How many languages has the book of mormon been translated. The april, 2018 mormon tabernacle choir broadcast was translated into over 55 languages. 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. Are translations of the book of mormon into other languages made from english, or are the golden plates stashed in a temple somewhere. The book of mormon has been translated in its entirety into 97 languages. 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. This claim, as well as all claims to historical authenticity of the book of mormon, are rejected by nonlatter day saint historians and scientists. Questions about the translation of the book of mormon into other languages besides 17th century old english.
William paley who founded ksl radio in utah, in 1929. 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. 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 number of book of mormon translations also rapidly increased during this time. The book of mormon is available in print in various sizes, bindings, and colors. Selections from the book of mormon are available in 21 other languages. The privy council of tonga developed current spellings used for the language in 1943. Scriptures online in finnish, norwegian, swedish lds365. If youd like to know more about the book of mormon, go to.
Translations of mormon literature into second languages. Now we who read finnish dont need to go on an anti site any more to read scriptures on line. The 22 languages in which the book of mormon is now in print make it available to some 40 percent of the worlds population. To every nation, kindred, tongue, and people religious. For more on this, see book of mormon central, the miraculous translation of the book of mormon into ukrainian 2 nephi 26. The book of mormon was translated into over two dozen additional languages between 1990 and 2010. For example, a spanish translation of the other side of heaven, by john h. Select passages or the entire book of mormon were translated into nearly 60 additional languages between 1976 and 1989.
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. One of the best ways to test the book of mormons historical authenticity is to look at its names. The language of the original text of the book of mormon. 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. Book of mormon language the encyclopedia of mormonism. Linguistics and the book of mormonarchive 1 wikipedia. Book of mormon translations below are the years the book of mormon was translated into various african languages. There is a specific reason that the book of mormon is not translated into more modern english.
Book of mormon written in modernday english grace for grace. That number has more than doubled in the past 11 years, with either. 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. Here are a few languages the book of mormon is translated into that you may not have known about. Is there a hebrew translation of the book of mormon, and. Its available from free from the mormon church lds or maybe from. Are translations of the book of mormon into other languages. In 2009, he published with yale university press the culmination of his critical text work, the book of mormon. Unless otherwise indicated, the translation was financed and the resulting text published by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church. The modern discovery, translation, and editions of the book. While i was a missionary in tokyo in 198688, i got a hebrew translation of the book of mormon from the mission home office. Mar 07, 2011 book of mormon written in modernday english march 7, 2011 in book of mormon i was reading some of the book of mormon as well as the bible to my boss on a recent business trip as i prepared to teach my sunday school class this week. 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.
Translation of the book of mormon into languages spoken throughout the world has reached another milestone. Unlike many languages which have recently had the entire book of mormon translated, there was no previous translation of select passages of the book of mormon into kosraean. Does anyone know of any other translations of mormon literature into second languages. These tables show all the versions of the book of mormon that have been translated. The mentinah papers claim to be a history of a people called the nemenhah. Deseret alphabet and adamic tongue unbeknownst to many readers of the lds tract, the testimony of the prophet joseph smith, there is an interesting historic artifact nestled in the middle of a number of copies of the book of mormon in different languages. Few literary publications have been made in the language, including translations of the bible and the book of mormon. Book of mormon translations book of mormon central. 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.
The young man, however, had very little formal education and was incapable of writing a book on his own, let alone translating an ancient book written from an unknown language, known in the book of mormon as reformed egyptian. 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. In september 1851, an apostle, a mission president, a missionary and two converts came together to translate and publish the first edition of the book of mormon in german. They claim that they have been translated by wise men speaking languages descended from the languages at the time of the book of mormon. Is there a hebrew translation of the book of mormon, and if. Translating the book of mormon is an enormous task requiring literally years of. Questions about the translation of the book of mormon into. That the language of the book of mormon should resemble that of the kjv seems only natural. 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.
