Latest revision as of 17:31, 25 August 2024

Most commonly known Japanese versions of the Bible.

(Images of the Bible are from Pensées blog.)

口語訳 (Colloquial, 1955~2002)
- 1はじめに神は天と地とを創造された。
- Not used very commonly. First translation since the WWII.
新改訳 (New Revised, 1965~2017) aka NJB 2017
- 1初めに，神が天と地を創造した．
- Used by theologically conservative Protestant churches.
新共同訳 (New Interconfessional, 1987~1988)
- 1初めに、神は天地を創造された。
- Most popular, but not used in theologically conservative churches. Used by both Protestant and Catholic churches. Closer to modern style of writing.
リビングバイブル (Living Bible, 1977~2016)
- 1まだ何もなかった時、神は天と地を造りました。
- Not sure of its popularity, but this is a version from NLT in English.

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 ** [[File:japanese-colloquial.jpeg|400px]]
 ** Not used very commonly. First translation since the WWII.
-* [http://www.christian-life.jp/Bible_D02/Shinkaiyaku/BibleIndex.htm 新改譯] (New Revised, 1965~2017)
+* [http://www.christian-life.jp/Bible_D02/Shinkaiyaku/BibleIndex.htm 新改訳] (New Revised, 1965~2017) aka NJB 2017
 ** 1初めに， 神が天と地を創造した．
 ** Used by theologically conservative Protestant churches.
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 * 新共同訳 (New Interconfessional, 1987~1988)
 ** 1初めに、神は天地を創造された。
-** Most popular, but not used in theologically conservative churches. Used by both Protestant and Catholic churches. More familiar to modern style of writing.
+** Most popular, but not used in theologically conservative churches. Used by both Protestant and Catholic churches. Closer to modern style of writing.
 ** [[File:jap-new-interconfessional.jpeg|400px]]
 * リビングバイブル (Living Bible, 1977~2016)
 ** 1まだ何もなかった時、神は天と地を造りました。
 ** Not sure of its popularity, but this is a version from NLT in English.