Bible translations into the languages of Russia

Traditionally Russia used the Old Church Slavonic Bible (see Slavic Bibles) and in the modern era Bible translations into Russian. The minority languages of Russia usually have a much more recent history.

Bible translations into the languages of Russia include:

Avar

The Bible is being translated into Avar language (North Caucasian) of the Caucasus by the Institute for Bible Translation. The first portion in Avar, John, was published in 1979, Mark followed in 1996, Luke and Acts in 2000, Proverbs in 2005, and the complete New Testament in September 2008. Work on the Old Testament continues.

Azerbaijani

Main article: Bible translations into Azerbaijani

Belarusian

Main article: Bible translations into Belarusian

Buryat

Main article: Bible translations into Buryat

Gagauz

The Institute for Bible Translation is translating the Bible into the Gagauz language.

Translation	John (İoan) 3:16
IBT, 2006	Zerä Allah ölä pek sevdi bu dünneyi, ani verdi biricik Oolunu, ki herkezi, kim inanacek Ona, kaybelmesin, ama diveç yaşasın.

Kalmyk, Oirat

Main article: Bible translations into Kalmyk

Koryak

The first portion of the Bible in Koryak language (Chukotko-Kamchatkan family), selections from Luke, was published by Institute for Bible Translation in 1995. This was followed by the whole gospel in 2005, and the first 17 verses of John in 2008.

• Koryak Gospel of Luke

Shor

Shor is a Turkic language spoken by about 10,000 people in the Kemerovo Province in south-central Siberia. The Institute for Bible Translation published the first Bible portion in Shor language, Luke 2:1-20 in 2000. In 2004 they published Mark, and in 2008 John 1:1-17.

Sorbian

Michel Hornik (Michael Hornig) - into Sorbian. Jan Bjedrich Fryco (Johann Friedrich Fritze) - into Lower Sorbian

Tatar

Nikolai Ivanovitch Ilminski, a Russian Orthodox priest, translated into the Tatar language. The Institute for Bible Translation is working on a modern translation, the new testament of which has already been published.

Translation	John 3:16
IBT Modern translation	Чөнки Аллаһы дөньяны шулкадәр яратты ки, Улына иман китерүче беркем һәлак булмасын өчен, бәлки мәңгелек тормыш алсын өчен, Үзенең бердәнбер Улын бирде.
Transliteration	Śönki Allahı dön'yanı šulkadär yarattı ki, Ulına iman kiterüśe berkem hälak bulmasın öśen, bälki mäŋgelek tormıš alsın öśen, Üzeneŋ berdänber Ulın birde.

Tuvan

The Institute for Bible Translation is working on a Tuvan language translation of the Bible. They published Mark in 1996, Luke and Acts in 1997, the whole New Testament in 2001, Ruth, Esther, Jonah and Lamentations in 2003, and the Pentateuch, Proverbs and Psalms in 2005. The complete Bible is due to be published in the summer of 2010.

Translation	John (Иоанның) 3:16
Institute for Bible Translation (2001)	Оглунга бүзүрээн кижи бүрүзү өлбезин, харын мөнге амыдыралдыг болзун дээш, Бурган Бодунуң эр чаңгыс Оглун берипкен. Ооң бо делегейниң улузунга ынакшылы ол хире болган-дыр.
Transliteration	Oglunga büzüreen kiži bürüzü ölbezin, xarın mönge amıdıraldıg bolzun deeš, Burgan Bodunuŋ er čaŋgıs Oglun beripken. Ooŋ bo delegeyniŋ uluzunga ınakšılı ol xire bolgan-dır.

Wakhi

The translation of the Bible into Wakhi language has begun in Moscow. The first publication of a biblical text into Wakhi, was an excerpt from the Gospel of Luke (2:1-20) in a book on the birth of Jesus in the 80 languages of the peoples of the CIS, (IBT, 2000. p. 68-69). In 2001 the Institute for Bible Translation published 1,500 copies of Selections from Luke.

Translation	Lord's Prayer, from Luke 11:2-4
Latin script	Yiso yavər x̆atəy: «Sayišt i dəo carəv, x̆anəv: „Ey bzыrgwor Tat ki də osmonət cəy! Ti bəzыrg nung bər olam ыmыt! Ləcər dəwroni Ti podšoyi ɣ̆at-ət, zəmin-ət zəmon də hыkmi taw ыmыt! Spo rыsq-ət rыzi sakər nəsib car! Cə spo gənoən šəxs! Sak bə kuy, ki sakər šakiɣ̆, cə kərk! kыx̆ter baxṣ̌əṣ̌ carən. Cə bandi nafs-ət awasən, Cə waswasayi Iblisən saki niga δыr!“»
Cyrillic alphabet	Йисо йавəр х̌атəй: «Сайишт ҙи дəо царəв, х̌анəв: „Ей бзыргв̌ор Тат ки дə осмонəт цəй! Ти бəзырг нунг бəр олам ымыт! Лəцəр дəв̌рони Ти подшойи г̌ат-əт, зəмин-əт зəмон дə ҳыкми тав̌ ымыт! Спо рысқ-əт рызи сакəр нəсиб цар! Цə спо гəноəн шəхс! Сак бə куй, ки сакəр шакиг̌ цə кəрк! Кых̌тəр бахш̣əш̣ царəн. Цə банди нафс-əт ав̌асəн, Цə в̌асв̌асайи Иблисəн саки нига д̌ыр!“»

Sakha

An edition of the Gospels into the Sakha language (Yakut language) was prepared by the Kazan Missionary Society at the expense of the British and Foreign Bible Society, two were finished in 1897. The four gospels were completed in June 1898, and an edition of 3,000 was printed at Kazan.

Currently a new full translation of the Bible sponsored by the International Bible Society is being done by the well-known writer Nikolai Luginov, with assistance from a professional translator, Aita Shaposnikova. The New Testament was published in 2004 and reprinted in 2008. The psalms were published in January 2010.

Translation	John 3:16
International Bible Society, 2008	Таҥара бу аан дойдуну ол курдук таптаан, Бэйетин Төрөппүт Сођотох Уолун, Кинини итеђэйэр ханнык бађарар киһи өлбөтүн, бараммат олохтонорун туһугар, биэрбитэ».
Transliteration	Taŋara bu aan doydunu ol kurduk taptaan, Beyetin Töröppüt Soğotox Uolun, Kinini iteğeyer xannık bağarar kihi ölbötün, barammat oloxtonorun tuhugar bierbite.
Kazan, 1898	Тан̨ара а̄н дойдуну солкурдук тапта̄быта, арай Бӓйӓтін соб соготох тӧро̄бӱт Уолун, бары Кініӓхӓ ітӓгӓйӓччі ол́бӧтӱн, хата ӧрӱтӱн ты̄нна̄х буоллун діӓн, а̄н дойдуга біӓрбітӓ.

• Pdf New Testament from IBT