American Bible Society 
 
 Specimen Verses 
 
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 ASIS 
 
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C 1776. OENTEOIAL EXHIBITION. 1876. ^ 
 SPECIMEN VERSES 
 
 FROM VERSIO.N'S IN DIFFERENT 
 
 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS 
 
 IN WHICH THE 
 
 HOLY SCRIPTURES 
 
 HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND CIRCULATED BY THE 
 
 AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY 
 
 AND THE 
 
 BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. 
 
 Tiie Lard govt tht Word : great wat the company ofthote that publhhcd it." 
 
 NEW YORK : 
 
 AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, 
 
 INSTITUTED IN THE YEAR MDCCCXVI. 
 
 1876. 
 
tihvavy of Che t:heolo0ical ^tminwy 
 
 PRINCETON . NEW JERSEY 
 PRESENTED BY 
 
 Conway W, Shearer 
 . A5(5" 
 
 AND THE 
 
 BEITISH & FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY, 
 
 AT THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. 
 
JOHN III. IG. 
 
 1. ENGLISH. 
 
 For God so loved the world, that he 
 gave his only begotten Son, that whoso- 
 ever believeth in him should not perish, 
 but have everlasting life. 
 
 2. HEBREW. 
 
 •12^^^ ^b 13 irjij^-jn-bD ]Tzb *Trm ids 
 :ib rrr t2brj ^-rrn^ ^rj 
 
 3. GREEK (Ancient). 
 OvTCO yap r)yd'Tn)a€V 6 Qeo<; top Kocrfiov, 
 
 uxTTe Tov vlov avTOV Tov fiovoyevrj ehcoicev^ Xva 
 7ra? TTcaTevcov et? avrov fjurj aTroXrjTat, aXX 
 ^XV ^<^V^ alcovtov. 
 
 4. GREEK (Modern). 
 AiOTL Toaov rjyoLTrr^crev 6 Qeo<i tov koct/jlov, 
 
 ioare e8a)/Cc tov Tlbv avTOv tov fiovoyevi], Blo, 
 va fjur) ciTToXeaOfi Tra? 6 TnaTevcov et9 avrov^ 
 dWa vd €)(rj ^ojrjv alcoviov. 
 
 5. LATIN. 
 
 Sic enim Deus dilexit mundiim, ut Filium 
 suum unigenitum claret, ut omnis qui credit 
 in eum non pereat, sed habeat vitam eternam. 
 
JOHN III. 16. 
 
 6. FRENCH. 
 
 Car Dieu a tellement aiin6 le monde, qu'il 
 a donn6 son Fils unique, afin que quiconque 
 croit en lui ne j)6risse point, mais qu'il ait la 
 vie 6ternelle. 
 
 7. SPANISH. 
 
 Porque de tal manera amo Dios al mundo, 
 que haya dado & su Hijo unig6nito ; j)ara que 
 todo aquel que en 61 creyere, no se pierda, 
 mas tenga vida eterua. 
 
 8. CATALAN. (Eastern Spain.) 
 
 Puix Deu ha amat de tal modo al mon, que 
 
 ha donat son unigenit Fill, ^ fi de que tot 
 
 horn que creu en ell no peresca, ans be tinga 
 
 la vida eterna. 
 
 9. PORTUGUESE. 
 
 Porque de tal maneira amou Deos ao mundo, 
 
 que deo a seu Filho unigenito; para que todo 
 
 aquelle que nelle er6, nao pere9a, mas tenha 
 
 a vida eterna. 
 
 (Colonies in 
 10. INDO-PORTUGUESE. CeyZon,^fcc.) 
 
 Parqui assi Deos ja ama o mundo, qui elle 
 
 ja da sua s6 gerado Filho, qui quemseja lo cr6 
 
 ne elle nada ser perdido senao qui lo acha vida 
 
 eterno. 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
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 11. ITALIAN. 
 
 Perciocche Iddio ha tanto amato il mondo, 
 ch'egli ha dato il suo unigenito Figliuolo, 
 acciocche chiuuque crede in lui uon perisca, 
 ma abbia vita eterna. 
 
 (Waldcnses, 
 12. VAUDOIS. N.Italij.) 
 
 Perqu6 Diou ha tant vourgu b6n ar mount, qu'a 
 1 ha doun^ so Fill unic, per que quiounqu6 crC en 
 el periss6 pa, ma qu'a 1 abbia la vita ^ternella. 
 
 13. PIEDMONTESE. 
 
 Perch(5 Iddiou a 1 ha voulsu tantou ben al 
 mound, eh'a 1 ha dait so Fieul unic, per che 
 chiounque a i presta fede a perissa nen, ma 
 ch'a 1 abbia la vita eterna. 
 
 14. ROMANESE (Oberland). (Switzerland.) 
 
 Parchei Deus ha teniu il mund aschi car, ca el 
 
 ha dau siu parsulnaschiu figl, par ca scadin, ca crei 
 
 en el, vomi buc & perder, mo hagi la vita perpetna. 
 
 15. ROMANESE (Enghadine). (SwitzerJand.) 
 
 Perche chia Deis ha taunt ama '1 muond, ch'el 
 
 ha dat seis unigenit Filg, acio chia scodihi chi 
 
 craja in el nun giaja it perder, mo haja vita eterna. 
 
 16. ROUMAN. {Danubian Prov.) 
 Caci asa a iubit Dumnedeu lumea, incat a dat 
 pre Fiiul seu eel unul-nascut, ca tot ccl co crede 
 in el si nu se pierde, ci si aiba vieta eterna. 
 
JOHN III. IG. 
 
 17. WELSH. 
 
 Caiiys felly y carodcl Duw y byd, fel y 
 rlioddodd oi'o ei uuig-anedig Fab, fel na choller 
 pwy bynnag a gredo ynddo of, ond caffael o 
 liono fywyd tragywyddol. 
 
 {HUjhlancls of 
 
 18. GAELIC. Scotland.) 
 
 Oil* is ann mar sin a ghrudhaieli Dia an 
 saoghal, gu'n d'thug e 'aon-ghin Mhic f6in, 
 chum as ge b'e neach a chreideas ann, nach 
 sgriosar e, ach gii'm bi a'bheatha shiorruidli 
 aige. 
 
 19. IRISH. 
 01|t if TT)<v|i fo bo 3\i'<x6r,^ Of<v <vi) b6TT)<xt), 
 
 30 bcu5 re <v eiT)5eiT) W})e]c [ve]r)l ^orjny 
 5|6 be ctieibe^r <vt) i)<xc |i<xc<\.6 x^ o^ ^^5<'^) 
 <!icb 50 njbe]t <!ii) becoi ffoniy,6c <xi5e. 
 
 20. MANX. (McofMan.) 
 Son Iheid y ghraih shen hug Jee da'n theihll, 
 
 dy dug eh e ynrycan Vac v'er ny gheddyn, 
 nagh jinnagh quoi-erbee* chredjagh ayusyn 
 cherraghtyn, agh yn vea ta dy bragli farraglityn 
 y chosney. 
 
 21. BRETON. (Brittany.) 
 
 Rag cvel-se eo en deus Doue caret ar bed, 
 
 ma en deus roed e Vab uuik-ganet, evit na 
 
 vezo kct collet pioubenag a gred ennan, mes 
 
 ma en dcvezo ar vuez eternel. 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 22. GERMAN. 
 
 5llfo ^at @Ott tie Sfielt gellebct, tuifj cr fciiicii ciiit]c= 
 bonicii Sofjii gab, aiif bajj 5((Ic, bic an if)ii g(aiiben, 
 nld)t Dcrloreii merben, fouberii baa cmige Scbeii f;abcu. 
 
 23. DUTCH. 
 Want alzoo lief lieeft God de wereld gebad, 
 dat hij zijneu eeniggeboren' Zoon gegev^en 
 lieeft, opdat een iegelijk, die in hem gelooft, 
 niet verderve, maar liet eeuwige leven hebbe. 
 
 24. DANISH. 
 
 Xf)i faa I;aDcr ®ub cl[fct SSerbcn, at I;au fjabcr gbct 
 fin Sou ben ccnbaanie, paa bet at Ipcv ben, [om troer 
 paa \)am, iffe [fat fortabeo, men I;aDe et enigt iJiD. 
 
