Why a Bilingual Bible?
Our English-North Korean Bilingual Bible strategically targets North Korean students and readers interested in learning English as a second language.
Bible Stories in English and North Korean
In the era of re-unified Korea we anticipate limited yet critical opportunities in which Bible and its content can penetrate into daily life of North Korea citizens. We believe our English-North Korean Bilingual Bible can be used by missionaries and youth pastors teaching English as a second language.
Excerpt from Lord’s Prayer
Our North Korean translation closely follows New Living Translation (NLT) English content in both sentence organization and word selection. This allows our translation to serve as an excellent reference material for learning English as a second language.
Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us today the food we need, and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9-13
하늘에 계신 우리 아버지, 당신의 이름이 계속 거룩해지도록 하여 주십시오.
당신의 나라가 곧 오게 해주십시오.
당신의 뜻이 하늘에서 처럼, 땅 위에서 실현되게 해주십시오.
오늘 우리에게 필요한 식량을 주십시오, 그리고 우리가 우리에게 죄를 지은 사람들을 용서해 준 것처럼, 우리를 우리의 죄에서 용서해 주십시오.
그리고 우리를 유혹에 빠지지 않게 해주십시오, 그렇지만 우리를 악한 자들로부터 구해 주십시오.
마태가 전하는 반가운 소식 6:9-13
Beyond us and now
We believe our efforts are paving the way for emergence of improved Bible translations and better Bible teaching resources for the people of North Korea. Learn more about our mission.