[sword-devel] Japanese Bibles

[Chris Little]

I don't have time ATM to interact with the Japanese Bible Society to get 
their stuff, but I wanted to mention that the files at the site 
mentioned in the last email should not be used.

Those are the same translations as we used to have and were asked to remove.

--Chris


Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
> Would anyone be interested in heading this up?
> 
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> Excerpts from 3 emails
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> 
> Subject: Japanese Bibles
> From: Suzie Perry
> Date: 2/8/2007 03:36 AM
> To: sword-feedback
> 
> Greetings!
> 
> Looking at the wonderful work you have done, providing Bible software in 
> so many languages, I would like to commend you and express my thanks! 
> It is a great work.
> 
> Today my question concerns the Japanese Bible.  I note that you have not 
> yet been able to add one to your list.  I am a missionary, working in 
> Japan.  For several years, my fellow missionaries and I have been 
> searching for the Kogoyaku Version (口語訳) of the Japanese Bible in 
> software that can be downloaded to Pocket PC’s.  Besides offering it for 
> regular PC’s, one company made this software for Palm based machines, 
> but it never got further than that.  I have contacted Pocket PC experts 
> in Japan, but no one seems to know how to go about getting the Bible we 
> need into software that we can use on our PPC’s.  Can you offer us any 
> suggestions or help?  There are a goodly number of us who would use this 
> software eagerly, if we could get it.  Thank you for any help you can 
> offer.
> 
> Sincerely, Suzie Perry
> 
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> 
> Subject: Japanese Bibles
> From: Suzie Perry
> Date: 2/9/2007 03:57 AM
> To: Troy A. Griffitts
> 
> Hello, Troy,
> 
> Many thanks for your speedy reply.  AND for your wonderful offer to help 
> us with this project!  We are THRILLED!
> 
> This morning, I checked online for a freely usable Japanese Bible 
> electronic text.  What I found is supplied by the Japanese Bible 
> Society.  So, I phoned them to ask about Copyrights and whatever else 
> might be important to know.
> They were very cordial.  They asked if you would kindly contact them, 
> personally.  They said they will be happy to supply you with what is 
> necessary, but they need to make sure of who you are.  In the past, some 
> who were wanting to use the Bible for unscrupulous purposes, wanted 
> their files... thus their policy to check everyone out carefully.  Could 
> I ask you to be in touch with them, yourselves?  Thanks so much.
> 
> Their contact information is:
> 
> Japan Bible Society
> 5-1,Ginza 4-chome,Chuo-ku,Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan
> Phone:+81-3-3567-0385
> Fax:+81-3-3567-4451
> E-mail: info at bible.or.jp
> URL: http://www.bible.or.jp/e/index.html
> 
> If there is any way I can help in this, I would be most happy to do so.
> 
> If we can at last have the Bible we use, the Kogoyaku version (口語訳) 
> of the Japanese Bible, on software for the Pocket PC, it will be a 
> terrific help to us in our work.  You see, Japanese Bibles don't have 
> concordances or references in them.  So, when we are out, it is not 
> possible to look up references.  Instead, we try going through our 
> English Bibles and then work back into Japanese.  This usually works, 
> but it is not the best.  And, of course, it is not an option for those 
> who don't know English well.
> 
> Thank you so much for your interest in helping!
> 
> Gratefully, Suzie Perry
> 
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> 
> Subject: Japanese Bibles
> From: Suzie Perry
> Date: 2/9/2007 03:57 AM
> To: Troy A. Griffitts
> 
> Hello again, Troy!
> 
> This morning I wrote to you about contacting the Japan Bible Society. 
> Well, one of our missionaries just phoned to say they found a free 
> version of the Japanese Bible online!  It can be found at: 
> http://www.monoon.com/bible
> Then you scroll down the page until you come to Japanese, and select the
> first version on this list, which is JKUG 口語訳.  I don't know which
> company is better for you to go through.  But I just wanted to offer you 
> all the options we have found.
> 
> Many many thanks!
> 
> Gratefully, Suzie Perry
> 
> 
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