Bibel 2000
Swedish translation of the Bible
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Bibel 2000 is a translation of the Bible into the Swedish language. The Bibel 2000 is the translation of Scripture approved for liturgical and devotional use in the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Sweden. This full Evangelical-Lutheran translation of the Christian Bible includes a total of 77 books found in the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the New Testament.[1] As the Church of Sweden held the status of a state church, Bibel 2000 was prepared through the Bible Commission set up by the Riksdag (Parliament).[1][2] In addition to its liturgical usage in the Church of Sweden, Bibel 2000 is used ecumenically by other Christian denominations in Sweden, including the Catholic Church in Sweden. Bibel 2000 was published by Advent 1999, the start of the liturgical year.[1] As a scholarly translation, Bibel 2000 contains several footnotes that explicate various verses.[3] Upon publication, Libris bokförlag "printed more than 200,000 copies of the edition , more than ten times the normal print run for a new book."[4]
published1999
| Bibel 2000 | |
|---|---|
Front Cover of Bibel 2000 | |
| Abbreviation | B2000 |
| Complete Bible published | 1999 |
| Textual basis | |
| Publisher | Swedish Bible Society (Svenska Bibelsällskapet) |
| Religious affiliation | Evangelical-Lutheranism |
I begynnelsen skapade Gud himmel och jord. Jorden var öde och tom, och mörker vilade över djupet, och en gudsvind svepte fram över vattnet. Gud sade: ”Ljus, bli till!” Och ljuset blev till.
Så älskade Gud världen att han gav den sin ende son, för att de som tror på honom inte skall gå under utan ha evigt liv. | |
History
Work on Bibel 2000 began in 1973, though the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Sweden and the Bible Commission set up by the Riksdag (Parliament).[2] As it was published around the turn of the millennium, it took the name Bibel 2000.[2]
Books of the Bible 2000
A total of 77 books are found in Bibel 2000, organized in the pattern of the Luther Bible:[1]
Liturgical use
Bibel 2000 is the translation of Scripture used by the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Sweden, which commissioned its publication. The Catholic Church in Sweden uses readings from Bibel 2000 in its lectionary as well.[5]
