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Holy Bible


“Holy Bible,” Translations and Downloads (2020)

“Holy Bible,” Translations and Downloads

Holy Bible

The Christian Bible has two divisions, commonly known as the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament consists of the books of scripture used among the Jews of Palestine during the Lord’s mortal ministry. The New Testament contains writings belonging to the apostolic age and regarded as having the same sanctity and authority as the Jewish scriptures. The books of the Old Testament are drawn from a national literature extending over many centuries and were written almost entirely in Hebrew, while the books of the New Testament are the work of a single generation and were written mainly in Greek.

There are three translations of the Holy Bible published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There are 95 other translations of the Holy Bible identified as preferred by the Church. The following are translations of the Holy Bible published or preferred for use by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Language

Title

Publisher

Edition Details

Language

Afrikaans

Title

Die Bybel

Publisher

Bible Society of South Africa

Edition Details

1953 edition of the 1933 version

Language

Albanian

Title

Bibla

Publisher

La Buona Novella of Italy

Edition Details

1994

Language

Amharic

Title

መጽሐፍ ቅዱስ

Publisher

Bible Society of Ethiopia

Edition Details

1962 Haile Selassie Edition

Language

Arabic

Title

كتاب الحياة

Publisher

Biblica Bible Society

Edition Details

2012 Edition of the 1988 Kitab El Hayat, New Arabic Version

Language

Armenian (East)

Title

Աստվակաշունչ

Publisher

United Bible Societies

Edition Details

1992 edition of the Ararat 1896 United Bible Societies version

Language

Bengali

Title

পবিত্র বাইবেল

Publisher

Bible Society of India

Edition Details

2012 edition of the old version

Language

Bikolano

Title

An Biblia

Publisher

Philippine Bible Society

Edition Details

1992 edition of the 1982 version

Language

Bislama

Title

Baebol long Bislama

Publisher

Bible Society in the South Pacific

Edition Details

1997 edition

Language

Bulgarian

Title

Библия

Publisher

Bulgarian Bible Society

Edition Details

2012 Edition of 1914 Thompson Revision of 1871 translation

Language

Burmese

Title

Thammakyam

Publisher

United Bible Societies

Edition Details

1964 edition of the Judson Bible

Language

Cambodian

Title

ព្រះគម្ពីរបរិសុទ្ធ ឆ្នាំ ១៩៥៤

Publisher

United Bible Societies

Edition Details

1989 Edition of the 1962 Khmer Old Version (Hammond)

Language

Catalan

Title

La Bíblia

Publisher

Casal and Vall

Edition Details

1970 Montserrat Catalan Bible

Language

Cebuano

Title

Maayong Balita nga Biblia

Publisher

Philippine Bible Society

Edition Details

1999 Edition of Ang Bag-ong Maayong Balita Biblia

Language

Chinese (Simplified)

Title

圣经

Publisher

Hong Kong Bible Society United Bible Societies

Edition Details

Simplified characters with new punctuation edition of the 1989 Chinese Union version (Shen edition)

Language

Chichewa

Title

Buku Lopatulika

Publisher

Bible Society of Malawi

Edition Details

2018 Version of 1922 Version

Language

Chinese (Traditional)

Title

聖經

Publisher

Hong Kong Bible Society United Bible Societies

Edition Details

Traditional characters with new punctuation edition of the 1989 Chinese Union version (Shen edition)

Language

Chinese (Traditional)/KJV 2-column

Title

聖經

Publisher

Hong Kong Bible Society United Bible Societies

Edition Details

Bilingual Bible with traditional characters and English with new punctuation edition of the 1989 Chinese Union version King James Version

Language

Chuukese

Title

Ewe Kapasen God

Publisher

United Bible Societies

Edition Details

1991 edition

Language

Croatian

Title

Biblija

Publisher

Kršćanska Sadašnjost

Edition Details

1996 Edition

Language

Czech

Title

Bible Svatá

Publisher

Česká Biblická Společnost

Edition Details

1991 edition of the 1613 Kralickeho Z Roku version

Language

Danish

Title

Bibelen

Publisher

Danish Bible Society

Edition Details

1992 edition of the 1992 revision

Language

Dutch

Title

Bijbel

Publisher

Royal Jongbloed

Edition Details

2010 Jongbloed edition of the 2010 Herziene Statenvertaling version

Language

English

Title

Holy Bible

Publisher

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Edition Details

1611: King James, first edition

1769: King James, Oxford edition

1979: King James, Church edition

2013: King James, revised

Language

Estonian

Title

Piibel

Publisher

British and Foreign Bible Society

Edition Details

1991 edition of the 1968 version

Language

Fante (Akan Fante)