 25. SWEDISH. 
 
 3:i; fa iilffabe ®ub lucrlbcna, att l)an utgaf fin enba 
 Son, pa bet att Ipax ocf} en, fom tror pd f)ononi, [fall 
 Icfe forgd6, utan fii eminnerltgit lif. 
 
 26. ICELANDIC. 
 
 J)vi svo elskaoi Guo heiminn, ao liaiiu gaf 
 siiin eingetinn Son, til pcss ao liver, sem a liann 
 truir, ekki glatist, heldur Lafi eilift lif. 
 
 27. FLEMISH. 
 
 Want alzoo lief heeft God de wereld gehad, 
 dat hij zijnen eeniggeboren Zoon gaf; opdat 
 alien, die in hem gelooven, niet verloren wor- 
 deu, maar het eeuwige leven hebbcn. 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 28. NEGRO-ENGLISH. (Surinam.) 
 
 Bikasi na so fasi Gado ben lobbi koiidre, va 
 
 a gi da wa7i Pikien va hem, va deni allamal, 
 
 dissi briebi na hem, no sa go lasi, ma va dem 
 
 habi (hi Liebi vo tehgo. 
 
 29. CREOLESE. {West Indies.) 
 
 Want soo Godt ka hab die Weereld lief, dat 
 
 hem ka giev sie eenig gebooren Soon, dat 
 
 sellie almael die gloov na hem, no sal kom 
 
 vcrlooren, maer sal hab die eewig Leven. 
 
 30. ALBANIAN (Gheg). 
 Scpso Perendia kalii c desti boteno, sa Sa 
 Blrin' c vet, vetem-l'emino, per mos me uvdiere 
 iiee-kus t'i besoye, per to kcte yete te pa- 
 
 soseme. 
 
 31. ALBANIAN (Tosk). 
 ^6 yjre UepVTia kclke e heai iroTeve^ aa 
 ice ha re Tripp irly re jBerep^uve, ice r^lXi 
 ho ice re Trecroye vre at' re /xo? '^^ovfiirda-e^ 
 TTo re icere yirev^ i ira aoaovpe. 
 
 32. BASQUE (Labourdin Dialect). (Pvn-hcnces.) 
 
 Jaincoac ecen hain maite i9an du ' muudua, 
 
 non eman baitu here Seme bakharra, amorea 
 
 gatic noreere sinhesten baitu hura baithan gal 
 
 ez dadin, bainan 9an decan bethiereco bicia. 
 
JOHN III. 16. 
 33. RUSSIAN. 
 
 H6o TaKi bo3JK)6h.i'b Bor^ Mipi, qio 
 OT^aJLi Cbina CBoero e^HHopo^Haro, Aadti 
 BCflKiit, Btpyiomiii b:& Hero, ne norH6i, ho 
 
 HM'fejI'B 5KH3Hb BtHHyiO. 
 
 34. SLAVONIC. 
 
 Takw ko bo3ak)kh Brx Mipz, rAKW 
 H Gha CBOEro eA""^P^A"Aro ^aaz ecTh, 
 
 AA BCAKZ B'fepgAH BX OHh, HE nOPHK- 
 HETZ, HO HMATb TKHBOTX B'KhHWH. 
 
 35. BOHEMIAN. 
 
 S^iebo taf S3u^ milomal [met, Je 6l;na fmefjo gcbno= 
 rojcne^o bal, abi) fajbi;, fb03 iDfrj h) nef;o, nejabi^nul, 
 ale mel 5itt)ot trecm;. 
 
 36. BULGARIAN. 
 
 3amoTO Bor'B to^kosb b'&3jk)6h CBtit- 
 Ti, moTO 4340 CbiHa cBoero e4HHopo4Ha- 
 ro, sa 4a ho nortme bchkoS koMto B-fepy- 
 Ba Bi nero, ho 4a Hina acHBOit Bt^ieHt. 
 
JOHN III. 16. 
 
 37. WENDISH (Upper). (Lusatia.) 
 ^[cf)et03 taf jc S3oI) ton 8oH)ict luboitjal, [o mou 
 
 |flroief;o icnicjfef)o narobjcnef)0 36i;na bal jc, fo bl;^ii 
 [(I)i^i;, fij bo nie[;o w'ma, [f)iibeni nebi^li, ale irjccine 
 5itrenie mjeli. 
 
 38. WENDISH (Lower). {Lumtia.) 
 g5fcf)eto taf jo S3of;g ten ffmet Iiibolcal, aj men 
 
 lymo^ogo iabno|)oro5oncgo ffonna bal jo, abii fd)J;fne 
 bo liogo mcre^e, fgiibone iiebull, ale to uimernc jinrehe 
 mell. 
 
 39. SLOVENIAN. 
 Kajti tako je Bog Ijubil svet, da je sina 
 svojega edinorojenega dal, da kdorkoli veruje 
 va-nj, ne pogine, nego da ima vecno ^ivljenje. 
 
 40. SERVIAN. 
 
 Jep Bory laKO onH^be CBHJei ^a je h 
 cHHa CBOJera j eAHHopoAHora 4ao, 4a hh 
 je4aH KOJH ra BJepyje ne norHHe, Hero 
 
 4a HMa 5KHB0T BJCHUH. 
 
 41. CROATIAN. 
 Jer Bogu tako omilje svijet da je i sina 
 svojega jedinorodnoga dao, da ni jedan koji 
 ga vjeruje ne pogine, nego da ima zivot vjecni. 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
 42. SAMOGITIAN. 
 
 SRefa tai\>o ^ietoaS numilcio froieta, jog Sunu famo 
 trilenglniufi biime: ibant fiefn?iena6, fur6 ing \i tif, ne 
 prcyutu, bet turctu amjina gimata. 
 
 43. LITHUANIAN. 
 
 Jaipo !Diem9 moicjo fmietq, fab [amo miengimmufi 
 fuiiu bamc, jcib triffl i ii tiffi ue |)ra)3ultu, bet ani^ina 
 gl;lnata turretu. 
 
 44. LETTISH. (Livonia.) 
 
 Un tif lo^ti 2)eeiD6 to j)afauli mi^lejiQ, fa irinfc^ 
 
 [atnii ^afd)u lcenn))ecbfuimufd)u ^e^Iu irr bclrlS, fa 
 
 tDijTeem teem, faS ti33 eeffd) ttiinna ne bu^9 |)afiifteed, 
 
 bet to nnif)[rf)iga bpmofd)anu babbu^t. 
 
 45. POLISH. 
 
 Albowiem tak B6g umilowal §wiat, ze Syna 
 swego iednorodzonego dal, aby kazdy, kto weii 
 wierzy, nie zginal, ale mial zywot wieczny. 
 
 46. FINNISH. 
 
 S'lUa niin on 3umala raailinaa rafajlanut, cttd f)an 
 anboi ^dneu ainoan gjoifanfa, ettd jofainen fiilu n[foo 
 f)dmn |3ddIIenfd, ci pibd {)uffuman, mutta ijanfaiffifen 
 eldnidn faaman. 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 47. NORWAY-LAPPONESE (or Quanian). 
 
 Dastgo nuft rakkasen ani Ibmel mailme, atte 
 barnes san addi, dam aino, amas juokkas, gutte 
 su ala assko, lapput, mutto vai agalas sellem 
 sail azusi. 
 
 48. LAP. 
 
 Sutte nail ctfi Submcl mdralbeb, atk fobn ulfofirabbi 
 ainaragatiim ^arbneb6, h?al fart futte, juffo Jaffa fo 
 ml, i falfa lappot ainat obtjot cfeioen elemcb. 
 
 49. (Reval) ESTHONIAN. {Russia.) 
 Seft ncnba on Summal ma-ilma arniajlannb, et 
 
 tcmma omnia aino fiinbinub ^ola on annut), ct ufffl, 
 fc9 tcmma [if[c uffub, ci pea f)uUa [ama, iraib, ct igga= 
 iDcnnc cKo tcmmal pcah odcma. 
 
