This is the result of many years of work of translators, editors, linguists, domestic and foreign biblical scholars.
On October 26, the Ukrainian Bible Society in Lviv presented the second edition of the modern translation of the Bible into Ukrainian with the deuterocanonical* books.
The presentation of the translation was attended, in particular, by Vasyl Dorosh, Head of the Department of Religions and Nationalities of the Department of Culture of Nationalities and Religions of the Lviv OVA, Head of the Ukrainian Bible Society Hryhoriy Komendant, Director of the International Mission of the Norwegian Bible Society Bernt Olsen, heads of religious associations of the Orthodox and Catholic regions and Protestant orientation and other guests.
“The work on this translation lasted 25 years. The Ukrainian Bible Society impresses with its tireless work to spread the word of God. This is the right path that leads to unity and unanimity in the understanding of God’s word. The rapid distribution of the new edition testifies to the great public demand for this modern translation of the Bible. It will be the greatest credit to the Bible Society that these scriptures will not only adorn many shelves, but will be worn out by reading them. This will mean that the word really lives, just as your business lives,” emphasized Vasyl Dorosh.
In September, the publication was presented in Kyiv. As noted by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, the implementation of a modern translation of the Bible into Ukrainian has been one of the main tasks of the Ukrainian Bible Society since its foundation. All previous translations were made long before and were difficult to understand for the modern generation.
*The seven books of the Holy Scriptures of the Old Testament are called deuterocanonical: Judith, Tobit, Baruch, Wisdom, Sirach, as well as the 1st and 2nd books of Maccabees.
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The Ukrainian Bible Society (UBS) is an interdenominational Christian organization whose purpose is to translate, print and distribute the Bible and biblical liturgical literature. The Society includes 21 leading Ukrainian churches of the Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant faiths that recognize the Bible as the Word of God and the Department of Religious Studies of the Institute of Philosophy named after G. Skovorody of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. WBU was founded on June 22, 1991, and is a member of the worldwide community of United Bible Societies, which includes 150 national societies and covers more than 200 countries and territories of the world.