Translating the Bible one language at a time
Jan 17, 2021 4:22 PM PHT
Rappler.com
The New World Translation of the Bible is now being made available free of charge in 195 languages, including Tagalog and 5 other Philippine languages, to reach more people in their native tongue.
Jehovah’s Witnesses released the New World Translation in 33 languages in 2020 alone, bringing the total number of published Bible translations to 195.
In the Philippines, the complete revised version of the New World Translation is available in 6 languages namely Tagalog, Cebuano, Waray- Waray, Hiligaynon, Iloko and Pangasinan.
Over 60% of the population speaks Cebuano, Tagalog, and Waray- Waray. Hiligaynon, on the other hand, is spoken mostly in Western Visayas while Iloko is the language of many in Northern and Central Luzon provinces. The Pangasinan language, meanwhile, is predominantly spoken in the Pangasinan province and northern Tarlac.