This is a very difficult question to answer because it took place over several centuries, beginning with monks who started doing some texts.
As early as the late 7th century, the complete Book of Psalms was translated by Aldhelm. In the 10th century the Lindisfarne Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John) were translated into English by Aldred. As the English language evolved, so the translations were updated. Around 990, the Wessex Gospels were completed. In the 11th century, man books from the Old Testament were translated into Old English. In the 12th century the Ormulum presented a Middle English version.
Ultimately, in the 14th century, John Wycliffe released the Wycliffe Bible, a complete Bible which was a collaborative translation with other writers contributing to the translating.
John Wycliffe.
John Wycliffe was the theologian who was the first to translate the Bible into his native English. John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher, theologian, lay preacher, translator, reformer and university teacher at Oxford in England.
John Wycliff was the first man who translated the whole Bible into English in the 14th century. However, The Venerable Bede was the first man to translate portions of the Scriptures into English in the 7th century. (see Wickipedia - English Translations of the Bible)
The Bible was originally translated from the original Greek and from the Latin Vulgate to English by John Wycliffe. However, modern English differs greatly from Old English, and thus the first project to translate the Bible into English that best resembles modern English was commissioned by King James, and the result was the King James Version.
A:The English King James commissioned the English translation of the Bible, that now bears his name./// This was in the year 1611. A:King James wanted an English Bible that reflected that of the original Bible. So he gathered together the finest translators in the world to translate the Bible from its original text into English. That is why the KJV is considered to be the most accurate English translation of the original Bible that is available today. He authorised the first version in English
He was the first to translate the Bible into English
John Wycliffe.
No. King James didn't translate any bible. He hired biblical scholars to translate the bible. The KJV wasn't the first English bible version. The Bishops bible, the Geneva bible, among others were translated first.
The first English translation of The Bible was done by John Wycliffe around 1380 AD.
John Wycliffe was the theologian who was the first to translate the Bible into his native English. John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher, theologian, lay preacher, translator, reformer and university teacher at Oxford in England.
In the year 1526, William Tyndale's vision of an English Bible came true.
The first person to translate the Bhagavad Gita in 1857 was Charles Wilkins. He was an English Orientalist and writer who translated the Bhagavad Gita into English for the first time.
In 1844, Johann Ludwig Krapf (1810-1885) established a mission in Rabai, in the outskirts of Mombasa, with the sultan's support. He was the first one to translate the Bible to Swahili and authored the first Grammar and Dictionary.
John Wycliff was the first man who translated the whole Bible into English in the 14th century. However, The Venerable Bede was the first man to translate portions of the Scriptures into English in the 7th century. (see Wickipedia - English Translations of the Bible)
William Tyndale...
Traducir primeramente la palabra inglesa = (To) translate the English word first
The Bible was originally translated from the original Greek and from the Latin Vulgate to English by John Wycliffe. However, modern English differs greatly from Old English, and thus the first project to translate the Bible into English that best resembles modern English was commissioned by King James, and the result was the King James Version.