Bible translations into Korean

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Until the 1990s, most Korean Bible translations used old-fashioned, antiquated language. This made it difficult for Christians that preferred colloquial terms to comprehend what the Bible said. By the 1990s, more colloquial and contemporary versions of the Korean Bible translations came about for Christians, which made it easier for them to comprehend and understand the words from the Bible in a more precise way.

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Conventional

Prior to 1784

Prior to 1784, the small number of upper class Roman Catholic Christians in Korea had used Chinese Bibles, as those were translated into Classical Chinese by Jesuit Missionaries, which are shared between the two countries.

1784 - Roman Catholics translated a commentary on the exposition of the Bible, called the "Interpretation of the Bible" (성경직해). This contained various passages of scripture and proverbs translated from the Chinese Bible. [1]

Before 1945


Post-war

21st Century

Authorization by major denominations

Comparison

Translation Genesis (창세기) 1:13 John (요한 복음서) 3:16
The Old Catholic Version비롯음에 천주께서 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨느니라. 땅은 아직 꼴을 갖추지 못하고 비었으며, 온 심연 위를 어두움이 덮었더라. 그런데 천주의 기운이 물 위에 빙빙 돌으시더니 천주께서 가라사대 "빛이 생기어라!" 하시매, 빛이 생기니라.천주 이처럼 세상을 사랑하사 당신 독생성자를 주시기까지 하사 무릇 저를 믿는 자로 하여금 멸망치 아니하고 오직 영생을 얻게 하셨으니
Korean Revised Version (개역성경) (KRV)태초에 하나님이 천지를 창조하시니라 땅이 혼돈하고 공허하며 흑암이 깊음 위에 있고 하나님의 신은 수면에 운행하시니라 하나님이 가라사대 빛이 있으라 하시매 빛이 있었고하나님이 세상을 이처럼 사랑하사 독생자를 주셨으니 이는 저를 믿는 자마다 멸망치 않고 영생을 얻게 하려 하심이니라
Common Translation Bible (공동번역) (CTB)한 처음 하느님께서 하늘과 땅을 지어 내셨다. 땅은 아직 모양을 갖추지 않고 아무 것도 생기지 않았는데, 어둠이 깊은 물 위에 뒤덮여 있었고 그 물 위에 하느님의 기운이 휘돌고 있었다. 하느님께서 "빛이 생겨라!" 하시자 빛이 생겨났다.하느님은 이 세상을 극진히 사랑하셔서 외아들을 보내 주시어 그를 믿는 사람은 누구든지 멸망하지 않고 영원한 생명을 얻게 하여 주셨다.
Korean Living Bible (현대인의성경) (KLB)태초에 하나님이 우주를 창조하셨다. 지구는 아무 형태도 없이 텅 비어 흑암에 싸인 채 물로 뒤덮여 있었고 하나님의 영은 수면에 활동하고 계셨다. 그때 하나님이 '빛이 있으라' 라고 말씀하시자 빛이 나타났다.하나님이 세상을 무척 사랑하셔서 하나밖에 없는 외아들마저 보내 주셨으니 누구든지 그를 믿기만 하면 멸망하지 않고 영원한 생명을 얻는다.
New Korean Standard Bible, (표준새번역) (NKSB)태초에 하나님이 천지를 창조하셨다. 땅이 혼돈하고 공허하며, 어둠이 깊음 위에 있고, 하나님의 영은 물 위에 움직이고 계셨다. 하나님이 말씀하시기를 "빛이 생겨라" 하시니, 빛이 생겼다.하나님이 세상을 이처럼 사랑하셔서 독생자를 주셨으니, 누구든지 그를 믿으면 멸망하지 않고 영생을 얻을 것이다.
Today's Korean Version (현대어성경) (TKV)태초에 하나님이 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨다. 땅은 아직도 제대로 꼴을 갖추고 있지 않은 상태였으며, 또한 아무 것도 생겨나지 않아 쓸쓸하기 그지 없었다. 깊디깊은 바다는 그저 캄캄한 어둠에 휩싸여 있을 뿐이었고 하나님의 영이 그 어두운 바다 위를 휘감아 돌고 있었다. 하나님께서 '빛이 생겨나 환히 비춰라' 하고 명령하시자 빛이 생겨나 환히 비추었다.하나님이 이처럼 세상을 극진히 사랑하셔서 외아들을 보내주셨으니 이는 누구든지 그를 믿는 사마다 멸망하지 않고 영원한 생명을 얻게 하려는 것이다.
Agape Easy Bible (아가페 쉬운 성경)태초에 하나님께서 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨습니다. 그런데 그 땅은 지금처럼 짜임새 있는 모습이 아니었고, 생물 하나 없이 텅 비어 있었습니다. 어둠이 깊은 바다를 덮고 있었고, 하나님의 영은 물 위에서 움직이고 계셨습니다. 그 때에 하나님께서 말씀하셨습니다. "빛이 생겨라!" 그러자 빛이 생겼습니다.이와 같이 하나님께서는 세상을 사랑하여 독생자를 주셨다. 이는 누구든지 그의 아들을 믿는 사람은 멸망하지 않고 영생을 얻게 하려 하심이다.
Woorimal Bible (우리말 성경)하나님께서 태초에 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨습니다. 땅은 형태가 없고 비어 있었으며 어둠이 깊은 물 위에 있었고 하나님의 영은 수면 위에 움직이고 계셨습니다. 하나님께서 말씀하시기를 “빛이 있으라” 하시니 빛이 생겼습니다.하나님께서 세상을 이처럼 사랑하셔서 독생자를 주셨으니 이는 그를 믿는 사람마다 멸망하지 않고 영생을 얻게 하려는 것이다.
New Korean Revised Version (개역개정) (NKRV)태초에 하나님이 천지를 창조하시니라 땅이 혼돈하고 공허하며 흑암이 깊음 위에 있고 하나님의 영은 수면 위에 운행하시니라 하나님이 이르시되 빛이 있으라 하시니 빛이 있었고하나님이 세상을 이처럼 사랑하사 독생자를 주셨으니 이는 그를 믿는 자마다 멸망하지 않고 영생을 얻게 하려 하심이라
Holy Bible (성경) (Catholic)한처음에 하느님께서 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨다. 땅은 아직 꼴을 갖추지 못하고 비어 있었는데, 어둠이 심연을 덮고 하느님의 영이 그 물 위를 감돌고 있었다. 하느님께서 말씀하시기를 “빛이 생겨라.” 하시자 빛이 생겼다.하느님께서는 세상을 너무나 사랑하신 나머지 외아들을 내주시어, 그를 믿는 사람은 누구나 멸망하지 않고 영원한 생명을 얻게 하셨다.

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