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English[en]
The translator of the Bible is Professor Nicholas Williams, the foremost present-day translator of Cornish. The first draft of his translation was based on the original texts together with a collation of several other versions. Next the draft was reviewed by a number of competent Cornish speakers, whose comments helped improve the readability of the translation. Thereafter the translator searched the Middle and Late Cornish texts—miracle plays, homilies, and portions of scripture, to find all those passages where native Cornish renderings could be used in the translation. Such passages by speakers of traditional Cornish have been incorporated throughout the Cornish Bible, and add to its authenticity. Wherever possible, personal and geographical names are those attested in traditional Cornish.
Cornish[kw]
An Beybel yw trailys gans an Pendescador Nicholas Williams, an trailyor Kernowek moyha y hanow i’n present termyn. An kenscrîf a’y drailyans a veu grôndys wàr an textow gwredhek hag y feu comparys gans versyons erel. Wosa hedna an scrîf a veu rës dhe Gernowegoryon dhâ, neb a gomendyas amendyansow hag indella gwil an trailyans moy êsy dhe redya. Nena an trailyor a sarchyas oll an textow in Kernowek Cres hag in Kernowek Adhewedhes—gwariow merkyl, homylys ha darnow mes a’n scryptour—rag cafos devydnow a’n Beybel in Kernowek teythyak a alsa bos ûsys in y drailyans y honen. Darnow a’n par-na in mes a’n textow re beu gorrys in kenyver tyller possybyl dres an Beybel, hag ymowns y ow qwil an trailyans dhe voy warrantus. Mar bell dell yll bos henwyn personek ha henwyn tyleryow i’n trailyans-ma yw an henwyn poran a gefyr i’n textow tradycyonal.