New Testament in Silesian
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| Translator | Gabriel Tobor |
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| Language | Silesian |
| Genre | Religious text |
| Publisher | Szymon Tobor, Wydawnictwo Tobor, Radzionków, Poland |
Publication date | 2017 |
| Publication place | Poland |
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| ISBN | 978-83-948722-0-5 |
Nowy Testamynt po ślonsku [The New Testament in Silesian] was published in 2017 in Radzionków, Upper Silesia, Poland by Szymon Tobor's publishing house, Wydawnictwo Tobor.[1] Gabriel Tobor translated the New Testament into the Silesian language from the 16th-century Polish language Jakub Wujek Bible.[2] For the sake of this translation the translator developed a specific spelling fully based on Polish orthography, rather than follow the standard Silesian spelling system.[3][circular reference]
This Silesian-language translation of the New Testament was received to much acclaim among the Silesian-speaking community.[4][5][6][7] On 13 December 2017 a conference on this translation was held in Upper Silesia's largest dedicated regional library, namely Biblioteka Śląska,[8][9][10]
The translation is prefaced by Father Damian Wojtyczka, Dean of the Roman Catholic Deanery of Piekary Śląskie. Upper Silesia's Catholic clergy and hierarchs mostly approve of this translation.[11][12][13][14] In early 2018 this Silesian-language translation was presented by the translator to Pope Francis, who accepted this gift and praised the ‘perfectly executed translation,’[15][16] as stated in the letter dated 6 February 2018, signed by Monsignor Paolo Borgia, Assessor for General Affairs, Secretariat of State (Holy See).[17]