Title

Nwoma Kronkron

Publisher

Bible Society of Ghana

Edition Details

1988 edition of the 1988 United Bible Societies version

Language

Fijian

Title

Ai Vola Tabu

Publisher

Bible Society of the South Pacific, Suva

Edition Details

1987 edition of the 1902 Langham translation

Language

Finnish

Title

Raamattu

Publisher

Finnish Bible Society (Suomen Pipliaseura)

Edition Details

1992 edition of the 1992 New Church Bible (Uusi kirkkoraamattu)

Language

French

Title

La Sainte Bible

Publisher

Bible Society of France

Edition Details

1990 edition of the Louis Segond 1910 United Bible Societies version

Language

Georgian

Title

ბიბლია

Publisher

Institute for Bible Translation/United Bible Societies

Edition Details

2002 edition

Language

German

Title

Die Bibel

Publisher

Katholisches Bibelwerk e. V., Stuttgart

Edition Details

2016 edition of the Einheitsübersetzung (“Unified Translation”)

Language

Greek

Title

τα ιερα γραμματα

Publisher

Pergamos Publications

Edition Details

Fourth edition of the 1995 Spyros Filos revision of the Vamvas translation

Language

Guarani

Title

Nande Ruete Ne’e Bibli

Publisher

German Mission Among the Natives of Paraguay

Edition Details

First edition of the 2006 version

Language

Haitian

Title

Bib La

Publisher

Haitian Bible Society

Edition Details

1999 edition (new orthography) of the 1992 version

Language

Hiligaynon

Title

Maayong Balita nga Biblia

Publisher

Philippine Bible Society

Edition Details

2012 edition

Language

Hindi

Title

पवित्रा बेइबाला

Publisher

Bible Society of India

Edition Details

1992 edition of the 1983 old version

Language

Hindi-Fiji

Title

Nawa Haup

Publisher

Bible Society of the South Pacific

Edition Details

2006 Edition of the 2002 Version of the New Testament

Language

Hmong

Title

Txoj Moo Zoo Uas Yog Vajtswv Txojlus

Publisher

United Bible Societies

Edition Details

2000 edition of the United Bible Societies version

Language

Hungarian

Title

Szent Biblia

Publisher

Hungarian Bible Society

Edition Details

1992 edition of the Karoli Gaspar 1586 version

Language

Icelandic

Title

Biblian

Publisher

Bible Society Reykjavik, Iceland

Edition Details

2007 edition

Language

Ilokano

Title

Naimbag a Damag Biblia

Publisher

Philippine Bible Society

Edition Details

1996 edition

Language

Indonesian

Title

Alkitab

Publisher

Indonesian Bible Society

Edition Details

1993 Edition of 1974 Terjemahan Baru (New Translation)

Language

Italian

Title

La Sacra Bibbia

Publisher

British and Foreign Bible Society

Edition Details

1924 Edition

Language

Japanese

Title

セイショ

Publisher

Japanese Bible Society

Edition Details

2002 revision of the 1955 Colloquial Language Version

Language

Kannada

Title

ಸತ್ಯದೇವವು

Publisher

Bible Society of India

Edition Details

2002 edition of the Jehovah version

Language

Karen

Title

လံာ်စီဆှံ

Publisher

Bible Society of Myanmar

Edition Details

2011 Edition of the Old Version

Language

Kekchi

Title

Li Santil Hu

Publisher

Bible Society of Guatemala

Edition Details

2006 edition of the SBG version

Language

Kikamba

Title

Mbivilia

Publisher

United Bible Societies

Edition Details

1974 edition of the 1974 United Bible Societies version

Language

Kinyarwanda

Title

Bibiliya Yera

Publisher

Bible Society of Rwanda

Edition Details

2001 edition of the 1957 version

Language

Kiribati (Gilbertese)

