[sword-devel] Japanese Bibles

[David Haslam]

See also this new post I added today.
http://www.nabble.com/Japanese-Bibles-in-OSIS-format-to14551445.html
http://www.nabble.com/Japanese-Bibles-in-OSIS-format-to14551445.html 



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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