Apr 11, 2018 there are quite a few nonfiction works translated into spanish, portuguese, and other languages sold on the deseret book website. There are no language equivilants for so many king james type biblical. The name of his book is a view of the evidences of the new christianity. Today, all or part of the book of mormon has been translated into 112 languages. Ill add a note that ive seen at least a dozen incomplete translations selections from the book of mormon into more obscure languages. 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.
If you want to see which 57 book of mormon translations are spoken in indianapolis check here. Oct 16, 2005 recognizing that the book of mormon is the key to missionary work, that the gospel message must go to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, and that the first few years in every newly opened nation represent a time of exceptional receptivity, it would seem that the need for book of mormon translations in major world languages could be. Portions of the book have been translated into another 20 languages. There are quite a few nonfiction works translated into spanish, portuguese, and other languages sold on the deseret book website.
A page about the translations of the book of mormon. The american sign language translation of the book of. 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 goal is now to make it available to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people mosiah 15. This is one in a series on book of mormon translations and translators. 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. The display will also feature the stories behind book of. The full book of mormon is available in 90 languages, plus american sign language, english braille, spanish braille, and language study editions not included in the full list of languages below. 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. Missionaries have reported a need for a translation of the book of mormon into burmese, karen, kosraean, maltese, and nepali due to sizable numbers of investigators and members who speak these languages but there appeared no plans for translations of the book of. The miraculous translation of the book of mormon into. Jan 23, 2020 while i was a missionary in tokyo in 198688, i got a hebrew translation of the book of mormon from the mission home office. Some african countries have european languages as some of their official languages i.
Translation of the book of mormon into foreign languages. 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. Robertss study which was published posthumously in 1985 as studies of the book of mormon. Translation of the book of mormon into foreign languages to.
Translation for book of mormon in the free englishswahili dictionary and many other swahili translations. 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 program continues to provide music and inspiration for. The first written form of the language appeared in the 19th century by european missionaries, based on the latin script. I know many of you are exmissionaries so id like to hear from you.
This book details the story of the translation of the book of mormon into the thai language. By 1968, the book of mormon was translated in only 18 languages. Elder john taylor had just supervised the translation of the book of mormon into french. Selections of the book of mormon were published in cebuano, another filipino language, in 1992 and the full edition also was published in 1998. Click here for part 1 of this series and links to the other articles. Apparently, it was just saturday and sunday, the 24th and 25th. Im probably missing a few translations, but this video has most of them as of july, 20. First published in 1830 in english, it has been translated into 82 languages and has printed about 150 million copies worldwide. Although afrikaans is derived from the dutch language, and not native to africa, i mention it here because of its development in africa.
One such early translation that stands out is the translation of the. 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. One of the ways this has been brought to pass is through the translation of the book of mormon into numerous foreign languages. Language availability of latterday saint scriptures.
From a 1993 statement from the first presidency of the church. 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. Below are the years the book of mormon was translated into various african languages. The full book is currently being translated in 1 languages. I gave it to one of the many israelis who were selling the jewelry and artwork theyd purchased cheaply in southeast asia. 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.
They claim to be translations of papers found in the mountains around manti, utah sanpete county in the 1800s. Translating the book of mormon is an enormous task requiring literally years of patient, prayerful effort. What do the mentinah papers or the nemenhah people. From time to time there are those who wish to rewrite the book of mormon into familiar or modern english. As of 2015, the book of mormon has been translated into 110 different languages spoken by over 76 percent of the worlds population, truly beginning to bring the book of mormon to, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people. 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. Click here to see all the languages in which the book of mormon has been translated.
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. Royal skousen, professor of linguistics at brigham young university, has been editor of the book of mormon critical text project since 1988. The modern discovery, translation, and editions of the. As of march 2015, the lds church continues to publish at least portions of the book of mormon in 110 languages. Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon.
Approximately 114 of those languages are each spoken by more than 1 million people. The following is a list of languages that ive given out so far in indianapolis. The program continues to provide music and inspiration for people all around the world. Kosraean is the 110th language into which the church has translated the book of mormon. The american sign language translation of the book of mormon.
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