IBT has released a bilingual edition of the Old Testament book of the prophet Jonah in the Even and Russian languages. The book was published with the blessing of Archbishop Roman of Yakutsk and Lensk. N.P. Zakharova and S.I. Starkova worked on the translation as part of the Even translation team.

Jonah is not merely a story of disobedience and adventure at sea, but a profound account of a person's spiritual journey before God.  The dramatic narrative of the book is accompanied by color illustrations by I.G. Pavlishina, an artist, illustrator, and icon painter from Russia’s Far East. To aid readers, the Even text is set in parallel with the Russian text, and a glossary explaining difficult words is included at the end of the book. The first print run of Jonah was 200 copies.

IBT’s previous publications in Even include Selections from the Gospel of Luke (1995), the complete Gospel of Luke (2001), Stories from Holy Scripture (2018), Gospel Parables (2019), and the book of Ruth (2025). This year IBT also plans to publish The Story of the Birth of Jesus Christ in the Even, Yakut, and Russian languages.

Even belongs to the northern group of the Tungusic language family. The northern group also includes Evenki, Negidal, and Solon. According to the 2021 census of the Russian Federation, 7,168 people in Russia reported knowledge of the Even language.

Electronic editions in Even are available on the IBT website.