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30.03.2005
NEW DELHI , India— International Bible Society (IBS) released its Urdu Bible translation on March 1, 2005 at Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi, India. The translation makes the Word of God accessible in contemporary language to more than 400 million Urdu speakers in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Europe.
“IBS determined a new translation was needed because the Urdu-speaking people, most of whom are Muslim, were using a 1935 revision of a translation originally done 160 years ago,” said IBS Group Vice President PLN Murthy. “IBS started translating into contemporary Urdu in 1991 under the leadership of Dr. Sam Bhajjan, a distinguished scholar in Islamic Studies. In just 13 years, a team of 25 scholars from South Asia translated the full Urdu Bible.”
The Bible was presented to Mr. Arjun Singh, Cabinet Minister for Human Resources for the Government of India, by Mike Richards, Sr., Chairman of the IBS Board. Also present were Mike’s wife Cynthia; Mr. Peter Bradley, IBS President, and his wife Shirley; Mr. PLN Murthy, IBS Group Vice President; Mr. Mathai Samuel, IBS Administrator of the Hindi NIV; and Mr. P.C. Thomas, a member of the Indian Parliament.
“We praise God for His precious gift of the Holy Word in the Urdu language that is spoken today,” IBS President Bradley said. “We believe this translation will lead many people to the saving knowledge and hope for abundant life found in Jesus Christ.”
On March 2, IBS leaders met in New Delhi with a delegation of Muslim leaders who had traveled from various parts of north India. Mr. Richards and Mr. Bradley read portions of the Scriptures to emphasize the power and promises of God’s Word. Following their presentation, a copy of the Urdu Bible was presented to each Muslim leader. A CD containing selected portions from the Urdu Bible was then played, and the Muslim leaders listened intently, following along in their new Bibles.
International Bible Society, founded in 1809, faithfully translates and reaches out with God’s Word so that people around the world may become disciples of Jesus Christ and members of His Body.
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