Bible now translated 700th Language
A new milestone has been reached as the Bible has been translated into its 700th language, according to Wycliffe Bible Translators. The charity reports the milestone is indicative of the acceleration that is happening in the work of Bible translation – to the extent that it is impossible to state which translation was actually the 700th, as there were several dedications of physical Bibles as well as several being made available online and via apps, all at about the same time. James Poole, Executive Director of Wycliffe Bible Translators, says: ‘This is such exciting news, and represents the tremendous work that Bible translators are doing across the world. Every time we hear of the Bible being translated into another language, we know that means that for the first time the people in that language group can fully access the complete picture of God’s story.’ James continues: ‘It’s good to take a step back and realise what this 700th Bible means: 5.7 billion people who speak 700 lan...