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So that people could read and understand it. The same reason that centuries earlier St. Jerome translated it from Hebrew, Chaldeic and Greek into Latin.

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Q: Why did Luther decide to translate the Bible into German?
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Into which language did Luther translate the bible?

German


What language did Luther translate the Bible into?

German


Did Martin Luther translate the Bible from Latin to German?

No.


When did Martin Luther translate the Bible?

Martin Luther translated the Bible into German in 1519-1522.


What book did Martin Luther the German monk translate into German?

He translated the Bible into German.


What was Martin Luther Achievements?

He was the first to translate the bible into a comonly spoken language (German)


What year did Martin Luther translate the English Bible into German?

He didn't.When Martin Luther (and NOT Martin Luther King) translated the Bible into German, it was from Greek and not English that he worked.The Luther German New Testament translation was pu1blished in 1522. The Old Testament followed in 1534.


What books did Martin Luther the German monk translate?

The bible he translated into English and German. He added what he thought to it which is now called the blah blah blah blah.... This is so boring.... P.s: he really did translate the bible. :D


What book did Luther translate into English?

the bible


Who helped martin Luther translate The Bible?

Philipp Melanchthon


What were the effects when martin Luther printed the bible in other languages?

Martin Luther translated the Bible into German and printed it. At that time German language material was in demand and Luther's Bible became very popular. Luther's version made the Bible more accessible to the everyday people and it is said to have made a considerable contribution to the development of German language and literature.


Who was the German reformation leader?

Martin Luther, although it should be noted that the Bible had already been translated into German in the Gutenberg Bible over 40 years earlier (but those translators were not Reformation leaders). Luther was responsible for the first German Protestant Bible.