The book of mormon is now published in more than 80 languages, with selections available in another 25 languages. The book of mormon text contains logical impossibilities. Translations of the book of mormon in alphabetical order afrikaans online, gospel library mobile app, pdf. The book of mormon was also recently published in serbian, urdu, and yoruba, bringing the total number of available translations of the book of mormon to 107 languages. 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. He recounted how he had been given a gift of languages from god from his youth. He is a scholar with special expertise in semitic languages. Joseph smith would put the seer stone into a hat, and put his face in the hat, drawing it closely around his face. This sacred ancient record was not translated in the traditional way that scholars would translate ancient texts by. In its first 100 year history 18301930, the book of mormon was translated into 16 languages. The book of mormon says that alma was taken up by the spirit, and that the scriptures saith the lord took moses unto himself. As of april 2018, the full book of mormon is available in 90 languages, plus american sign language, english braille, spanish braille, and language.
Professor mynhardt was invited to come to the stand and speak about his experience in translating the book of mormon. How many languages has the book of mormon been translated into. Book of mormon in 110 languages, ensign, may 2015, 7 with recent publication in the kosraean language, the book of mormon has now been translated into 110 languages. Join us this year for book of mormon day 2017 book of mormon day commemorates the day that the first edition of the book of mormon was published in english on march 26, 1830. As of march 2015, the lds church continues to publish at least portions of the book of. Due to resistance from the orkish community, it is projected that this. The book of mormon musical lyrics with translations. Eighteen million copies have been distributed by the lds church and one million. The book of mormon has been translated into 88 languages, but latin and aramaic are not among them, even though latin is the prominent language for christianity, and aramaic was the primary language of. Translated beings mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs.
He listed a halfdozen languages he tried, all of which did not accommodate the strange sentence structure found in the book of mormon. According to the lds church, more than 150 million copies of the book of mormon have been printed and are available in 90 languages. But over the past few decades, translation has accelerated. 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. The translation of the book of mormon into afrikaans. 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. He said, i finally tried egyptian, and to my complete. The translators of the book of mormon deseret news.
Unless otherwise indicated, the translation was financed and the resulting text published by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. How many languages has the book of mormon been translated. The first nonenglish translation of the book of mormon was the danish edition in 1851. Portions of the book have been translated into another 20 languages. Kosrae is an island in the federated states of micronesia. Although the same factors that led to the retranslation of the book. Today, all or part of the book of mormon has been translated into 107 languages.
Today, the book of mormon has been translated in its entirety into 97 languages, with select passages translated into another 20 languages. I will now give you a description of the manner in which the book of mormon was translated. Sami hanna on semitic uniqueness and the book of mormon. For other major languages such as japanese, the book of mormon has been retranslated to compensate for language drift. Litster, administrator for established languages, church distribution and translation services since the publication of the first five thousand copies in.
Mormon scriptures to be translated into 34 additional languages. By 1968, the book of mormon was translated in only 18 languages. The church translation department released a statement on the timeline for this new book of mormon publication. Translation of the book of mormon into foreign languages to be. Sister nelson and i have a close friend and former neighbor, sami hanna, who was born in egypt. In the next 68 years 19311999, all or part of the book of mormon was translated into another 80 languages. Printed copies of the kosraean book of mormon will be available in july 2015. The entire book of mormon has been translated into 85 languages, and selections of the book of mormon have been translated into an additional 25 languages. Who translated the book of mormon into spanish answers. The book of mormons translation marks yet another essential miracle.
Albanian online, gospel library mobile app, pdf, mobile feature phone. The book of mormon is published in 112 languages, and many of them are available in multiple formats online. The book of mormon has been translated in its entirety into 97 languages. Joseph smith said that the book of mormon translation was performed by the gift and power of god the lost 116 pages of the book of mormon manuscript. He said that he was fluent in many languages, including english, afrikaans, hebrew and egyptian, as well as many others. 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. The book of mormons old testament portion bmot quotes heavily from the new testament of the bible. Since 1830 the book of mormon has been published in twentyseven languages. The book of mormon can be bought in many different languages because it has been translated into many different languages, so in the book of mormon that was translated into french, all of the. Translating the book of mormon into other languages commenced relatively soon after the first publication in 1830. Joseph smiths translation and publication of the book of mormon. 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.
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. The translation of the book of lehi is completed, resulting in 116 pages of translated text. Language availability of latterday saint scriptures. Timeline of the book of mormon translation scott woodward.
Many concepts from the book of mormon are present in this book notably 2000 stripling warriors, a liahonalike description of a metal device, the freeman movement, rod of iron, standard of liberty. Often, when we think about the translation of the book of mormon, we immediately think of how joseph smith miraculously translated its reformed egyptian characters into. Those willing to loan their copy of the book of mormon. As of april 2011, the book of mormon has been published in its entirety in. The book of mormon translated and published in 107 languages.
What is the original language of the book of mormon. As of 2015, the book of mormon has been translated into 110 different languages. Book of mormon translator converted the mormon urban. 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. How many languages is the book of mormon printed in answers. Receiving translations of the book of mormon, the churchs signature scripture, for the first time will be speakers of burmese, georgian, navajo. The book of mormons old testament portion bmot quotes heavily from the. For this reason, they are translated into many languages.
Test your knowledge on this religion quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. When he was told that the book of mormon was translated from the ancient egyptian or modified hebrew type of hieroglyphic into the english language by the prophet joseph smith, he. The miraculous translation of the book of mormon into. Book of mormon written in modernday english grace for grace. As a linguistic exercise, he translated the book of. The book of mormon referred to this instrument, together with its breastplate, as a device kept and preserved by the hand of the lord and handed down from generation to generation, for the purpose. Moses, elijah, and alma the younger in the book of mormon were translated. These tables show all the versions of the book of mormon that have been translated. A page about the wonderful worldwide diversity of the church. Book of mormon in 110 languages church of jesus christ. Isaiah and nephi both prophesied that the book of mormon would be translated by him that is not learned so that the lord could show that he is able to do his own work and is a god of.
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