The Institute for Bible Translation has released a new edition of “Bible Stories”, this time  in the Kabardian language of the North Caucasus. The book is a short version of IBT’s popular Children’s Bible. The collection includes 58 stories that cover the main events, themes, and characters from both the Old and New Testament. The book aims to introduce readers to the world of the Bible and spark their interest in the Holy Scriptures. Each story is accompanied by a colorful illustration, which helps to engage readers and make the reading experience more enjoyable.  The text is presented parallel to the Russian text of the same stories, since most Kabardians are bilingual with Russian as their second language.

The Kabardian language belongs to the Abkhaz-Adyg language family and is native to Kabardians and Circassians. It is one of the official languages of the Kabardino-Balkar and Karachay-Cherkess regions of southern Russia. It is also widespread in  several villages in Adygea and the Krasnodar region. About 515,000 people speak Kabardian in Russia.

Previously, IBT published the Kabardian New Testament (1993), the book of Proverbs (2017), Ecclesiastes (2020) and other books, which can be found on the website as electronic editions.