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John 1:1

(ACV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(ALT) In the beginning was the Word [or, the Expression of [divine] Logic], and the Word was with [or, in communion with] God, and the Word was God [or, was as to His essence God].

(AOV) In die begin was die Woord, en die Woord was by God, en die Woord was God.

(ASV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(BBE) From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.

(BCN) Yn y dechreuad yr oedd y Gair; yr oedd y Gair gyda Duw, a Duw oedd y Gair.

(Bibeln) I begynnelsen var Ordet, och Ordet var hos Gud, och Ordet var Gud.

(Bishops) In the begynnyng was the worde, & the worde was with God: and that worde was God.

(BUL) В началото бе Словото; и Словото беше у Бога; и Словото бе Бог.

(CBK) Na počátku bylo Slovo, a to Slovo bylo u Boha, a to Slovo byl Bůh.

(CEV) In the beginning was the one who is called the Word. The Word was with God and was truly God.

(Dansk) I Begyndelsen var Ordet, og Ordet var hos Gud, og Ordet var Gud.

(Darby) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(DRB) In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God.

(DSV) In den beginne was het Woord, en het Woord was bij God, en het Woord was God.

(EMTV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(ESV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(FDB) Au commencement était la Parole; et la Parole était auprès de Dieu; et la Parole était Dieu.

(FLS) Au commencement était la Parole, et la Parole était avec Dieu, et la Parole était Dieu.

(FPR) Alussa oli Sana, ja Sana oli Jumalan tykönä, ja Sana oli Jumala.

(GEB) Im Anfang war das Wort, und das Wort war bei Gott, und das Wort war Gott.

(Geneva) In the beginning was that Word, and that Word was with God, and that Word was God.

(GLB) Im Anfang war das Wort, und das Wort war bei Gott, und Gott war das Wort.

(GNB) In the beginning the Word already existed; the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(GNEU) Am Anfang war das Wort. Das Wort war bei Gott, ja das Wort war Gott.

(GNT) ᾿Εν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος.

(GNT-TR) εν αρχη ην ο λογος και ο λογος ην προς τον θεον και θεος ην ο λογος

(GNT-V) εν αρχη ην ο λογος και ο λογος ην προς τον θεον και θεος ην ο λογος

(GSB) Im Anfang war das Wort, und das Wort war bei Gott, und das Wort war Gott.

(GW) In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(HKB) Kezdetben vala az Íge, és az Íge vala az Istennél, és Isten vala az Íge.

(HNT) בראשית היה הדבר והדבר היה את האלהים ואלהים היה הדבר׃

(IBIS) Pada mulanya, sebelum dunia dijadikan, Sabda sudah ada. Sabda ada bersama Allah dan Sabda sama dengan Allah.

(ICE) Í upphafi var Orðið, og Orðið var hjá Guði, og Orðið var Guð.

(INR) Nel principio era la Parola, la Parola era con Dio, e la Parola era Dio.

(IRL) Nel principio era la Parola, e la Parola era con Dio, e la Parola era Dio.

(ISV) In the beginning, the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(ITB) Pada mulanya adalah Firman; Firman itu bersama-sama dengan Allah dan Firman itu adalah Allah.

(KJV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(KJV-1611) In the beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(KJVR) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(LBLA) En el principio existía el Verbo, y el Verbo estaba con Dios, y el Verbo era Dios.

(LITV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(MKJV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(Murdock) In the beginning, was the Word; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.

(NBLH) En el principio ya existía el Verbo (la Palabra), y el Verbo estaba con Dios, y el Verbo era Dios.

(Norsk) I begynnelsen var Ordet, og Ordet var hos Gud, og Ordet var Gud.

(PBG) Na początku było Słowo, a ono Słowo było u Boga, a Bogiem było ono Słowo.

(PJFA) No princípio era o Verbo, e o Verbo estava com Deus, e o Verbo era Deus.

(RDCT) La început era Cuvîntul, şi Cuvîntul era cu Dumnezeu, şi Cuvîntul era Dumnezeu.

(ROB) La început era Cuvântul şi Cuvântul era la Dumnezeu şi Dumnezeu era Cuvântul.

(RST) В начале было Слово, и Слово было у Бога, и Слово было Бог.

(RV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(SDK-L) U početku bješe riječ, i riječ bješe u Boga, i Bog bješe riječ.

(So) Bilowgii waxaa jiray Hadalka, Hadalkuna wuxuu la jiray llaah, Hadalkuna wuxuu ahaa llaah.

