የא ץדጽּፍ ዱ
Amharic Bible
,AMHARIC BIBLE
"Interlitt", the publishing arm of Lapsley/Brooks የֶፕ ֵ/Lסክ ፋውQዴSQ Tٍ גድץጅُ ካָ የֲ]ው
Foundation, is proud and pleased to present the <<_Q >>ֵُץـየ_ُዮጵያ ּהQ ּהfֲ]ው fץד
Bible in Amharic, the language of Ethiopia. የـዘጋጀውQ אጽּፍ ዱ f_Qץـjُ תያץׂשL ደ ٍn
ኩ ُףይדרዋָ። ክُ ץn ወደ _ُዮጵያ የገֹוው fـףው
Christianity entered Ethiopia in the 4th century, and ክፍֳ ዘאQ ֲתQ፥ Lዙ וTይּבይ אጽּፍ ዱ ወደׂשድזው
the Bible was translated into Geez (Ethiopic) የ_ُዮጵያ ּהQּה፥ ወደ ግዕዝ נــጎא። f ـף ףው
thereafter. This Bible was revised in the 14th ክፍֳ ዘאQ እQደገn ֳـ። የאጀעאያው ִבየץד
Century. The first complete Amharic Bible was אጽּፍ ዱ f1840 እ.ኤ. የֲٍת אـQ፥ ከዚያ fֶ
produced in 1840, and went thru several revisions Lዙ ጊዜ እየָחٍُ ֳـ። Q እዚֱ f_Qץـjُ
thereafter. The version of the Bible presented here የנׂשfው אጽּፍ ዱ ፥ f_ُዮጵያው Qጉ םfׂשዳדዊ
was the fulfillment of the expressed desire of Haile ٪ይֳ ױֶםዘא ]אQግُם፥ f1962 ዓ. וየٍאـው ]ው።
Selassie, and was first published in 1962. f1992-1993 ዓ. וf_ُዮጵያ የאጽּፍ ዱ ٭דfץn
fِ ከfደ זדድጋፍ፥ ِ סይ ጽጌn ֳֹٍْוው ወ/צ
ገ]ُ የץדውQ אጽּፍ ዱ fኮוፕዩץـ
In 1992-93, with the blessing and support of the
ዘጋጅـውָٍ። ይֱQ የእግዚL ץ׀¢ָ፥ fዚֱ jٍ
Ethiopian Bible Society and Ato Kebede Mamo, the
fኤַክُצ¤ክ אገn דካይ]ُ ֳዚֱ ُውָድ nץׂשL
Director, the Bible was computerized by Hiruye Stige
እጅግ ደ ይֳnָ።
and his wife Genet. It is our pleasure to make God's
Word, in this electronic form, available to this part of
His family. ይֱ ُץጉ וየـTካ ይֲQ ዘQድ זያዊ እገዛ ֶደנጉָQ
ֳ ץـ גዲץክ צክדQ ֶٍ וጋn٤QQ እnֳֹוץׂשQ።
የـጠוׂשQfُ ָאክ-ፊደָ (Font)፥ ጂ ኤፍ ዘאQ ዩ¤ኮድ
Many thanks to Dirk Röckmann for his work in
(GF Zemen Unicode) የֳגውQ ]ው። ጽֽፉQ fץד
making this translation available. GF Zemen Unicode
ፊደֶُ ካֶገُ፥ ጂ ኤፍ ዘאQ (GF Zemen) ָאክ-
is the font that is used. If you are unable to see the
ፊደָQ፥ (Font)፥ ወደ ףዎ ኮוፒዩ ץـይُשָא።
text in Amharic font, please download the GF Zemen
font.
