Bible translations into French - wikipedia Bible translations into French This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2008 ) See also : Bible translations into the languages of France After a number of French Bible translations in the Middle Ages, the first printed translation of the Bible into French was the work of the French theologian Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples in 1530 in Antwerp, Belgium. This was substantially revised and improved in 1535 by Pierre Robert Olivétan. This Bible, in turn, became the basis of the first French Catholic Bible, published at Leuven in 1550, the work of Nicholas de Leuze and François de Larben. Finally, the Bible de Port - Royal, prepared by Antoine Lemaistre and his brother Louis Isaac Lemaistre, finished in 1695, achieved broad acceptance among both Catholics and Protestants. Jean - Frédéric Ostervald 's version ( 1724 ) also enjoyed widespread popularity. Among Catholics, the most notable contemporary French translation is La Bible de Jérusalem, available in English as The Jerusalem Bible, which appeared first in French in 1954 and was revised in 1973. Its copious but concise footnotes and apparatus have won respect among both Protestant and Catholic readers. This translation has served as the basis for versions in many other languages besides French. Many Francophone Protestants now use the Louis Segond version, which was finished in 1880, and revised substantially between 1975 and 1978. The Revised Louis Segond Bible is published by the American Bible Society. In 2007 the Geneva Bible Society published an updated edition of the Segond text called Segond 21. It is described by its sponsors as `` L'original, avec les mots d'aujourd'hui '' ( the original, but with today 's words ). Another modern French Bible is the Bible du Semeur, finished in 2000. This is a more thought - for - thought translation than Segond 's, and it uses more contemporary language. It is published by Biblica ( formerly the International Bible Society ). Another similarly translated Bible that is very popular with French readers is the Bible en français courant, published in 1987 by the Alliance Biblique Universelle. The chief Jewish version of the Hebrew Scriptures in French is La Bible du rabbinat français, which was finished in 1906 and was revised in 1966. André Chouraqui has published a version designed for use by both Jews and Christians ; though Jewish himself, he included the New Testament. Jehovah 's Witnesses have translated their New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures into French. Contents 1 Comparison 2 Chronological list 2.1 Manuscript translations 2.2 Printed translations 2.2. 1 15th century 2.2. 2 16th century 2.2. 3 17th century 2.2. 4 18th century 2.2. 5 19th century 2.2. 6 20th century 2.2. 7 21st century 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links Comparison Translation Genesis ( Genèse ) 1 : 1 -- 3 John ( Jean ) 3 : 16 Louis Segond ( LSG ) Au commencement, Dieu créa les cieux et la terre. La terre était informe et vide : il y avait des ténèbres à la surface de l'abîme, et l'esprit de Dieu se mouvait au - dessus des eaux. Dieu dit : Que la lumière soit ! Et la lumière fut. Car Dieu a tant aimé le monde qu'il a donné son Fils unique, afin que quiconque croit en lui ne périsse pas, mais qu'il ait la vie éternelle. La Bible du Semeur ( BDS ) Au commencement, Dieu créa le ciel et la terre. Or, la terre était alors informe et vide. Les ténèbres couvraient l'abîme, et l'Esprit de Dieu planait au - dessus des eaux. Et Dieu dit alors : Que la lumière soit ! Et la lumière fut. Oui, Dieu a tant aimé le monde qu'il a donné son Fils, son unique, pour que tous ceux qui placent leur confiance en lui échappent à la perdition et qu'ils aient la vie éternelle. Bible en français courant ( BFC ) Au commencement Dieu créa le ciel et la terre. La terre était sans forme et vide, et l'obscurité couvrait l'océan primitif. Le souffle de Dieu se déplaçait à la surface de l'eau. Alors Dieu dit : `` Que la lumière paraisse ! '' et la lumière parut. Car Dieu a tellement aimé le monde qu'il a donné son Fils unique, afin que quiconque croit en lui ne soit pas perdu mais qu'il ait la vie éternelle. Chronological list The following list was translated from the French Wikipedia article Traductions de la Bible en français Manuscript translations 1226 -- 1250, translation of Jean le Bon of the University of Paris Unfinished and continued in the 14th century by Jean de Sy and the Dominicans, Jehan Nicolas, Guillaume Vivien, and Jehan de Chambly. 1297 the Bible historiale of Guyart Desmoulins or Guyart des Moulins Consisting of the Historia Scholastica of Petrus Comestor, a liberal translation of most of the Bible, and an assemblage of glosses and other materials from several sources. The content of the manuscripts is variable, and successive versions seem to add books of the Bible which were missing in Guyart 's original. 1377, Bible de Charles V Translation by Raoul de Presles dedicated to Charles V Printed translations 15th century 1476, le Nouveau Testament Printed by Barthélemy Buyer in Lyon, translated from the Vulgate. 1487, la Bible de Jean de Rély Printed for the first time in Paris and reprinted at least ten times in the fifty years that followed. It is an illustrated Bible, published from a late manuscript of the Bible historiale of Guyart des Moulins. 16th century 1523, Nouveau Testament by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples 1528, Ancien Testament by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples. From the Vulgate, printed in Antwerp 1530, 1534, 1541. Revised by Nicolas de Leuze ( Antwerp, 1548 ). This is the first complete translation of the Hebrew scriptures into French. 1535, Bible d'Olivétan : first translation made from the original Hebrew and Greek It introduced the word Éternel to render the Tetragrammaton. Pierre Robert, called Olivétan, who was probably a cousin of John Calvin, wrote the Latin preface. The translation is accompanied by numerous scholarly notes. The New Testament follows the Textus Receptus. 