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The first translation of the Bible (''Alkitab'') in the Indonesian language was Albert Cornelius Ruyl's translation of the book of Matthew (1629). Between then and now there have been at least 22 other translations, excluding translations to local languages of Indonesia (out of more than 700 local languages of Indonesia, more than 100 languages have portions or whole Bible translated, while some, like Javanese and Batak, have more than one version). The most widespread translation used by Indonesian right now is '' Terjemahan Baru'' (1985), or "New Translation" published by LAI ("Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia" or Indonesian Bible Society).
Gottlob Brückner (1783–1857) translated the Bible into Javanese, the largest local language of Indonesia, in 1820Timeline of BIble translation in local languages of Indonesia
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The first translation of the Bible (''Alkitab'') in the Indonesian language was Albert Cornelius Ruyl's translation of the book of Matthew (1629). Between then and now there have been at least 22 other translations, excluding translations to local languages of Indonesia (out of more than 700 local languages of Indonesia, more than 100 languages have portions or whole Bible translated, while some, like Javanese and Batak, have more than one version). The most widespread translation used by Indonesian right now is '' Terjemahan Baru'' (1985), or "New Translation" published by LAI ("Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia" or Indonesian Bible Society).
Gottlob Brückner (1783–1857) translated the Bible into Javanese, the largest local language of Indonesia, in 1820/ref>
See also
*Christianity in Indonesia
Christianity is Indonesia's second-largest religion, after Islam. Indonesia also has the second-largest Christian population in Southeast Asia after the Philippines, the largest Protestant population in Southeast Asia, and the fourth-larg ...
*Bible translations into Malay
Bible translations into Malay include translations of the whole or parts of the Bible into any of the levels and varieties of the Malay language. Publication of early or partial translations began as early as the seventeenth century although there ...
References
{{reflist Indonesian languageIndonesian
Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to:
* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesian ...
Indonesian literature
Christianity in Indonesia
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