Bible translations into Icelandic

Beginning of the Gospel of John from Oddur Gottskálksson's 1540 translation of the New Testament into Icelandic
Title page of the elaborate printed bible of Guðbrandur Þorláksson, bishop, Hólar, 1584

The history of Bible translations into Icelandic began with the country's conversion to Christianity around 1000 CE but efforts accelerated with the Icelandic Reformation in the mid-16th century. Since then, 11 complete translations of the Bible have been completed into Icelandic. Currently, the Icelandic Bible Society oversees translation and production of Icelandic-language Bibles with the most recent full translation completed in 2007.


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