 50. (Dorpat) ESTHONIAN. 
 
 ©eft niba om 3nmmal \cbha lima armaflanu, et 
 tcmma omnia aino fiinbinu ^oiga om anbnu, et fif, 
 fca tcmma fi6fc uffma, l^uffa ci fa, enge iggamcft eflo 
 falua. 
 
 51. HUNGARIAN. 
 
 Mert i3gy szeret6 Isten e' vildgot, hogy az o 
 egyetlenegy sziilbtt Fij^t adnd,, hogy minden, 
 valaki hiszen 6 benne, el ne vesszen, hanem 
 orok 61etet vegyen. 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 52. TURKISH. 
 
 53. GRECO-TURKISH. 
 Zipa J4XXa% rsvyiayirj ttov Karap (Te^'ri 
 
 Ki, KevTL TripCT^l/c ^Oykovvoif jSeprl, tukc p^ep 
 ova IvavaVy ^aC oXfiar^ua, tXXa HreTC '^^aiara 
 jjloXIk 6\d. 
 
 54. TSCHUWASSIAN. iS.E.Russia.) 
 
 Cfln^ia i6pci4pe Topa 94eMa, uito 6ap34 
 xy 5'^BbijiHe nepb CK)pa4HbiHe, mTo6Bi nopb 
 HiiaiiarraHb oh4 ani iiioATap^b, a 6cpd4ap:b 
 i^MiopbrH 6ypHa3a. 
 
 55. AZERBIJAN or TARTAR-TURKISH. 
 
 iJ/a^if. 28 : 19. • ^j^^ 
 
JOHN III. 16. 
 
 56. GEORGIAN. 
 
 m69noo(m nUmnco onanincm(5m5 mo woo- 
 
 cotTjo 9brfV37)CTV^ SnoSo^mn 9n>^bQ5 
 961;, mScoS (Acf>-pn^b(5 (r)CO-2Qgri1j6 J^m- 
 
 3nra 6"^cm6^ nLrjoov^m nS6 uc5*cm7ijnfjDnf>-. 
 
 57. SYRIAC (Ancient). 
 : l^^a ^ax.*M C77^3^3 ;i^2 : ?'iia\\!S lat^i cs^l a,\^ ix^ 
 
 58. SYRIAC (Modern). 
 59. ARABIC. 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
 60. MALTESE. 
 
 Ghaliex Alia hecca hab id dinia ill! ta I'lben 
 tighu unigenitu, sabiex collmiu jemmen bih 
 ma jintilifx, izda icollu il liaja ta dejem. 
 
 61. ETHIOPIC. 
 
 titicp: hkp'r: aq.^c: MH^^-ndbC: 
 A^A^: tih^Ri 0A.P: Tih.?: (Dun: an: 
 kkp: ^yt: hpa^if: p*: ^.^^am: 
 
 62. TIG RE. (Abyssinia.) 
 
 a<p: ^ai^-nrnup: -n/h*: -jn-t^A:?: 
 OK : ^Jimq,?i : ThAO)- : n^^-i : 
 -o^Ji. : ^i^T^fAr : ?i^nc : ^^(D^ : 
 
 HA^A^: 
 
 63. AMHARIC. (Abyssinia.) 
 
 MEh-niibC: 'h'i^Kh: ^a^-j : (D.^TAf : 
 h-iK". ^S,'i : ^ifi^AO).^ : ^iti : : dca- : 
 ^<pi^ : l^A• : 2i"5:?xm4. : phaa^ : 
 ih^0^: ^iPiA^: H•i.I^: 2i^^:: 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
 64. ARMENIAN (Ancient). 
 y^/t uijUuil^u uftpkiug l>^ 
 
 uini_uihr auJ2Ji^iun^ iIplM^U- ff\\p-^ 
 
 n-Hli hi-H ilhuih^jih but * np luJh^ 
 
 hiiutli nn ^uMLiumLui */r 'huM^ Up' 
 
 iiui-hiniiltujLurUu * 
 
 65. ARMENIAN (Modern). 
 Y^U^ni- nn \^^uuini^ujb- ujIiujUI^ 
 
 uhnhn ui^luujp^p JHu^Il np pp 
 Jhuih^ltlt Wpq^Jih utnLUtL • np 
 gudh^ tiil np nhtnp ^uiLUJUiuif^ 
 jlinpunL.h y ^uju£iu tiui-putihtuM^ 
 Ituht Itbuhip nihiUhuMt x 
 66. PERSIAN. 
 
 ^^^y^j' ^j> \yy- ^-'^ -^/ ^ 
 
 ^^ 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 67. KOORDiSH. 
 SI nuiu no ]ifoi#f^ tlnLuiuU 
 
 ^nLUMuhiin innUt^^ ^umM-um do 
 bl^nniu ^\^nLn-i^ fuo iniu^ J!n ^l^n 
 _ph oo J-l^n-iu hi/u/li ujl/liiii unL^ 
 *Uuiui ^ui utui^ il; J-p i^iul^uili 
 ^lujiup-ti-UJ ifiuiJip lupiuiii * 
 
 68. SANSKRIT. 
 
 69. PALI. (Cc?yton, dl-c.) 
 
 G0CO:)(X)0D90D^0 0:^QO SO&)06aDOgO 
 
 goo 3030 GODOOOGQOOODGOGQoS H 
 70. HINDI, or HINOUI. 
 
 ^^^ i:^^^ ^FTcT^T ^m ^T f^^T 
 
 %iT| ^^WC f^^T^ ^t'%T HTOH 
 ?Fr ^T^ ^^?FT ^tH^ ^% I 
 
 ^*^ 3 17 ^^ 
 
JOHN III. 16. 
 
 71. BENGALI. 
 
 i^R3rt ^i" ^f\z^ effs tilers (Tsi^ ' ^^n?^, ci ^"^^K 
 
 72. BENGALI (Roman). 
 Kenand. Ishwar jagater prati email day a 
 karilen, je itpan^r adwitiya Putrake praditii 
 karilen ; tah^te tdnh^r bishwdskd,ri pratyek 
 jan uashta n^ haiy^ ananta paramdyu pdibe. 
 
 73. GUJERATI. (Western India.) 
 
 l>u T^ 6/^in \\ ^na iiT-fd RH^, a 
 ^i^, HQi. ^An on*l Hi>i. 
 
 74. PARSI-GUJERATI. 
 
 "i not -Hl^ninl a^ibiiVn^n ^21 »^ 
 ni^?l ^niHl^ils, ^ Titf ?lnL Qh:^ 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
 75. MARATHI. 
 
 ^THT^V ^* "5^ ^Tift ^-RT f^^^m 
 lf^c?t ^^T Hraj ft^ ^^, cR ^mt 
 
 76. SIN DHL (TT'csfcni India.) 
 
 77. PUNJABI. 
 
 ^ 
 
 19 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 78. TAMIL. 
 
 6^aj(^, ^ili(ipoo5L.Ljj ^(Scr<Su^(3OT ^LonrcrSsOT 
 
 QJlsTQjrre-iatSblj^pQJOT eroJGi^ ajeucror Gsil 
 ©ilrtourranLDQi rh\^^\Ui3'6Li86ST £I1oc:)1_li_] 
 ilui^s@, si^suOTDrT^ ^n,B,(rT)^j ^ojciien 
 
 ©JTTLiJ a60«3^sl^ aiOTTl_j<3n-.rrf3SrTrT. 
 79. TELUGU. 
 
 80. CANARESE. 
 
 TB^;i6o eDsDKJS^ -dbo^^ 6?;^^ ^"7?^c^o^ 
 
 €^-d:>3 CoQT?^ O^^O^c^O^ ®^^ •^^^ ^Tc>Q 
 81. MALAYALIM. 
 
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 JOHN III. 16. 
 
 82. URDU, or HINDUSTANI. 
 
 4S j& Vp jVj \^\ y\4^ i ^-^ '^^f 
 
 83. URDU (Roman). 
 Kytinki Khudd; ue jahan ko aisd. piydr kiya 
 hai, ki us ne apnd, iklaut^ Bet^ bakhsh^, t^ki 
 jo koi us par Iman l^we, haldk na howe balki 
 hameslia ki zindagi pdwe. 
 
