| Reina–Valera | |
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 Bible's title-page traced to the Bavarian printer Mattias Apiarius, "the bee-keeper". Note the emblem of a bear tasting honey. The title in English says: THE BIBLE, THAT IS, THE SA- CRED BOOKS OF THE OLD AND NEW TE- STAMENT. | |
| Full name | Reina–Valera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Authorship | Casiodoro de Reina First revision by Cipriano de Valera |
| Version revision | 1602, 1865, 1909, 1960, 1977, 1995, 2004, 2011, and 2015 |
| Publisher | United Bible Societies |
En el principio creó Dios los cielos y la tierra. Y la tierra estaba desordenada y vacía, y las tinieblas estaban sobre la faz del abismo, y el Espíritu de Dios se movía sobre la faz de las aguas. Y dijo Dios: Sea la luz; y fue la luz.
Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna. | |
The Reina–Valera is a Spanish translation of the Bible originally published in 1602 when Cipriano de Valera revised an earlier translation produced in 1569 by Casiodoro de Reina. This translation was known as the "Biblia del Oso" (in English: Bear Bible)[1] because the illustration on the title page showed a bear trying to reach a container of honeycombs hanging from a tree.[2] Since that date, it has undergone various revisions, notably those of 1865, 1909, 1960, 1977, 1995,[3]2004, 2011, and 2015.
- ^ The facsimile reproduction was published by the Spanish Bible Society (1970 ISBN 84-8083-073-5).
- ^ "La Biblia del Siglo de Oro". La Biblia Web, Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ Anon. ¡Refrescante y más brillante que nunca! Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas (1995) p.9