Title

Te Baibara

Publisher

Bible Society in the South Pacific

Edition Details

1990 edition of the 1954 revision of the 1893 version

Language

Korean

Title

서경 경서

Publisher

Korean Bible Society

Edition Details

2005 alternate terminology edition of the New Korean revised version

Language

Kosraean

Title

Bible Mutal

Publisher

Bible Society of Micronesia

Edition Details

2006 edition of the 1976 version

Language

Latvian

Title

Bibele

Publisher

Latvian Bible Society

Edition Details

1997 edition

Language

Lingala

Title

Biblia

Publisher

Bible Society of Zaïre

Edition Details

1970 edition

Language

Lithuanian

Title

Biblija

Publisher

Lithuanian Bible Society

Edition Details

1999 edition of the 1999 Word of Faith version

Language

Macedonian

Title

Свето Писмо

Publisher

Bible Society of the Republic of Macedonia

Edition Details

2007 edition

Language

Malagasy

Title

Ny Soratra Masina

Publisher

Bible Society of Madagascar

Edition Details

1991 edition of the 1965 version

Language

Malay

Title

Alkitab Berita Baik

Publisher

Malay Bible Society

Edition Details

1996 edition

Language

Malayalam

Title

വിശുദ്ധ ബൈബിൾ

Publisher

Bible Society of India

Edition Details

2010 edition of the old version

Language

Maltese

Title

Il-Bibbja Mqaddsa

Publisher

Trinitarian Bible Society

Edition Details

1980 edition

Language

Māori

Title

Paipera Tapu

Publisher

New Zealand Bible Society

Edition Details

2012 edition of the 1952 version

Language

Marshallese

Title

Jeje Ko Rekwōjarjar

Publisher

Words of Grace Ministries

Edition Details

2009 edition

Language

Mongolian

Title

Ариун Библи

Publisher

Mongolian Union Bible Society

Edition Details

2013 revision of the 2004 edition

Language

Navajo

Title

Diyin God Bizaad

Publisher

American Bible Society

Edition Details

1985 edition

Language

Nepali

Title

पवित्रा बैबल

Publisher

Nepali Bible Society

Edition Details

1997 edition of the NBS New Revised version

Language

Norwegian

Title

Bibelen

Publisher

Norsk Bibel A/S

Edition Details

2007 edition

Language

Palauan

Title

Chedaol Biblia

Publisher

Bible Society of Micronesia

Edition Details

2004 edition

Language

Pampango

Title

Ing Biblia

Publisher

Philippine Bible Society

Edition Details

1970 edition of the 1967 version

Language

Pangasinan

Title

Say Biblia

Publisher

Philippine Bible Society

Edition Details

1982 edition

Language

Persian

Title

کتاب مقدّس ترجمۀ مژده برای عصر جدید

Publisher

Korean Bible Society

Edition Details

2012 edition of Today’s Persian Version

Language

Pohnpeian

Title

Pwuk Sarawi

Publisher

United Bible Societies

Edition Details

1994 edition

Language

Polish

Title

Biblia Świeta

Publisher

British and Foreign Bible Society

Edition Details

1991 edition of the 1975 Warsaw Bible

Language

Portuguese

Title

Bíblia Sagrada

Publisher

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Edition Details

2015 edition based on the 1914 Almeida

Language

Rarotongan

Title

Bibilia Tapu ra

Publisher

Bible Society in the South Pacific

Edition Details

1888 edition of the London Missionary Society 1851 version

Language

Romanian

Title

Biblia Sua Sfinta Scriptura

Publisher

United Bible Societies

Edition Details

1993 edition of the 1586 version

Language

Russian

Title

Библия

Publisher

Russian Bible Society

Edition Details

1994 RBS edition of the Synodal version

Language

Samoan

Title

O le Tusi Paia

Publisher

Bible Society in the South Pacific

Edition Details

1884 edition

Language

Serbian

Title

Библија

Publisher

Yugoslavian Bible Society

Edition Details

1993 edition of the Vuk Karađić-Gjuro Danačić version of Sveto Pismo

Language

Sesotho

Title

Bibele

Publisher

Bible Society of South Africa/Bible Society in Lesotho