 84. ORISSA. (Eastern India.) 
 W"^ S? G^lQ €1^9 OQSlia dlQQ ^SSlq £^€t»Q C^^OQ 
 
 ^G^ cgfl QGci GO G^ qia^i ejgosia ^j^^gqgr 
 
 85. JAPANESE (Roman). 
 Sore, Kami no seken wo itsukushimi-tamau 
 koto wa, subete kare wo sliindzuru mono wa 
 horobidzu shite, kagiri naki inochi wo uken 
 tame ni, sono hitori uraareshi ko wo tamayeru 
 kodo nari. 
 
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 JOHN III. IG. 
 
 
 86. JAPANESE (Hiri-Kana). 
 
 I 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 87. 
 
 Bridgman and Culberlson 
 Version. 
 
 
 CHINESE. 
 
 I 88. 
 
 Fidichau Colloquial. 
 
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 it 
 
 89. 
 
 Mandarin. 
 
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 fi. 'It 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 90. NINGPO (Colloquial). {China.) 
 
 Ing-we Jing-ming ?e-sili shu-ksen-zong tao 
 ka-go din-di, we s-16h Gyi-zi-go doh-yiang 
 ng-ts, s-teh vsen-pah siang-sing Gyi cii-kwu 
 feh-we mili-diao, tu hao teh-djoh iiong-yim 
 weh-ming. 
 
 91. AMOY (Colloquial). (China.) 
 
 Siong-te cliiong tok-si" 6 Kia" siu° su se-kan, 
 ho siu i 6 lang iTi sai tim-lun oe tit-tioh eng- 
 oah ; I ihiaJ^ se-kan e laug kau an-ni. 
 
 92. SHANGHAI (Colloquial). {Chi7ia.) 
 
 Iung-W8e' Ziing juk ee' s'-ka loug' kuk niung 
 
 lau, soong' paeh ye kuk dok 'yang Nie-'ts, s' 
 
 freh kiu sa' niung, siang-sing' ye mseh, fseh 
 
 mih-t'seh lau, tuk-dzak 'ioong-'yo" W8eh la'. 
 
 93. SIAMESE. 
 
 a^tmu mi imnm mi msm^ m m m mnm rolw vm 
 
 94. BURMAN. 
 
 GOD5o^<gg^oaDoaj^a3GOl6'sc§ODgc^oS8:g6':o^«Gci^oa?ii 
 
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 95. K MASS I. {Eastern India.) 
 
 Naba kumta U Blei u la leit ia ka pyrthei, 
 katba u la aiti-noh ia la U KhCm ia u ba-la- 
 kh^-marwei, ba uei-uei-ruh u bangeit ha u, u'n 
 'nu'ni jot shall, hinrei u'n ioh ka jingim 
 b'ymjiukut. 
 
 96. TIBETAN. 
 
 97. KAREN. 
 
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 98. MALAY. 
 
 Kiirna dumkianlah halnya Allah tiilah munga- 
 silii orang isi diinia ini, sabingga dikurniakannya 
 Anaknya yaiig tuiiggal itu, supaya barang siapa 
 yaiig piirchaya akan dia tiada iya akan binasa, 
 mulainkan mundapat bidop yang kukal. 
 
 99. MALAY (Low), orSOERABAYAN. (Batavia.) 
 Kama sabagitoe sangat Allah soedah menga- 
 sehi isi doenia, sahingga ija soedah membri 
 Anaknja laki-laki jang toenggal, soepaja sasa- 
 orang jaug pertjaja akan dia, djangau binasa, 
 hanja beroleh kahidoepan kakal. 
 
 100. DAJAK. (B(ynieo.) 
 
 Krana kalot'a kapaham Hatalla djari sinta 
 kalunen, sampei isi djari raenenga Anake idja 
 toiiggal, nakara gene-genep olo, idja pertjaja 
 huaug ici, ala binasa, baja mina pambelom 
 awang katatahi. 
 
 101. JAVANESE. 
 
 iWi(n:i(pnigJi?(n(iiTi3(in in ojiiiu^i f (li-vi as ocui (wSn i 
 
 «jafl3% m(KTi3(wii3T)0(KTn(naTn3iin'Kiani(LiTiaiio 
 
 (uin3(Ki(a(Ki\ nJja;i(uuiojjT,naji KIM 3 001 
 
 ((1-3 (Wl OAJl (O Tl (H^ O (^ (O.M1 m (LfU a Tl (Si m 
 
 (n(un3(l^afU)7o.^T]aJlaln^;. 
 
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 102. NiASIAN. 
 
 Ando \va lavva'o ira ma'afefu : Ya'ugo htilo 
 da sogi O'no Lowalani? Ba manua'o la hora 
 ando : lami aiide manua'o, me la'odg ande so 
 la ando. — Luke 22 : 70. 
 
 103. MALAGASY. {Maaagascar.) 
 
 Fa izany no nitiavan' Andrianiauitra izao 
 
 tontolo izao, fa nomeny ny Zanani-lahi-tokana, 
 
 mba tsy ho very izay rehetra mino Azy, fa 
 
 hahazo fiainana mandrakizay. 
 
 104. NARRINYERI. Umtralia.) 
 
 Lun ellin" Jehovah an pornun an Narrinyeri : 
 
 pempir ile ityan kinauv/e Brauwarate, ungunuk 
 
 korn wurruwarrin ityan, nowaiy el itye moru 
 
 liellangk, tumbewarrin itye kaldowamp. 
 
 105. MAORI. {New Zmlana.) 
 
 Na, koia ano te arolia o te Atua ki te ao, 
 
 homai ana e ia tana Tamaiti ko tahi, kia kahore 
 
 ai e mate te tangata e whakapono ana ki a ia, 
 
 engari kia whiwhi ai ki te oranga tonutanga. 
 
 106. NENGONE, or MARE. (loyalty Isks.) 
 Wen' o re naeni Makaze hna raton' o re ten' o 
 re aw, ca ile nubonengo me nunuone te o re Tei 
 nubonengo sa so, thu deko di ma tango ko re 
 ngome me sa ci une du nubon, roi di nubone co 
 niimu o re waruma tha tliu ase ko. 
 
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 107. LIFU. 
 
 Hna tune la hnimi Cahaze kowe la fene 
 Imengodrai, mate nyidati a hamane la Neko i 
 nyidati ka casi, mate tha tro ko a meet la kete i 
 angete lapaune koi nyida, ngo tro ha hetenyi la 
 mele ka tha ase palua ko. 
 
 108. lAIAN. 
 
 Helang ibeteugia aiiyin Khoiig ka ang mele- 
 draii, e ame ham Nokou a khaca thibi, me me 
 ca he ka mok ke at ame labageju kau, kame he 
 ka hu moat ame ca ba balua. 
 
 109. ANEITYUM. (Neio Hebrides.) 
 Is um ucce naiheuc vai iji pece asega o Atua 
 
 is abral Inhal o un is eti ache aien, va eri eti 
 emesmas a ilpu atimi asgeig Iran asega, jam leh 
 nitai umoh Iran ineig inyi ti lep ti. 
 
 110. EROMANCA. 
 
 Muve kimi, mo mumpi ovun ntirie enyx, ovim 
 niimpun lo su, wumbaptiso iranda ra nin eni 
 Iteraen, im ra nin eni Netni, im ra nin eni Naviat 
 Tumpora.— i/a/^. 28: 19. 
 
 111. FATE. 
 
 Leatu ki nrum emeromina nin, tewan kin ki 
 tubulua Nain iskeimau i mai, nag sernatamol 
 nag ru seralesok os ruk fo tu mat mou, me 
 ruk fo biatlaka nagmolien nag i tok kai tok 
 mou tok. 
 
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 112. FIJI. 
 
 Ni sa lomani ira vaka ko na Kalou na kai 
 vuravura, me solia kina na Luvena e dua 
 bauga sa vakasikavi, ine kakua ni rusa ko ira 
 yadua sa vakabauti koya, me ra rawata ga na 
 bula tawa mudu. 
 
