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The Geʽez & Amharic Bibles

The heart of this project: two standalone Bibles transcribed directly from the original manuscripts — slowly, carefully, witness by witness. This page shows exactly where they stand, book by book.

New here? Read about the Geʽez Bible reader — the manuscripts and the method — explore the 81 books of the Ethiopian canon, or see why you can copy-paste the text.

Where we are

Ge'ez Bible4 books Bible-ready of 83
Amharic Bible83 books of source text gathered — assembly ahead

◐ source in hand ◑ transcribed ● Bible-ready

A ● Bible-ready book is a link — open it to read the scripture on the website, Geʽez beside a literal English. The text is free to read, copy, and share.

Ge’ez Bible — book by book

  1. Genesis
  2. Exodus
  3. Leviticus
  4. Numbers
  5. Deuteronomy
  6. The Book of Joshua
  7. The Book of Judges
  8. The Book of Ruth
  9. The First Book of Samuel
  10. The Second Book of Samuel
  11. The First Book of Kings
  12. The Second Book of Kings
  13. The First Book of Chronicles
  14. The Second Book of Chronicles
  15. The Prayer of Manasses
  16. The Book of Jubilees
  17. The Book of Enoch
  18. The Second Book of Enoch
  19. The Book of Ezra
  20. The Book of Nehemiah
  21. The First Book of Esdras
  22. The Second Book of Esdras
  23. The Book of Tobit
  24. The Book of Judith
  25. The Book of Esther
  26. The Book of Meqabyan I
  27. The Book of Meqabyan II
  28. The Book of Meqabyan III
  29. The Book of Job
  30. The Psalms
  31. The Proverbs
  32. The Wisdom of Solomon
  33. The Preacher
  34. or Song of Solomon
  35. or Ecclesiasticus
  36. The Book of the Prophet Isaiah
  37. The Book of Jeremiah
  38. The Lamentations of Jeremiah
  39. The Book of Baruch
  40. The Letter of Jeremiah
  41. or Paralipomena of Jeremiah
  42. The Book of Ezekiel
  43. The Book of Daniel
  44. The Book of Hosea
  45. The Book of Joel
  46. The Book of Amos
  47. The Book of Obadiah
  48. The Book of Jonah
  49. The Book of Micah
  50. The Book of Nahum
  51. The Book of Habakkuk
  52. The Book of Zephaniah
  53. The Book of Haggai
  54. The Book of Zechariah
  55. The Book of Malachi
  56. The Good News According to Matthew
  57. The Good News According to Mark
  58. The Good News According to Luke
  59. The Good News According to John
  60. The Acts of the Apostles
  61. Paul’s Letter to the Romans
  62. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians
  63. Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians
  64. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
  65. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians
  66. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
  67. Paul’s Letter to the Colossians
  68. Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians
  69. Paul’s Second Letter to the Thessalonians
  70. Paul’s First Letter to Timothy
  71. Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy
  72. Paul’s Letter to Titus
  73. Paul’s Letter to Philemon
  74. The Letter to the Hebrews
  75. The Letter from James
  76. Peter’s First Letter
  77. Peter’s Second Letter
  78. John’s First Letter
  79. John’s Second Letter
  80. John’s Third Letter
  81. The Letter from Jude
  82. Revelation
  83. The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

Amharic Bible — book by book

  1. Genesis
  2. Exodus
  3. Leviticus
  4. Numbers
  5. Deuteronomy
  6. The Book of Joshua
  7. The Book of Judges
  8. The Book of Ruth
  9. The First Book of Samuel
  10. The Second Book of Samuel
  11. The First Book of Kings
  12. The Second Book of Kings
  13. The First Book of Chronicles
  14. The Second Book of Chronicles
  15. The Prayer of Manasses
  16. The Book of Jubilees
  17. The Book of Enoch
  18. The Second Book of Enoch
  19. The Book of Ezra
  20. The Book of Nehemiah
  21. The First Book of Esdras
  22. The Second Book of Esdras
  23. The Book of Tobit
  24. The Book of Judith
  25. The Book of Esther
  26. The Book of Meqabyan I
  27. The Book of Meqabyan II
  28. The Book of Meqabyan III
  29. The Book of Job
  30. The Psalms
  31. The Proverbs
  32. The Wisdom of Solomon
  33. The Preacher
  34. or Song of Solomon
  35. or Ecclesiasticus
  36. The Book of the Prophet Isaiah
  37. The Book of Jeremiah
  38. The Lamentations of Jeremiah
  39. The Book of Baruch
  40. The Letter of Jeremiah
  41. or Paralipomena of Jeremiah
  42. The Book of Ezekiel
  43. The Book of Daniel
  44. The Book of Hosea
  45. The Book of Joel
  46. The Book of Amos
  47. The Book of Obadiah
  48. The Book of Jonah
  49. The Book of Micah
  50. The Book of Nahum
  51. The Book of Habakkuk
  52. The Book of Zephaniah
  53. The Book of Haggai
  54. The Book of Zechariah
  55. The Book of Malachi
  56. The Good News According to Matthew
  57. The Good News According to Mark
  58. The Good News According to Luke
  59. The Good News According to John
  60. The Acts of the Apostles
  61. Paul’s Letter to the Romans
  62. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians
  63. Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians
  64. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
  65. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians
  66. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
  67. Paul’s Letter to the Colossians
  68. Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians
  69. Paul’s Second Letter to the Thessalonians
  70. Paul’s First Letter to Timothy
  71. Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy
  72. Paul’s Letter to Titus
  73. Paul’s Letter to Philemon
  74. The Letter to the Hebrews
  75. The Letter from James
  76. Peter’s First Letter
  77. Peter’s Second Letter
  78. John’s First Letter
  79. John’s Second Letter
  80. John’s Third Letter
  81. The Letter from Jude
  82. Revelation
  83. The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

The sources

Every reading is taken from real manuscripts and scholarly editions you can see for yourself — chiefly Cambridge MS Add. 1570 and the printed critical editions of the Patrologia Orientalis. The full source list and the transcription method are on the about page.

What further support makes possible

The program and every Bible it builds are free. Support is optional and doesn’t unlock anything — it funds the transcription work: more witnesses collated, more books completed, and the Amharic started.

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