A key aspect of the work of Bible translation is to get people engaging with God’s word, and having it available digitally is a vital part of this.
James Poole, Executive Director of Wycliffe, comments: James Poole, Executive Director of Wycliffe, comments: ‘This is such exciting news! In this age, having God’s word in digital form or online is crucial to reaching as many people as possible with the good news of Jesus. Truly, I have seen God and heard him speaking to me.’ For example, after seeing a digital version of the Malila New Testament, one Malila speaker in Tanzania said: ‘My whole life I had never thought that there would be a day when I would be able to see what I have seen today. This increased distribution is having a profound impact on people’s lives. Translating the Bible is key to that, but so is distributing the completed translation as widely as possible – including through digital means. Wycliffe’s goal is for all people to be able to engage with the Bible in the language they know best. The 100th language to have digital Scripture was reached in 2012 the 500th in 20th in 2016, and now the 1,500th on 29 October this year (see image, right). The progress in the availability of Scripture on YouVersion has grown steadily through the decade. So this is fabulous news that further shows the acceleration that is happening in the work of Bible translation, following the release of the Bible statistics a few weeks ago.’ Increasingly in this digital world, that includes making God’s word available not just through print but also digitally.
Peter Brassington, who serves with Wycliffe in helping people to access and engage with digital Scriptures, says: ‘Wycliffe’s vision, working in partnership with others, is to enable everyone to have access to God’s word in the language that speaks to them best – and in whatever form suits them best. This represents a 15-fold increase in just eight years. Wycliffe Bible Translators is celebrating with the YouVersion Bible app, one of its partner organisations, which has announced that Scripture is now available on its app in 1,500 languages.
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