Updated King James Version (UKJV) Bible Module
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:27 am
Hi Everyone,
I think there is a real hole in English bible translations truly based on the Textus Receptus (TR) manuscript / KJV Authorized Version that are written in more understandable contemporary English vocabulary rather than old-English. To my delight I recently found the Updated King James Version (UKJV) that is the best outstanding representative for filling the contemporary English TR/KJV translation void that I know of. What's more, the UKJV is Public Domain and allows for layout modifications and correction of typographical errors. The UKJV project started with the KJV Authorized Version and used a custom computer program to automatically Find & Replace old-English vocabulary with contemporary English equivalents. It was originally released on 12/25/2000 and the latest official update after lots of reader feedback was 5/28/2009 (see http://www.oocities.org/updatedkjv/ for more information). Calvary Chapel made a theWord UKJV.ont bible file back around 3/15/2005, but it is now down-level as evidenced by searching on the word "yours" in that older version -- and then doing the same in the latest 5/28/2009 version (reference URL above). The only 5/28/2009 UKJV version I could find formatted for bible software was an eSword 9 UKJV.bbl file, but the twimport.exe Importer Tool does not convert it due to the SQLite format 3 password protection. Therefore I built the latest UKJV.ont version from the source ASCII text and then built it from scratch a second time to double-check myself. Interestingly there are now print/bound UKJV OT+NT & NT bibles available for sale on Amazon.com (published in 2011 and not to be confused with the Universal King James Version) which may further increase UKJV adoption. Costas is amicable to posting the Public Domain UKJV on the "Download add-on modules - Bibles tab" web page, but he requested that I post the file here for everyone to review first. The only edits I made to the 5/28/2009 official version was correcting 3 very minor typographical errors (as allowed under the copyright notice):
** 1 Chr 29:11 was changed from...
"yours, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is yours; your is the kingdom, O LORD,
and you are exalted as head above all." --to--
"Yours, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O LORD,
and you are exalted as head above all."
** John 16:23 was changed from...
"And in that day all of you shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever all of you shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you." --to--
"And in that day all of you shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever all of you shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you."
Although I'm sure there are many other minor typos like these, this Public Domain project is to a point where I believe it has a solid practical place as a useful accurate translation for many. Please check out the UKJV.ont bible file that I attached here by following these instructions:
(1) Uncompress UKJV.zip into UKJV.ont
(2) Place UKJV.ont in your "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\The Word\Bibles" directory (default for Windows XP Pro SP3) or "C:\ProgramData\The Word\Bibles" directory (default for Windows 7 Home Premium SP1)
(3) If theWord is running, close and restart the application
(4) Select the UKJV bible tab
(5) Click Tools menu – Click Bible view options… – Select “Paragraphs and headings” category – Select Paragraphs (line breaks): If the module does not have paragraphs, then use “Alternate paragraphs”: - Select Alternate paragraphs: [KJV] – Press OK button.
(6) Read the UKJV some and post your thoughts/feedback (and any other typos you find) in this thread.
(7) I will try to either communicate back to the official UKJV owner or just diligently make the minor typographical corrections myself periodically.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Jeff
"I love Jesus (UKJV)"
I think there is a real hole in English bible translations truly based on the Textus Receptus (TR) manuscript / KJV Authorized Version that are written in more understandable contemporary English vocabulary rather than old-English. To my delight I recently found the Updated King James Version (UKJV) that is the best outstanding representative for filling the contemporary English TR/KJV translation void that I know of. What's more, the UKJV is Public Domain and allows for layout modifications and correction of typographical errors. The UKJV project started with the KJV Authorized Version and used a custom computer program to automatically Find & Replace old-English vocabulary with contemporary English equivalents. It was originally released on 12/25/2000 and the latest official update after lots of reader feedback was 5/28/2009 (see http://www.oocities.org/updatedkjv/ for more information). Calvary Chapel made a theWord UKJV.ont bible file back around 3/15/2005, but it is now down-level as evidenced by searching on the word "yours" in that older version -- and then doing the same in the latest 5/28/2009 version (reference URL above). The only 5/28/2009 UKJV version I could find formatted for bible software was an eSword 9 UKJV.bbl file, but the twimport.exe Importer Tool does not convert it due to the SQLite format 3 password protection. Therefore I built the latest UKJV.ont version from the source ASCII text and then built it from scratch a second time to double-check myself. Interestingly there are now print/bound UKJV OT+NT & NT bibles available for sale on Amazon.com (published in 2011 and not to be confused with the Universal King James Version) which may further increase UKJV adoption. Costas is amicable to posting the Public Domain UKJV on the "Download add-on modules - Bibles tab" web page, but he requested that I post the file here for everyone to review first. The only edits I made to the 5/28/2009 official version was correcting 3 very minor typographical errors (as allowed under the copyright notice):
** 1 Chr 29:11 was changed from...
"yours, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is yours; your is the kingdom, O LORD,
and you are exalted as head above all." --to--
"Yours, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O LORD,
and you are exalted as head above all."
** John 16:23 was changed from...
"And in that day all of you shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever all of you shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you." --to--
"And in that day all of you shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever all of you shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you."
Although I'm sure there are many other minor typos like these, this Public Domain project is to a point where I believe it has a solid practical place as a useful accurate translation for many. Please check out the UKJV.ont bible file that I attached here by following these instructions:
(1) Uncompress UKJV.zip into UKJV.ont
(2) Place UKJV.ont in your "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\The Word\Bibles" directory (default for Windows XP Pro SP3) or "C:\ProgramData\The Word\Bibles" directory (default for Windows 7 Home Premium SP1)
(3) If theWord is running, close and restart the application
(4) Select the UKJV bible tab
(5) Click Tools menu – Click Bible view options… – Select “Paragraphs and headings” category – Select Paragraphs (line breaks): If the module does not have paragraphs, then use “Alternate paragraphs”: - Select Alternate paragraphs: [KJV] – Press OK button.
(6) Read the UKJV some and post your thoughts/feedback (and any other typos you find) in this thread.
(7) I will try to either communicate back to the official UKJV owner or just diligently make the minor typographical corrections myself periodically.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Jeff
"I love Jesus (UKJV)"