Edition Details

1985 edition of the 1909 version

Language

Setswana

Title

Baebel E E Boitshepo

Publisher

Bible Society of South Africa

Edition Details

1992 edition of the 1908 version

Language

Shona

Title

Bhaibheri

Publisher

Bible Society of Zimbabwe

Edition Details

1949 edition

Language

Sinhala

Title

ශුද්ධ බයිබලය

Publisher

Ceylon Bible Society

Edition Details

1975 edition of the 1938 Sinhala Union (old) version

Language

Slovak

Title

Biblia

Publisher

Slovak Bible Society

Edition Details

1999 edition of the 1999 revision of the 1979 version

Language

Slovenian

Title

Sveto Pismo

Publisher

Slovenian Bible Society

Edition Details

1996 edition

Language

Spanish

Title

Santa Biblia

Publisher

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Edition Details

2009 edition based on the 1909 Reina-Valera

2015: Revised

Language

Swahili

Title

Biblia

Publisher

British and Foreign Bible Society

Edition Details

1989 edition of the Holy Bible in Kiswahili, Union version

Language

Swedish

Title

Bibeln: Svenska Folkbibelen

Publisher

XT Media

Edition Details

2015 Edition

Language

Tagalog

Title

Ang Biblia

Publisher

Philippine Bible Society

Edition Details

2007 edition of the 2001 version

Language

Tahitian

Title

Te Bibilia Mo‘a Ra

Publisher

British and Foreign Bible Society

Edition Details

1884 edition

Language

Tamil

Title

பரிசுத்த பைபிள்

Publisher

Bible Society of India

Edition Details

1990 edition of the 1850 Tamil OV (old version)

Language

Telugu

Title

పవిత్ర బైబిల్

Publisher

Bible Society of India

Edition Details

1972 edition of the 1904 Telugu old version

Language

Thai

Title

พระคัมภีร์ไบเบิล

Publisher

Thailand Bible Society

Edition Details

2011 edition of the 2011 revision of 1971 Thai standard version

Language

Tongan

Title

Koe Tohi Tabu Katoa

Publisher

Bible Society in the South Pacific

Edition Details

1884 edition

Language

Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)

Title

Buk Baibel

Publisher

Bible Society of Papua New Guinea

Edition Details

1989 standard edition

Language

Tshiluba

Title

Mukanda wa Nzambi

Publisher

Bible Society of D.R. Congo

Edition Details

1993 edition of the 1964 version

Language

Turkish

Title

Kutsal Kitap

Publisher

Bible Society in Turkey

Edition Details

2008 edition

Language

Twi (Asante)

Title

Twerεw Kronkron

Publisher

United Bible Societies

Edition Details

1964 edition of the United Bible Societies 1964 version

Language

Twi (Akuapem)

Title

Twerεw Kronkron

Publisher

United Bible Societies

Edition Details

1964 edition of the United Bible Societies 1964 version

Language

Ukrainian

Title

Біблія

Publisher

Ukrainian Bible Society

Edition Details

1991 edition of the 1991 Protestant version

Language

Urdu

Title

کتاب مقدادی

Publisher

Pakistan Bible Society

Edition Details

2011 edition (Computer Typeset Version) of the 1990 Urdu revised version

Language

Vietnamese

Title

Kinh Thánh

Publisher

United Bible Societies

Edition Details

1998 edition of the 1925 version

Language

Waray

Title

An Baraan Nga Kasuratan

Publisher

Philippine Bible Society

Edition Details

1983 edition

Language

Xhosa

Title

Izibhalo Ezingcwele

Publisher

Bible Society of South Africa

Edition Details

1975 ninth edition (revised standard orthography) of the 1859 version

Language

Yapese

Title

Bible Ni Thothup

Publisher

Bible Society of Micronesia

Edition Details

2007 edition

Language

Yoruba

Title

Bibeli Mimo

Publisher

United Bible Societies, Lagos, Nigeria

Edition Details

Corrected edition of the United Bible Societies 1969 version

Language

Zulu

Title

IBhayibheli Elingcwele

Publisher

Bible Society of South Africa

Edition Details

1997 first South African edition of the 1959 version