Bible translations into Armenian
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The Bible (Armenian: Աստուածաշունչ, 'Breath of God') has been translated to Armenian since the beginning of the fifth century.
The invention of the
The first sentence in Armenian written down by St. Mesrop after he invented the Armenian alphabet is said to be the opening line of Solomon's Book of Proverbs:
Ճանաչել զիմաստութիւն եւ զխրատ, իմանալ զբանս հանճարոյ:
Čanačʿel zimastutʿiwn ew zxrat, imanal zbans hančaroy.
"To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding."
— Book of Proverbs, 1:2.
These translations were translated to Classical Armenian. There have been multiple translations into Armenian since then, and into Modern Armenian.
See also
- Biblical canon § Canons of various Christian traditions
- Development of the New Testament canon § Armenian canon
- List of Bible translations by language
References
- ISBN 9780814328156.
- ^ Histoire du Bas-Empire de Lebeau, V, 320.
- ^ Vaschalde, A. "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mesrob". Retrieved 27 Sep 2023.
Further reading
- Cowe, S. Peter (2013-01-01). "The Armenian Version of the New Testament". In Ehrman, Bart D.; W. Holmes, Michael (eds.). The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research. New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents, 42. Brill. pp. 253–292. ISBN 9789004236042.
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