Swedish 1917 Swedish Bible (SWES17)

Overview

The Swedish Bible of 1917 (1917 års bibelöversättning) is the second official Swedish Bible translation, succeeding the Gustav Vasa Bible of 1541. [1] Work on the revision began in 1773 with a Bible commission appointed by King Gustav III, and this committee remained in existence continuously for 144 years until the translation was completed and submitted in 1917 — a record in the history of Bible translation. [2] The Old Testament was based on the Masoretic text and the New Testament on the most modern critical edition of the Greek text then available, with Esaias Tegnér the Younger among the leading figures in the final translation work, particularly on the Old Testament. The finished Bible was authorized by King Gustaf V for use in the Church of Sweden, making it the official state church Bible. [1] The translation employed a clear and popular style, though with slightly antiquated language compared to everyday Swedish of the period. [2] This edition includes the Apocrypha (deuterocanonical books), bringing the total to 78 books. The 1917 Bible remained the standard Swedish church Bible until it was gradually superseded by Bibel 2000, with an intermediate revision using the 1917 Old Testament paired with a 1981 New Testament produced by the Swedish Bible Commission (Bibelkommissionen). [3]

Language and People

Swedish (ISO 639-3: swe) is spoken by approximately 13,055,000 people in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. [Glottolog: swed1254]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Stockholm.

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