(SRV) EN el principio era el Verbo, y el Verbo era con Dios, y el Verbo era Dios.

(SSE) En el principio ya era la Palabra, y aquel que es la Palabra era con el Dios, y la Palabra era Dios.

(SVD) فِي الْبَدْءِ كَانَ الْكَلِمَةُ وَالْكَلِمَةُ كَانَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَكَانَ الْكَلِمَةُ اللَّهَ.

(TAB) Nang pasimula siya ang Verbo, at ang Verbo ay sumasa Dios, at ang Verbo ay Dios.

(TKJV) ในเริ่มแรกนั้นพระวาทะทรงเป็นอยู่แล้ว และพระวาทะทรงอยู่กับพระเจ้า และพระวาทะทรงเป็นพระเจ้า

(TKK) Başlangıçta Söz vardı. Söz Tanrı'yla birlikteydi ve Söz Tanrı'ydı.

(Tyndale) In the beginnynge was the worde and the worde was with God: and the worde was God.

(UBIO) Споконвіку було Слово, а Слово в Бога було, і Бог було Слово.

(Vamvas) Εν αρχή ήτο ο Λόγος, και ο Λόγος ήτο παρά τω Θεώ, και Θεός ήτο ο Λόγος.

(Viet) Ban đầu có Ngôi Lời, Ngôi Lời ở cùng Đức Chúa Trời, và Ngôi Lời là Đức Chúa Trời.

(Vulgate) in principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum

(Webster) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(WNT) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(WycliffeNT) In the bigynnyng was the word, and the word was at God, and God was the word.

(YLT) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

Wow, interesting. I like looking at and comparing the related languages. English and Dutch are very close indeed in this particular verse. I'd love to see this verse in Irish, btw.

Not sure if I can identify some of these languages, so I'm gonna have a go.

Is this Swedish?



Hungarian?



No idea about this one at all. Farsi?



And this seems to be related to the one above.



Not even gonna try to guess this one.



Judging by the numerous loanwords from Spanish, I'd guess this is Tagalog, just as an educated guess.

When I was interested in Irish I had tried looking for an Irish Bible. I hadn't found anything that useful though. However, via a quick search, I found this: http://www.worldscriptures.org/pages/irish.html



This is Welsh of the same passage that's in the photo of the Irish text above.

John 1:1-8 BCN
(1) Yn y dechreuad yr oedd y Gair; yr oedd y Gair gyda Duw, a Duw oedd y Gair.
(2) Yr oedd ef yn y dechreuad gyda Duw.
(3) Daeth pob peth i fod trwyddo ef; hebddo ef ni ddaeth un dim sydd mewn bod.
(4) Ynddo ef yr oedd bywyd, a'r bywyd, goleuni dynion ydoedd.
(5) Y mae'r goleuni yn llewyrchu yn y tywyllwch, ac nid yw'r tywyllwch wedi ei drechu ef.
(6) Daeth dyn wedi ei anfon oddi wrth Dduw, a'i enw Ioan.
(7) Daeth hwn yn dyst, i dystiolaethu am y goleuni, er mwyn i bawb ddod i gredu trwyddo.
(8) Nid ef oedd y goleuni, ond daeth i dystiolaethu am y goleuni.






1917 Swedish Bible




Hungarian Károli Bible



Indonesian Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari (BIS)




Indonesian Terjemahan Baru , very good observation.



It's Somali. One of the few Hamitic languages which has Roman script.


Yep, that is Tagalog.

My grandmother has a wonderful little Norwegian Bible she inherited from her mother that is over 100 years old. It's written in the Riksmal (Danish-influenced urban Norwegian) of the late 1800s. My Grandmother reads from it on special occasions and John 1:1 in her bible is almost identical to both the Danish and Norwegian versions in the OP.

Interesting, how did you get your computer to text that?

I have a program called e-sword. Lots of translations are there. All I did was copy and paste.

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I thought that was e-sword - someone who was trying to convert me installed that on one of my computers . . .

They shouldn't have done that without asking, but it is a cool program for how much it "costs". Kinda like Open Office.

Huh.

Hmmm, you have to pay for it?

I thought he downloaded it - I do not recall him bringing a disc. He may have an account, though. He's a Fundamentalist, and doesn't mind spending money on such things.

Also, maybe in Fundamentalism there are huge budgets for proselytizing!

