RCV Malayalam Translation

Malayalam is the first language in India to which the ministry of the word was translated. This is also the mother tongue of the saints who met as the local church for the first time in India in 1989. Thirty years after the ministry books were translated into Malayalam, the text of the first five books of the New Testament Recovery Version Bible was translated. 

The team of translator of this language was brought in by the Lord's sovereignty. This team comprises a medical doctor, a doctorate degree holder in English literature, an Engineer, and a management consultant. None of these ever had a translation experience before they were brought in. They all are young brothers and sisters who loves the Lord and gave themselves up for the Lord's interest. When a Greek online class was introduced in 2014, these saints were enrolled and they all learned Greek faithfully for about three years. Once they all learned Greek and passed the exam, they were declared qualified for the translation of the  New Testament Bible into their own language, Malayalam. That's how the Lord brought them in. 

After two years of translation, we did the checking of their translation into Malayalam. It was amazing. They have done a good work. Our brother who has come for checking their work was so impressed. As we all went through about 500 selected verses for checking, there hardly was any mistake except for few adjustments. Observing all that the Lord has been doing through them, I thought to myself, "the Lord indeed honours the labor and prices paid by His chosen ones for His work." I do believe the Lord has blessed their work and will continue to bless until the completion of the entire translation work, and further bless the Malayalam speaking people with the accurately translated and properly interpreted word of God. 

I personally feel blessed to be able to fellowship and co-work with them in the literature service. 

May the faithful Lord who began the Malayalam translation of the Recovery Version Bible also grace all those involved in the translation service to complete it in time.