,דውጫ
Lִይ ኪዳQ ........................................... 1 ُQּ ـּתጌ (Haggai) ................................... 757
ኦ ُעዘፍጥ( ُנGenesis) .................................. 2 ُQ ـּתዘካץያ (Zechariah)........................... 759
ኦ ُעዘጸُ (Exodus) .....................................50 ُQָג ـּתክያ (Malachi) .............................. 766
ኦ ُעዘַዋውያQ (Leviticus) ..............................89 ዲ ኪዳQ = New Testament ........................ 769
ኦ ُעዘ·ָ( ּזNumbers).............................. 117 የَדዎ ወQጌָ (Matthew)............................ 770
ኦ ُעዘዳግ( וDeuteronomy).......................... 158 የ ּבץדወQጌָ (Mark) ................................. 801
אጽּፈ _ያ שወָደ ]ዌ (Joshua) .................... 193 የִ¢ ወQጌָ (Luke) ................................... 820
אጽּፈ כאፍQُ (Judges) .......................... 215 የዮּQ ወQጌָ (John) .................................. 853
אጽּፈ ( ُסRuth) ..................................... 237 የּዋץያُ (ףםActs) ................................... 879
אጽּፈ Tבኤָ ׂשዳדዊ (1 Samuel) ................ 240 ወደ ר הצዎ٤ (Romans) .............................. 910
אጽּፈ Tבኤָ ካָ (2 Samuel)..................... 269 1 צּבQጦ (Corinthians) ............................ 923
אጽּፈ ]ገׂש ُםዳדዊ። (1 Kings) .................. 292 2 ወደ צּבQِ רዎ٤ (2 Corinthians) ............. 936
אጽּፈ ]ገ ُםካָዕ። (2 Kings) ..................... 320 ወደ ገֶُያ רዎ٤ (Galatians) .......................... 944
אጽּፈ ዜn אዋዕָ ׂשዳדዊ።(1 Chronicles) ....... 346 ወደ ኤፌ׳Q רዎ٤ (Ephesians) ........................ 948
אጽּፈ ዜn אዋዕָ ካָዕ(2 Chronicles) ............ 374 ወደ ፊָጵ ዩ רዎ٤ (Philippians) ................... 953
אጽּፈ ዕዝף። (Ezra).................................. 404 ወደ ֶּבይ רዎ٤ (Colossians)....................... 956
אጽּፈ ]ֱוያ (Nehemiah) ........................... 412 1 የጴጥָא צእክُ (1 Peter) ...................... 959
אጽּፈ َץ። (Esther) ............................. 425 1 ወደ ֹרـQÌ רዎ٤(1 Thessalonians) .......... 962
אጽּፈ _ዮL። (Job) .................................. 431 2 ወደ ֹרـQÌ רዎ٤ (2 Thessalonians) ......... 965
אዝ נבዳዊُ (Psalms) ................................ 472 1 ወደ ጢَזዎ (1 Timothy) ....................... 966
אጽּፈ וTַ (Proverbs).............................. 541 2 ወደ ጢَזዎ (2 Timothy) ....................... 969
אጽּፈ אክLL (Ecclesiastes) ...................... 566 ወደ ٌِ (Titus)........................................... 972
א٪ָየ א٪ָይ ዘזֹרQ (Song of Solomon) ..... 573 ወደ ፊָזn (Philemon) ................................ 973
ُQ_ ـּתTይያ (Isaiah)............................... 576 ወደ ዕLףውያQ (Hebrews) ............................. 974
ُQ ـּתኤוץያ (Jeremiah)........................... 621 የያዕּבL ָאእክُ (James)............................. 983
ּבר¢ው ኤוץያ (Lamentations) .................... 669 1 የጴጥָא צእክُ (1 Peter) ...................... 987
ُQׁ ـּתዝ ኤָ (Ezekiel)............................. 673 2 የጴጥָא צእክُ (2 Peter) ...................... 990