 113. ROTUMAN. 
 
 Ne e fuamamau ne hanis on Oiitu se rantei, 
 ia na on Lee eseama, la se raksa teu ne lelea ne 
 maa se ia, 1a iris po ma ke mauri seesgataaga. 
 
 114. TONGA N. {Friendly Islands.) 
 
 He nae ofa behe ae Otua ki mama ni, naa 
 
 ne foaki bono Alo be taha nae fakatubu, 
 
 koeuhi ko ia kotoabe e tui kiate ia ke oua 
 
 naa auha, kae ma'u ae moui taegata. 
 
 115. NIEU^, or SAVAGE ISLAND. 
 
 Nukua pihia mai e fakaalofa he Atua mai ke 
 he lalolagi, kua ta mai ai hana Tama fuataha, 
 kia nakai mate taha ne tua kia ia, ka kia moua 
 e ia e moui tukulagi. 
 
 116. SAMOAN. {Navigators Island.) 
 
 Aua ua faapea lava ona alofa mai o le Atua 
 
 i le lalolagi, ua ia au mai ai lona Atalii e 
 
 toatasi, ina ia le fano se tasi e faatuatua ia te 
 
 ia, a ia maua e ia le ola e faavavau. 
 
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JOHN III. 16. 
 
 117. RAROTONGAN. (Cook's Island.) 
 
 I aroa mai te Atua i to te ao nei, kua tae 
 
 rava ki te oronga anga mai i tana Tamaiti 
 
 anau tai, kia kore e mate te akarongo iaia, 
 
 kia rauka ra te ora mutu kore. 
 
 118. TAHITIAN. (Society Islands.) 
 
 I aroha mai te Atua i to te ao, e ua tae roa 
 
 i te horoa mai i ta'na Tamaiti fanau tahi, ia 
 
 ore ia pohe te faaroo ia 'na ra, ia roaa ra te 
 
 ora mure ore. 
 
 ^ 119. EBON. (Marshall Islands.) 
 
 Bwe an Anij yokwe lol, einwot bwe E ar letok 
 
 juon wot Nejin E ar keutak, bwe jabrewot eo 
 
 ej tomak kin E e jamin joko, a e naj mour in 
 
 drio. 
 
 120. K USA I EN. (Strong's Island.) 
 
 Tu God el lunsel fwalu ou im, tu el kitamu 
 
 Mwen siewunu iswsla natal, tu met e nu kemwu 
 
 s\i lalalfuni k'el elos tiu mise, a mol lalos 
 
 mapatpat. 
 
 121. GILBERT ISLANDS. 
 
 Ba e bati taniran te aomata iroun te Atua, 
 ma naia are e ana Natina ae te rikitemana, ba 
 e aona n aki mate ane onimakina, ma e na 
 main n aki toki. 
 
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 122. PON APE. {Ascension Island.) 
 Ari Jioua Kot uia ki ta puel aramaj, ap puk 
 on an en maur nan por en tuma, ari aramaj 
 ap mamaur. — Gen. 2 : 7. 
 
 123. HAWAIIAN. iSandtoich islands.) 
 
 No ka mea, ua aloha nui mai ke Akua i ko 
 
 ke ao nei, nolaila, ua haawi mai oia i kana 
 
 Keiki liiwahiwa, i ole e make ka mea manaoio 
 
 ia ia, aka, e loaa ia ia ke ola man loa. 
 
 124. COPTIC. (Egypt.) 
 
 n^spH't'^^p i.c^"f" iienpe njKociioc 
 gcMCTe ne(![cyHpmJUL^T^Tc[hTe(![TH5q 
 gjjii^ oTonnsSeji eeji^g'f^ epoq iiTec[- 
 cyTejULTd5,K0 ^.'KK^^ nT€q(^\ iiovajjii 
 Jiejieg. 
 
 125. CALLA. (South of Abyssinia.) 
 Waka akana tshalate tshira alami, Umasa 
 
 tokitslia aka kefie, kan isati amane aka henbane, 
 tshenan feia aka tauffe garra duri. 
 
 126. KINIKA. 
 
 Nao ossi agomba, hikara uwe ni mana wa 
 Mulungu? aka gomba, muimui munaamba, ni 
 mimi endimi.— Luke 22: 70. 
 
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 127. SWAHILI. (E. Coast of Africa.) 
 Kwani ndivyo Muungu alivyoupenda ulim- 
 
 wengu, akatoa na Mwana wake wa pekee, illi 
 wote wamwaminio waupate uzima wa milele 
 wala wasipotee. 
 
 128. SECHUANA. (South Africa.) 
 Gone Morimo o lo oa rata lehatsi yalOi ka o 
 
 lo oa uaea Moroa ona eo o tsecoeii a le esi, gore 
 inonue le monue eo o rumelafi mo go ena, a si 
 ka a hela, mi a ne le botselo yo bo sa khutleil. 
 
 129. SESUTO. 
 
 Gobaue Moliaio o ratile lefats6 liakalo, o le 
 neile Mora oa oona a tsuetseng a 'notsi ; gore 
 e mong le e raong a lumelang go 6ena, a s6 
 ke a fela, a mpe a be le boph61o bo sa feleng. 
 
 130. ZULU. (South Africa.) 
 
 Ngokuba uTixo wa li tanda kangaka izwe, 
 
 wa li nika inDodana yake ezelvveyo yodwa, 
 
 ukiiba bonke aba kolwa kuyo ba nga bubi, 
 
 kodwa ba be nobomi obungapeliyo. 
 
 131 . O T I Y E H E R E R O. (SoMt7i ^/rica.) 
 Me serekarere omuhingo: Yehova ua tyere 
 ku ami ; : " Ove omuatye uandye, m'eyuva ndi 
 mbe ku koatere. "—Psa^m 2: 7. 
 
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 132. KAFIR. {South Afi^a.) 
 
 Ngokuba Utixo walitanda ilizwe kaogaka, 
 
 wada wauika unyana wake okupela kwozel- 
 
 weyo, iikuze osukuba ekolwa kuye augabubi, 
 
 koko abe uobomi obungunapakade. 
 
 'l33. DA MAR A. (South Africa.) 
 
 Omukuru oty'a suverere ouye, kiitya e iia 
 
 opere mukoateua ue erike, aulie ngu nm 
 
 kampura mu ye, ope ha panyara, nokutya ga 
 
 kare nomninyo bu ha yanda. 
 
 134. NAMACQUA. (Smith Africa.) 
 
 IINatigoseb gum Eloba jhub-eiba gye Inamo, 
 
 ob gye lleib di Iguise Inai ha Igoaba gye ma, 
 
 lleib |na ra tgomn hoan ga-llo tite se, ^j^awen 
 
 ni lamo uiba ti-ha se. 
 
 135. DUALLA. (WestAfrUa.) 
 
 Loba lo bo wasi ndulo, na a boli mpom mau 
 
 mo Miina, na motu na motu nyi dube tenge na 
 
 mo, a si manyami, 'ndi a ma bene longe la 
 
 bwindia. 
 
 136. I BO. (West Africa.) 
 
 Ma oUidkan Tsuku honru H/u'^wcma na cm/a, riia 
 ya nyere oiu di Opdraya, ma ont/e owma kwereya, 
 ogagi efili ma ga ewete ndu eUgeli. 
 
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 137. HAUSSA. iWestAfnca.) 
 Don Alia ya so dunia hakkanan si ya hada 
 
 Dansa nafari, en kowa ya yirda dasi, ha si ghata 
 ba, amma si yi rai hal ahbada. 
 
 138. YORUBA. (West Africa.) 
 Nitori ti Oloruii fe araiye tobe ge, ti o fi 
 
 Omo bibi re nikansoso fun ni pc, onikcni ti o 
 ba gba a gbo ki yio segbe, sugbon yio ni lye 
 ti ko nipekun. 
 
 139; ACCRA, or GA. (West Africa.) 
 Si nekc Nyongmo sumo dse Ic, ake e ngo c 
 bi kome, ni a fo le, e ba, koni mofemo, ni heo 
 e no yeo le, hie a ka kpata, si e na nano wola. 
 
