Bible LANGUAGES

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Fri May 13, 2005 12:24 pm

Do any of you ever read the Bible in languages other than English?

I often times read the Bible in Portuguese (yeah, I know, big suprise there)

So many versions of the Bible in English have been made to "simplify" the Bible and use "every day language". That is one reason why I prefer the King James Version: it uses an older, more regal form of English.

I also have a Portuguese Bible and I try to read it often. Sometimes I find that a specific verse in my Portuguese Bible holds a more powerful meaning than the identical verse in English... and all because of one or two small words!! So I encourage everyone to learn a second language and try to read the Bible in it. It can be eye opening.

Peace Out

-Gimp

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Fri May 13, 2005 12:31 pm

I enjoy cracking open my Latin Vulgate every now and then.

Evil Chick · Post by **Evil Chick** » Fri May 13, 2005 1:52 pm

You have a Latin Bible? That's soooo cool!

I have several German Bibles. (big surprise there...) And I read the Bible in German quite frequently, although I have my devotions in English.

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Fri May 13, 2005 1:54 pm

I've seen a Chinese Bible before. Not that I can read it or anything.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:00 pm

Evil Chick wrote:You have a Latin Bible? That's soooo cool!

It is very cool.

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:31 pm

That'd be cool to have a Latin Bible.

One of my former youth leaders had a Hebrew Bible (OT) and Greek (NT)......it had the english in one column and the Hebrew / Greek in the other. It was kinda cool.

I've also read various parts of the Bible in Spanish...........though since I don't speak / read Spanish very well, it was just a currioisty to see how to say different things......

Not too long ago I had a French Bible, but I loaned it to a friend and she lost it.

Peace Out

-Gimp

Chandler · Post by **Chandler** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:39 pm

Frank wrote:I enjoy cracking open my Latin Vulgate every now and then.

I'm so impressed.

I've tried reading the Bible in Spanish before but I don't understand all the words.

dancer02248 · Post by **dancer02248** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:50 pm

my bible's cool cause it's in english

i can read it and understand it, i wouldn't be able to if it was in a different language $\:D/$

Thursday Next · Post by **Thursday Next** » Fri May 13, 2005 10:07 pm

When my uncle got married I read some verses in French as well as English because his wife was french

Post by **Catspaw** » Fri May 13, 2005 10:20 pm

Frank wrote:I enjoy cracking open my Latin Vulgate every now and then.

That is cool, but isn't that supposed to be a less-than-perfect translation? I would never imply that the translations and versions that we typically use are perfect, but I thought that the Vulgate was less accurate than some. I guess it doesn't really matter, since you're not fully relying on it or anything.

I don't know any other language well enough to read the Bible in a different language, but I'm sure that it's cool if you can! $\:D/$

Me · Post by Me » Sat May 14, 2005 12:04 am

I primarily use English, but when I was taking Russian as a Freshman, I got a Russian Bible, and occasionally perused it.

Alleycat · Post by **Alleycat** » Sat May 14, 2005 6:03 am

Hebrew? I don't know what it means, but I can sorta read it out....

J-man · Post by **J-man** » Sat May 14, 2005 6:14 am

My mom reads spanish bibles..

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Sat May 14, 2005 8:01 am

Sputnik wrote:Hebrew? I don't know what it means, but I can sorta read it out....

For a while I went to a Jewish Synagouge (no worries, I didn't intend to convert or deny Jesus or anything) just to learn more about their beliefs and culture.

The first time I went was the shocker...........I am so naive..........I went there expecting them to speak English for the entire service

I think there were all of 9 or 10 wrods spoken in English........the rest was in Hebrew..........I found out I spoke more Hebrew than I thought going in:

Adonai

Abba

Amen

Jeruselm (yeruselm)

Israel (ysrael)

Shabbat

Shalom

There were a few other words I recognized, but I don't remember which ones at this time.

Months passed and I didn't go back to a Synagouge after that (though they had really good food after their service

)

When I moved to PA a while back, there was a Synagouge in the town I was living in not far from my house..........I got some curriosity back, and went to it..........the people were freindly and I wanted to learn more about what they believe, so every Friday night and most Saturday mornings I went to the Synagouge.

Now I wouldn't say I'm 100% fluent in Hebrew, but I can spot words like "Abba", "Shabbat", "Adonai", "Israel", "Jeruselm" and such when I'm reading Hebrew text........the rest I sound out and most of the time I know what the words mean...........

Granted, at the services we usually did the same prayer / Songs each week, so at a certian point I had memorized the Hebrew words.........but I also had a Hebrew book (teaching) at home which I used to learn the letters and sounds and such, so it wasn't long before I could sound out the Hebrew wording while reading the text.

Now I'm sure I probably couldn't write a typical letter to a friend in Hebrew (since most of my friends don't speak or read Hebrew) without a great deal of difficluty, but I could do it if I had to.

Everyone says English is the hardest language to learn..........and they may be right.......but I say Hebrew is a close second..........you learn Hebrew you can learn almost anything

Peace Out

-Gimp

Alleycat · Post by **Alleycat** » Sat May 14, 2005 10:28 am

Hebrew has no 'J' in, uuh....ask Frodo she's studying it.....

Agent DeWhite · Post by **Agent DeWhite** » Sat May 14, 2005 10:36 am

I have a half of Francais Bible (NT), but I can't read much of it.
Those Bibles with the Greek, and English and Hebrew and English (lined up) are great for seeing if the translated the Bible properly - I don't have one, just have heard.

Bmuntz · Post by **Bmuntz** » Sun May 15, 2005 10:17 am

I have a Latin I think. My dad has many different bibles he can read Hebrew only though I think.

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Mon May 16, 2005 6:53 am

A good friend of mine during my highschool years use to have a Russian Bible...........I would look at it, but don't understand anything in Ruissian, so it didn't do me a whole lot of good.

Peace Out

-Gimp

Linne · Post by **Linne** » Mon May 16, 2005 7:32 am

At our school we have a lot of foriegn exchange students, so I've seen some Asian bibles..oh, and a Burmese Bible.