1543, Cinquante psaumes avec mélodies : anonymous translation of Psalms done by Clément Marot. 1551, Bible en latin et 1555 en français of Sebastian Castellion : translated from the Hebrew and Greek. Condemned by John Calvin. 1560, Bible de Genève of Jean Calvin : follows the Bible d'Olivétan 1588, Révision de la Bible de Genève ( Bible de `` l'Epée '' ) by Theodore Beza and Corneille Bertram. 1550 ‐ 1608, La Bible de Louvain : a revision of the Bible by Lefebvre d'Étaples. 1566, traduction de René Benoist : from the Vulgate ( Paris ). Suspected of Calvinism, it caused numerous controversies. 17th century 1667, Nouveau Testament of Antoine and Isaac Lemaître de Sacy : from the Greek Printed in Amsterdam. 1696, Translation by the Jansenist abbey of Port - Royal de Paris, translated between 1657 and 1696. Blaise Pascal, and other influential writers such as Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, Pierre Nicole, Pierre Thomas du Fossé, under the leadership of Louis - Isaac Lemaître de Sacy, participated in the translation 1696, Le Nouveau Testament by David Martin : revision of the Bible de Genève accompanied by notes. 18th century 1702, New Testament of Richard Simon, an Oratorian who devoted his life to many works of exegesis and critical research on the Bible text. He was knowledgeable in Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic ( the language spoken by Christ ), and traditional Jewish methods of exegesis. 1707, La Sainte Bible by David Martin : revision of the Bible de Genève accompanied by notes. Available online at Martin 1707 1741, Bible of Charles de Cène, a pastor and refugee in the Dutch Republic 1744, revision of Jean - Frédéric Osterwald of the Bible de Genève. 1744, revision of David Martin by the pastor Pierre Roques 19th century 1820 -- 1824, Sainte Bible ( traduction nouvelle ), by Antoine Eugène Genoud ( also known as the abbot of Genoude ), Paris, Imprimerie royale. 1831 -- 1851, La Bible, Traduction Nouvelle by Samuel Cahen : Jewish Bible, Hebrew and French bilingual edition. 1843, Sainte Bible by Jean Jacques Bourassé and Pierre Désiré Janvier, also called Bible de Tours, translated from the Vulgate. Published in 1866 in a deluxe version illustrated by Gustave Doré, re-edited in 1985 by Jean de Bonnot. 1846, translation of the Gospels by Felicite Robert de Lamennais. It is this text that was read by, notably, Victor Hugo and Arthur Rimbaud. 1847, Ancien Testament, H. - A. Perret - Gentil : in 2 volumes, following the Hebrew text 1855, Revision of La Sainte Bible of David Martin 1859, La Sainte Bible of John Nelson Darby ( originator of dispensationalism ) : from the Greek and Hebrew. Darby also translated the Bible into English and German. Very literal. 1860, Ancien Testament by Lazare Wogue : with the collaboration of Ben Baruk de Crehange, or B. Mosse of Avignon 1872, the Nouveau Testament by Jean - Hugues Oltramare : who has the distinction of giving in his notes all Greek variants in Nestle - Aland and weighing them 1872, l'Ancien Testament by Pierre Giguet : translated from the Septuagint 1873, La Sainte Bible by Jean Baptiste Glaire, commentary by F. Vigouroux : translated from the Vulgate, reprinted in 2002 by éditions DFT. 1874, L'Ancien Testament by Louis Segond 1877, the Nouveau Testament selon la Vulgate : translated into French with notes by Jean Baptiste Glaire, P. Didot. 1880, Le Nouveau Testament and La Bible by Louis Segond : the original version is no longer readily available since it underwent a revision in 1910 ( after the death of Louis Segond ). The new version ( Segond - 1910 ) was ( and still is ) the most widely used by French Protestants 1881, Bible de Reus by Edouard Antoine Reus, inspired by German translations. 1881, Sainte Bible by Antoine Arnaud, from the Vulgate, intended for seminarians 1885, Ancien Testament by John Nelson Darby ( originator of dispensationalism ) : from Hebrew and without scientific pretensions but with the desire to render the original language as literally as possible. 1886 -- 1896, Bible rationaliste by Eugène Ledrain : from the Hebrew and Greek texts, Paris. 1887, Les Saints Évangiles, traduction nouvelle : by Henri Lasserre. Received an imprimatur 1899, L'Ancien et le Nouveau Testament with a French translation in the form of a paraphrase by R.P. de Carrières and commentary by Ménochius of the Jesuits 1900, La Bible annotée translation and commentary of the Old Testament ; collective work by a group of theologians in Neuchatel, under the direction of Frederic Godet ( translation by Felix Bovet ) 20th century 1902, La Bible du Rabbinat by Zadoc Kahn : with numerous collaborators. Published as a bilingual Hebrew -- French edition. 21st century 2013, `` La Bible, Traduction officielle liturgique '' coordinated by Father Henri Delhougne, O.S.B., with numerous collaborators. See also Bible translations into German Traduction œcuménique de la Bible References Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Versions de la Bible en français ''. Alliance biblique française. March 2007. Jump up ^ Bible Darby, édition 1980, Éditions et publications chrétienne, préface, page V. Further reading Delforge, Frédéric. La Bible en France et dans la Francophonie : histoire, traduction, diffusion. Paris : Publisud ; Villiers - le - Bel, France : Société biblique française, 1991. ISBN 2 - 86600 - 465 - 5 ( Publisud ), ISBN 2 - 85300 - 916 - 5 ( S.B.F. ) External links French translation information Translator notes ( 1 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bible_translations_into_French&oldid=791347217 '' Categories : Bible translations into French French literature Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from April 2012 Articles needing additional references from July 2008 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 19 July 2017, at 17 : 19. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: when was the bible first translated into french
Answer: 1530