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In 2025 IBT celebrates the 30th anniversary of its work in Russia. The anniversary celebration was held as part of an international conference called "Linguistic Forum 2025: Bible Translation as a Means of Language Preservation and Development. Traditions and New Approaches," organized by IBT and the Institute of Linguistics (RAS). Read more
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IBT is pleased to present a special book that is a compilation of newsletters written by IBT staff member Tanya Prokhorova over the course of the past decade based on her interviews with project workers. The golden thread that runs through all of these newsletters is Tanya’s focus on the human face of IBT. It is not only about producing a good translation of the Bible into many languages (although this is undoubtedly a key part of the process), but about serving people – many people, different people, from a large variety of backgrounds, who happen to speak many different languages...
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In the village of Archib, the ancestral home of the Archi people, only three families remained for the winter of 2024-25, and even they are planning to move to Makhachkala for the winter months. The village is so remote that staying there for the winter, especially for the elderly, is simply too risky. In an emergency, one could find oneself without necessary help. From Makhachkala to the village of Kuppa, where IBT seminars on oral Bible translation have been held for two years in a row, it is a two-hour and fifteen-minute drive.
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The Institute for Bible Translation (IBT) has released a new publication — the book of Daniel (chapters 1–6) in the Karachay language. The Karachay text is given with a parallel Russian and English translation on each page. This is the second Old Testament portion published as part of IBT's Bible translation project into Karachay, following the 2022 edition of the book of Jonah.
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The Institute for Bible Translation has released a new publication in the Nogai language – the illustrated Children's Bible. Previously published works in this language include: Ruth/Esther/Jonah (2005), the New Testament (2011), Genesis (2016), Gospel Parables (2016), Proverbs (2017), and the Pentateuch (2023).
The new edition contains 250 Bible stories covering events from the Old and New Testament — from the Creation of the world to the Apocalypse. The book is intended for readers of all ages who wish to familiarize themselves with the Bible...
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The Institute for Bible Translation has published the Gospel of Mark in the Abaza language with a parallel Russian translation. This edition completes the Synoptic Gospels in Abaza. Previously published were Matthew (2021) and Luke/Acts (2023).
The edition opens with an introductory article in the Abaza language dealing with the composition of the biblical corpus of texts and the abbreviated names of the books. The text of the Gospel is structured into thematic blocks, accompanied by cross-references and footnotes...