When was the Bible first translated into English?

Answer 1

The first hand-written English language Bible manuscripts were produced in the 1380's AD by John Wycliffe, an Oxford professor, scholar, and theologian.

Answer 2

From: JohnFourteen.com

The Bible In English

The first major English translation of the New Testament was completed by John Wyclif in 1382 after 22 years of hard work. In 1456 printing was invented by Johanne Gutenberg, making it possible to publish Bibles much faster and virtually eliminating typographical errors so common in hand copies. In fact, the first book printed by Gutenberg was a Latin Bible. The first printed English Bible was the New Testament as translated by William Tyndale in 1525. He was strongly opposed in this by the Catholic Church and he found it necessary to have his Bibles printed on the continent and smuggled into England. Most were publicly burned in London. He was betrayed, and burned at the stake for giving the Bible to the people. His final words were, “Lord, open the King of England’s eyes.”

The first complete English Bible was the work of Miles Coverdale. Other versions soon followed and by 1604 the King of England’s eyes were opened. He authorized the translation of a new version, the work of 54 scholars. It was completed in 1611 and is known as the King James Version after the monarch who authorized it. Although it was translated over 350 years ago, it is still one of the most widely used English versions. In 1982, the New King James revision was published. It follows the same basic text as the King James, but updates much of the archaic speech to make it more readable.

The discovery of additional Bible manuscripts not available to the King James translators and the inevitable change of the English language prompted the publication of other versions that would be more readable and accurate. An 1885 revision of the King James by 84 British and American scholars was called the English Revised Version, and was followed in 1901 by an American edition called the American Standard, a highly literal rendering of the scriptures. Other revisions of the King James and American Standard followed: The Revised Standard Version in 1952 and the New American Standard in 1970. These translations were intended to combine the finer characteristics of their predecessors with improved readability and increased accuracy based on recent manuscript findings.

The New International Version (1978) is comparable in its approach to translation with the Revised Standard and New American Standard, but unlike these is a completely new translation rather than a revision of its predecessors. The New English Bible and the Good News Bible (or Today’s English Version) are typical of recent free translations that are less literal and concentrate on capturing the sense of the original. The Living Bible of Kenneth Taylor is a paraphrase rather than a translation and reworks the original in an effort to capture the intent of the original writers. The Roman Catholic Church has produced its own translations. The Rheims-Douai Bible appeared in 1582. It has been replaced by the New American Bible of 1970. Catholic versions include the same books found in other versions (sometimes under a different name) plus fourteen more in the Old Testament usually called the Apocrypha. This word means “hidden” and is applied to these books because of the doubtful origin. They are found only in the Greek, not the Hebrew canon of the Old Testament, and have been rejected by the Jews and most non-Catholics as not belonging in the Old Testament. However, their exclusion from the Old Testament does not materially affect any Bible doctrine.

Answer 3

The first Bible translated into English was at the time of King James and that's why we find the" King James Version" written in Old English & Latin format.

Answer 4

in the 1380's AD by John Wycliffe

Answer 5

I believe by John Huss? Perhaps you can google that name to see?

Thanks, RR, http://home.att.net/~roger459