Oral Bible Translation Process

The translators listen and study Scripture passages in languages they know and understand.

Internalization are rounds of visualization activities like acting out passages together and using items to tell the story.

After listening to and internalizing each passage the team translates it into their mother tongue.

Passages are reviewed and back translated to ensure the proper meaning of every word and passage comes through.

Community volunteers listen to the draft of each passage, evaluating clarity and naturalness in the translation.

The translation consultant performs the final check and approval of drafted sections to become Scripture.

Passages are made available and shareable by the team with the community, their homes, churches, and beyond.

Render is the software behind OBT, enabling Scripture translation for hundreds of languages since 2017.