 140. TSCHI, or TWI. (West Africa.) 
 Na senea Onyankopou do wiase ni, se ode 
 ne ba a owoo no koro raae, na obiara a ogye 
 no di no anyera, na wanya da nkwa. 
 
 141. MAN DINGO. (West Africa.) 
 
 Katuko Alia ye dunya kannu nyinuyama, an 
 
 ading wulukilering di, mensating mo-omo men 
 
 lata ala, ate tinyala, barri asi balu abadaring 
 
 sotto. 
 
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 142. MENDE. (West Africa.) 
 GhamaUe I^giwo iye l^i lo id a ndoloif ia lo i ngi 
 
 Igi yaJcpei Venif iye joni ; ia lo numui gU lo ngi 
 hgua lo a ionyay S Ighu, Ice kunafo Isvu lo a jo. 
 
 143. TEMNE. {We^t Africa.) 
 Tsayo K'uru o pofi loUtr ara-ru, lido sond Ow'dri' 
 
 Ji^Qti o hom gho ion^ Mma w'uni 6 lo'mij ow6 ldne-X:g, 
 C iU dime; J:ire jkdma q solo a-Aisam afahdna. 
 
 144. BENGA. {WestAfHca.) 
 Kakana ndi Anyambe a tandaki he, ka mwa 
 
 ve Mwana 'ju umbaka, na wehepi a ka kamide 
 ma, a nyange, ndi a na emena ya egombe 
 yehepi. 
 
 145. CREBO. (.West Africa.) 
 Kare kre Nyesoa nima kona ah nowaneiia, a 
 
 hnyina a seyg ah koka-yu donh, be nya be a 
 po na hanhte, a neh te wanh, nema a ran kona- 
 se-honhnonh ka. 
 
 146. M PONG WE. (West Africa.) 
 Kande Auyambia arondi ntye vena polo, aveni 
 Oijwanli we omo, inlc ; oraedu o jivira gore ye, 
 avera, ndo e be denga emenla z'egombe zodii. 
 
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 147. GREENLAND. 
 Sillarsiib iunue Gudib taima assakigei, 
 Ernetue tunniullugo taiikkonuuga, taniarmik 
 taursomunga opertut tammarkonuagit, naksaun- 
 gitsomigle innursritekarkollugit. 
 
 148. ESQUIMAUX. 
 
 Taimak Gudib sillaksoarmiut naegligiveit, 
 Ernetuane tunnilugo, illunatik okpertut tap- 
 somunga, assiokonnagit nungusuitomigle in- 
 nogutekarkovlugit. 
 
 149. CREE (Roman). (British America.) 
 
 Weya Muneto a ispeeche saketapun iiskc, ke 
 
 makew oo pauko-Koosisana, piko una tapwato- 
 
 wayitcho nunioweya oo ga nissewunatissety, maka 
 
 00 ga ayaty kakeka pimatissewin. 
 
 150. CREE. 
 
 "V^A'T KP"C' P^LD"!) <]"Pr^o b P"C>T 
 
 IP'' ovVci'sQ., <iA->^ qcv-^i^LR- vb' Pi" 
 irr^<i-inf^', Lb pp oy bps aLdc^A-^ 
 
 151. TINNE. 
 
 tn>Fo >rvv i> uiD-D' vi^c' u'^.^ ibtrri', a 
 n-iU i>r- vm i^dtj cru' vu' fovp av p>jiii. 
 
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 152. MALISEET. (New Brunswick.) 
 Eebuchul Niikskam edooche-moosajitpun oos- 
 
 kitkumikw wejemclooetpuu wihwebu Ookwoostil, 
 welaman 'mseu wen tan welamsiituk ooliukek, 
 skattip iiksekahawe, kanookuloo ootemp asku- 
 mowsooagUD. 
 
 153. MOHAWK. {N. Am. Indkin.) 
 Iken ne Yehovah egh ne s'hakonoronghkwa 
 
 n'ongwe, nene rodewendeghton nene raonhaon 
 rodewedon rolihawak, nene onghka kiok teya- 
 kaweghdaghkon raonhage yaghten a-ongh- 
 tonde, ok denghnon aontehodiyendane ne eterna 
 adonheta. 
 
 154. CHOCTAW. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 
 Chihowa yvt yakni a i hullo fehna kvt, kuna 
 
 bosh yumraa i yimmikmut ik illo bosh, amba ai 
 
 okcbayut bilia yo pisa bi g, TJsbi acb\7fa ilia 
 
 bolitopa ya anet ima tok. 
 
 155. SENECA. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 Neb sab'ah ne' sob jib' ba no'ob gwab Na'- 
 wen ni yob' be'yo an ja deb, Neb No'a wak neb" 
 sbo' kub sgat bo wi'ya yab tot gab wab' ba o'- 
 gweb da wiib beb yo 3,n'ja deb' ; neb neb, Son'- 
 dib gwa'nab ot a o wa'i wa gwen ni yos, tab ab' 
 ta ye'i wab dob', neb gwaa', na yo'i wa da dyeb' 
 a ya'go yan dabt' ne' yob beb'o web. 
 
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 156. DAKOTA. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 Wakantanka oyate kin cantewicakiya, heon 
 
 Cinhintku i^nana icage cin wicaqu, qa tuwe 
 awacin kinhan owihanke kte ^ni, tuka owi- 
 hanke wanin wiconi yulie kta. 
 
 157. OJIBWA. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 Gaapij shaiiendv su Kishemanito iu aki, ogion- 
 
 jimiginenvn iniu baiezhigonijin Oguisun, aueguen 
 dush getebueienimaguen jibunatizisig, jiaiat dvsh 
 ill kagige bimatiziuin. 
 
 158. MUSKOKEE. (N. Am. Bidian.) 
 Hesaketvmese ekvnv vnokece mahet omekv, 
 
 Eppuce hvmkuse heckuecvte emvtes, mvn 
 estimvt oh vkvsamat estemerkekot, momis 
 hesaketv yuksvsekon ocvren. 
 
 159. CHEROKEE. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 
 Ky (PTT* CP<5iSlp Qoiy (PG^UJiGr (PS^Jl'Q.^j y<s 
 Q&ijy ^XJiGr>ijvi)» (fi&TJi&dJL^ IiIvEG, EIi(r>'V^ffi)yji 
 
 160. DELAWARE. (N. Am. Indian.) 
 Woak necama guliechtagunenanall kmat- 
 
 tauchsowoagannenanall, taku kiluna nechoha, 
 schuk ulaha wemi elgigunk haki omattauchso- 
 woaganowa oliechtonepanni.— 1 John 2: 2. 
 
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 161. NEZ PERCESniN. Am. Indian.) 
 Kunki wiwihnath, awitaaishkaiikith, uyi- 
 kashliph, wiwatashph, Awibaptainaiikith im- 
 muna Pishitpim wanikitph, wah Miahspim. 
 Wanikitph, Wah Holy Ghostnim wanikitph.— 
 Matt. 28:19. 
 
 162. MAYAN. (Yucatan.) 
 
 Tumen bay tu yacimtah Dioz le yokolcab, 
 
 ca tu caah u ^el mehenan Mehen, utial tulacal 
 
 le max cu yoczictuyol ti leti, ma u kaztal, uama 
 
 ca yanacti cuxtal minanuxul. 
 
 163. AY MAR A. (Peru.) 
 
 Hucama Diosaja mundo munana, sapa 
 Yoliapa quitani, taque haquenaca iau-siri 
 inayan hacafia-ijataqui. 
 
 164. ARRAWACK. {Guiana.) 
 
 Lui k6 udiima abba Wadih uria karaijakuba 
 je namaqua Wunabu ubannam^mutti, nassi- 
 koattoanti tuhu Wunabu ubanamiin. Lui k6- 
 wai assikissia namiin ikissihii, pattahii na 
 kakiinti, hallidi na kassikoanibia ba ukun- 
 namiin. — Acts 17 : 26. 
 
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INDEX. 
 
 NO. 
 
