The Bible of Kralice, also called the Kralice Bible ( cs, Bible kralická), was the first complete translation of the

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts ...

from the original languages into

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

. Translated by the Unity of the Brethren and printed in Kralice nad Oslavou, the first edition had six volumes and was published between 1579 and 1593. The third edition, from 1613, is classic and till this day widely known and used Czech translation. The

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...

had been translated from the Greek by

Jan Blahoslav Jan Blahoslav (20 February 1523 – 24 November 1571) was a Czech humanistic writer, poet, translator, etymologist, hymnographer, grammarian, music theorist and composer. He was a Unity of the Brethren bishop, and translated the New Testament i ...

and published in 1564.

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Bible of Kralice
– electronic version of the first edition (in Czech)
Bible of Kralice
– electronic version of the latest edition (in Czech)
Travelling exhibition shows history of Bible in Czech lands
– This exhibition includes the Bible of Kralice and a photo shows the Bible.
The Kralice Bible
– short history of the edition and the details of its printing, with special attention given to a full 6-volume set preserved at the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem. 1579 books 1593 books 1613 books Kralice Czech literature History of the Moravian Church 16th-century Christian texts History of Moravia History of Christianity in the Czech Republic Czech lands under Habsburg rule Protestantism in the Czech Republic {{bible-translation-stub

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