Learn about Technology in Bible Translation

Read and listen to gain a deeper understanding of how technology supports Bible translation and engagement.

ETEN Innovation Lab Substack
Keep up to date on the latest public news and development in Bible Translation Innovation!

Working for the Word: A Bible Translation Podcast
This podcast has episodes about various issues, projects, and tools used in Bible translation. It also includes interviews with key practitioners.

Build and Experiment

Use for school projects, hobbist projects, or to change the world.

Bible Translation Data
This repository has openly licensed Bible translations in easy-to-use formats for more than 10 languages. Get started with English translations today.

Old Testament Bible Data
This repository includes free-to-use data that describes the entire Hebrew Bible, in the original languages, with helpful metadata.

New Testament Bible Data
This repository includes free-to-use data that describes the entire Greek New Testament, in the original language, with helpful metadata.

Tools.Bible
This website catalogues tools, data, and other useful resources in the domain of Bible translation.

Get Involved

Attend a conference or join a community.

Missional AI Annual Conference
Missional AI is a key conference at the intersection of technology and Bible translation. You might want to attend! They also share information via podcast and YouTube. Many opportunities to meet people here.

The Open Compoents Ecosystem (OCE)
An online open source community that focused on building shared components for Bible translation softtware. Join the discord or browse code repos.

Gloo AI Hackathon
An annual hackathon that takes place in Boulder, Co. Attend and compete (for cash prizes!) or look at what has been built in previous years. Also a great place to meet people.

Paratext 10 Studio
Paratext is the most widely used translation drafting tool. Version 10 is being developed in an open source model. You can view their code and see how the system works. They also have a Discord community where interested people can join and build extensions together.