Bible translations (French)
- Bible translations (French)
The first printed translation of the Bible into French was the work of the French theologian Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples in 1530 in Antwerp, Belgium. This was substantially revised and improved in 1535 by Pierre Robert Olivétan. This Bible, in turn, became the basis of the first French Catholic Bible, published at Leuven in 1550, the work of Nicholas de Leuze and François de Larben. Finally, the Port-Royal version, prepared by Antoine Lemaistre and his brother Louis Isaac Lemaistre, finished in 1695, achieved broad acceptance among both Catholics and Protestants. Jean-Frédéric Ostervald's version (1724) also enjoyed widespread popularity.
Many Francophone Protestants now use the Louis Segond version, which was finished in 1880, and revised substantially between 1975 and 1978. The Revised Louis Segond Bible is published by the American Bible Society.
Another modern French Bible is the "Bible du Semeur", finished in 2000. This is a more thought-for-thought translation than Segond's, and it uses more contemporary language. It is published by the International Bible Society. Another similarly translated Bible that is very popular with French readers is the "Bible en français courant", published in 1987 by the Alliance Biblique Universelle.
Among Catholics, the most notable contemporary French translation is "La Bible de Jérusalem", available in English as "The Jerusalem Bible", which appeared first in French in 1954 and was revised in 1973. Its copious but concise footnotes and apparatus have won respect among both Protestant and Catholic readers. This translation has served as the basis for versions in many other languages besides French.
The chief Jewish version of the Hebrew Scriptures in French is "La Bible du rabbinat français", which was finished in 1906 and was revised in 1966.
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* [http://www.info-bible.org/ French translation information]
* [http://academic.sun.ac.za/as/cbta/Bible%20in%20Africa_Sept2005/Patman_Translator's%20notes%20English%20and%20French%20Helps.pdf Translator notes]
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