Camaldolese Bible ( sk, Kamaldulská Biblia) is the first known complete translation of

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into

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. The Bible was translated from

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monks at

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monastery. The completed translation had been rewritten in 1756–1759. The translation is characterized by the effort to use forms and expressions of common Slovak spoken language, with distinctive Western-Slovak elements and some literary linguistic elements of Czech origin.

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External links

The Camaldolese Bible - The Old Testament

The Camaldolese Bible - The New Testament

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