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The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (NWT) is a translation of the Bible published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in 1961; it is used and distributed by Jehovah's Witnesses.〔"Are All Religions Good?", ''The Watchtower'', August 1, 2009, page 4, "Jehovah’s Witnesses, produce a reliable Bible translation known as the ''New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures''. However, if you are not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, you may prefer to use other translations"〕 Though it is not the first Bible to be published by the group, it is their first original translation of ancient Classical Hebrew, Koine Greek, and Old Aramaic biblical texts. As of November 2015, the Watch Tower Society has published 208 million copies of the ''New World Translation'' in 136 language editions.〔(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures ), Revised 2013, Total Printed of All Editions of New World Translation: 208,366,928 copies - over 120 languages (updated February, 2014), bi12-E, p.4〕〔(The Chitumbuka NT 1984 edition has latest numbers and language list of 122 languages, (updated February 26, 2014), bi7-TB, p.4 )〕〔(2013 Annual Meeting Report: Languages New World Translation is published has increased from 52 to 121 )〕 == History == Until the release of the NWT, Jehovah's Witnesses in English-speaking countries primarily used the ''King James Version''.〔''The Watchtower'', 1 November 1959, p. 672: "Up until 1950 the teachings of Jehovah’s witnesses were based mainly upon the King James Version of the Bible"〕 According to the publishers, one of the main reasons for producing a new translation was that most Bible versions in common use, including the ''Authorized Version'' (King James), employed archaic language. The stated intention was to produce a fresh translation, free of archaisms.〔"Announcements", ''The Watchtower'', August 1, 1954, page 480〕 Additionally, over the centuries since the ''King James Version'' was produced, more copies of earlier manuscripts of the original texts in the Hebrew and Greek languages have become available. The publishers claimed better manuscript evidence had made it possible to determine with greater accuracy what the original writers intended, particularly in more obscure passages. They said linguists better understood certain aspects of the original Hebrew and Greek languages than previously.〔"Bible Knowledge Made Plain Through Modern Translation", ''The Watchtower'', October 15, 1961, page 636〕 In October 1946, the president of the Watch Tower Society, Nathan H. Knorr, proposed a fresh translation of the New Testament, which Jehovah's Witnesses usually refer to as the ''Christian Greek Scriptures''.〔"Part Three—How the Bible Came to Us", ''The Watchtower'', October 15, 1997, page 11, "With this objective, associates of the Society set out in 1946 to produce a fresh translation of the Scriptures. A translation committee of experienced anointed Christians was organized to produce the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures in English."〕 Work began on December 2, 1947 when the "New World Bible Translation Committee" was formed, composed of Jehovah's Witnesses who claimed to be anointed.〔"Stand Complete and With Firm Conviction—The New World Translation Appreciated by Millions Worldwide", ''The Watchtower'', November 15, 2001, page 7.〕〔"How the Governing Body Differs From a Legal Corporation:, ''The Watchtower'', January 15, 2001, page 30.〕 The Watch Tower Society is said to have "become aware" of the committee's existence a year later. The committee agreed to turn over its translation to the Society for publication〔"New Bible Translation Completed, Released", ''The Watchtower'', October 1, 1960, page 599.〕 and on September 3, 1949, Knorr convened a joint meeting of the board of directors of both the Watch Tower Society's New York and Pennsylvania corporations where he again announced to the directors the existence of the committee〔"New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures", ''The Watchtower'', September 15, 1950, page 315.〕 and that it was now able to print its new modern English translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures. Several chapters of the translation were read to the directors, who then voted to accept it as a gift.〔 The ''New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures'' was released at a convention of Jehovah's Witnesses at Yankee Stadium, New York, on August 2, 1950. The translation of the Old Testament, which Jehovah's Witnesses refer to as the ''Hebrew Scriptures'', was released in five volumes in 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, and 1960. The complete ''New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures'' was released as a single volume in 1961, and has since undergone minor revisions.〔Watchtower October 1st, 1960 p. 601 par. 13〕 Cross references which had appeared in the six separate volumes were updated and included in the complete volume in the 1984 revision.〔Foreword, ''New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures'', 1984.〕 In 1961 the Watch Tower Society began to translate the ''New World Translation'' into Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish; the New Testament in these languages was released simultaneously on July 1963 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By 1989 the ''New World Translation'' was translated into eleven languages, with more than 56,000,000 copies printed.〔All Scripture is Inspired of God and Beneficial 1990 p. 331〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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