ُQ ـּתዳQኤָ (Daniel) ................................ 718 1 የዮּQ ָאእክُ (1 John) ....................... 992
ُQױֲ ـּתዕ (Hosea) ................................... 731 2 የዮּQ ָאእክُ (2 John) ....................... 995
ُQ_ ـּתዮኤָ (Joel) ................................... 738 3 የዮּQ ָאእክُ (3 John) ....................... 996
ُQז ـּתጽ (Amos) .................................. 740 የይዳ ָאእክُ (Jude) ................................ 996
ُQ ـּתLድዩ (Obadiah).............................. 745 የዮּQ ףእይ (Revelation)............................ 997
ُQ ـּתዮn (Jonah) .................................... 746
ُQג ـּתክያ (Micah) ................................. 748
ُQ ـּתnֲ( וNahum) ................................. 752
ُQ ـּתዕQ( וּבֹוHabakkuk) .......................... 753
ُQ׳ ـּתፎQያ (Zephaniah).......................... 755
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, Lִይ ኪዳQ
Old Testament
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Amharic Bible
,AMHARIC BIBLE
"Interlitt", the publishing arm of Lapsley/Brooks የֶፕ ֵ/Lסክ ፋውQዴSQ Tٍ גድץጅُ ካָ የֲ]ው
Foundation, is proud and pleased to present the <<_Q >>ֵُץـየ_ُዮጵያ ּהQ ּהfֲ]ው fץד
Bible in Amharic, the language of Ethiopia. የـዘጋጀውQ אጽּፍ ዱ f_Qץـjُ תያץׂשL ደ ٍn
ኩ ُףይדרዋָ። ክُ ץn ወደ _ُዮጵያ የገֹוው fـףው
Christianity entered Ethiopia in the 4th century, and ክፍֳ ዘאQ ֲתQ፥ Lዙ וTይּבይ אጽּፍ ዱ ወደׂשድזው
the Bible was translated into Geez (Ethiopic) የ_ُዮጵያ ּהQּה፥ ወደ ግዕዝ נــጎא። f ـף ףው
thereafter. This Bible was revised in the 14th ክፍֳ ዘאQ እQደገn ֳـ። የאጀעאያው ִבየץד
Century. The first complete Amharic Bible was אጽּፍ ዱ f1840 እ.ኤ. የֲٍת אـQ፥ ከዚያ fֶ
produced in 1840, and went thru several revisions Lዙ ጊዜ እየָחٍُ ֳـ። Q እዚֱ f_Qץـjُ
thereafter. The version of the Bible presented here የנׂשfው אጽּፍ ዱ ፥ f_ُዮጵያው Qጉ םfׂשዳדዊ
was the fulfillment of the expressed desire of Haile ٪ይֳ ױֶםዘא ]אQግُם፥ f1962 ዓ. וየٍאـው ]ው።
Selassie, and was first published in 1962. f1992-1993 ዓ. וf_ُዮጵያ የאጽּፍ ዱ ٭דfץn
fِ ከfደ זדድጋፍ፥ ِ סይ ጽጌn ֳֹٍْוው ወ/צ
ገ]ُ የץדውQ אጽּፍ ዱ fኮוፕዩץـ
In 1992-93, with the blessing and support of the
ዘጋጅـውָٍ። ይֱQ የእግዚL ץ׀¢ָ፥ fዚֱ jٍ
Ethiopian Bible Society and Ato Kebede Mamo, the
fኤַክُצ¤ክ אገn דካይ]ُ ֳዚֱ ُውָድ nץׂשL
Director, the Bible was computerized by Hiruye Stige
እጅግ ደ ይֳnָ።
and his wife Genet. It is our pleasure to make God's
Word, in this electronic form, available to this part of
His family. ይֱ ُץጉ וየـTካ ይֲQ ዘQድ זያዊ እገዛ ֶደנጉָQ
ֳ ץـ גዲץክ צክדQ ֶٍ וጋn٤QQ እnֳֹוץׂשQ።
የـጠוׂשQfُ ָאክ-ፊደָ (Font)፥ ጂ ኤፍ ዘאQ ዩ¤ኮድ
Many thanks to Dirk Röckmann for his work in
(GF Zemen Unicode) የֳגውQ ]ው። ጽֽፉQ fץד
making this translation available. GF Zemen Unicode
ፊደֶُ ካֶገُ፥ ጂ ኤፍ ዘאQ (GF Zemen) ָאክ-
is the font that is used. If you are unable to see the
ፊደָQ፥ (Font)፥ ወደ ףዎ ኮוፒዩ ץـይُשָא።
text in Amharic font, please download the GF Zemen
font.
