Bible of Kralice

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The Bible of Kralice (Czech: Bible kralická) was the first complete translation of the Bible from the original languages into the Czech language. Translated by the Unity of the Brethren and printed in the town of Kralice, the first edition had six volumes and was published between the years 1579 and 1593. The third edition from 1613 is classic and till this day the most widely known and used Czech translation. The New Testament had been translated from the Greek by Jan Blahoslav and published in 1564.

	Ten Biblical songs (Czech: Biblické Písně) by Antonín Dvořák Antonín Dvořák's 1894 setting of selections from Psalms in the Bible of Kralice's translation.
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[edit] See also

• Slavic translations of the Bible

[edit] External links

• Bible of Kralice – electronic version of the first edition (in Czech)
• Travelling exhibition shows history of Bible in Czech lands – This exhibition includes the Bible of Kralice and a photo shows the Bible