The 22,000 Gadsup speakers’ first New Testament (NT) in 1981 is difficult to understand. Only a handful of people can read the orthography (alphabet) used, so a re-translation team after a decade of work, has completed a total retranslation in 2024.
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Bible Translation Association requested Tyndale Bible Translators’ (TBT) assistance, to train and sponsor pastors as translation consultants and to mentor the team of translators. These Tyndale-trained pastors finished training in September 2020. Now, they have finished checking the revised New Testament and 3% of the Old Testament. The team is now painstakingly at about 76% of the New Testament audio recorded.
How Can You Help?
Two pastors have no village electricity. TBT wants to speed Bible translation, by installing two solar panels and battery kits, available in PNG for $1250. Solar will provide light and also power their laptops.
Gadsup speakers need our help, so they can complete the recording for the Audio players and micro SD cards and publish and distribute the New Testament Bible portions. Will you please join this team?
You can PRAY or give finances. Help TBT bless Gadsup speakers with a clear translation of God’s Word!
Gadsup New Testament Bible Translation Progress
[Gary Circle % below are now correct. Once you add the pie charts it took a few minutes to figure out but then they were super easy to change. Thank you Gary!!]