The Chorti Bible (Uyojroner e Dios xeꞌ Tzꞌijbꞌabꞌir Tama e Onian Tiempo) contains the New Testament together with Old Testament portions including Genesis, Ruth, Esther, and Jonah, and is the first complete scripture publication in the Chortí language, with the New Testament copyrighted in 1996 by Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Old Testament portions by Evangel Bible Translators International in 2013. ^[1] The New Testament was translated by John and Diana Lubeck of Evangel Bible Translators International, who lived among the Chortí people for over 37 years; the completed New Testament was dedicated in 1997 after 24 years of translation work. ^[4] The Old Testament translation was carried out with the assistance of Wilian and Olga Ramírez, Chortí mother-tongue translators. ^[4] Chortí is a Mayan language spoken primarily in the Chiquimula department of eastern Guatemala, around the towns of Jocotán and Camotán, and in adjacent areas of western Honduras near the Copán ruins. ^[2] The language is classified as endangered, with an estimated 16,700 speakers in Guatemala and around 4,200 in Honduras; dominance of Spanish in education has accelerated language shift among younger generations. ^[3]

Language and People

Chortí (ISO 639-3: caa) is spoken by approximately 16,700 people in Guatemala. [Glottolog: chor1273]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA. Translation type: First.

References

[1] Chorti Bible — Amazon listing - Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. and Evangel Bible Translators, International. Print edition details.
[2] Chʼortiʼ language - Wikipedia - Wikipedia contributors. Language family, classification, and geographic distribution.
[3] Chʼortiʼ people - Wikipedia - Wikipedia contributors. Demography, history, and cultural context.
[4] John & Diana Lubeck - Jim Hester Missionary Ministries. Profile of the Lubecks’ 37-year Chortí translation ministry and the 1997 NT dedication.
BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
E ojroner xeʼ imbʼutz tuaʼ Cawinquirar Jesucristo - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for CAAWBT.
Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
ebible.org entry - ebible.org.