 Accra, or Ga 139 
 
 Albanian (Gheg) 80 
 
 Albanian (Tosk) 31 
 
 Ambaric 63 
 
 Amoy (Colloquial) 91 
 
 Aneitynm 109 
 
 Arabic 59 
 
 Armenian (Ancient) &i 
 
 Armenian (Modem) 65 
 
 Arrawack 164 
 
 Aymara 163 
 
 Azerbijan or Tartar-Turkish 55 
 Basque (Labourdin Dialect). 32 
 
 Benga 144 
 
 Bengali Tl 
 
 Bengali (Roman) 72 
 
 Bohemian 35 
 
 Breton 21 
 
 Bulgarian 86 
 
 Burman 94 
 
 Canarese 80 
 
 Catalan 8 
 
 Cherokee 159 
 
 Chinese (Bridgmanand Cul- 
 
 bertson Version) 87 
 
 Chinese ( Fuhchau Colloquial ) 88 
 
 Chinese (Mandarin) 89 
 
 Choctaw 154 
 
 Coptic 124 
 
 Crcc (Roman) 149 
 
 Cree 150 
 
 Creolese 29 
 
 Croatian 41 
 
 Dajak 100 
 
 Dakota 156 
 
 Damara 133 
 
 Danish 24 
 
 Delaware 160 
 
 NO. 
 
 Dualla 135 
 
 Dutch 23 
 
 Ebon 119 
 
 English 1 
 
 Eromanga 110 
 
 Esthonian (Reval) 49 
 
 Esthonian (Dorpat) 50 
 
 Esquimaux 148 
 
 Ethlopic 61 
 
 Fate Ill 
 
 Fiji 112 
 
 Finnish 46 
 
 Flemish 27 
 
 French 6 
 
 Gaelic 18 
 
 Galla 125 
 
 Georgian 56 
 
 German 22 
 
 Gilbert Islands 121 
 
 Grebo 145 
 
 Greco-Turkish 53 
 
 Greek (Ancient) 3 
 
 Greek (Modem) 4 
 
 Greenland 147 
 
 Gujeratl 73 
 
 Haussa 137 
 
 Hawaiian 123 
 
 Hebrew 2 
 
 Hindi, or Hindu! 70 
 
 Hungarian 51 
 
 laian 108 
 
 Ibo 136 
 
 Icelandic 26 
 
 Indo-Portuguese 10 
 
 Irish 19 
 
 Italian 11 
 
 Japanese (Roman) 85 
 
 Japanese ( Hir i-Kana) 86 
 
 40 
 
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 7^ 
 
 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 
 
 
 
 ?ro. 
 
 
 xo. 
 
 
 
 Javanese 
 
 ... 101 
 
 Ponape 
 
 .. 122 
 
 
 
 Kafir 
 
 ... 132 
 
 Portuguese 
 
 ., 9 
 
 
 
 Karen 
 
 ... 97 
 
 Punjabi 
 
 .. 77 
 
 
 
 KhassI 
 
 
 
 .. 117 
 
 
 
 Kinika 
 
 ... 126 
 
 Eomanese (Oberland) 
 
 .. 14 
 
 
 
 Koordish 
 
 ... CT 
 
 Eomanese (Enghadine) 
 
 .. 15 
 
 
 
 Kusaien 
 
 ... 120 
 
 PiOtuman 
 
 .. 113 
 
 
 
 Lap 
 
 ... 48 
 
 Eouman 
 
 .. It) 
 
 
 
 Latin 
 
 ... 5 
 
 Russian 
 
 .. S3 
 
 
 
 Lettish 
 
 ... 44 
 
 Samoan 
 
 .. 116 
 
 
 
 Lifu 
 
 ... 107 
 
 Samogitian 
 
 .. 42 
 
 
 
 Lithuanian 
 
 ... 43 
 
 Sanskrit 
 
 .. C8 
 
 
 
 Malagasy 
 
 ... 103 
 
 Sechuana 
 
 .. 128 
 
 
 
 Malay 
 
 ... 98 
 
 Seneca 
 
 .. 155 
 
 
 
 Malay (Low), or Soerabayan 99 
 
 Servian 
 
 .. 40 
 
 
 
 Malayalim 
 
 ... 81 
 
 Sesuto 
 
 .. 129 
 
 
 
 Maliseet 
 
 ... 152 
 
 Shanghai (Colloquial) 
 
 .. 92 
 
 
 
 Maltese 
 
 ... 60 
 
 Siamese 
 
 .. 93 
 
 
 
 Mandingo 
 
 ... 141 
 
 Sindhi 
 
 .. 76 
 
 
 
 ■VfanY 
 
 20 
 
 Slavonic 
 
 34 
 
 
 
 Maori 
 
 .. 105 
 
 Slovenian 
 
 .. 39 
 
 
 
 Marathi 
 
 ... 75 
 
 Spanish 
 
 .. 7 
 
 
 
 Mayan 
 
 Mende 
 
 Mohawk 
 
 Mpongwe 
 
 Muskokee 
 
 Namacqua 
 
 Narrinyeri 
 
 Negro-EngUsh 
 
 Nengone, or Marc 
 
 ... 162 
 ... 142 
 ... 133 
 
 Swahill 
 
 .. 127 
 
 
 
 Swedish 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 Syriac (Ancient) 
 
 57 
 
 
 
 Syriac (Modern) 
 
 .. 58 
 
 
 
 
 Tahitlan 
 
 .. 118 
 
 
 
 ...134 
 
 104 
 
 Tamil 
 
 78 
 
 
 
 Telugir 
 
 .. 79 
 
 
 
 ... 28 
 ... 106 
 
 Temne 
 
 143 
 
 
 
 Tibetan 
 
 .. 96 
 
 
 
 Nez Perces 
 
 ... 161 
 
 TIgre 
 
 .. (S 
 
 
 
 
 102 
 
 Tinne 
 
 .. 151 
 
 
 
 Nieue, or Savage Island.. 
 Ningpo (Colloquial) 
 
 115 
 
 Tongan 
 
 114 
 
 
 
 ... 90 
 
 Tschl,orTwi 
 
 .. 140 
 
 
 
 
 Tschuwassian 
 
 .. 54 
 
 
 
 nian) 
 
 Ojibwa 
 
 ... 47 
 ... 157 
 
 Turkish 
 
 .. 52 
 
 .. 82 . 
 
 
 
 Urdu, or Hindustani 
 
 
 
 
 ... 84 
 
 Urdu (Roman) 
 
 Vaudols 
 
 .. 63 
 .. 12 
 
 
 
 Otiyeherero 
 
 ... 131 
 
 
 
 Pali 
 
 . 69 
 
 Welsh 
 
 .. 17 
 .. 87 
 
 
 
 Parsi-Gujerati 
 
 ... 74 
 
 Wendish (Upper) 
 
 
 
 Persian 
 
 Picdmontcse 
 
 Polish 
 
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 ... 66 
 ... 13 
 ... 45 
 
 Wendish (Lower) 
 
 .. 38 
 .. 188 
 .. 130 
 
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 Yoruba.. . 
 
 
 
 Zulu 
 
 
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BIBLE SOCIETIES. 
 
 One characteristic feature of the nineteenth 
 century is tlie formation of Bible societies for 
 tlie publication and distribution of the books of 
 Holy Scripture. The sixteenth century was pro- 
 lific in new versions of the Holy Bible, and the 
 seventeenth century saw a large circulation of 
 copies, no less than 472 editions of the authorized 
 English version having been published before its 
 close. But it was reserved for these later years 
 to behold the hearty union of Christian men 
 standing on the broad platform of the Bible, and 
 leagued together for the single purpose of dissem- 
 inating the Scriptures in the received versions 
 where they exist, and in the most faithful where 
 tliey may be required. First among these asso- 
 ciations was the Bbitish and Foreign Bible 
 Society, founded in 1804, which at the close of 
 its seventy-first year, having extended its opera- 
 tions to almost every country in the world, had 
 put into circulation nearly seventy-four million 
 copies of the Bible and of integral parts of 
 the Bible, in above two hundred languages and 
 dialects, and had expended nearly eight millions 
 sterling in translating, printing, and dissemi- 
 nating the Scriptures. It has its agents and 
 correspondents, colporteurs and depots in every 
 part of Europe, and besides this, Syrians and 
 Persians, Indians and Chinese, Abyssinians 
 and Kafirs, the islanders of Madagascar, New 
 Zealand, and the South Seas, Mexicans and 
 Esquimaux, with many others, can say that 
 through its means they hear in their own 
 tongues the wonderful works of God. 
 
