. Translating church materials into additional languages. Quran translated into 114 languages the africa center. The 20 most translated texts in history ingco international. Click here to see all the languages in which the book of mormon has been translated. Language availability of latterday saint scriptures scripture tools. By 1968, the book of mormon was translated in only 18 languages. The display will also feature the stories behind book of.
One of the best ways to test the book of mormons historical authenticity is to look at its names. During the next 127 years 18511978, thirtyone translations were done. Jan 23, 2009 to get a feel for how many of those languages are spoken in the us, and see which 57 book of mormon translations are spoken in indianapolis alone check here. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints, which has translated the full book of mormon into 90 languages selections are offered in 21 others since the work was first printed in 1830, also. First published in 1830 in english, it has been translated into 82 languages and has printed about 150 million copies worldwide.
Ill add a note that ive seen at least a dozen incomplete translations selections from the book of mormon into more obscure languages. Litster, administrator for established languages, church distribution and translation services since the publication of the first five thousand copies in palmyra, new york, in the spring of 1830, the book of mormon has been published in twentyseven languages. While i was a missionary in tokyo in 198688, i got a hebrew translation of the book of mormon from the mission home office. Few literary publications have been made in the language, including translations of the bible and the book of mormon. For the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, the book of mormon is a holy scripture in addition to the bible and has been described as the keystone of the organization. A page about the translations of the book of mormon. Translation of the book of mormon into languages spoken throughout the world has reached another milestone.
Today, all or part of the book of mormon has been translated into 112 languages. Malay is spoken in malaysia, indonesia, singapore, brunei, and thailand. Translation of the book of mormon into foreign languages. Approximately 114 of those languages are each spoken by more than 1 million people. Robertss study which was published posthumously in 1985 as studies of the book of mormon.
Its available from free from the mormon church lds or maybe from. Parallel passages from the book of mormon and joseph smith translation of the bible sometimes disagree not only with the king james version of the bible, but also with each other. I can see a clear distinction between reformed egyptian and book of mormon languages, though i agree the article title you proposed is a bit ambiguous, and might be expected to mean the languages the book of mormon was written in. Lds literature favorites ebook selection translated in many foreign languages from lds leaders and authors. Unless otherwise indicated, the translation was financed and the resulting text published by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Translation of the book of mormon into foreign languages to.
Receiving translations of the book of mormon, the churchs signature. For many languages, there are multiple translations. Languages apps to translate widely spoken languages. Litster, administrator for established languages, church distribution and translation services since the publication of the first five thousand copies in.
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