,דውጫ
Lִይ ኪዳQ ........................................... 1 ُQּ ـּתጌ (Haggai) ................................... 757
ኦ ُעዘፍጥ( ُנGenesis) .................................. 2 ُQ ـּתዘካץያ (Zechariah)........................... 759
ኦ ُעዘጸُ (Exodus) .....................................50 ُQָג ـּתክያ (Malachi) .............................. 766
ኦ ُעዘַዋውያQ (Leviticus) ..............................89 ዲ ኪዳQ = New Testament ........................ 769
ኦ ُעዘ·ָ( ּזNumbers).............................. 117 የَדዎ ወQጌָ (Matthew)............................ 770
ኦ ُעዘዳግ( וDeuteronomy).......................... 158 የ ּבץדወQጌָ (Mark) ................................. 801
אጽּፈ _ያ שወָደ ]ዌ (Joshua) .................... 193 የִ¢ ወQጌָ (Luke) ................................... 820
אጽּፈ כאፍQُ (Judges) .......................... 215 የዮּQ ወQጌָ (John) .................................. 853
אጽּፈ ( ُסRuth) ..................................... 237 የּዋץያُ (ףםActs) ................................... 879
אጽּፈ Tבኤָ ׂשዳדዊ (1 Samuel) ................ 240 ወደ ר הצዎ٤ (Romans) .............................. 910
אጽּፈ Tבኤָ ካָ (2 Samuel)..................... 269 1 צּבQጦ (Corinthians) ............................ 923
אጽּፈ ]ገׂש ُםዳדዊ። (1 Kings) .................. 292 2 ወደ צּבQِ רዎ٤ (2 Corinthians) ............. 936
אጽּፈ ]ገ ُםካָዕ። (2 Kings) ..................... 320 ወደ ገֶُያ רዎ٤ (Galatians) .......................... 944
אጽּፈ ዜn אዋዕָ ׂשዳדዊ።(1 Chronicles) ....... 346 ወደ ኤፌ׳Q רዎ٤ (Ephesians) ........................ 948
אጽּፈ ዜn אዋዕָ ካָዕ(2 Chronicles) ............ 374 ወደ ፊָጵ ዩ רዎ٤ (Philippians) ................... 953
אጽּፈ ዕዝף። (Ezra).................................. 404 ወደ ֶּבይ רዎ٤ (Colossians)....................... 956
אጽּፈ ]ֱוያ (Nehemiah) ........................... 412 1 የጴጥָא צእክُ (1 Peter) ...................... 959
אጽּፈ َץ። (Esther) ............................. 425 1 ወደ ֹרـQÌ רዎ٤(1 Thessalonians) .......... 962
אጽּፈ _ዮL። (Job) .................................. 431 2 ወደ ֹרـQÌ רዎ٤ (2 Thessalonians) ......... 965
אዝ נבዳዊُ (Psalms) ................................ 472 1 ወደ ጢَזዎ (1 Timothy) ....................... 966
אጽּፈ וTַ (Proverbs).............................. 541 2 ወደ ጢَזዎ (2 Timothy) ....................... 969
אጽּፈ אክLL (Ecclesiastes) ...................... 566 ወደ ٌِ (Titus)........................................... 972
א٪ָየ א٪ָይ ዘזֹרQ (Song of Solomon) ..... 573 ወደ ፊָזn (Philemon) ................................ 973
ُQ_ ـּתTይያ (Isaiah)............................... 576 ወደ ዕLףውያQ (Hebrews) ............................. 974
ُQ ـּתኤוץያ (Jeremiah)........................... 621 የያዕּבL ָאእክُ (James)............................. 983
ּבר¢ው ኤוץያ (Lamentations) .................... 669 1 የጴጥָא צእክُ (1 Peter) ...................... 987
ُQׁ ـּתዝ ኤָ (Ezekiel)............................. 673 2 የጴጥָא צእክُ (2 Peter) ...................... 990
ُQ ـּתዳQኤָ (Daniel) ................................ 718 1 የዮּQ ָאእክُ (1 John) ....................... 992
ُQױֲ ـּתዕ (Hosea) ................................... 731 2 የዮּQ ָאእክُ (2 John) ....................... 995
ُQ_ ـּתዮኤָ (Joel) ................................... 738 3 የዮּQ ָאእክُ (3 John) ....................... 996
ُQז ـּתጽ (Amos) .................................. 740 የይዳ ָאእክُ (Jude) ................................ 996
ُQ ـּתLድዩ (Obadiah).............................. 745 የዮּQ ףእይ (Revelation)............................ 997
ُQ ـּתዮn (Jonah) .................................... 746
ُQג ـּתክያ (Micah) ................................. 748
ُQ ـּתnֲ( וNahum) ................................. 752
ُQ ـּתዕQ( וּבֹוHabakkuk) .......................... 753
ُQ׳ ـּתፎQያ (Zephaniah).......................... 755
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, Lִይ ኪዳQ
Old Testament
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