Chuukese Bible (CHKBSM)

Overview

The Chuukese Bible (“Paipel”) is a full Bible translation in the Chuukese (Trukese) language of Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, published by the Bible Society of Micronesia in cooperation with Liebenzell Mission. ^[1] The New Testament was first completed in 1984 and revised in 1991, while the Old Testament was completed in 1989 and revised in 2001. ^[2] Liebenzell Mission, a German evangelical mission society that began work in Micronesia in the early twentieth century, oversaw the translation project over several decades. ^[1] Chuukese is the most widely spoken language in the Federated States of Micronesia, with approximately 56,900 speakers primarily in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific. ^[3]

Language and People

Chuukese (ISO 639-3: chk) is spoken by approximately 56,900 people in Federated States of Micronesia. [Glottolog: chuu1238]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible Society of Micronesia.

References

• [1] Paipel - Pacific Bibles - Pacific Bibles. Publication details and translation organization.
• [2] Chuukese Bible copyright - Chuuk Paipel. Copyright dates for Old and New Testaments.
• [3] Chuukese Bible - find.bible. Bible entry with language and publisher information.
• Chuukese Bible - Online text, Liebenzel Mission
• Rosetta Project: Chuukese Genesis - Internet Archive / Rosetta Project. Genesis in Chuukese.
• GBC: Bible (1991) - Global Bible Catalogue. Chuukese Bible, UBS Hong Kong, repr. 2004.
• GBC: Bible (2000) - Global Bible Catalogue. Chuukese Bible.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.