Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2020 released the New World
Translation (Bible) in the American Sign Language and 32 other languages.
The group said it is the most in any year since the first
translation was released in 1950 and as of December 31, 2020, the New World
Translation has been published in 195 languages.
Geoffrey Jackson, a member of the governing body of Jehovah’s
Witnesses while speaking at the Witnesses’ release event in Florida, United
States, explained that one of the many milestones in their 2020 translation
work was reached on February 15, when they completed the Bible in the American
Sign Language.
He said as far as the Witnesses know, the organisation is the first or group of persons to release the complete Bible in ASL and that it probably means it is the first complete Bible in sign language in the world and in the history of mankind.
“As far as we know, Jehovah’s Witnesses are the first
organization or group of persons to release the complete Bible in ASL. And
probably that means it’s the first complete Bible in sign language in the world
(and) in the history of mankind,” Jackson said.
As of today, The New World Translation is available in whole
or in part in nine Nigerian languages with plans in the pipeline to translate
it into 36 additional languages in 2021.
“There is also an ongoing effort to distribute these Bibles
free of charge in Nigeria,” the organisation said.
Besides hard copies, the jw.org website and the JW Library
App make their digital publications available without charge or advertisements
in all the languages available.
A primary aim of their translation, according to the group,
has been the restoration of the name of God—Jehovah—to the more than 7,000
places in the Bible where other translators have substituted it with titles
such as “Lord.”
The translation work is carried out by teams of volunteer
translators who work in the areas where the target languages are spoken.
The translation, publishing, and printing work of the
Witnesses are all supported by voluntary donations. This allows the Witnesses
to make the New World Translation available worldwide free of charge.
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