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WikiProject Wiki Bible

Wikiproject Wiki Bible is a wikiproject to create an original, open content translation of the source text of the Bible that will be in the Public Domain. It is located at Bible (Wikisource). This is a work in progress. Everyone is welcome. If you know Greek or Hebrew, add your name to the list of participants and claim a chapter! Or if you don't want to make that commitment yet, check somebody else's work. If you don't know Greek or Hebrew, we can still very much use your English skills in proof-reading and tweaking the text. See Frequently asked questions for any initial questions you may have, and discuss the project here.

Translation guidelines

• Stay faithful to the original source text and do not borrow from copyrighted modern versions. The text should be as literal as possible while still translating the correct meaning into good English.
• Keep the translation simple, non-technical, robust, and easy-to-understand.
• Avoid sectarian disputes, possibly by footnoting variant translations.
• Share your sources. (In the page talk put all details about which source text you used.--and any other such details about the translation.)
• Don't hesitate to add footnotes. All kinds of footnotes are welcome, including if you're really not sure about how something should be translated. Either another editor will see your footnote, and fix the text, or it is a place where translating well is really difficult, and this info is good to be passed on to the reader. (In case of ambiguity in the text, put the other possible renderings in the footnotes.)

Status of Project:

• Project history
• Stages (proposal)

Claimed Chapters

• 1 Samuel 1 - Yemenim
• Ezra 6 - James Bowick
• Song of Solomon - LittleStar
• Daniel - Citizensunshine
• 1 Corinthians 1–14 - Alastair Haines 09:41, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
• 1 Corinthians 15--Hieronymus 13:18, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
• Colossians 1 - ilumixochi
• 1 John 1-5 - Pleonic
• Jude 1 - liberalgrace
• Ephesians 2-4 - Jeff Smelser
• Revelation 2 – Fiat Lux

Partial Books

• Deuteronomy (ch. 3, 9)
• Joshua (ch. 16)
• Psalms (ch. 1-36,100,115,134)
• Song of Songs (ch. 6-8)
• Ephesians (ch. 1)
• Revelation (ch. 1)

Translated Books:

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Ecclesiastes
• Lamentations
• Habakkuk

• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke
• John
• Romans
• Galatians
• Philemon
• Titus
• James
• 2 John – looks good, but will comprehensively review Alastair Haines 16:24, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
• 3 John – looks good, but will comprehensively review Alastair Haines 16:24, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Reviews of 2 and 3 John completed (some time ago). Alastair Haines (talk) 05:48, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

• Ruth
• Obadiah

So far all translated books are in a draft state. Please help fix 'em up!

Participants

Member List This is the list of participants. If you would like to help please add your name to the end of the list. Type #~~~ at the end of the list to add you name. If you want the current date and time after your name add one more "~". If you understand Greek or Hebrew very well please add " - Translator" after the #~~~. If you don't understand Greek and Hebrew very well then you can add " - editor" after you name. Be sure to get your user box here. liberalgrace (aka cAlan) - Translator Doc glasgow LaggedOnUser jDavid2008 Alex43223 Yemenim - Translator Laleena 14:46, 5 July 2007 (UTC) Jonathan Gallagher - Translator fontwords Pleonic - Translator JoeNYCBoi - Translator Citizensunshine - Translator gospeltothepoor jakedm84 Ilumixochi - Translator Lyons24000 LittleStar - Translator Alastair Haines 09:43, 3 May 2008 (UTC) - Translator Fiat Lux, 30 May 2008 - Translator maklelan - Translator Cato Jon ICXC_NIKA - Translator User:ILVI lgministries - Translator Arlen22 (talk) 14 June 2009 Raan0001 (talk) - Editor Sije (talk) Alegend (talk) - Translator Ramseyaiyer 17:52, 3 February 2011 (UTC) -Translator Nicholasrpope - Translator gingerkid1234 - Hebrew translator Salofmilwaukee - Editor User:Geofferybard Editor. May weigh in on selected translation issues. Committed to WMF-NPOV. Friendly to a wide range of theological stances (Barth to Bultmann!) Forte is presentation in English. Concerned with development of a consistent style to the degree appropriate between groups of texts insofar as same applied in original texts, eg. Duetero-Isaiah, or the different classes of Epistles attributed to St. Paul, which have different styles in the original. User boxes Here are user boxes. Pick the one that applies to you, and copy and paste the code above it into your user page. To put one on your Wikipedia User page go here. {{Wikisource:WikiProject_Wiki_Bible/UBX/T}} This user is a translator of WikiProject Wiki Bible {{Wikisource:WikiProject_Wiki_Bible/UBX/E}} This user is an editor of WikiProject Wiki Bible {{Wikisource:WikiProject_Wiki_Bible/UBX/M}} This user is a member of WikiProject Wiki Bible Made by: Arlen22 (talk) 22:33, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

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External Resources

• Online Greek New Testament, [1], [2]
• Perseus Greek Vocabulary Tool
• Perseus Greek Word Study Tool
• Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
• The Masoretic Text
• Hebrew Bible According to the Masoretic Text and the JPS1917 ed
• Hebrew-English Edition of above
• Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia -Authorized Version sublinear Bible (w/ transliteration)
• Novum Testamentum Graece (NA 27)
• UBS Greek New Testament (4th edition)
• The Sword Project (from Crosswire Bible Society)
• NTGreek.net Three graduated courses designed for students who want to learn to read the Greek New Testament
• e-Sword Bible Software Has many different translations and dictionaries (including Webster's 1828 dictionary) which can be installed as modules.
• NET Bible Why re-invent the wheel?
• Online Parallel Study Bible Read and Search the Bible in Greek, Hebrew, English, Latin, and other parallel versions.