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Sign Roots Bible Translation Project
Project Overview
“What do I have to do to open up this door to every Deaf person in the Czech Republic?” Martin, a deaf Czech believer, asked, yearning for his countrymen to understand the truths of God’s Word. The Sign Roots Bible Project is helping Martin realize that dream. Your gift will help Martin and his teammates develop a Deaf Bible translation template that can be used in all Deaf communities worldwide.
IMB missionaries, in partnership with Deaf believers from six countries, are using a sign roots lexicon to create a video-based template for Bible translation. Sign roots are a core lexicon of signs that Deaf use among themselves comprised of universal aspects of each sign language. Deaf people can understand up to 80 percent of a sign roots conversation or translation.
The sign roots Bible translation template will enable each Deaf community to translate Bible stories into their heart language. Translation teams within each country will start with the sign roots template and add elements from their local sign language. The additions will not change the meaning of the biblical text but develop the message into the vernacular of the Deaf of that area. The sign roots Bible translation template is the basis for making the Bible available in sign languages across the globe, many of which have never had a viable translation of the Bible. Your partnership will spread God’s Word to Deaf people in every culture and every country. Give today to help complete this groundbreaking Bible translation template!
