United Bible Societies

Japanese: United Bible Societies(英語表記)UnitedBibleSocieties
United Bible Societies

…The Japan Bible Society was formed in 1937, independent of the British and American Bible Societies. In 1946, the United Bible Societies was formed and has been carrying out international activities. As of 1977, the Bible Societies have translated the Bible into 1,631 languages, which is about half of the total number of languages ​​in the world, and the number of translations into the languages ​​of mountain minorities is increasing year by year. …

*Some of the glossaries that refer to "United Bible Societies" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…英米の聖書協会から独立した日本聖書協会が組織されたのは1937年である。46年には聖書協会世界連盟United Bible Societiesが結成され,国際的な事業を展開している。77年現在,聖書協会による世界の聖書翻訳言語数は1631,これは言語総数の約半分にあたり,山地少数民族の言語による翻訳も年々増加している。…

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