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 THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY 
 
 Was organized in tlie city of Ncv/ York, in 
 May, 1816, by a convention of delegates from 
 different parts of the country. It had been 
 preceded, by a large number of local and inde- 
 pendent, societies, the oldest of which was that 
 established in Philadelphia in 1808, but most 
 of these became satisfied of the advantage of 
 concentrating their resources and energies, and 
 cheerfully enrolled themselves as auxiliaries of 
 the national Society. 
 
 Its business is conducted by a Board of Mana- 
 gers, consisting of thirty-six laymen of various 
 Christian denominations. 
 
 Its work is benevolent and unsectarian. It 
 has but one aim, and that is to encourage a 
 wider circulation of the Holy Scriptures. Its 
 fundamental law requires that this should be 
 without note or comment. The only version in 
 the English language which it can circulate is 
 that which has been commonly received since 
 the year 1611. It aims to extend its influence to 
 other countries, Christian, Mohammedan, and 
 Pagan, and during the last year has aided in 
 circulating the Scriptures in France, Russia, 
 Germany, Austria, Italy, Norway, Sweden, 
 Turkey, Asia Minor, Syria, Persia, India, Siam, 
 China, Japan, Mexico, South America, Africa, 
 the West Indies, and the Islands of the North- 
 ern Pacific. At the close of its sixtieth year its 
 total issues of Bibles, Testaments, and integral 
 portions of Scripture are 33,125,766, its expeYid- 
 itures in this work having exceeded seventeen 
 millions of dollars. 
 
TRANSLATIONS. 
 
 Since the era of Bible societies began, tlie Chris- 
 tian seliolarsliip of tlie world has produced not 
 far from two hundred and fifty versions of the 
 Bible or parts of the Bible; and probably two 
 hundred languages and dialects have thus for 
 the first time been enriched with the literature 
 of this book. Many of them had never before 
 been reduced to writing. 
 
 Few persons api^reciate the difficulty of ren- 
 dering the Scriptures from the original Hebrew 
 and Greek into languages which have not been 
 previously pervaded and moulded by Christian 
 thought ; yet in laying foundations for genera- 
 tions that are to follow, one may well devote 
 to the work the energies of a lifetime. The 
 translation of the Bible into Arabic by Dr. Eli 
 Smith and Dr. Van Dyck required the labour 
 of sixteen years. Dr. Schauffler, of Constanti- 
 nople, completed in 1874 the translation of the 
 Osmanlee version of the Scriptures which he 
 began as long ago as 18G0. Fifteen years of con- 
 tinuous labour were spent by Dr. Schereschew- 
 sky in rendering the Old Testament into the 
 Mandarin Colloquial. After nearly forty years 
 of study and of missionary labour, Dr. William- 
 son and Dr. Riggs have their Dakota version 
 of the Bible almost complete, and one of them 
 estimates that he has spent on an average full 
 thirty minutes on each verse he has trans- 
 lated. These are illustrations of the labour ex- 
 pended by Christian missionaries in the pre- 
 liminary work of preparing new versions of 
 Scripture. 
 
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CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. 
 
 Having secured a verv eligible situation in the 
 book department of the Main Exhibition Build- 
 ing, the Society has had a case constructed for 
 the display of a collection of Scriptures in most 
 of the languages in which the Word of God has 
 been circulated since the work of publishing 
 and distributing the Bible began. 
 
 One entire compartment is devoted to speci- 
 men copies of books in various styles of binding, 
 while in contrast with this, another part of the 
 case contains a valuable collection of printed 
 Bibles, illustrating the work of four preceding 
 centuries. 
 
 One shelf is filled with a series of bi-lingual 
 volumes, showing at one opening the combina- 
 tion of English Scriptures with German, French, 
 Spanish, Italian, etc. Three shelves are devoted 
 to the languages of Europe, one to those of 
 Africa, and three to those of Asia ; one of these 
 being filled with specimens of the versions pre- 
 pared and printed in the dialects of China. The 
 Scriptures in languages peculiar to the islands 
 of the Pacific fill one shelf, and on another is 
 a series Of translations made for the aborigines 
 of America. 
 
 By this array of open pages it is thought that 
 many may be led to appreciate, as never before, 
 the extent of the work in which this Society 
 bears an important part. Thanks are due to 
 the British and Foreign Bible Soci£ty for the 
 loan of a number of their publications, with- 
 out which this exhibition of results would be 
 far less complete. 
 
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NEED OF BENEVOLENT CONTRIBUTIONS. 
 
 The American Bible Society appeals to all who 
 love the Bible to aid its work of circulating the 
 Scriptures. 
 
 1. Its publications w^hen sold yield no profit, 
 the prices being put so low as to return no more 
 than the cost. 
 
 2. Its annual grants of books for distribution 
 in our own land are numerous. The value of 
 these grants for the last decade exceeds one mil- 
 lion of dollars. 
 
 3. It makes other large expenditures to pro- 
 mote the^wider distribution of the Scriptures, 
 especially in destitute parts of the land. 
 
 4. Its aid is freely extended to foreign lands, 
 and especially to those in which American mis- 
 sionaries are labouring; in this way $780,000 
 in money have been expended during the last 
 ten years. 
 
 5. While the salaries and other expenses of 
 administration at the Bible House are provided 
 for by the rentals of a building erected through 
 the liberality of citizens of Xew York, the Soci- 
 ety is dependent upon the free gifts of the public 
 for all other departments of its beneficent work. 
 By remembering the Society in their wills, its 
 friends may help its work after their own decease. 
 
 Form of a Bequest to the Society. 
 I give and bequeath to the American Bible 
 Society, formed in New York, in the year eight- 
 een hundred and sixteen, the sum of 
 
 , to be applied to the charitable uses 
 and purposes of said Society. 
 
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HOW TO HELP THE SOCIETY'S WORK. 
 
 1. By buying and circulating its books. Its 
 publications are admirably adapted for all classes 
 of persons: books in large type for the aged; in 
 raised letters for the blind ; parts of the Bible for 
 the convenience of readei-s who prefer not to hold 
 a heavy book; reference Bibles for those who 
 compare Scripture with Scripture ; Bibles in vari- 
 ous languages for foreigners ; and of various sizes 
 for pulpits, families, travellers, scholars, and oth- 
 ers. Being offered for sale at cost, these Bibles do 
 not often make their way through the ordinary 
 channels of trade, but they are widely distributed 
 through the country, and may be found or or- 
 dered through the counts/ depositories at numer- 
 ous points. Whoever becomes a i)urchaser and 
 distributer helps in this work. 
 
 2. By commending the Scriptures to others, 
 and convincing men that they owe it to them- 
 selves, their families, their country, and their 
 God, to own, read, and studj'- this sacred book. 
 
 3. By entering heartily into arrangements pro- 
 viding for a thorough and economical resupply 
 of districts with the Bible. This home-work of 
 exploration and sux)ply falls properly within the 
 province of local societies auxiliary to the Ameri- 
 can Bible Society. Their efficiency and success 
 depend mainly upon the voluntary co-operation 
 of churches and individuals. 
 
 4. By remitting donations to the American 
 Bible Society for its benevolent work in our own 
 and in foreign lands, that it may sow the seed 
 of truth in the great and accessible field which 
 opens before it. 
 
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 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE, NEW YORK, ERECTED 
 BY THE SOCIETY, A. D. 18o3. 
 
 BIBLES AND TESTAMENTS. 
 
 The publications of the American Bible Society 
 are offered to all who desire to purchase, in any 
 quantity, at cost prices. 
 
 Accuracy of the text and substantial quality 
 of material and workmanship distinguish the 
 Society's publications. 
 
 A catalogue of the Bibles and Testaments 
 published and for sdle by the Society may be 
 obtained on application at the Bible House, New 
 York. 
 
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