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On April 7-10, IBT held a webinar on the book of Jeremiah. It was led by IBT's translation consultant, biblical scholar Dr Andrei Desnitsky. The webinar was attended by representatives of IBT's Abaza, Balkar, Chamalal, Kalmyk, Kabardian, Karachay, Khakas, Ossetic and Yakut projects, as well as partner organisations working on OT translation into Kyrgyz, Modvin-Erzya and Tajik.
reprint-of-six-psalms-in-yakut
The Institute for Bible Translation has published a reprint of the Hexapsalmоs (Six Liturgical Psalms) in the Yakut language at the request of Archbishop Roman of Yakutsk and Lensk.
The Hexapsalmоs consists of the six psalms (3, 37, 62, 87, 102, 142, according to the psalm numbering in the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament) that are read in the Orthodox Church at every Matins service throughout the year. This edition is dedicated to the 155th anniversary of the Yakut Diocese...
nenets-scripture-distribution-on-reindeer-herders-day
IBT actively promoted our Nenets Scripture translations during Reindeer Herders’ Day, one of the most vibrant cultural celebrations of the Northern indigenous peoples of Russia. Held annually on March 22–23 in Salekhard, the event unfolded along the scenic banks of the Polyabta River, offering a dynamic platform to engage the Nenets community with the Bible.
training-seminar-for-new-translation-project-participants
On March 11-14, 2025, the Institute for Bible Translation held a training seminar for new participants from 19 translation projects: Aghul, Akhvakh, Andi, Chamalal, Chuvash, Even, Evenki, Ghogoberi, Hinukh, Hunzib, Kaitag, Kalmyk, Karachay, Karata, Khorazm, Kubachi, Nenets, Tsudakhar and Yakut. The purpose of the seminar was to train translators, exegetical advisors, and philological editors...
the-gospel-of-mark-in-the-siberian-tatar-language
The Institute for Bible Translation (IBT) has recently released a new edition: a translation of the Gospel of Mark into the Siberian Tatar language. Prior to this, IBT published three Old Testament books in Siberian Tatar: Jonah in 2019, and Ruth and Esther in 2022. Additionally, portions of the New Testament were made available through selected parables from the Gospel of Luke, which were included in the 2022 publication of “Gospel Parables”.
The Gospel of Mark is the first full New Testament book to be translated into Siberian Tatar . As the shortest and earliest of the four canonical Gospels, it is characterized by a smaller number of parables than the others, as well as by the brevity and dynamism of the narrative...
pentateuch-in-avar
The Institute for Bible Translation has recently published a new edition in the Avar language — Tavrat (the Pentateuch). The translation has been reviewed by scholars and received a stamp of approval from the Tsadasa Institute of Language, Literature and Art of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
This foundational biblical text, the initial part of the Old Testament, consists of five books traditionally attributed to Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. They contain the key events of biblical history, including the creation of the world, the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, and the laws of sacrifice and priestly service...
seminar-on-translation-of-key-biblical-terms
A seminar for translators on key biblical terms was held in Baku, Azerbaijan on February 17-20, 2025. Translation team members from 22 oral and written Bible translation projects participated. Most of the projects represented at the seminar are translating Scripture into Caucasian languages, while one of the projects is focusing on the Evenki language of Siberia.
Key terms are words that bear a heavy load in conveying the unique cultural and theological meaning of the biblical text...
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The Institute for Bible Translation is pleased to announce the publication of a new book, Taurat (the Pentateuch) in the Balkar language.
The Balkars are a Turkic people, the indigenous population of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic in the Russian Federation. Closely related to the Karachays living in the neighbouring Karachay-Cherkess Republic, the Balkars speak the Karachay-Balkar language, which belongs to the Turkic language group. According to the 2021 census, the Karachay-Balkar language is spoken by 274,038 people in the Russian Federation.
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In late 2024 IBT published the second edition of "Stories about Jesus Christ" by Ivan Shtygashev (1861-1915) in the Shor language. The Shors are a Turkic people living in the south of the Kemerovo region of the Russian Federation. Mountain Shoria, where most Shor speakers live, borders on Khakassia and the Altai Mountains. The administrative centre of Shoria is the town of Tashtagol...
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The Institute for Bible Translation has published a series of books in four dialects of the Romani language. The new editions contain translations of selected books from the Old and New Testament: Genesis, Ruth, Jonah and the Gospel of John.
The Romani language belongs to the Indo-Aryan group of Indo-European languages, i.e., it is related to the languages of India and Pakistan. Four dialects of Romani that are widespread in Russia were chosen for the translation of the Holy Scriptures: Vlax, Lovari, Crimean and Servi...