I would not know, I'm not one of their 'success stories'

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Freeware stuff.


Anyway... it is still neat to see the change between languages. Such as, which one is closer to Latin: Spanish, Italian, or French?

LATIN
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Vulgate
(4) caritas patiens est benigna est caritas non aemulatur non agit perperam non inflatur
(5) non est ambitiosa non quaerit quae sua sunt non inritatur non cogitat malum
(6) non gaudet super iniquitatem congaudet autem veritati
(7) omnia suffert omnia credit omnia sperat omnia sustinet

ITALIAN
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 INR
(4) L'amore è paziente, è benevolo; l'amore non invidia; l'amore non si vanta, non si gonfia,
(5) non si comporta in modo sconveniente, non cerca il proprio interesse, non s'inasprisce, non addebita il male,
(6) non gode dell'ingiustizia, ma gioisce con la verità;
(7) soffre ogni cosa, crede ogni cosa, spera ogni cosa, sopporta ogni cosa.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 IRL
(4) La carità è paziente, è benigna; la carità non invidia; la carità non si vanta, non si gonfia,
(5) non si comporta in modo sconveniente, non cerca il proprio interesse, non s'inasprisce, non sospetta il male,
(6) non gode dell'ingiustizia, ma gioisce con la verità;
(7) soffre ogni cosa, crede ogni cosa, spera ogni cosa, sopporta ogni cosa.

SPANISH
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NBLH
(4) El amor es paciente, es bondadoso. El amor no tiene envidia; el amor no es jactancioso, no es arrogante.
(5) No se porta indecorosamente; no busca lo suyo, no se irrita, no toma en cuenta el mal recibido .
(6) El amor no se regocija de la injusticia, sino que se alegra con la verdad.
(7) Todo lo sufre, todo lo cree, todo lo espera, todo lo soporta.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 LBLA
(4) El amor es paciente, es bondadoso; el amor no tiene envidia; el amor no es jactancioso, no es arrogante;
(5) no se porta indecorosamente; no busca lo suyo, no se irrita, no toma en cuenta el mal recibido ;
(6) no se regocija de la injusticia, sino que se alegra con la verdad;
(7) todo lo sufre, todo lo cree, todo lo espera, todo lo soporta.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 SSE
(4) La caridad es sufrida, es benigna; la caridad no tiene envidia, la caridad no hace sin razón, no se envanece;
(5) no es injuriosa, no busca lo suyo, no se irrita, no piensa mal;
(6) no se recrea de la injusticia, mas se recrea de la verdad;
(7) todo lo sufre, todo lo cree, todo lo espera, todo lo soporta.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 SRV
(4) La caridad es sufrida, es benigna; la caridad no tiene envidia, la caridad no hace sinrazón, no se ensancha;
(5) No es injuriosa, no busca lo suyo, no se irrita, no piensa el mal;
(6) No se huelga de la injusticia, mas se huelga de la verdad;
(7) Todo lo sufre, todo lo cree, todo lo espera, todo lo soporta.

FRENCH
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 FLS
(4) La charité est patiente, elle est pleine de bonté; la charité n'est point envieuse; la charité ne se vante point, elle ne s'enfle point d'orgueil,
(5) elle ne fait rien de malhonnête, elle ne cherche point son intérêt, elle ne s'irrite point, elle ne soupçonne point le mal,
(6) elle ne se réjouit point de l'injustice, mais elle se réjouit de la vérité;
(7) elle excuse tout, elle croit tout, elle espère tout, elle supporte tout.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 FDB
(4) L'amour use de longanimité; il est plein de bonté; l'amour n'est pas envieux; l'amour ne se vante pas; il ne s'enfle pas d'orgueil;
(5) il n'agit pas avec inconvenance; il ne cherche pas son propre intérêt; il ne s'irrite pas;
(6) il n'impute pas le mal; il ne se réjouit pas de l'injustice, mais se réjouit avec la vérité;
(7) il supporte tout, croit tout, espère tout, endure tout.

Yes it's very interesting.

A point of curiousity, though, as we were discussing elsewhere - why did you place this thread under Random rather than under the Religion and Philosophy heading

Yeah that's what made this thread stand out amonst other threads. We know....

Because this is not religious or philosophical, it has to do with linguistics.

Oh, OK, then comparisons between operatic libretti are OK for this topic, right? Those can be really interesting!
I mean, even though the topic heading says "Bible" rather than "Linguistics" . . .

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