Azeri Holy Bible - Müqəddəs Kitab / The Holy Bible in Azerbaijani Latin / United Bible Societies 2012 / Hardcover green

HARDCOVER 2012

ISBN: 9783869543314  /  978-3869543314

ISBN-10: 3869543310

PAGES: 1544

PUBLISHER: United Bible Societies

LANGUAGE: Azeri / Azerbaijani Latin

English Summary:

Azeri, also called Azerbaijani, is the spoken by about seven million people, mainly in Azerbaijan and also Azeri minorities in surrounding countries. In Iran Azeri is printed in the Persian script.

The first Azeri translation by Mirza Farrukh and Feliks Zareba was Matthew's Gospel published in 1842. The complete New Testament was published in 1878, and the full Bible in 1891. In 1982, the Institute for Bible Translation (IBT) released a new modern Azeri language translation of the New Testament made by Mirza Khazar, which is currently used in Azerbaijan. In the Soviet days Azeri was written in Cyrillic script, but when Azerbaijan gained independence in 1991 the language was switched to use Latin (Roman) letters in the Turkish style. Azeri speaking Christians are found in Orthodox, Catholic and evangelical Protestant communities.

Bible work is done by Institute for Bible Translation (IBT) and the Azerbaijan Bible Society, which brought out a new Azeri Bible in 2009. Bibles are available in Cyrillic, Latin and Persian scripts.

The first Azerbaijani translation by Mirza Farrukh and Feliks Zaręba was the Gospel of Matthew, published in 1842 in London by Basel Missionary Society. The complete New Testament was fully translated and published in 1878 in London and the Old Testament in 1891.

In 1982, the Institute for Bible Translation in Stockholm, Sweden released a new modern Azerbaijani language translation of the New Testament made by Mirza Khazar, which is currently used in Azerbaijan. Mirza Khazar's translation being reprinted five times in subsequent years. The most recent New Testament edition, the sixth, is of 1998, while the Old Testament's one is of 2004. Mirza Khazar's translation of The Old Testament was completed in 1984, but not printed. Azeris in Iran follow a slightly different translation.