First translation of the book of mormon completed

Jones produced the first translation of selections from the book of mormon into spanish. Pratts a voice of warning into spanish and laboring to do the same with the book of mormon, as it was his fervent desire that the. Kim was the first documented native korean convert to the church. Unless otherwise indicated, the translation was financed and the resulting text published by. He completed his translation on july 1st of that yearjust 90 days. Long ago on this blog, in 2012, there was a post about the first translation of the book of mormon into spanish. This order of translation, commonly called the mosiah first theory or sequence, is strongly supported by multiple lines of evidence and is now favored by a solid scholarly consensus.

What were the instruments used in the translation of the book of mormon. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints in south. Why did joseph smith translate the book of mosiah first. Book of mormon is the personal ministry of the lord jesus christ among the nephites soon after his resurrection. The book of moses was produced as a result of josephs efforts to clarify the bible.

This enabled him to give a firsthand account of how smith performed this translation. Portions of the book have been translated into another 20 languages. The book of mormon has been translated in its entirety into 97 languages. The first presidency invited the karma the 12, and to see portions of the original manuscript of the book of mormon, along with portions of the printers manuscript.

Translation of the book of mormon was a lengthy process that commenced in the 1950s, however translators had a difficult time finishing the project. The book of mormon presents itself to the world as a miracle and as a sign that god has begun the process of gathering scattered israel, as he anciently covenanted to do. Historical setting for its translation and publication larry c. I repeat, then, that the translation of the book of mormon by means of the interpreters and seer stone, was not merely a mechanical process, but required the utmost concentration of mental and spiritual force possessed by the prophet, in order to exercise the gift of translation through the means of the sacred instruments provided. Unless otherwise indicated, the translation was financed and the resulting text published by the church of jesus christ. While ill with hepatitis, his mission president assigned him to translate the book of mormon into the korean language. I wonder what influence this jonestrejo translation has had on subsequent spanish versions of the book of mormon.

Kitab mormon, indonesia, new translation completed in. Most readers of the book of mormon naturally assume that joseph. Starting on april 7th, 1829, joseph smith began translating the book of mormon. The 116 pages of the book of lehi were borrowed and then lost by martin harris. It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel, outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in. How exactly did joseph smith translate the book of mormon. Complete translation of the book of mormon into farsi. I received a report from my stake president yesterday in stake conference that the church has completed the farsi persian translation of the entire book of mormon.

Book of mormon central the title page and translation of. The new translation will be a valuable tool and resource for proselytism, teaching. First in harmony, pennsylvania, and then at the home of peter whitmer in fayette, new york, the translation progressed quickly and was finished by june 30. This translation has been in the works for many years and is finally available for members in the two georgianspeaking branches located in the republic of georgia. In utah he met brigham young himself, who appointed him. The translation of the book of mormon into nepali is the most recent completed by the church, said elder christofferson. What do we know about the chronology of the book of. The title page of the book of mormon declares that the book is a translation of an ancient set of records, sealed up, and hid up unto the lord. All of these appeared in 1852, and culminated with george q. One such early translation that stands out is the translation of the. It was the first edition of the book of mormon to be translated from english into another language. However, soon into his mission, taylor was translating hymns and. The book of mormon presents itself to the world as a miracle and as a sign that god has begun the process of gathering scattered israel, as he anciently covenanted to do see 3 nephi 21. He just does it on his own, the really odd thing is he doesnt attempt to retranslate the book of lehi, and skips 1nephi, 2nephi, jacob, enos, jarom, omni and words of mormon.

Did joseph smith finish his translation of the bible. The committee to translate the book of mormon into georgian was first established in early 2012. And again, we must remember the fact that smith was commanded to continue the work of translation until it be finished and to hasten to translate my scriptures. Book of mormon reading challenge book of mormon central. That makes for an average of about 8 pages per day. Four new translations completed for book of mormon, triple. In the book of mormon, nephi quotes isaiah, the old testament prophet, concerning the coming forth of a book. In addition to ritner, several other authors contributed essays to the book. These were the first nonenglish editions to be available to native speakers in the regions shown below. Sept 1828joseph starts retranslation of book of mormon without any instructions from god or any kind of revelation.

He identified himself as a messenger from the presence of god, named moroni. He had translated about a third of the book of mormon into afrikaans, but it had been a long, tedious effort, and it was imperative that the translation be completed without further delay so that the building up of the church in south africa could progress with greater speed and with every possible advantage. The first complete translation of the book of mormon into spanish was completed in 1886 by mileton g. The introduction of the book of mormon to every corner of the earth is ongoing. The book of mormon translation was completed here in june 1829. The translation of the book of mormon into japanese took five years and nine months of labor, and the manuscript consisted of twentyseven handwritten booklets. Activity after losing the 116 pages and not being able to translate for a while the translation of the book of mormon started again on april 7, 1829. Joseph and emmas first child, alvin, was born but died shortly. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon.

Why is the timing of the book of mormons translation so. Book of mormon reading challenge 2017 do you think you can read the book of mormon in the same amount of time it took joseph smith to translate it. But the printed version is just now coming off the press, and it will be available generally in midseptember. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi.

Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon. To find it, enter mormon in the search box on the right. Michael marquardt a historian and author of over 45 articles and books on mormon historical topics who provides a history of the acquisition of the papyri, and translation by joseph smith and the subsequent publishing history of the book. Bolton were credited with the translation, which took two years, additional work was done by louis a. How does the mosiahfirst translation sequence strengthen faith. Kim jo hik aided translation throughout the process, but the translation was completed by han in sang and published on march 29, 1967. The first nonenglish translation of the book of mormon was the danish edition in 1851. The book of mormon came into the world through a series of miraculous events.

By any standard, this 588page holy book is extraordinary. By aid of the seer stone, sentences would appear and were. The book of moses, which was part of the jst, was completed and canonized. Mormonism, kansas city daily journal, 5 june 1881, 1. Georgian translation of the book of mormon completed and. Four new translations completed for book of mormon, triple combination. Who translated the book of mormon into spanish answers.

Taylor was only nineteen when he was called as one of the first missionaries to open the japan mission in 1901. It was this stone that joseph used to translate the book of mormon. The book of mormon contains a prophecy that the lord god shall commence his work among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, to bring about the restoration of his people upon the earth. A personage appeared in the light and began to speak to joseph. The translation of the book of lehi is completed, resulting in 116 pages of translated text. To every nation, kindred, tongue, and people religious.

You know we feel really triumphant if we can read the book of mormon in three months, he translated it. The nepali edition is the 111th translation of the book of mormon. Joseph and emmas first child, alvin, was born but died shortly thereafter. On september 21, 1823, joseph smith, then seventeen years old, was in his bed praying when a light began to fill his room. The miraculous translation of the book of mormon into. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421.

It is an attempt to put an at least approximate date on each of those events which were recorded from the time joseph smith received the book of mormon plates, until the time that the translation was completed. For this and other reasons, many people have naturally been interested in the details of its coming forth, including the timing of its translation. Lds church leaders deliver first book of mormon in nepali. For instance, i read that at first he used a seer stone instead of the urim and thummim which he placed in his hat and buried his face into the hat to block out the light. No further translations were published for twenty years. The translation of the book of mormon into afrikaans. Maxwell, 1 and building on my chapter in the second edition of opening the heavens, 2 this article strives to be as precise as possible about the timing of the events and progress of the book of mormon translation. The miraculous translation of the book of mormon john w. Cannons translation of the book of mormon into hawaiian in 1855. It could be said that mormon history starts with the translation of the book of mormon. The first french edition of the book of mormon was published in 1852. Translation of book of mormon c ompleted, fayette township, new york. First translator of the book of mormon special sections.

These tables show all the versions of the book of mormon that have been translated. The book of mormon view of warfare is pragmatic, not romantic or exotic. Jones produced the first translation of selections from the book of. Afrikaans, the latest edition in the exhibit, was released in 1972. The book will come forth in the last days, or in the days of the gentiles, will contain revelations from god, some of its words will be sealed for a time, and witnesses will help establish the words of the book see 2 nephi 27. Porter in may 1829, joseph smith and oliver cowdery found that a combination of circumstances had made continuing the translation of the book of mormon at harmony, pennsylvania, untenable. It took roughly 65 days to translate the book of mormon. The approximate book of mormon translation timeline was an interesting article to research. This ninetysix page document, comprising only the books of 1 and 2 nephi, omni, 3 nephi, and mormon, was the first partial translation and one of only two partial printings of the book of mormon in book form at the time. They then worked to the end of moroni, included the title page, and finished by translating the books of first nephi through words of mormon. Joseph smith said that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on. This translation has been in the works for many years and is finally available for members in the two georgianspeaking branches.

Trejo, was born in spain and arrived in the american west by way of the spanish army in the philippines. It is written in english very similar to the early modern english linguistic style of the king james version of the bible, and has since been fully or partially translated. Book of mormon translations the encyclopedia of mormonism. Introduction to the approximate book of mormon translation. There was no attempt to canonize the rest of the jst then, or now. This portion of the work was canonized and is part of the pearl of great price. A retranslation of the book of mormon was completed in 2005. By its own terms, the book of mormon is a translation of an ancient book. Elder erastus snow of the quorum of the twelve apostles and peter olsen hansen labored with a few others to produce the first danish translation of the book of mormon for the lds churchs scandinavian mission in 1851.

Whats so remarkable about this part of the translation of the book of mormon is the breakneck pace of the work the translation of the text during this time was completed in an astounding 65 to 72 working days based on the number of pages in the 1830 edition of the book of mormon. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints, which has translated the full book of mormon into 90 languages selections are offered in 21 others since the work was first printed in 1830, also. Dear gramps, i would like to know the exact way the prophet joseph translated the book of mormon. The mormon cannot say that persecution or disruptions left smith no way to accomplish what god had commanded, as the book of. The book of lehi mormons abridgement is translated. Yea, repent and be baptized, every one of you, for a remission of your sins. This paper aims to stimulate specific thinking about the intense and complex events during which the book of mormon was translated in 1829. Meliton got right to work, first translating parley p. The first korean translation of the book of mormon was completed with the help of elder han in sang, who was baptized in 1957 and became the first native korean missionary to serve in the korean mission in 1964. Welch t he translation of the book of mormon, completed by joseph smith in june 1829, was an amazing feat. Joseph remains with emma for two weeks after the death. The church initially translated select passages of the book of mormon into farsi in 1983.